Which Harry Potter Mother Are You?

Zoe Samuel

5 Min Quiz

How loyal are you?

I'm loyal unto death.

I'm not very loyal.
I'm extremely loyal.

I'm very loyal to my family.

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What's your hair like?

Red and straight.

Dark and coiffed.
Red and wavy.

Two-tone and styled.

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What would you sacrifice for your child?

My life.

My peace of mind.
My life, health, and ambitions.

My money and place in society.

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What skill do you have?

I am a natural leader.

I can keep up with the Joneses.
I am a multitasker.

I am a good hostess.

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What spell do you dislike to use?

Anything unforgivable.

All spells.
Anything cruel.

Anything gentle.

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What is your Patronus?

A doe

What's that?
A bunny.

A snake.

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What do you do for fun?

Fly my broomstick.

Gossip.
Cook.

Golf.

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How does your family relax together?

We don't anymore, sadly.

We bully the weakest member.
We hang out and play parlor games.

We sneer at the poor.

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What's your relationship with your husband like?

It was fiery and loving.

We bicker and don't even seem to really like each other.
It's warm and loving.

It's cold and distant.

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How affluent are you?

I'm in the middle class.

I'm in the middle to upper class.
I'm not affluent at all.

I'm very affluent.

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Do you do the cooking at home?

Mostly yes.

Of course, it is my place.
Of course, I love it!

No, I have servants for that.

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Do you get on with the other moms at Hogwarts?

Yes, mostly.

No, I would hate them if I met them.
Only if they aren't snobby.

Only the proper ones.

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Did you work hard at school?

I sure did.

Yes but I did nothing with it.
Not really.

No, it was beneath me.

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How do you feel about Muggles?

They are just like us but nonmagic.

They scare me.
They're fascinating.

They're inferior.

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What does your husband do?

He's a resistance fighter.

He does something in an office.
He works for the Ministry of Magic.

He is independently wealthy.

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How many kids is the right number?

Ideally three but I only had one.

Two is perfect.
The more the merrier.

One heir is all I could be bothered with.

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Do you have a sister?

Yes, she's not very nice.

Yes, she's a brat.
No, only brothers.

Yes, she's nuts.

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Are you proud of your children?

I'm deeply proud of my children.

I'm not really proud of them.
Most of them, yes.

No, he's useless.

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How would you feel if your child was a Squib?

I would be genuinely fine with it.

Relieved.
I would accept and love my child, though it would be disappointing.

I would disown them and cast a spell to ensure no one ever heard about their "condition."

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What's in your wand?

Willow.

I do not have one.
It's an old family recipe.

Spite, mostly.

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What position would you play at Quidditch?

I'd be the captain and seeker.

I do not do such things.
I'd be a keeper.

I'd be a beater.

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Would you make a good Head Girl?

I did!

Yes, everyone would have to look up to me.
No, I am not a leader.

No, that's not a thing women should be.

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Are you community-spirited?

Yes, mostly.

Yes, when it helps me look good.
Yes, deeply.

I think so, but people keep saying not, those fools!

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How do you feel about Harry Potter himself?

He is the apple of my eye.

He is no good.
He is a great kid and I love him.

He is a blight on the wizarding world.

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Do you like your children's friends?

Yes, very much.

He has no friends.
Yes, they're wonderful and loyal to my baby.

They're really more sidekicks than friends, which is as it should be.

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Are you and your child ideologically aligned?

Absolutely.

Yes, he understands that consumerism is everything.
Yes, though he is taking his time to fully see that.

No, he is all torn up inside.

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Do you appreciate your children's extracurricular sports?

I sure do! It's the same as mine!

They don't play sports.
They don't play sports but I wish they would.

I suppose it's seemly enough, yes.

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Would you object if your child ended up in a house other than the one you were sorted into?

Anything but Slytherin is fine.

I would be ashamed if my child went to that place at all.
I would be fine with Hufflepuff.

I would be very mad.

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Do you provide tutoring for your children?

Of course.

No, that is what school is for.
Yes, when I have to.

I unteach them some of the sillier ideas they taught them at school.

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How do you punish your children when they are naughty?

I use my words and express disappointment.

I don't punish my child.
I ground them.

I punish my child harshly.

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About This Quiz

Harry Potter certainly has a few different examples of motherhood in it. From loving Lily Potter to pernicious Petunia Dursley to maternal Molly Weasley to nasty Narcissa Malfoy, which Potter mom's style suits you best?

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