Behind every great man there is a woman. And behind a sorcerer? Throughout the original Harry Potter saga (7 books, 8 films), women have a prominent place, whether they defend noble causes or, on the contrary, belong to the dark side of force.
Sometimes erudite and courageous, sometimes totally neuneus or blinded by power, they accompany Harry Potter during his adventure against You-Know-Who. An overview of the female characters in the magic saga.
(Possible spoilers)
Powerful female characters
As in the muggle world, sorcerers are also dominated by men (Minister of Magic, Judges, Principal, and even Grand Malignant). However, women in the saga can not be reduced to secondary roles. Some of them work for gender equality and drop the clichés.
Hermione Granger for example: besides being the most gifted witch of her generation, she is also known for her immense knowledge and her courage. She will never leave Harry until the end of their quest. We can also emphasize the importance of Ginny Weasley, recognized as brilliant by Professor Slughorn, who will defend Hogwarts until the final victory.
Other women like Molly Weasley (mother of a wizarding tribe and member of the Order of the Phoenix), Minerva McGonagall (Dumbledore's right arm, Gryffindor house director, member of the Order of the Phoenix and Harry's unofficial godmother), Fleur Delacour (a participant in the Three Sorcerers' Tournament for Beauxbatons and a wife of Bill Weasley) or Nymphadora Tonks (Metamorphage, a member of the Order of the Phoenix and wife of Remus Lupine) are powerful women , courageous and determined.
Even Pomfrey, Katie Bell, Cho Chang, Luna Lovegood, Pomona Chourave, and even Miss Figg - as far as the good is concerned, reveal great skills, a real strength of character and an overflowing humanity.
On the side of the bad guys
In the ranks of You-Know-Who, things are definitely less glorious. Women who work for the forces of evil are almost caricatured. Professor Umbrage is a shouting example: narrow and procedural, she appears as a being obsessed with power. This attraction for domination is shared by journalist Rita Skeeter, who does not hesitate to (re) turn his jacket (and his paperclip) to protect the camp of Voldemort.
Bellatrix Lestrange - the most emblematic - is itself motivated by torture and domination. However, she is completely submissive and very frightened at the idea of crumpling Voldemort. Narcissa Malfoy, who obeys her husband (who is a subject of the black mage), submits this submission. She will only challenge it once to help ... Harry Potter, and then move on to the nice side.
Those who are there, without being
Unable to treat the place of women in Harry Potter without considering those who are no longer really there: the ghosts. These play a fundamental role in the course of the saga. If we find Mimi Geignarde, the masterpiece of volume 2, which reappears in volume 4 (helping Harry to move forward in his investigation), or Helena Ravenclaw, who really appears that towards the end of the adventure, Lily, the mother of Harry Potter.
Without really being present, Lily actually appears throughout the saga, because of her ultimate proof of courage and self-abnegation that literally saved Harry Potter and made Voldemort (more or less) disappear. And if finally, the most important and powerful character of this story was a woman?
