![]() 1.3 The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore.Her ability to acquire information was assisted by her status as an unregistered beetle Animagus. Rita's writing tended to be sensationalist, and sometimes outright dishonest. She also wrote biographies of Armando Dippet, Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, and Harry Potter. Notable stories Rita covered include the trials of various Death Eaters after the First Wizarding War, the Triwizard Tournament, and, albeit reluctantly, Harry Potter's account of Lord Voldemort's return to power in 1995 for The Quibbler. Albus Dumbledore described her writing as "enchantingly nasty" after she wrote an unfavorable article about him. witch journalist who specialized in writing poison-pen stories which tended to be based on false information and misreported interviews while she worked for the Daily Prophet, as well authoring a few tell-all biographies. 1951 ) was named after her fathers cummerbund. You don't care, do you, anything for a story, and anyone will do, won't they?" - Rita speaking to Harry Potter and Hermione Granger Would you call him a father substitute?" Hermione Granger: " You horrible woman. This showed him in a negative way with again most of it being false however, she did manage to get some facts in there.Rita: " How about giving me an interview about the Hagridyou know, Harry? The man behind the muscles? Your unlikely friendship and the reasons behind it. ![]() ![]() This was of course a lie.įour weeks after Dumbledore death she wrote a biography all about him call “The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore”. This article described Hagrid as a ferocious looking man who used his authority to terrify his students. Rita then interviewed Hagrid and asked many questions about Harry that Hagrid refused to answer. After this Dumbledore’s banned Rita Skeeter from Hogwarts. Molly Weasley took it very seriously to the point that she was particularly cold towards Hermione for a time until Harry assured her that the article was lying. The article was mostly taken negatively by Harry's schoolmates who assumed he was craving attention. The article showed Harry as a tragic hero who cried himself to sleep over his parents death and who had a romantic relationship with Hermione. This article eventually came out to be a false story of Harry himself. She asked Harry all the questions in the broom cupboard. In 1994 Rita Skeeter wrote an article in the daily prophet all about the contestants in the triwizard tournament. This book was a best seller and sold numerous copies. It was all exaggerated but it helped her gain popularity and fame. She aspired to be a journalist or author and used this skill to gain information.ĭuring her early days as an author she wrote a biography on Armando Dippet. She spent a lot of time trying to become an animagus and at some point before 1996 she was able to transform into a beetle. She usually wore magenta coloured robes but also wore green leather robes with maroon fur at the collar and sleeves. She also carried a crocodile-skin handbag around, inside of which she carried her acid green Quick-Quotes Quill. She had thick fingers ending in two-inch nails painted crimson. Rita had blonde hair and wore jewelled spectacles. Rita wrote what she thought people would like to read instead of writing what the ought to read. She worked for the daily prophet but also wrote a few biographies too. She specialised in writing poison pen stories which tended to be based on false information and misreported interviews. Rita Skeeter was a British witch and journalist.
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