Good evening.
I'm Dame Helen Mirren, and tonight we're making history.
There are only three houses left competing to claim this.
Those teams are Hufflepuff,
Ravenclaw,
and Slytherin.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Grand Final of
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses.
Let the games begin.
Well, now, we're going to play a new game to find out which two of our houses
will go to play head-to-head for the championship.
Now, this game is called...
Quick-Quotes Quill.
The QuickQuotes Quill was, of course, a magical quill.
It wrote words usually inaccurately as the person spoke.
But in this game, you have no room for error.
Players, before you is a portrait wall featuring eight wonderful characters,
professor, students, Muggles,
and even he who must not be named.
His name is Voldemort, Helen.
You might as well use it.
So, I'm going to show you a scene
where we've abruptly cut one of those characters off mid-sentence.
Now, you have to buzz in as fast as you can
and tell me the very next word they say.
Now, if you're right, we'll place your house crest
over that character's portrait
and the individual that answered it correctly
will anxiously wait for their remaining teammates to join them.
The first two houses to get three house crests on the wall
will be the two teams competing for that tournament trophy.
Here we go.
Our first character is the very confident and self-assured,
Draco Malfoy.
Wait until my father hears that Dumbledore's
got this oaf teaching classes.
Shut up, Malfoy.
Ravenclaw. Annie?
-Dementor. -Let's watch the clip.
Dementor, Dementor.
You are correct, Ravenclaw.
So, let's put a Ravenclaw crest on Draco's portrait.
Guys, we got this.
Now, here is our next character, Rubeus Hagrid.
I demand that you leave at once, sir. You are breaking and entering!
Dry up, Dursley, you great...
Yes!
-Slytherin. -Prune.
Let's see if you're right.
Dry up, Dursley, you great prune.
And you're right. Well done.
Here is our third character, Professor Minerva McGonagall.
The heir alone would be able to open the chamber
and unleash the...
-Ravenclaw. Vincent? -Horror.
Let's see if you're right.
The heir alone would be able to open the chamber
and unleash the horror.
Good luck. One more, okay?
Well done, Vincent.
Ravenclaw, you have two shields up there
and you just need one more to make it to the next round.
No pressure.
Everything to play for now.
Here is our fourth character, the strict disciplinarian,
Dolores Umbridge.
Study hard and you will be rewarded.
Fail to do so and the consequences maybe...
-Slytherin. Ryan. -Severe.
Let's see if you're right.
Fail to do so and the consequences maybe severe.
Congratulations, Ryan. Well done.
Ravenclaw,
Slytherin,
you need just one more shield to get to the next round.
Hufflepuff, you need to get yourselves on the board here. I'm sure you will.
Now, here is our fifth character, Severus Snape.
If anyone here
has any knowledge of Mr. Potter's movements this evening,
I invite them to step forward...
Slytherin, to put yourselves into the final, what is your answer?
Now.
Let's see if you're right.
I invite them to step forward...
now.
Congratulations, Michelle.
You've just taken your team into the final.
Slytherin, Slytherin, Slytherin...
So, there's just one spot left in the head-to-head.
It will be either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff.
Hufflepuff, you need to get three up there.
As of now there's not yet one shield.
Now, here is our sixth character,
the constantly annoyed, magic- hating Muggle,
Vernon Dursley.
I should think you'll be a little more grateful.
We've raised you since you were a baby, giving you the food of our table.
Even let you have Dudley's second...
-Team Hufflepuff. -Bedroom.
Let's see if you're right.
We've raised you since you were a baby, giving you the food of our table.
Even let you have Dudley's second bedroom.
Congratulations, Adriana.
You've just brought Hufflepuff up there on the board.
And now, here is our seventh character,
the Dark Lord himself.
My wand and Potter's share the same core.
They are in some ways...
Louise, if you're correct,
you're going to take Ravenclaw through to the head-to-head final.
-What is your answer? -Brothers.
Louise,
that is incorrect.
So, Team Hufflepuff, you can buzz in.
-David, what is your answer? -Twins.
Let's see if you're right.
They are in some ways...
twins.
Well done, David.
Team Ravenclaw, Team Hufflepuff, there is only one clip left.
Whoever gets this right will take their team into the head-to-head final.
Very good luck to both of you.
Here is our eighth and last character,
the charmingly quirky, Luna Lovegood.
-Quibbler? -Oh, please.
What's a Wrackspurt?
Invisible creatures. They float in your ears and make your brain go...
Team Hufflepuff,
if you get this correct,
you'll take your team through to the head-to-head final.
-What is your answer? -Fuzzy.
Let's see if you're right.
What's a Wrackspurt?
Invisible creatures. They float in your ears and make your brain go fuzzy.
Luke.
Congratulations, Luke.
I can see your heart pounding, so was all of ours, during that.
-My sweater's like that. -Yeah.
And what a change around, because Hufflepuff had no shields up there
and now look how you've turned it around.
So, you've given your team a place in the head- to-head final.
Congratulations.
Hufflepuff! Hufflepuff! Hufflepuff!
Louise, you were certainly a worthy opponent.
Thank you.
Your team, Ravenclaw, the three of you and your house were really exemplary.
Many congratulations for getting this far. Better luck next time.
-Thank you, Helen. -All right. Thank you.
Ravenclaw! Ravenclaw! Ravenclaw!
When we come back, Team Hufflepuff and Team Slytherin
will continue on their quest for the ultimate victory.
Don't move an inch.
Welcome back.
We began the night with three houses, but we are now down to just two.
Michelle, why is your house the most deserving?
-We're Slytherins. -Of course.
Hufflepuff is the hardworking house, but we've done the most to get here.
We've had to play in an extra game.
You have, absolutely. Adriana, how are you feeling?
I'm feeling confident.
I mean, the Slytherins are definitely the comeback kids,
so we're up against a little bit of pressure, but we're excited.
And we'll earn that trophy.
Well, jolly good luck. Now it's time for The Dueling Club.
In this round, our teams test their opponents
on how well they know their own house by firing questions at individual players.
The questions in this round are worth ten, thirty, and fifty points.
So, our teams are going to have to be very strategic
about who they choose to answer each question.
However, your houses behind you
will be playing along with each question,
so they will hopefully be adding points to your score.
Slytherin, the first question about Hufflepuff is worth ten points.
Who do you want to fire the question at?
I'm thinking David, just because he gives me a smart vibe.
He's got glasses. He reminds you of a professor, you see?
I agree. -It's like a shaven Dumbledore.
All right, David, here's the question.
In the Sorcerer's Stone,
Hufflepuff finished the year with how many house points?
A, 322, B, 332,
C, 342, or D, 352?
I'm really glad this is just a ten-point question.
I believe option C, 342.
That is incorrect, David.
The correct answer is D, 352.
But let's see how your housemates did.
They were correct.
You earned a total of ten points.
This question about Slytherin is worth ten points.
Who do you want to answer it?
They're all extremely bright.
But why don't we do Michelle this time?
Oh, Michelle. Here's your question.
Early in the Goblet of Fire book,
a Muggle was killed after stumbling upon the crafty Voldemort
discussing his plans. What was his name?
Was it A, Stanley Eldridge,
B, Frank Bryce,
C, Langdon Shaw,
or D, Gilbert Bingley?
I feel pretty confident in this one.
Frank Bryce is the one who was killed shortly
before his seventy-seventh birthday.
You are absolutely right.
Ten points for Slytherin.
Well done, Michelle. Let's see how your housemates did.
You earned a total of twenty points for that one.
This question about Hufflepuff is worth thirty points.
Well, I'm less sure about this one. I see that Luke is also wearing glasses.
Why don't we go with the theme of just glasses?
Luke, okay.
In the Harry Potter books, it's revealed that before attending Hogwarts,
Hufflepuff Justin Finch-Fletchley's name
was down for which Muggle school instead?
Was it, A, Oxford, B, Eton,
C, Andover, or D, Gordonstoun?
So, I feel like I remember in this moment, he's bragging.
So for me, it's between Oxford and Eton.
I'm gonna go with B, Eton.
Luke, you're absolutely correct.
And you won thirty points for your team.
So, let's see how your housemates did.
Yes!
Another thirty points. And now, once more back to you, Hufflepuff.
This question about Slytherin is worth thirty points.
I'm trying to think of, like, the buzz around and who was quick on the buzzer.
I feel like Giulia was quicker.
Yeah, maybe we go for Giulia and save the harder one for Ryan.
And here's the question.
Voldemort was often referred to as "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."
But in the Sorcerer's Stone film, three characters do say his name aloud.
Who does not?
A, Harry, B, Hagrid,
C, Professor McGonagall, or D, Hermione?
I'm thinking it's got to be Hagrid,
because when he's telling Harry everything about his past,
he says, "V...",
and then he says, "I don't want to say it."
So, I'm going to go with Hagrid. Yes.
I'm afraid that's wrong, Giulia. The answer is C, Professor McGonagall.
Oh, man.
But let's see how your house did.
Good.
You've earned a total of thirty points.
Now, it's your critical fifty-point Dueling Club question,
which will be posed by famous alumni from your own houses.
There's only one Hufflepuff player who hasn't played this round yet, Adriana.
To ask that fifty-point question is Hufflepuff's house ghost,
the Fat Friar.
Please welcome Simon Fisher-Becker.
Hello, everyone.
Congratulations, fellow Hufflepuffs on making it to the final.
Where was Helga Hufflepuff's cup
when young Tom Riddle got his hands on it?
Was it A, a Borgin and Burkes Cabinet,
B, Hepzibah Smith's house,
C, a Gringotts Vault,
D, Marvolo Gaunt's Garden?
So, Tom Riddle woos Hepzibah Smith
into giving it to him. So B, Hepzibah Smith.
Well, let's see if you're right.
The answer is B. Nice work, Hufflepuffs.
You've made your house proud.
Good luck with the rest of the final. You can do it.
Well done, Adriana. Okay. Now, let's see how your housemates did.
Yeah!
So, you earned
a total of one hundred points there.
Well done, Hufflepuffs.
Now, it's Slytherin's chance to try to answer a fifty-point question.
So, Hufflepuff, why did you leave Ryan?
Well, it's easy. It's courtesy, ladies first.
I like your style, David.
If it's true that it's more fun to play a villain,
then this fine young actor must have truly enjoyed himself
playing Harry's foil, Draco Malfoy.
Please welcome Tom Felton.
Hello again, everybody.
Congratulations, Slytherins,
making it to the finale is quite the achievement. Bravo!
Yes, bravo.
Slytherins are characteristically ambitious,
and no one was more power-hungry than Dolores Umbridge.
Now, which of these positions did Umbridge
not hold at some point in her career?
A, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister,
B, Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission,
C, Hogwarts High Inquisitor,
or D, Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement?
My favorite character is Professor Dolores Umbridge.
I'm gonna go with D,
Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
Let's see if you're correct.
The answer is D.
Yes!
Fifty points for Slytherin.
Now, keep it going.
The tournament trophy is within your grasp.
Let's see how your housemates did.
You also
have earned a total of one hundred points.
My goodness me, this is a real head-to-head.
Luke Youngblood... so, tell us where do our points stand?
Oh, well, it's a very tense game, isn't it?
It certainly is.
Slytherin are currently at one hundred and fifty,
and just narrowly in the lead is Hufflepuff
with one hundred and seventy points!
Everybody, hold on to your hippogriffs, because when we come back,
there might be an actual actor from the Sorcerer's Stone film
standing right there.
I don't think you want to miss that now, do you?
So, welcome back.
It's a nail-biting competition
with Slytherin on one hundred and fifty points,
and Hufflepuff just in the lead with one hundred and seventy points.
And we're on to round three, "The Department of Magical Game."
We're going to reveal some magical charms on our portrait wall.
And you're going to take turns picking a game to play.
Now, each question is worth fifty points.
But in this round, if the other team gets a question wrong,
you now have the opportunity to steal and win yourselves thirty points.
Each game in this round is inspired by tonight's theme,
the story that started it all,
The Sorcerer's Stone.
Hufflepuff, you're in the lead, so you get to play first.
Which game would you like to start off with?
Homenum Revelio sounds interesting.
Homenum Revelio.
The Homenum Revelio charm
can be used to reveal a human presence
in the vicinity of the person who casts it.
So, in this game, we're going to reveal in person,
four humans, one of whom actually appeared in The Sorcerer's Stone film.
Now, it's your job to figure out which of the four people
is the actual actor who played the role on screen.
-Are you ready? -Absolutely.
Homenum Revelio.
Oh, you know which character this was.
I will tell you the one line that one of these gentlemen
famously delivered in King's Cross Station
over twenty years ago.
I just have to get myself together for this.
"Nine and three-quarters? You think you're being funny, do ya?"
So, Hufflepuff, for fifty points,
which one of them delivered that infamous line
to a young Harry Potter at King's Cross Station?
I remember that this character look like my dad.
At the time. We are both clearly bald men.
D is too big and C is too small,
so I think we're down to choosing between A and B.
I feel like I remember him having a kind face.
So, I feel, like, we should go with B.
-Your decision is B? -Yes.
Let's take a look at the clip.
Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me
where I might find platform Nine and three-quarters?
Nine and three-quarters? You think you're being funny, do you?
Nine and three-quarters? You think funny, do ya?
The most famous station guard in the world, Harry Taylor.
You know, most people don't realize the years of training
that we do to play our big roles.
So, Harry, tell me where did you train?
In a car. I was driving the director Chris Columbus on the movie.
Oh, my! Oh, my God.
His children chose me, his four children.
No. Oh, really?
Thank you, Harry.
So, Slytherin, it's your turn to play the game.
Which one do you want?
-My eye is drawn to Obscuro still. -I agree with that.
-Obscuro. -Good.
The Obscuro charm puts a blindfold over someone's eyes.
So, for us, this game is all about what you can hear.
So, listen carefully to this scene. Here we go.
So, for fifty points, what friend was Harry with in that scene?
I've heard like... like steady noise,
so I feel like that reminds me of, like, the train.
Was that a train or was it the crunching of snow?
Because I could have seen him with Hedwig.
Yeah, you're right. It might actually be just Hedwig.
It could be just Hedwig.
Altogether, one, two, three. Hedwig.
Let's take a look.
Fifty points for Slytherin. Excellent.
So, Hufflepuff, it's your turn to pick a game.
Accio is definitely the spell that I would pick.
Yeah.
Okay. The Accio charm can be used to summon a specific object toward you.
Tonight we've acciod a set of actual props from the Harry Potter films.
Take a look at these pairs of oven gloves.
One of them is the actual pair Hagrid wore in the Sorcerer's Stone
when he was in his hut handling the soon-to-hatch dragon egg.
Which of the actual pair of oven gloves that were used in the film?
Well, do any of them smell like dragon?
Don't know if they would do,
like, a Robbie Coltrane-sized glove or they would amp it up for Hagrid.
Well, I'm thinking about how big the egg is. It's about this big.
I would throw out B and C as being too big.
I also think that if it were E, this bright blue and white pattern,
that would have stood out and I think we would remember that.
-Do you feel you have an answer? -I think it could possibly be D,
because they've doled it down enough that it's not too distracting.
Oh, yeah. That's a good point. I'd say let's go with D.
-Okay. -Let's take a look.
So, it's D. Congratulations.
That's another fifty points for Hufflepuff.
So, Slytherin, your turn. It's worth fifty points, so it's a big one.
It might be better to go with a known entity.
We've done Engorgio before and we've made it work twice.
I'll never say no to Engorgio.
Engorgio is, of course, the engorgement charm
used to make regular things grow extremely large.
So, this is an enlarged version of an article of clothing
worn by a character in The Sorcerer's Stone, who wore it?
It's definitely pajamas.
I think we can all agree on that just by the pattern alone.
They're tight PJ pants. They're not billowy and loose.
Yeah, they're not billowy. It... it's definitely Dudley.
-Cousin Dudley. -Cousin Dudley.
Slytherin, I'm afraid that's wrong.
So, it's over to Team Hufflepuff. You have a chance to steal.
If you get this right, you'll get thirty points.
What do you think the answer is?
I'm wondering if this might be something worn by Vernon Dursley
and we see it in the Hut-on-the-Rock scene.
-I think so. -Yeah.
That's what I would be thinking.
If you get this right, you will be a hundred points ahead of Slytherin.
You both got it wrong. So, nobody gets points for that one.
Let's find out where we stand with the scores.
Did somebody call?
So first of all, let me remind you, Dame Helen,
that there's only one round left to go.
Now as things stand, Slytherin
have two hundred points,
but creeping away
is Hufflepuff with two hundred and seventy!
When we come back, these two teams and their houses
will be playing the decisive Golden Snitch round
with everything at stake.
It can turn around very quickly. We'll be right back.
This is it.
The final round of the final match of our Tournament of Houses.
Our loyal Hufflepuffs and determined Slytherins
are about to face-off one last time.
The stakes are higher than ever, because whichever house is victorious
will earn the title of House Champion, and the winner will also win this.
The winning house will receive a once in a lifetime trip
to Wizarding World locations across the East Coast,
including a shopping spree to Harry Potter, New York store,
tickets to the award-winning Broadway production
of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,
a trip to the brand new Harry Potter the exhibition,
and an amazing four days,
three nights trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
at Universal Orlando Resort.
So, there are only seventy points between our teams.
And in this game, the scores can change very quickly.
It's called The Golden Snitch round.
You'll have to answer six questions.
Meanwhile, your houses will be playing along, too.
And to make things even more interesting,
you now have just ten seconds to answer.
Each question is worth fifty points.
But if your house runs the table and gets all six answers right,
we'll double their three hundred points to six hundred points.
-Hufflepuffs, are you ready? -Yes!
-Slytherins, are you ready? -Yeah!
So here we go.
When Harry expressed concern that Voldemort's allies
were showing movement again
in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which beings did he not mention?
A, Giants, B, Trolls,
C, Dementors, or D, Werewolves?
Ten seconds.
Lock in your answers.
Hufflepuff, you went for A. And Slytherin, you went for C.
One of you is correct.
And the correct answer is C, Dementors. Well done, Slytherin.
And the next question.
In this scene,
Harry is entering a memory in Tom Riddle's Diary that's from which date?
A, May 12, B, June 13,
C, September 22, or D, November 4?
I'm absolutely positive on this one as well.
It's B.
And lock in your answers.
So, you both went for B, June 13.
And you're both correct.
Here comes the next question.
Which film in the Harry Potter franchise
does not feature an onscreen appearance by the Sorting Hat?
A, The Sorcerer's Stone,
B, The Chamber of Secrets,
C, The Prisoner of Azkaban,
or D, The Deathly Hallows Part2?
Ten seconds.
I think Prisoner of Azkaban.
And lock in your answers.
And you've both gone for the same answer again.
You've both gone for C, The Prisoner of Azkaban.
And you both earned fifty points.
This is very tense. Question four.
In the book The Sorcerer's Stone,
Harry learned that although people rarely died playing Quidditch,
referees sometimes vanished and turned up months later where?
A, the North Pole,
B, the Amazon Jungle,
C, the Sahara Desert,
or D, Mount Everest?
Santa Claus' workshop.
Sahara Desert?
And lock up your answers.
And you both went for C, The Sahara Desert.
And for fifty points, the correct answer is C.
Question five of six questions.
What kind of wand caused this to happen?
A, Elm, B, Blackthorn,
C, Willow, or D, Holly?
Blackthorn.
And lock in your answers.
And you both went for B, Blackthorn.
And the correct answer is
B, Blackthorn.
And here comes the last question.
During the Quidditch World Cup in the Goblet of Fire book,
Viktor Krum pulled off a move that awed the crowd.
What was the name of the move?
Was it, A, The Sekula Gambit,
B, The Wronski Feint,
C, The Mandola Maneuver,
or D, The Buffalino Blitz?
Ten seconds.
B.
Maybe they're to get the Curse of the child.
I don't know.
And lock up your answers.
What a way to end.
You both gone for the same answer again, B, The Wronski Feint.
And you're both correct.
And that's it for the questions in this round.
Besides the one question everyone is asking right now,
who is our first ever Hogwarts Tournament of Houses champion?
So, Luke.
What's our current score?
So as things stand, just twenty points separate these two teams.
Oh, my goodness.
Slytherin have five hundred,
and narrowly in the lead is Hufflepuff with five-twenty.
Incredible!
Good Goblins, this is close.
But nothing's been decided yet,
because it all depends on how your houses scored.
So, Luke?
Yes, Dame Helen?
Let's take a break.
So, join us to find out how the houses' score impact
these team's scores and watch one team lift that trophy after the break.
So, welcome back to the Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses.
This is tense.
As things stand, the scores are Slytherin
has five hundred, and with a narrow lead,
Hufflepuff has five hundred and twenty.
But nothing's been decided yet.
Teams, as you know your fate all hangs on how well
your houses scored in that final round.
Let's find out how House Slytherin scored.
Okay, Dame Helen.
This is a big night, and a big moment.
House Slytherin got five answers right,
giving them another two hundred and fifty points.
Just amazing! Amazing.
Taking them to seven hundred and fifty!
So that means Hufflepuff House,
you now need two hundred and thirty points to tie.
How did Hufflepuff House score?
I can tell you this, Dame Helen.
They need five correct answers to win.
Five correct answers to carry Hufflepuff to victory.
And tonight...
they did it. Five answers correct!
Two hundred and fifty points!
Which puts them on seven hundred and seventy!
You did it!
Hufflepuff! Hufflepuff!
-How do you feel, Adriana? -I am overwhelmed!
Hufflepuffs!
-How do you feel, Luke? -It feels really amazing.
You know what? This whole experience has been so incredible.
It's like being in a pressure cooker
with people that love the same story that you do.
I mean, what more could everyone in this room want?
-I'm so thankful to our house as well. -Yes. Your house did it for you.
And David, David, I can see you've already got your hands on the prize.
Yes. Well, I'm, I'm studying this carefully.
I'm trying to figure out where it would fit in with the decor of my apartment.
And I have to say Slytherin were very noble opponent as well, weren't they?
I mean, grand, grand game.
Seeing you people who love the same story you do,
there is nothing more incredible than that.
And I really get that feeling of a community here which is so lovely.
And may I just add?
We could not have had a more wonderful host than you, Dame Helen.
Ladies and gentlemen, and all the Houses of Hogwarts,
please join me as I say congratulations to the winners.
It's Hufflepuff House!
That officially concludes our tournament.
It's been an honor to have been a part of this.
It's truly a magical celebration of Harry Potter.
We're all headed to the Leaky Cauldron for Butterbeers and Treacle tart.
The only thing left to say is thank you so much for watching.
I, I think I'm gonna miss this place.
Goodnight!