The Ultimate The Tales of Beedle the Bard Quiz | Harry Potter

Answer: A single slipper

Inside the Hopping Pot was a single slipper which would quieten the Hopping Pot if the Wizard's son thought to use it. It was eventually used in the end of the story after the son had seen sense to use the 'worthless' gift. He fitted the slipper onto the brass foot which was sticking out of the end of the Hopping Pot, and this silenced the pot, which made him able to sleep once more.

Answer: Three

There were three Witches in this story; Asha, Altheda and Amata. All of these Witches wanted to reach the Fountain of Fair Fortune to relieve themselves of their troubles. Asha was very ill and needed a cure for her malady. Altheda had been robbed by a powerful wizard and wanted to be relieved of her poverty, and Amata had been abandoned by her lover and wanted to be relieved of her loneliness.

Answer: Making a hat disappear

The first trick the King performed was making a hat disappear. This was done by the magic of Babbitty Rabbitty, who was secretly a witch. The King thought he was magic, which was the reason why he was showing these 'tricks' to the public. However, he was not, so Babbitty Rabbitty had to help him.

Answer: Washerwoman

Babbitty Rabbitty was the washerwoman in the King's Palace. However, she was also a witch, and she had to keep a low profile, otherwise the King would have had her killed. Babbitty Rabbitty first saw the king performing spells near the castle, and this was when she realised that the King was not magic, nor was the person helping him.

Answer: The Third Brother

The Third Brother lived the longest because he was clever and hid from Death. The Second killed himself, and the First was killed by somebody who wanted his wand. In this tale the Third Brother lived the longest but went to Death willingly, because he gave his son the Cloak of Invisibility.

Answer: Professor Albus Dumbledore

The footnotes for 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' were written by Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. They were left to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In these footnotes he provided his opinions of the tales and explained the ideas he thought were displayed throughout.

Answer: Hermione Granger

Hermione Granger translated 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' from the original runes after studying Ancient Runes from her third year onward. This information is stated at the front of the book, although it may not appear in some editions. Although Hermione had translated the book, the stories had initially been translated by another, unknown, figure.

They had been very popular for generations, and characters such as Ronald Weasley had heard them many times.

Answer: Resurrection Stone

The Resurrection Stone was one of the items. It was a small stone which was concealed in the Snitch which Dumbledore bequeathed to Harry Potter in his will. The two other items were the Cloak of Invisibility and the Elder Wand. These were tricks from Death, and the Elder wand and Cloak of Invisibility led to the first two brother's deaths.

Answer: Two

The Maiden and the Warlock are both killed by the Warlock in this tragic love story. The Warlock takes the heart from the young Maiden, which meant that she died because she didn't have a heart. The Warlock died because he took out his heart to replace it with the Maiden's heart. but he could not but it back quickly enough and he died, with the heart in one hand and the dead Maiden in the other.

Answer: Yorkshire

In the introduction to the series of short stories JK Rowling states that Beedle the Bard live in Yorkshire and had 'an exceptionally luxuriant beard'. JK Rowling, who was also the author of the 'Harry Potter' series, wrote the introduction to the book and also added a few details which explained terms from the Wizarding world for the Muggles (non-magic people) who would be reading the book.