Harry Potter · Character

Dennis Creevey

Also known as Dennis, one of the little Creevey brothers, Creevey

  • Minor
  • First seen · Book 4 · Ch. 11

Dennis Creevey is a minor character in Harry Potter (Book 4).

Gender
male
Age
child
First appears
Book 4 · Ch. 11
Books
1

Dennis Creevey arrives at Hogwarts as the smallest first-year, with mousy hair and a face peering from the enormous coat wrapped around him. His first impressions of the wizarding world are marked by irrepressible excitement, even when mishaps leave him soaked or shivering. He remains a vivid presence among the younger students, eager to see everything and close enough to the older Gryffindors to get swept up in their hurried school-day moments. His unguarded enthusiasm makes his brief appearances feel warmly memorable.

Description

Dennis is a tiny, small-framed child with mousy hair and a small face that seems especially slight above a bulky collar. The oversized moleskin coat he wears makes him look almost bundled out of sight; elsewhere, he appears in ordinary Hogwarts robes. His expression is bright and openly delighted, and his posture often seems eager to stretch toward whatever has caught his attention.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

  • CC

    Colin Creeveybrother

    Colin is Dennis’s older brother and excitedly welcomes him to Hogwarts, pointing out Harry as a hero.

  • Rubeus Hagridrescuer

    Hagrid’s coat is lent to Dennis after Dennis falls into the lake, and Dennis says something in the water pushed him back into the boat.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 4Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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