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How did James Potter get his Invisibility Cloak?
In the Harry Potter series, the titular hero is in possession of a "true" magical cloak of invisibility, one which isn't charmed and will not wear out, but seems to make the wearers truly ...
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What is the difference between a Secrecy Sensor and a Probity Probe?
What is the difference between a Probity Probe and a Secrecy Sensor?
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Are there any rare magical objects that Harry has never seen?
In the Harry Potter series, Harry always gets his hands on the rarest and unique magical items of the wizarding world:
He saw the Mirror of Erised,
He found the Philosopher's Stone,
The Sword of ...
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Do the enchanted locations in the Harry Potter books occupy another dimension?
I've finally watched more than the first 2 films, and am curious as to any explanation about the magical areas shown. In the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry goes to Diagon Alley. He sees a wall that is tapped ...
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Do magic carpets exist in the Wizarding World?
Magic carpets, prominent in Middle Eastern literature, are carpets that have the ability to fly (or in some stories, teleport), allowing anyone on it to travel vast distances quickly. Do these exist ...
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What would happen if someone tried to resurrect Voldemort using the Resurrection Stone?
I know there is probably no direct cannon to support any hypotheses made, but I have been mulling the question over in my head for some time and cannot come up with a fully satisfactory answer.
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What cannot be done with a wand, that must be achieved using other means, such as potions? [closed]
I've been reading Harry Potter and every time I see something done via the use of potions or external objects (such as curing someone of petrification, or making someone fall in love, or becoming ...
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What are all these Harry Potter objects?
The first three or four were especially confusing to me, I'm not sure what they are. What are all these Harry Potter objects?
(it's apparently from this article, though I couldn't view the page).
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Why didn't Harry have to wait for the right time to use the portkey?
In GoF, Harry touches the port key and is immediately transported back to Hogwarts. But why did the port key function immediately?
During the world cup they had to wait for a specific time that the ...
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How many inventions did Fred and George have?
Fred and George Weasley are known for their trouble-making and general "solemnly swearing they are up to no good". Their antics/adventures give something to smile about and show us not all ...
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Do Vanishing Cabinets come in pairs or singles?
After seeing this question and some of the discussion on it got me wondering if this pair of Vanishing Cabinets was common or rare...
How did Dumbledore not know that the Vanishing Cabinet was one ...
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Why don't muggles use bezoars effectively?
While I can understand why most magical herbs and creatures go unnoticed by muggles, it really bugs me that bezoars are not a known medical technology.
Bezoars appear naturally in goats, one of the ...
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How do the Hogwarts staircases move in the books?
When I read the Harry Potter books, I imagined the whole "the staircases change" thing to be more like the weeping angels from Doctor Who in that they change when you're not looking or without you ...
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In the Harry Potter universe, is there a difference between magical objects and enchanted objects?
In other words, does the Harry Potter universe have both enchanted things (a normal object with a spell on it) and magical things (objects that are innately magical)? For example, a magic fire-sword ...
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To whom does each of these wands belong?
To whom does each of these wands belong?
Note: inspired by this meta question
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Do muggles react the same way to potions in Harry Potter?
For example, if a muggle drank Felix Felicis and went to Las Vegas, would be win every game he played? How about the other potions such as the engorgement charm seen in Book 2, or the skelegrow? Would ...
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What would happen in a battle of Felix Felicises (?)
If two equally skilled and similar (in terms of physique and metabolic processes) wizards played against each other in a game of chance (dice, card games, whatever) after drinking the same amount of ...
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What brooms do the Weasleys own?
I know the Weasleys all use older brooms, but do we know what brooms they own?
I remember that over the summer Harry and the Weasleys all play pick up games of Quidditch in the woods near the ...
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How did they get away with making the Tri-Wizard Cup a Portkey?
I know there are many questions going on this very topic - like why the Triwizard Cup Portkey was two-way and why the Portkey didn't return Harry and Cedric to the center of the maze, where it was ...
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In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, why can't the Order plant an unauthorized Portkey, if Dumbledore can with ease?
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Why in 'Deathly Hallows' was a Portkey not used in the beginning?
I remember Lupin saying, when transporting Harry in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:
"Brooms," said ...
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Maximum range of a Portkey?
What is the maximum range one could travel with a single Portkey? Across the world? To the moon?
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What's the point of a Remembrall?
Not sure if there's a canon answer for this or not, but in the Harry Potter books, how would a Remembrall be useful? Does it do more than just turn red when someone forgets something?
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How big is the Marauder's Map?
The size of the Marauder's Map always bothered me. I assumed it unfolded into a large but still manageable piece of parchment. However, the fact that it shows the entirety of Hogwarts - every floor ...
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Why does Sirius Black feel that he has to keep his two-way mirror a secret from the others?
The common problem that most people have with Sirius' mirror is why Harry never even bothers to check out what he gave him and why Sirius doesn't ask Harry why he isn't using it when Harry talks to ...
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How could the Marauder's Map detect something which Death could not?
According to this article on the Marauder's Map, and from the general knowledge acquired through the books and movies, it is quite clear that nothing is hidden from the map. This includes even the ...
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Are there any limitations to the absorption of the sword of Gryffindor?
What objects can be used as wand substitutes?
This question got me thinking. Godric Gryffindor's sword can absorb properties, and only positive properties (said in DH).
Then, couldn't it in theory ...
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Can non-humans master a wand in Harry Potter?
Inspired by Would Nagini have become the master of the Elder Wand?
Somehow it seems odd to me that wand ownership may pass to just any animal (even magical ones, such as Nagini), but Harry Potter ...
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How does removing a memory work in Harry Potter?
There seem to be two ways of taking memory out of the mind in Harry Potter
One is what Prof. Slughorn did, that is, give Harry a copy of his real memory of telling Tom Riddle about Horcruxes. It is ...
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Are magic items resistant to being broken by mundane means?
This comment and the one following it raised the question of whether the Elder Wand could be broken simply by bending it until it snaps. Clearly this was possible in the movie, but I don't believe ...
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In the Harry Potter universe, why aren't there more maps enchanted like the Marauder's Map?
The map is not fooled by Polyjuice potions, Animagi, invisibility cloaks, etc. Why is there not widespread use of maps like these for identification/security purposes?
We know it is possible to ...
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Why didn't the Marauder's Map mark Peter Pettigrew as Scabbers when he was in rat form?
Why doesn't the Marauder's Map account for any transformed animagi's adopted name?
And, how does the Marauder's Map register the names of people in the first place?
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Why are portkeys always made of rubbish?
WHY do Portkeys always seem to be made out of rubbish, even the ones made for use in the magical world?
If they are meant to be left where a random muggle could accidentally activate them, then it ...
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Why wasn't Harry made to use invisibility cloak instead of sending him in the battle of seven potters? [duplicate]
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When leaving Privet Drive, why did there need to be seven Potters?
Even after using polyjuice potion, there was a chance that original Harry got killed by Death Eaters (Later, ...
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Where Did Dolores Umbridge Get Her Evil Quill?
Where did Dolores Umbridge get her evil quill?
I would doubt she bought her evil quill at Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop in Hogsmeade (If Scrivenshaft's were in Knockturn Alley I'd have a different ...
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Were any powerful magical artifacts created during Harry's years at Hogwarts?
There are many magical artifacts that Harry finds/utilizes throughout his years at Hogwarts, all seemingly created by powerful or very ingenious wizards/witches/goblins. Some examples:
The Marauder's ...
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Would the Sword of Gryffindor poison you?
Godric Gryffindor's sword gained the power to destroy horcruxes due to the fact that it:
has the power to imbibe only that which strengthens it.
-Harry Potter Wiki
Does this mean it also absorbed ...
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Was Mad-Eye Moody's Recumbent Broom a Help or Hindrance In the Battle of the Seven Potters?
SOURCE: Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey - by Bob McCabe - Harper Design - October 2011
Would the shape, mechanics, or aerodynamics of Mad-Eye Moody's recumbent broom help ...
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Did the creators of the Marauder's Map rediscover lost magic?
Specifically, I'm thinking of the Deathly Hallows and their age.
I have a vague memory of either Ron or Hermione commenting on it being unusual that Harry's Invisibility Cloak has worked so well for ...
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Why were the Nimbus series Broomsticks the fastest?
In Harry Potter canon, it was clearly stated at one point that Harry's Nimbus 2000 was the fastest racing broom on the market. Later, it was surpassed by the Nimbus 2001, which the Slytherin team used ...
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Can the Marauder's Map detect a person under Harry's Invisibility Cloak?
The Marauder's Map was able to detect & display everyone in Hogwarts. I am just curious if it could detect inside Harry's Invisibility Cloak, which was used successfully against even death. As ...
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What Kind of Magic Was Used to Create the Marauder's Map?
When considering canon-based spells, potions, and quasi-sentient objects such as wands ¹, what type of magic was likely used to create the Marauder's Map? I was thinking Homenem Revelio might be ...
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Why didn't Dumbledore Apparate?
In the movie, unlike the book, Harry and Dumbledore Disapparate from the Astronomy Tower. "Being me has its privileges," Dumbledore said. When they returned from the cave and Draco disarmed Dumbledore ...
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Practical value of the Resurrection Stone
After seeing this question it occurred to me to ask a similar question of the Resurrection Stone. What exactly is the practical use of an object that
Or did I miss something important here?
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How was the invisibility cloak actually made? [duplicate]
Following the thought process in this question, it mentions that typical invisibility cloaks (which lose their properties over time) are created with a Disillusionment charm.
How then, could Harry's "...
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