document_title: List of supporting Harry Potter characters

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text: List of supporting Harry Potter characters

text: The Dursleys[edit]

text: The Dursley family are Harry Potter's last living relatives. To ensure Harry's safety, Albus Dumbledore placed him in the Dursleys' care when he was a baby. The Dursleys live at Number 4, Privet Drive, Little Whinging in Surrey, England. They are all Muggles, and despise all things related to magic – and anything out of the ordinary in general – and the Wizarding World, especially the Potters.

text: Vernon Dursley[edit]

text: Vernon Dursley is Harry's uncle, Petunia's husband (and therefore Lily Potter's brother-in-law), Dudley's father and Marge's younger brother. Vernon is described as a big, beefy man, the literal human embodiment of a walrus, with hardly any neck, and a large moustache. He is very much the head of his family, laying down most of the rules for Harry and doing most of the threatening, as well as spoiling Dudley. He is also the director of a drill-making firm, Grunnings, and seems to be quite successful in his career. He regularly reads the Daily Mail.

text: Uncle Vernon and his wife have grudgingly raised Harry from an early age. He and Petunia were often hostile to Harry and never informed him about the magical world, including how his parents died; they explained it away as a car crash. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, he uses one of his drills to put bars on Harry's window to keep him at 4 Privet Drive, but this plan is defeated by the Weasleys, who use a rope to grapple the bars off. Unlike Petunia, who proves to have a slight feeling of familial loyalty to Harry, Vernon seems to hate his nephew so much that in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, he is willing to throw him out of the house, knowing that doing so would put him in grave danger. In fact, while discussing the Dementor attack with Harry, Vernon actually hopes aloud that Harry will receive the death penalty. Vernon also has an aversion to imagination, to any references to magic, and anything even slightly out of the ordinary; in the first book, when Harry mentions dreaming about a flying motorbike, Vernon responds by angrily bellowing that motorbikes do not fly, despite Harry's protests that it was only a dream.

text: When the Dursleys decide to leave Privet Drive to go into hiding, Vernon nearly shakes Harry's hand good-bye, though he ultimately cannot bring himself to do it. In the film version, he leaves without even a word to Harry although a deleted scene showing Dudley and Harry's reconciliation shows him saying "This is farewell".

text: Vernon is portrayed by Richard Griffiths in the film series.

text: Petunia Dursley[edit]

text: Petunia Dursley  is Harry's maternal aunt, Lily Potter's older sister, Vernon's wife, Dudley's mother, and Marge's sister-in-law. She is described as a bony woman with blonde hair that she passed down to her son, a "rather horsey" face and a very long neck, and spends most of her time spying on her neighbours. Her eyes are large and pale, quite unlike Lily's. Her entire family, except Lily, is made up of Muggles. According to Petunia, her parents were proud of having a witch in the family, but Petunia saw her sister as a freak. In fact, Petunia was envious and resentful of Lily's magical abilities[1] and went so far as to write to Dumbledore, pleading to be allowed to enter Hogwarts. Dumbledore gently denied her enrollment. Afterwards, Petunia grew bitter towards the school and, by extension, towards the wizarding world in general. She had no contact with Lily after her marriage to James Potter and the birth of her nephew, Harry, though she did send the family a "horrible vase" that baby Harry broke while riding on a toy broom. The gift echoes Harry's Dursley-sent Christmas presents, which are never pretty or welcome.

text: Petunia has more knowledge of the wizarding world than she is initially willing to admit. After the Dementors attack Harry and Dudley, Petunia states that she knows Dementors guard the wizard prison, Azkaban. When Harry and the rest of her family look at her strangely, she explains that she heard "that awful boy" telling Lily about them years ago. Harry assumes that the "awful boy" was his father, James, but in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, he learns via flashback memories that it was actually Severus Snape, who knew both Lily and Petunia when they were children. On one occasion, Petunia, but mostly her husband, almost throws Harry out of their house, but when she receives a Howler from Albus Dumbledore, she decides not to send the boy away due to the agreement she had made with Dumbledore (although she covers by claiming that her decision is based on what the neighbors might think if the Dursleys threw Harry out).

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Before the Dursleys leave Privet Drive to go into hiding, Petunia almost wishes Harry good luck, suggesting that she does feel a tiny sense of familial attachment to her nephew; however her self-imposed dislike of magic prevents her from doing so, and she leaves without a word. In the film version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, she leaves Harry without showing any sentiment; however, in a deleted scene on the Blu-ray/DVD release, Petunia shows acknowledgment of the wizarding world, and ultimately deep sadness and remorse for the loss of her younger sister Lily, reminding Harry that she lost a sister as well.[2]
In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Petunia Dursley is mentioned as having died a few years after Harry's second son Albus Severus started studying at Hogwarts.

text: Actress Fiona Shaw portrays Petunia in the films, with Ariella Paradise playing her as a child.

text: Dudley Dursley[edit]

text: Dudley Dursley is the only child of Vernon and Petunia, Marge's only nephew and Harry's only cousin. Described as a very large, blond boy (though dark-haired in the films), Dudley is generally given his way in almost everything, and shows the symptoms of a spoiled brat. Dudley is a cold-hearted bully and the leader of a gang of thugs with whom he regularly beats up Harry and younger children on the flimsiest of excuses. For this purpose, he is described early in the first novel as the reason for Harry being friendless before enrolling at Hogwarts, as even though Harry was good at sports and got good grades, he was the favorite victim of Dudley's bullying, rendering classmates too scared to admit to liking him. He is only one month older than Harry, meaning that his birthday must be sometime in late June. The same year Harry starts at Hogwarts, Dudley is enrolled at his father's old private boarding school, Smeltings.

text: In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Dudley is given a pig's tail by Rubeus Hagrid which has to be removed at a private hospital in London. In Goblet of Fire, the Smeltings school nurse advises the Dursleys to put him on a strict diet. During the summer when this diet is enforced, the Weasleys arrive at Number 4, Privet Drive to pick Harry up for the Quidditch World Cup, and Fred Weasley "accidentally" drops a Ton-Tongue Toffee, which enlarges Dudley's tongue to four feet long before his hysterical mother reluctantly allows Arthur Weasley to shrink it.

text: In the fifth book, two Dementors attack Dudley and Harry in an alley. Dudley collapses, and Harry uses the Patronus Charm to drive a group of Dementors away from himself and his cousin. Mrs. Figg then comes running in and reveals she is a Squib by talking about Dementors. Harry and Mrs. Figg carry the shaken Dudley home, though Dudley is convinced that Harry made the dementors appear in the first place. After the confrontation, Harry wonders what sort of bad memories Dudley could have relived, as Dementors force people to relive their worst experiences. Rowling later revealed, in an on-line chat, that Dudley's worst fear was seeing himself for who he really was: a cruel, selfish, violent bully with no feelings whatsoever for others, and this revelation shocked him to the core.[1] The experience does give Dudley a more favourable impression of Harry, as seen in Deathly Hallows, when Dudley is the only member of the family to accept Harry: he shakes his hand and thanks him for saving his soul from the Dementor attack, and shows some concern for him when the Dursleys leave to go into hiding. In his appreciation of his cousin's belated gratitude, Harry says good-bye to him using Dudley's former nickname, "Big D". In the film version, however, there is no such sentiment as Dudley leaves Harry before he can say any final words; however, on the Blu-ray/DVD release, a deleted scene includes the reconciliation between the two cousins.[3]

text: Rowling revealed on her website that many people have asked her to include an adult Dudley with a wizarding child in the epilogue of Deathly Hallows, and that she herself considered it, but decided upon reflection that any "latent wizarding genes would never survive contact with Uncle Vernon's DNA" and thus she did not do so. Rowling says that Harry and Dudley would "stay on Christmas card" terms for the rest of their lives,[4] and that Harry would take his family to visit Dudley's when they were in the neighbourhood, but it was something that James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna "would dread".[5] However, Dudley's kids and Harry's occasionally would "get together while the adults sat in awkward silence". In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child it is also mentioned that adult Dudley sent Harry his baby blanket, the only surviving possession of Harry's from his parents.

text: Dudley is portrayed by Harry Melling in the Harry Potter films. Melling had to wear a fat suit, as he lost a considerable amount of weight as the films progressed.[6]

text: Marge Dursley[edit]

text: Marjorie Eileen[7] "Marge" Dursley is Vernon's older sister and described as physically resembling him; a large woman with hardly any neck and even a bit of a moustache, even though it is not as bushy as Vernon's. Though she is not a relative of Harry, he has been forced to call her "Aunt Marge" throughout his whole life with the Dursleys. Marge lives in the country, where she breeds bulldogs and because of her commitment to her animals, she rarely visits Privet Drive, to Harry's considerable relief. She adores her nephew, Dudley and treats Harry with contempt and cruelty. Though naturally an unpleasant and reprehensible person, Aunt Marge believes that Harry is a horrible boy, owing to Vernon and Petunia's lies, and delights in insulting both him and his dead parents. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban after she insults Harry's parents, Harry loses his temper and accidentally inflates her, thus causing her to blow up like a monstrous balloon and float up to the ceiling. Marge is later rescued, changed back to normal, and the Ministry of Magic modifies her memory, so she would have no recollection of the incident. She also appeared in a memory in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: When Harry is chased up a tree by one of Marge's bulldogs named Ripper.

text: Pam Ferris appeared as Marge in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, in which she floats out of the house and into the sky after being inflated.

text: Others[edit]

text: Bathilda Bagshot[edit]

text: Bathilda Bagshot is a noted historian in the wizarding world, and author of the book A History of Magic. She lives in the village where Harry was born, Godric's Hollow, and is an old family friend of Dumbledore, as well as being the Potters' neighbour and friend. Gellert Grindelwald is her great-nephew, which is why he comes to live in Godric's Hollow after being expelled from Durmstrang. Bathilda is a major source of information for Rita Skeeter's biography of Dumbledore, who extracts this information under the influence of Veritaserum; it is possible her memory is also modified following the "interview."[8] Harry decides to go to Godric's Hollow to get information from Bathilda, and because he wants to see his parents' grave. Hermione thinks that Dumbledore might have entrusted her with Gryffindor's Sword. Bathilda dies before Harry's arrival in Godric's Hollow, probably at the hand of Lord Voldemort (or one of his Death Eaters), who enchants her decaying body to use as an outer skin for his snake, Nagini to wait for Harry. The snake is then instructed to subdue Harry when he arrives in Bathilda's house looking for the sword until Voldemort himself can get there to finish him off.

text: Hazel Douglas plays Bathilda in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.

text: Frank Bryce[edit]

text: Frank Bryce is a reclusive Muggle World War II veteran who works as the caretaker of the Riddle family mansion in Little Hangleton. In 1942, the Riddles were murdered by Tom Riddle (later to become Lord Voldemort), and since Bryce had the keys to the large house where the deaths occurred, he was arrested and questioned in connection with the murders. As there was lack of evidence (because the bodies were unmarked as the Killing Curse leaves no sign of violence or damage on the victims) the police could not prove that the Riddles had been murdered, and were forced to release Bryce. However, the community of Little Hangleton was distrustful of Bryce. As a result, he lived out the rest of his life by himself, living on the grounds of the Riddles' estate, while still tending to the grounds.

text: In the beginning of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Voldemort discreetly returns to the Riddle house. Bryce inadvertently overhears Voldemort's plan to kill Harry, initially thinking that Voldemort and Wormtail are spies, but before he can take action, Nagini reveals his presence to Voldemort, who kills him with the Avada Kedavra curse. He appears once more in the same book, during Harry and Voldemort's graveyard duel. The Priori Incantatem effect brings back an "echo" of Bryce from the tip of Voldemort's wand. Despite not knowing who he is, Bryce enthusiastically encourages Harry to keep fighting.

text: Dumbledore states his belief in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that the murder of Bryce was used to create Voldemort's presumably sixth and final Horcrux, implanted in Nagini. However, Rowling later said Voldemort used the earlier murder of Bertha Jorkins for this.[9]

text: Bryce is portrayed by Eric Sykes in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

text: Crabbe and Goyle[edit]

text: Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle are Slytherin students in Harry's year; both of their fathers, Crabbe Sr and Goyle Sr, are Death Eaters. Due to their size and strength, the pair act as Draco Malfoy's minions and serve to intimidate fellow students, being mentioned as "existing to do Malfoy's bidding". Crabbe and Goyle are both brawn-over-brains type; they are entirely lacking in introspection or curiosity, though Crabbe is shown to be significantly smarter than Goyle. They seem unable to make up their own minds or to see things their own way.

text: Crabbe and Goyle make their first appearance as new Slytherin Quidditch Beaters in the opening match against Gryffindor in their fifth year; after Harry catches the Snitch, Crabbe vents his frustration by purposely hitting a Bludger into Harry's back and knocking him off his broom, but receives the light punishment of writing lines. They do not return to the team the following year, as they regularly serve as Malfoy's lookouts during his forays into the Room of Requirement. After Malfoy leaves the school following the death of Dumbledore just before the end of the term, Crabbe and Goyle are left in a state of loneliness.

text: The three of them are reunited in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Both of them speak for the first time, Crabbe's voice being described as "oddly soft for someone with his huge frame" and Goyle's simply as a grunt. Crabbe has sided with the Death Eaters with more conviction than either Goyle or Malfoy, and becomes increasingly independent of Malfoy, well aware of the Malfoy family's falling out of favour with Voldemort. The pair have developed into surprisingly powerful wizards. Crabbe and Goyle are mentioned as having excelled in inflicting the Cruciatus Curse on other pupils who had received detentions under Amycus Carrow's direction: according to Neville Longbottom, it was "the first time they were the best in anything". During the fight for the Horcrux diadem with Harry, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in the Room of Requirement, Crabbe defies Malfoy's order to not kill Harry and casually throws around the Avada Kedavra curse. Finally, he summons Fiendfyre and turns the room into a blazing inferno, but it quickly rages beyond his control and ultimately leads to his death and the destruction of the Horcrux. Goyle is knocked unconscious during the ensuing fight, but is rescued along with Draco by Harry, Ron and Hermione. Goyle and Draco are left mourning Crabbe's death.

text: Jamie Waylett portrayed Crabbe and Joshua Herdman played Goyle in the first six films of the Harry Potter film series; only Herdman appears in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, with Crabbe's role in the plot being replaced by Goyle, and Goyle being replaced by Blaise Zabini.[10][11]

text: Gabrielle Delacour[edit]

text: Gabrielle Delacour is the only younger sister of Fleur Delacour. Her age in Goblet of Fire is estimated by Harry to be no more than eight, and this statement is reinforced when it is stated in Deathly Hallows that she is eleven. During the Triwizard Tournament, in which Fleur is the champion for Beauxbatons, Gabrielle along with Ron, Hermione, and Cho Chang is used as underwater "bait" for the champions to rescue. Unfortunately Fleur does not manage to rescue Gabrielle in time because she is held back by Grindylows and is forced to return to the surface, but Harry goes on to save her as well as his own hostage, Ron. She makes a small appearance later on in the book when the contestants' families are allowed to watch them compete. She is clinging to her mother and gives Harry a smile and a wave when she sees him, which is when he returns.

text: Fleur hints in Half-Blood Prince that Gabrielle (much like the young Ginny Weasley) has developed a crush on Harry, since she "never stops talking" about him. Gabrielle and Ginny serve as bridesmaids at Bill Weasley and Fleur's wedding in Deathly Hallows. Her part-Veela heritage begins to develop as she matures and she is nicknamed "Fleur in miniature". She retains the crush on Harry at that time, causing Ginny to clear her throat loudly in mild jealousy when she throws him a flirtatious look.

text: Gabrielle was portrayed by Angelica Mandy in the film adaptation of Goblet of Fire. Mandy reprised her role for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, but appeared only in background scenes and was uncredited.

text: Cedric Diggory[edit]

text: Cedric Diggory was a Hufflepuff student two years above Harry. A Hufflepuff prefect, he shows a notable streak of modesty, fairness, and loyalty. When he catches the Snitch and wins the match after Harry falls off his broomstick following an encounter with the Dementors, he believes the circumstances of the match to be unfair and protests that the result should be nullified and the match replayed. He is described as being exceptionally handsome, tall, with chiselled features, a straight nose, dark hair, and bright grey eyes.

text: In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Diggory is selected as the Hogwarts champion for the Triwizard Tournament. After Harry Potter is also picked to compete, Malfoy makes "Support Cedric Diggory/Potter Stinks" badges, which Diggory tries to discourage his housemates from wearing. For the first task, Diggory transfigures a rock into a dog to distract his dragon and successfully finds his golden egg, but he receives a burn on his cheek in the process. He is later Cho Chang's date for the Yule Ball. As compensation for Harry's warning about the dragons before the first task, Diggory assists Harry in solving the clue of the second task by telling him to take a bath with the egg in the prefects' bathroom and just "mull things over in the hot water". Cedric is the second of the four champions to find the village of the merpeople and rescue his hostage, using a Bubble-Head Charm, but surfaces one minute over the one-hour time limit.

text: During the third task, Harry saves Diggory's life twice while in the maze, and when they find the Triwizard Cup, Harry refuses to take it without Cedric, so they grab hold of it together. The cup turns out to be a Portkey which transports them to the Little Hangleton graveyard, where Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew await Harry's arrival; Pettigrew murders Diggory on the spot upon Voldemort's order to "kill the spare". In the midst of the Priori Incantatem effect during Harry's duel with Voldemort, Diggory's spirit appears and asks Harry to take his body back to his parents. Despite an attempted cover-up of the incident by the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore candidly reveals the true nature of Cedric's demise to the students at the end-of-term feast, stating that to attribute it to an accident would be "an insult to his memory". Cedric Diggory was in his sixth year at Hogwarts in The Goblet of Fire.

text: Robert Pattinson appeared as Cedric Diggory in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, a clip from which was shown again in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as a flashback. The actor who portrayed him in Prisoner of Azkaban is unidentified.

text: In the West End play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child we learn that Cedric also frees Albus and Scorpius from Delphi in the Triwizard maze. Albus must then make the decision to let Cedric go on and finish the maze, knowing this is sending him to his death.

text: In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Cedric is portrayed by actor Tom Milligan in the original cast and Rupert Henderson in the second cast.

text: Gellert Grindelwald[edit]

text: Gellert Grindelwald is a Dark wizard who, on a list of "Most Dangerous Dark Wizards of All Time," would be second only to Voldemort, according to Rita Skeeter's book The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore. His name is first mentioned in Philosopher's Stone on a Chocolate Frog card which notes that Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald in 1945.

text: Grindelwald attended the wizarding school Durmstrang, from which he was expelled at age sixteen for his dangerous and evil experiments that nearly resulted in the deaths of some of his fellow students. He left the symbol of the Deathly Hallows on one of the walls in Durmstrang before departing. After Durmstrang, he went to live with his great-aunt Bathilda Bagshot in Godric's Hollow, where he met the young Dumbledore. In Deathly Hallows, it was revealed that Grindelwald had gone to Godric's Hollow to investigate the grave of the Peverell brothers (the original owners of the Hallows), but struck up a close friendship with Dumbledore, and the two planned to establish a new world order, where wizards would rule over Muggles "for the greater good".  The phrase later became Grindelwald's excuse for the atrocities he committed in his reign of terror. They also planned to work together in their quest for the Hallows. Later Rowling claimed at a Q&A session that she implied Dumbledore being once in love with Grindelwald, and thus he has 'lost his moral compass,' but she did not say whether those feelings were returned.[12][13]

text: However, Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus' younger brother, argued against these plans, because he feared their grand ambitions would leave his disabled, traumatised sister, Ariana, abandoned. Later the argument culminated in a three-way duel among Albus, Aberforth, and Grindelwald. Ariana was inadvertently killed by one of them. Grindelwald fled, fearing retribution and Albus ended his friendship with him. Grindelwald became master of one of the Deathly Hallows, the Elder Wand, by stealing it from the previous owner, the wand-maker Gregorovitch. Gaining the Elder Wand's immense power, he subsequently committed many terrible acts. It is revealed that Grindelwald's actions have caused many deaths that have greatly affected the students of Durmstrang, including Viktor Krum, whose grandfather was murdered by Grindelwald.

text: After Grindelwald's rise to power, Dumbledore delayed meeting him again for several years due to his fear of being confronted with his sister's death and the fact that he himself might have been the one who accidentally killed her. Both wizards were highly intelligent and skilled in battle, and when their battle eventually occurred, those who witnessed it later said that no other wizarding duel ever matched it. Grindelwald, who at the time possessed the supposedly unbeatable Elder Wand, lost to Dumbledore. Since Dumbledore won the duel over Grindelwald, the Elder Wand transferred its allegiance to Dumbledore. After Dumbledore triumphed over Grindelwald, the defeated dark wizard was imprisoned in the top-most cell of Nurmengard. He remained there, growing emaciated and toothless through the ravages of the prison, until the events of Deathly Hallows when Voldemort arrives, seeking the Elder Wand. Grindelwald, showing no fear of Voldemort and welcoming death, tells him that he never owned the wand, and Voldemort kills him in rage. In the chapter "King's Cross", Harry suggests to Dumbledore that Grindelwald's last act may have been one of contrition, lying to Voldemort to prevent him from breaking into Dumbledore's tomb and taking the Elder Wand.

text: In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, young Grindelwald is portrayed by Jamie Campbell Bower[14] while the older Grindelwald is played by Michael Byrne. In the film, unlike in the book, Grindelwald reveals to Voldemort the whereabouts of the Elder Wand.

text: Grindelwald appears in the film  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, though he is disguised for most of the story as MACUSA chief Auror Percival Graves, played by Colin Farrell.[15]  Once his disguise is removed, he is briefly portrayed by Johnny Depp, who is set to return for the rest of the series.[16]

text: Viktor Krum[edit]

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Viktor Krum is a Seeker for the Bulgarian national Quidditch team who has entered the International Quidditch League at an early age. Many wizards of his time consider him a prodigy. He has bushy eyebrows and a hooked nose, which he inherited from his father. He is also described as being well coordinated on a broom but slightly unbalanced on land.[17]
Despite his success and fame, Krum appeared to be unhappy and lonely, and was further characterised as being very quiet and reserved, though Hermione says he is a genuinely nice person beneath the sullen exterior. In the Quidditch World Cup title game between Bulgaria and Ireland, he suffers a severe bloody nose during the match and catches the Snitch as quickly as he can to end it, which hands victory to Ireland because Bulgaria was trailing by 160 points at the time.

text: Krum is named Durmstrang champion upon entering his name for the prestigious Triwizard Tournament. He is often viewed with suspicion by his peers due to Durmstrang's reputation for teaching the Dark Arts, while looked upon with admiration for his feats, mainly by giggling Hogwarts girls. Whilst competing in the Triwizard Tournament, he takes to visiting the Hogwarts library to try to talk to Hermione. He eventually gains the courage to ask her to the Yule Ball, a traditional formal dance associated with the Triwizard Tournament. Krum has to rescue her from the merpeople in the Great Lake for the Second Task, revealing his deep affection for her. Immediately afterward, he invited her to stay with him in Bulgaria and stated that he had "never felt this way about a girl before." He becomes jealous of Harry when a slanderous news article by Rita Skeeter falsely states that Hermione is toying with both boys' affections, and confronts him about it. When he learns the truth, he and Harry become friendly, shortly before the appearance of a mentally incapacitated Bartemius Crouch Sr. Crouch's disguised son stuns Krum shortly afterward, to murder his father unnoticed. In the climax of the book, Krum, under the influence of an Imperius Curse cast by Barty Crouch Jr, uses the Cruciatus Curse on Cedric Diggory to eliminate any opposition for Harry to win the tournament, but is not arrested nor punished for this, as he was not in control of his own faculties.

text: Krum briefly returns in Deathly Hallows, as a wedding guest of Bill and Fleur. He has a heated discussion with Xenophilius Lovegood, after he recognises a symbol that Xenophilius wears around his neck as the mark of Grindelwald; the symbol is later discovered to be the mark of the Deathly Hallows. His attitude suggests that he wants to get back together with Hermione, and he is disgruntled to see her dancing with Ron. Krum then asked Harry (who was disguised as a Weasley) whether or not Ginny Weasley was single, showing that he had his eye on her too. J.K. Rowling later stated that Krum eventually found love in his native Bulgaria.

text: Stanislav Ianevski portrayed Krum in the film adaptation of Goblet of Fire. He made a brief appearance in Deathly Hallows, but his scenes were cut from the film.

text: Augusta Longbottom[edit]

text: Augusta Longbottom is Neville's paternal grandmother, introduced in Philosopher's Stone before Neville leaves for Hogwarts. She raised him from a young age after Neville's parents were tortured and permanently incapacitated (using the Cruciatus Curse) by a group of Death Eaters led by Bellatrix Lestrange. Early on, it is established that Neville is terrified of his grandmother, who is a very strict disciplinarian, a perfectionist, a staunch opponent of Voldemort and a no-nonsense witch, especially towards Neville, sometimes complaining he is not as gifted a wizard as his father.

text: In Order of the Phoenix, Neville discloses that his grandmother fully supports Harry and Dumbledore's proclamations that Voldemort had returned, even going so far as to cancel her subscription to the Daily Prophet, because they keep toeing the Ministry of Magic line that Harry was lying. Later, Harry and his friends are visiting Arthur Weasley in St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries and meet Augusta and Neville who are visiting Frank and Alice (Neville's parents); Augusta explains to Harry's friends how Neville's parents got into that state. She reprimands Neville for failing to have already told his friends what happened to his parents, saying he should be "proud" to be their son for their bravery.

text: In Half-Blood Prince, Augusta wants Neville to continue studying Transfiguration instead of Charms, which she considers a soft option. It is revealed by Minerva McGonagall that Augusta thinks like this because she failed her Charms O.W.L. McGonagall also writes a letter to Augusta telling her it's time that she "learned to be proud of the grandson she's got, rather than the one she thinks she ought to have".[18]

text: Deathly Hallows is a definite turning point for the relationship between Augusta and her grandson. Towards the climax of the book, it is revealed that the Death Eaters targeted Augusta when Neville began acting as leader of the reformed Dumbledore's Army. The Ministry official John Dawlish is sent to arrest her; according to Neville, he was expecting an old woman living alone to be an easy target. However, the implications are that Augusta is actually an extremely capable witch, easily overpowering Dawlish and evading capture by the Death Eaters. She sends Neville an encouraging letter, which he keeps by his heart. Augusta arrives at the Battle of Hogwarts to assist her grandson. Bolstered by Neville's leadership of the D.A. during his seventh year at Hogwarts, Augusta ultimately becomes extremely proud of him.

text: In the 2006 skit for the Children's Party at the Palace, it is revealed Augusta keeps a mousetrap in her bag. Neville explains that his grandfather placed a Fanged Gerbil in Augusta's bag in 1947, believing it would be funny. Augusta didn't agree with this, particularly after the gerbil bit her, and placed a mousetrap in her bag to prevent a repeat of this happening again.

text: Augusta is portrayed by Leila Hoffman in the first film, appearing only in the background escorting Neville to the Hogwarts Express.

text: Xenophilius Lovegood[edit]

text: Xenophilius Lovegood is Pandora Lovegood's husband, Luna Lovegood's father, and the editor of The Quibbler, a magazine that often publishes stories about wild conspiracy theories or research on seemingly non-existent creatures.

text: He is introduced in Deathly Hallows as a guest at the wedding of Fleur Delacour and Bill Weasley, and is said to be a friend. He is described as eccentric looking, being slightly cross-eyed, with shoulder-length white hair the texture of candyfloss and wearing garishly coloured robes. Xenophilius wears the symbol of the Deathly Hallows around his neck as a way of showing his willingness to help other believers in the Hallows in their quest to obtain them.

text: Later in the story, he explains to Harry, Ron, and Hermione the significance of the Deathly Hallows. Although initially one of the staunchest supporters of the anti-Voldemort, pro-Harry Potter movement through his magazine, Xenophilius later betrays the trio's location to the Death Eater-controlled Ministry of Magic in a bid to ensure the safe return of his kidnapped daughter. After an ensuing battle with Xenophilius and the Death Eaters, the trio escape and the Death Eaters arrest Xenophilius, which saves his reputation, as he is mentioned on the clandestine "Potterwatch" radio broadcast as a persecuted anti-Voldemort dissident, and the issue of The Quibbler in which he attacks Harry is buried under the ruins of his home and never distributed. Harry, Ron, and Hermione never reveal his attempted betrayal, which was motivated solely by fear for Luna's life.

text: Welsh actor and singer Rhys Ifans portrays Xenophilius in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.

text: Teddy Lupin[edit]

text: Edward Remus "Teddy" Lupin is the orphaned only son of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks and godson of Harry Potter. He is named after Tonks' late father, Ted Tonks, and his own father, Remus. Teddy is a Metamorphmagus like his mother Nymphadora, and is not affected by his father's lycanthropy.[1][19] He is mentioned in the final chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by Harry, who says that Teddy "comes round to dinner about four times a week". He was also seen by James Sirius, Harry's son, kissing Victoire Weasley.

text: Narcissa Malfoy[edit]

text: Narcissa "Cissy" Malfoy, born Narcissa Black to Cygnus Black III and Druella Rosier, is the youngest of three sisters, her older sisters being Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks. She is a cousin of Sirius and Regulus Black and an aunt to Nymphadora Tonks, Andromeda's daughter. Narcissa attended Hogwarts, where she was in Slytherin. She later married Lucius Malfoy, with whom she has one son, Draco, of whom she is extremely protective. Narcissa is first described as a tall, slim blonde who would have been attractive if not for "a look that suggested there was a nasty smell under her nose". Although Narcissa certainly seems to share the Blacks' and her husband's views on blood purity on the outside,[1] her actions indicate she is far more concerned about the welfare of her family than helping Voldemort.

text: Although Narcissa makes her first, very brief appearance in Goblet of Fire, where she attends the Quidditch World Cup with her husband and son, her role in the series first becomes important in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. At the beginning of the book, Narcissa and Bellatrix arrive suddenly at Snape's home. Narcissa is distraught, almost hysterical, with her husband imprisoned in Azkaban and her son forced to accept a difficult and dangerous assignment by Voldemort. She begs Snape to help Draco and asks him to make an Unbreakable Vow, to which he agrees. Narcissa also appears later in the novel, shopping with Draco for his new robes at Madam Malkin's. She and Draco bump into Harry, Ron and Hermione. Harry taunts Narcissa for her husband being sent to Azkaban, and in turn, she mocks his dead godfather, Sirius Black. Narcissa also says that "Harry will be reunited with dear Sirius before I am reunited with Lucius", showing that she believes Harry to die soon. Draco defuses the situation by leaving with his mother.

text: In Deathly Hallows, Narcissa's home is being used (against her will) as the Headquarters for Voldemort and his Death Eaters and for confining several prisoners, including eventually, Harry, Ron, and Hermione. When this group escapes with the help of Dobby, Voldemort places Narcissa and her family under house arrest. In the climax of the book, the Malfoys are brought with the other Death Eaters to Hogwarts, when Voldemort invades the castle. When Voldemort casts a Killing Curse on Harry, Narcissa is ordered to verify his death. When she feels Harry's heart beating, she quietly asks him whether Draco is still alive at Hogwarts, a fact that Harry confirms. Knowing that she will not be free to search for her son unless she can return with the Death Eaters as part of a "conquering army", Narcissa lies to Voldemort and declares Harry to be dead. She is later seen at the end of the book, with her husband and son, unsure what to do and how to behave amidst the celebration of Voldemort's death. However, thanks to her lie to Voldemort, the Malfoys manage to avoid imprisonment in Azkaban.[1]

text: In the film series, Narcissa shows very little to no animosity towards Harry personally, only dueling him after he attacks Draco during the Battle of Malfoy Manor. Narcissa's question to Harry and subsequent lie to Voldemort are preserved in the film. Narcissa's reaction to the final battle is changed dramatically: she utterly ignores it, literally turning her back on the situation and taking Draco with her, with Lucius following after a moment. Narcissa is portrayed by Helen McCrory in the film series. McCrory was initially cast as Bellatrix Lestrange, but withdrew due to pregnancy; the role of Bellatrix went to Helena Bonham Carter.

text: Olympe Maxime[edit]

text: Madame Olympe Maxime is the headmistress of Beauxbatons, the French wizarding school. The character is introduced in Goblet of Fire when her school is invited to the Triwizard Tournament, with Fleur Delacour being elected as Beauxbatons' champion. When Harry is chosen as the fourth champion and second Hogwarts champion, she is angered and is about to leave the tournament, but she eventually agrees to stay. In Goblet of Fire, she is described as being elegant and wearing black satin robes, and having olive skin and handsome features, but being extremely tall. It is revealed that Madame Maxime's huge size is due to her half-giant background. She fiercely denies this, although she is around the same height as fellow half-giant Rubeus Hagrid. Upon first sight, Hagrid immediately takes a crush on Madame Maxime, which he shows by attempting to groom himself properly and wearing his hairy brown suit when she is around.

text: In Order of the Phoenix, Hagrid tells Harry, Ron, and Hermione that he and Madame Maxime visited the giants during that summer to get them on to the Order of the Phoenix's side. Unfortunately, they failed in their mission, because Voldemort also sent a group of Death Eaters to address the giants. When giants attack Hagrid, Madame Maxime defended him by using a conjunctivitis curse. Hagrid describes her spell work as "brilliant". She separates from Hagrid during the return journey, however, because he would not abandon his giant half-brother Grawp, who proves to be a highly taxing travelling companion. She returns to Beauxbatons alone. In Half-Blood Prince, Madame Maxime is among those paying respects at Dumbledore's funeral. Her last appearance is in Deathly Hallows, where she attends the wedding of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour.

text: Frances de la Tour appeared as Madame Maxime in Goblet of Fire, and reappeared in the role in Deathly Hallows.[20]

text: Cormac McLaggen[edit]

text: Cormac McLaggen is a Gryffindor student one year above Harry. He is introduced for the first time during the train journey to Hogwarts in Half-Blood Prince as a member of Horace Slughorn's Slug Club, due to his uncle's close ties with the Ministry of Magic. Cormac is shown as an unsympathetic Gryffindor character, and his Gryffindor bravery is both a strength and a flaw: he is foolhardy and proud, bordering on arrogant. Cormac tries out for the position of Keeper on the Quidditch team when Harry becomes captain; however, Hermione secretly jinxes him with the Confundus Charm, causing him to miss his last save and thus helping Ron retain his spot on the team. Cormac does not take his loss well, accusing Ginny of nepotism by giving Ron easy shots to block.

text: Cormac fills in during Gryffindor's match against Hufflepuff as Keeper when Ron is unable to play due to poisoning, but his debut is disastrous, as he orders the team about instead of focusing on his own position, knocks Harry unconscious with a bludger, and contributes to Gryffindor's lopsided 320–60 loss, thus earning him universal dislike among his housemates. Cormac also briefly becomes a pawn in the escalating tensions between Ron and Hermione, when he accompanies Hermione to Slughorn's Christmas party as her date, in retaliation for Ron's relationship with Lavender Brown. The plan backfires when she becomes exasperated with McLaggen's arrogant behaviour, and she leaves him stranded under the mistletoe and avoids him for the remainder of the party.

text: In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 he is seen in Hogwarts Express and in Part 2 he is seen participating in the battle at Hogwarts, which he survives.

text: Freddie Stroma appears as McLaggen in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2.

text: Auntie Muriel[edit]

text: Muriel is a great-aunt of the Weasley children (on Molly's side). According to Ron, she is rude to just about everyone she meets. Harry first meets her in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows during Bill and Fleur's wedding. She is described as having bloodshot eyes and a large, feathery pink hat, making her look like a "badly tempered flamingo". She lends her beautiful goblin-made tiara to Fleur for the wedding. During the wedding, she starts an argument with Elphias Doge about Dumbledore's past and Rita Skeeter's The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore. In spite of her dislike for the late Dumbledore, Muriel offers support to the Order of the Phoenix, providing her house in The Deathly Hallows for Harry when the Order removes him from the safety of the Dursleys'. Later in the book, most of the Weasleys and several others hide in her house because they are targeted as blood traitors or Mudbloods.

text: Matyelok Gibbs appears as Muriel in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, but during the film she is never identified.[21]

text: Moaning Myrtle[edit]

text: Moaning Myrtle (born Myrtle Elizabeth Warren[22]) is a ghost that haunts the first floor girls' lavatory at Hogwarts. True to her nickname, she has a tendency to moan, sob, whine, wail and complain, especially when death is mentioned. Her constant moping and wailing causes plumbing problems in the lavatory she haunts. Rowling revealed on her website that Myrtle was in Ravenclaw House[23] and on Twitter that her full name was Myrtle Elizabeth Warren.[24] Rowling states "The inspiration for Moaning Myrtle was the frequent presence of a crying girl in communal bathrooms, especially at the parties and discos of my youth."[25]

text: In Chamber of Secrets, it is established that the character is the ghost of a Muggle-born witch who died while a student at Hogwarts, fifty years before the events in the book. Myrtle was hiding in the first floor girls' lavatory to elude Olive Hornby, a classmate of hers who perpetually tormented her about her glasses, when the Chamber of Secrets was opened and the basilisk emerged and killed her. Tom Riddle used her death to create his second Horcrux: his diary.[9] After death, Myrtle haunted Olive everywhere she went, until Olive complained to the Ministry of Magic, which ordered Myrtle to return to Hogwarts. Ever since then, Myrtle has sulkily haunted the same lavatory where she died. Despite living up to her name, she is flirtatious with Harry, especially during his bath, and also makes lascivious comments regarding Cedric's bath suggesting voyeuristic tendencies.

text: Myrtle also helps Harry with his second task in the Triwizard Tournament, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Myrtle tells Harry how to solve the puzzle of the golden egg that he retrieved in the first task, by opening the egg underwater. She is far less miserable, and enjoys having Harry briefly to herself to boss around. He later meets her in the lake where she directs him to the merpeople's village and says they don't like her. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, she comforts Draco, who is worried about the task Voldemort assigned him. After Harry injures Malfoy using Sectumsempra, Myrtle quickly spreads the news throughout the school, screaming, "Murder! Murder in the bathroom!"

text: Shirley Henderson portrays Myrtle in the film versions of Chamber of Secrets and Goblet of Fire.

text: Garrick Ollivander[edit]

text: Garrick Ollivander is the proprietor of Ollivanders, a prestigious shop which sells magical wands in Diagon Alley. Although Ollivander is generally presented as a genial elderly man, Harry is unnerved the first two times he meets him in the series because the wandmaker appears to admire what Voldemort could do with his original wand and, later, the Elder Wand. Despite his wands' popularity, he can easily remember the materials and attributes of every wand he has ever sold, as well as its owner. In Philosopher's Stone, Ollivander assists 11-year-old Harry in selecting his first wand. Finding Harry a particularly difficult customer to match, Ollivander finally selects an eleven-inch-long wand made of holly containing a phoenix feather (later revealed to have come from Dumbledore's phoenix, Fawkes), which is perfectly suited to Harry. Ollivander is intrigued that this particular wand would suit Harry, and reveals that Fawkes contributed only one other feather, to the wand being used by Voldemort.

text: Ollivander appears in Goblet of Fire during the preliminary ceremonies of the Triwizard Tournament, where he acts as an expert judge for the Weighing of the Wands. In Half-Blood Prince, his shop has closed and is boarded up, and Ollivander himself is missing. The opening scene of the Half-Blood Prince film shows Mr Ollivander hooded and forcibly seized from his shop by three Death Eaters. In Deathly Hallows, Ollivander has been captured by Voldemort and imprisoned at Malfoy Manor with Luna, with whom he develops an affectionate relationship as the two strive to keep each other's spirits up. He is among those rescued from the manor by Dobby, after which, at Shell Cottage, he provides Harry and his friends with some useful information about the Elder Wand. He later goes into hiding at the home of Auntie Muriel and sends Luna a new wand as a gift.

text: British actor John Hurt appeared as Ollivander in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and reprised his role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2.

text: His first name was revealed in Pottermore. It was also revealed that he is married and has a son and a daughter (the latter deceased). Some of the names of his wandmaker ancestors were also revealed: Geraint Ollivander (ancestor), Gerbold Octavius Ollivander (paternal grandfather), Gervaise Ollivander (father).

text: Pansy Parkinson[edit]

text: Pansy Parkinson is a Slytherin student who is described as pug-faced and frequently seen with an unnamed gang of Slytherin girls, acting as their leader, or at least spokeswoman. She is first mentioned in the Sorting in Philosopher's Stone, and makes her first appearance in Madam Hooch's flying class, during which she teases Parvati Patil for defending Neville Longbottom after Draco steals Longbottom's Remembrall. In Prisoner of Azkaban, she cries and follows Malfoy to the hospital wing after he is attacked by Buckbeak, and continues to fawn over him despite his deliberate exaggeration of the extent of his injury. They attended the Yule Ball together in Goblet of Fire.

text: Throughout the series, Pansy regularly mocks Harry and his companions. She gives false information on Harry, Hermione, and Hagrid to Rita Skeeter, and openly voices criticisms of Hagrid to Umbridge in terms of her displeasure about his Care of Magical Creatures class and her difficulty in understanding his voice. She and other Slytherins also taunt the Gryffindor Quidditch players from the stands during a morning practice, notably teasing Angelina Johnson about her braided hair. During a Gryffindor-Slytherin match, which is also Ron's debut as the new Gryffindor Keeper, she conducts the Slytherin students as they sing a demeaning song entitled "Weasley is our King".

text: Pansy has a slightly increased role in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. She is made a Slytherin prefect along with Malfoy, and later joins Dolores Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad. When Dumbledore's Army flees the Room of Requirement following Dobby's revelation of an informant, Pansy searches the girls' bathrooms for escaped members and seizes Hermione's list of names as evidence. However, the Inquisitorial Squad members are jinxed in the midst of a student rebellion following Fred and George Weasley's departure from Hogwarts. Pansy is thereafter admitted to the hospital wing and misses a day's worth of lessons after sprouting a pair of antlers. Near the conclusion of Deathly Hallows, when Voldemort demands Harry's surrender to prevent the attack on Hogwarts, she advocates handing him to the Death Eaters, only for the other houses to collectively respond by standing up and pointing their wands at her. She eventually evacuates with the other Slytherins.

text: Pansy was portrayed by Katherine Nicholson in the Philosopher's Stone and in the Chamber of Secrets, Genevieve Gaunt in Prisoner of Azkaban, Charlotte Ritchie in the Goblet of Fire, Lauren Shotton in Order of Phoenix, by Scarlett Byrne in Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2.

text: The Peverell brothers[edit]

text: The Peverell family is first mentioned in Half-Blood Prince as ancestors of Marvolo Gaunt, the maternal grandfather of Voldemort. In the final book of the series, they are revealed to be the original owners of the Deathly Hallows, which, according to The Tales of Beedle the Bard, they received from Death, although Dumbledore believed it is more likely that they created them themselves. The Peverell lineage continues through its living descendants, including Harry and his children.

text: After Hermione saw the symbol of the Deathly Hallows on Ignotus Peverell's grave in Godric's Hollow, Harry recalled Marvolo Gaunt boasting that his ring held the Peverell coat of arms on it, thus realising that the three brothers were the Peverells. Harry deduces that he is descended from Ignotus, as the cloak is passed down through his family. Furthermore, Rowling has confirmed that Harry and Voldemort are indeed distant relatives because of their relation to the Peverells, as the majority of wizard families share common ancestry.[1]

text: Antioch Peverell was the eldest of the three Peverell brothers, and owner of the Elder Wand. He was killed in his sleep after bragging about the wand's invincibility, having won a duel with it. The murderer then stole the Elder Wand, thus initiating its bloody history.

text: Cadmus Peverell was the middle of the three Peverell brothers, and owner of the Resurrection Stone. Using the Stone, he resurrected the girl he had once hoped to marry, who had died an untimely death. Though she had returned to the mortal world, she did not truly belong there and suffered. Driven mad by this, he killed himself to join her. The Stone was later embedded in a ring that ended up belonging to Marvolo Gaunt.

text: Ignotus Peverell was the youngest of the three Peverell brothers, described in The Tales of Beedle the Bard as "the humblest and the wisest of the brothers". He was the owner of the Cloak of Invisibility, due to which, unlike his brothers, he successfully avoided dying for many years, living a full and long life, and ultimately "greeting Death as a friend." Harry deduces that his invisibility cloak is the original cloak owned by Ignotus. Unlike other cloaks of invisibility, it has never shown any kind of fading or damage despite the cloak being passed down through many generations of the Peverell family and ultimately to Harry. Harry is therefore a descendant of Ignotus Peverell. Both by birthright and by blood relations, Harry Potter is the rightful owner of the three Deathly Hallows, yet he decides to keep the Cloak only, returning the Elder Wand to Dumbledore's tomb after using it only to repair his own holly wand, and leaving the Resurrection Stone lost in the Forbidden Forest. In the film Deathly Hallows Part 2, Harry destroys the Elder Wand, snapping it in half and throwing the pieces off a bridge.

text: Madam Rosmerta[edit]

text: Madam Rosmerta is the landlady of The Three Broomsticks pub. She is described in the books as "a curvy sort of woman" with curly hair; several students—including Ron—have a crush on her. In Prisoner of Azkaban, Madam Rosmerta is angered when Dementors are in Hogsmeade as their presence is scaring away many of her customers. Apart from hosting an informal meeting between McGonagall, Cornelius Fudge, Filius Flitwick, and Hagrid, she does not play a major role in the early part of the Harry Potter series.

text: In Half-Blood Prince it emerges that in order to fulfil his mission to assassinate Dumbledore, Draco has managed to place Rosmerta under the Imperius Curse. He uses her to pass on a cursed necklace to Hogwarts student Katie Bell, who accidentally touches the necklace and is herself subjected to the very harmful curse intended for the Headmaster. Draco also commands her to send a bottle of poisoned mead to Horace Slughorn intending it to be a Christmas present for Dumbledore, after overhearing Hermione mentioning that the school security would not recognise something put in a mislabelled bottle, and knowing that a package from Rosmerta would not be checked. Malfoy communicates with Rosmerta through enchanted fake Galleons. After Harry and Dumbledore's adventure in the cave to retrieve a locket they believe to be one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, they apparate to Hogsmeade, where Madam Rosmerta alerts them to the presence of the Dark Mark above the school and gives them brooms on which they can travel rapidly back to Hogwarts, where Draco's plan can be brought to completion. Rosmerta is among those paying respects at Dumbledore's funeral.

text: She is named after the Gaulish goddess Rosmerta, whose attributes include abundance and fertility.

text: Julie Christie appeared as Madam Rosmerta in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

text: Stan Shunpike[edit]

text: Stan Shunpike is the young, pimply conductor of the Knight Bus. He speaks with a Cockney accent and talks to Harry as he travels to London in the first part of Prisoner of Azkaban. He also appears briefly in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at the Quidditch World Cup, boasting to a group of Veela, the Bulgarian team's official mascot, of his ambitious plans to become the next Minister of Magic. In Order of the Phoenix, he conducts the Knight Bus when Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Ginny, Lupin, and Tonks take it to return to Hogwarts after the Christmas holidays. Stan mentions that he does not believe the media rumours about Harry being insane, though Harry interprets Stan's actions as not caring how insane someone is as long as he/she is famous enough to get into the papers.

text: In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Stan is arrested on suspicion of Death Eater activity. Harry and Dumbledore, however, believe that he is almost certainly not guilty. Even so, Stan is kept in Azkaban in order for the Ministry of Magic to give the pretence that progress is being made in the capturing of Death Eaters. When the new Minister for Magic asks Harry to be a sort of mascot for the Ministry, Harry refuses on the grounds of the Ministry's actions at the time – namely holding Stan under arrest. In Deathly Hallows, a "strangely blank" looking Stan is among the Death Eaters who pursue Harry during his escape from Privet Drive. Harry gives himself away to his attackers by attempting to only disarm Stan, as Harry believes him to be under the Imperius Curse. Later on, when Harry, Ron and Hermione are captured in the forest by Fenrir Greyback, Ron attempts to pose as Stan only to be immediately disbelieved and told Stan has "put a bit of work their way" referring to turning in missing or wanted Muggle-borns.

text: Stan was portrayed by Lee Ingleby in the film adaptation of Prisoner of Azkaban.

text: Rita Skeeter[edit]

text: Rita Skeeter is a reporter for the Daily Prophet and a correspondent for the Witch Weekly, who specialises in yellow journalism, for which she is armed with such magical devices as the Quick-Quotes Quill. Rita is an unregistered Animagus, capable of transforming into a beetle to spy on unsuspecting victims for her stories. As a reporter who fabricates information to write an appealing story, she is a nuisance to Harry and his friends throughout Goblet of Fire, and a brief but reluctant ally in Order of the Phoenix. She is described as having curly blonde hair, jewelled spectacles, thick fingers with two-inch long nails painted crimson, a crocodile-skin handbag, and a heavy jawed face.

text: Harry first encounters Rita when she interviews the Triwizard Tournament contestants for an article in the Daily Prophet, which turns out to be a highly falsified story on Harry himself. During the situations where Rita overhears information, the book subtly refers to her presence: Viktor Krum mentions that Hermione has a water beetle in her hair, and during the Yule Ball, she overhears Hagrid telling Madame Maxime that he is half-giant, Harry having noticed a beetle on a nearby statue. During a Divinations class, Harry falls asleep and hears an "insect clicking." Rita prints an article that portrays Hagrid as dangerous, prompting letters from parents frightened by the idea of having a "ferocious" giant teach their children. When Rita encounters Harry, Ron, and Hermione in Hogsmeade, Hermione insults her. Rita, in revenge, then writes a nasty story about Hermione based on false rumours provided by Pansy Parkinson, making her out to be a plain but skilled witch who uses love potions to "satisfy her taste for celebrity wizards," including Harry and Krum. Rita's last defaming article states that Harry is "disturbed and dangerous," and uses comments from Draco and his Slytherin cronies as its basis. Ultimately, Hermione discovers the means by which Rita Skeeter spies on others and forces her to "keep her quill to herself for a full year", threatening to report her to the authorities as an illegal Animagus. Her last article discredits Harry and serves as the basis for Cornelius Fudge's refusal to believe Harry's story about Voldemort's return. It is also the start of the Ministry's smear campaign against Harry and Dumbledore.[26]

text: In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Hermione blackmails Rita by threatening to reveal that she is an Animagus and forces her to interview Harry about Voldemort's return. She then must submit her story to The Quibbler. Rita later makes a brief appearance in Half-Blood Prince, where Harry is infuriated to notice her clutching a notebook at Dumbledore's funeral. Although Rita does not make an appearance in Deathly Hallows, she is mentioned on numerous occasions throughout the novel, generally in a negative light in relation to her unauthorised biography of Dumbledore entitled The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore. The book depicts the former headmaster in an extremely negative light but is mostly based on truth, much to Harry's horror. It is implied that she gained some of her information in unethical or illegal ways.[27][28] When asked on a web chat if Rita was still reporting, Rowling answered; "Naturally, what could stop Rita? I imagine she immediately dashed off a biography of Harry after he defeated Voldemort. One quarter truth to three-quarters rubbish." and "Snape: Scoundrel or Saint?"[1]

text: It has been speculated that the fraught relationship between Rowling and the press was the inspiration for the author to develop the character. However, Rowling noted in 2000 that the character actually predates her rise to fame.[29] Rita was intended to be in Philosopher's Stone, as Rowling revealed in an interview: "you know when Harry walks into the Leaky Cauldron for the first time and everyone says, "Mr. Potter you're back!", I wanted to put a journalist in there. She wasn't called Rita then but she was a woman. And then I thought, as I looked at the plot overall, I thought, that's not really where she fits best, she fits best in Four when Harry's supposed to come to terms with his fame."[30]

text: Miranda Richardson appeared as Rita in the film adaptation of Goblet of Fire as well as in Deathly Hallows.[31]

text: IGN's Joe Utichi called Rita his eighth favourite Harry Potter character, saying that she was "terrifyingly familiar".[32]

text: Hepzibah Smith[edit]

text: Hepzibah Smith is introduced within Dumbledore's Pensieve, as part of a series of memories shown to Harry by his headmaster probing into Voldemort's past. She is described as having been an extremely wealthy, well-born old witch who enjoyed collecting antiques and collectibles. In the memory, Hepzibah wears long robes and gowns of pink, and when sitting upon her throne-like chair, she is described as giving the impression of a large "melting iced cake". She wears a large, elaborate, ginger wig upon her head and dabs her red cheeks with rouge.

text: Tom Riddle, fresh out of Hogwarts and working for Borgin and Burkes, visits Hepzibah to make an offer for some goblin-made armour which she owns. He presents her with flowers and charms and flatters her. Enamoured of Riddle, Hepzibah shows him her most prized possessions – a cup, owned by her ancestor Helga Hufflepuff, and a locket which once belonged to Salazar Slytherin, that she had purchased from Borgin and Burkes. Two days after the events of the memory occurred, Hepzibah died, and Hufflepuff's cup and Slytherin's locket were never found.

text: Andromeda Tonks[edit]

text: Andromeda Tonks is the mother of Nymphadora Tonks. Born Andromeda Black, she is a pure-blood witch, daughter of Cygnus Black and Druella Rosier and sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy. The middle sister, she was burned off the family tapestry in Number 12, Grimmauld Place by her aunt Walburga and estranged from the family because she married Ted Tonks, a Muggle-born wizard. She was Sirius Black's favourite cousin. Andromeda is responsible for giving her daughter the name "Nymphadora",[33] a name like those typical of her family. She has a talent for household spells and cleanliness, lacked by her husband and daughter.

text: She is not introduced until the beginning of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. She strongly resembles her sister Bellatrix, so much so that Harry thinks she is Bellatrix upon first meeting her, but Andromeda is kind looking and has soft brown rather than black hair. She and Ted are later tortured for information on Harry's whereabouts. For someone who is not a member of the Order of the Phoenix, the war with Voldemort and his followers exacts a very heavy toll on Andromeda: her husband, her daughter, her son-in-law and her sister are all killed. Rowling stated in an interview that after the war, Andromeda raises Teddy Lupin, her grandson. She is never seen in the films.[1]

text: Ted Tonks[edit]

text: Edward "Ted" Tonks is a Muggle-born wizard who is described as a "fair-haired, big-bellied man". He marries Andromeda Black. Their marriage led to his wife's disownment by the rest of her strict pure-blood family. Ted and Andromeda are the parents of Nymphadora Tonks. Ted plays an active role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Near the beginning of the novel, his home is a hideout for Harry and Hagrid, as the two are on the run from Voldemort. His home holds the Portkey that helps Harry escape to The Burrow. Later due to Ted's refusal to register as a Muggle-born, he is one of the Muggle-born wizards to flee the Ministry's new oppressive regime after the Death Eaters take over. During his flight, he meets the goblins Griphook and Gornuk, as well as Dean Thomas and Dirk Cresswell. Soon after, Ted is murdered by Snatchers who also kill Gornuk and Cresswell.[34] When Nymphadora gives birth to her and Lupin's son, they name him Teddy in honour of her father.

text: Oliver Wood[edit]

text: Oliver Wood is Captain and keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team in the first three novels and was first introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He is simply described as being big and burly. Wood is a talented and keen player and a born leader as captain, but also tends to act as a taskmaster due to his obsession with the game; he never cancels practices, poor weather conditions notwithstanding, and holds training sessions in early morning hours. Although Oliver is in general a nice person, he lacks tact. Oliver appears briefly in Goblet of Fire, when he excitedly introduces Harry to his parents at the Quidditch World Cup and announces that he joined the Puddlemere United reserve team. He is one of many Hogwarts students, past and present, who take part in the Battle of Hogwarts in Deathly Hallows, and is among the survivors of the first clash; Harry sees him assisting Neville Longbottom in carrying the body of Colin Creevey. He is four years above Harry in Gryffindor.

text: Oliver Wood was portrayed by Sean Biggerstaff in the first two films and once again in the eighth film.

text: The Muggle Prime Minister [edit]

text: The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, referred to as the Muggle Prime Minister by wizards, receives a visit from Cornelius Fudge and Rufus Scrimgeour in the opening chapter of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Using a series of flashbacks, Rowling describes how the Prime Minister is aware of the existence of the wizarding world, through several meetings with Fudge that include his first night as Prime Minister, the night in which Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban, the notification of the incident in the Quidditch World Cup and the announcement of the importation of dragons and a sphinx for the Triwizard Tournament, and finally the Azkaban mass break-out from the fifth book. Rowling intended to include the Prime Minister scene in earlier books, but she thought that it could not properly fit until the sixth book.[35]

text: In the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Prime Minister recalls his day, during which one of his political opponents had been criticising him and his government for several catastrophes that have recently happened in Britain. Readers discover a little later during the discussion with Fudge, that these catastrophes are, in fact, the doings of Voldemort and his followers. He also discovers that he is protected by an Auror who now works in his office, Kingsley Shacklebolt.

text: The Weird Sisters[edit]

text: The Weird Sisters are a wizards' rock band. Their instruments include guitars, bass, lute, cello, bagpipes and drums. They are booked by Dumbledore to play at Hogwarts during the Yule Ball. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire they are described as "all extremely hairy and dressed in black robes that had been artfully ripped and torn." A full music video of the band playing at the Yule Ball is included as an extended scene on the Goblet of Fire film 2-disc DVD. In 2005, Warner Bros., the international distributor of Goblet of Fire was sued for trademark violations by members of a Canadian folk-rock band named The Wyrd Sisters.[36][37] The term Weird Sisters is also used in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth to describe the three witches.

text: The members of the band according to Wizards of the Coast Famous Wizard cards are:

text:
Heathcote Barbary – rhythm guitar
Gideon Crumb – bagpipes
Kirley Mcormack – lead guitar
Merton Graves – cello
Orsino Thruston – drums
Donaghan Tremlett – bass
Myron Wagtail – lead singer
Herman Wintringham – lute

text: They appear in the film version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire played by the following real-life musicians:

text:
Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp) as Myron Wagtail – vocals
Jonny Greenwood (of Radiohead) as Kirley Mcormack – lead guitar
Jason Buckle (of All Seeing I) as Heathcote Barbary – rhythm guitar
Steve Mackey (of Pulp) as Donaghan Tremlett – bass
Steven Claydon (of Add N to (X)) as Gideon Crumb – keyboards and bagpipes
Phil Selway (of Radiohead) as Orsino Thruston – drums

text: They performed three songs (all composed by Cocker), entitled "Do the Hippogriff", "This Is the Night" and "Magic Works" during the Yule Ball.

text: Children of the Potter family[edit]

text: James Potter[edit]

text: James Sirius Potter is the first-born child of Harry and Ginny, born two years before his brother Albus Severus. He was named after his paternal  grandfather James Potter and his father's godfather Sirius Black, and he is described as being similar in character to both of his namesakes as well as his uncles, Fred and George Weasley, with a penchant for practical jokes and general misbehaviour. Played by Will Dunn.[HP7]

text: Albus Potter[edit]

text: Albus Severus Potter is Harry and Ginny's second-born child. He is said to look much like Harry and to be the only one of his siblings to have inherited Lily Potter's green eyes.  He is named after Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape, and would be eleven at the time of the epilogue. Albus is played by Arthur Bowen in Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

text: Albus is one of the main characters in the two-part stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. He has been played in the West End production by Sam Clemmett and Theo Ancient.

text: Lily Potter[edit]

text: Lily Luna Potter is the daughter of Harry and Ginny, the youngest of their three children. Her name honors two women important to her parents—her paternal grandmother [Lily  Potter], and her parents' good friend Luna Lovegood.[38] She is two years younger than her brother Albus Severus, making her around nine, and is close in age to her cousin Hugo. It is also stated that she has her mother's and possibly both of her own grandmothers' red hair. In the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, she accompanied her parents as they escorted James and Albus Potter to Platform 9¾ to the Hogwarts express.

text: Lily is played by Daphne de Beistegui in Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

text: Children of the Weasleys[edit]

text: Rose Granger-Weasley[edit]

text: Rose Granger-Weasley is Hermione and Ron's daughter and older child. Rose is introduced in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows epilogue in which she is leaving for her first year at Hogwarts, as is her cousin Albus Severus Potter. According to Ron she inherited her mother's brains.

text: Rose is played by Helena Barlow in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.  She also features in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; she has been played in the West End production by Cherrelle Skeete and Helen Aluko.

text: Hugo Granger-Weasley[edit]

text: Hugo Granger-Weasley is Hermione and Ron's son and younger child. He is close in age to Harry and Ginny's daughter and youngest child, Lily Potter, and had not yet started at Hogwarts by the epilogue of Deathly Hallows.

text: Hugo is played by Ryan Turner in Deathly Hallows: Part 2.


document_title: MTV Dating in the Dark

question_text: dating in the dark mtv india episode 1 contestants

question_tokens: dating in the dark mtv india episode 1 contestants

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text: MTV Dating in the Dark

text: Format[edit]

text: The contestants will only date in a room called BLACK BOX.

tag: p

text:
#ALLIN: It's a group date where 3 guys & 3 girls go into the Black Box at the same time.
#SPARKINTHEDARK: Each guy will get to go on a date with one girl & each girl will get to go on a date with one guy.
#MATCHDATE: Based on the likes & dislikes, guys and girls were matched. And, therefore had to go on a date.
#DATETODECIDE: Only girls will get choose which guy they want to go on a date.
#LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT: This is the chance to see each other for the first time. Each guy will chose a girl & each girl will chose a guy.
The Balcony: Girl will have the chance to ask any guy to meet at the balcony or he can reject her by passing by & vice-versa.

tag: ul

text: Episodes Summary[edit]

text: Episode 1[edit]

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Harshit Bhalla

New Delhi

Business Man

Shalini

Jay Bodas

Mumbai

Director of Photography

Diva

Mridul Madhok

Delhi

Software Engineer

none

Shalini Chauhan

Kanpur

Model

Harshit

Diva Sehgal

Nainital

Student

Jay

Ashima Sabharwal

Delhi

Account Manager

none

tag: table

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Harshit

Ashima

#1

Ashima

Harshit

Jay

Ashima

#2

Mridul

Diva

#3

Diva

Mridul

Shalini

Mridul

#4

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Harshit

93%

Shalini

2

Jay

91%

Diva

3

Mridul

87%

Ashima

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Ashima

Mridul

#1

Shalini

Jay

#2

Diva

Jay

#3

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Jay

Diva

Diva

Jay

Shalini

Harshit

Harshit

Shalini

Ashima

Harshit

Mridul

Ashima

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Ashima

Mridul

Rejected

Harshit

Shalini

Accepted

Diva

Jay

Accepted

text: Episode 2[edit]

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Ashwini Pawar

Mumbai

Event Entrepreneur

Ashwini

Ayushi Singh

Hyderabad

Radio Jockey

Agresh

Eva Aario

Guwahati

Tattoo Artist & India's Next Top Model (cycle 3)

Walked

Agresh Tanwar

Mandsaur

Singer

Ayushi

Nauman

Bengaluru

Beatboxer

Walked

Ashwani Neeraj

New Delhi

Actor, Model & Youtuber

Ashwini

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Agresh

Ayushi

#1

Ayushi

Agresh

Ashwani

Ashwini

#2

Ashwini

Ashwani

Eva

Nauman

#3

Nauman

Eva

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Ashwani

79%

Eva

2

Agresh

87%

Ashwini

3

Nauman

91%

Ayushi

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Eva

Ashwani

#1

Ashwini

Ashwani

#2

Ayushi

Agresh

#3

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Nauman

Eva

Eva

Ashwani

Ashwani

Ashwini

Ashwini

Ashwani

Agresh

Ayushi

Ayushi

Agresh

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Ayushi

Agresh

Accepted

Eva & Nauman

none

Both walked out

Ashwani

Ashwini

Accepted

text: Episode 3[edit]

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Aman Maheshwari

Jaipur

Actor & RJ

none

Ravneet Singh Sekhon

Mumbai

Actor & Model

Vriti

Haneet Narang

Delhi

Businessman & MTV Splitsvilla

Esme

Vriti Khanna

Delhi

Interior Designer

Ravneet

Esme

Russia

Fashion Designer & Big Brother Russia

Haneet

Riya Chanda

Kolkata

PR Manager

none

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Haneet

Esme

#1

Esme

Haneet

Ravneet

Vriti

#2

Vriti

Ravneet

Riya

Aman

#3

Aman

Vriti

#4

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Aman

84%

Esme

2

Haneet

75%

Riya

3

Ravneet

93%

Vriti

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Haneet

Esme

#1

Aman

Vriti

#2

Ravneet

Vriti

#3

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Vriti

Ravneet

Ravneet

Vriti

Aman

Riya

Riya

Aman

Haneet

Esme

Esme

Haneet

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Haneet

Esme

Accepted

Aman

Riya

Rejected

Vriti

Ravneet

Accepted

text: Episode 4[edit]

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Surinder Kumar

Delhi

Model

Ayushi

Shane Luke

Vadodara

Businessman & MTV Roadies Rising

none

Tarun Kohli

Delhi

Theatre Artist

Walked

Tania Ghosh

New Delhi

Cabin Crew

none

Radhika Chhabra

Ludhiana

Anchor

Walked

Ayushi Dogra

Kullu

Model

Surinder

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Shane

Tania

#1

Tania

Shane

Ayushi

#2

Radhika

#3

Surinder

Radhika

#4

Tarun

Ayushi

#5

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Shane

78%

Tania

2

Surinder

91%

Ayushi

3

Tarun

89%

Radhika

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Radhika

Shane

#1

Tania

#2

Ayushi

Surinder

#3

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Tarun

Radhika

Surinder

Ayushi

Ayushi

Surinder

Radhika

Shane

Tania

Shane

Shane

Tania

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Shane

Tania

Rejected

Tarun & Radhika

none

Both walked out

Ayushi

Surinder

Accepted

text: Episode 5[edit]

text: Gaelyn Mendonca was the alternative host.

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Ashu Arora

Chandigarh

Businessman

Rooth

Amogh Sharma

New Delhi

Actor

Walked

Vihan Chaudhary

Lucknow

Marketing Manager

Aakriti

Aakriti Anand

Jaipur

Model & India's Next Top Model (cycle 3)

Vihan

Rooth Massey

New Delhi

Model

Ashu

Srushti Shetty

Mumbai

Model

Walked

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Choose to continue

Aakriti

Vihan

#1

Vihan

Aakriti

Srushti

Amogh

Rooth

#2

Rooth

Vihan

Vihan

Ashu

Rooth

#3

none

Rooth

Ashu

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Amogh

83%

Aakriti

2

Ashu

79%

Srushti

3

Vihan

75%

Rooth

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Aakriti

Vihan

#1

Srushti

Ashu

#2

Rooth

#3

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Vihan

Aakriti

Aakriti

Vihan

Srushti

Ashu

Ashu

Rooth

Rooth

Ashu

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Amogh & Srushti

none

Both walked out

Vihan

Aakriti

Accepted

Ashu

Rooth

Accepted

text: Episode 6[edit]

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Akash Chaudhary

Ghaziabad

Actor, Model & MTV Splitsvilla

Roselyn

Arashbir Singh Hundal

Punjab

Model & Actor

Walked

Sagar Arora

New Delhi

Lawyer

Walked

Nitasha Biswas

Delhi

Model & Speaker

Walked

Janki Modpatel

Mumbai

Model & Writer

none

Roselyn Dsouza

Bhubaneswar

Anchor

Akash

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Nitasha

Akash

#1

Akash

Roselyn

#2

Roselyn

Akash

Sagar

Roselyn

#3

Arashbir

Janki

#4

Janki

Sagar

#5

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Sagar

89%

Roselyn

2

Arashbir

78%

Nitasha

3

Akash

81%

Janki

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Arashbir

Janki

#1

Akash

Roselyn

#2

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Akash

Roselyn

Roselyn

Akash

Janki

Arashbir

Janki

Nitasha

Arashbir

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Sagar, Arashbir & Nitasha

none

3 walked out

Roselyn

Akash

Accepted

Janki

Rejected

text: Episode 7[edit]

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Deepak Tuteja

Delhi

Model

Aishwarrya

Ankit Bedi

Navi Mumbai

Sr. Executive

Richa

Ali Burrni

New Delhi

Music Producer

Walked

Aishwarrya Kapoor

New Delhi

Singer

Deepak

Richa Sain

Bathinda

Events Manager

Ankit

Satabdi Dutta Banik

Kolkata

Top Model India & Model

Walked

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Deepak

Aishwarrya

#1

Aishwarrya

Deepak

Richa

Ankit

#2

Ankit

Richa

Satabdi

Ali

#3

Ali

Satabdi

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Deepak

77%

Satabdi

2

Ali

84%

Aishwarrya

3

Ankit

89%

Richa

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Deepak

Aishwarrya

#1

Ankit

Richa

#2

Ali

Satabdi

#3

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Deepak

Aishwarrya

Aishwarrya

Deepak

Richa

Ankit

Ankit

Richa

Satabdi

Ali

Ali

Satabdi

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Ali & Satabdi

none

Both walked out

Ankit

Richa

Accepted

Deepak

Aishwarrya

Accepted

text: Episode 8[edit]

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Aditya Kapoor

Delhi

Model & Actor

Janhavi

Abhinav Sharma

Chandausi

Actor

Walked

Mohak Dutt

Lucknow

Model

Rishika

Rishika Nag

Kolkata

Student

Mohak

Janhavi Arora

Delhi

Events Anchor

Aditya

Pooja Dey

Mumbai

Model & Actor

none

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Aditya

Rishika

#1

Rishika

Aditya

Janhavi

#2

Pooja

Mohak

#3

Mohak

Pooja

Abhinav

Janhavi

#4

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Aditya

88%

Janhavi

2

Abhinav

79%

Pooja

3

Mohak

84%

Rishika

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Janhavi

Aditya

#1

Pooja

Mohak

#2

Rishika

#3

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Aditya

Janhavi

Janhavi

Aditya

Abhinav

Pooja

Pooja

Mohak

Mohak

Pooja

Rishika

Mohak

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Abhinav

none

Walked out

Aditya

Janhavi

Accepted

Pooja

Mohak

Rejected

Rishika

Accepted

text: Episode 9[edit]

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Prateek Rajput

Lucknow

Model & Actor

Anjali

Ankit Sharma

Ghaziabad

Dentist

Deepti

Dushant Kumar

Chandigarh

Engineer

Lokesh

Rose Alisha

Delhi

Model

Voted-out by the Boys

Anjali Singh

Delhi

Marketing Manager

Prateek

Deepti Gupta

Delhi

IT Analyst

Ankit

Lokesh Kumari Sharma (as Alia)

Delhi

Bigg Boss 10 & Actor

Wild-Card

Dushant

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Dushant

Deepti

#1

Ankit

Anjali

#2

Prateek

#3

Rose

Prateek

#4

text: Vote-out

text:
Voted to leave

Dushant

Rose

Ankit

Prateek

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Ankit

78%

Deepti

2

Dushant

87%

Alia

3

Prateek

93%

Anjali

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Lokesh (Alia)

Dushant

#1

Anjali

Prateek

#2

Deepti

Ankit

#3

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Ankit

Deepti

Deepti

Ankit

Prateek

Anjali

Anjali

Prateek

Lokesh

Dushant

Dushant

Lokesh

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Anjali

Prateek

Accepted

Ankit

Deepti

Dushant

Lokesh

text: Episode 10[edit]

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Haroon Khan

Afghanistan

Student

none

Sahil Aatri

Punjab

Actor

none

Harsh Vatsayan

Delhi

Engineer

Kanupriya

Deepika Butola

Delhi

Blogger

none

Kanupriya Yadav

Gurgaon

Fashion Student

Harsh

Usha Pathak

Mumbai

Network Engineer

Walked

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Sahil

Usha

#1

Usha

Sahil

Deepika

Haroon

#2

Haroon

Deepika

Harsh

Kanupriya

#3

Kanupriya

Harsh

Nora

Haroon

#4

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Haroon

87%

Kanupriya

2

Harsh

92%

Usha

3

Sahil

84%

Deepika

text: #GROOVEINTHEDARK

text: All 6 went on a dance date and then there guys had to decide which of the girls, they will go on a date in #DATETODECIDE.

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Haroon

Kanupriya

#1

Harsh

#2

Sahil

Deepika

#3

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Kanupriya

Harsh

Harsh

Kanupriya

Haroon

Sahil

Deepika

Deepika

Sahil

Usha

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Usha

none

Walked out

Sahil

Deepika

Rejected

Harsh

Kanupriya

Accepted

Haroon

Rejected

text: Episode 11[edit]

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Rishabh Sambyal

Jammu

Businessman

Sumaiya

Punkh Thakur

Meerut

Model

Walked

Vikram Bham

Mumbai

Actor

Tete

Sumaiya Shaikh

Goa

Flight Attendant

Rishabh

Tete Nampuri

Guwahati

Air Hostess

Vikram

Arpita Arora

New Delhi

Model

Walked

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Rishabh

Tete

#1

Sumaiya

Rishabh

#2

Tete

Vikram

#3

Vikram

Tete

Arpita

Punkh

#4

Punkh

Arpita

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Vikram

91%

Tete

2

Rishabh

82%

Arpita

3

Punkh

85%

Sumaiya

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Sumaiya

Rishabh

#1

Arpita

#2

Tete

Vikram

#3

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Tete

Vikram

Vikram

Tete

Sumaiya

Rishabh

Rishabh

Sumaiya

Arpita

Rishabh

Punkh

Arpita

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Sumaiya

Rishabh

Accepted

Punkh & Arpita

none

Both Walked out

Vikram

Tete

Accepted

text: Episode 12[edit]

text: Contestants

text:
Name

Hometown

Occupation

Ended with

Sejal Jaiswal

Nagpur

Physiotherapy Student

Bhavdeep

Juhi Bharathi

Bengaluru

Interior Designer

Walked

Purbasha Das

Mumbai

Model & Student

Tanish

Bhavdeep Romana

Punjab

Actor

Sejal

Yaseen Shareiff

Bangalore

Businessman

none

Tanish Bhat

Jammu and Kashmir

Model

Purbasha

text: #SPARKINTHEDATE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Tanish

Purbasha

#1

Purbasha

Tanish

Juhi

Bhavdeep

#2

Bhavdeep

Juhi

Yaseen

#3

Sejal

Bhavdeep

#4

text: #MATCHDATE

text:
Pair no.

Guy

Percentage

Girl

1

Tanish

76%

Juhi

2

Yaseen

88%

Sejal

3

Bhavdeep

93%

Purbasha

text: #DATETODECIDE

text:
Choice to go on a date

Date no.

Bhavdeep

Sejal

#1

Yaseen

#2

Tanish

Purbasha

#3

text: #LOVEATFIRSTLIGHT

text:
Choice to see

Tanish

Purbasha

Purbasha

Tanish

Sejal

Yaseen

Yaseen

Sejal

Bhavdeep

text: The Balcony

text:
Choice to wait in the Balcony

Accepted/Rejected

Juhi

none

Walked out

Bhavdeep

Sejal

Accepted

Yaseen

Rejected

Tanish

Purbasha

Accepted

text: Episode 13 - Season Finale[edit]


document_title: The Color Purple (film)

question_text: oprah winfrey's character in the color purple

question_tokens: oprah winfrey 's character in the color purple

text: The Color Purple (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Set in rural Georgia during the first 40 years of the twentieth century, the film centers on the life of a fictional character named Celie, an oppressed black woman. In the film, Celie endures rape, sexism, the loss of her children at birth, a tyrannical husband, domestic violence, chauvinism, the loss of her sister, and the demoralization of her friend (Sofia), who also loses her freedom to the law. Celie and the other characters tell a story of overcoming racism and misogyny in the rural south during this time period, depicting a struggle for equality. Celie maintains her resolve throughout the story. By the end of the film, the characters have undergone remarkable changes and relationships have begun to heal.[4][5][6]

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Whoopi Goldberg as Celie Harris Johnson

Desreta Jackson as young Celie

Danny Glover as Albert Johnson ("Mister")
Oprah Winfrey as Sofia Johnson
Margaret Avery as Shug Avery
Táta Vega as Shug's singing voice
Akosua Busia as Nettie Harris
Adolph Caesar as Old Mister (Albert's Father)
Willard Pugh as Harpo Johnson
Rae Dawn Chong as Squeak
Laurence Fishburne as Swain
Grand Bush as Randy
Dana Ivey as Miss Millie
Leon Rippy as Store clerk
Bennet Guillory as Grady
James Tillis as Henry "Buster" Broadnax
Leonard Jackson as Alphonso "Pa" Harris
Gayle King (uncredited) as Churchgoer

text: Release[edit]

text: The Color Purple was shown at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival as a non-competing title.[7]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The film received positive reviews from critics, receiving praise for its acting, direction, screenplay, score, and production merits, but was criticized by some for being "over-sentimental" and "stereotypical." Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 88% based on reviews from 26 critics, with an average score of 6.9/10. The site's consensus states: "A sentimental tale that reveals great emotional truths in American history."[8]

text: Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film four stars, calling it "the year's best film." He also praised Whoopi Goldberg, calling her role "one of the most amazing debut performances in movie history" and predicting she would win the Academy Award for Best Actress. (She was nominated but did not win.) Ebert wrote of The Color Purple:

text: The world of Celie and the others is created so forcibly in this movie that their corner of the South becomes one of those movie places — like Oz, like Tara, like Casablanca — that lay claim to their own geography in our imaginations. The affirmation at the end of the film is so joyous that this is one of the few movies in a long time that inspires tears of happiness, and earns them.[9]

text: Ebert's long-time television collaborator, Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune, praised the film as "triumphantly emotional and brave," calling it Spielberg's "successful attempt to enlarge his reputation as a director of youthful entertainments." Siskel wrote that The Color Purple was "a plea for respect for black women." Although acknowledging that the film was a period drama, he praised its "... incredibly strong stand against the way black men treat black women. Cruel is too kind a word to describe their behavior. The principal black men in The Color Purple use their women — both wives and daughters — as sexual chattel."[10]

text: New York Times film critic Janet Maslin noted the film's divergence from Walker's book, but made the case that this shift works:

text: Mr. Spielberg has looked on the sunny side of Miss Walker's novel, fashioning a grand, multi-hanky entertainment that is as pretty and lavish as the book is plain. If the book is set in the harsh, impoverished atmosphere of rural Georgia, the movie unfolds in a cozy, comfortable, flower-filled wonderland. ... Some parts of it are rapturous and stirring, others hugely improbable, and the film moves unpredictably from one mode to another. From another director, this might be fatally confusing, but Mr. Spielberg's showmanship is still with him. Although the combination of his sensibilities and Miss Walker's amounts to a colossal mismatch, Mr. Spielberg's Color Purple manages to have momentum, warmth and staying power all the same.[11]

text: Variety found the film over-sentimental, writing, "there are some great scenes and great performances in The Color Purple, but it is not a great film. Steven Spielberg's turn at 'serious' film-making is marred in more than one place by overblown production that threatens to drown in its own emotions."[12]

text: In addition, some critics alleged that the movie stereotyped black people in general[13] and black men in particular,[14] pointing to the fact that Spielberg, a white man, had directed a predominantly African American story.[15]

text: Filmmaker Oliver Stone defended The Color Purple as "an excellent movie, and it was an attempt to deal with an issue that had been overlooked, and it wouldn't have been done if it hadn't been Spielberg. And it's not like everyone says, that he ruined the book. That's horseshit. Nobody was going to do the book. He made the book live again."[16]

text: In 2004, Ebert included The Color Purple in his list of "Great Movies". He stated that "I can see its flaws more easily than when I named it the best film of 1985, but I can also understand why it moved me so deeply, and why the greatness of some films depends not on their perfection or logic, but on their heart."[17]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The Color Purple was a success at the box office, staying in U.S. theaters for 21 weeks,[18] and grossing over $142 million worldwide.[19] In terms of box office income, it ranked as the #1 rated PG-13 film released in 1985, and #4 overall.[18]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Alice Walker discusses the film

from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 19 May 2013[20]

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text: The Color Purple was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Goldberg and Best Supporting Actress for both Avery and Winfrey.[21] It failed to win any of them, tying the record set by 1977's The Turning Point for the most Oscar nominations without a single win.[14]

text:
Awards for The Color Purple

Award
Date of ceremony
Category
Recipient
Outcome

Academy Awards
March 24, 1986
Best Picture
Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Quincy Jones
Nominated

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Whoopi Goldberg

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Margaret Avery

Oprah Winfrey

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Menno Meyjes

Best Cinematography
Allen Daviau

Best Art Direction – Set Decoration
J. Michael Riva, Bo Welch and Linda DeScenna

Best Costume Design
Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Best Makeup
Ken Chase

Best Music, Original Score
Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andraé Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey and Randy Kerber

Best Music, Original Song
Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
For the song "Miss Celie's Blues"

Golden Globe Awards
January 24, 1986
Best Motion Picture – Drama

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Whoopi Goldberg
Won

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Oprah Winfrey
Nominated

Best Director – Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Quincy Jones

text: Meyjes was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 40th awards ceremony and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 38th awards ceremony.

text: Spielberg received his first Directors Guild of America Award at the 38th awards ceremony for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures. He became the first director to win the award without even being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.