What was the Gryffindor password in Goblet of fire?

1995–1996 school year. At the start of the school year, the Fat Lady initally refused to allow Harry to enter as he did know the password, but Neville Longbottom arrived and gave the correct password Mimbulus mimbletonia and she allowed them entry.
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What was the password for the Gryffindor common room in Goblet of Fire?

It was 'Caput Draconis' which is Latin for 'dragon's head' and that definitely fits as a straightforward password for the common room.
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What is the password for the fat lady to enter Gryffindor Tower?

When Harry and the other first-year students arrive at the entrance to Gryffindor Tower, Percy addresses the portrait of a very fat lady, in a pink silk dress, to give her the password, "Caput Draconis." Never named, the portrait is called The Fat Lady throughout the rest of the series.
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What was the password to the Gryffindor common room in 1991?

Gryffindor Tower

Quid Agis (Latin for "What are you doing?")
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What was Slytherin's password?

The entry password was "Pure-blood" when Draco Malfoy let them in.
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Sirius breaks into Gryffindor Tower (Extended Scene)



What is the Hufflepuff common room password?

In order to reveal the entrance, no password was required. Instead, one must tap the barrel two from the bottom, middle of the second row, in the rhythm of "Helga Hufflepuff", which would make the lid swing open, exposing a passageway that would lead to the basement when crawled through.
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Who sets the common room passwords?

In Prisoner of Azkaban, Sir Cadogan decides to change the password on a regular basis. This is why Neville writes the passwords down and ends up losing the list. So in the Gryffindor case, it's the guardian portrait that sets the password.
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How do Hogwarts students know the password?

As explained in this question, each password protected area appears to have the password set by its somewhat sentient guardian (such as the Fat Lady).
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Does the Fat Lady have a name?

In the American versions of the Chamber of Secrets video game, she is instead named The Pink Lady.
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What are all the passwords for Dumbledore's office?

'Sherbet lemon' and 'Acid Pops' are used as passwords to Dumbledore's office, and his preferred jam flavour could be used as a question to check his identity – it's raspberry, just in case you want to know.
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What is in the Gryffindor common room?

The common room was a circular room where Gryffindor students could relax after a long day of studying. It was full of squashy armchairs, tables, and a bulletin board where school notices, ads, lost posters, etc.
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Who slashed the painting of the Fat Lady?

Sirius didn't exactly improve matters when he tried to sneak into the Gryffindor dormitory by slashing the Fat Lady's portrait.
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Who scared the Fat Lady?

Half-crazed and desperate, Sirius sneaked into Hogwarts through the old passageway from the Shrieking Shack and on one occasion slashed the Fat Lady's portrait when she refused him entrance to Gryffindor Tower ,probably due to anger as he is unable to enter his own groups common room on 31 October, 1993.
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Why did the Fat Lady change?

When Alfonso Cuaron signed on as director for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, he recast the Fat Lady and gave the part to British television comedian Dawn French.
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Who gave Harry the Nimbus 2000?

In the movie, professor Minerva McGonagall gives Harry Potter a Nimbus 2000 when he joins the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
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How often does the common room password change?

In order to enter the common room, you must know the password and which wall in the dungeons to whisper it to. The password to the common room changes every two weeks and the new password is posted on the notice board.
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How did Sirius Black enter Hogwarts?

Using his Animagus form, Sirius was able to enter the castle undetected. He made his way unseen all the way up to the entrance of Gryffindor Tower and changed back to his true form. However, The Fat Lady would not let him in without the password.
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Who guarded Gryffindor Tower while the fat lady's canvas was being mended?

While she recovered, a painting of Sir Cadogan and his gray pony guarded the Gryffindor Common Room. When the Fat Lady was restored, she resumed her place but asked for added protection by security trolls (PA14).
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What floor is the Gryffindor Tower on?

Whereas in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and the video game adaptations of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, it is located on the Seventh Floor of the Grand Staircase Tower.
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What happens if a boy tries to enter the Gryffindor girls dormitories?

The dorm had a centrally located stove in the centre of the dormitory next to the table. The staircase to the girl's dormitory was enchanted so that if a boy attempted to enter the dormitory, a wailing klaxon went off and the staircase turned into a stone slide, sending them back to the Common Room.
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Does Hogwarts have bathrooms?

Hogwarts does have bathrooms with toilets. One of these even features the entrance to a hidden chamber where an 80-foot snake resides and a toilet ghost. Another is just for Prefects. It has a 12-foot long sized bathtub that constitutes the only place a kid can get clean at Hogwarts.
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What does the Fat Lady say in Harry Potter?

Fat Lady in Painting : Eyes like the Devil hr's got and a soul as dark as his name. It's him headmaster, the one they all talk about, he's here somewhere in the castle.
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What is Luna's Patronus?

Evanna Lynch, the actress who played the quirky Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films. Of course, we all know that Luna's Patronus is a hare — that's undeniable.
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Do you have to be Pure-blood to be in Slytherin?

Blood purity

Muggle-born Slytherins existed, but were very rare, as noted insultingly by Scabior the Snatcher. There had also been definite examples of half-bloods sorted into the house, including Tom Riddle, Dolores Umbridge, and Severus Snape.
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What is the most frequently used word in the Harry Potter books?

'Amazingly,' 'intently,' and 'deliberately' were among adverbs used most by Stephenie Miller in the Twilight series. 'Nothing happened,' 'Harry looked around,' 'Harry stared,' were among the sentences most used by J.K. Rowling in the Harry Potter books.
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