Duncan Ashe

Duncan Ashe
Biographical information
Born	Between 1 September 1962 and 31 August 1963
Died	1970s - 1980s
Nationality	British or Irish
Physical information
Species	Human (formerly) Ghost
Gender	Male
Skin colour	Pale
Relationship information
Family members	Ashe family
Affiliation
House	Slytherin
Loyalty	Ashe family Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Slytherin

"Duncan was a mischief-maker. He put even Tulip an' Tonks ter shame."

— Rubeus Hagrid regarding Duncan's mischief-making

Duncan Ashe was a wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the second half of the 20th century and was Sorted into Slytherin.

Biography

Hogwarts years

Duncan Ashe was friends with Jacob from his first day at school until his dying day. The two were noted to be mischief makers by others, and frequently visited Zonko's Joke Shop. At some point, he and Jacob also broke their brooms. He was also friends with the school poltergeist, Peeves, and with Olivia Green, a Ravenclaw student from his year.

Sometime during the 1970s or 1980s, he died when compelled by R to concoct an Erumpent Potion, which exploded while he was preparing it and killed him.

Post-mortem

After his death, Duncan returned as a ghost and stayed at Hogwarts, though he rarely showed himself to the other residents of the Castle.

During the 1988–1989 school year, he agreed to arrange a meeting with Peeves for Jacob's sibling so they could get the Vault portrait from him, where he warned them Peeves would request chaos on his terms. He later helped Jacob's sibling appease Peeves by unleashing various forms of chaos upon the school in order to persuade Peeves to hand over the Vault portrait. He was also in the Prefect's Bathroom when Peeves offered them a self-portrait, which they politely declined.

Duncan Ashe speaking to Charlie and Jacob's sibling

During the 1989–1990 school year, Jacob's sibling and Charlie Weasley sought him out in the Prefects' Bathroom, where Jacob's sibling expressed their apologies for not visiting him often and asked him for advice as to where he thought Jacob could be. He expressed the view that Jacob was purely selfish but that he would likely be found in the Boathouse, as that was where they both often hung out together while unwittingly working for 'R'. After that, he told Jacob's sibling not to hold their breath about their brother, as he never had any breath to hold anyway, and he vanished into the toilet cubicles.

During the 1990–1991 school year, Duncan became reunited with Olivia and Jacob at Hogwarts. Although reluctant, Jacob's sibling persuaded him to meet them at the Great Lake, where he eventually embraced them as his old friends.

Personality and traits

When he was alive, Duncan loved making mischief and was noted to be a mischief maker by others along with his friend, Jacob. After he died, he isolated himself and rarely showed himself to the other residents of the Castle. He was angry and resentful at Jacob for taking the blame for 'R' and joining them, though the two later reconciled, a fact that was presumably partially inspired by the fact that Jacob had turned on the Cabal.

Magical abilities and skills

• Potions: Duncan was adept in the art of making potions, as he made a powerful Erumpent Potion, albeit one that killed him in an explosion.
• Flying: Madam Hooch described Duncan Ashe as an "excellent flier", meaning he was highly skilled with flying on a broomstick.

Appearances

• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (First appearance) (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)