Have you finished reading Chapter Seven of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone? Well then, you’re ready for this Chapter Challenge! How many house points can you collect? And can you complete your secret quest?

Welcome to your seventh Chapter Challenge! First thing's first. We've created a brand new special house points tracker that you can make at home which will help you keep score of your chapter challenge achievements. Take a look.

Write down your Hogwarts house, and why you think you were sorted into it. If you don’t have a house yet, don’t worry! Just like Harry and his friends, you can be sorted in our re-imagined Sorting Ceremony here – or you can download the Wizarding World app and see yourself wearing the famous hat! You'll need an adult to help you register.

This mini-challenge is worth 1 house point.

Draw the Sorting Hat on its four-legged stool. Remember that it’s ‘patched and frayed and extremely dirty’!

This mini-challenge is worth 1 house point.

Answer this question and get a clue about the next chapter. What’s the name of the wizarding bank in Diagon Alley? Clue: Harry went there in Chapter Five...

This mini-challenge is worth 1 house point.

Write about yourself: Hogwarts castle is home to some ghosts, like Nearly Headless Nick and the Fat Friar. Do you believe in ghosts? Or do you think they only belong in stories?

This mini-challenge is worth 1 house point.

Prediction time! This is where you guess what might happen later in the book. Do you think Professor Snape and Harry are going to get on?

This mini-challenge is worth 1 house point.

Time to be a songwriter: In 'The Sorting Hat', Professor Dumbledore asks the students to sing the school song. It starts, ‘Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy, Warty, Hogwarts.’ Even though you might not be at school right now, your challenge is to make one up. The words can be as silly as you like, but try to make them rhyme. If you’re feeling musical, you could try to sing them to a tune!

This mini-challenge is worth 2 house points.

Secret quest: Before everyone starts to eat in the Great Hall, Dumbledore says he’d like to say a few words: ‘Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!’ Choose four of your own odd or silly words, and next time you sit down to eat a meal, say them out loud so everyone can hear you. If you make someone laugh, you’ve completed this secret quest!

This mini-challenge is worth 3 house points.

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Quiz time: If this secret quest isn’t for you, you can collect the same number of house points if you answer every question correctly in our Chapter Seven Quiz here...

Did you complete this Chapter Challenge? How many house points did you collect of the possible 10?

Still need to find out which Hogwarts house you belong in? Here’s a link to register and find the Sorting Ceremony on our website. Or download the Wizarding World app to find out your house whilst wearing the Sorting Hat! You’ll need an adult to help you register.

And for more quizzes, crafting, articles and other fun activites go to the Harry Potter Reading Magic Hub.

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