Informals '13 Part 7: Harry Potter

-Sushmita Shivram

  Ranjini Jois

  Abhishek Vasu

1.     X first appears as a fictional book in a famous book series. It is described as a popular collection of fairy tales, although it was unknown to one of the main characters in the series. The book acts as the vehicle for introducing a main concept in the final installment of the series. A strange symbol above a story in this, led to the discovery of information about the existence of certain objects of great importance. ID X.

2.     ID the them      

     

3.     X and Y’s weren’t supported in their wild ambitions by the elders in family, considering that most of what they’d done was dangerous. In spite of this, X and Y continued with their ambition and succeeded. To raise money, they started by betting money on sports outcomes. However, they actually succeeded with the help of Z who funded them. Identify X, Y and Z.

4.     With the release of the fifth Harry Potter book, the young wizard continued his magic on children and adults alike. It's a sign of his hold on popular culture that ______, a word coined by the author of the series, made it into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 2003. This has been a part of the dictionary for a long time, even before Harry was born. But Harry Potter books gave a new meaning to the term. FITB.

5.     Albus Dumbledore described X’s work as "enchantingly nasty". X’s ability to acquire information was assisted by the status of X being an unregistered Animagus taking the form Y. When X encounters the three main characters in Hogsmeade, Hermione insults X for X’s libel. X was at one point of time, not allowed to enter the school due to various reasons. ID X and Y. 

6.     The ________, sometimes known as the Clauricorn, is a mischievous magical creature, although it is not malicious. They have a reputation as pranksters, but have never inflicted lasting damage on a Human. Native only to Ireland, they are fully sentient and capable of speech. They also make an appearance in favour of Ireland. They have the ability to create a substance that disappears, much to their amusement, after a few hours. FITB.

7.     X is an English actor. X has acted in popular films like midnight express, V for vendetta, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, hellboy series and the HP series. X won the BAFTA for outstanding British contribution to cinema. Whose role does X portray in the HP series?

     8.     ‘Knights of Walpurgis’ - Who were originally called so?

    9.     X is the cousin of Y who first discovered the Dark Lord’s secret. X’s daughter Z, later married a person and their child was named after Z’s father, A. A was on the run just before the Second Wizarding war and was eventually killed. ID X, Y, Z, A.

   10.  ________ lived in Godric’s Hollow and was one of the few who knew Dumbledore well. This person was indirectly responsible for the arrival X who was a part of the motto “for the greater good”. X was later in life sent to Nurmengard. FITB and ID X.

    11.  ID the missing one: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Fleur.

    12.  X is a person whose name also starts with X. His name contains the name of a professor of Hogwarts Y, who teaches J.K Rowling’s favorite subject at Hogwarts. ID them and what’s her favorite subject?

    13.  Connect : Cedric-Sirius-Dumbledore  (Hint: the end)

    14.  Which creature sat at the corner of Professor Lupin’s office at Hogwarts when Harry first visited him there?