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Known Boggarts are

Albus Dumbledore: The corpse of his sister Ariana Dumbledore.

Seamus Finnigan: A banshee.

Hermione Granger: Professor McGonagall telling her that she failed her exams or failure in general.

Neville Longbottom: Severus Snape.

Remus Lupin: Full moon.

Harry Potter: A Dementor.

Parvati Patil : A mummy.

Tom Marvolo Riddle: His own dead body.

Dean Thomas: Disembodied living hand.

Molly Weasley: Dead family/friends .

Ron Weasley: Giant spider (or any spider for that matter).

Padma Patil: A giant cobra.

Fred and George Weasley: Lord Voldemort.

Justin Finch-Fletchley: Lord Voldemort.

Dobby: Lord Voldemort.

Katie Bell: Lord Voldemort.

 

Also: J. K. Rowling has stated hers would be the same as Molly Weasley’s: “her loved ones dead, or alternatively, herself buried alive.”

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notesThe known passwords to enter the Gryffindor Common Room are:

Abstinence

Balderdash

Banana Fritters

Baubles

Caput Draconis (Latin for “Dragon’s Head”)

Dilligrout

Fairy Lights

Flibbertigibbet

Fortuna Major (Latin for “bigger luck”)

Mimbulus Mimbletonia

Oddsbodikins

Pig Snout

Quid Agis (Latin for “How are you”)

Scurvy Cur

Tapeworm

Wattlebird

Source:

Harry Potter Wiki: Gryffindor Tower

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notesThere are six grades at Hogwarts.

 

Ordinary Wizarding Level Grading System:

O = Outstanding (Pass, always continue to N.E.W.T.)

E = Exceeds Expectations (Pass, almost always continues to N.E.W.T)

A = Acceptable (Pass, rarely continue to N.E.W.T)

P = Poor (Fail, may repeat subject)

D = Dreadful (Fail, may not receive O.W.L. credit)

T = Troll (Fail, with distinction. More than one T may mean refusal into other N.E.W.T.s)

The first three are passing grades, the last three are failing grades.

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notesDuring the Dementor attack on Dudley, he saw himself as he really was; spoiled rotten and a cruel bully. This led to him regretting his treatment of Harry and changing his behaviour.

 

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notesJ. K. Rowling loosely based Hermione at age eleven on herself at the same age. Pansy Parkinson was based on girls that teased her at school.

 

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notesHouse-Elves began working at Hogwarts after they were offered work there by Helga Hufflepuff. She offered them refuge so they could work somewhere without being abused.

 

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notesIn 2008, J. K. Rowling made £5 every second.

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notesNeither the name “Kathleen” not the initial “K” are a part of J.K. Rowling’s legal name.

 

“Several publishers rejected the first Harry Potter manuscript saying it was too long and literary, but Bloomsbury Publisher finally accepted it in 1996. The book’s publisher suggested Rowling use the name “J. K.” rather than her real name “Joanne Rowling” to appeal to male readers. She took the “K” from her grandmother’s name Kathleen, but neither “Kathleen” nor “K” is part of her legal name.”