"song, each student in turn is seated upon the stool in front of the rest of the student body. The Hat is placed on the student's head, whereupon it examines his or her mind and assigns them to one of the four Houses based on abilities, personality, and preferences. After the Sorting Ceremony, the students and teachers enjoy a feast, prepared by the Hogwarts house-elves. If Dumbledore is feeling cheerful, he will lead the students in singing the school song. Hogwarts is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw"
"Poltergeist (2015 film) Poltergeist is a 2015 American 3D supernatural horror film directed by Gil Kenan and written by David Lindsay-Abaire. A reboot of the 1982 film of the same name, the film stars Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, and Jane Adams. It was released on May 22, 2015 by 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and grossed over $95 million worldwide on a budget of $35 million. Eric and Amy Bowen are a married couple looking to buy a house for themselves and their three children: 16-year-old daughter, Kendra, their 9-year-old son, Griffin, and 6-year-old daughter, Madison. Eric was"
"Hogwarts staff The following fictional characters are staff members and denizens of Hogwarts in the ""Harry Potter"" books written by J. K. Rowling. The following are notable teachers and staff members who do not have their own articles or who are not listed in other articles. Argus Filch is the caretaker of Hogwarts. While he is not an evil character, he is ill-tempered, which makes him unpopular with the student body, and occasionally causes tension or exasperation with teachers and other staff. His knowledge of the secrets and short-cuts of the castle is almost unparalleled, except perhaps by the users"
"Poltergeist (film series) Poltergeist is an American horror film series distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1980s. The original trilogy revolves around the members of the Freeling family, who are stalked and terrorized by a group of ghosts led by a demon known as the Beast that are attracted to the youngest daughter, Carol Anne. The original film was co-written and produced by Steven Spielberg. The ""Poltergeist"" films collected a total of approximately $132 million at the United States box office. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with co-financing from 20th Century Fox, released a ""revisionist"" reboot of the series in May 2015. ""Poltergeist"" is the"
"the leaves were found to contain powerful medicinal properties. Hogwarts staff The following fictional characters are staff members and denizens of Hogwarts in the ""Harry Potter"" books written by J. K. Rowling. The following are notable teachers and staff members who do not have their own articles or who are not listed in other articles. Argus Filch is the caretaker of Hogwarts. While he is not an evil character, he is ill-tempered, which makes him unpopular with the student body, and occasionally causes tension or exasperation with teachers and other staff. His knowledge of the secrets and short-cuts of the"
"Albus Dumbledore Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's ""Harry Potter"" series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore was portrayed by Richard Harris in the film adaptations of ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" and ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"". After Harris' death, Michael Gambon portrayed Dumbledore for all of the remaining ""Harry Potter"""
"Rubeus Hagrid Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the ""Harry Potter"" book series written by J. K. Rowling. He is introduced in ""Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone"" as a half-giant and half-human who is the gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts, the primary setting for the first six novels. In the third novel ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"", Hagrid is promoted to Care of Magical Creatures teacher, and is later revealed to be a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Hagrid was among the characters that Rowling says she created on ""the"
"bossy and very keen on keeping her creations copyrighted, believing a hobo is impersonating Hagrid. Rubeus Hagrid Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the ""Harry Potter"" book series written by J. K. Rowling. He is introduced in ""Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone"" as a half-giant and half-human who is the gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts, the primary setting for the first six novels. In the third novel ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"", Hagrid is promoted to Care of Magical Creatures teacher, and is later revealed to be a member of the Order"
"shows that there's no limit to what gay and lesbian people can do, even being a wizard headmaster."" Regarding Dumbledore's sexuality in the ""Fantastic Beasts"" series, Rowling said in 2016 that, ""As far as his sexuality is concerned, watch the space.” Dumbledore has been parodied in several sketches and animated series: Albus Dumbledore Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's ""Harry Potter"" series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of"
"boggart starts playing with the merchandise—he blames the flying glasses and dancing dolls on a poltergeist. Dr. Stigmore sneaks into Emily's hospital room while she is in the hospital and tries to get her to tell him about the ""paranormal"" events going on around her. When Emily refuses to co-operate, Dr. Stigmore tries to have her transferred to his personal care ward. Fortunately, Maggie discovers that Dr. Stigmore is exploiting Emily's so-called ""poltergeist"" to make himself famous on a tabloid show, and promises that she will never let him near her family again. Mr. Maconochie is the MacDevon family lawyer"
"Harry Potter (character) Harry James Potter is the titular protagonist of J. K. Rowling's ""Harry Potter"" series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard. Thus, he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to practice magic under the guidance of the kindly headmaster Albus Dumbledore and other school professors along with his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry also discovers that he is already famous throughout the novel's magical community, and that his fate is tied with that of"
"On his homepage, Gerber describes Trotter as an unpleasant character who ""drinks too much, eats like a pig, sleeps until noon, and owes everybody money."" The author stated ""[s]ince I really liked Rowling's books […] I felt obligated to try to write a spoof worthy of the originals"". Harry Potter (character) Harry James Potter is the titular protagonist of J. K. Rowling's ""Harry Potter"" series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard. Thus, he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry"
"Eugene Debs Hartke Eugene Debs Hartke is the narrator and central character of the novel ""Hocus Pocus"" by Kurt Vonnegut. He is a graduate of West Point, a veteran of the Vietnam War, a tenured college professor, a teacher at a correctional institute, and finally a prisoner, falsely accused of masterminding the largest prison break in American history. He is widely known as ""The Preacher"" for his masterful eloquence and his impeccable habit of never using blasphemy or profanity. Taking careful account of his life, Hartke realizes he has killed exactly as many people as he has had sex with."
"Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemort (, in the films; born Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in J. K. Rowling's series of ""Harry Potter"" novels. Voldemort first appeared in ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"", which was released in 1997. Voldemort appears either in person or in flashbacks in each book and its film adaptation in the series, except the third, ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"", where he is only mentioned. Voldemort is the archenemy of Harry Potter, who according to a prophecy has ""the power to vanquish the Dark Lord"". Nearly every witch"
"Poltergeist (1982 film) Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and starring JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, and Beatrice Straight. Steven Spielberg wrote and produced the film, but a clause in his contract prevented him from directing another movie while he made ""E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"". Therefore, Hooper was selected to direct based upon his work on ""The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"". First conceived as a dark horror sequel to ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"" entitled ""Night Skies"", when Spielberg approached Hooper to direct, Hooper was less keen on the sci-fi elements and suggested the"
"recreates several of its scenes.""American Dad!"" also parodied the film with the season 10 episode ""Poltergasm"", in which the Smith house has become haunted by Francine's unsatisfied sex drive. Poltergeist (1982 film) Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and starring JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, and Beatrice Straight. Steven Spielberg wrote and produced the film, but a clause in his contract prevented him from directing another movie while he made ""E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"". Therefore, Hooper was selected to direct based upon his work on ""The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"". First conceived as a dark"
"cause the ""spooky movement of objects blamed on poltergeists."" Parapsychologists Nandor Fodor and William G. Roll suggested that poltergeist activity can be explained by psychokinesis. Poltergeist activity has often been believed to be the work of malicious spirits by spiritualists. According to Allan Kardec, the founder of Spiritism, poltergeists are manifestations of disembodied spirits of low level, belonging to the sixth class of the third order. Under this explanation, they are believed to be closely associated with the elements (fire, air, water, earth). Poltergeist In ghostlore, a poltergeist (; German for ""noisy ghost"" or ""noisy spirit"") is a type of"
"His employer, and almost a friend, is the prison warden Hiroshi Matsumoto. He is named for one of Vonnegut's personal heroes, Eugene Debs. Eugene Debs Hartke Eugene Debs Hartke is the narrator and central character of the novel ""Hocus Pocus"" by Kurt Vonnegut. He is a graduate of West Point, a veteran of the Vietnam War, a tenured college professor, a teacher at a correctional institute, and finally a prisoner, falsely accused of masterminding the largest prison break in American history. He is widely known as ""The Preacher"" for his masterful eloquence and his impeccable habit of never using blasphemy"
"Hermione and spends a great deal of time posing and rolling around on the floor. Draco Malfoy Draco Lucius Malfoy is a character in J. K. Rowling's ""Harry Potter"" series. He is a student in Harry Potter's year belonging in the Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen. Draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who manipulates and hurts people to get what he wants; nevertheless, he is a cunning user of magic. He was played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter film series. Draco serves as"
"and Madam Hooch, the Quidditch coach, who is strict, but a considerate and methodical teacher. The poltergeist Peeves wanders around the castle causing trouble wherever he can. In the book, Rowling introduces an eclectic cast of characters. The first character to be introduced is Vernon Dursley, Harry's uncle. Most of the actions centre on the eponymous hero Harry Potter, an orphan who escapes his miserable childhood with the Dursley family. Rowling imagined him as a ""scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who didn't know he was a wizard"", and says she transferred part of her pain about losing her mother to him."
"cast members in the six years between the releases of the first and third films. The rumor and the surrounding deaths were explored in a 2002 episode of ""E! True Hollywood Story"" titled ""Curse of ""Poltergeist"""". Poltergeist (film series) Poltergeist is an American horror film series distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1980s. The original trilogy revolves around the members of the Freeling family, who are stalked and terrorized by a group of ghosts led by a demon known as the Beast that are attracted to the youngest daughter, Carol Anne. The original film was co-written and produced by Steven Spielberg."
"unfeeling living personification of evil, the second movie in the ""Fantastic Beasts"" saga demonstrates that Nagini is undoubtedly the victim of both those who would profit from her condition and the dark persuasion of Voldemort's parseltongue. Peeves is a poltergeist who causes trouble in Hogwarts, and is therefore often pursued by Argus Filch. He is capable of flight and can choose whether to be tangible; and is able to manipulate objects, a trait not generally possible with ghosts, but common among poltergeists. Peeves' existence is essentially the embodiment of disorder, which he is observed to constantly cause. In appearance, he"
"Poltergeist In ghostlore, a poltergeist (; German for ""noisy ghost"" or ""noisy spirit"") is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed. They are purportedly capable of pinching, biting, hitting, and tripping people. Most accounts of poltergeists describe the movement or levitation of objects such as furniture and cutlery, or noises such as knocking on doors. They have traditionally been described as troublesome spirits who haunt a particular person instead of a specific location. Such alleged poltergeist manifestations have been reported in many cultures and countries"
"prophecy which reveals: ""neither can live while the other survives"". The rebellion involving the students of Hogwarts, secret organisation Order of the Phoenix, the Ministry of Magic, and the Death Eaters begins. In Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts, Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters are increasing their terror upon the Wizarding and Muggle worlds. Headmaster Albus Dumbledore persuades his old friend Horace Slughorn to return to Hogwarts as a professor as there is a vacancy to fill. There is a more important reason, however, for Slughorn's return. While in a Potions lesson, Harry takes possession of a strangely annotated school"
"by Muggles, probably the only two Parselmouths to come to Hogwarts since the great Slytherin."" Opposition to class, death and its impacts, experiencing adolescence, sacrifice, love, friendship, loyalty, prejudice, and racism are constant themes of the series. In ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"" Harry's consideration and respect for others extends to the lowly, non-human Dobby and the ghost Nearly Headless Nick. According to Marguerite Krause, achievements in the novel depend more on ingenuity and hard work than on natural talents. Edward Duffy, associate professor at Marquette University, says that one of the central characters of ""Chamber of Secrets"""
"Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1"", which does not take place in Hogwarts. Rowling has stated that she always pictured Smith portraying McGonagall, and claimed the actress to be at the top of her list. She is portrayed by Fiona Glascott in """". Rowling named the character after the poet (and tragedian) William McGonagall, whose name she liked. Her first name, Minerva, comes from the Roman goddess of wisdom. Madam Poppy Pomfrey is the sole magical Healer of the Hogwarts hospital wing. She is loyal, highly skilled, non-inquisitive and tight-lipped about her patients, and very strict regarding the"
"Hogwarts Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, commonly shortened to Hogwarts (), is a fictional British school of magic for students aged eleven to eighteen, and is the primary setting for the first six books in J.K. Rowling's ""Harry Potter"" series. Rowling has suggested that she may have inadvertently taken the name from the hogwort plant (""Croton capitatus""), which she had seen at Kew Gardens some time before writing the series, although the names ""The Hogwarts"" and ""Hoggwart"" appear in the 1954 Nigel Molesworth book ""How To Be Topp"" by Geoffrey Willans. Hogwarts school was voted as the 36th best"
"McGonagall and Kingsley Shacklebolt. Slughorn is played by Jim Broadbent in the film adaptations of ""Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"" and ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"". Pomona Sprout is Professor of Herbology and the Head of Hufflepuff House. She is described as a dumpy little witch with flyaway grey hair who wears a patched, frayed hat and shabby robes, often covered in dirt due to the time she spends tending plants in the Hogwarts greenhouses. Sprout is introduced in ""Philosopher's Stone"", but she plays no active role until ""Chamber of Secrets"", in which she teaches"
"Poltergeist III Poltergeist III is a 1988 American supernatural horror film and is the third and final entry in the original ""Poltergeist"" film series. Writers Michael Grais and Mark Victor, who wrote the screenplays for the first two films, did not return for this second sequel; it was co-written, executive produced, and directed by Gary Sherman, and was released on June 10, 1988 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was panned by critics, and was a box office disappointment. Heather O'Rourke and Zelda Rubinstein were the only original cast members to return. O'Rourke died four months before the film was released and"
"there is nothing particularly magical about Mrs Norris, other than her being ""just an intelligent (and unpleasant) cat."" It's the ambition of many Hogwarts students to ""give her a good kick"". In the ""Chamber of Secrets"" incident, Mrs Norris is temporarily petrified by the Basilisk, which causes Filch extreme distress. David Bradley portrays Filch in the film series. Mrs Norris was played by a Maine Coon cat named Pebbles. Filius Flitwick is the Charms Master at Hogwarts and the head of Ravenclaw house. He is a very short, dwarf-like person. In ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" he uses his"
"including the United States, India‚ Japan, Brazil, Australia, and most European nations. Early accounts date back to the 1st century. The word ""poltergeist"" comes from the German language words ""poltern"" (""to make sound"" and ""to rumble"") and ""Geist"" (""ghost"" and ""spirit""), and the term itself translates as ""noisy ghost"", ""rumble-ghost"" or a ""loud spirit"". A synonym coined by René Sudre is ""thorybism"", from Greek ""thorybein"" (""to make noise or uproar; throw into confusion""). Many claimed poltergeist events have proved on investigation to be hoaxes. Psychical researcher Frank Podmore proposed the 'naughty little girl' theory for poltergeist cases (many of which"
"Hagrid, a mysterious giant, leaves an orphaned Harry Potter, whose parents were murdered by the evil Lord Voldemort, on the front door step of his bullying relatives, The Dursleys. For ten years, Harry has lived with the Dursleys, not knowing that he is a wizard, and famous in the wizarding world for being the only one to survive the attacks of Voldemort, whose name no one dares to say. Harry receives a letter inviting him to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and is told who he really is. After buying his school supplies, at Diagon Alley, he boards"
"However, in the American edition of ""Half-Blood Prince"", it is re-spelled as ""Sybill"", matching the UK edition. Professor Trelawney is portrayed by Emma Thompson in the ""Prisoner of Azkaban"", ""Order of the Phoenix"", and ""Deathly Hallows Part 2"". Hogwarts houses at least twenty ghosts, but when people in the novels speak of the ghosts at Hogwarts they usually refer to one of the four resident ghosts of the Hogwarts houses: Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington (or, as the students refer to him, Nearly Headless Nick), the almost beheaded ghost of Gryffindor house; the Bloody Baron, who is the ghost of Slytherin"