Harry Potter Fans With No Life

A quaffle is one of the yummy snacks the House Elves provide to the students when they're in their Common Rooms.


What do you use Floo Powder for?

It takes the shine off your Floo.




How many staircases are there at Hogwarts?

One for each floor, but they constantly move around so its hard to find one. At 4pm the third floor one can be in the dungeons, sometimes a floor has no staircase at all until one decides to show up.



How does Harry figure out what propels the carriages from Hogsmeade Station to the Castle?

It was foretold to him by Trelawney.



The wand chooses the wizard, is the same true for kneazles?

No - kneazles are not allowed to carry wands.




What keys does Hagrid keep?

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He actually doesn't have keys any at all. The title is left over from ancient times (now Wizards use Spells and Wards to keep anything "locked up"). Mostly it is an honorific title indicating a deep level of trust, and granting access to the most important secrets (like how to access the Headmaster's private bathrooms).



What is (a/the) Gurdy Root used for?

Gurdy Root is the secret ingredient in Pumpkin Juice.




Who lives at #12 Grimmauld Place?

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You call it living?!? Grimmauld Pl. is where the wizarding prison is located.



What are Hebridean Blacks?

It is the name given to all the House Elves whose heads have been mounted on the walls at Grimmauld Place.




Why does Snape regularly use Dumbledore's pensive?

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Pensieves are fairly expensive, so they went in on it as a joint venture.... Its only called "Dumbledore's" because its kept in Dumbledore's office.


What does Gilbert Wimple do?