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Mrs Finnigan (fl. 1980-1997) was an Irish[4] witch. She married Mr Finnigan, a Muggle, shocking him at some point after the wedding by telling him that she was a witch.[1] The two had a son named Seamus.
Biography
Early life
- "I'm half-and-half. Me dad's a Muggle. Mam didn't tell him she was a witch 'til after they were married. Bit of a nasty shock for him."
- — Seamus[src]
Being Irish,[4] Mrs Finnigan presumably attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She was a fan of Quidditch, supporting the Irish National Quidditch team.[5]
She met and fell in love with Mr Finnigan, a Muggle, marrying him without telling him that she was a witch. At some point after the Finnigans' wedding, she told him that she was a witch, which proved a "nasty shock" to him.[1] They had a half-blood son named Seamus, who went on to study at Hogwarts.
1994
- Ron Weasley: "Harry wouldn't do that — we met your mother, we liked her..."
- Harry Potter: "That's before she started believing every word the stinking Daily Prophet writes about me!"
- — Ron Weasley and Harry Potter on Mrs Finnigan[src]
In 1994, Mrs Finnigan attended the Quidditch World Cup with Seamus, and was introduced to Harry Potter for the first time. She and her son staunchly and vociferously supported the Irish National Quidditch team, who defeated Bulgaria in the final.[6]
1995
- Harry Potter: "What are you asking me for? Just read the Daily Prophet like your mother, why don't you? That'll tell you all you need to know."
- Seamus Finnigan: "Don't you have a go at my mother."
- Harry Potter: "I'll have a go at anyone who calls me a liar."
- — Seamus and Harry Potter on Mrs Finnigan[src]
A reader of the Daily Prophet, Mrs Finnigan believed the series of slanders and lies they printed against Harry and Albus Dumbledore in the summer of 1995, and seriously considered not allowing Seamus to go back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the September of the same year as a consequence.[7]
1996
- "I just wanted to say, I believe you. And I've sent a copy of that magazine to me mam."
- — Seamus to Harry[src]
Seamus sent a copy of The Quibbler to his mother in 1996 to sway her into believing Harry over The Daily Prophet.
1997
- "Seamus Finnigan, on the other hand, refused point-blank to accompany his mother home; they had a shouting match in the Entrance Hall which was resolved when she agreed that he could remain behind for the funeral. She had difficulty in finding a bed in Hogsmeade, Seamus told Harry and Ron, for wizards and witches were pouring into the village, preparing to pay their last respects to Dumbledore."
- — Description[src]
In 1997, following the death of Albus Dumbledore, Mrs Finnigan tried to take Seamus out of school and bring him home before the Headmaster's funeral. Seamus refused, leading to a blazing argument. Mrs Finnigan eventually compromised, allowing him to attend the funeral on the condition that they go home right after.[8]
Physical description
- "He was sitting in front of his own shamrock-covered tent, with a sandy-haired woman who had to be his mother [...] "
- — Description[src]
Mrs Finnigan was a white woman with sandy-coloured hair, much like her son's.[2]
Personality and traits
- "You don't know my mother, she'd weasel anything out of anyone!"
- — Seamus on his mother[src]
Mrs Finnigan was said to be able to shiftily manipulate others into giving out information.[9] She was likeable, but prone to believing The Daily Prophet.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Seamus Finnigan: I'm half-and-half. Me dad's a Muggle. Mam didn't tell him she was a witch 'til after they were married. Bit of a nasty shock for him. (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 7)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "He was sitting in front of his own shamrock-covered tent, with a sandy-haired woman who had to be his mother, and his best friend, Dean Thomas, also of Gryffindor." (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 7)
- ↑ Horace Slughorn: You'll be Gryffindor like her, I suppose? Yes, it usually goes in families. Not always, though. (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 4)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mrs Finnigan: Ah, why shouldn't we show our colors? You should see what the Bulgarians have got dangling all over their tents. (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 7)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 7
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ Seamus Finnigan: You don’t know my mother, she'd weasel anything out of anyone! (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)