What is the Professor Quirrell egg?

In Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts, Hagrid won a dragon's egg off a stranger he met down at the Hog's Head pub in Hogsmeade. The stranger was wearing a cloak so that no one could see his identity, but it is later learned it was Professor Quirrell.
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Why did Quirrell have a dragon egg?

Quirrell knew he wanted a dragon egg and used it to manipulate Hagrid into telling him how to get around Fluffy.
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Who did Hagrid get the dragon egg from?

Hagrid later becomes friends with Ron and Hermione as well. Later in the book, a hooded person (Quirinus Quirrell in disguise) gives him a dragon egg to elicit details about Fluffy.
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How did Harry get the dragon egg?

Hagrid shows the students a dragon egg that he won in a poker game the previous night. Dragons are illegal, but Hagrid wishes to raise one anyway. Later, Harry gets a note saying the dragon egg is hatching. Excitedly, he and his friends rush over to Hagrid's to watch the dragon's birth.
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What kind of dragon is Norbert?

The egg Hagrid won from a hooded stranger in Philosopher's Stone hatched into Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback, a baby dragon with spiny wings and a long snout. We eventually learned in Deathly Hallows that Norbert was actually a female dragon which, according to Charlie Weasley, were more vicious.
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What dragon did Krum fight?

""Viktor Krum picks the Chinese Fireball dragon as his opponent in the first task of the Triwizard Tournament.
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What is the smallest breed of dragon in Harry Potter?

Peruvian Vipertooth

The Vipertooth, native to Peru, also had venomous fangs similar to the Norwegian Ridgeback. The Harry Potter dragon breed has smooth copper-colored scales and short horns on their heads. The Vipertooth is known as the smallest and fastest breed of dragon.
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Did Voldemort sell Hagrid the dragon egg?

Hagrid got a hold of the egg after a man in a black cloak continued to give Hagrid drinks until he was drunk, so Hagrid wouldn't remember many of the details. Then the man offered to play a card game, the dragon egg being the prize. Hagrid won and took the egg.
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Who sold Hagrid Fluffy?

Guarding the Philosopher's Stone

Rubeus Hagrid originally purchased Fluffy from a "Greek chappie" in a pub. Hagrid loaned Fluffy to the headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, to aid in guarding the Philosopher's Stone, during the 1991–1992 school year.
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How does Hagrid get his dragon?

During the 1991–1992 school year, Professor Quirinus Quirrell, trying to figure out how to get past Fluffy and retrieve the Philosopher's Stone, disguised himself and enticed Rubeus Hagrid to play a game of cards by wagering a dragon egg.
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How did Voldemort get Hagrid?

At the beginning of the Battle of Hogwarts, the Death Eaters invaded the home of the Acromantula and drove them to attack the school. When the spiders attacked, Hagrid ran forwards to protect them. Acromantula are horribly strong, so it is likely that they captured him and took him to Lord Voldemort.
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What house was Umbridge in?

Under the influence of her father, Dolores grew up despising her mother and brother for their lack of magical abilities. She was sorted into Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and hated her time at the school due to never being given any positions of power.
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Why is Quirrell a Horcrux?

However, Voldemort, after finding out that he taught at Hogwarts, took over his body, subsequently turning him into a temporary Horcrux, though Quirrell put up some feeble resistance. He died in vain while trying to murder Harry Potter in the Underground Chambers.
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Why is Voldemort attached to Quirrell?

Quirinus Quirrell served as a temporary Horcrux when Voldemort's soul possessed his body in 1991. However, the piece of the soul survived Quirrell's demise, and was destroyed six years later when Voldemort was killed.
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How did Quirrell turn evil?

While Quirrell did not lose his soul, he became completely subjugated by Voldemort, who caused a frightful mutation of Quirrell's body: now Voldemort looked out of the back of Quirrell's head and directed his movements, even forcing him to attempt murder […]
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What did Harry call his owl?

Hedwig. Harry's owl Hedwig is a Snowy Owl.
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What does Voldemort drink in the Forbidden Forest to sustain himself?

On his way back, Harry learns that the cloaked figure was Voldemort and that he was drinking unicorn blood to sustain himself until he could obtain the Sorcerer's Stone.
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Who gave Harry the Invisibility Cloak?

Though Harry received the gift anonymously on Christmas morning, the mysterious benefactor who sent it to him was, in fact, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. He passed the Cloak on to Harry because it once belonged to his father, though Harry didn't learn who gave it to him until later.
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What did Hagrid take from 713?

At the beginning of the first book, Gringotts Vault 713, a higher-security vault, held a small grubby bag, which we later learn contains the Philosopher's Stone. Albus Dumbledore sends Hagrid to retrieve it while he escorts Harry to Diagon Alley.
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Who took Hagrid to Azkaban?

Even with Dumbledore backing Hagrid, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge insisted on taking Hagrid anyway. So on the same night Dumbledore was asked to step down as Headmaster by the school governors, Hagrid was escorted to Azkaban.
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What did Hagrid gave Dudley?

On 31 July 1991, Rubeus Hagrid, despite being forbidden to perform magic, attempted to transfigure Dudley Dursley into a pig, after his father Vernon Dursley had crudely insulted Albus Dumbledore at the Hut-on-the-Rock, but only managed to give him a tail.
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What is the friendliest dragon in Harry Potter?

Native to New Zealand, the Opaleye was generally considered one of the most beautiful dragons, with pearly scales that lined its body, and glittering multi-coloured eyes that had no pupils. It was a loyal creature and the least aggressive of all dragons.
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What was the hide behind accidentally created?

The Hidebehind was accidentally created by cross-breeding a ghoul with what other magical creature? Answer: A demiguise.
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What is the most powerful dragon breed in Harry Potter?

J.K Rowling's story was full of all sorts of powerful, dangerous, and gentle magical creatures.
  1. 1 The Hungarian Horntail Was The Most Vicious Dragon Breed In The World.
  2. 2 The Peruvian Vipertooth Had A Particular Taste For Humans. ...
  3. 3 The Ukrainian Ironbelly Was So Large It Could Destroy Entire Buildings. ...
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