Who defeated Voldemort the first time?

Voldemort’s first defeat took place on Hallowe’en, 31 October, 1981 at the hands of an infant Harry Potter. This led to Harry being known as the “Boy Who Lived”. Shortly thereafter, all of his remaining Death Eaters were imprisoned, killed, or acquitted, bringing the war to an end.

Is Filch’s cat real?

Filch, the caretaker at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She patrols the corridors, keeping a lookout for misbehaving students and seems to communicate telepathically with Filch as he soon appears when Mrs. For those who want to know is Mrs. Norris a Maine Coon cat, the answer is yes, she is.

Why is Mr Filchs wife a cat?

The first is that she, like Sirius Black and Rita Skeeter, is an unregistered Animagus. The second is that someone attempted to transfigure human Mrs. Norris into a cat and something went horribly wrong. The bad attempt at transfiguration led her to be stuck as a cat.

Why is Mr Filch’s cat named Mrs Norris?

Mrs. Norris is a weird name for a cat. J.K. Rowling has stated that she named her after a character in Mansfield Park, but as usual, she’s not thinking hard enough about her own universe. For one thing, Jane Austen books — like all other non-wizard media — aren’t read much in the wizarding world.

Is Crookshanks a male?

Crookshanks was Hermione Granger’s pet cat. He was half-Kneazle, as evidenced by his lion-like appearance, ability to solve problems on his own without aid or teaching, and clear dislike of and ability at recognising untrustworthy persons (even if they are transfigured).

Why did the basilisk attack Mrs Norris?

Norris being petrified was simply a happy accident (from a certain point of view) that Tom chose to use to increase the terror — she was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and rather than risk discovery, Ginny set the Basilisk on her; snooping can kill.