There are a lot of interesting teachers in Harry Potter and a lot of them play an integral role in the series. That includes names like Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Hagrid, and more. We are here to help you answer the question, which Hogwarts professor are you? Answer these personality questions about yourself and we will match you with the professor that you are most similar to. This could be either your personality or teaching style.
Which Hogwarts Professor Are You?
Instructions: Answer these questions about yourself and at the very end, it will give you the Hogwarts teacher that you most closely resemble. We have also included more details about each teacher, so make sure to keep reading after taking the quiz.
Choose what would be your biggest strength as a teacher
Which Hogwarts house would you secretly support?
Choose the Wizarding book that you would be most excited to assign to your class
What would be your wand core?
Choose your favorite magical creature
Choose your favorite spell
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Harry Potter Professor Quiz: All Of The Possible Results
Here are all of the potential answers that you could have gotten on this quiz. We have also provided a bit more context about each professor.
Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore served as the Headmaster of Hogwarts for the majority of Harry’s school years. Before he became the Headmaster, Dumbledore taught Defence Against the Dark Arts and Transfiguration.
Dumbledore was an exceptionally talented wizard and is considered one of the greatest Hogwarts Headmasters of all time. He was a very intelligent man and someone who was a natural leader. He was also great at seeing the best in people. As a result, all of these qualities made him a great teacher and someone who was loved by many.
Filius Flitwick
Filius Flitwick served as the Charms professor for Harry Potter’s entire tenure at Hogwarts. He also served as the Head of Ravenclaw house.
Despite his small stature, Flitwick was not someone to be messed with. He was a master at Charms and also a Duelling Champion.
Rubeus Hagrid
Rubeus Hagrid served as the Care of Magical Creatures professor during some of Harry’s tenure at Hogwarts. He also served as the Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts.
Hagrid was a natural fit for the Care of Magical Creatures position due to his love of animals.
Gilderoy Lockhart
Gilderoy Lockhart served as the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor during Harry’s second year at Hogwarts. Prior to that, he authored many books about dark creatures and his alleged encounters with them. These encounters all turned out to be made up.
Lockhart attempted to cast a memory charm on Harry Potter and Ron Weasley but it backfired. This led to him becoming a permanent resident of St Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
Remus Lupin
Remus Lupin served as the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor during Harry’s third year at Hogwarts. During his class, he taught Harry and his classmates how to deal with Boggarts. He also taught Harry how to conjure a Patronus charm in his class.
After leaving Hogwarts, he remained as one of Harry’s biggest allies in the fight against Lord Voldemort.
Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall served as the Transfiguration professor and Head of Gryffindor House for most of Harry’s tenure at Hogwarts. She later became the Headmistress of Hogwarts after the passing of Albus Dumbledore.
She was known as a stern but respected teacher. Professor McGonagall was known for her ability to transfigure into a tabby cat, which was demonstrated a few times throughout the series.
Horace Slughorn
Horace Slughorn served as the Potions professor during Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts. Prior to that, Slughorn served as the Potions Professor and Head of Slytherin House for many years before retiring.
Slughorn came out of retirement to take over the role of the Potions professor for Severus Snape. This came after Snape became the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.
Severus Snape
Severus Snape serves as the Potions professor and Head Of Slytherin House for most of Harry’s tenure at Hogwarts. He also briefly became the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor and Headmaster of Hogwarts.
As a teacher. Snape was known to be incredibly strict and his classes were very difficult. He is one of those teachers that believe “tough love” is the way to get the best out of your students.
Pomona Sprout
Pomona Sprout served as the Herbology professor for all of Harry’s tenure at Hogwarts. She also served as the Head of Hufflepuff House.
As a teacher, Pomona was known to be kind and nurturing. Neville Longbottom took over as the Herbology professor at Hogwarts after Pomona retired.
Sybill Trelawney
Sybill Trelawney served as the Divination professor during Harry’s tenure at Hogwarts. During his fifth year, she was removed from her job by Dolores Umbridge.
As a teacher, she was known to be very eccentric and theatrical.
More Hogwarts Teachers
Here are some of the lesser known professors from the school:
Rolanda Hooch
Rolanda Hooch served as the flying professor during Harry’s time at school, where she teaches students how to fly. She also served as the referee for Quidditch matches.
Aurora Sinistra
Aurora Sinistra served as the Astronomy professor during Harry’s time at Hogwarts.
Cuthbert Binns
Cuthbert Binns was a ghost that served as the History of Magic teacher.
Quirinus Quirrell
Quirinus Quirrell was the Muggle Studies professor and then later became the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. We later found out that Lord Voldemort had taken over his body.
Charity Burbage
Charity Burbage taught Muggle Studies at Hogwarts. She was later murdered by Lord Voldemort while calling out for Severus Snape to help her.
Septima Vector
Septima Vector taught Arithmancy and likely taught the Advanced Arithmancy class as well. She was described as someone who was very strict by students.
Silvanus Kettleburn
Silvanus Kettleburn served as the Care of Magical Creatures teacher until he retired and Hagrid took over the post.
Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank served as the Care of Magical Creatures teacher after taking over for Hagrid.
Firenze
Firenze was a centaur who served as the Divination teacher, taking over from Sybill Trelawney.
Wilkie Twycross
Wilkie Twycross served as the apparition instructor at Hogwarts.
So, which Hogwarts professor are you? Let me know in the comment section and make sure to also share it with your friends on social media. Personally, I got Professor McGonagall and I think that it fits my personality pretty well. I am able to adapt to any situation and she is one of my favorite characters in the entire series.
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