In GOF the Tri-Wizard cup was a port key that takes Harry to the graveyard with Voldemort.   Aside from the fact that it then takes him back to Hogwarts when he did so he used the Accio spell to bring the cup to him in the graveyard.   Assuming that this shouldnt be possible during the tournemant otherwise any one of the participants could have simply used the spell to instantly win the Cup.  How did this then work in the graveyard ?
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We know that the Triwizard cup itself was Summonable. After all, Harry did Summon it in the graveyard.  So why didn't any of the contestants Summon it while in the maze?  Canonical answers, please.
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It's something that I'm not sure if it was put in the books or was left outside the book for people to guess but... In any moment of the books, during the travel from the train between King Cross and Hogwarts, did they ask or checked the ticket? I remember the scene on first year/book that Hagrid almost forgot to give Harry the ticket, even when he did not tell about the 9 3/4, but I'm not sure if it was mentioned if they really need the ticket.
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When wizards are dueling, if they both know how to cast the Killing Curse, then what is the meaning of one being more powerful than the other?  Specifically, we are repeatedly told how powerful Voldemort is. What exactly does this mean? Except for his Horcruxes, he should be no more advantaged in a duel.  PS: This question is not a duplicate. Its essence is that being able to cast a killing curse is the epitome of magical power in duels, and so Voldemort should not have become anybody special.
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In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry finds out several weeks before the second task of the Triwizard Tournament that he would be required to survive underwater for an hour. Harry, Hermione, and Ron all proceed to spend hours and hours researching a solution to this problem, even engaging the librarian's help:  So Harry, thinking that he would soon have had enough of the library to last him a lifetime, buried himself once more among the dusty volumes, looking for any spell that might enable a human to survive without oxygen. However, though he, Ron and Hermione searched through their lunchtimes, evening and whole weekends -- though Harry asked Professor McGonagall for a note of permission to use the Restricted Section, and even asked the irritable, vulture-like librarian, Madam Pince, for help -- they found nothing whatsoever that would enable Harry to spend an hour underwater and live to tell the tale. Goblet of Fire -- Bloomsbury -- chapter 26, The Second Task  Hermione, in particular, has a charm in mind as the most probable solution:  &quot;I think your best chance is some sort of charm.&quot; Hermione -- Goblet of Fire -- Bloomsbury -- chapter 26, The Second Task  Despite many hours spent searching, and despite Hermione's formidable researching skills, they are unable to find any solution. However, in the second task itself, both Cedric Diggory and Fleur Delacour use a Bubble-Head Charm to survive underwater:  Miss Fleur Delacour, though she demonstrated excellent use of the Bubble-Head Charm, was attacked by Grindylows as she approach her goal, and failed to retrieve her hostage. ... Mr Cedric Diggory, who also used the Bubble-Head Charm, was first to return with his hostage, though he returned one minute outside the time limit of an hour. Goblet of Fire -- Bloomsbury -- chapter 26, The Second Task  The Bubble-Head Charm doesn't appear to be particularly difficult to perform, as it is in widespread usage among students by Harry's fifth year:  Dungbombs and Stink Pellets were dropped so frequently in the corridors that it became the new fashion for students to perform Bubble-Head Charms on themselves before leaving lessons, which ensured them a supply of fresh air, even though it gave them all the peculiar appearance of wearing upside-down goldfish bowls on their heads. Order of the Phoenix -- Bloomsbury -- chapter 30, Grawp  Why did Harry, Hermione, and Ron all fail to discover the Bubble-Head Charm in advance of the second task, despite spending weeks specifically researching a charm to survive underwater, and despite both Cedric and Fleur learning that charm?
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My party recently tipped over a boat of enemies into what was essentially rapids and trapped the enemies in a cube of force underwater. The warriors inevitably drowned as they had no way out. However, trapped in the cube of force was a wizard with access to a teleportation spell (Misty Step) with a verbal component. Could the wizard use his spell with a verbal component underwater and escape a watery death? If the rules don't specify anything about verbal components underwater specifically, have any of the designers mentioned anything about this?  Note: as a 5e DM I made a ruling on the spot (decided to allow it on the condition that the caster goes directly from "holding breath" to "suffocating") so I am aware that it's within my power to decide how it works in my world. I'd just like to know if the rules or someone wiser than me has addressed this yet.
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During the climax of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Tina briefly duels with Graves and their wands appear to lock with each other (see picture). I believe this also happens some other times in the later Harry Potter films other than Harry and Voldemort's duel in the graveyard during Goblet of Fire.    We know that this is definitely a case of Priori Incantatem for the graveyard duel in Goblet of Fire, as the wands are locked for a sufficient amount of time for past spells to begin showing themselves (significantly, showing the people Voldemort had murdered), but is this the case for the other instances of wands locking? If so, does that mean there are a lot more wands out there with shared cores, as it was my understanding this could only happen if that criteria was satisfied?
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In the Battle of the Seven Potters (Chapter 'Seven Potters' in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"), 6 people (Ron/Fred/George/Hermione/Fleur/Mundungus) take the Polyjuice Potion to act as decoys for Harry.   Wouldn't it have made more sense for Harry to have taken the Polyjuice Potion to turn to some low-profile character instead, to escape the Dursleys' residence?
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is on the field.  It says     Cannot be Special Summoned. Monster effects cannot be activated.   If all  cards are collected, does Exodia's player win even though Majesty's Fiend prevents Monster effects from happening?
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We know that Voldemort knew that Grindelwald was not killed by Dumbledore, as he himself killed Grindelwald.   We also know that Voldemort knew that Dumbledore was the last person to wield the Elder Wand with its full allegiance because he killed Snape in an attempt to inherit that allegiance from him, who he assumed inherited it from Dumbledore.   Now Voldemort is no idiot.   Following this chain of logic, based off of what he knew, he must have realized that Dumbledore didn't gain the wand's allegiance through murder as he never killed Grindelwald, so why did he feel the need to kill Snape in order to win the wands allegiance for himself?   Surely he must have known that disarming him would have been enough. Was he so blinded by his desire for the wand that he was willing to try anything? Or was he so pressed for time that he didn't fully consider the matter?   I can't imagine the latter to be true as Voldemort himself said to Snape before killing him that he considered the matter for a long time, but that, of course, could be a lie.   Or perhaps he decided that what with Snape no longer being a competent spy after being outed that he had outlived his purpose and would be more valuable dead as a result of this last ditch effort to gain the wands true power.  I'm just answering my own question at this point, but I'd like to put it to you all. Is there something I am missing here? Is there any word from JKR that can clear up this seeming lapse in Voldemorts judgement?
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In the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, there's a scene where the students are preparing for the Yule Ball.   Professor McGonagall is instructing the boys and girls, while Filch is choosing a vinyl record to place in an enormous turntable phonograph with a horn as big as Hagrid.   This has me wondering if the wizarding world, in general, plays vinyl records. Or, if this was just a Muggle artifact that Hogwarts kept as a novelty.   Are there other instances of witches or wizards using or owning phonographs or record players in either the books or movies? If so, what are they? (Examples help to illustrate if this was a one-off or a trend)
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What is Divination really like when it is not just a school subject, but is practically applied by a competent Wizard?  Is there a definition of what counts as Divination in the Harry Potter universe?  Most of what we know about Divination in the Harry Potter universe is through the school courses of Professor Trelawney and Firenze, plus a few remarks by Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall.  I don't believe these give a fair representation of Divination in the real world, just like how the school curriculum of the first three years of Harry's Defense Against the Dark Arts class wouldn't tell much about how Defense Against the Dark Arts is used by adults.  To give some specifics, which of the following (if any) are Divination?   Professor Snape's task of finding out about the Dark Lord's plan. Professor Dumbledore finding out lots of details about the past of the Dark Lord. Professor Dumbledore coercing Kreacher to tell him what's happened to Sirius.   Professor Dumbledore detecting magic in the cave. The visions Harry had, showing what the Dark Lord or his Snake were doing. The spell used to reveal the last spell cast by a wand, as seen in Goblet of Fire. The Sorting Hat determining the personality traits of a young wizard. The Specialis Revelio spell cast by Hermione on the Riddle diary. The examination the Ministry of Magic has done on the objects Professor Dumbledore has left in his will to the trio. The tests done on the Firebolt that Harry got as a gift, ensuring that it is not jinxed. The Homenium Revelio spell cast by Hermione to find humans in the Black manor. What the Marauder's Map does. The two real prophecies of Professor Trelawney.   I have guesses about how some of the above are Divination and some aren't, but they are all based on what I've heared of divination outside the Harry Potter universe.  There is, however, probably some material in the books, interviews, Pottermore, or other resources that I don't know about.  To address a particular argument you might give about the prophecies of Professor Trelawney, recall that Professor Dumbledore wanted to keep Trelawney in Hogwarts to protect her, after the first prophecy and the immediately following events.  The way he insisted that she stay after she was sacked from her teaching position (in the Order of the Phoenix) clearly shows this, together with what he says about the matter in Half-Blood Prince chapter 20:     I cannot ask Firenze to return to the forest, where he is now an outcast, nor can I ask Sybill Trelawney to leave. Between ourselves, she has no idea of the danger she would be in outside the castle. She does not know – and I think it would be unwise to enlighten her — that she made the prophecy about you and Voldemort, you see.   This means that Professor Dumbledore may have applied Trelawney regardless of how good Divination teacher he thought she was, and regardless of whether the prophecy is Divination or not.  Can you give other examples of Divination used by Wizards, other than the ones related to school courses?  This is a speciesist question, I'm specifically asking only about human Wizards, not about divination practiced by Centaurs or House Elves or Goblins or other creatures.  Remark.  The original reason why this question came up is a disagreement in the thread
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I've heard differing interpretations of the role of Harry's mother's magic.  The one I currently believe, is that, Voldemort did in fact evade his mother's magic, but that protective magic was reinstated as soon as Voldemort's soul fragment was removed from Harry's soul. This is justified by the fact that when Harry grabbed Voldemort and tried to fall to their death, they screamed in pain as they flew around, because the contact hurt Voldemort once more.  But there's another-that was that that magic was exactly what protected him when Voldemort hit Harry with the killing curse. This is specifically in conflict with the idea that since Harry was the true owner of the Elder wand, the Elder wand would allow him to win any duel.   The problem with the Elder wand idea is that, there were other cases owners of the elder wand were killed by competitors, as when Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald. If it has more to do with the fact that his mother's magic protects him, then how do we interpret the purpose of the Elder wand? If it's the Elder wand, then why didn't the Elder wand kill Voldemort in that attempt straight away, rather than before he tried to invade the castle again?   Also, the idea of Elder wand ownership is kind of funny when it comes to Harry since he is occupied by two souls, his own and Voldemort's fragment. To which soul does the Elder wand attribute loyalty, and how does it determine this, if it is in fact the Elder wand's doing that stops the killing curse from rupturing Harry's own soul as well?
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I just re-watched the scene of Voldemort's death in the Deathly Hallows Part 2 movie. Voldemort and Harry's wands were locked with each other and then Neville killed Nagini. Suddenly, the green and red lights from Harry and Voldemort's spells disappeared. Both Voldemort and Harry noticed that the last Horcrux was no more.  Seeing that, why didn't Voldemort simply escape? He could have later returned with a new set of Horcruxes.
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I have seen many discussions here about locations where Voldemort hid his Horcruxes. The fans settle down with this: Voldemort chose those locations where he himself could easily reach.  Why didn't Voldemort just vanish his Horcruxes using Fidelius Charm and became Secret Keeper himself? This way only and only he could reach it (making him 100% immortal). And, there's no flaw to it.
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I know that , but  made me question whether they could Side-Along Apparate a human to/from Hogwarts. From what canon tells us, it is impossible for humans to Apparate within the grounds of Hogwarts, which seems to indicate that this should be a simple question, but the events that took place in the Malfoy's cellar in The Deathly Hallows made me curious.  Ron was now trying to Disapparate without a wand. “There’s no way out, Ron,” said Luna, watching his fruitless efforts. “The cellar is completely escape-proof. I tried, at first. Mr. Ollivander has been here for a long time, he’s tried everything.”  According to  from Slytherincess, somewhat of our resident expert on Harry Potter, a wand does not seem to be required to Apparate. The fact that Ron was unable to Disapparate, as well as Luna's assurance to him that &quot;the cellar is completely escape-proof&quot; seems to indicate that some sort of enchantment was put over the cellar to prevent people from  Disapparating out of there. Further evidence for the enchantment happens when Dobby arrives, and Harry asks;  “You can Disapparate out of this cellar?” he asked Dobby, who nodded, his ears flapping. “And you can take humans with you?”  The fact that an enchantment seems to be present, and that despite this Dobby is still able to Side-Along Apparate them out, to me indicates at least some evidence that it should be possible within the grounds of Hogwarts (assuming that the same enchantment was used). So my question is, is there canonical evidence (other than listed above) that either backs up this theory, or that refutes it?
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There's a lot of emphasis on Harry becoming the master of the Elder Wand after he defeats Draco. But what constitutes a “defeat”?  It seems that Harry wins a wrestling match with Draco, so now he’s the master of the Elder Wand.  But lots of other stuff happens to Harry: Nagini almost kills him, and he escapes just in time, but his wand breaks. The Snatchers chase him through the forest. He and his friends practically surrender (and Hermione even tries to disguise Harry). Voldemort almost kills Harry in the Forbidden Forest (or actually does, depending on how you look at it).  Why are none of these considered to be “defeats”?
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In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone), Hagrid Tells Harry he "flew" when asked how he'd gotten to the rock, but the two take the boat back to the mainland leaving the Dursleys on the rock in the little shack without transport back to the mainland themselves or Magic to help them get any.    The place is described as being so out of the way that I don't imagine cel service was good - Not that Dursley is ever described in a way that makes you think he had a phone with him to begin with.  So, first, how did they get back off the rock?  and second, how is it they didn't kill Harry when he returned to them after his trip to Diagon Alley?  After-all their son now has a tail and their experience trapped on the rock must have been harrowing.