> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://dailyrivet.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Harry Potter Character Quiz: Can You Name All 25 From One Clue? - URL: https://dailyrivet.com/harry-potter-character-quiz/ - Published: 2026-10-09T22:33:21.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-09T22:33:21.000Z - Description: A scar, a pet, a missing ear: how many Harry Potter characters can you identify from one clue? Try all 25 questions and check your score. - Author: Ryan - Tags: Quizzes, Harry Potter, #trivia-quiz A lightning-shaped scar gives one character away immediately. Others take a little more thought, especially when a clue involves a missing ear or a wand’s allegiance. This Harry Potter character quiz starts with familiar faces before moving into details you might have forgotten. Each question gives you one clue and four names to choose from. Each of these 25 clues works in both the Harry Potter books and films. Expect spoilers from across the series. Choose one answer for each clue. Your final score is out of 25. ## 1\. I have a lightning-shaped scar on my forehead. A. Ron WeasleyB. Harry PotterC. Neville LongbottomD. Draco Malfoy Harry gets the scar when Voldemort’s Killing Curse rebounds. It remains his most recognizable feature throughout the series. ## 2\. My parents are both dentists. A. Hermione GrangerB. Cho ChangC. Luna LovegoodD. Ginny Weasley Hermione’s parents are Muggles who work as dentists. She grows up outside the wizarding world before receiving her Hogwarts letter. ## 3\. I sacrifice myself in a giant chess game so Harry can move forward. A. Dean ThomasB. Neville LongbottomC. Seamus FinniganD. Ron Weasley Ron plans the winning move and lets his knight be taken. His sacrifice allows Harry and Hermione to get past the chessboard. ## 4\. I’m Hogwarts’ Keeper of Keys and Grounds. A. Argus FilchB. Alastor MoodyC. Rubeus HagridD. Horace Slughorn Hagrid looks after the Hogwarts grounds. Filch is the caretaker inside the castle—a different job. ## 5\. My phoenix is named Fawkes. A. Albus DumbledoreB. Aberforth DumbledoreC. Severus SnapeD. Horace Slughorn Fawkes lives in Dumbledore’s office. He comes to Harry’s aid in the Chamber of Secrets, bringing the Sorting Hat and healing his wound. ## 6\. I was born Tom Marvolo Riddle. A. Gellert GrindelwaldB. Lucius MalfoyC. Salazar SlytherinD. Lord Voldemort Tom Marvolo Riddle rearranges the letters of his name to spell “I am Lord Voldemort.” Harry learns the connection in the Chamber of Secrets. ## 7\. My father publishes The Quibbler. A. Lavender BrownB. Luna LovegoodC. Parvati PatilD. Pansy Parkinson Luna’s father, Xenophilius Lovegood, publishes The Quibbler. Its unusual stories fit the Lovegoods’ outlook rather well. ## 8\. My Animagus form is a tabby cat. A. Bellatrix LestrangeB. Nymphadora TonksC. Minerva McGonagallD. Sybill Trelawney McGonagall can transform into a cat. She appears in that form outside the Dursleys’ home at the beginning of Harry’s story. ## 9\. Mrs Norris helps me catch students breaking the rules. A. Rubeus HagridB. Horace SlughornC. Alastor MoodyD. Argus Filch Mrs Norris is Filch’s cat and a regular presence in the Hogwarts corridors. Students trying to sneak around have good reason to avoid her. ## 10\. Tom Riddle’s diary possesses me during my first year at Hogwarts. A. Ginny WeasleyB. Hermione GrangerC. Luna LovegoodD. Cho Chang Ginny confides in the diary without realizing what it contains. Riddle uses it to control her and reopen the Chamber of Secrets. ## 11\. I send Ron a Howler after his trip to Hogwarts in a flying car. A. Petunia DursleyB. Narcissa MalfoyC. Molly WeasleyD. Minerva McGonagall Molly’s furious message reaches Ron in the Great Hall. A Howler makes it rather difficult to keep a family argument private. ## 12\. The adventures in my bestselling books actually happened to other people. A. Remus LupinB. Gilderoy LockhartC. Horace SlughornD. Quirinus Quirrell Lockhart takes credit for other wizards’ achievements. He uses Memory Charms to keep the real heroes from exposing him. ## 13\. I was sent to Azkaban for murders I didn’t commit. A. Lucius MalfoyB. Peter PettigrewC. Sirius BlackD. Barty Crouch Jr. Sirius is blamed for killing Pettigrew and a group of Muggles. He is also wrongly believed to have betrayed Harry’s parents. ## 14\. Fenrir Greyback bit me when I was a child. A. Remus LupinB. Bill WeasleyC. Fenrir GreybackD. Viktor Krum Greyback’s attack leaves Lupin a werewolf. Bill is also attacked by Greyback, but as an adult and under different circumstances. ## 15\. I was born with the ability to change my appearance at will. A. Fleur DelacourB. Narcissa MalfoyC. Bellatrix LestrangeD. Nymphadora Tonks Tonks is a Metamorphmagus. Changing her features is an inborn ability, so she doesn’t need Polyjuice Potion to do it. ## 16\. The Goblet of Fire chooses me as Hogwarts’ champion before Harry becomes the fourth competitor. A. Viktor KrumB. Cedric DiggoryC. Harry PotterD. Fleur Delacour Cedric is the first Hogwarts champion selected. Harry’s unexpected entry leaves the school with two competitors. ## 17\. My grandmother raised me after Death Eaters tortured my parents. A. Neville LongbottomB. Cedric DiggoryC. Percy WeasleyD. Oliver Wood Neville’s parents survive the torture but are left unable to care for him. His grandmother brings him up. ## 18\. I teach Divination and have a habit of predicting my students’ deaths. A. Pomona SproutB. Minerva McGonagallC. Sybill TrelawneyD. Dolores Umbridge Trelawney’s lessons often come with alarming predictions. Her first reading of Harry’s tea leaves includes the Grim, an omen of death. ## 19\. My office walls are decorated with plates of kittens. Who am I? A. Bellatrix LestrangeB. Dolores UmbridgeC. Minerva McGonagallD. Sybill Trelawney Umbridge’s kitten plates are a distinctive feature of her office in both the book and film versions of Order of the Phoenix. ## 20\. I lose an ear during the flight from Privet Drive. A. Charlie WeasleyB. Fred WeasleyC. Bill WeasleyD. George Weasley George loses his ear during the Battle of the Seven Potters. It’s George, rather than Fred—the distinction this question is testing. ## 21\. Lucius Malfoy accidentally frees me with a sock. A. KreacherB. GriphookC. DobbyD. Filius Flitwick Harry tricks Lucius into passing a sock to Dobby. Receiving clothing from his master frees the house-elf. ## 22\. My Quick-Quotes Quill helps turn interviews into scandalous newspaper stories. A. Rita SkeeterB. Bathilda BagshotC. Dolores UmbridgeD. Gilderoy Lockhart Rita uses the quill while interviewing people for her articles. Harry soon discovers how little her stories resemble what he actually said. ## 23\. Voldemort replaces my sacrificed hand with a magical silver one. A. Lucius MalfoyB. Peter PettigrewC. Barty Crouch Jr.D. Severus Snape Pettigrew sacrifices his hand in the ritual that restores Voldemort’s body. Voldemort then gives him a silver replacement. ## 24\. My silver doe Patronus guides Harry to the Sword of Gryffindor. A. Albus DumbledoreB. Remus LupinC. Sirius BlackD. Severus Snape Snape sends the doe that leads Harry to the sword in an icy pool. The Patronus reveals who was helping him from a distance. ## 25\. The Elder Wand’s allegiance passes from me to Harry after he overpowers me at Malfoy Manor. A. Draco MalfoyB. Severus SnapeC. Lord VoldemortD. Albus Dumbledore Draco gains the wand’s allegiance by disarming Dumbledore. Harry later overpowers Draco; he doesn’t need to take the Elder Wand itself. Your result ## Your score: You’ve reached the end of all 25 clues. Check the answers below, or try another round. Review the 25 answers 1. Harry Potter 2. Hermione Granger 3. Ron Weasley 4. Rubeus Hagrid 5. Albus Dumbledore 6. Lord Voldemort 7. Luna Lovegood 8. Minerva McGonagall 9. Argus Filch 10. Ginny Weasley 11. Molly Weasley 12. Gilderoy Lockhart 13. Sirius Black 14. Remus Lupin 15. Nymphadora Tonks 16. Cedric Diggory 17. Neville Longbottom 18. Sybill Trelawney 19. Dolores Umbridge 20. George Weasley 21. Dobby 22. Rita Skeeter 23. Peter Pettigrew 24. Severus Snape 25. Draco Malfoy Play Again Want another trip to Hogwarts? Try our [Hogwarts House Quiz](https://dailyrivet.com/harry-potter-house-quiz/) or discover [your wizarding career](https://dailyrivet.com/harry-potter-career-quiz/).