Helen Thistlewood

Helen Thistlewood
Biographical information
Born	Before 1890
Nationality	Scottish
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Light brown
Skin colour	Light
Relationship information
Family members	Eddie Thistlewood (brother) Eldritch Diggory (great-uncle) Thistlewood family
Magical characteristics
Wand	Unknown length, wood and core
Patronus	Rabbit
Affiliation
Occupation	Auror (formerly)
Loyalty	Thistlewood family Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry British Ministry of Magic Department of Magical Law Enforcement (formerly) British Auror Office

"I have a lot of time these days to reflect upon my career. I wonder if the good we did balances out the mistakes we made along the way. Did we always catch our criminals? No. Did we sometimes put away the wrong person? It's possible. Is that an acceptable risk when it comes to preserving the well-being of the wizarding world at large? I'd like to think so, but then again I'm not an innocent witch mouldering away in Azkaban. If I were, then perhaps I should feel differently."

— Helen's reflections on her career as an Auror

Helen Thistlewood was a witch who lived in the late 19th century.

Biography

Helen Thistlewood was the great-niece to Eldritch Diggory, who as she grew up was the Minister for Magic. A star pupil at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, she later joined the British Ministry of Magic as an Auror.

During her role as an Auror, she performed a number of heroic acts to save mankind. She stopped a Ukrainian Ironbelly from terrorising a Muggle city, subsequently Obliviating the populace so that they would forget that it had ever happened. She foiled a Dark wizard's attempt to take over the British Ministry of Magic with Chinese Chomping Cabbages, using only a single basket of Bouncing Bulbs. She put at least one "brute" into Azkaban. She was required to defend her actions before the Wizengamot on several occasions.

At some point during her career, she investigated the death of Richard Jackdaw and the accusation that Anne Thisbe had murdered him. Due to a fraudulent testimony from a jealous Apollonia Black, whose family had many connections at the Ministry, combined with the fact that Anne was Muggle-born, Anne was sentenced to life in Azkaban. Once learning the severity of this mistake, Anne’s fate haunted Helen decades later.

By the 1890–1891 school year, she had retired from being an Auror and was living in the hamlet of Upper Hogsfield. She looked back on her career with pride, but expressed some doubts over how she had failed to catch some criminals, and even how it was possible some people had been put into Azkaban wrongfully. She expressed no regret over this possibility, considering it a necessary sacrifice for the security of the wizarding world.

Personality and traits

Helen had a sense of suspicion; it had crossed her mind that Richard Jackdaw and Apollonia Black might have actually been working together to play a prank on Anne Thisbe that went very wrong. She was very analytical and intelligent, and despite her regret for making mistakes in her career, saw such mistakes as necessary. She wanted to protect the security of the Wizarding World very much, and had a sense of justice.

Magical abilities and skills

• Defence Against the Dark Arts: As an accomplished Auror, Helen was capable of defeating a number of Dark wizards.
• Herbology: Helen was capable of stopping a Dark wizard with a single basket of Bouncing Bulbs.
• Apparition: Helen was capable of Apparating at will.
• Charms: Helen could produce a fully corporeal Patronus, taking the form of a rabbit.

Behind the scenes

• Helen is voiced by English actress Moira Quirk in Hogwarts Legacy.
• Helen will only appear in Hogwarts Legacy if the player chooses Hufflepuff house. In the quest, Prisoner of Love, the portrait of her late great-uncle, Eldritch sends the new fifth-year to help solve a murder involving Richard Jackdaw, Anne Thisbe, and Apollonia Black. This event is contradicted by those that occur if the player chooses another house, where they meet Richard Jackdaw's ghost in a different way.

Appearances

• Hogwarts Legacy (First appearance)

Notes and references

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