Fat Lady

Minor
First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 7

She flutters in her frame like a nervous bird, her ample form swathed in pink silk that rustles with every anxious glance. There's a theatrical distress in her painted eyes, as if the canvas itself holds its breath. Her presence adds a whisper of painted drama to stone walls.

Gender: female
Age: adult
First appears: Book 3 · Ch. 7
Books: 1

The Fat Lady guards Gryffindor Tower's entrance in her slashed and restored portrait, fleeing in tears after Sirius Black attacks her canvas. She hides in another painting before returning, now jittery and demanding passwords with extra vigilance, flanked by security trolls. Her ordeal symbolizes the school's shaken security, expertly mended but forever wary.

Description

Large fat woman depicted in a portrait, dressed in a flowing pink gown. Her round face shows extreme nervousness, with expertly restored canvas bearing faint traces of past damage. She often appears distressed or fleeing within her frame, a theatrical figure amid painted surroundings.