Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trivia

1. Obviously, "Roonil Wazlib" is rather different from the normal spelling of Ron's name. Why?

From Quiz Roonil Wazlib

Answer: He wrote it with one of Fred and George's Spell-Checking quills, and the charm wore off

The first appearance of our friend Roonil is in a DADA essay, where the quill also makes "belligerent" start with "B-U-M", and "augury" with "O-R-G". The backfired spell idea is based on the incident in "The Chamber of Secrets", where Ron tries to hex Malfoy, but his malfunctioning wand has him burping slugs for hours. As for the Hagrid one... Well, Hagrid does like his ale. There is no evidence of Lavender Brown being dyslexic.

From Quiz Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Answer: December 31

When Mrs. Cole recounts to Dumbledore the night when Merope died, she mentions it as New Year's Eve. Merope had her baby at the orphanage that night, asked for him to be named Tom Marvolo Riddle, and died an hour later.

From Quiz Harry Potter: Do You Know the Sixth Book?

Answer: Cartomancy

In the chapter "The Seer Overheard", Harry is with Professor Trelawney after she has just been sent out of the Room of Requirement. She is upset about Firenze teaching Divination and is saying that he shouldn't teach. "I am afraid ,'she went on, that the nag - I'm sorry - the centaur - knows nothing of Cartomancy." Cartomancy is a type of divination where you read cards to tell the future. Belomancy is the art of Divination by the use of arrows, Chiromancy uses palms of the hand and Tasseomancy uses tea leaves.

From Quiz Only Half the Battle

Answer: Big, plush chair

Professor Dumbledore picked up Harry at the Dursleys' and they apparated into the town of Budleigh Babberton. They walked to Horace's house and they noticed something bad had happened. Dumbledore scrutinized the house and then abruptly poked a big chair with his wand. The chair turned out to be Horace Slughorn.

From Quiz Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Answer: 11PM

Harry did not tell the Dursleys that Dumbledore was coming. Uncle Vernon got quite a shock when a very tall wizard with a huge beard appeared on his doorstep.

From Quiz Off the Wall About Harry Potter #6

Answer: Witherwings

Though Harry was the official owner of Buckbeak...I mean Witherwings...after Sirius died, he knew it would make both Hagrid and Buckbeak happy to have Witherwings at Hogwarts.

From Quiz The Sixth Year, Part Three

Answer: Room of Requirement

Harry had Dobby and Kreacher follow Malfoy because he had suspicions that Malfoy was up to something, but couldn't follow him around all day. They saw Malfoy going to the Room of Requirement regularly with "a variety of students," who were actually Crabbe and Goyle transformed under the influence of Polyjuice Potion.

From Quiz Harry Potter 6: By the Chapters (Part 3)

Answer: Sirius

Harry comes to the conclusion that Tonks was in love with Sirius because she nearly cries at the mention of his name, and also because her patronus is a great four legged animal resembling Sirius' animagus form.

From Quiz Harry Potter Book Six Part 2

Answer: Hermione's Helping Hand

It is so nice that Hermione likes to help people, even a House Elf like, Winky. She even started S.P.E.W., which stands for the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare

From Quiz Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince (Part 2)

Answer: Brockdale Bridge

The bridge is snapped in half by the Death Eaters.They were saying that they would do it unless Fudge resigned, obviously he didn't and the Death Eaters kept their promise.

From Quiz Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Answer: black

Rufus Scrimgeour arrives into the Prime Minister's office to introduce himself as Cornelius Fudge's replacement as Minster for Magic.

From Quiz Harry Potter Book 6

Answer: Cecilia

Her name was mentioned when Tom was riding by and remarking on the state of disrepair the Gaunt house was in. This dialogue made Marvolo try to attack Merope, when Morfin revealed her secret love for him.

From Quiz 'The Half-Blood Prince': By the Chapters

Answer: A portrait

A small portrait on the wall in the Muggle Prime Minister's office always informs him whenever the Minister of Magic is due to arrive.

From Quiz Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (Part 1)

Answer: Herbert Chorley

Herbert Chorley is the Muggle junior minister. He is taken to St Mungo's after reacting to a poorly performed Imperius Curse which makes him impersonate a duck.

From Quiz Harry Potter 6: Chapters 21-30

Answer: his burglary attempt failed

The DAILY PROPHET said Mundungus was trying to act like an Inferius after a botched burglary attempt. I think that was pretty smart, trying to act dead after his burglary attempt failed. Too bad it didn't work...

From Quiz "Harry Potter- book 6"

Answer: teacup into gerbil

The portrait in the Prime Minister's room announced when Fudge was coming.

From Quiz Harry Potter Book Six

Answer: July

It was in the middle of July when the Prime Minister of Muggles stated this fact.

From Quiz Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince

Answer: Frog

The portrait is the one that announces the Minister of Magic's arrival. He is described as "a froglike little man wearing a silver wig". The Prime Minister has tried everything possible to remove the portrait from the wall but to no avail. Rufus Scrimgeour is the person described as resembling a lion.

From Quiz Advanced Potion Making at Hogwarts - Part Two

Answer: Percy Weasley

Percy calls on his family with the Minister of Magic, his new boss, Rufus Scrimgeour. Only his mother seemed really happy to see him. Scrimgeour tries to persuade Harry to support the Ministry rather than Professor Dumbledore, but fails. Professor Lupin has been living with a werewolf pack, trying to get them on Dumbledore's side. He tells Harry of the most dangerous werewolf, Greyback. This was the wolf that attacked Lupin as a child.

From Quiz Sixth Year at Hogwarts

Answer: A duck

Herbert Chorley was 'reacting to a poorly performed Imperius Curse'.

From Quiz The Half-Blood Prince

Answer: The Muggle Prime Minister

The Minister of Magic visited the Muggle Prime Minister to discuss Lord Voldemort's return to power.

From Quiz Advanced Potion Making at Hogwarts - Part 1

Answer: Emmeline Vance

Cornelius Fudge often corresponds with the Muggle Prime Minister. Vance is believed to be killed by a Death Eater. Madam Amelia Bones, who cleared Harry at his hearing the year before, also has been found dead. Fudge is no longer the Minister of Magic. It is Rufus Scrimgeour.

From Quiz Who is "The Half-blood Prince"?

Answer: Fenrir Greyback & Greyback & Fenryr Greyback

Fenrir (also written as Fenryr) Greyback is a werewolf. He is out to turn as many people into werewolves as possible. He supports Voldemort because he was promised that he could attack children and turn them into werewolves. He attacked Bill but wasn't transformed at the time and was present when Dumbledore was killed.

From Quiz What Else Did You Find in the HBP?

Answer: Dobby and Kreacher

As Kreacher's new master, Harry instructs him to follow Malfoy. Of course, Dobby wants to help, too!

From Quiz "Half-Blood Prince:" Show What You Know!

Answer: Spinner's End

"Spinner's End," also the title of Chapter Two, is where Bellatrix and Narcissa visit Snape.

From Quiz Harry's Sixth Year

Answer: Floo Powder

The Muggle Prime Minister has never been a fan of this mode of transportation. In fact, he never really was a fan of the visits the picture of Everard on his wall heralded.

From Quiz The Half Blood Prince

Answer: The Healer's Helpmate

Mrs.Weasley cannot find a cure to it. Hermione is rid of her black eye only when George offers her a thick paste to spread on her eye.

From Quiz Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Answer: To warn him that Voldemort was back and causing trouble.

In the first chapter, Cornelius Fudge visits the Muggle Prime Minister and informs him that Voldemort is back and is behind all of the terrible things that have been going on. Fudge then introduces the Prime Minister to the new Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour.

From Quiz Just Who Is The Half-Blood Prince?

Answer: Defence Against the Dark Arts

In a twist, Harry learns that Dumbledore's friend, Horace Slughorn is not teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts but is instead teaching Potions. This would leave the Half-Blood Prince out of a job. However, Dumbledore allows him to complete his life's ambition and teach his favourite subject.

From Quiz Spellbound

Answer: Professor Dumbledore

Professor Dumbledore takes Harry away from Privet Drive following Harry's shortest holiday period at the Dursleys so far. He takes Harry away to the Burrow.

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