The Dark and Secret History of Slytherin House Quiz

Answer: Serpent

The founder of Slytherin house is Salazar Slytherin. When the other founders of Hogwarts (Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff) wanted to make Hogwarts open to halfbloods, Salazar Slytherin refused and he made a secret chamber before he left the school.

He named it the 'Chamber of Secrets' and inside it he placed a Basilisk ('Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'). To open the chamber you must speak parsletongue which is snake language. The house colours are silver and green.

Answer: Black Lake

The Slytherin common room is the only common room in the dungeons and it is underneath the Black Lake. The lake is not black, it is green like any lake and so green shines through the windows of the common room, which fits well with the Slytherin colours. To enter the common room you have to say the secret password.

In 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets', Harry and Ron enter the common room while using polyjuice potion.

Answer: Wool's Orphanage

Tom Marvolo Riddle. Re-arrange those letters and you get 'I am Lord Voldemort'. Tom was born to Merope Gaunt a young and poor witch and Tom Riddle Senior a rich, handsome muggle. Merope cooked up a love potion to seduce Tom Riddle Senior. He drank the potion and fell in love with her.

After a while Merope fell pregnant and stopped giving her husband the love potion. She thought he would love her anyway but he didn't, he left her. She died soon after giving birth. Before dying she gave her baby to Wool's Orphanage and told them to name her son Tom Riddle after his father and his middle name was to be Marvolo after her father. Marvolo Gaunt was not only Merope's father but he was a direct descendant on Salazar Slytherin, which made baby Tom Marvolo Riddle junior also a direct descendant.

Answer: Marvolo Gaunt

The ring is a diamond shape with the sign of the Deathly Hallows on it. The ring was created by Death at the command of Cadmus Peverell. It eventually found its way into the hands of Lord Voldemort. The ring was made into a horcrux by Voldemort. But Voldemort was unaware that the ring was the Resurrection Stone in the story the 'The Tale of Three Brothers'. Voldemort did not know that this ring was crafted by Death. Of course he did eventually find out.

The ring was destroyed by Albus Dumbledore using the Sword of Gryffindor and the ring horcrux was no more.

Answer: Bellatrix Lestrange

Sirius Black had a time in Azkaban Prison for murder, unknown to the wizarding world he was not actually guilty but the murdurer of 13 muggles was Peter Pettigrew who betrayed Lily and James Potter for Voldemort. Sirius was an animagus so he could transform into a dog at will.

He escaped from Azkaban by transforming, and the Dementors (guards) can only sense humans so they did not sense him escaping. He joined the Order of the Phoenix but was killed in a battle at the Ministry of Magic by his cousin, loyal death eater Bellatrix Lestrange.

Answer: Hyperion

Before dying of Dragon Pox, Abraxas Malfoy had a son named Lucius Malfoy. Lucius married Narcissa Black, became a Death Eater, and had a son named Draco Lucius Malfoy. Draco also became a Death Eater, before he had finished school. He married Astoria Greengrass and had a son named Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy.

Other Malfoy ancestors include Septimus Malfoy who lived in the 18th century, Brutus Malfoy who lived around the 17th century, Nicholas Malfoy who was alive in the 14th century, and Armand Malfoy who lived in the 11th century.

Answer: Lucian Bole

Former captains include Kate Rayknolls, Vicky Bishopper, Robin Higgey, Mark Sommertime, Russell Lucky, Dan Darker, Jess Lafington, Kris Kolumbiko, David Makehay, Mark Overcliff, Winky Crockett, Andrew Snowyowl, Jo King, Rufus Winickus, Jody Jacknife, Stuart Craggy, Steve Laughalot, Emma Vanity, Lucinda Talkalot, and Marcus Flint. Sirius Black's brother Regulus played as Seeker for Slytherin.

Answer: Dobby

Harry freed Dobby by putting his sock in Tom Riddle's diary. Lucius Malfoy (Dobby's master) picked up the diary and threw the sock away. Dobby caught it. He was free. House elves are freed when their master passes them clothes. Winky belonged to the Crouch's but was dismissed at the Quidditch World Cup when she was accused of casting the Dark Mark.

She went to work at Hogwarts with Dobby. Kreacher was the Black family's faithful servant but obeyed Harry after Sirius died because Sirius had no more direct family so gave Kreacher to Harry in his will. Hokey belonged to Hepzibah Smith.

Answer: The Bloody Baron

The Bloody Baron, before he was a ghost, fell in love with Helena Ravenclaw, the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of Ravenclaw house. Helena was in Albania and the Bloody Baron was sent by Rowena to find her. He found her and declared his love for her.

She told him she did not return his affections. He flew into a rage and stabbed her dead. He was so distressed at what he had done that he then stabbed himself to death.

Answer: Cassius Warrington

Cassius Warrington (Slytherin), Angelina Johnson (Gryffindor), and Cedric Diggory (Hufflepuff) all put their names in the Goblet of Fire. However the champions were Fleur Delacour from Beauxbatons Academy, Viktor Krum from Durmstrang Institute, and Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory from Hogwarts School.

They fought dragons, rescued hostages underwater from merpeople, and found their way through a maze. Voldemort made sure Harry won, but Harry and Cedric both grabbed the trophy and portkeyed to a graveyard. Voldemort killed Cedric and fought with Harry, but Harry prevailed.