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Encyclopedia > Pansy Parkinson
Harry Potter character

Genevieve Gaunt as Pansy Parkinson
in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Pansy Parkinson
Gender Female
Hair colour Black in films
House Slytherin
Parentage Pure-blood (presumably)
Allegiance Inquisitorial Squad
Actor Genevieve Gaunt (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Lauren Shotton (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
First appearance Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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The character is in Slytherin house in Harry's school year (which would mean that she was probably born around 1980) at Hogwarts and in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is simply described as "...a hard-faced Slytherin girl". Though her role in the series is relatively minor, she is Draco Malfoy's female counterpart and apparent love interest, and is often seen along with her gang of Slytherin girls acting as head of them or at least as spokeswoman, as she is always the one shrieking cunning and sarcastic remarks at other students. In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... Harry James Potter is a fictional character and the main character of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series of books. ... The Chronology is a general timeline of events derived from information provided in the series of Harry Potter novels written by J.K. Rowling, along with additional materials posted on her web site and published in various interviews. ... In the wizarding world, a fictional universe developed by J.K. Rowling and presented in her best-selling Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards aged between eleven and eighteen. ... Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (film) or Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (video game) Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, known in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, is the first volume in a series of seven books by British... Draco Malfoy is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


In the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban film she is portrayed by Genevieve Gaunt. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third fantasy adventure film in the popular Harry Potter films series, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ... Genevieve Gaunt (born January 13, 1991) is an English actress, perhaps best known for her role in the Harry Potter films as Pansy Parkinson. ...


Role in the series

Pansy first appears in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone at the broom flying class. During it, she teases Parvati Patil who defended Neville Longbottom when Draco throws away his Remembrall. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban she starts crying after Draco is attacked by the hippogriff Buckbeak, and is concerned enough to follow him to the hospital wing. Rowling establishes a firmer connection between Pansy and Draco when she accompanies him to the Yule Ball during the Triwizard Tournament in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. As well, on the train ride to Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Draco's head lay in Pansy's lap as she stroked his hair, wearing a smug expression. She also waited for him to take her hand just before leaving the Hogwarts Express. The following are minor fictional characters from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling in Gryffindor House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. ... Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... In the fictional Harry Potter universe, many magical objects exist for the use of the characters. ... This article is about the book. ... Roger Delivering Angelica by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, painted 1819, portrays the scene from Orlando furioso in which Roger, mounted on a hippogriff, rescues Angelique. ... Buckbeak (later renamed Witherwings) is a hippogriff, a magical beast in the fictional Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling. ... The Champions of the 1994-1995 Triwizard Tournament: shown characters are portrayed by the actors that play them in the movies The Triwizard Tournament is a fictional tournament featured in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth book in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ...


Rowling uses Pansy's character as a foil to Hermione Granger, whom she often taunts. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Pansy is among the characters who feeds Rita Skeeter false information on Harry, Hermione and Hagrid. A year later, in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, she crudely remarks to Dolores Umbridge that it is difficult to understand Hagrid when he speaks and that everyone hated his subject. In that book, she is appointed a Slytherin prefect along with Draco, and joins the Inquisitorial Squad. She used her power and influence as prefect to direct the Slytherin students in a choir to sing Weasley is our King in the Quidditch games. During the scene in which Dumbledore's Army members attempt to escape from the Room of Requirement, Pansy searches for female D.A. members in the girls' lavatory and grabs the list of names as evidence. Later in the book, Pansy and other Squad members are jinxed during a student rebellion after Fred and George Weasley's departure from Hogwarts. Hermione Jane Granger is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Rita Skeeter (born c. ... Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) or Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) Out of the Park Baseball Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth book in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling, published June... Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of novels by J.K. Rowling. ... The Inquisitorial Squad is a fictional organisation in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, an equivalent to Dumbledores Army. ... Quidditch Through the Ages In the fictional Harry Potter universe developed by J. K. Rowling and portrayed in the internationally bestselling series of novels and in the film series, Quidditch is an extremely rough but very popular semi-contact sport played by wizards and witches on flying broomsticks using four... Dumbledores Army (The D.A.), originally suggested name was the Defence Association, is a magical self-defence organization founded in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth book in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the main setting of the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ... Fred and George Weasley are fictional characters in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


Though Rowling has written Pansy to imply she is a pureblood, from her behaviour to her friendship with Draco, this has not been stated in canon. Also, unlike many other Slytherins, the books provide no indication that she or any family members are Lord Voldemort supporters. Lord Voldemort (né Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the archvillain in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


Name etymology

Her name comes from the pansy, a cultivated garden flower. The pansies get their name from the French word pensée meaning "thought", and the flower itself has been a symbol of Freethought. Pansy, see Isabella Macdonald Alden. ... Freethought is a philosophical viewpoint that holds that beliefs should be formed on the basis of science and logical principles and not be compromised by authority, tradition, or any other dogma. ...


See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
purestpansy - Pansy Parkinson - Pictures (5106 words)
Pansy tends to abuse sarcasm and is seen as a pessimist because of this.
Pansy tends to be cold, snippy, and a bit of a snob.
The Parkinson family is pureblooded and firm in the belief of pureblood superiority, thus Pansy was to be taught the way for a proper pureblood lady to act.
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