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"The living see a Deathday as the day someone died, but ghosts see it as the day they started a new chapter."

— Nearly Headless Nick^[src]

A Deathday Party is a celebration thrown by ghosts to commemorate the anniversary of their death.^[1]

What seems to be a typical Deathday Party entails a candlelit dinner of rancid, mouldy food, the smell of which would cause a normal living creature to gag. The reason for this is apparently the claim that a ghost can "almost taste" seriously spoiled food.^[1]

Deathday Parties seem to the living to be rather gloomy affairs.

1985

Sir Nicholas and Erling the Great co-hosted a deathday party in 1985. It was the first Deathday Party Moaning Myrtle attended.^[2]

1992

Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger attended Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington's 500th Deathday Party in 1992. Sir Nicolas was deeply touched that the three students put in an appearance, in part because it gave him a certain status in the eyes of his fellow deceased.^[1]

The only people normally invited to a Deathday Party are no longer living, as noted on the occasion above by Hermione Granger.^[1]

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Cut from final film)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Game Boy Color and PlayStation versions only)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Mentioned only)
Pottermore
Harry Potter: The Character Vault (Concept art)
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

Notes and references

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 (The Deathday Party)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, "DUELLING DEATHDAY PARTIES" Achievement

[COS8-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 (The Deathday Party)

[HM2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, "DUELLING DEATHDAY PARTIES" Achievement

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+*[[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's five-hundredth Deathday Party|Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington's 500th Deathday Party]] was held in the [[Deathday Party Hall]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="COS8"/>
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+*[[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's four-hundred and ninety-third Deathday Party|Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington's 493rd Deathday Party]] was held on [[Hallowe'en|31 October]], [[1985]].<ref name="HM2"/>
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-{{Quote|Why would anyone want to celebrate the day they died?<br/> Sounds dead depressing to me...|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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+Deathday Parties seem to the living to be rather gloomy affairs.
-Deathday Parties seem to the living to be rather gloomy affairs. [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] attended Sir [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's five-hundredth Deathday Party|Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington's 500th Deathday Party]] in [[1992]]. Sir Nicolas was deeply touched that the three students put in an appearance, in part because it gave him a certain status in the eyes of his fellow deceased.<ref name="COS8"/>
+==1985==
+[[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Sir Nicholas]] and [[Erling the Great]] co-hosted a [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's four-hundred and ninety-third Deathday Party|deathday party]] in 1985. It was the first Deathday Party [[Myrtle Warren|Moaning Myrtle]] attended.<ref name="HM2">{{HM|2|DUELLING DEATHDAY PARTIES}}</ref>
+==1992==
+[[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] attended [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's five-hundredth Deathday Party|Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington's 500th Deathday Party]] in [[1992]]. Sir Nicolas was deeply touched that the three students put in an appearance, in part because it gave him a certain status in the eyes of his fellow deceased.<ref name="COS8"/>
 The only people normally invited to a Deathday Party are no longer living, as noted on the occasion above by [[Hermione Granger]].<ref name="COS8"/>
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 ==Notes and references==
-{{Reflist}}[[de:Totentagsfeier]]
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+[[de:Totentagsfeier]]
 [[ru:Юбилей смерти]]
 [[fr:Anniversaire de mort de Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington]]
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 [[Category:Celebrations]]
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-[[Category:Hallowe'en]]