Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Rolanda Hooch
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| Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter - Character | |
| Rolanda Hooch | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Hair color | Grey |
| Eye color | Yellow |
| Related Family | |
| Loyalty | |
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[edit] Overview
Rolanda Hooch is the flying instructor and one of the inter-house Quidditch referees at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Her teaching is stern and regimental.
[edit] Role in the Books
[edit] Philosopher's Stone
Madam Hooch first appears preparing a class of first-years including Harry for their first flying lesson. When Neville Longbottom breaks his wrist falling off his broom, she leaves the scene to take him to the Hospital Wing. Following her departure, Harry flies on his broom to recover a stolen item, and Professor McGonagall witnesses his flying talent. As a direct result, McGonagall subsequently employs him as the new Gryffindor Quidditch team Seeker. Madam Hooch doesn't appear teaching Harry again, which leads the reader to the conclusion that Harry is beyond the help of such lessons. Given Hermione's evident lack of skill with the broom, it is unlikely that flying lessons were discontinued thereafter.
Madam Hooch referees the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Slytherin; that duty is taken over by Professor Snape for the match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. We do not see the match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw as Harry is in the Hospital Wing.
[edit] Chamber of Secrets
Madam Hooch referees the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Slytherin, and is due to for the match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff; however, two students are found Petrified and the match is canceled.
[edit] Prisoner of Azkaban
Madam Hooch referees the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, which takes place despite severe weather conditions and poor visibility.
After an attack on The Fat Lady by Sirius Black, Professor McGonagall details Madam Hooch to "keep an eye" on Harry during Quidditch practices for the purpose of his safety. Furthermore, McGonagall confiscates Harry's newly received racing broom, a Firebolt, so that Madam Hooch can search it for any Dark magic. When Harry receives the broom with its clean bill of health, Madam Hooch is quite taken with it, and rhapsodizes over it for some time before Oliver Wood can remind her that they are there to practice. She then falls asleep in the stands while practice is going on.
Madam Hooch referees the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, and again at the final between Gryffindor and Slytherin. The final is a violent match, and Madam Hooch several times comments that she has never seen such flagrant fouls committed.
[edit] Order of the Phoenix
Madam Hooch referees the match between Gryffindor and Slytherin, and again it is a very dirty match. It is noted at the end that Madam Hooch does not notice the Bludger hit on Harry after the final whistle.
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[edit] Weaknesses
[edit] Relationships with Other Characters
[edit] Analysis
[edit] Questions
- Does Madam Hooch have any interaction with the students other than flying lessons and Quidditch?
