Ron's rat, Scabbers, didn't turn yellow because the "spell" was a silly rhyme made up by his brother George, and more importantly, because Scabbers wasn't a real rat but an unregistered Animagus (Peter Pettigrew) in disguise, making the spell inherently ineffective. Even if it were a real spell, it wouldn't work on an Animagus, who is technically a human.
Peter spent twelve years living in his Animagus form as the Weasley family's pet rat, Scabbers. However, his identity was exposed by Sirius and Remus in 1994, and Pettigrew, with nowhere else to go, sought protection in returning to the service of Lord Voldemort, whom he found in the forests of Albania.
Apparently, Crookshanks always attacked Peter as Scabbers because Crookshanks was part Kneazle and they can detect duplicity. Crookshanks saw right through him!
Fred and George never noticed Pettigrew on the Marauder's Map because they didn't know who he was. Even if they had recognized his name, they would have assumed he was just a student with the same last name.
Then we realize that the reason why Ron had trouble with this spell is not just cause his wand is broke, but that Scabbers is actually a human already transformed into a rat. So the spell didn't work as expected cause it was designed to transform animals into goblets, not humans.
It never really was forbidden - just that certain places like the chamber there and the Hogsmeade secret entrance were the only things there. It was forbidden during Harry's first year of Hogwarts. It was out of bounds to everyone that did not wish to die a most painful death.
Obviously Percy is a least favorite, but I also feel like he's such an important character for the plot of the story. His character shows how easy it is to get sucked into propaganda and do the wrong thing even when you've been raised properly, and how political discord can tear families apart.
Harry misinterprets Tonks's behavior to be about Sirius because that's how he was feeling. But Tonks was depressed because she'd been rejected by Lupin.
There's no single "saddest" death, as fans cite different characters, but Dobby, Sirius Black, Fred Weasley, Remus Lupin, and Snape are consistently named among the most heartbreaking due to their profound loyalty, tragic lives, or sudden, impactful losses, with Dobby's selfless sacrifice often topping lists for his pure heart and newfound freedom, and Fred's death devastating his twin George and family, notes Quora and Facebook users https://www.facebook.com/groups/309399756202202/posts/2389613828180774, and Reddit.
No, he didn't know it was Pettigrew until Sirius managed to communicate to him what he was. But Crookshanks did know Scabbers was no ordinary rat.
Snape's tears, containing his memories, become the means for Harry to understand the professor's sacrifice, his love for Lily, and the necessity of facing Voldemort with the truth. While giving his tears was an impulsive act, it also symbolized his loyalty and dedication to Lily Potter's memory and Dumbledore's plan.
Hermione Granger became pregnant with her first child, Rose, after the Second Wizarding War, likely around 2005, and had her second child, Hugo, around 2007, both with Ron Weasley, after they settled down following the war, with Rose inheriting Ron's red hair and Hugo Hermione's brown hair.
Delphini was likely imprisoned in Azkaban for the murder of Craig Bowker Junior, as well as for the misuse of an unauthorised Time-Turner in a failed attempt to bring back her father and his evil reign.
Throughout the majority of the series, Ron is under the age of 18. He has had this fear of spiders in the second book when he and Harry had to go into the Forbidden Forest in order to find out if Hagrid was really opening the Chamber of Secrets.
After Harry, Ron, and Hermione end up in the Shrieking Shack with Lupin and Sirius Black, they learn the truth about Scabbers's true identity: the rat is actually the animal form of the wizard Peter Pettigrew.
It's unknown what happened to Grimmauld Place when the Second Wizarding War was over, but even though Harry was not living in it, it's possible that it was kept safe for the Order of the Phoenix.
George's twin brother, Fred Weasley, was killed when the Death Eaters attacked Hogwarts Castle, so George's life was likely significantly different after Voldemort's defeat. The two were hardly seen without the other before, and neither the books nor movies talk much of how George handled losing his partner in crime.
In both the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book and film, Hedwig dies during the Battle of the Seven Potters. In the book, Hedwig is hit by a random Avada Kedavra and instantly dies. In the movie, Hedwig is killed because she was trying to protect Harry.
This may have been because of several reasons: the anti-werewolf legislation, his suspicions that his in-laws disapproved of his marriage to Tonks, or because of Tonks' pregnancy. Remus was extremely upset by the pregnancy.
A house-elf who served in the House of Black, Kreacher's loyalty to the Black family was absolute and undying. He also absorbed the anti-Muggle beliefs of the Black family.
Since Bellatrix probably didn't know what the portal was, it's quite intuitive that she killed Sirius by accident. That doesn't mean she regretted what happened, just that Sirius' death was an unexpected bonus. She doesn't seem to be sad.
The main LGBTQ+ character confirmed by J.K. Rowling is Albus Dumbledore, revealed to be gay and to have had a passionate, intense love relationship with the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in their youth, though this isn't explicitly detailed in the books but rather in later interviews and supplementary materials. While not canon, some fans also interpret other characters like Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, or even Harry Potter as queer, but Dumbledore and Grindelwald are the key confirmed figures.
Often considered the least desirable of all the sorting options, here are some reasons why Hufflepuff house is the worst. Updated November 22nd, 2020 by Ian Goodwillie: While the Hufflepuffs are endearing in their own special way, the reasons they are the worst are almost too innumerable to count.
What Rowling actually said was that Harry and Hermione are more compatible in some ways than Hermione and Ron, but not in others. She said he sort of regrets putting Hermione and Ron together but not that Harry should have ended up with Hermione.