"Harry Potter" Where Am I? Trivia Quiz

Answer: King's Cross Station

King's Cross Station was built in London and opened in 1852 to serve as the hub of the Great Northern Railway. Expanded several times after that, it became one of the busiest train stations in the UK. Of course, Platform Nine and Three-Quarters is a fictitious platform at King's Cross.

According to wizard lore it was concealed between the barriers for Platforms Nine and Ten at the suggestion of Minister for Magic Evangeline Orpington, who thought that the proposal to build a train station for wizards in London would arouse too much Muggle curiosity. In order to access Platform 9¾, a person had to walk toward the barrier that divided Platforms 9 and 10.

Oh, my! When Uncle Vernon left Harry at King's Cross Station in "Sorcerer's Stone", he really needed help! Hagrid had given him a ticket, but didn't explain how to use it. It was a good thing that the Weasleys were walking by! Mrs. Weasley explained what to do, and suggested that if a person was a bit nervous that it was a good idea to run! Not only did Harry have the help he needed to find his way, but he also made a friend for life - Ron!

In "Chamber of Secrets" Dobby intentionally blocked Harry and Ron from being able to use the platform because he had overheard some of his master's plans and thought it was too dangerous for Harry to attend school at Hogwarts. Instead, the boys used Mr. Weasley's enchanted Anglia to travel to school their second year.

At the end of "Deathly Hallows" it seemed quite appropriate for Harry to be on Platform 9¾ once again, sending his own sons to Hogwarts and meeting up with his old friends.

Answer: Hogsmeade Village

Hogsmeade Village was located near Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was established as an all-wizard settlement sometime during the 10th or 11th centuries by Hengist of Woodcroft (c. 987), who had attended Hogwarts. At the time he had been facing problems with Muggles, who had driven him out of his home. The legend was that, upon founding the village, Hengist used the Three Broomsticks Inn as his residence.

The village was located near the train station where Hagrid met and greeted students each school year and also bid them farewell when the term was over. In addition, there were all sorts of shops in the village, like Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, where students would go for dates, and Honeydukes, the sweet shop.

Students were not allowed to visit Hogsmeade Village until their third year, as discussed in "Prisoner of Azkaban". Harry's problem was, however, that Uncle Vernon wouldn't sign his permission slip to go, and he couldn't find anyone else who would either. He took matters into his own hands and used his handy Cloak of Invincibility. It was not a great idea, because he and his friends overheard a conversation between Professor McGonagall, Minister of Magic Fudge, and some of the others regarding Sirius Black and why he might want to harm Harry. Of course, what Harry heard turned out to be false information, but it was what everyone believed to be true at the time, and was deeply troubling to him.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione frequented the Three Broomsticks Inn because it was a nice place to hang out and they liked the Butterbeer there. In "Half-blood Prince" they were at the Three Broomsticks when Katie Bell received a mysterious package that turned out to be cursed.

Answer: Diagon Alley

A street in London that was completely hidden from Muggles, Diagon Alley was the place for wizards to go shopping, do their banking, or pick up something to eat. Dating back to at least 1500, it was located behind the Leaky Cauldron, and a person had to know which brick to tap for entry.

Shops were open all year, but the street was especially busy right before school started at Hogwarts each year. Students bought their wands at Ollivanders and got their robes from Madam Malkins. By the time of the "Half-blood Prince", Fred and George had opened Weasley's Wizard Wheezes there.

Hagrid took Harry on his first trip to Diagon Alley on his eleventh birthday in "Sorcerer's Stone", and gifted Hedwig to him, an owl he purchased from Eeylops Owl Emporium. Harry's first foray into the wizard's world was quite astonishing, and he had a lot to take in on the first trip. It was a good thing that Hagrid was with him when they went to Gringott's Wizarding Bank to withdraw some of his money. Of course, Hagrid had another errand at the bank that day.

Harry went to Diagon Alley with the Weasleys in "Chamber of Secrets". They were at Flourish and Blotts to buy books when Lucius Malfoy slipped Tom Riddle's diary into Ginny's shopping cauldron.

After Harry left Uncle Vernon's in "Prisoner of Azkaban", the Knight Bus dropped Harry off at the Leaky Cauldron, and he was able to spend several days on his own in Diagon Alley. He roamed the streets by himself and worked on his summer homework while enjoying free sundaes every half hour at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. Florean Fortescue was also great help with Harry's homework about witch burnings!

Answer: Godric's Hollow

Godric's Hollow was a very small village; however, many important wizarding families had roots there, living among Muggles who had no idea of the magic performed around them. It was the birthplace of Godric Gryffindor, and two of the Peverell brothers of "Deathly Hallows" fame were buried in the village cemetery. Professor Dumbledore's family moved there after Muggle boys attacked his sister, Ariana. It was also the home town of Bathilda Bagshot, who was viewed as a great wizard historian. Dumbledore met her great-nephew, Gellert Grindelwald, there, which eventually caused a major falling out with Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth, and the death of Ariana.

James and Lily Potter moved to Godric's Hollow during the First Wizarding War, and that is where Harry lived for the first year of his life. A Fidelius Charm was placed over their home after it was learned that Voldemort had marked Harry for death. This should have offered them ample protection, but their Secret-Keeper, Peter Pettigrew, betrayed their trust and revealed their location.

Very little was told about Godric's Hollow until "Deathly Hallows", when Harry and Hermione visited the village in hopes of finding that Bathilda Bagshot had been given the Sword of Gryffindor for safekeeping. What they found instead was that Bathilda had been murdered, and her body was inhabited by Voldemort's snake, Nagini.

Answer: Little Whining

Little Whining was a fictional Muggle town located in Surrey, England. Harry's uncle, Vernon Dursley, and his family lived there at Number 4, Privet Drive. Even though Professor Dumbledore knew that the Dursleys were intensely prejudiced against wizards, and seriously neglected Harry almost to the point of abuse, it was still the best place for him to grow up.

Dumbledore was able to take the magical charm of protection that Lily had placed over Harry before her death and extend the protection to the home of a blood relative, which was Vernon's wife and Lily's sister, Petunia. Even though there didn't seem to be a threat from Voldemort and his followers while Harry resided there while growing up, the charm protected the famous Harry Potter from any dark wizard until he was seventeen years old.

He also wanted to make sure that Harry grew up away from the wizarding world because, as seen in "Sorcerer's Stone, Harry was quite famous and adored - the boy who lived in spite of the vicious attack on his family. Living with Muggles allowed Harry to grow up away from fame; he was really a very humble young man. And - unknown to Harry - he had a friend nearby who kept a very diligent watch over him. Dumbledore had placed Arabella Figg in a house close to Uncle Vernon's to keep an eye on things. The Dursleys occasionally would leave Harry with her, and, although he didn't enjoy the visits, her home was a place of refuge.

After Harry witnessed the return of Lord Voldemort at the end of "Goblet of Fire", Ministry Undersecretary Dolores Umbridge ordered the Dementor attack on Harry at the beginning of "Order of the Phoenix". The Ministry vehemently denied that Voldemort had returned, and she hoped that the attack would result in Harry's use of underage magic and he would be expelled from Hogwarts. And who came to Harry's defense at his trial? Arabella Figg! She had taken over his watch because Mundungus Fletcher had abandoned his post, and was able to speak on Harry's behalf at his trial.

After the attack Miss Figg finally was able to identify herself to Harry and apologize for all the boring times he had spent at her home. She said that she was afraid that the Dursleys wouldn't let him come if they thought he was having a good time.

Answer: Knockturn Alley

Knockturn Alley was a wizarding district located off of Diagon Alley in London. It was frequented by dark wizards, who were sometimes treacherous, as its shops featured cursed objects and dangerous artifacts. At Borgin and Burkes the typical merchandise included withered hands, human bones, and evil-looking instruments.

When Tom Riddle's mother was left completely destitute by his father, she sold her prized possession - Salazar Slytherin's locket - to Burke, who in turn sold it to Hepzibah Smith. After Tom graduated from Hogwarts he worked at Borgin and Burkes for a time; while some were surprised and thought it was a waste of his exceptional ability, Tom had a distinct purpose in mind - he wanted to further associate himself with the Dark Arts. He quit showing up for work after he had retrieved the locket and the Hufflepuff Cup from Smith after murdering her.

In "Chamber of Secrets" Harry ended up in Knockturn Alley while using Floo Powder for the first time. He failed to enunciate Diagon Alley clearly when he left The Burrow with the Weasleys, and ended up in Borgin and Burkes. There he saw Lucius Malfoy selling artifacts to Mr. Borgin. Luckily, Hagrid, who was apparently there to buy Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent, found him and escorted him to Diagon Alley.

It was in "Half-Blood Prince" that Harry, Ron, and Hermione followed Draco to Knockturn Alley. Draco was interested in a Vanishing Cabinet at Borgin and Burkes, and eventually worked out what he needed to do to connect it with a similar cabinet at Hogwarts. This was how he enabled Death Eaters to enter the school, which set the stage for Professor Dumbledore's death. In the same book, the cursed opal necklace which was meant for Dumbledore was also purchased at Borgin and Burkes.

Answer: Shell Cottage

After their wedding in "Deathly Hallows", Bill and Fleur moved to Shell Cottage, and operated a safe house for members of the Order of the Phoenix during the Second Wizarding War. It was protected by a Fidelius Charm, and Bill was its Secret Keeper.

After Ron left Hermione and Harry out of frustration during the Horcrux search, he stayed at Shell Cottage for several weeks with Bill and Fleur. Ron told his friends upon his return that Bill didn't agree with his actions, but let him stay as long as he needed to stay. Shortly after Ron rejoined his friends, Harry accidentally spoke Voldemort's name aloud, which alerted Snatchers to his whereabouts.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione were taken to Malfoy Manor, the Death Eaters headquarters, and found Dean, Luna, Mr. Ollivander, and Griphook there as well. They were all rescued by Dobby, who had been sent there by Aberforth Dumbledore. Dobby was subsequently killed by Bellatrix Lestrange, who threw her knife at the group when they Apparated to Shell Cottage. Harry buried him there in a grave he dug himself.

Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Griphook planned their assault on Bellatrix's vault at Gringotts at Shell Cottage, and Bill was able to offer valuable advice to Harry due to his extensive knowledge of goblin behavior. Professor Lupin, the proud new father of Teddy, also visited there during this time to ask Harry to be Teddy's godfather. When the Second Wizarding War concluded, Bill and Fleur returned to Shell Cottage, where they raised their family.

Answer: St. Mungo's

Located in London, St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries was founded by Mungo Bonham in the 1600s. There was a lot of discussion regarding where to place such a facility. It needed to be a large structure because it pretty much served the entire wizard population of the UK, but it could not be underground like the Ministry of Magic because that would be unhealthy for some.

They settled on the location of an abandoned Muggle department store called Purge and Dowse, Ltd. Patients and visitors would step through a window to gain admittance. The building had six floors, including the ground floor, that were designated for the treatment of various maladies, along with a visitor's tea room and gift shop. The employees at St. Mungo's were known as Healers.

Gilderoy Lockhart was taken to St. Mungo's after his adventure down in the "Chamber of Secrets". His memory charm backfired and hit him instead; he never recovered from severe amnesia.

Harry learned that Neville's parents, Frank and Alice, were there in "Goblet of Fire". After he watched a memory replay in the Pensieve, Professor Dumbledore explained that the two were tortured into insanity during the First Wizarding War. Harry was ashamed that he had never inquired about why Neville was raised by his grandmother, but never told anyone else about his discovery.

After Arthur Weasley was attacked by Nagini in "Order of the Phoenix", he spent some time recovering at St. Mungo's. Over Christmas break Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione visited him there and ran into Neville and his grandmother. She was very emphatic that Alice and Frank had been heroes, and their condition should not cause Neville any shame; he had kept that part of his life secret from his friends because of his embarrassment. When Neville visited St. Mungo's, Alice gave him bubble gum wrappers, which he cherished. His friends respected Neville's privacy regarding the issue of his parents.

Answer: Shrieking Shack

The Shrieking Shack, located in Hogsmeade Village, was believed to be the most haunted place in Britain. Nearly Headless Nick, a resident ghost at Hogwarts, claimed that even the ghosts were afraid to go there. Professor Dumbledore did his part to perpetuate the rumors, as he wanted to keep prying eyes away, which wasn't overly difficult to do. You see, the shack had no working doors or windows.

To enter the Shrieking Shack, one had to know about the tunnel under the Whomping Willow tree, as well as the knot on the tree, which, when touched, would incapacitate the tree's branches in order to avoid injury and allow entry. The secret tunnel also connected the shack to Hogwarts, so that when it was time for Lupin's werewolf transformation, Madam Pompfrey could take him to to the shack without anyone noticing.

When the other three Marauders learned of their friend's condition, they each became an Animagus so they could stay with Lupin during his transformation, as werewolves did not harm other animals. Villagers were frightened by the sounds they heard coming from the Shrieking Shack; in reality, they were the noises that Lupin made when he bit and scratched himself since he had no other humans to attack.

Ron's abduction into the Shrieking Shack in "Prisoner of Azkaban revealed the secret passage to Harry and Hermione, who followed him into the structure to rescue him from a black dog. The black dog turned out to be Sirius Black's Animagus form; he was after Ron's pet rat Scabbers, who turned out to be Peter Pettigrew. The truth was finally revealed about who was responsible for the deaths of Harry's parents, however, Professor Lupin's affliction also became common knowledge, and he reluctantly resigned from his position as Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor.

During the Battle of Hogwarts, Voldemort used the Shrieking Shack as a hideout. This is where he ordered Snape's death. Because he mistakenly believed Snape to be the master of the Elder Wand, Voldemort thought that it was the only way for him to be able to make the wand work better for him.

Answer: Number 12, Grimmauld Place

Number 12, Grimmauld Place was the family home of Sirius Black, after it had been appropriated from a Muggle family at some point in time. The Black's ancestors had been living there for quite some time by the time it was taken over by Sirius' parents, Orion and Walburga, and Sirius and his brother, Regulus, grew up there. At one time it was full of expensive decorations and valuable family artifacts.

Unable to tolerate the family's elitist views regarding witches who were not pure-blood, Sirius ran away from home when he was sixteen to live with James Potter and his family. Shortly after that his parents and brother died, and only Kreacher, the house-elf, was left in the house after Sirius was taken to Azkaban.

Sirius said that his father had used wizardry to protect the house so well that the Muggles who lived at Numbers 11 and 13 just accepted the fact that a mistake had been made at some point in time. The house was protected by a Fidelius Charm and could not be found without the Secret Keeper, who was Dumbledore, revealing the secret password.

After his release from Azkaban and subsequent acquittal, Sirius stayed at the house and took Buckbeak with him. He then gave it to the Order of the Phoenix to use as a headquarters. The Weasleys stayed there, and Molly and the kids tried to clean it up. When Sirius died, he left the place to Harry, who continued to allow its use by the Order of the Phoenix. There was a bit of trepidation involved in its continued use, however, after Dumbledore died because no one trusted Snape, and again the townhouse remained vacant except for Kreacher.

Hermione took Ron and Harry there after the Death Eater attack at Bill and Fleur's wedding. Not only was it a safe place to hide, a conversation with Kreacher revealed the location of the real Slytherin locket.