The Department of Magical Law Enforcement was choked with bureaucracy until a routine summons took one official to a squalid shack in Little Hangleton. A pin-striped suit would be useless for facing the violence of the Gaunt family, it took the steady nerve of a career lawman. This Bob Ogden Quiz looks back at the key memory that revealed the Dark Lord’s origins.

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Bob Ogden Quiz Questions
- Which Ministry department did Bob Ogden work for?
- What position did Bob Ogden hold by the mid-1920s?
- In which book does Bob Ogden’s Pensieve memory appear?
- What was Ogden investigating when he visited the Gaunt shack?
- Which Muggle was Morfin accused of cursing?
- What magical offense did Ogden intend to address with Morfin?
- Who was abusive toward Merope Gaunt during Ogden’s visit?
- What language did Morfin speak that Ogden could not understand?
- What happened to Ogden when Morfin first attacked him?
- What did Ogden use to stop Marvolo from attacking Merope?
- What did Ogden do after escaping the Gaunt property?
- What was the outcome of the Ministry raid following Ogden’s report?
- Which Wizengamot action followed Ogden’s investigation?
- What notable clothing choice made Ogden stand out upon arrival?
- Whose memories did Dumbledore show Harry to reveal Ogden’s encounter?
- What ultimately happened to Bob Ogden before the events of Half-Blood Prince?
- What personality trait does Ogden display during his Gaunt encounter?
- What key historical detail does Ogden’s memory reveal?
- What structure was the Gaunt home?
- Who physically threatened Ogden inside the home?
- What clue signaled to Ogden that Morfin had cursed Tom Riddle Sr.?
- Which wizard retrieved Ogden’s memory for the Pensieve?
- What was Ogden’s primary motivation during the Gaunt visit?
- What year is Ogden’s Gaunt visit estimated to have occurred?
- What did Ogden observe about the Gaunt family’s living conditions?
- How did Ogden initially respond to Marvolo’s aggression?
- What did Ogden’s report indirectly enable for Merope?
- What magical heritage fact did Ogden witness firsthand?
- What lasting significance does Ogden’s memory hold?
- What narrative function does Tiberius serve?
