Demelza Robins

Demelza Robins
Biographical information
Born	c. 1982-1983
Title(s)	Chaser
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Reddish-Brown
Eye colour	Brown
Skin colour	White
Affiliation
House	Gryffindor
Loyalty	Gryffindor Quidditch team Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Demelza Robins was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Sorted into Gryffindor House. She was a Chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and was noted to be particularly skilled at dodging Bludgers. She burst in tears when Ron Weasley yelled at her for no apparent reason.

Biography

Education at Hogwarts

1996-1997 school year

Demelza at the quidditch tryouts.

In 1996 after the graduation of former members Alicia Spinet, Angelina Johnson and the Weasley twins| Demelza tried out for the new Quidditch team positions and made it as Chaser. During the 1996-1997 Quidditch season, Demelza was injured and Harry Potter used Episkey on her to stop the bleeding, which was accidentally caused by Ron Weasley. Demelza normally avoided accidents on the pitch, being rather good at avoiding bludgers. Ron Weasley also shouted at Demelza unexpectedly, resulting in her crying.

Demelza playing on the Quidditch team..

Later in the year she was trusted to bring Harry the time and place of Albus Dumbledore's next private lesson with Harry, and also a note from Severus Snape that stated he will be doing his detention no matter how many party invitations he had received, and that he would be sorting out fresh Flobberworms from rotten ones, without the use of protective gloves. At the end of this academic year Albus Dumbledore was murderedo on school grounds by Severus Snape.

Battle of Hogwarts

Not being in Harry Potter's year and the 1997–1998 school year being Harry's final year of education meant that Demelza would also be returning to continue her education at Hogwarts in 1997 after the death of former Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. With Dumbledore dead the school was to be taken over my Minerva McGonagall but with Lord Voldemort's rise to power Severus Snape took to the position.

Etymology

Demelza began as a Cornish place name that meant either "fort of Maeldaf" or "thy sweetness" ("de" meaning thy and "melza" meaning honey or sweet in Cornish). It only came into use as a given name in the 1950s, after the novelist Winston Graham chose it for the title character of his 1946 novel, Demelza, which was the second instalment in his Poldark series.J. K. Rowling may have chosen it as a tribute to Demelza Hospice Care for Children, a charity supported by Daniel Radcliffe.

Behind the scenes

• Her surname is misspelled as Robbins in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)