| shacklebolt | | Thrice defied Lord Voldemort |
| DracoMalfoy | | A mere memory |
| Dumbledore | | Senior undersecretary to the Minister |
| witchweekly | | Muggle with a Kneazle-mix for a pet |
| pensieve | | Dumbledore sees socks |
| Hermione | | Buckbeack, for example |
| Sortinghat | | Not to be taken literally |
| Fang | | Looked rather like an old lion |
| TomRiddle | | Lived in a cupboard at Hogwarts, accused of terrible misdeeds |
| umbridge | | Harry's first task |
| RemusLupin | | Barty Crouch Sr.'s assistant |
| Ollivander | | TiVO for memories |
| Neville | | Most powerful love potion in the wizarding world |
| FleurDelacour | | Pureblood unregistered Animagus |
| snitch | | Aspires to be Minister of Magic |
| mirroroferised | | Deputy Headmistress |
| Ginevra | | Living in Romania, working with Dragons |
| Ron | | Discovered 12 uses of dragon blood |
| roomofrequirement | | Keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts |
| Fred | | Buried at Shell Cottage |
| mermish | | Youngest son in the Weasley clan |
| thequibbler | | Raspberry blowing Poltergeist |
| Ministryofmagic | | Largest blood traitor family in the wizarding world |
| horcrux | | Werewolf |
| Amortentia | | It takes powerful magic to create these |
| thestral | | Full name of Harry Potter's wife |
| Aragog | | Boarhound, nearly set on fire by Snape |
| mcgonagall | | One of Dumbledore's many spoken languages |
| Weatherby | | Defeated two snakes |
| Nymphadora | | Xenophilius' paper |
| hippogriff | | Working as a curse breaker for Gringotts |
| Unicorn | | Members of the Order of the Phoenix and residents of the Burrow |
| gellertGrindewald | | The Fidelius Charm failed to protect them |
| hungarianhorntail | | I open at the end |
| dobby | | Sacked just before the start of the second war |
| basiliskfang | | Marries the eldest Weasley brother |
| Gregorovitch | | Finest wandmaker in Brittain |
| Hagrid | | Warned the guests that "the Ministry has fallen" |
| alastormoody | | The boy who lived |
| SiriusBlack | | Posed a riddle in the maze |
| severussnape | | Twitchy little ferret |
| Bill | | This was what Luna Lovegood's father believed belonged to a Crumple-Horned Snorkack |
| Percy | | Interested in who'd lost buttocks by sticking their wand in their back pocket |
| moaningmyrtle | | Potterwatch's correspondent "Rapier" |
| Charlie | | Mad Eye's real name |
| jamesandlily | | offers the "Most Charming Smile" award |
| weasley | | Half-Blood Prince |
| quidditch | | Wizarding game |
| Erupenthorn | | Interferes at Hogwarts |
| gryffindorssword | | Melts Horcruxes |
| rufusscrimgeour | | Destroyer of the last Horcrux |
| Voldemort | | House divider |
| fudge | | He who must not be named |
| George | | It is a monstrous thing to slay one of these |
| HarryJamesPotter | | Killed by the Basilisk |
| sphinx | | Winged horse |
| arthurandmolly | | Dumbledore's best friend and fiercest rival |
| aliceandfrank | | Tried to send Ginny a toilet seat |
| peeves | | Number One hiding place at Hogwarts |
| propechy | | Boasted of owning the Elder Wand |