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|born=Before [[1976]]<ref name="Birth">As Charity was employed at Hogwarts by 1993, she must have been of age (17) by then.</ref>
 
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|died=[[July]],<ref>{{DH}}</ref> [[1997]]<br />[[Malfoy Manor]], [[Wiltshire]], [[England]], [[Great Britain]]
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|died=Late [[July]],<ref name="DH1">{{DH|B|1}}</ref> [[1997]]<br />[[Malfoy Manor]], [[Wiltshire]], [[England]], [[Great Britain]]
|blood=[[Pure-blood]] or [[half-blood]] (possibly)<ref name="Blood">Voldemort made no reference to Burbage herself being a "thief of knowledge and magic", which he would likely have done had she been a Muggle-born. However, this is not a concrete confirmation on her blood status.</ref>
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|blood=[[Pure-blood]] or [[Half-blood]] (possibly)<ref name="Blood">Voldemort made no reference to Burbage herself being a "thief of knowledge and magic", which he would likely have done had she been a Muggle-born. However, this is not a concrete confirmation on her blood status.</ref>
 
|marital=Single<ref name="maritalstatus">Voldemort referred to her as "''Miss'' Charity Burbage", meaning that she was born Burbage and never married.</ref>
 
|marital=Single<ref name="maritalstatus">Voldemort referred to her as "''Miss'' Charity Burbage", meaning that she was born Burbage and never married.</ref>
 
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{{Quote|Wizards, she says, must accept these [[Muggle-born|thieves]] of their knowledge and magic. The dwindling of the pure-bloods is, says Professor Burbage, a most desirable circumstance... She would have us all mate with Muggles ''[...]'' |[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] ridiculing Charity Burbage|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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{{Quote|[[Wizardkind|Wizards]], she says, must accept these [[Muggle-born|thieves]] of their knowledge and [[magic]]. The dwindling of the [[pure-blood]]s is, says Professor Burbage, a most desirable circumstance... She would have us all mate with [[Non-magic people|Muggles]] ''[...]'' |[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] ridiculing Charity Burbage|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
   
'''Professor Charity Burbage''' (d. [[July]], [[1997]]) was a [[British]] [[witch]] and the [[Professor]] of [[Muggle Studies]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], after the departure of [[Unidentified male Muggle Studies teacher|the wizard]] who formerly held the post. Her career lasted from [[1993]] to [[1997]].
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'''Professor Charity Burbage''' (d. [[July]], [[1997]]) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Wizardkind|witch]] and the [[Professor]] of [[Muggle Studies]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], after the departure of [[Unidentified male Muggle Studies teacher|the wizard]] who formerly held the post. Her career lasted from [[1993]] to [[1997]].
   
She believed that [[Muggle]]s were not so different from [[wizardkind|wizards and witches]], and used this viewpoint in her teaching. It would eventually lead to her death as [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] [[Killing Curse|murdered]] her personally for writing a [[Daily Prophet]] article about her views during the [[Second Wizarding War]].
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She believed that [[Non-magic people|Muggle]]s were not so different from [[wizardkind|wizards and witches]], and used this viewpoint in her teaching. It would eventually lead to her [[death]] as [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] [[Killing Curse|murdered]] her personally for writing a [[Daily Prophet]] article about her views during the [[Second Wizarding War]].<ref name="DH1"/>
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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{{Quote|It'll be fascinating to learn about Muggles from a wizard's point of view.|Hermione Granger awaiting Professor Burbage's class|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
 
{{Quote|It'll be fascinating to learn about Muggles from a wizard's point of view.|Hermione Granger awaiting Professor Burbage's class|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
 
[[File:Hogwarts castle (Concept Artwork) 07.JPG|250x250px|thumb|left|Hogwarts school where Burbage taught Muggle Studies]]
 
[[File:Hogwarts castle (Concept Artwork) 07.JPG|250x250px|thumb|left|Hogwarts school where Burbage taught Muggle Studies]]
Burbage took up the post of [[Muggle Studies]] [[professor]] after a male teacher left. Her office was located on the first floor (indicated as where Hermione took her Muggle Studies exam). It was full of Muggle toys and instruments, suggesting that it was possibly used for [[Muggle Music]] classes as well. She also kept a [[Lumos Duo spellbook]] there.
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Burbage took up the post of [[Muggle Studies]] [[professor]] after a male teacher left. Her office was located on the first floor (indicated as where Hermione took her Muggle Studies exam). It was full of Muggle toys and instruments, suggesting that it was possibly used for [[Muggle Music]] classes as well. She also kept a [[Lumos Duo spellbook]] there.<ref>{{POA|G}}</ref>
   
 
Her class was described as a "soft" option, as opposed to [[Minerva McGonagall]]'s [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] classes. However, [[Percy Weasley]] proposed that her classes were very useful for students who were planning careers in Muggle relations. She apparently gave quite a bit of homework, such as essays on why Muggles need [[electricity]].
 
Her class was described as a "soft" option, as opposed to [[Minerva McGonagall]]'s [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] classes. However, [[Percy Weasley]] proposed that her classes were very useful for students who were planning careers in Muggle relations. She apparently gave quite a bit of homework, such as essays on why Muggles need [[electricity]].
   
Third-years [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] both took her class and found her teaching fascinating. However, Hermione dropped the class at the end of the year, feeling a need to have an easier schedule.
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Third-years [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] both took her class and found her teaching fascinating. However, Hermione dropped the class at the end of the year, feeling a need to have an easier schedule.<ref name="POA">{{POA}}</ref>
   
 
===Death===
 
===Death===
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[[File:Burbage at manor.jpg|246x246px|thumb|Burbage during the Death Eater meeting at Malfoy Manor]]
 
[[File:Burbage at manor.jpg|246x246px|thumb|Burbage during the Death Eater meeting at Malfoy Manor]]
   
During the summer holidays of [[1997]], Burbage was abducted by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his [[Death Eaters]]. An official statement claimed that she had 'resigned,' although many who knew her were suspicious about her disappearance. She was suspended over a table at [[Malfoy Manor]] while the Death Eaters were [[Meeting at Malfoy Manor|having a meeting there]]. Voldemort accused her of polluting the minds of young witches and wizards with pro-muggle ideas. He vilified her Muggle-friendly beliefs, claiming that she wanted to encourage more magical people to "mate" with Muggles.
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During the summer holidays of [[1997]], Burbage was abducted by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his [[Death Eaters]]. An official statement claimed that she had 'resigned,' although many who knew her were suspicious about her disappearance. She was suspended over a table at [[Malfoy Manor]] while the Death Eaters were [[Meeting at Malfoy Manor|having a meeting there]]. Voldemort accused her of polluting the minds of young witches and wizards with pro-muggle ideas. He vilified her Muggle-friendly beliefs, claiming that she wanted to encourage more magical people to "mate" with Muggles.<ref name="DH1">{{DH|B|1}}</ref>
   
 
[[File:DH1_Charity_Burbage_and_Wormtail.jpg|244x244px|thumb|left|Charity hung up in the air guarded by [[Peter Pettigrew|Wormtail]] during the Death Eaters' meeting]]
 
[[File:DH1_Charity_Burbage_and_Wormtail.jpg|244x244px|thumb|left|Charity hung up in the air guarded by [[Peter Pettigrew|Wormtail]] during the Death Eaters' meeting]]
   
Burbage, noticing that [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] was among the Death Eaters, begged him to save her. This caused amusement among some of the Death Eaters present, such as Bellatrix Lestrange. However, as he was serving as a undercover agent and could not risk blowing his cover, he could do nothing. He sat and watched as his supposed master cruelly taunted her and then murdered her with the [[killing curse]], afterwards feeding her body to [[Nagini]].
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Burbage, noticing that [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] was among the Death Eaters, begged him to save her. This caused amusement among some of the Death Eaters present, such as Bellatrix Lestrange. However, as he was serving as a undercover agent and could not risk blowing his cover, he could do nothing. He sat and watched with mostly concealed remorse as his supposed master cruelly taunted her and then murdered her with the [[killing curse]], afterwards feeding her corpse to [[Nagini]].<ref name="DH1">{{DH|B|1}}</ref>
   
 
===Post-mortem===
 
===Post-mortem===
 
{{Quote|Alecto, Amycus's sister, teaches Muggle Studies, which is compulsory for everyone. We've all got to listen to her explain how Muggles are like animals, stupid and dirty, and how they drive wizards into hiding by being vicious toward them, and how the natural order is being re-established. I got this one for asking her how much Muggle blood she and her brother have got.|[[Neville Longbottom]] on Burbage's sucessor, Alecto Carrow|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
{{Quote|Alecto, Amycus's sister, teaches Muggle Studies, which is compulsory for everyone. We've all got to listen to her explain how Muggles are like animals, stupid and dirty, and how they drive wizards into hiding by being vicious toward them, and how the natural order is being re-established. I got this one for asking her how much Muggle blood she and her brother have got.|[[Neville Longbottom]] on Burbage's sucessor, Alecto Carrow|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Voldemort kills Burbage.gif|thumb|220x220px|Voldemort murdering Charity]]
 
 
No one knew of Burbage's whereabouts after her death. Sometime before [[27 July]], Charity Burbage's alleged resignation from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] was briefly mentioned of the front page of the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''. However, members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] did not believe it, as they were unable to locate her anywhere after the summer.
 
No one knew of Burbage's whereabouts after her death. Sometime before [[27 July]], Charity Burbage's alleged resignation from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] was briefly mentioned of the front page of the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''. However, members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] did not believe it, as they were unable to locate her anywhere after the summer.
   
Sometime after the [[Fall of the Ministry of Magic]], an editorial was published on the ''Daily Prophet'' disregarding Burbage's previous editorial and informing the public she was reported in hiding.<ref>{{DH|G1}}</ref>
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Sometime after the [[Fall of the Ministry of Magic]], an editorial was published on the ''Daily Prophet'' disregarding Burbage's previous editorial and informing the public she was reported in hiding.<ref name="DHG1">{{DH|G1}}</ref>
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[[File:DH1_Charity_Burbage_has_been_killed.jpg|250x250px|thumb|Charity's lifeless body|left]]
   
 
On 1 September 1997, under the tenure of [[Headmaster]] [[Severus Snape]], attendance of [[Muggle Studies]] class was made mandatory by the Death Eater-controlled [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], under professor [[Alecto Carrow]]. It is unknown whether Burbage's true fate was ever uncovered and revealed to the [[wizarding world]] after the [[Second Wizarding War]].
[[File:DH1_Charity_Burbage_has_been_killed.jpg|250x250px|thumb|Charity's lifeless body]]
 
   
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==Personality and traits==
On 1 September 1997, under the tenure of [[Headmaster]] [[Severus Snape]], attendance of [[Muggle Studies]] class was made mandatory by the Death Eater-controlled [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], under professor [[Alecto Carrow]]. It is unknown whether Burbage's true fate was ever uncovered and revealed to the wizarding world after the [[Second Wizarding War]].
 
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Charity Burbage held very strong and passionate views in favour of the rights of [[Non-magic people|Muggles]] and Muggle-borns. She held very tolerant attitudes towards Muggles, believing them to be fully equal to [[Wizardkind]] and that the decline of [[pure-blood]]s was beneficial to [[Wizarding world|wizarding society]], most likely based on the belief that it would lead to greater acceptance of Muggles among wizards and the decline of [[pure-blood supremacy]]. She also had a highly deep and thorough knowledge of the [[Muggle world]] in general, including Muggle ways of living, [[science]] and technology. She also appeared to be a highly competent and talented teacher of her subject [[Muggle Studies]] whilst she was a [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Professor]], as several students described her lessons as being fascinating, showing her to have been very devoted to her career and an expert in her field.
   
 
==Magical abilities and skills==
 
==Magical abilities and skills==
*'''[[Muggle Studies]]''': Charity had immense knowledge of [[muggle]]s and their ways of living considering that she was the professor of Muggle Studies at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. She incorporated her highly advanced knowledge of Muggles and their ways into her teaching philosophy of promoting tolerance and understanding between Muggles and [[Wizardkind]].
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*'''[[Muggle Studies]]''': Charity had immense knowledge of [[Non-magic people|Muggles]] and their ways of living considering that she was the professor of Muggle Studies at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. She incorporated her highly advanced and sophisticated knowledge of Muggles and their ways into her teaching philosophy of promoting tolerance and understanding between Muggles and [[Wizardkind]].
*'''[[Charm]]s''': Charity could produce a non-corporeal [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]],<ref name="LEGOHP">{{LEGO|Y2}}</ref> a mark of superior [[Magic|magical]] ability given the immense difficulty of performing the charm, implying she was in fact a highly powerful and skilled [[Wizardkind|witch]] with a considerable proficiency for charm-work.
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*'''[[Charm]]s''': Charity could produce a non-corporeal [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]],<ref name="LEGOHP">{{LEGO|Y2}}</ref> a mark of superior [[magic]]al ability given the immense difficulty of performing the highly advanced protective charm.
   
 
==Relationships==
 
==Relationships==
 
===Severus Snape===
 
===Severus Snape===
 
{{Quote|Severus, please. We're friends.|Burbage pleads [[Severus Snape]] to save her, moments before her murder|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1}}
 
{{Quote|Severus, please. We're friends.|Burbage pleads [[Severus Snape]] to save her, moments before her murder|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1}}
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[[File:Severus_Snape.jpg|thumb|[[Severus Snape]], her colleague]]
 
 
During her employment at [[Hogwarts Castle|Hogwarts]], she apparently considered herself to be friends with [[Severus Snape]].<ref>{{DH|F1}}</ref> She begged him to save her during the [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] meeting at [[Malfoy Manor]] in the summer of [[1997]]. Despite his apparent murder of [[Albus Dumbledore]] (unbeknownst to most people, Dumbledore had planned his death with Snape), she called him a friend. She may have suspected that the circumstances surrounding Dumbledore's "murder" were not what they appeared to be. However, it is also possible that she did not actually see Snape as a friend and was simply making a last ditch attempt to save herself by appealing to the only person in the room she had some semblance of a relationship with, having both been faculty members at Hogwarts.
 
During her employment at [[Hogwarts Castle|Hogwarts]], she apparently considered herself to be friends with [[Severus Snape]].<ref>{{DH|F1}}</ref> She begged him to save her during the [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] meeting at [[Malfoy Manor]] in the summer of [[1997]]. Despite his apparent murder of [[Albus Dumbledore]] (unbeknownst to most people, Dumbledore had planned his death with Snape), she called him a friend. She may have suspected that the circumstances surrounding Dumbledore's "murder" were not what they appeared to be. However, it is also possible that she did not actually see Snape as a friend and was simply making a last ditch attempt to save herself by appealing to the only person in the room she had some semblance of a relationship with, having both been faculty members at Hogwarts.
   
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:Charity.PNG|105px|thumb|Charity Burbage in {{LEGO|Y2}}]]
 
*Burbage is portrayed by [[Great Britain|British]] actress [[Carolyn Pickles]] in {{DH|F1}}.<ref>[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/6/12/deathly-hallows-movie-updates-charity-burbage-cast-possible-historic-home-for-exterior-shots-and-more Deathly Hallows Movie Updates: Charity Burbage Cast, Possible Historic Home for Exterior Shots and More]</ref>
 
*Burbage is portrayed by [[Great Britain|British]] actress [[Carolyn Pickles]] in {{DH|F1}}.<ref>[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/6/12/deathly-hallows-movie-updates-charity-burbage-cast-possible-historic-home-for-exterior-shots-and-more Deathly Hallows Movie Updates: Charity Burbage Cast, Possible Historic Home for Exterior Shots and More]</ref>
 
*Charity says the same last words that Albus Dumbledore did, except she adds another 'please'.
 
*Charity says the same last words that Albus Dumbledore did, except she adds another 'please'.
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==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
[[File:Charity.PNG|105px|thumb|Charity Burbage in {{LEGO|Y2}}]]
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{{Imagecat|Images of Charity Burbage}}
 
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*{{DH|F1}}
 
*{{DH|G1}}
 
*{{DH|G1}}
 
*{{LEGO|Y2}}
 
*{{LEGO|Y2}}
{{Imagecat|Images of Charity Burbage}}
 
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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"Wizards, she says, must accept these thieves of their knowledge and magic. The dwindling of the pure-bloods is, says Professor Burbage, a most desirable circumstance... She would have us all mate with Muggles [...] "
Lord Voldemort ridiculing Charity Burbage[src]

Professor Charity Burbage (d. July, 1997) was a British witch and the Professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, after the departure of the wizard who formerly held the post. Her career lasted from 1993 to 1997.

She believed that Muggles were not so different from wizards and witches, and used this viewpoint in her teaching. It would eventually lead to her death as Lord Voldemort murdered her personally for writing a Daily Prophet article about her views during the Second Wizarding War.[2]

Biography

Early life

Charity was born to Mr and Mrs Burbage[4] somewhere in Great Britain. Her parentage is unknown, but it is possible that she was half-blood or pure-blood.[3]

Burbage probably studied magic at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is likely that she achieved high O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. marks in Muggle Studies, as she secured a job teaching the subject later. She may have also studied Muggle Art and Muggle Music.

Career as a professor

"It'll be fascinating to learn about Muggles from a wizard's point of view."
— Hermione Granger awaiting Professor Burbage's class[src]
Hogwarts castle (Concept Artwork) 07

Hogwarts school where Burbage taught Muggle Studies

Burbage took up the post of Muggle Studies professor after a male teacher left. Her office was located on the first floor (indicated as where Hermione took her Muggle Studies exam). It was full of Muggle toys and instruments, suggesting that it was possibly used for Muggle Music classes as well. She also kept a Lumos Duo spellbook there.[7]

Her class was described as a "soft" option, as opposed to Minerva McGonagall's Transfiguration classes. However, Percy Weasley proposed that her classes were very useful for students who were planning careers in Muggle relations. She apparently gave quite a bit of homework, such as essays on why Muggles need electricity.

Third-years Hermione Granger and Ernie Macmillan both took her class and found her teaching fascinating. However, Hermione dropped the class at the end of the year, feeling a need to have an easier schedule.[8]

Death

" Avada Kedavra". Nagini, dinner."
— Lord Voldemort casting the curse that killed Burbage[src]
Burbage at manor

Burbage during the Death Eater meeting at Malfoy Manor

During the summer holidays of 1997, Burbage was abducted by Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. An official statement claimed that she had 'resigned,' although many who knew her were suspicious about her disappearance. She was suspended over a table at Malfoy Manor while the Death Eaters were having a meeting there. Voldemort accused her of polluting the minds of young witches and wizards with pro-muggle ideas. He vilified her Muggle-friendly beliefs, claiming that she wanted to encourage more magical people to "mate" with Muggles.[2]

DH1 Charity Burbage and Wormtail

Charity hung up in the air guarded by Wormtail during the Death Eaters' meeting

Burbage, noticing that Professor Snape was among the Death Eaters, begged him to save her. This caused amusement among some of the Death Eaters present, such as Bellatrix Lestrange. However, as he was serving as a undercover agent and could not risk blowing his cover, he could do nothing. He sat and watched with mostly concealed remorse as his supposed master cruelly taunted her and then murdered her with the killing curse, afterwards feeding her corpse to Nagini.[2]

Post-mortem

"Alecto, Amycus's sister, teaches Muggle Studies, which is compulsory for everyone. We've all got to listen to her explain how Muggles are like animals, stupid and dirty, and how they drive wizards into hiding by being vicious toward them, and how the natural order is being re-established. I got this one for asking her how much Muggle blood she and her brother have got."
Neville Longbottom on Burbage's sucessor, Alecto Carrow[src]
Voldemort kills Burbage

Voldemort murdering Charity

No one knew of Burbage's whereabouts after her death. Sometime before 27 July, Charity Burbage's alleged resignation from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was briefly mentioned of the front page of the Daily Prophet. However, members of the Order of the Phoenix did not believe it, as they were unable to locate her anywhere after the summer.

Sometime after the Fall of the Ministry of Magic, an editorial was published on the Daily Prophet disregarding Burbage's previous editorial and informing the public she was reported in hiding.[9]

DH1 Charity Burbage has been killed

Charity's lifeless body

On 1 September 1997, under the tenure of Headmaster Severus Snape, attendance of Muggle Studies class was made mandatory by the Death Eater-controlled Ministry of Magic, under professor Alecto Carrow. It is unknown whether Burbage's true fate was ever uncovered and revealed to the wizarding world after the Second Wizarding War.

Personality and traits

Charity Burbage held very strong and passionate views in favour of the rights of Muggles and Muggle-borns. She held very tolerant attitudes towards Muggles, believing them to be fully equal to Wizardkind and that the decline of pure-bloods was beneficial to wizarding society, most likely based on the belief that it would lead to greater acceptance of Muggles among wizards and the decline of pure-blood supremacy. She also had a highly deep and thorough knowledge of the Muggle world in general, including Muggle ways of living, science and technology. She also appeared to be a highly competent and talented teacher of her subject Muggle Studies whilst she was a Hogwarts Professor, as several students described her lessons as being fascinating, showing her to have been very devoted to her career and an expert in her field.

Magical abilities and skills

  • Muggle Studies: Charity had immense knowledge of Muggles and their ways of living considering that she was the professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She incorporated her highly advanced and sophisticated knowledge of Muggles and their ways into her teaching philosophy of promoting tolerance and understanding between Muggles and Wizardkind.
  • Charms: Charity could produce a non-corporeal Patronus,[6] a mark of superior magical ability given the immense difficulty of performing the highly advanced protective charm.

Relationships

Severus Snape

"Severus, please. We're friends."
— Burbage pleads Severus Snape to save her, moments before her murder[src]
Severus Snape

Severus Snape, her colleague

During her employment at Hogwarts, she apparently considered herself to be friends with Severus Snape.[10] She begged him to save her during the Death Eater meeting at Malfoy Manor in the summer of 1997. Despite his apparent murder of Albus Dumbledore (unbeknownst to most people, Dumbledore had planned his death with Snape), she called him a friend. She may have suspected that the circumstances surrounding Dumbledore's "murder" were not what they appeared to be. However, it is also possible that she did not actually see Snape as a friend and was simply making a last ditch attempt to save herself by appealing to the only person in the room she had some semblance of a relationship with, having both been faculty members at Hogwarts.

Unfortunately he could do nothing to help her, as he needed to pretend that he was truly loyal to Voldemort. Any attempt to save Charity would have resulted in both of them being killed. Nevertheless, he seemed to feel a level of remorse for it, not looking as glad as the rest of the Death Eaters when Charity was about to be killed.

Behind the scenes

Charity

Charity Burbage in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Etymology

'Charity' is from the English word charity, ultimately derived from Late Latin caritas meaning "generous love", from Latin carus 'dear, beloved.' Caritas was in use as a Roman Christian name. The English name Charity came into use among the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation.

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. As Charity was employed at Hogwarts by 1993, she must have been of age (17) by then.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 1 (The Dark Lord Ascending)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Voldemort made no reference to Burbage herself being a "thief of knowledge and magic", which he would likely have done had she been a Muggle-born. However, this is not a concrete confirmation on her blood status.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Voldemort referred to her as "Miss Charity Burbage", meaning that she was born Burbage and never married.
  5. "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
  6. 6.0 6.1 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
  7. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
  8. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
  10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
  11. Deathly Hallows Movie Updates: Charity Burbage Cast, Possible Historic Home for Exterior Shots and More
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Hogwartscrest
Founders Godric Gryffindor · Helga Hufflepuff · Rowena Ravenclaw · Salazar Slytherin
Headteachers Giffard Abbott · Walter Aragon · Phineas Nigellus Black · Elizabeth Burke · Antonia Creaseworthy · Dilys Derwent · Armando Dippet · Albus Dumbledore · Mordicus Egg · Everard · First Headmaster · Niamh Fitzgerald · Dexter Fortescue · Basil Fronsac · Brian Gagwilde · Limebert · Minerva McGonagall · Eupraxia Mole · Edessa Sakndenberg · Brutus Scrimgeour · Phyllida Spore · Severus Snape · Amrose Swott · Quentin Trimble · Dolores Umbridge · Fytherley Undercliffe · Vindictus Viridian · Vulpus · Heliotrope Wilkins · Gimlet-eyed Headmistress · Headmaster (1568) · Headteacher (1792) · Unidentified Headteachers
Deputy Heads Alecto Carrow · Amycus Carrow · Minerva McGonagall · Matilda Weasley
Heads of House Muldoon Cragg · Filius Flitwick · Godric Gryffindor · Gryffindor lady · Gryffindor man (II) · Gryffindor man (III) · Gryffindor man (IV) · Gryffindor Seeker · Helga Hufflepuff · Neville Longbottom · Minerva McGonagall · Valeria Myriadd · Uric Oapley · Podric Piles · Pink-faced Headmaster · Prendergast · Rowena Ravenclaw · Abraham Ronen · Horace Slughorn · Salazar Slytherin · Severus Snape · Pomona Sprout · Tobias Stump
Teaching staff Bartholomew · Bathsheda Babbling · San Bakar · Herbert Beery · Cuthbert Binns · Brindlemore · Charity Burbage · Herodiana Byrne · Camelia · Alecto Carrow · Amycus Carrow · Bartemius Crouch Junior (disguised as Alastor Moody) · Clodagh Dromgoole · Albus Dumbledore · Archibald Eagleton · Eleazar Fig · Firenze · Filius Flitwick · Fortinbras · Mirabel Garlick · Mirabel Garlick's predecessor · Jakub Gorski · Olivia Green · Rubeus Hagrid · Dinah Hecat · Rolanda Hooch · Bai Howin · Arsenius Jigger · Igor Karkaroff's Yule Ball partner · Silvanus Kettleburn · Chiyo Kogawa · Gilderoy Lockhart · Neville Longbottom · Remus Lupin · Elspeth MacGillony · Mazoni · Minerva McGonagall · Galatea Merrythought · Isidora Morganach · Mudiwa Onai · Prendergast · Quirinus Quirrell · Percival Rackham · Patricia Rakepick · Abraham Ronen · Charles Rookwood · Concordia Rowle · Luna Scamander · Satyavati Shah · Aesop Sharp · Arif Sikander · Aurora Sinistra · Horace Slughorn · Severus Snape · Pomona Sprout · Swoopstikes · Sybill Trelawney · Trocar · Dolores Umbridge · Septima Vector · Matilda Weasley · Matilda Weasley's predecessor · Unidentified professor · Charms professor (medieval) · Potions professor (16th century) · Holidaying professor (before 1890s) · DADA professor (1984–1985) · DADA professor (1985–1986) · DADA professor (1986–1987) · DADA professor (1987–1988) · DADA professor (1989–1990) · DADA professor (1990–1991) · Muggle Studies professor (1990s) · Music professor · DADA professor (1998–?) · Potions professor (21st century) · Charms professor (?th century)
Hogwarts house-elves Bilm · Boil-ridden house-elf · Cooky · Cosa · Deek · Dobby · Feenky · Filk · Gimkey ·Krafty · Kreacher · Nonsuch · Pitts · Retch · Ringkull · Rooky · Vekey · Wigby · Winky · Wooby · Unidentified house-elf (I) · Unidentified house-elf (II)
Support staff Phineas Nigellus Black's secretaries · Noreen Blainey · Rancorous Carpe · Argus Filch · Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank · Rubeus Hagrid · Rolanda Hooch · Hankerton Humble · Gladwin Moon · Ogg · Irma Pince · Poppy Pomfrey · Apollyon Pringle · Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus · Agnes Scribner · Wainscott · Carriage driver (1890s) · Gamekeeper (1890s) · Unidentified Healers · Librarian (?th century) · Librarian (21st century)


Muggle Studies
Muggle Studies class HM
Professors: Quirinus Quirrell · Arif Sikander · Unidentified male professor · Charity Burbage · Alecto Carrow · Concordia Rowle
Classrooms: Art Classroom · Fifth-floor classroom · Muggle Studies Classroom · Muggle Studies showroom · Music Classroom
Textbooks: Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles
Subjects: Blender · Car (Model car) · Electricity · Hair spray · Light bulb · Radio · Roller Skates · Rotary phone · Rubber duck