After Sir Cadogan was fired when Sirius Black used the list of passwords he somehow obtained from Neville Longbottom and returned to the seventh floor, the Fat Lady's portrait was restored by Argus Filch at this time. She was temporarily replaced by Sir Cadogan because nobody else wanted the job. On Hallowe'en 1993, the Fat Lady's portrait was ruined by Sirius Black and pulled off the wall. She’s still very distressed, but once she’s calmed down, I’ll have Mr Filch restore her." - Albus Dumbledore telling Percy Weasley about the Fat Lady's mental state after the attack Apparently she refused to let Black in without the password, so he attacked. Percy Weasley: " And the Fat Lady, sir?" Albus Dumbledore: " Hiding in a map of Argyllshire on the second floor. However, their friend Hermione Granger soon arrived to tell them the password. 1992–1993 school yearĪt the start of the school year when Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley arrived late to the castle, due to missing the Hogwarts Express and being forced to drive the Flying Ford Anglia to school (and crashing it into the Whomping Willow), the two initially did not know the password to enter. Later in December 1991, when Harry Potter left the dormitory at night under his Invisbility Cloak, she questioned who was there when Harry came through her portrait, as she could not see him due to him being fully invisible. By the time she had returned to her portrait and the four of them had returned back to the dormitory, she questioned them on where they had been. When Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley had left the dormitory late one night to duel Draco Malfoy at the third floor, she went off for a nightime visit, therefore meaning they, Hermione Granger (who had tried to stop them leaving) and Neville Longbottom (who had forgotten the password), could not enter, resulting in all four of them heading down to the third floor. In 1991, the Fat Lady allowed first year Gryffindors into Gryffindor tower with the correct password. " Where on earth have you all been?" - The Fat Lady scolding first year Gryffindors for being out late 1975Īfter the end of their friendship, Severus Snape remained outside the Gryffindor Common Room until Lily came out to talk to him. When Molly Prewett was a student, she returned to Gryffindor Tower at four o'clock in the morning after taking a late night stroll with her then boyfriend (now husband), Arthur Weasley, and they both got a telling-off from the Fat Lady. The two drank together frequently, once consuming several vats of wine that were in a picture of some drunk monks. She had been known to move about occasionally and had a friend, Violet, who visited her, especially during such holidays as Christmas break. She had, however, been known for reprimanding students when they returned late, annoyed that they woke her up from her sleep. The Fat Lady was a dutiful guardian to the Gryffindor Tower, only granting entrance to those who produce the correct password. It is also unknown who or what, if anything, guarded the common room before her. It is unknown when or how she died, but it was by some time in the 1890s at the very latest (since her portrait already guarded the entrance to Gryffindor Tower by then).Īfter the Fat Lady died, a painting depicting her was hung at Hogwarts Castle, guarding the Gryffindor Common Room. She presumably was educated at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was Sorted into Gryffindor house. Next to nothing is known about the Fat Lady's early life or what her name was when she was alive. 2 Known passwords used to enter the Gryffindor Common Room.
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