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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^[4] (born c. 1979–1980)^[1] was a wizard of Nigerian descent^[5] who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1991 to 1998.^[3] He was Sorted into Gryffindor and was in Harry Potter's year.

Biography

Hogwarts education

Early years

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.^[3]

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]

Seamus2 — Bem and other students learn that Sirius Black has been sighted

Bem chose Care of Magical Creatures and Divination as electives in his third year.^[3] Bem explains the meaning after Sybill Trelawney found a grim in Harry's teacup. He is seen again in the Main Hall studying as Seamus told everyone that Sirius Black was sighted at an area close to Hogwarts. He agreed with Seamus that Sirius can get passed the Dementors and believed that he would do it again.

Physical appearance

He was a black boy with dark eyes and a round face. He was also slightly overweight with a lisp.^[3]

Etymology

The name Bem means "peace" in the language of the Tiv, of Nigeria and Cameroon and also means "good" or "well" in Portuguese.^[6] "BEM" is also an abbreviation for British Empire Medal, a medal received from British royalty for meritorious civil or military service, which possibly reflects Bem being sorted into Gryffindor.

Behind the scenes

DA Clapping — Possibly Bem in front of Fred and George Weasley in the Room of Requirement

Like the character Nigel Wolpert, Bem is not mentioned in the books, but is credited in the films. Played by Ekow Quartey,^[7] the character is listed in the credits for the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as simply "Boy 1". However, on the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD, the closed captions identify the character as "Bem" during the Divination class scene.
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.
Ekow Quartey appears as a Ravenclaw boy in Dumbledore's Army in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, who is possibly Bem, the same character from the third film. He appears in the credits as "Ravenclaw boy". However, this may be a different character entirely, as this student is not named. It is possible that he is the same character, whose House was changed to correct the mistake of him being Gryffindor prior.

Appearances

The Harry Potter Wiki has 8 images related to Bem.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First appearance) (Non-canonical appearance)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Possible appearance) (Non-canonical appearance)

Notes and references

↑ ^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.
↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
↑ ^3.00 ^3.01 ^3.02 ^3.03 ^3.04 ^3.05 ^3.06 ^3.07 ^3.08 ^3.09 ^3.10 ^3.11 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
↑ Closed captioning on the DVD release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
↑ Prisoner of Azkaban script on IMSDb (archived here via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)
↑ The New Age Baby Name Book by Sue Browder
↑ Ekow Quartey - IMDB

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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)}}
+'''Bem'''<ref>Closed captioning on the DVD release of {{POA|F}}</ref> (born c. [[1979]]–[[1980]])<ref name="age" /> was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] of [[Nigeria]]n descent<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> who attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] from [[1991]] to [[1998]].<ref name="poafilm">{{POA|F}}</ref> He was [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into [[Gryffindor]] and was in [[Harry Potter]]'s year.
-'''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.
 ==Biography==
 ===Hogwarts education===
 ====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>
+Being [[Nigeria]]n 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" />
-[[File:Seamus2.PNG|thumb|240px|Bem and other students learn that Sirius Black has been sighted]]
-====Third year====
+===Third year===
-{{Dialogue a-b|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]]|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)}}
+{{Dialogue a-b|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]]|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)}}
+[[File:Seamus2.PNG|250px|thumb|left|Bem and other students learn that Sirius Black has been sighted]]
+Bem chose [[Care of Magical Creatures]] and [[Divination (class)|Divination]] as electives in his [[1993–1994 school year|third year]].<ref name="poafilm" /> Bem explains the meaning after [[Sybill Trelawney]] found a grim in [[Harry Potter|Harry's]] teacup. He is seen again in the Main Hall studying as [[Seamus Finnigan|Seamus]] told everyone that [[Sirius Black]] was sighted at an area close to Hogwarts. He agreed with Seamus that Sirius can get passed the Dementors and believed that he would do it again.
+{{Clr}}
+==Physical appearance==
-Bem chose [[Care of Magical Creatures]] and [[Divination]] as electives in his [[1993–1994 school year|third year]].
+He was a black boy with dark eyes and a round face. He was also slightly overweight with a lisp.<ref name="poafilm"/>
 ==Etymology==
-The name Bem means "peace" in the language of the [[Wikipedia:Tiv|Tiv]], of [[Wikipedia:Nigeria|Nigeria]] and [[Wikipedia:Cameroon|Cameroon]] and also means "good" in Portuguese.<ref>''The New Age Baby Name Book'' by Sue Browder</ref> "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 [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into Gryffindor.
+The name Bem means "peace" in the language of the {{W|Tiv}}, of {{W|Nigeria}} and {{W|Cameroon}} and also means "good" or "well" in Portuguese.<ref>''The New Age Baby Name Book'' by Sue Browder</ref> "BEM" is also an abbreviation for ''British Empire Medal'', a medal received from British royalty for meritorious civil or military service, which possibly reflects Bem being [[Sorting ceremony|sorted]] into Gryffindor.
 ==Behind the scenes==
+[[File:DA Clapping.png|250px|thumb|right|Possibly Bem in front of [[Fred and George Weasley]] in the [[Room of Requirement]]]]
-*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 (book series)|books]], but is credited in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|films]]. Played by [[Ekow Quartey]],<ref name="actor">[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1600606/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t46/ Ekow Quartey - IMDB]</ref> the character is listed in the credits for {{POA|FA}} 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.
-*Bem was created purely for the films (particularly ''Prisoner of Azkaban'').
+*Bem cannot be considered [[canon]], as the [[Harry Potter (book series)|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's surname could be either [[Runcorn]] or [[Spinks]].
+*Ekow Quartey appears as a Ravenclaw boy in [[Dumbledore's Army]] in {{OOTP|FA}}, who is possibly Bem, the same character from the third film. He appears in the credits as "Ravenclaw boy". However, this may be a different character entirely, as this student is not named. It is possible that he is the same character, whose House was changed to correct the mistake of him being Gryffindor prior.
 ==Appearances==
 {{Imagecat|Images of Bem}}
+*{{POA|F}} {{1st}} {{Non-canon}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{1st}}
+*{{OOTP|F}} {{Possible}} {{Non-canon}}
 ==Notes and references==
 {{Reflist}}
+[[de:Bem]]
+[[es:Bem]]
+[[fr:Bem]]
+[[pl:Bem]]
+[[ru:Бем]]
+[[Category:20th century births]]
+[[Category:British or Irish individuals]]
+[[Category:Gryffindors]]
+[[Category:Males]]
+[[Category:Wizards]]
 ==See also==
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 *[[Igor Karkaroff's aide]]
 *[[Kellah]]
-[[fr:Bem]]
-[[Category:Gryffindors]]
-[[Category:Hogwarts students]]
-[[Category:Males]]
-[[Category:Nigerian individuals]]
-[[Category:Sorted in 1991]]
-[[Category:Wizards]]