Category "harry-potter"

What is the origin of the title of Death Eater?

I don't remember it being explained in the movies. Does the title have any meaning and where did it come from?

Why didn't Tom Riddle kill Harry in Chamber of Secrets?

I remember from 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' that in the climax, Harry was shocked after finding Ginny Weasley on floor and drops the wand which is

Why do dementors attack Harry during the Quidditch match?

Why do dementors attack Harry during the Quidditch match? What provoked the dementors to attack Harry Potter?

Why did Harry Potter behave like this to Lupin?

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Prof. Lupin turns into a werewolf and tries to kill Harry, and just a few days later Harry talks nicely with Prof.

What happens to Professor Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?

What happens to Prof. Moody in Goblet of fire? And how does he come back to rescue Harry in Order of the Phoenix?

Why do the items stop duplicating?

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, when Harry and the others are trying to find a horcrux inside Bellatrix's vault, Hermione accidently touches an

In which Harry Potter film/book was the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them mentioned?

It's a fact that the new book/movie: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, is a text book used in Hogwarts. I heard it is mentioned in the original series

Appearance of a boggart to someone who is most afraid of boggarts

According to the Harry Potter films, in front of a person a Boggart takes the appearance of the thing that a person is most afraid of. What if the person is afr

Why didn't Harry Potter become an Obscurial?

In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, it says that young wizards or witches who have had their magic suppressed throughout their childhood become Obscuria

What happened to Peter Pettigrew?

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, Harry and company are in Malfoy manner's cellar. Peter Pettigrew walks down and then pretty stupidly walks into

Is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them understandable without watching any other Harry Potter film?

I am planning to watch Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and asking this question in place of a friend who might give me company. But he has not seen any

How does Percival Graves use magic without his wand in Fantastic Beasts?

In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, we can see Percival Graves use magical abilities (mainly telekinetic) that we would typically associate with wands,

How can a witch/wizard disguise themselves, excluding Polyjuice Potion?

At the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, there is a reveal Percival Graves (played by Colin Farrell) is a disguise for the infamous Dark Wiza

Why are portkeys not used for long-distance travel?

The beginning of Newt Scamander's story includes him arriving on America's shore by boat. My understanding from the Harry Potter world is that long-distance tra

Are there any more movies announced after Fantastic Beasts?

I just saw Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them and was not expecting to see Johnny Depp playing Gellert Grindelwald. I would be surprised that such a

Why does Voldemort use this spell?

In the last Harry Potter movie, Harry surrenders himself to Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest. Then, in order to finish him for good, he uses Avada Kedavra. Why

Why was Harry not able to see Thestrals until Order of the Phoenix?

Harry had already witnessed his parents'death. Why was he not able to see the Thestrals (resulting in self-driven carriages) till he witnessed Diggory's death?

Is there any muggle technology that is used in Harry Potter's world?

In Harry Potter's universe, much magic is involved in daily activities, ranging from a simple one used for cleaning to a very advanced one like creating a Horcr

Do wizards regularly wear muggle clothing?

Arguments for: wizards have to enter a muggle railway station - so they cannot be wearing anything that can make muggles notice; the movies depict wizards weari

Why is Snape's Potion/logic puzzle not in the movie?

So I finished the first book (Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone) yesterday, and of course a lot of things in the book are not in the movie, including the