Harry Potter Trivia

Today's Trivia Quiz comes from Ravenclaw10 on the Harry Potter Message Board. Test your knowledge of Harry Potter with these Trivia questions!

1. What class does Harry do best in?
2. What is the only thing Hermione loses at?
3. What are the names of all the DADA teachers?
4. At what age did Harry find out he was a wizard?
5. What are the names of Harry's parents?
6. What are the names of Ron and Hermione's kids?
7. Was Snape good or evil?
8. What was Voldemort's name when he was a kid?
9. Who is Harry's best friend? (I know this is obvious.)
10. Where did the sorting hat want to put Harry at first?

Leave your answers in the Comments, and if you think you can stump us, leave your own Harry Potter Trivia questions.

— Sonja, STACKS Staffer

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