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Fan analysis with references to the chapters of the books. Houses, Horcruxes, characters and the Hat.

The Hat and the quiz

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The Hat and the quiz

Sorting Hat Quiz: How It Works and What It Measures

How our Hogwarts house quiz works: 13 decision questions, how your result is calculated, what it limits and what it doesn't do. No fine print.
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The Hat and the quiz

The Sorting Hat Almost Put Harry in Slytherin: What Happened

The Sorting Hat wanted to put Harry in Slytherin. What it told him, why it changed its mind and the Dumbledore line that explains everything.

The houses

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The houses

Gryffindor House Explained: What Nobody Tells You

Gryffindor isn't the house of the good guys, it's the house of impulse. Pettigrew, Sirius, James and Neville show what courage really means in the books.
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The houses

Hufflepuff House: The Most Underrated House at Hogwarts

Everyone jokes about Hufflepuff until they check the history. Helga, Cedric, Tonks, and why the house of "leftovers" is the hardest one to corrupt.
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The houses

Ravenclaw House: Helena's Wound and Luna's Freedom

Ravenclaw isn't the house of good grades. Helena and the stolen diadem, Luna Lovegood, and what being a Ravenclaw really means in Harry Potter.
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The houses

Slytherin House: Why It Isn't the House of the Villains

Voldemort came from Slytherin, but so did Snape, Regulus and Narcissa. Why the snake house isn't the villains' house, with proof from the books.

Horcruxes

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Horcruxes

Gaunt's Ring: The Horcrux That Doomed Dumbledore

The story of Marvolo Gaunt's ring, the Resurrection Stone and the curse that sealed Dumbledore's death. Book chapters, movie differences and details.
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Horcruxes

Harry Potter, the Seventh Horcrux: How He Was Made and Lived

Why Harry was a Horcrux, what Dumbledore knew, what happened in the Forbidden Forest and why Harry survived the killing curse. The series finale.
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Horcruxes

Hufflepuff's Cup and the Gringotts Heist: The Fourth Horcrux

How Voldemort stole Hufflepuff's cup, why it ended up in Bellatrix's vault and how the trio escaped Gringotts on a dragon. With book chapters.
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Horcruxes

Nagini, the Horcrux That Breathed: Origin and Death of the Snake

Why Nagini was a Horcrux, what she did in the books, the Godric's Hollow trap and how Neville killed her. Plus her Fantastic Beasts origin.
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Horcruxes

Ravenclaw's Diadem and the Room of Requirement: Horcrux 5

The story of Ravenclaw's lost diadem, the Grey Lady, Voldemort's hiding place at Hogwarts and the Fiendfyre that destroyed it. With chapters.
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Horcruxes

Regulus Black and Slytherin's Locket: The Forgotten Hero

Who R.A.B. was, how Regulus Black stole Voldemort's locket and why Kreacher kept the secret. The third Horcrux, with book chapters.
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Horcruxes

Tom Riddle's Diary: Voldemort's First Horcrux Explained

How Tom Riddle's diary worked, why it was a Horcrux and what happened in Chamber of Secrets. Timeline, book vs. movie and hidden details.

Characters

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Characters

Severus Snape: Hero or Villain? What the Books Say

Lily, the prophecy, "Always," the silver doe and his cruelty to students. Why Snape is both hero and villain, with chapters from the books.
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Characters

Why You Hate Umbridge More Than Voldemort

Umbridge never killed anyone, yet you hate her more than Voldemort. The reason is in the blood quill, the decrees and something that says more about you.