Minor Gryffindors
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This article is about minor Harry Potter characters who are Gryffindor students in the same year as Harry. See Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan and Ron Weasley for information on them.
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[edit] Lavender Brown
| Harry Potter character | |
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| Lavender Brown | |
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| Gender | Female |
| House | Gryffindor |
| Parentage | Pure-blood? |
| Allegiance | Dumbledore's Army |
| Actor | Jennifer Smith |
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
Lavender Brown shares a dormitory in the Gryffindor tower with Hermione Granger and Parvati Patil, and is a close friend of Parvati and also a friend of Dean and Seamus. She and Parvati seem to enjoy the same classes and share many common interests. The two seem to have a reasonably close relationship with Professor Trelawney, comforting and supporting her in her various crises. Lavender initially believed the Ministry's smear campaign against Harry Potter, but later joined Dumbledore's Army, attending all meetings.
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Lavender and Ron Weasley began dating, and she referred to him by the tacky nickname of "Won-Won." It could be argued, however, that it was an inauthentic relationship at best, as Ron didn't seem to appreciate Lavender much. Lavender seemed to be just someone Ron used to get Hermione jealous, and to prove a point that Ron could "snog" people if he wanted to (he was jealous when he learned that his two best friends had both had their first kiss whereas he hadn't). Lavender was jealous of Ron's friendship with Hermione, eventually breaking up with him when she sees the two leaving the boys' dormitory together. She mistakenly believed that they had been alone together in there, as Harry - who had also been present - was under his Invisibility Cloak. Both Ron and Hermione seem content with the break-up in the end.
She is listed on Rowling's notes for Harry's year as a Pureblood - however, this information is considered uncanonical.
She was portrayed in the film version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Jennifer Smith.
[edit] Seamus Finnigan
| Harry Potter character | |
 Devon Murray as Seamus Finnigan. |
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| Seamus Finnigan | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Hair colour | Sandy |
| House | Gryffindor |
| Parentage | Half-blood |
| Allegiance | Dumbledore's Army |
Seamus Finnigan (born 1980) is a fictional character from the Harry Potter books. Of Irish descent, he has sandy hair and is—like Ron Weasley—a huge Quidditch fan. He shares his dormitory at Hogwarts with Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom and Dean Thomas.
He watches the Quidditch World Cup Final with the Weasleys and Harry, of course supporting Ireland against Bulgaria. He also has quite a strong accent. His best friend in Hogwarts is Dean Thomas. His mother is a witch; his father is a muggle, who only found out his wife's secret after the marriage.
Seamus was influenced by his mother and by the Daily Prophet into believing that Harry's survival after the attack of Lord Voldemort and other unclear incidents of the past few years somehow indicated an alliance between them, but offered his apologies later on.
In the Harry Potter movies, Seamus is portrayed by Devon Murray[1]
[edit] Parvati Patil
| Harry Potter character | |
 Parvati Patil, played by Shefali Chowdhury, shown behind Harry and in her Yule Ball dress from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. |
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| Parvati Patil | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Dark Brown |
| House | Gryffindor |
| Parentage | Half-blood or Pure-blood |
| Allegiance | Dumbledore's Army |
| Actor | Shefali Chowdhury |
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
Parvati Patil is a dark-haired Gryffindor girl in Harry's year. She has an identical twin sister named Padma, who is in Ravenclaw. Parvati and her sister's names and appearance in the movies implies they are of Indian descent. Patil is a common Maratha surname in the state of Maharashtra, India. Parvati is the name of a Hindu Goddess, consort of Lord Shiva and daughter of the Himalayas.
Parvati and Padma join Dumbledore's Army in their fifth year. Parvati shares her dormitory with Hermione and Lavender. Parvati is best friends with Lavender Brown and friends with Seamus and Dean.
Parvati's favourite class is Divination with Professor Trelawney, although she also enjoys Care of Magical Creatures classes with Professor Grubbly-Plank. Her worst fear is a mummy. (Her fear was changed to a snake in the film adaptation).
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Parvati convinces her parents not to take her and her sister out of Hogwarts, although they return home the morning after Dumbledore's death.
Parvati is played by Sitara Shah in the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and by Shefali Chowdhury in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Rowling's classlist shows that at one point, Rowling considered giving the Patil twins forenames beginning Ma. It also debateably shows their surname as being spelled Patel.
[edit] Dean Thomas
| Harry Potter character | |
 Alfred Enoch as Dean Thomas in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
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| Dean Thomas | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| House | Gryffindor |
| Parentage | Half-blood (believes he is Muggle-born) |
| Allegiance | Dumbledore's Army |
| Actor | Alfred Enoch |
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
Dean Thomas is noted for being good at drawing and forging signatures. He shares his dormitory with Harry, Ron, Neville, and best friend Seamus. Dean is also friends with Harry, Ron, Parvati and Lavender. Dean enjoys Defence Against the Dark Arts classes and his favourite teacher is Professor Lupin. Dean stands up for Lupin on numerous occasions when arguing with Umbridge and he is impressed by Lupin's skill.
Dean was born to a Muggle mother and a father who, though a wizard, never revealed this to his family. Unbeknownst to Dean, his father was killed by the Death Eaters when he refused to join them, and Dean was raised by his mother and step-father. Dean has several half-brothers and sisters. Although this information has never appeared in the novels, it is considered canon because it has been mentioned on Rowling's official website and Rowling herself stated that it was a scrapped subplot for the original draft of Chamber of Secrets. It is mentioned that Dean is a fan of the football team West Ham United.
Some have speculated that Dean Thomas was named after the Forest of Dean, which, like many names in the Harry Potter series, lies in the county of Rowling's birth, Gloucestershire.
Dean believes Harry's claim of Voldemort's return and is one of the members of the DA. Dean's worst fear is a creeping severed hand.
At the end of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Dean begins dating Ginny Weasley, however, they break up before the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Dean becomes a reserve Chaser after Katie Bell has an accident.
For an unknown reason in the UK edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Dean Thomas is not mentioned during the sorting ceremony. He is, however, correctly sorted in the American edition as a Gryffindor, just after Harry and before Lisa Turpin.
He is played by Alfie Enoch in the Harry Potter movies.
[edit] Missing Gryffindor Girls
According to J.K. Rowling, there are ten children in Harry's year in each house at Hogwarts. All five Gryffindor boys (Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan), and three Gryffindor girls (Hermione Granger, Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown) are accounted for, so there are two "missing" Gryffindor girls. In an interview with MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron, she has said she will put them on her official website. There were three students in the Sorting in the first book whose houses are not mentioned: Sally-Anne Perks, Moon and Nott. Nott cannot be one because besides from him being a boy, he is also later referenced as Slytherin. Alternatively, the girls could be supposed to be the mysterious Rivers, Roper, Runcorn or Spinks mentioned on Rowling's list of students. Also, JKR has mentioned that it is not likely that these two girls will come up in the last book. [2]
[edit] External links
- Information about Dean Thomas's background from J.K. Rowling
- 'Wizards & Witches A to Z' from the Harry Potter Lexicon website
