Aurora's first name was originally supposed to have been Aurelia. Gryffindor is said to have praised courage, determination and strength of heart above all other qualities. She favoured loyalty, honesty, and dedication. He teaches the front doors to recognise a picture of Sirius after his second break-in in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and to instantly lock down if he tries to break in. She held the job for years, and she carried the position after the Battle of Hogwarts until she retired and was replaced by, The Divination teacher from 1980 (Harry's birth year) until. This year, however, the Chamber of Secrets was opened once again, having killed a Ravenclaw named Myrtle in 1943. Sprout attends Dumbledore's funeral, where she appears cleaner than she has ever been seen before. Quirrell is next seen at Hogwarts conversing with Snape at the start-of-term banquet, and then regularly while teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts lessons. She uses one of these crystal balls to defend an injured Lavender against the attack of werewolf Fenrir Greyback. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Professor Trelawney prophesies to Harry about the events of the book's climax. Her ultimate fate is unknown. [8], Rowling has said Lockhart is the only character she has ever based on a real-life person. This chamber contained a magical creature, the Basilisk, susceptible to control by the Heir of Slytherin, and left there to purge the school of all Muggle-born students. [9] She was known to give large amounts of homework to students in their fifth year and those who continued Astronomy for sixth and seventh.[9]. Lockhart never fully recovers, despite all efforts to cure him, and remains in a long-term care ward of St. Prior to his employment at Hogwarts, he is said by Hagrid to have had a "brilliant mind", and was a fine teacher while studying from books; some time before Harry's arrival at Hogwarts, "he took a year off to get some first-hand experience". Throughout the year she was seen talking to Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, the stand-in professor for Rubeus Hagrid, the Care of Magical Creatures teacher.[8]. [8] The following year, the professor was present at the discovery of a Petrified Justin Finch-Fletchley, and helped transport him with Filius Flitwick, the Charms Master, to Madam Pomfrey in the Hospital wing. Female[4] She was rather emotionless and clapped unenthusiastically. Community content is available under. Voldemort orders Quirrell to attack Harry, who holds off Quirrell long enough for aid in the form of Dumbledore to arrive, at which point Voldemort flees, in his non-physical form. Aurora Sinistra (Astronomy): Defense Against the Dark Arts OC or RP’ers choice: @muggle-on-main as Gilderoy Lockhart. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. [24] However, the executioner's axe was blunt and Nick's head was still attached to his neck by a thin strip of skin after 45 chops. She is also the second-cousin of Toby Sinistra . 1974—1996) was a witch, member of the Sinistra family and member of the Astronomy department at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from at least 1991 onwards. If Professor Sinistra was born in Africa, it is possible that she attended. Riddle, who had been seeking historically significant objects to make into Horcruxes, later retrieved the diadem from Albania and hid it in the Room of Requirement at Hogwarts while visiting the castle years later. It is also unknown what she did after the Second Wizarding War. Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, Actress: Gli equilibristi. Informed that Voldemort and his Death Eaters are coming to besiege Hogwarts, she uses her knowledge of magical plants by improvising offensive botany, and, with the help of several students, throws Mandrakes, Snargaluff pods, and Venomous Tentaculas off the castle walls at the approaching Death Eaters. [3], In 1994, Sinistra attended the Yule Ball with "Alastor Moody", and danced a nervous two-step, careful to avoid his wooden leg. However, in the American edition of Half-Blood Prince, it is re-spelled as "Sybill", matching the UK edition. Aurora's first name was originally supposed to have been Aurelia. Professor[3]Astronomer[3] David Bradley portrays Filch in the film series. During the climax of the story, as Harry and Quirrell try to recover the Stone from the Mirror of Erised, Voldemort reveals himself on the back of Quirrell's head, formerly concealed by the turban, and speaks directly to Harry, threatening to kill him if he does not assist Voldemort in recovering it. She is compared to an "underfed vulture", and is very possessive and protective with the library books, many times screaming at Ron and Harry. It resisted all attempts to prune or kill it, but after several years the leaves were found to contain powerful medicinal properties. Another hypothesis suggests the Basilisk was meant to fend off an invading muggle force. Aurora sat at Professor Dumbledore's left hand side while Harry Potter and his classmates were being Sorted. Though he is initially hesitant to join in the Battle of Hogwarts and is assumed to have evacuated with his house, he returns to the fray later on. In Order of the Phoenix, Professor Trelawney is first put on probation by Umbridge, and later fired. According to J.K. Rowling, there is nothing particularly magical about Mrs Norris, other than her being "just an intelligent (and unpleasant) cat. In the final attack, Harry lays his hands on Quirrell, who burns into crumbling ash. Umbridge was later appointed High Inquisitor by order of Minister Cornelius Fudge, which gave her the power to inspect and dismiss teachers who ostensibly were not up to scratch (in reality it was a means of eliminating teachers who were either too close to Dumbledore or who taught things she felt were inappropriate). [21] In contrast to his book counterpart, the Baron is mirthful in the film, playfully swiping through the Sorting feast with his sword, much to the amusement of those within his house. In the film adaptation, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, she is seen covering someone's body, with the aid of Padma Patil. She acts as a hallway monitor or spy for Filch. unknown actress. In Goblet of Fire, she is said to have considered "hard workers almost always most worthy of admission". She feared the Dark Lord Voldemort. Mungo's. According to Dumbledore, the qualities that Slytherin prized in his handpicked students included his own rare ability to speak Parseltongue,[30] resourcefulness, and determination. [4], Professor Sinistra sitting at the staff table during meal time in the Great Hall, The following academic year, she gave large amounts of homework to her fifth years as preparation for their Ordinary Wizarding Levels. The first name 'Aurora' indicates a relationship with the dawn, however it is probably derived from 'Aurora', a phenomena which occurs when solar winds interact with the earth's magnetic field.[12]. She speaks in a whispy voice and wears thick glasses, which cause her eyes to appear greatly magnified. Filch is revealed to be a Squib in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when Harry accidentally discovers that he is trying to teach himself basic magic from a Kwikspell correspondence course. Patronus By the 1600s it belonged to the Irish witch Gormlaith Gaunt, though in about 1620 it was stolen by her then-17-year-old niece Isolt Sayre, who fled to Massachusetts in the United States, where she founded the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. According to an interview between Rowling and staff from The Leaky Cauldron, Hufflepuff introduced house-elves to Hogwarts, where she offered them refuge. The following academic year, she gave large amounts of homework to her fifth years as preparation for their Ordinary Wizarding Levels. Sinistra was present when Muggle-born student Justin Finch-Fletchley was discovered, petrified after an attempted attack on him by the Basilisk. She is described as having short, spiky, grey hair, with piercing yellow hawk-like eyes, usually hidden behind goggles. Professor Sinistra's surname originates from the Latin "sinister", meaning "left" or "with a direction to the left". He is a jolly man and very forgiving, frequently suggesting that Peeves be given another chance, or forgiven for any mishaps. She appeared to have some African ancestry. At the Welcoming Feast, Professor Umbridge interrupted Headmaster Dumbledore's usual announcement and proceeded to make an incredibly dull speech about the Ministry and Hogwarts, at one point making a little bow to the other teachers. [11] The most probable explanation for this is that most planets of the solar system rotate anti-clockwise. Harry discovers that when he comes into direct contact with Quirrell, it immediately produces a burning effect. However, she refused to come with the Baron and, in a moment of blind rage, he killed her with a single stab-wound to the chest. "[9], Kenneth Branagh portrayed Lockhart in the film version of Chamber of Secrets. Voldemort, as punishment for Quirrell's failure to secure the Stone from Gringotts, decided to keep a closer watch on his new servant. Charity Burbage (Muggle Studies) @demiguiserp. He took possession of Quirrell's body, which caused his face to appear on the back of Quirrell's bald head. In Order of the Phoenix, Sprout is a non-vocal supporter of Harry's story about Voldemort's resurrection. Professor Aurora Sinistra (fl. Terence Bayler portrayed the Baron in the first film. [9], Professor Sinistra listening to Professor Dumbledore give his annual speech. She is loyal, highly skilled, non-inquisitive and tight-lipped about her patients, and very strict regarding the rules of her infirmary. Nonetheless, Filch is at least able to use wizarding devices that have their own innate magic, such as the Secrecy Sensor used in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This secret was handed down through the centuries to each member of Slytherin's family who possessed it. However, students he deems unimportant he ignores, as though they were not there. Aurora Sinistra is the professor in Astronomy at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. [6] She attended the Yule Ball with Bartemius Crouch Jr., who was posing as Alastor Moody. British or Irish[2] Harry Potter's final defeat of Lord Voldemort and the end of the Second Wizarding War. According to a letter written by Rowling to Nina Young, the actress who played the Grey Lady in the first film, she is "a highly intellectual young lady .... She never found true love as she never found a man up to her standards".[22]. One relic of Hufflepuff, a small golden cup emblazoned with her symbol of a badger, is passed down to her distant descendant, Hepzibah Smith. Topics included studying the night sky with telescopes and learning the stars names through their deductions. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Slughorn briefly appears with other teachers assembling to fight Death Eaters. Sybill Patricia Trelawney is the Divination teacher. When Harry and his friends see that Snape has been bitten, they begin to suspect Snape is after the Stone for himself. Daniel Radcliffe who had only ever got the role as Harry Potter from his best friend Tarren Patel, not only a friend to him but also a role model. Actor/Actress. Quirrell addresses and refers to Voldemort by that name, rather than "The Dark Lord" as other Death Eaters do. In Half-Blood Prince, she tends to Harry after his skull is cracked by a Bludger in a Quidditch match. [8], Professor Sinistra was teaching in Astronomy Tower when she became trapped in cursed ice along with the children in her class. Harry wins with the help of handwritten notes in the borrowed textbook, which had once belonged to Snape, unbeknownst to him. Slughorn is described as preferring to be a "back-seat driver", obtaining things he desires by using his contacts, particularly students whom he has invited into the "Slug Club", a group of students favoured by Slughorn, based either on their connections to important people (a type of cronyism) or on his belief that they have talents that will make them important and famous themselves when they leave school (meritocracy).
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