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|born=c. [[1979]]-[[1980]]<ref name="age">Bem's age can be extrapolated from his presence during the third-year Divination class in the ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' film.</ref><br/>[[Britain]] or [[Ireland]]
 
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{{Quote|It's like trying to catch smoke... like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands.|Bem on trying to catch [[Sirius Black]]|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)}}
 
{{Quote|It's like trying to catch smoke... like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands.|Bem on trying to catch [[Sirius Black]]|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)}}
   
'''Bem''' (born c. [[1979]]-[[1980]]<ref name="age" />) was a [[Nigeria]]n<ref name="POAscript"/> [[Wizardkind|wizard]] who attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] from [[1991]] to [[1998]].<ref name="poafilm">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''</ref> He was Sorted into [[Gryffindor]] and is in [[Harry Potter]]'s year, however he does not dorm with Harry and friends.
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'''Bem''' (born c. [[1979]]-[[1980]]<ref name="age" />) was a [[Nigeria]]n<ref>[http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Harry-Potter-and-the-Prisoner-of-Azkaban.html ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' script] on IMSDb (archived [http://web.archive.org/web/20090216093016/http://imsdb.com/scripts/Harry-Potter-and-the-Prisoner-of-Azkaban.html here] via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)</ref> [[Wizardkind|wizard]] who attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] from [[1991]] to [[1998]].<ref name="poafilm">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''</ref> He was Sorted into [[Gryffindor]] and is in [[Harry Potter]]'s year, however he does not dorm with Harry and friends.
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Hogwarts education===
 
===Hogwarts education===
 
====Early years====
 
====Early years====
Bem began his education at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]], along with students [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]].<ref name="age" /> He was [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into the house of [[Gryffindor]], but would not share a dormitory with the other known Gryffindor boys in his year.<ref name="poafilm" /> During Bem's [[Second year|second year]], the school would be under attack from a [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk|Basilisk]]. Many students became petrified. Hogwarts was under threat of being closed. Bem was not a mentioned casualty.<ref>He did not appear in CoS, but still the CHARACTER would still be at Hogwarts, even if introduced later, just like Luna, she still attended Hogwarts before OotP but was never mentioned really.</ref>
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Born in Britain or Ireland<ref>Bem attended Hogwarts. Hogwarts only accepts wizards from Britain and Ireland, so despite being Nigerian in descent, Bem ''must'' have been born in England</ref>, despite being Nigerian in descent, Bem began his education at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]], along with students [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]].<ref name="age" /> He was [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into the house of [[Gryffindor]], but would not share a dormitory with the other known Gryffindor boys in his year.<ref name="poafilm" /> During Bem's [[Second year|second year]], the school would be under attack from a [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk|Basilisk]]. Many students became petrified. Hogwarts was under threat of being closed. Bem was not a mentioned casualty.<ref>He did not appear in CoS, but still the CHARACTER would still be at Hogwarts, even if introduced later, just like Luna, she still attended Hogwarts before OotP but was never mentioned really.</ref>
 
[[File:Seamus2.PNG|thumb|240px|Bem and other students learn that Sirius Black has been sighted]]
 
[[File:Seamus2.PNG|thumb|240px|Bem and other students learn that Sirius Black has been sighted]]
   
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*Like the character [[Nigel Wolpert]], Bem is not mentioned in the [[Harry Potter books|books]], but is credited in the [[Harry Potter films|films]]. Played by [[Ekow Quartey]], the character is listed in the credits for ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' as simply "Boy 1". However, on the ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' DVD, the [[Wikipedia:Closed captioning|closed captions]] identify the character as "Bem" during the Divination class scene.
 
*Like the character [[Nigel Wolpert]], Bem is not mentioned in the [[Harry Potter books|books]], but is credited in the [[Harry Potter films|films]]. Played by [[Ekow Quartey]], the character is listed in the credits for ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' as simply "Boy 1". However, on the ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' DVD, the [[Wikipedia:Closed captioning|closed captions]] identify the character as "Bem" during the Divination class scene.
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*Bem cannot be considered [[canon]], as the books identify in several places that there are only five [[Gryffindor]] boys in Harry's year: [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]], [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Seamus Finnigan]] and [[Dean Thomas]].
*Bem was created purely for the films (particularly ''Prisoner of Azkaban'').
 
   
 
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"It's like trying to catch smoke... like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands."
— Bem on trying to catch Sirius Black[src]

Bem (born c. 1979-1980[1]) was a Nigerian[3] wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1991 to 1998.[4] He was Sorted into Gryffindor and is in Harry Potter's year, however he does not dorm with Harry and friends.

Biography

Hogwarts education

Early years

Born in Britain or Ireland[5], despite being Nigerian in descent, Bem began his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991, along with students Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.[1] He was Sorted into the house of Gryffindor, but would not share a dormitory with the other known Gryffindor boys in his year.[4] During Bem's second year, the school would be under attack from a Basilisk. Many students became petrified. Hogwarts was under threat of being closed. Bem was not a mentioned casualty.[6]

Seamus2

Bem and other students learn that Sirius Black has been sighted

Third year

Seamus Finnigan: "The Grin? What's the Grin?"
Bem: "Not the Grin, you idiot. The Grim. "Taking the form of a giant spectral dog, it's among the darkest omens in our world. It's an omen...of death."
— Bem explains the meaning of the Grim[src]

Bem chose Care of Magical Creatures and Divination as electives in his third year.

Etymology

The name Bem means "peace" in the language of the Tiv, of Nigeria and Cameroon and also means "good" in Portuguese.[7] "BEM" is also an abbreviation for British Empire Medal, a medal received from British royalty for meritorious civil or military service, which reflects Bem being Sorted into Gryffindor.

Behind the scenes

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bem's age can be extrapolated from his presence during the third-year Divination class in the Prisoner of Azkaban film.
  2. He was not sent away from Hogwarts while it had been taken over by Death Eaters, so he was not Muggle-born.
  3. Prisoner of Azkaban script on IMSDb (archived here via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
  5. Bem attended Hogwarts. Hogwarts only accepts wizards from Britain and Ireland, so despite being Nigerian in descent, Bem must have been born in England
  6. He did not appear in CoS, but still the CHARACTER would still be at Hogwarts, even if introduced later, just like Luna, she still attended Hogwarts before OotP but was never mentioned really.
  7. The New Age Baby Name Book by Sue Browder

See also