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"No! You'll do no more murder at Hogwarts!"

- Professor Flitwick duelling Severus Snape shortly before the Battle of Hogwarts.

Professor Filius Flitwick (October 17) is a gentle-spirited, part-goblin wizard who was an accomplished sorcerer and Duelling Champion in his youth. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the age of eleven and was Sorted into Ravenclaw House, being an intelligent young man and a model student. Some time after his graduation, Flitwick returned to Hogwarts, the school from which he had studied, and became the Charms Master, aswell as Head of Ravenclaw House.

Flitwick opposed Lord Voldemort, although he did not join the Order of the Phoenix, led by Albus Dumbledore. In 1995, he opposed Dolores Umbridge, the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, and, on Minerva McGonagall's orders, alerted Severus Snape to the Battle of the Astronomy Tower in 1997, after which he attended the Funeral of Albus Dumbledore. He also protected the students from the Carrows from 1997 until 1998. At the end of the year, he partook in the Battle of Hogwarts and defeated the Death Eater, Antonin Dolohov, after duelling another named Yaxley. He survived the war, and likely continued to teach Charms at Hogwarts to the future generations.

Childhood and Teenage Years
"Dumbledore and Flitwick, those model students..."

- A brief description of Flitwick's time at Hogwarts.

Filius Flitwick was born on October 17 to a wizarding family with the distant descent of a goblin. Because of his ancestral background, Flitwick was welcoming and accepting of Muggle-borns and half-breeds such as himself. He studied magic at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, presumably after purchasing his wand from Ollivander's, and was Sorted into Ravenclaw House. At some point, he asked the Grey Lady about the whereabouts of Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, which was rumoured to grant the wearer wisdom. However, she denied revealing the information, which she would later relay to Harry Potter in 1998. It was also mentioned that Flitwick, being a model student with nothing to hide, never entered or used the Room of Hidden Things in the Room of Requirement, which was, in fact, where the Diadem was eventually hidden by Tom Riddle after having turned it into a Horcrux. It is likely that he achieved a high graded O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. in Charms Class, as later in his life he went on to teach this subject for over thirty years at least. He also likely took exams in Defence Against the Dark Arts, as he became a Master Duellist after leaving school.

Life after Hogwarts
"... Flitwick was a duelling champion when he was young..."

- Hermione Granger discussing the Duelling Club.

After completing his Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests in his seventh year, Flitwick graduated from Hogwarts and then proceeded to become a Master Duellist and earned the title of "Duelling Champion" at some point. He was also noted to have become an accomplished wizard, masterfull in spells, charms and defensive magic. Despite being a Champion Duellist, Flitwick either retired or quit, and decided to settle down as a professor back at Hogwarts School sometime before or during the sixties.

Early Years
"Never forget Wizard Baruffio, who said 's' instead of 'f' and found himself on the floor with a buffalo on his chest."

- Professor Flitwick using rhymes to teach.

Now back at his old school, Hogwarts, Professor Flitwick took up the post of Charms Master. His classroom was Classroom 2E, which was located on the third floor of the Charms Tower. The room had four long, large desks that were built like stairs, and were located on either side of the classroom. There was also a large fireplace in the room, as well as several books stacked on top of each other, where Professor Flitwick had to stand to see over his desk. His office was located on the seventh floor near the base of the West Tower, and contained portraits, a desk, and sleeping quarters, with a red and gold theme about the room.

Professor Flitwick's teaching style is regarded as more "laid-back" than some other teachers at Hogwarts, such as Minerva McGonagall's or Severus Snape's. He, unlike others, allows his students to play games during the lessons before the Christmas holidays, but he isn't a bad teacher as Fred Weasley commented that he "couldn't see old Flitwick getting marked down. He usually gets everyone through exams alright." He also encourages students to experiment with their own magic and does not generally give detentions for slack work; instead he prefers to give students homework so they can catch up. The only punishment he does give is lines, such as when Seamus Finnigan accidentally knocked him off of his stack of books by letting go of his wand in the air.

Teaching Lily and the Marauders
"Quills down, please! That means you too, Stebbins! Please remain seated while I collect your parchment! Accio!"

- Professor Flitwick overseeing the Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L.

In 1971, Lily Evans arrived at Hogwarts and was Sorted into Gryffindor. Professor Flitwick taught Lily, and grew to be rather fond of her and was not prejudiced because she was Muggle-born. A few of his other students during these years included James Potter, Lily's husband later in life, Peter Pettigrew, a later Death Eater, and Remus Lupin and Severus Snape, both of whom would later become Flitwick's former colleagues.

In 1976, Flitwick administered the Theory of Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L. He walked between the hundreds of small desks in the Great Hall during the exam and, once their time was up, ordered the students to put down their quills, but had to tell a pupil named Stebbins twice before he put his down. Flitwick then used a Summoning Charm to collect in the papers, but was knocked over onto the floor when the hundred scrolls of parchments zoomed into his outstretched arms.

Flitwick would later go on to survive the First Wizarding War, in which his former students, Lily and James, were killed. Despite these dark times, or perhaps because of them, Flitwick continued to teach at Hogwarts.

The Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter
"Professor Flitwick [...] took the register, and when he reached Harry's name he gave an excited squeak and toppled out of sight."

- Harry Potter's first Charms Class.

Professor Flitwick, now in his elderly years, was still teaching at Hogwarts during the 1991-1992 school year. Just before the start of the new school year, Albus Dumbledore trusted him to contribute to the defences of the Philosopher's Stone Chambers. Flitwick, being the Charms Master, enchanted a considerable amount of Winged Keys to fly through the air. He placed broomsticks in there too, so that the person wishing to pass through the magically locked door would have to ride a broom and catch the correct key, which had bright blue wings. Once the new year began, Flitwick attended the Welcoming Feast, aswell as the Sorting ceremony, and watched Harry Potter be Sorted into Gryffindor. At the start of his first first year lesson, he took the register and, upon seeing Harry's name on his register, squeaked excitedly and fell off of his stack of books. Also, Flitwick was very impressed when Professor McGonagall, his friend and fellow colleague, told him that she was giving a Nimbus 2000 broomstick to Harry after being chosen to play as the Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. When he received the broom, Draco Malfoy told Flitwick, hoping it would get him in trouble, but Flitwick said that he heard all about the "special circumstances" and seemed very impressed. Professor Flitwick also attended the first Quidditch match of the season; Gryffindor vs. Slytherin. He sat high up in the stands near Severus Snape, the Potions Master, and Quirinus Quirrell, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. He looked extremely shocked and worried when Harry seemingly lost control of his broom, aswell as when Snape's cloak caught fire, but applauded merrily when Harry regained control and caught the Snitch.

Professor Flitwick didn't allow his first year class to actually perform any magic until Halloween, and, after some coaching, he gave each of his pupils a feather which they were to levitate using the Hover Charm; Wingardium Leviosa. The class had been anxious to try this since Flitwick used the charm on Neville Longbottom's toad, Trevor. Hermione Granger, who was paired with Ronald Weasley, performed the spell perfectly and Professor Flitwick happily announced her success to the class. During October, he also taught the Softening Charm; Spongify, which would help the students in their future lessons, such as using it against a troll in Professor Sprout's Herbology class. On December 24, Christmas Eve, Professors Flitwick and McGonagall were in charge of decorating the Great Hall. Flitwick used a charm, possibly Baubillious, to create golden bubbles to adorn the Christmas Trees' branches. He also used live fairies to decorate, which he was rather fond of doing. The hall was noted to look absolutely spectacular, with holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls and no fewer than twelve Christmas Trees stood towering around the room, some decorated with candles and others icicles. He also attended the Feast on Christmas Day and pulled a cracker with Professor Dumbledore. The Headmaster exchanged his pointed wizard hat for a flowery bonnet and Flitwick read a joke to him, which made him chuckle merrily.

As the First Year Exams approached, Professor Flitwick set the first years homework to learn various spells and charms off by heart. When it finally was time for the tests, Flitwick called his students one-by-one into his classroom and asked them to make a pineapple tap-dance across his desk. He presumably also set theoretical papers, which were to be completed in a swelteringly hot classroom. Once the exams were over, Hermione Granger visited Flitwick in the staffroom, saying that she was worried that she got a question wrong in the theory test. He, unable to help himself, told her in confidentiality that she had gotten a hundred and twelve percent correct.

At the end of the year, Professor Flitwick attended the End-of-Term Feast and watched as Gryffindor won the House Cup from Slytherin. His own House, Ravenclaw, came third place.

The Chamber of Secrets and Gilderoy Lockhart
""The heir of Slytherin," said Professor McGonagall, who was very white. "left another message. Right underneath the first one. Her skeleton will lie in the Chamber forever." Professor Flitwick burst into tears."

- Flitwick being informed of Ginny Weasley's kidnap.

Professor Flitwick continued to teach during the 1992-1993 school year. During a Charms Class, Ron Weasley's wand flew out of his hand and hit Flitwick squarely inbetween his eyes, leaving a great green boil there, which he presumably Vanished. He also set a piece of homework for his second years to do, which involved using The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2. Later on in the year, Mrs. Norris, Argus Filch the caretaker's cat, was found Petrified on the first floor. Professor Flitwick was amongst the crowd of students and teachers who saw her there. Not long after, Colin Creevey was also attacked and taken to the hospital wing. Professor McGonagall told Flitwick about it the next day, and they were overhead by Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

Another attack followed, this time on Hufflepuff second year Justin Finch-Fletchley and Gryffindor House Ghost Nearly Headless Nick. Professor Flitwick and the rest of the staff arrived at the scene shortly after the discovery and he, assisted by Professor Aurora Sinistra of the Astronomy department, took Justin to Madam Pomfrey in the hospital wing. Near the end of the year, Professor Flitwick, along with the rest of the staff, were called to the staffroom by Professor McGonagall. McGonagall told them that Slytherin's Monster had kidnapped a student and taken them to the Chamber of Secrets. Flitwick immediately let out a squeal while Professor Sprout clapped her hands over her mouth and Professor Snape gripped a chair tightly and asked how she could be sure. McGonagall told them that the Heir of Slytherin had left another message right under the first, which read; Her skeleton will lie in the Chamber forever. Flitwick burst into tears at hearing the news while Madam Hooch, weak-kneed, asked who had been taken. It had, in fact, been Ginevra Weasley, one of Flitwick's students, and, when Lockhart entered the room, the whole staff turned against him. While all the teachers told him his comments of knowing what was in the Chamber and so forth, Flitwick piped in and said that he had told that he was quite sure he knew what was inside it.

The next day, Professor Flitwick was to send his Ravenclaws home on the Hogwarts Express. However, Harry Potter had slain the monster, sealed the Chamber and saved Ginny, so Hogwarts remained open. Instead, Flitwick attended the End-of-Term Feast and applauded happily when Rubeus Hagrid returned from Azkaban, being incorrectly sent there on suspicion of the Chamber openings.