Who gave Slughorn the fish?

Francis was a pet fish given to Horace Slughorn by Lily Evans when she was still a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
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. Lily Transfigured Francis into a lily petal, set the petal to float inside a bowl filled with very little water in it, and left the presentation for Slughorn to find.
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Who gave the poison to Slughorn?

Occasionally, Slughorn's greediness works out for the best. When Draco sends a bottle of poisoned Mead intended for Dumbledore, Slughorn keeps it for himself.
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Why did Slughorn's fish disappear?

When Slughorn found his gift, the petal sank down in the bowl and turned into Francis, much to the Professor's delight. Slughorn kept Francis for many years, until the morning of 1 November, 1981, when he found Francis had disappeared. This was due to Lily's death at the hands of Lord Voldemort.
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What Death Eater was Slughorn hiding from?

One of Voldemort's Death Eaters tried to recruit Slughorn.

Three nights after Cedric Diggory's death, the Death Eater Corban Yaxley "arrived at Slughorn's house under cover of night, clearly intending to recruit him, or take him by force to Voldemort."
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Is Horace Slughorn pure blood?

Professor Horace Eugene Flaccus Slughorn (b. 28 April, between 1882 and 1913) was a pure-blood or half-blood wizard. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as a member of Slytherin before returning in 1931 as Potions Master.
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Slughorn tells Harry about his little fish Francis - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince



Who poisoned Ron?

Unbeknownst to him, the mead had been poisoned by an Imperiused Madam Rosmerta. Ron fell, but luckily, as the Half-Blood Prince's book had fallen into Harry's possession, Harry thought to shove a bezoar down Ron's throat, saving his life.
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Who was Slughorn's favorite Muggle born?

During her time at Hogwarts, Lily Evans proved to be brilliant at Potions, becoming one of Slughorn's best students and a member of his Slug Club. Slughorn considered her one of his favourite students, though he was surprised by her Muggle lineage.
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How did Dumbledore get Slughorn's memory?

Dumbledore does not explain how did he obtain the memory but after carefully reading the text I think the most probable explanation is that he simply asked Slughorn at the right moment.
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How did Dumbledore know Slughorn was a chair?

Dumbledore states that he knew that Slughorn was still in the house because of the lack of a dark mark and he would also be aware of his skill in transformation. Seeing that the armchair is the only thing mentioned that would be large enough to accommodate him, in hindsight it seemed the obvious choice.
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Is Horace Slughorn in Fantastic Beasts?

Horace Slughorn

Horace Slughorn's exact age is unknown, but he was at least 15-20 years older than Tom, meaning he was certainly alive during the Fantastic Beasts franchise.
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When did Lily give slughorn the fish?

Francis was a pet fish given to Horace Slughorn by Lily Evans when she was still a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Lily Transfigured Francis into a lily petal, set the petal to float inside a bowl filled with very little water in it, and left the presentation for Slughorn to find.
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What is Slughorn's Patronus?

Slughorn's Patronus is a fish.
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Why do Harry Potter movies get darker?

From the first few movies' light browns and pastels, the frames gradually become darker and more green as Harry's journey gets more serious and the stakes get higher. The trend is only broken by one streak of white right at the end.
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Who gifted Slughorn the wine?

In 1996, Draco Malfoy had Madam Rosmerta, who he had placed under an Imperius Curse, send a poisoned bottle of this mead to Horace Slughorn, thinking that Slughorn would in turn give it to Albus Dumbledore for Christmas; Argus Filch did not detect the poison due to his inability to recognise it, nor did he doubt ...
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How did Harry know to give Ron bezoar?

On March 1, 1997, Ron Weasley was poisoned when he drank some oak-matured mead that was intended for Professor Dumbledore. Harry, remembering the above mentioned incident in Potions class, quickly found the bezoar he had given Professor Slughorn and shoved it down Ron's throat, saving his life.
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How did Harry know to use a bezoar?

In his fourth year, while distracted by thoughts of Cho Chang and the Yule Ball, Harry forgot to add a bezoar during a potions test and received low marks. In the Half-Blood Prince's Potion Book, Harry finds the notation to “Just shove a bezoar down their throats” as an antidote.
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What does Slughorn call Ron?

Eagle-eyed Harry Potter fans have spotted that in book six, the Half-Blood Prince, Professor Horace Slughorn refers to Ron Weasley as 'Rupert'. It seems highly unlikely that JK Rowling and her editors would have slipped up and muddled the character's name with actor Rupert Grint who plays him in the films.
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Why did Voldemort ask Slughorn about Horcruxes?

It seems he already knew enough to create one (he was wearing the ring in Slughorn's memory). Tom specifically asks if it can be done more than once.
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Why is Slughorn a Slytherin?

Slughorn was a Slytherin because he liked to keep himself right and make solid connections. He was also a talented guy - very good with potions and other forms of magic.
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Is Nymphadora Tonks Hufflepuff?

Tonks attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1984 to 1991 and was Sorted into Hufflepuff House. She was in the same year at Hogwarts as Gryffindor Charlie Weasley.
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What does Slughorn want to collect from Aragog after he dies?

42) What does Slughorn want to collect from Aragog after he dies? Slughorn wants to collect venom from Aragog because acromantula venom is very valuable and extremely hard to get while the giant spider is still alive.
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Is Regulus Black younger than Sirius?

Regulus Arcturus Black (1961 – 1979) was an English pure-blood wizard, born to Orion and Walburga Black, and the younger brother of Sirius Black. He was a member of the noble House of Black, an old wizarding family which probably started around the Middle Ages.
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How can 2 Muggles have a wizard child?

It's not depended on any criteria, it mainly depends on gene A wizard have to born with the magic gene regardless of their parents. Those born to Muggle families but who are skilled with and have the magic gene are referred to as Muggle-borns. A child born with magic to two Muggle parents is considered a Muggle-born.
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Was Neville in the Slug Club?

Blaise, Marcus Belby, Cormac McLaggen and Neville were all invited to Slughorn's first gathering during his second stint at Hogwarts not because of their talents, but because of their relatives. Meanwhile, the Muggle-borns and 'blood-traitors' Slughorn collected were chosen because of skills they'd displayed.
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Was Ron in the Slug Club?

I was wondering why Slughorn completely overlooked Ron for the Slug Club in HBP. In his first year Ron helped save the Philosophers stone and played the best chess game “Hogwarts has ever seen” . In the CoS he received an award for Special Services to the School.
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