10 Biggest Unsolved Harry Potter Mysteries

3. The Department Of Mysteries Mysteries

Harry Potter Department of Mysteries
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As you might expect from a literal department of mysteries, this area of the Ministry of Magic is rather, well, mysterious. It's here we have things like the prophecy regarding Harry as the Chosen One, but so much more besides.

The exact purpose of all these prophecies and mysteries is itself unclear, but then you drill down into some of the specifics.

Specifics like a tank of brains, a wall adorned with time-turners, a chamber to explore space, and a locked room that is said to contain love. The whats, whys, and hows of these are all massively intriguing questions, especially given they lie within the government building and the brains at least are super creepy, but they seem like mysteries destined to remain that way.

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