Parvati Patil

Parvati Patil (born 1979 or 1980) is a witch who was in Harry Potter's year at Hogwarts.

Early School Years
Parvati began attending Hogwarts in 1991 and was sorted into Gryffindor house, while her identical twin sister Padma was sorted into Ravenclaw. Parvati shared her dormitory with Hermione Granger and her best friend, Lavender Brown.

During her first flying lesson, Parvati came to the defence of housemate Neville Longbottom when Draco Malfoy threw away his Remembrall. Slytherin student Pansy Parkinson made fun of her for this.

Third Year
In her third year, Parvati began taking Divination, which soon became her favourite subject. She and Lavender grew close to Professor Trelawney, who said that she "has all the markings of a true Seer". Parvati also enjoyed Care of Magical Creatures classes when they were taught by Professor Grubbly-Plank, as opposed to Rubeus Hagrid. That year, when Professor Lupin taught his Defence Against the Dark Arts class about Boggarts, Parvati's greatest fear was revealed to be mummies, although this could be translated as a fear of death or a fear of being buried alive.



Fourth Year
Parvati attended the Yule Ball with Harry Potter in 1994. She wore dress robes of shocking pink, gold bracelets, and had gold braided into her hair. She seemed to enjoy the attention she received for being the date of a famous wizard and eager to dance. After being ignored by Harry, who was romantically interested in Cho Chang at the time, Parvati spent most of the evening with a boy from Beauxbatons who she dated for a time afterwards. After the ball, she acted "very cool" towards Harry, presumingly because she felt he treated her poorly.

Fifth Year
Parvati and Padma joined Dumbledore's Army in their fifth year. During one meeting, she produced such a good Reductor Curse that she reduced a table to dust. This likely contributed to Parvati achieving an O.W.L. in Defence Against the Dark Arts; she is also known to have achieved O.W.L.s in Divination and Transfiguration.

Sixth Year
In her sixth year, Parvati had to convince her parents not to take her and her sister out of Hogwarts, although they did return home the morning after Albus Dumbledore's death at the end of the school year. Parvati was shown to be slightly dismayed by her best friend Lavender's romance with Ron Weasley. Although Parvati initially was supportive of her friend's feelings for Ron, as the two seemed to whisper and giggle about him before they began dating, Parvati was put off by the almost obsessive degree to which Lavender threw herself into the relationship, often snogging him in public, pestering Harry with questions about his feelings for her, and giving him a necklace that read "my sweetheart". The two remained close, though.

Final Year
In her seventh year, Parvati was part of the second Dumbledore's Army, which was re-formed in order to oppose Professors Amycus and Alecto Carrow's teaching of the Dark Arts and anti-Muggle propaganda as well as their cruel punishment of students. When Harry, Ron and Hermione returned to Hogwarts in 1998, the D.A. insisted on fighting Lord Voldemort's incoming army. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Parvati dueled with Travers, but helped Dean Thomas by shooting a Body-Bind Curse at Antonin Dolohov to prevent him from retaliating against Dean for stunning another Death Eater.

As neither Parvati nor Padma were listed among the casualties, they presumably survived the Second Wizarding War.

Description
Parvati and Padma were described by Dean Thomas in 1994 as "the two best looking girls in the year". They are both very attractive girls with long black hair and are of Indian descent. Parvati can be seen as the less serious of the two girls; like her friend Lavender, she enjoys gossip and fashion, and the two are often seen whispering and giggling together. They also share a great interest in Divination and are relatively close to Professor Trelawney. Parvati is also brave and loyal, as her sorting into Gryffindor and participation in the final battle proves.

Name

 * Patil is a common Maratha surname in the state of Maharashtra, India. Pārvatī is the name of a Hindu Goddess, consort of Shiva and daughter of the Himalayas. It's possible her name, and her sister's, may have been somewhat inspired by the name of the model Padma Parvati Lakshmi.
 * In Chamber of Secrets, Professor Binns calls Parvati "Miss Pennyfeather".

Parvati Patil