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Quiz about Alliteration in Harry Potter Character Names
Quiz about Alliteration in Harry Potter Character Names

Alliteration in Harry Potter Character Names Quiz


Alliteration is the use of the same sound at the start of words. Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin are both names using alliteration. How many more characters can you remember with names like this?

A multiple-choice quiz by beckyel. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
beckyel
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
173,552
Updated
Feb 20 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
26481
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. This character arrived at Hogwarts in 'The Chamber of Secrets'. He was thrilled to meet Harry and insisted on taking photographs of Harry. Who was he? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This character was in the same year at Hogwarts as James Potter and Sirius Black. He was very interested in the Dark Arts, even becoming a Death Eater. Who was he? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This Hogwarts teacher had a reputation for being very strict, yet always fair. Sometimes, this Professor became a tabby cat. Which professor was it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This character was kept busy growing back the bones in Harry's arm in 'The Chamber of Secrets'. Who was it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This character was definitely no friend of Harry's. He made Harry's early years miserable, and continued to be a bully throughout most of the books. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Slytherin girl was a friend of Draco Malfoy? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This girl was the best friend of Lavender Brown. She was put into Gryffindor, but her twin sister was in Ravenclaw. Who was she? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the name of Sirius Black's cousin, who married Rodolphus Lestrange? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This character was an excellent Quidditch player. She was the seeker for the Ravenclaw team. Who was she? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This character was an animagus who could change into a rat. What was his name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This character arrived at Hogwarts in 'The Chamber of Secrets'. He was thrilled to meet Harry and insisted on taking photographs of Harry. Who was he?

Answer: Colin Creevey

Colin Creevey was in Gryffindor, and so was his younger brother Dennis. Colin was petrified by the basilisk in 'The Chamber of Secrets'. Bertie Botts was the inventor of the famous 'Every Flavour Beans'. Dedalus Diggle was a wizard who had once bowed to Harry in a shop, years before he began at Hogwarts. Archibald Alderton had blown up a whole village whilst trying to make a birthday cake.
2. This character was in the same year at Hogwarts as James Potter and Sirius Black. He was very interested in the Dark Arts, even becoming a Death Eater. Who was he?

Answer: Severus Snape

Severus Snape became the Potions Master at Hogwarts, and the head of Slytherin house. He was a superb Occlumens, and gave Harry lessons in protecting his mind from Voldemort. He was a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and Dumbledore seemed to trust him.
3. This Hogwarts teacher had a reputation for being very strict, yet always fair. Sometimes, this Professor became a tabby cat. Which professor was it?

Answer: Professor Minerva McGonagall

Minerva McGonagall taught Transfiguration at Hogwarts. She was the head of Gryffindor house and was a great fan of Quidditch. She was also the Deputy Head of Hogwarts, and took over for Professor Dumbledore when he was removed from his position during 'The Chamber of Secrets'.
4. This character was kept busy growing back the bones in Harry's arm in 'The Chamber of Secrets'. Who was it?

Answer: Madam Pomfrey

Poppy Pomfrey had been the nurse at Hogwarts for many years. She was very quick to heal students with minor injuries, although it took longer to sort out Hermione when she had accidentally turned herself into a cat.
5. This character was definitely no friend of Harry's. He made Harry's early years miserable, and continued to be a bully throughout most of the books.

Answer: Dudley Dursley

Dudley was the apple of his parents' eyes. He was indulged from the start, which turned him into a spoilt bully. He was friends with Piers Polkiss. Joey Jenkins was a beater for the Chudley Cannons. Phoebus Penrose was involved in investigating Muggles, and their observations about magic.
6. Which Slytherin girl was a friend of Draco Malfoy?

Answer: Pansy

Pansy Parkinson went to the Yule Ball with Malfoy in 'The Goblet of Fire'. She was made a prefect for her fifth year at Hogwarts. Millicent Bulstrode was also a member of Slytherin. Her name is not alliterative, however.
7. This girl was the best friend of Lavender Brown. She was put into Gryffindor, but her twin sister was in Ravenclaw. Who was she?

Answer: Parvati

Parvati Patil arrived at Hogwarts with her twin sister, but they were put into different houses. Harry asked Parvati to go to the Yule Ball with him. Parvati's sister was Padma, another name that has the same sound for each part. Katie and Alicia were chasers on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
8. What was the name of Sirius Black's cousin, who married Rodolphus Lestrange?

Answer: Bellatrix Black

Bellatrix was the sister of Narcissa and Andromeda, and cousin of Sirius. She was in Slytherin during her days at Hogwarts, and became a Death Eater. She was sent to Azkaban, but escaped during 'The Order of the Phoenix'. It was Bellatrix who duelled with Sirius and killed him.
9. This character was an excellent Quidditch player. She was the seeker for the Ravenclaw team. Who was she?

Answer: Cho Chang

Harry really liked Cho, and even went on a date with her. She was still upset over the death of Cedric Diggory, however, and was easily upset. Cho joined Dumbledore's Army in 'The Order of the Phoenix'.
10. This character was an animagus who could change into a rat. What was his name?

Answer: Peter Pettigrew

Peter Pettigrew had been one of James Potter's friends. He was not as clever as James, or Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. He had gone over to the dark side and betrayed the Potters' hiding place, resulting in their deaths.
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Source: Author beckyel

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