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"It's like trying to catch smoke... like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands."

— Bem on trying to catch Sirius Black^[src]

Bem^[4] (born c. 1979-1980^[1]) was a wizard of Nigerian descent^[5] who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1991 to 1998.^[6] He was Sorted into Gryffindor and was in Harry Potter's year, however he did not dorm with Harry and friends.

Biography

Hogwarts education

Early years

Being Nigerian in descent, Bem began his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991, along with students Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.^[1] He was Sorted into the house of Gryffindor, but would not share a dormitory with the other known Gryffindor boys in his year.^[6] During Bem's second year, the school would be under attack from a Basilisk. Many students became petrified. Hogwarts was under threat of being closed. Bem was not a mentioned casualty.^[7]

Seamus2 — Bem and other students learn that Sirius Black has been sighted

Third year

Seamus Finnigan: "The Grin? What's the Grin?"

Bem: "Not the Grin, you idiot. The Grim. "Taking the form of a giant spectral dog, it's among the darkest omens in our world. It's an omen...of death."

— Bem explains the meaning of the Grim^[src]

Bem chose Care of Magical Creatures and Divination as electives in his third year.^[6]

Physical appearance

He was a black boy with dark eyes and a round face. He was also slightly overweight with a lisp.^[6]

Etymology

The name Bem means "peace" in the language of the Tiv, of Nigeria and Cameroon and also means "good" or "well" in Portuguese.^[8] "BEM" is also an abbreviation for British Empire Medal, a medal received from British royalty for meritorious civil or military service, which reflects Bem being Sorted into Gryffindor.

Behind the scenes

Like the character Nigel Wolpert, Bem is not mentioned in the books, but is credited in the films. Played by Ekow Quartey, the character is listed in the credits for Prisoner of Azkaban as simply "Boy 1". However, on the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD, the closed captions identify the character as "Bem" during the Divination class scene.
Bem cannot be considered canon, as the books identify in several places that there are only five Gryffindor boys in Harry's year: Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas.
Bem also makes an appearance as a member of Dumbledore's Army in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. His house was changed to Ravenclaw, probably to correct their mistake of putting him in Gryffindor last time. He appears in the credits as Ravenclaw boy.

Appearances

The Harry Potter Wiki has 8 images related to Bem.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First appearance) Template:Non-cannon
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Bem's age can be extrapolated from his presence during the third-year Divination class in the Prisoner of Azkaban film.
↑ He was not sent away from Hogwarts while it had been taken over by Death Eaters, so he was not Muggle-born.
↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
↑ Closed captioning on the DVD release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
↑ Prisoner of Azkaban script on IMSDb (archived here via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
↑ He did not appear in CoS, but still the CHARACTER would still be at Hogwarts, even if introduced later, just like Luna, she still attended Hogwarts before OotP but was never mentioned really.
↑ The New Age Baby Name Book by Sue Browder

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-'''Bem'''<ref>Closed captioning on the DVD release of {{POA|F}}</ref> (born c. [[1979]]-[[1980]]<ref name="age" />) was a [[Nigeria]]n<ref>[http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Harry-Potter-and-the-Prisoner-of-Azkaban.html ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' script] on IMSDb (archived [http://web.archive.org/web/20090216093016/http://imsdb.com/scripts/Harry-Potter-and-the-Prisoner-of-Azkaban.html here] via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)</ref> [[Wizardkind|wizard]] who attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] from [[1991]] to [[1998]].<ref name="poafilm">{{POA|F}}</ref> He was Sorted into [[Gryffindor]] and is in [[Harry Potter]]'s year, however he does not dorm with Harry and friends.
+'''Bem'''<ref>Closed captioning on the DVD release of {{POA|F}}</ref> (born c. [[1979]]-[[1980]]<ref name="age" />) was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] of [[Nigeria]]n descent<ref>[http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Harry-Potter-and-the-Prisoner-of-Azkaban.html ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' script] on IMSDb (archived [http://web.archive.org/web/20090216093016/http://imsdb.com/scripts/Harry-Potter-and-the-Prisoner-of-Azkaban.html here] via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)</ref> who attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] from [[1991]] to [[1998]].<ref name="poafilm">{{POA|F}}</ref> He was Sorted into [[Gryffindor]] and was in [[Harry Potter]]'s year, however he did not dorm with Harry and friends.
 ==Biography==
 ===Hogwarts education===
 ====Early years====
-Born in Britain or Ireland<ref>Bem attended Hogwarts. Hogwarts only accepts wizards from Britain and Ireland, so despite being Nigerian in descent, Bem ''must'' have been born in England</ref>, despite being Nigerian in descent, Bem began his education at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]], along with students [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]].<ref name="age" /> He was [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into the house of [[Gryffindor]], but would not share a dormitory with the other known Gryffindor boys in his year.<ref name="poafilm" /> During Bem's [[second year]], the school would be under attack from a [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk|Basilisk]]. Many students became petrified. Hogwarts was under threat of being closed. Bem was not a mentioned casualty.<ref>He did not appear in CoS, but still the CHARACTER would still be at Hogwarts, even if introduced later, just like Luna, she still attended Hogwarts before OotP but was never mentioned really.</ref>
+Being [[Nigeria]]n in descent, Bem began his education at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]], along with students [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]].<ref name="age" /> He was [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into the house of [[Gryffindor]], but would not share a dormitory with the other known Gryffindor boys in his year.<ref name="poafilm" /> During Bem's [[second year]], the school would be under attack from a [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk|Basilisk]]. Many students became petrified. Hogwarts was under threat of being closed. Bem was not a mentioned casualty.<ref>He did not appear in CoS, but still the CHARACTER would still be at Hogwarts, even if introduced later, just like Luna, she still attended Hogwarts before OotP but was never mentioned really.</ref>
 [[File:Seamus2.PNG|240px|thumb|Bem and other students learn that Sirius Black has been sighted]]
 ====Third year====
-{{Dialogue a-b|Seamus Finnigan|The Grin? What's the Grin?|Bem|Not the Grin, you idiot. The Grim. "Taking the form of a giant spectral dog, it's among the darkest omens in our world. It's an omen...of death.|Bem explains the meaning of the [[Grim]]|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)}}
+{{Dialogue a-b|Seamus Finnigan|The Grin? What's the Grin?|Bem|Not the Grin, you idiot. The Grim. "Taking the form of a giant spectral dog, it's among the darkest omens in our world. It's an omen...of death.|Bem explains the meaning of the [[Grim]]|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)}}Bem chose [[Care of Magical Creatures]] and [[Divination]] as electives in his [[1993–1994 school year|third year]].<ref name="poafilm"/>
-Bem chose [[Care of Magical Creatures]] and [[Divination]] as electives in his [[1993–1994 school year|third year]].
 ==Physical appearance==
-He was a black boy with dark eyes and a round face.
+He was a black boy with dark eyes and a round face. He was also slightly overweight with a lisp.<ref name="poafilm"/>
-Slightly overweight with a lisp.
 ==Etymology==
-The name Bem means "peace" in the language of the [[Wikipedia:Tiv|Tiv]], of [[Wikipedia:Nigeria|Nigeria]] and [[Wikipedia:Cameroon|Cameroon]] and also means "good" in Portuguese.<ref>''The New Age Baby Name Book'' by Sue Browder</ref> "BEM" is also an abbreviation for ''British Empire Medal'', a medal received from British royalty for meritorious civil or military service, which reflects Bem being [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into Gryffindor.
+The name Bem means "peace" in the language of the [[Wikipedia:Tiv|Tiv]], of [[Wikipedia:Nigeria|Nigeria]] and [[Wikipedia:Cameroon|Cameroon]] and also means "good" or "well" in Portuguese.<ref>''The New Age Baby Name Book'' by Sue Browder</ref> "BEM" is also an abbreviation for ''British Empire Medal'', a medal received from British royalty for meritorious civil or military service, which reflects Bem being [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into Gryffindor.
 ==Behind the scenes==
 *Like the character [[Nigel Wolpert]], Bem is not mentioned in the [[Harry Potter (book series)|books]], but is credited in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|films]]. Played by [[Ekow Quartey]], the character is listed in the credits for ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' as simply "Boy 1". However, on the ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' DVD, the [[Wikipedia:Closed captioning|closed captions]] identify the character as "Bem" during the Divination class scene.
 *Bem cannot be considered [[canon]], as the books identify in several places that there are only five [[Gryffindor]] boys in Harry's year: [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]], [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Seamus Finnigan]] and [[Dean Thomas]].
+*Bem also makes an appearance as a member of [[Dumbledore's Army]] in [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]. His house was changed to [[Ravenclaw]], probably to correct their mistake of putting him in Gryffindor last time. He appears in the credits as Ravenclaw boy.
 ==Appearances==
 {{Imagecat|Images of Bem}}
+*{{POA}} (First appearance)
 *{{POA|F}} {{1st}} {{Non-cannon}}
+*{{OOTP}}
 ==Notes and references==
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