Quirinus Quirrell Harry Potter Defense Against the Dark Arts

"I met him when I travelled effectually the world. A foolish young homo I was then, full of ridiculous ideas about good and evil. My chief showed me how wrong I was. There is no adept and evil... in that location is just power, and those too weak to understand information technology... Since so, I serve him faithfully, although I accept let him down many times."

— Quirrell's faithful service to Lord Voldemort^[src]

Professor Quirinus Quirrell (26 September,^[1] 1967 or earlier^[ii] – 4 June,^[11] 1992) was a half-blood sorcerer who attended Hogwarts Schoolhouse of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was Sorted into Ravenclaw House.^[1] He was the Muggle Studies professor at Hogwarts, though he later became the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor during the 1991–1992 school year.

Before teaching Defence Confronting the Nighttime Arts, Quirrell went out in search of Voldemort, believing he could achieve recognition for finding him and could larn things that would ensure that no one laughed at him again.

However, Voldemort, after finding out that he taught at Hogwarts, took over his body, though Quirrell put up some feeble resistance. He died in vain while trying to murder Harry Potter in the Underground Chambers.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Hogwarts years
- 1.iii As the Muggle Studies professor
- i.4 Campaign for the Philosopher's Stone
  - 1.four.1 Meeting Lord Voldemort
  - 1.4.two Serving the Dark Lord
    - 1.4.2.1 Troll in the dungeon
    - i.4.2.ii Jinxing the broom
    - 1.4.two.three Targeting unicorns
    - 1.4.2.4 Skirmish in the Underground Chambers
    - 1.four.2.five Decease
- 1.5 Legacy
2 Concrete clarification
three Personality and traits
four Magical abilities and skills
5 Possessions
vi Relationships
- 6.1 Lord Voldemort
- 6.2 Harry Potter
- half-dozen.3 Hogwarts staff
- half dozen.iv Severus Snape
- 6.five Albus Dumbledore
- six.vi Hogwarts students
vii Etymology
eight Behind the scenes
9 Appearances
ten Notes and references

Biography

Early life

"Oh, yeah. Poor bloke. Brilliant listen. He was fine while he was studyin' outta books but so he took a yr off ter go some firsthand experience.... They say he met vampires in the Black Forest, and there was a nasty bit o' trouble with a hag — never been the aforementioned since. Scared of the students, scared of his ain subject —"

— Rubeus Hagrid regarding Quirrell's youth and travels^[src]

Quirinus Quirrell was born presumably before 26 September, 1967, somewhere in the British Isles, to a magical and a Muggle parent.^[i] ^[12]

Hogwarts years

Quirinus attended Hogwarts, where he was Sorted into Ravenclaw Firm.^[1] It is likely that he acquired his wand from Ollivanders when he was eleven.

As a male child, Quirinus was gifted simply also fragile, teased for his timidity and nerves during his school life. Feeling inadequate and wishing to prove himself, he developed an (initially theoretical) interest in the Dark Arts. The feelings of insignificance and worthlessness that this bullying fostered embittered the boy, forging a latent desire to make the world sit up and notice him.^[1]

Minerva McGonagall was a professor during his time and was very kind and helpful to the young Quirrell, encouraging him to value cognition. He was very grateful towards her and admired her bravery, wisdom, thirst for knowledge and kindness.^[12]

He also most likely obtained a loftier-graded O.Due west.L. and N.E.West.T. in Muggle Studies and Defence Against the Dark Arts, since not simply did he go along to teach both but was also noted to have had a gift for the theory of Defensive Magic.^[i]

Every bit the Muggle Studies professor

Jacob's sibling meeting with Quirrell in the Muggle Studies Classroom

During the special Instructor Appreciation Celebration at Hogwarts in the 1985–1986 school year, Merula Snyde was given the task to interview and learn about Quirrell, though she was not too pleased near this due to him being the Muggle Studies professor at the fourth dimension. Merula and Jacob's sibling went to visit him to larn more about Minerva McGonagall.^[12]

During his meeting with Jacob's sibling, Quirrell asked them their stance of Merula Snyde, asking whether they thought she was practiced or bad or somewhere in betwixt. He too revealed the McGonagall's influence during some of the difficult time in his Hogwarts years were the "reason he is a teacher today".^[12]

Campaign for the Philosopher's Stone

Coming together Lord Voldemort

"A sorcerer — young, foolish and gullible — wandered across my path in the wood I had fabricated my home. Oh, he seemed the very chance I had been dreaming of... for he was a teacher at Dumbledore'south schoolhouse... he was piece of cake to bend to my will... he brought me back to this country, and later a while, I took possession of his trunk, to supervise him closely as he carried out my orders."

— Lord Voldemort recounting his meeting with Quirrell^[src]

Quirrell teaching a course at Hogwarts Schoolhouse of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Subsequently teaching Muggle Studies for some time, he took a year-long sabbatical in 1990 in order to "gain beginning-manus experience",^[6] though in reality he had taken a 'G Tour' around the globe in gild to hopefully find whatever remained of Voldemort after his get-go defeat, partly out of curiosity, partly out of that unacknowledged want for importance from his childhood.^[4] ^[1]

At the very least, Quirrell fantasised that he could be the man who tracked Voldemort down, just at best, might learn skills from Voldemort that would ensure he was never laughed at again. His journey proved successful as he did indeed detect Voldemort, though he was no lucifer for the Dark Lord (even in such a weakened state) and when he realised that Quirinus had a position at Hogwarts, Voldemort latched onto Quirrell's trunk and went back to Hogwarts with him.^[1]

Quirrell also adopted a turban for everyday utilize later this sabbatical, claiming to have received it from an African prince as compensation for disposing of a zombie.^[xiii] It was also rumoured that he encountered vampires in the Black Forest, in Republic of albania, and had a nasty bit of trouble with a hag.^[6]

Quirrell at some unknown point prior to 1991 came into possession of Vault 998 in the new vault area of Gringotts Wizarding Banking concern. He kept a small box containing diverse belongings, a large crate, and a chest containing Circe'south Chocolate Frog Card that was given past Cuthbert Binns to James Potter before Quirrell came into possession of information technology.^[14]

Serving the Dark Lord

Quirrell: "P-P-Potter, c-can't t-tell you lot how p- pleased I am to meet you."

Harry: "What sort of magic exercise you teach, Professor Quirrell?"

Quirrell: "D-Defense Confronting the D-D-Dark Arts N-not that you northward-demand it, eh, P-P-Potter?"

— Quirrell meeting Harry Potter for the first time in the Leaky Cauldron^[src]

Quirrell serving the Night Lord, while teaching at Hogwarts

Quirrell spent his last year of life attempting to procure the Philosopher'due south Stone for Voldemort, who used his nervous disposition to his reward, as his perceived lack of confidence had earned very little respect from the students at Hogwarts and consequently diverted suspicion abroad from his plans.^[13]

Quirrell'southward starting time run into with Harry Potter soon earlier breaking into Gringotts

Quirrell'southward showtime plan was enacted before the school term started and involved going to Diagon Alley in an attempt to steal the Philosopher'due south Rock from Gringotts Wizarding Bank for Voldemort.^[4] While in the Leaky Cauldron, he met Harry Potter, who had come with Rubeus Hagrid. Quirrell pretended that he was going to buy a new book on vampires.^[xv] Quirrell was unsuccessful in his attempted robbery, as Rubeus Hagrid had removed the Stone from its vault earlier that same day on Albus Dumbledore's orders.^[six]

After this first failure, Voldemort began to share Quirrell'southward trunk to ensure no further failure would occur,^[4] and as Voldemort's face was sticking out of the back of his caput, Quirrell had to habiliment a purple turban for the unabridged school year.^[4] Quirrell tried to put upward feeble resistance on occasion, simply Voldemort was far likewise strong for him to overpower.^[4]

Troll in the dungeon

"Troll — in the dungeons — idea you ought to know."

— Quirrell deceiving the schoolhouse on Hallowe'en^[src]

Quirrell interrupting the 1991 Hallowe'en Feast, claiming that there was a "*troll in the Dungeons*"

After this attempted pause-in, he returned to Hogwarts to teach every bit Defence Against the Night Arts^[six], while another wizard replaced him as Muggle Studies professor.^[14] It is unknown who this magician was. A few of his classes included the Curse of the Bogies,^[16] the Knockback Jinx,^[xv] Lumos, ^[15] and Verdimillious.^[17] The majority of the students establish Quirrell'due south lessons to be a joke, equally they did not take him seriously as a teacher. On Hallowe'en, Quirrell allowed a troll to enter Hogwarts as a diversion, and sneaked to the restricted Third Flooring Corridor where the Stone was existence hidden. Severus Snape, who suspected Quirrell, followed him and was bitten on the leg past the three-headed dog Fluffy in the procedure of trying to head Quirrell off.^[18] ^[4]

Jinxing the broom

Quirrell jinxing Harry's broom at the Quidditch match

Later in the year, during a Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Slytherin, Quirrell made his first endeavor at Harry Potter'due south life. He jinxed Harry'southward broomstick to try to throw him off, but Severus Snape interfered once again with a counter-expletive. When Hermione Granger observed the crowd through binoculars in an attempt to figure out who was performing the jinx, she caught Snape discreetly uttering the counter-curse incantation but erroneously thought he was performing the actual curse.

She later managed to run to Snape's stand and ready fire in his robes in guild to distract him and make him finish, but during her hurry she accidentally knocked Quirrell over, causing him to break the eye contact necessary for performing his spell correctly.^[19] ^[4]

Targeting unicorns

"Next second, Quirrell came hurrying out of the classroom straightening his turban. He was pale and looked as though he was about to cry. He strode out of sight; Harry didn't think Quirrell had even noticed him."

— Harry being perplexed over Quirrell's upset demeanour^[src]

After the Quidditch lucifer Harry witnessed an intense exchange between Snape and Quirrell. It seemed as though Snape was trying to intimidate Quirrell into handing over data regarding the stone.^[19] When Harry, Ron, and Hermione believed that Severus Snape was trying to intimidate Quirrell into helping him steal the Philosopher's Stone, they tried to be supportive and encouraging to Quirrell whenever possible by telling people off for laughing at his stutter, or smiling at him encouragingly whenever they passed him.^[20]

Quirrell drinking unicorn blood in identify of his master

Most a week before Harry'south exams, Voldemort ordered Quirrell to attempt to get the Rock once more. Harry overheard this, and mistook the conversation for an argument between Snape and the Defence instructor.^[21] Throughout the year, Quirrell's body weakened drastically from hosting his main'south soul, and in social club to keep himself and Voldemort alive, Quirrell began to prey on unicorns in the Forbidden Forest and drink their blood.^[4] He met Harry, Draco Malfoy, and Fang in that location, and was about to assail Harry until Firenze the Centaur rescued the male child.^[21]

On 4 June, after Dumbledore had left for London, both Quirrell and the trio went through the obstacles blocking the way to the Stone.^[4] To get past Fluffy, Quirrell disguised himself and lured Hagrid into a carte du jour game past betting a dragon'due south egg. During the game, he managed to draw out information most Fluffy past convincing Hagrid that he was a Dragon dealer, and as such, shared Hagrid's penchant for dangerous pets. In Hagrid'due south enthusiasm, and most likely nether the influence of booze, he let slip that playing music for the iii-headed canis familiaris would put him to sleep. Quirrell so sent a forged letter to Professor Dumbledore summoning him to the British Ministry of Magic to become him away from the school. He went later the Stone, only was followed past Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger — though they believed their enemy to be Severus Snape.^[22] ^[4]

Skirmish in the Underground Chambers

"Yes, Severus does seem the type, doesn't he? And so useful to have him swooping effectually like an overgrown bat. Side by side to him, who would doubtable p-p-poor, st-stuttering P-Professor Quirrell?"

— Quirrell (possibly influenced past Voldemort) on Harry's suspicions about Snape after revealing himself^[src]

Quirrell and Harry Potter in front of the Mirror of Erised

Quirrell was able to penetrate the first six chambers that protected the Philosopher's Stone, including the sleeping room in which he himself put a troll. He reached the terminal chamber only to find the Mirror of Erised, and was unable to effigy out how to have the stone from information technology, going and so far as to consider nifty the mirror.^[4]

Quirrell revealing his 'second confront'

Eventually, Harry solitary managed to attain the terminal sleeping room, and was surprised to meet Quirrell instead of Snape. Quirrell non-verbally leap Harry and summoned a wall of fire backside the door to prevent him from escaping, then, on Voldemort's command, forced Harry to look into the mirror. Harry saw his reflection with the Stone in his own trousers' pocket, and felt information technology indeed being transferred to his real pocket. When Harry lied virtually what he saw in the mirror, Quirrell unwrapped his turban to reveal Voldemort's confront, bound to the back of his head.^[4]

Death

Voldemort: "Seize him! SEIZE HIM!"

Quirrell: "Master, I cannot hold him -- my easily -- my hands!"

Voldemort: "So kill him fool, and be done!"

— Quirrell'south terminal words, attempting to impale Harry Potter for his master^[src]

Quirrell and Harry struggle for possession of the Rock

Quirrell's life ended and so, when Voldemort forced him to try the murder of Harry Potter (figuring out Harry had the Stone and being unable to persuade him to give it willingly). Unfortunately, the body Quirrell and Voldemort were both sharing manifested in burns and blisters during his fight with Harry due to the protective charm Harry'due south mother left in his skin when she died for him. Harry collapsed from the pain in his scar, just Quirrell's body was burnt so horribly that Voldemort dispossessed his body and left him to dice.^[iv]

Still, despite existence effectively turned into a living Horcrux for the last year of his life, Quirrell did not ultimately lose his soul, having even tried to put upward feeble resistance on occasion (in spite of the fact that Voldemort was far too strong for him).^[1]

Legacy

Dolores Umbridge: "Your previous teachers in this subject area may accept allowed you more licence, only every bit none of them — with the possible exception of Professor Quirrell, who did at least announced to have restricted himself to historic period-advisable subjects — would accept passed a Ministry inspection —"

Harry Potter: "Yes, Quirrell was a nifty teacher there was just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of the dorsum of his head."

— Dolores Umbridge and Harry Potter arguing over Quirrell's reputation as a teacher^[src]

Iii years later Quirrell'south death, Lord Voldemort told his Death Eaters during their rendezvous in Little Hangleton that Quirrell was a fool, and that he merely centrolineal with him for his position as a professor at Hogwarts.^[23]

In 1995, the and so Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Dolores Umbridge mentioned him when she was criticising the past DADA professors for not teaching them things that would pass a Ministry inspection, considering that he was a possible exception due to teaching "age-appropriate subjects". Harry so retorted that Voldemort was on the back of his caput, earning him some other week's detention.^[24]

Physical description

"Even Professor Quirrell was tremblin' ter run across yeh — mind you, he's usually tremblin'."

— Quirrell'due south nervous deposition^[src]

Quirinus Quirrell was a fellow with stake white skin.^[7]

When Quirrell returned from his sabbatical in Republic of albania, one of his eyes developed a twitch and he appeared quite pale and anxious and frequently stuttered. At the starting time of the term, he was wearing a imperial turban.^[25] He was usually trembling and prone to fainting.^[18] Near the terminate of his life, his reason for wearing the turban became clear. Quirrell had joined with Voldemort and agreed to let Voldemort's fledgling body to latch on to the dorsum of his head. It was only able to grow into a face, and used Quirrell for transportation and sustenance.^[4]

Personality and traits

"He didn't realise that dearest every bit powerful as your mother'south for you leaves its own marker... to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, volition give us some protection forever. It is in your very skin. Quirrell, full of hatred, greed, and ambition, sharing his soul with Voldemort, could not bear upon you lot for this reason. It was agony to touch a person marked past something then skillful."

— Albus Dumbledore explains Quirrell's demise^[src]

In his youth, Quirrell was gifted, only emotionally fragile. He became interested in travelling as well as pressing wild flowers, stemming from his early enthusiasm in academia, and continued to do and then in his adult years. By his own admittance, he was "full of ridiculous ideas nigh good and evil". As a immature boy, he was teased and neglected for his timid nature, and came to develop a latent want for recognition and greatness, contemptuous feeling for gild, and was seduced by the Dark Arts, no matter how subtle the lure appeared at first.^[1] This led him to foolishly search out for Voldemort's remains in the hopes of fame and cognition, while exposing his impressionable and naive side to the fallen Nighttime Lord. Quirinus' journey to capture Voldemort showcases his own overestimation of his own skills, maybe a slight arrogance, equally Voldemort easily overpowered him.

"...d-don't know why you lot wanted t-t-to run into here of all p-places, Severus..."

— Quirrell's stutter and nervousness around Snape^[src]

When Quirrell met Voldemort, he arrived at the conclusion that "at that place is no expert and evil, in that location is only power, and those too weak to seek it". Meeting Voldemort made Quirrell acknowledge himself every bit a "foolish swain [he] was and then", apparently looking down on his by self, showing his gullibility, and weak will, and was easily corrupted. Quirrell by and large did his all-time to serve Voldemort, though he admitted that his attempts were non always successful, seeing as he was being given rather tall orders. Dumbledore considered Quirrell to be greedy, hateful and ambitious, a reason why Quirrell could not sympathise the powerful magic of love, which was what heavily injured him during the boxing with Harry Potter. Despite Quirrell'southward continuous descent into corruption, he did not completely submit his existence to Voldemort as he attempted to resist the Dark Lord's soul of possessing his body, feeble and futile though it may accept been.^[four]

"The grade everyone had really been looking forwards to was Defence Against the Nighttime Arts, but Quirrell's lessons turned out to be a bit of a joke. His classroom smelled strongly of garlic, which anybody said was to ward off a vampire he'd met in Romania and was afraid would be coming back to get him ane of these days"

— Quirrell's unusual demeanour as a instructor^[src]

Throughout the school year, Quirrell appeared nervous and timid. He frequently stuttered and was mostly an incompetent teacher. Though his nervousness was probably very real due to the enormous pressure being put upon him past Voldemort, Quirrell had a chillingly sinister side that most people never saw. He was extremely adept at conniving and manipulation; at one point, he disguised himself and tricked Hagrid into revealing crucial information on how to get by i of the obstacles protecting the Philosopher's Stone. Some other fourth dimension he let a fully-grown Mountain Troll into the schoolhouse on Hallowe'en as a diversion while he headed off to the 3rd-flooring corridor and tried to penetrate its defences.^[18] He even managed to deceive the not bad Albus Dumbledore by forging a Ministry letter to him to lure him away from school, although Dumbledore was quick to realise that Quirrell had fooled him and returned to Hogwarts.^[iv]

Presumably because of his constant failures, Quirrell eventually became obsessed with pleasing Voldemort and whenever he looked into the Mirror of Erised he would see himself with the Philosopher's Rock, the object Voldemort desired above all else. Quirrell became very drastic, being willing to slay unicorns in order to drink their claret to go on himself alive, a crime that is noted by Firenze only those who take nix to lose and everything to proceeds would commit.^[21]

"As it was, I saw only greedy and unworthy Quirrell attempting to steal the stone and, I admit, I did all I could to thwart him."

— Snape's scathing opinion of Quirrell^[src]

Many people considered Quirrell to be foolish, acquisitive, worthless, and tended to await down on him. Severus Snape confided to Bellatrix Lestrange that he considered Quirrell as a mediocre wizard who was greedy and unworthy;^[26] many students saw his lessons to be a chip of a joke undeserving of respect;^[13] and Voldemort deemed Quirrell as a foolish and gullible man who he only allied with for his position.^[23] Fifty-fifty Dumbledore himself, who had retained a level of compassion and pity even for his much more incompetent successor, openly acknowledged that Quirell's fate was well-deserved due to his greed, hatred and ambitions without whatever care.^[4]

Magical abilities and skills

Quirrell'due south power to fly without whatever visible means of support, a trait from Voldemort

Quirrell was known to have had an excellent aptitude for theoretical learning, peculiarly when it came to Defensive Magic.^[1] Nevertheless, as Professor McGonagall after pointed out that teachers of Hogwarts more often than not speaking were rather good at magic, information technology tin can exist assumed that he likewise possessed a considerable amount of magical power.

Intellectual giftedness: Quirrell was known while still a educatee for existence highly intelligent, possessing a brilliant intellectual listen.^[1] His intelligence was corking plenty to locate Voldemort, which the British Ministry of Magic had failed to do. He was likewise intelligent and cunning enough to successfully forge a convincing letter to Albus Dumbledore, supposedly existence from the Ministry, in order to deceive him and ship him away from the school.
Charms: Whilst the true extent of Quirrell's expertise in this area is unknown, he was able to conjure a non-corporeal Patronus,^[9] a very advanced piece of magic, which means he must accept possessed a considerable amount of ability in charms. He also was able to skilfully perform and thoroughly teach on how to cast many other charms such equally the Verdimillious Charm and the Wand-Lighting Amuse,, giving his students in his Defense force Against the Nighttime Arts classes full understanding on how to use them effectively. He was besides capable of casting the Deprimo charm, which was capable of blasting holes in the basis. Furthermore, Quirrell was capable of animating objects, such as gargoyles and suits of armour, and conjuring a protective barrier around himself.^[15]
Dark Arts: Quirrell had at least a reasonable amount of knowledge and ability in nighttime magic, and could adequately employ it and thoroughly explicate the function of jinxes, hexes and curses, such as the Knockback Jinx^[15] and Curse of the Bogies,^[16] teaching his first-years the knowledge of how to perform both spells finer.^[15] He was able to effectively jinx Harry Potter'southward Nimbus 2000 during a Quidditch friction match, which made his broom become haywire in an endeavour to throw him off and kill him, something that Hagrid noted required considerable skill in the Dark Arts.^[xix] He nearly succeeded with this powerful jinx, every bit even Severus Snape was unable to counter-curse the jinx completely,^[iv] and was only thwarted when Hermione Granger indirectly fabricated him lose focus.^[19] He was also capable of locking the exit to the Dungeons with 4 gear up of curses, making and then that the only manner to get out the Dungeons were to undo all the curses with a expletive-dependent locking spell. He besides possessed considerable skill in the handling and presumably also the agreement of dark magical artefacts and cursed objects.^[8] He as well displayed the ability to shoot assurance of destructive greenish energy, and cast an unknown destructive nighttime charm that he charged in his wand before unleashing it.^[15]

"Quirrell snapped his fingers. Ropes sprang out of thin air and wrapped themselves tightly around Harry."

— Quirrell's impressive utilize of non-verbal and wandless conjuration^[src]

Transfiguration: Quirrell was apparently proficient in this notably complex and scientific branch of magic, as he displayed a rather high amount of skill in agreeableness, a highly difficult and complex branch of transfiguration. He could conjure ropes, both not-verbally and without his wand.^[4] He could also cast a spell which conjured green Gytrashes.^[fifteen]
Defence force Against the Dark Arts: Quirrell was noted to be particularly gifted in the theory of Defensive Magic and would proceeds an all-encompassing amount of knowledge and experience on how to defend from the Night Arts, some of which were attributed from his journeys,^[1] to the point where the Ministry of Magic considered him to take been a good teacher.^[24] The thruth of this was exemplified past his ability to effectively teach his first year classes how to apply the Defensive Charms like the Verdimillious Charm and Wand-Lighting Charm to defend from the Nighttime Forces. He likewise taught the Expletive of the Bogies^[16] and could quickly deduce that Harry Potter was under the same curse'southward influence immediately upon seeing him entering his course coughing and he also was able to thoroughly explain to his class how to utilize the Knockback Jinx.^[15] Despite his expertise, all the same, his nervous nature and constant stutter led many of his students to view his classes as a bit of a joke, giving him very little respect in return.^[13]
Wandless magic and Not-verbal magic: Quirrell was capable of effectively performing intricate magic nonverbally and wandlessly, conjuring ropes without a wand.^[4] He could also conjure burn down simply past raising his hands.^[27]

" I have a special souvenir with trolls -- you must have seen what I did to the one in the chamber back there?"

— Quirrell explaining to Harry his talent with handling dangerous beasts^[src]

Magizoology: He was known to be experienced and capable in treatment dangerous magical creatures from his travels, but had a particular uncommon gift with trolls. He was able to bring a fully grown mountain troll into Hogwarts Castle on Hallowe'en, too as hands subdue the notably bigger and presumably more ferocious mountain troll that guarded the Philosopher's Rock.^[xviii] ^[4] He was also able to larn a Norwegian Ridgeback dragon egg to requite to Hagrid,^[4] implying he was sufficiently familiar with both the illegal trafficking of magical beasts and the local blackness marketplace scene to know how to acquire Non-Tradeable Material without discovery. Furthermore, he would have been very knowledgeable in understanding and handling nighttime creatures, because his profession as the Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor, and was at least able to explain to Harry Potter how to deal with Ghosts, Gytrashes and Imps, for example.^[15] He was as well known to have an interest in Vampires,^[6] ^[13] meaning he would have had a very skilful understanding of them too, and proved capable of roaming the Forbidden Woods in order to consume unicorn blood equally means of strengthening Lord Voldemort without existence mauled to death by the dark, dangerous creatures that dwelled therein, suggesting that he was more than able to keep such beasts at bay. When Severus Snape intercepted Quirrell on the third floor the kickoff time he tried to break into the chambers guarding the Philosopher's Stone, they saw themselves confronted by Fluffy, and while Snape was injured, Quirrell emerged from the state of affairs unschathed.
Muggle Studies: Quirinus had considerable noesis of Muggles, Muggle technology and society because that he was a professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; he would have probable achieved a high score on his N.E.West.T. exam. He curated a classroom full of Muggle artefacts, including a working Muggle electronic projector, and understood the workings of video games and batteries.^[12]
Herbology: Quirrell clearly had some interest and skill in Herbology and with magical and mundane plants, going as far as having a liking for pressing wild flowers in his complimentary fourth dimension.^[1] Indeed, he was capable of passing through the Devil'southward Snare in the Hole-and-corner Chambers presumably with relative ease, implying he was rather knowledgeable in this field.
Interim skills: Despite his timid and nervous nature, Quirrell was also a talented actor every bit he was able to hide his true nature and loyalty to Voldemort from virtually of the Hogwarts staff members and students, with the notable exceptions of Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape, plenty so that even Harry Potter and his friends suspected Snape instead of him, and only revealed his truthful nature and loyalties to Harry at the very stop. Additionally, fifty-fifty though Snape saw him for what he really was, Quirrell did not openly show his dark nature to Snape when he was threatened by him, keeping the facade of a nervous, helpless man in order to fool the other Hogwarts residents.

Possessions

Wand: Quirrell owned a wand made of alder woods with a unicorn hair cadre.^[1]
Turban: During the 1991-1992 school year, Quirrell wore a turban to hibernate his master'south face on the back of his caput,^[iv] for which he claimed was gifted to him by an African prince.^[xiii]
Office: While teaching Defense force confronting the Night Arts, Quirrell occupied an function on the 2d floor where he kept books, skulls and masks.^[15]
Lumos spellbook: Quirrell owned a spell-book about the Wand-Lighting Charm that he used while pedagogy.^[15]
Vault 998: Quirrell endemic this vault in Gringotts Wizarding Bank, containing many valuables and personal items.^[15]
Telescope: Quirrell owned a telescope, which he kept in his office during the 1991–1992 school year.^[xv]

Relationships

Lord Voldemort

"When I failed to steal the stone from Gringotts, he was nigh displeased. He punished me...decided he would have to proceed a closer watch on me...."

— Quirinus Quirrell to Harry Potter regarding his first failure^[src]

Quirrell sharing his body with Voldemort

Quirinus Quirrell starting time met Lord Voldemort in 1991, in the forests of Republic of albania, where Voldemort subjugated Quirrell into servitude. Quirrell brought him back to Britain, and eventually to Hogwarts. The Dark Lord planned to obtain the Philosopher's Stone and fabricate the Elixir of Life to acquire a body.^[23] Quirrell attempted to infiltrate Vault 713 of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, in order to steal the Philosopher'southward Rock. Quirrell managed to break in, merely found the vault had been emptied past Rubeus Hagrid and Harry Potter earlier that 24-hour interval.^[4]

Quirrell drinking unicorn blood for Voldemort

Following this failed effort, Voldemort began a parasitic relationship with Quirrell, in which he attached himself to the back of Quirrell's head, to ensure his plans were being followed precisely; throughout the twelvemonth, Quirrell attempted to resist the possession, feeble and futile though his efforts were. Voldemort ordered Quirrell to impale Harry Potter, though Quirrell's attempts to do and so were thwarted by Severus Snape and Hermione Granger. Harry penetrated the Philosopher's Stone Chambers in pursuit of Snape, or and then he believed, but to find it was Quirrell in forepart of the Mirror of Erised. Quirrell, under Voldemort'due south orders, demanded Harry describe the Stone from the Mirror; though Harry was successfully able to call up the rock, he attempted to conceal the fact by lying well-nigh what he saw in the mirror. Quirrell revealed Voldemort, who tried to manipulate Harry into handing over the Rock by offering him the take chances to see his parents, and upon Harry'southward refusal, ordered Quirrell to take the rock by force. Quirrell, sharing his body with Voldemort, plant himself unable to bear on "a person marked by something so good" (referring to Lily Potter's sacrificial protection). Voldemort separated his soul from Quirrell's torso to escape the pain, and left Quirrell to die, as Albus Dumbledore noted, showing him as little mercy as he did his enemies.^[iv]

Three years later, Voldemort told his Decease Eaters that Quirrell was a fool, and that he just allied with him for his position.^[23] Information technology should be noted that despite his fear of Voldemort and that he was not a Expiry Eater, Quirrell was 1 of Voldemort's only followers who referred to him past name,^[4] the others being Bartemius Crouch Inferior and Peter Pettigrew.

Harry Potter

"I'm going to kill you tonight. Y'all're too nosy to live, Potter. Scurrying effectually the schoolhouse on Hallowe'en like that, for all I knew you'd seen me coming to look at what was guarding the Stone."

— Quirrell threatening to murder Harry Potter in the Hush-hush Chambers^[src]

Quirrell first met Harry Potter in 1991, at the Leaky Cauldron, in Diagon Aisle. Quirrell greeted Harry in the aforementioned way virtually of the wizarding customs did, seeming thrilled to meet "The Boy who Lived". Though Harry found Quirrell's twitchy behaviour odd, he was by and large pleased to run into Quirrell, as a friend of Hagrid's and as his soon-to-be Defence Confronting the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.^[6]

Harry somewhen came to believe that Severus Snape was attempting to threaten Quirrell into helping him penetrate the defences surrounding the Philosopher's Rock, for Voldemort. Equally it seemed like the only thing continuing between Snape and a means of restoring Voldemort to power was Quirrell's volition, Harry did what he could to encourage Quirrell and help build his confidence.^[20]

As it turned out, Quirrell was a servant of Voldemort, and it was he, not Snape, who was aiming to steal the Philosopher's Stone for the Night Lord, and, if possible, impale Harry along the way. When they met for the final time in the concluding of the Philosopher'due south Rock Chambers, Quirrell'due south connexion to Voldemort rendered him unable to touch Harry without experiencing unbearable pain, due to the enduring power of Lily Potter's sacrificial protection, and he died attempting to steal the stone from Harry by force.^[4]

Most iv years later this, when Dolores Umbridge commented positively on Quirrell's educational activity methods, Harry sarcastically agreed earlier pointing out the deceased professor'due south duplicity.^[24] A year after that, when Snape finally took over as the Defence teacher, Harry made a snide annotate of Quirrell dying on the job, and hoped that Snape would also die.^[28]

Hogwarts staff

With the exception of Severus Snape, Quirrell generally got along well with well-nigh of the faculty at Hogwarts, including Filius Flitwick, Pomona Sprout, Minerva McGonagall and Rubeus Hagrid. Hagrid seemed to remember highly of Quirrell, and considered him to be a very clever and talented wizard for his extensive world travels and experience fighting the Night Arts.^[six] However, as Quirrell didn't show his true personality, information technology is possible he did not like all of them, and it is possible they were all disgusted by Quirrell's actions once his truthful nature was revealed. Quirrell additionally took reward of Hagrid's dearest for magical creatures through getting him drunk and giving him an illegal Dragon egg so that he revealed the cloak-and-dagger of getting by Fluffy. Hagrid afterwards was horrified when he learnt of Quirrell'due south true nature and the fact that he manipulated him for his own ends, calling him an "evil git" when he visited Harry in the Infirmary Fly after Quirrell'south expiry.

Severus Snape

Snape: "You don't want me every bit your enemy, Quirrell"

Quirrell: "I-I don't know what you"

Snape: "Y'all know perfectly well what I mean."

Quirrell: "B-just I d-d-don't --"

Snape: "Very well, nosotros'll have another lilliputian conversation presently, when y'all've had time to call up things over and decided where your loyalties lie."

— Snape threatening Quirrell in the Forbidden Woods, showing his suspicion of his motives^[src]

Severus Snape, however, was the only one apart from Albus Dumbledore who saw Quirrell for what he really was.^[29] His contempt partially stemmed from the fact that Quirrell was the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor — a position that Snape had wanted for years.^[thirteen] Forth with being ordered by Dumbledore to keep an middle on Quirrell,^[xxx] Snape may accept guessed that Quirrell was hiding his true intentions, as he told him to "determine where his loyalties are", though Harry Potter and his friends believed that Snape was threatening Quirrell in guild to get information about how to get into the Philosopher'due south Stone bedroom.^[29] Years later on, Snape described Quirrell equally greedy and worthless to Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy.^[26]

Albus Dumbledore

"Keep a spotter on our friend Quirrell, won't you?"

— Dumbledore asking Snape to scout on Quirrell^[src]

As Headmaster Albus Dumbledore was a highly intelligent and powerful wizard, he was aware of Quirrell'due south true nature even though he maintained a relatively civil relationship with him. This was farther evidenced by the fact he asked Snape to go on an heart on Quirrell.^[30] After the events in the Philosopher's Rock chambers, Dumbledore expressed his opinion to Harry that Quirrell, much like Voldemort, was flawed for his inability to empathise "practiced and evil", and his want for power.^[four]

About four years after his demise, Quirrell's theory-based didactics method was praised past the then Defense force Confronting the Dark Arts teacher, Dolores Umbridge, due to the Ministry'south paranoia of the students grooming to go Dumbledore'south individual army.^[24]

Hogwarts students

During his one year as the Defence Against the Dark Arts instructor, Quirrell was constantly nervous and stuttering. As a result, he gained very niggling respect from his students, who looked down on his class as a joke and did not take him seriously equally a teacher.^[thirteen]

Etymology

The proper noun "Quirinus" is possibly derived from the Sabine give-and-take quiris meaning "spear". Quirinus was a Sabine and a Roman god who was later identified with Mars. The name was besides borne by several early saints.

Quirinus is also used as an epithet for the Roman god Janus, a god with ii faces like to Quirrell later he was possessed by Voldemort. This could be a clue to the malevolence of his character. Janus was the god of beginnings, and Quirrell was the first one to observe Voldemort in Albania, thereby offset the Dark Lord's return to power, in a fashion, and was the first Dark Wizard that Harry always direct confronted.

'Quirrell', which is then nearly 'squirrel' — small, beautiful and harmless — also suggested 'quiver', is a nod to the graphic symbol's innate nervousness.

Backside the scenes

Quirrell in *LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4*

Quirrell as illustrated by Mary GrandPré

Quirrell as a LEGO minifigure (erstwhile edition)

Quirrel every bit a LEGO minifigure (new edition)

Quirinus Quirrell as seen in *Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells*

Quirrell's story almost encountering the prince and being gifted with the turban is an early hint that he is non what he makes himself out to exist.
- It is remarked in the story that the turban smells foul, and well-nigh presume it is to protect Quirrell from a vampire he encountered in the Black Woods. It is afterwards revealed that Voldemort was possessing Quirrell, and the smell was possibly owing to him.
- Ironically, Quirrell's story about a vampire is in some respect true, every bit Voldemort existed in a state between life and death, and himself admitted that he was living parasitically off of Quirrell and forced him to do parasitic actions similar drinking the claret of the unicorns in the Forbidden Woods to go on him alive, likewise to how a vampire survives by drinking the blood of living beings.
In Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Quirrell isn't seen wearing his trademark turban, though he does clothing a hat during his encounter with Jacob's sibling. He even asks Jacob'due south sibling whether this hat suits him. Within the timeline, he hasn't aquired his turban nevertheless, as the books suggest he received it as a souvenir during his 1990 sabbatical. The truth of his claims regarding how he aquired it is unknown.
Given that he seemed familiar with the rivalry between Severus Snape and James Potter it's possible that he was at Hogwarts at the same time as them, though it's unconfirmed.
Quirinus Quirrell served as a temporary Horcrux when Voldemort's soul possessed his torso in 1991. However, the slice of the soul survived Quirrell's demise, and was destroyed six years later when Voldemort was killed.^[1]
Quirrell is notable as being ane of few wizards capable of performing intricate magic, like Dumbledore, without a wand; he can fly without a wand, conjure ropes by snapping his fingers, etc. It is possible that he had this ability because of Voldemort's possession of him, although Hagrid's loftier opinion of Quirrell and given that he was sorted into Ravenclaw, suggests that Quirrell was a talented wizard before Voldemort's possession.
Quirrell is unique amidst Voldemort's followers as 1 of the few who employ Voldemort's name. While the Death Eaters call Voldemort "The Dark Lord" when referring to him (with the exceptions of Bartemius Crouch Junior and Peter Pettigrew), Quirrell openly uses Voldemort's proper noun when talking to Harry.
Quirinus Quirrell was played by Ian Hart in the pic adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Archive footage of Quirrell from Philosopher's Stone appears in the "Prince'due south Tale" sequence of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
- David Thewlis, who went on to play Professor Lupin in the film adaptations, was at one point considered for the function of Professor Quirrell.
James Brown Three, the actor portraying Blight, Rubeus Hagrid, and the Sorting Chapeau in the Broadway Lyric Theatre production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Kid, also portrayed Quirinus Quirrell, voicing him when the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child read aloud Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley) together, organised past Bloomsbury Publishing for the 2021 Harry Potter Volume Nighttime.^[31] ^[32]
Quirrell was the first known Ravenclaw introduced in the serial, though his house was only revealed on Pottermore.
He is too the first Harry Potter character to be direct involved with Voldemort. Snape, who also appeared in the first book, is not at that point revealed equally a former Death Eater.
- Had Quirrell succeeded in restoring Voldemort to power, he likely would accept been fabricated an official Decease Eater.
- Quirinus Quirrell was listed on the Pottermore Feature "Superlative 5 Decease Eaters yous'll never forget." This is, to date, the but source identifying Quirrell as a Death Eater.
On the educatee list shown by J. K. Rowling on Harry Potter and Me, a student named "Quirrell" was listed, but the name was crossed out with "Rivers" written higher up it.
In the novel of Harry Potter and the Philosopher'due south Stone, Quirrell does not appear to have his turban until later on his failed attempt to steal the Philosopher's Stone from Gringotts. In the movie however, Quirrell has his turban before the robbery. This change is indicated by the fact that he shakes Harry's hand at the Leaky Cauldron in the novel, but does not wish to in the pic. Nonetheless, not wanting to milkshake Harry's manus cannot be due to Voldemort sharing Quirrell's body, because as Quirrell dies, he does non understand what is happening to him (he yells, "What is this magic?!?").
- To make Quirrell's turban not seem out-of-identify, many of the actors who played wizards in the Leaky Cauldron were told to clothing turbans.
In the film, Quirrell and Harry combated for possession of the stone. Quirrell is defeated past Harry upon physical touch, which burns him and allows Harry to break the chokehold. Harry cuts off his access to the stone and touches him, forcing him back, and he disintegrates, crumbling to ash and dust at Harry's feet, dead, and condign Harry's first kill and victory. Voldemort dispossesses his trunk immediately afterwards and his vengeful disembodied soul lunges at Harry, leaving him unconscious. In the volume, nevertheless, fifty-fifty though his death is not shown, information technology is implied past Voldemort in the quaternary book that he died rather because Voldemort left his torso, equally opposed to Harry's dearest burning him.
Quirrell is a playable character in LEGO Harry Potter: Years ane-four. Despite dying in the outset year, he can even so be played in the other years and is seen at the end of Twelvemonth one, armless and heavily bandaged in the hospital fly. He is capable of using Dark Magic in the game. Information technology is besides possible to play both professor Quirrell in Voldemort grade and his normal form with turban. Notwithstanding, he tin just employ the Unforgivable Curses when he is in his Voldemort grade. Quirrell'south graphic symbol can also be found walking around Diagon Alley even subsequently finishing the Philosopher's Stone, along with other wizards, despite canonically being dead.
In LEGO Harry Potter: Years i-4 and the PC version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher'southward Stone, Voldemort twists Quirrell's head 180 degrees to face Harry. Quirrell tin can also shoot green fireballs and create a ghostly green caput that can hurt Harry.
In all versions of LEGO Harry Potter: Years ane-iv and some of the video game adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher'south Stone, Quirrell is misspelled Quirrel.
Quirrell is similar to Mr Helliwell from Anthony Horowitz's Render to Groosham Grange. Mr Helliwell and Quirrell are both night sorcerers, both are skilled in advanced magic, both are traitors to the schoolhouse and are conspiring to overthrow their schools, both are charismatic and have a corrupting influence they use to dispense the protagonists and decadent them, both seek a prized item - the Unholy Grail and the Philosopher'southward Stone, respectively - and both accept their treachery revealed when it is almost too late.
- Anthony Horowitz wrote Groosham Grange earlier Harry Potter, and Rowling admitted the use of a train in Groosham Grange to reach the school was i of her influences.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher'due south Stone (film)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher'south Rock (video game)
Harry Potter and the Sleeping accommodation of Secrets (Indirectly mentioned simply)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Indirectly mentioned just)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Indirectly mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Lodge of the Phoenix (video game) (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Mentioned just)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned but) (Appears in flashback(s))
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical Earth
Harry Potter Trading Card Game (Start identified equally Quirinus Quirrell)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years i-four
LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
LEGO Harry Potter
Harry Potter for Kinect
Pottermore
Wizarding World
Harry Potter: The Character Vault
Harry Potter: The Animal Vault (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (In the Book with No Name)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.00 ^i.01 ^ane.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^one.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.eleven ^1.12 ^one.13 ^1.14 ^i.fifteen ^1.16 ^1.17 ^1.18 ^1.19 ^1.20 ^1.21 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Professor Quirrell" atWizarding World
↑ ^ii.0 ^two.ane As he had already graduated from Hogwarts in 1985. Being born in September, his latest possible year of nativity is 1967, graduating a few months before his 19th birthday and if he started teaching presently subsequently graduation.
↑ / Engagement of Death
↑ ^4.00 ^4.01 ^4.02 ^4.03 ^four.04 ^4.05 ^4.06 ^4.07 ^four.08 ^iv.09 ^4.10 ^four.xi ^4.12 ^iv.xiii ^4.fourteen ^4.15 ^four.16 ^4.17 ^4.xviii ^4.19 ^4.20 ^4.21 ^iv.22 ^4.23 ^four.24 ^four.25 ^four.26 ^4.27 ^four.28 ^four.29 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 17 (The Man with 2 Faces)
↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J Grand Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Republic of ireland."
↑ ^{half dozen.00} ^6.01 ^6.02 ^6.03 ^6.04 ^vi.05 ^6.06 ^six.07 ^{half dozen.08} ^6.09 ^{half dozen.ten} Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Affiliate 5 (Diagon Alley)
↑ ^vii.0 ^7.i Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Affiliate 5 (Diagon Alley) - "A pale young man fabricated his style forward, very nervously."
↑ ^8.0 ^8.ane LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-four
↑ ^9.0 ^ix.one Quirrell is shown to be able to bandage a non-corporeal Patronus in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. Although Rowling did say Death Eaters could non bandage Patronuses, Quirrell was just a follower of Voldemort; he did not have a Dark Marker.
↑ ^10.0 ^ten.ane J.M. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007
↑ https://legacy.hp-lexicon.org/timelines/calendars/calendar_ps.html
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.ii ^12.three ^12.iv Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Twelvemonth 2, Side Quest "A SPECIAL CELEBRATION OF HOGWARTS TEACHERS"
↑ ^13.0 ^xiii.1 ^13.2 ^xiii.3 ^13.4 ^13.v ^13.6 ^thirteen.7 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Rock, Chapter 8 (The Potions Principal)
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher'due south Stone (video game) - GBC version
↑ ^fifteen.00 ^fifteen.01 ^15.02 ^15.03 ^15.04 ^15.05 ^fifteen.06 ^15.07 ^xv.08 ^15.09 ^fifteen.x ^15.11 ^xv.12 ^xv.13 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
↑ ^16.0 ^16.i ^xvi.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher'south Stone, Chapter 9 (The Midnight Duel)
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher'southward Stone (video game) - PS1 version
↑ ^18.0 ^eighteen.1 ^18.2 ^18.three Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 10 (Hallowe'en)
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^nineteen.2 ^nineteen.iii Harry Potter and the Philosopher'southward Stone, Chapter 11 (Quidditch)
↑ ^twenty.0 ^xx.one Harry Potter and the Philosopher'due south Stone, Affiliate 14 (Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback)
↑ ^21.0 ^21.ane ^21.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter fifteen (The Forbidden Forest)
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 (Through the Trapdoor)
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 ^23.2 ^23.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Burn down, Affiliate 33 (The Death Eaters)
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 ^24.2 ^24.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Rock, Chapter seven (The Sorting Hat)
↑ ^26.0 ^26.1 Harry Potter and the One-half-Blood Prince, Chapter two (Spinner's End)
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
↑ Harry Potter and the One-half-Blood Prince, Chapter 8 (Snape Victorious)
↑ ^29.0 ^29.ane Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 13 (Nicolas Flamel)
↑ ^30.0 ^30.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince'south Tale)
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↑ #HarryPotterBookNight has moved to 24th June (although if yous have an result planned today then go for it, and have fun!). Ahead of that, here's a sneak peek of the wonderful casts of the Cursed Kid reading from the chapter 'Diagon Alley' (from Philosopher's Stone) - Bloomsbury UK's official business relationship on Twitter

Hogwarts faculty
Founders	Godric Gryffindor \| Helga Hufflepuff \| Rowena Ravenclaw \| Salazar Slytherin
Headteachers	Eupraxia Mole \| Vulpus \| Phyllida Spore \| Dexter Fortescue \| Edessa Sakndenberg \| Amrose Swott \| Everard \| Vindictus Veridian \| Dilys Derwent \| Quintin Trimble \| Limebert \| Phineas Nigellus Black \| Walter Aragon \| Basil Fronsac \| Armando Dippet \| Albus Dumbledore \| Dolores Umbridge \| Severus Snape \| Minerva McGonagall \| Brian Gagwilde \| Elizabeth Burke
Deputy Heads	Minerva McGonagall \| Amycus Carrow \| Alecto Carrow
Heads of House	Filius Flitwick \| Neville Longbottom \| Minerva McGonagall \| Horace Slughorn \| Severus Snape \| Pomona Sprout
Education staff	Bartholomew \| Bathsheda Babbling \| Herbert Beery \| Cuthbert Binns \| Brindlemore \| Charity Burbage \| Camelia \| Alecto Carrow \| Amycus Carrow \| Bartemius Hunker Junior (disguised as Alastor Moody) \| Albus Dumbledore \| Eleazar Fig \| Firenze \| Filius Flitwick \| Fortinbras \| Jakub Gorski \| Rubeus Hagrid \| Rolanda Hooch \| Arsenius Jigger \| Silvanus Kettleburn \| Gilderoy Lockhart \| Neville Longbottom \| Remus Lupin \| Mazoni \| Minerva McGonagall \| Galatea Merrythought \| Prendergast \| Quirinus Quirrell \| Patricia Rakepick \| Concordia Rowle \| Arif Sikander \| Aurora Sinistra \| Horace Slughorn \| Severus Snape \| Pomona Sprout \| Swoopstikes \| Sybill Trelawney \| Dolores Umbridge \| Septima Vector \| Unidentified Potions professor (16th century) \| Unidentified Charms professor (19th century) \| Unidentified Herbology professor (19th century) \| Unidentified Potions professor (19th century) \| 19th-century DADA professor \| Unidentified DADA professor (1984–1985) \| Unidentified DADA professor (1985–1986) \| Unidentified DADA professor (1986–1987) \| Unidentified DADA professor (1987–1988) \| Unidentified DADA professor (1989–1990) \| Unidentified Muggle Studies professor (1990s) \| Unidentified DADA professor (1998–?) \| Unidentified Potions professor (21st century) \| Unidentified Charms professor (?thursday century)
Hogwarts house-elves	Bilm \| Eddy-ridden firm-elf \| Deek \| Dobby \| Filk \| Gimkey \| Krafty \| Kreacher \| Pitts \| Retch \| Vekey \| Wigby \| Winky
Support staff	Rancorous Carpe \| Argus Filch \| Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank \| Rubeus Hagrid \| Rolanda Hooch \| Hankerton Humble \| Ogg \| Irma Pince \| Poppy Pomfrey \| Apollyon Pringle \| Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus \| Wainscott \| Unidentified Healers \| Unidentified Flight Instructor (19th century)

Muggle Studies

Professors: Quirinus Quirrell · Arif Sikander · Unidentified male professor · Clemency Burbage · Alecto Carrow · Concordia Rowle
Classrooms: Art Classroom · 5th Floor classroom · Muggle Studies Classroom · Muggle Studies showroom · Music Classroom
Textbooks: Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles
Subjects: Auto (Model car) · Electricity · Hair spray · Light bulb · Muggle transportation · Radio · Roller Skates · Rotary telephone · Rubber duck

Defence Against the Dark Arts (D.A.D.A.)

D.A.D.A. at Hogwarts
Classroom 3C · Classroom 3C backrooms · Temporary Classroom · Hogwarts Turris Magnus · Teacher'south Office · Storeroom · Staircase · Storage room · Lesson Cup · Race Cup · Duelling Society · Dumbledore's Army
Professors
Arsenius Jigger · Albus Dumbledore · Galatea Merrythought · 19th century professor · 1984–1985 professor · 1985–1986 professor · 1986–1987 professor · 1987–1988 professor · Patricia Rakepick · 1989–1990 professor · Quirinus Quirrell · Gilderoy Lockhart · Remus Lupin · Bartemius Crouch Junior (as Alastor Moody) · Dolores Umbridge · Severus Snape · Amycus Carrow (as Nighttime Arts teacher) · Unidentified professor · Brindlemore
Textbooks
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection · Advanced Defence force Against the Dark Arts · Pause with a Banshee · Gadding with Ghouls · Holidays with Hags · Travels with Trolls · Voyages with Vampires · Wanderings with Werewolves · Year with the Yeti · The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts · Defensive Magical Theory · Dark Arts Defense force – Basics for Beginners · Against the Faceless · Defence Confronting the Dark Arts
Spells studied at Hogwarts under D.A.D.A.
Aqua Eructo · Boggart-Banishing Spell (Riddikulus) · Cave inimicum · Darkening Charms · Counter-curses · Counter-jinxes · Cruciatus Expletive (Crucio) · Curse of the Bogies (Mucus ad Nasuem) · Cursed barrier spell · Densaugeo · Deprimo Spell (Deprimo) · Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) · Ear-Shrivelling Curse · Everte Statum · Freezing Spell (Glacius) · Total Body-Bind Expletive (Petrificus Totalus) · Fumos Duo · Green Sparks · Hex-Breaker· Hex-deflection · Hex Zapper · Homorphus Amuse · Man-presence-revealing Spell (Homenium Revelio) · Impediment Jinx (Impedimenta) · Imperius Expletive (Imperio) · Imperturbable Charm · Killing Expletive (Avada Kedavra) · Knockback Jinx (Flipendo) · Lacarnum Inflamari · Langlock · Limbo Mist anticharm · Nonverbal spells · Patronus Charm (Expecto Patronus) · Protective enchantments · Scarlet Sparks (Vermillious) · Reductor Curse (Reducto) · Salvio hexia · Body of water Urchin Jinx · Seize and pull amuse (Carpe Rectratum) · Shield Charm (Protego) · Smokescreen Spell (Fumos) · Serpent-Vanishing Spell (Vipera Evanesca) · Softening Charm (Spongify) · Stretching Jinx · Tickling Amuse (Rictusempra) · Tongue-Tying Expletive (Mimble Wimble) · Trip Jinx · Twitchy-Ears Hex · Verdimillious Charm (Verdimillous) · Verdimillious Duo Spell (Verdimillous) · Verdimillious Tria · Vermillious Duo · Vermillious Tria · Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos)
Creatures studied at Hogwarts nether D.A.D.A.
Banshee · Boggart · Chameleon Ghoul · Overjoyed skeleton · Cornish Pixie · Dementor · Dugbog · Erkling · Mankind-Eating Slug · Ghost · Ghoul · Gnome · Grindylow · Gytrash · Hag · Hinkypunk · Iguana · Imp · Inferius · Kappa · Manticore · Nocturnal beasts · Poltergeist · Blood-red Cap · Snake · Troll · Vampire · Vampire bat · Werewolf · Yeti · Zombie

Death Eaters

Leader: Lord Voldemort
Expiry Eaters Avery (2) \| Alecto Carrow \| Amycus Carrow \| Crabbe \| Bartemius Crouch Inferior (deceased) \| Antonin Dolohov \| Gibbon (deceased) \| Goyle \| Gareth Greengrass's blood brother \| Jugson \| Barnaby Lee's father \| Barnaby Lee's mother \| Bellatrix Lestrange (deceased) \| Rabastan Lestrange \| Rodolphus Lestrange \| Walden Macnair \| Mulciber (I) \| Mulciber (II) \| Nott \| Pyrites (possibly) \| Augustus Rookwood \| Rosier \| Evan Rosier (deceased) \| Thorfinn Rowle \| Selwyn \| Merula Snyde's father \| Merula Snyde'south mother \| Travers \| Wilkes (deceased) \| Corban Yaxley \| Unidentified Decease Eaters
Expiry Eater defectors Regulus Black (deceased) \| Igor Karkaroff (deceased) \| Draco Malfoy \| Lucius Malfoy \| Peter Pettigrew (deceased) \| Severus Snape (deceased)
Decease Eater allies Borgin \| Vincent Crabbe \| John Dawlish \| Delphini \| Golgomath \| Gregory Goyle \| Fenrir Greyback \| Mafalda Hopkirk \| Narcissa Malfoy (defected) \| Ismelda Murk (unofficially, supposedly) \| Nagini \| Mr Padgett \| Mrs Padgett \| Pansy Parkinson \| Quirinus Quirrell \| Albert Runcorn \| Stanley Shunpike (Imperiused) \| Scabior \| Ophidian of Slytherin \| Pius Thicknesse (Imperiused) \| Dolores Umbridge
Other affiliations British Ministry of Magic (nether Voldemort'due south control) \| Daily Prophet (Under Voldemort's control) \| Dementors \| Draco Malfoy's gang \| Kreacher (formerly) \| Tom Riddle'due south gang \| Gang of Slytherins \| Giants (Golgomath's command) \| Inferi \| Charmed skeletons \| Muggle-Born Registration Commission \| Theodore Nott (possibly) \| Snatchers \| Werewolf army \| The Unforgivable
Death Eater establishments Abased nuclear power plant \| Borgin and Burkes \| British Ministry of Magic Headquarters (under Voldemort's control) \| The Cave \| Chamber of Secrets \| Forbidden Forest \| Gaunt Shack \| Lee family house \| Lestrange Vault \| Little Hangleton graveyard \| Malfoy Manor \| Misty Dell \| Riddle House \| Snatcher Camp \| Spinner's End \| The Abandoned Substation \| The Ruins \| The Quarry

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