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"Listen, I knew Bertha Jorkins. She was at Hogwarts when I was, a few years above your dad and me. And she was an idiot. Very nosy, but no brains, none at all. It's not a good combination, Harry. I'd say she'd be very easy to lure into a trap."

— Sirius Black^[src]

Bertha Jorkins (c. 1953-1958 — 1994) was a Ministry for Magic employee who worked in the Department of Magical Games and Sports before her death.

Biography

School years

Bertha Jorkins was a few years ahead of James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She was a gossipy girl and not very bright, which Sirius noted to not be a very good combination. During her school years she would regularly complain about mistreatment from other students and spread rumours, even once ending up in front of Dumbledore following an incident.

Adult life

After graduating from Hogwarts, Bertha went to work at The Daily Prophet briefly before joining the Ministry of Magic and floated between Departments. She finally ended up in the Department of Magical Games and Sports under the head of Ludo Bagman. Bertha had the misfortune of making a visit to the estate of Barty Crouch Sr. with some papers for him to sign, where she discovered the Crouch family secret that they were keeping their convicted Death Eater son Barty Crouch Jr. trapped in their house under the Imperius Curse and an invisibility cloak when their house-elf Winky was talking to the criminal, of which Bertha heard enough to deduce who was under the cloak. When Bertha confronted Crouch Sr., he had to place a powerful Memory Charm on her to alter her memory and make her forget what she had found out. However, the Memory Charm was so powerful, in fact, that she suffered permanent brain damage, leading to the extreme forgetfulness she had since been known for.

1994

She went on holiday to Albania in 1994, but she did not return when she was supposed to. Her reputation of being forgetful and not very bright made many believe she had lost track of time and was perhaps just lost. The truth of the matter was that one night in a wayside inn, Bertha Jorkins ran into Peter Pettigrew, who the Ministry thought to be dead at the hands of Sirius Black. Although she recognised him, he was able to persuade her to take a stroll with him into the woods, and he was able to overpower Bertha and bring her to his master Lord Voldemort, who was hiding in Albania. Lord Voldemort was able to break through the memory charm placed by Crouch Sr. on her through torture and learned of the imprisonment of his follower Crouch Jr., and also learned valuable information about the Triwizard Tournament which he would use to try to kill Harry Potter. Breaking through the memory charm had left Bertha severely "damaged," by permanently damaging her mind and body beyond repair, and Lord Voldemort murdered her with the Killing Curse, because he had no more use for her. Voldemort used her death to turn his snake Nagini into a Horcrux.

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Bertha During the Duel

1995

During the duel between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort in the Little Hangleton graveyard, when the spells of the two duellists clashed into a Priori Incantatem, Bertha is one of the echoes to emerge from the bond. She supported Harry while withholding Voldemort.

Etymology

Her first name, Bertha, means "intelligent" or "shining" -- an ironic first name, as she was gossipy, forgetful and not always wisely cautious about danger. Jorkins may be from Mr. Jorkins, a character in Charles Dickens' David Copperfield and A Christmas Carol.

Behind the scenes

She once complained about being Hexed by a boy whom she teased because she had caught him kissing Florence behind the Hogwarts greenhouses.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)

Notes and references

↑ Sirius stated that he attended Hogwarts with Bertha but that she was "a few years above" him. Sirius' first year was 1971, so Bertha could've started any time between 1965 and 1969, assuming that she was at least two years older than Sirius ("few" indicates more than one year). This means she would have likely been born sometime between 1 September, 1953 and 31 August, 1958.

Department of Magical Games and Sports employees
Heads of Department
Hamish MacFarlan · Ludovic Bagman
Personnel
Bertha Jorkins · Representative

[1] Sirius stated that he attended Hogwarts with Bertha but that she was "a few years above" him. Sirius' first year was 1971, so Bertha could've started any time between 1965 and 1969, assuming that she was at least two years older than Sirius ("few" indicates more than one year). This means she would have likely been born sometime between 1 September, 1953 and 31 August, 1958.

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-|born=Circa 1953-1958<ref>Sirius stated that he attended Hogwarts with Bertha but that she was "a few years above" him. Sirius' first year was [[1970s|1971]], so Bertha could've started any time between [[1960s|1965]] and [[1960s|1969]], assuming that she was at least two years older than Sirius ("few" indicates more than one year). This means she would have likely been born sometime between 1 September, 1953 and 31 August, 1958.</ref>
+|born=[[1 September]] [[1953]] - [[31 August]] [[1958]]<ref>Sirius stated that he attended Hogwarts with Bertha but that she was "a few years above" him. Sirius' first year was [[1970s|1971]], so Bertha could've started any time between [[1960s|1965]] and [[1960s|1969]], assuming that she was at least two years older than Sirius ("few" indicates more than one year). This means she would have likely been born sometime between 1 September, 1953 and 31 August, 1958.</ref>; [[Great Britain]] or [[Ireland]]
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+|died=[[1994]] (aged around 36 - 41), [[Albania]]
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 {{Quote|Listen, I knew Bertha Jorkins. She was at Hogwarts when I was, a few years above your dad and me. And she was an idiot. Very nosy, but no brains, none at all. It's not a good combination, Harry. I'd say she'd be very easy to lure into a trap.|[[Sirius Black]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
-'''Bertha Jorkins''' (c. [[1953]]-[[1958]] — [[1994]]) was a [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] employee who worked in the [[Department of Magical Games and Sports]] before her death.
+'''Bertha Jorkins''' (c. [[1953]]-[[1958]] — [[1994]]) was a [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry for Magic]] employee who worked in the [[Department of Magical Games and Sports]] before her death.
 ==Biography==
 ===School years===
-Bertha Jorkins was a few years ahead of [[James Potter I|James Potter]], [[Sirius Black]], [[Remus Lupin]], and [[Peter Pettigrew]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. She was a gossipy girl and not very bright, which Sirius noted to be not a very good combination. During her school years she would regularly complain about mistreatment from other students and spread rumours, even once ending up in front of [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] following some incident.
+Bertha Jorkins was a few years ahead of [[James Potter I|James Potter]], [[Sirius Black]], [[Remus Lupin]], and [[Peter Pettigrew]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. She was a gossipy girl and not very bright, which Sirius noted to not be a very good combination. During her school years she would regularly complain about mistreatment from other students and spread rumours, even once ending up in front of [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] following an incident.
 ===Adult life===
-After graduating from Hogwarts, Bertha went to work at The Daily Prophet briefly before joining the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] and floated between Departments. She finally ended up in the [[Department of Magical Games and Sports]] under the head of [[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]]. Bertha had the misfortune of making a visit to the estate of [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]] with some papers for him to sign, where she discovered the Crouch family secret that they were keeping their convicted [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] son [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] trapped in their house under the [[Imperius Curse]] and an [[invisibility cloak]] when their [[house-elf]] [[Winky]] was talking to the criminal, of which Bertha heard enough to deduce who was under the cloak. When Bertha confronted Crouch Sr., he had to place a powerful memory charm on her to alter her memory and make her forget what she had found out. So powerful, in fact, that she suffered permanent brain damage, leading to the extreme forgetfulness she had since been known for.
+After graduating from Hogwarts, Bertha went to work at The Daily Prophet briefly before joining the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] and floated between Departments. She finally ended up in the [[Department of Magical Games and Sports]] under the head of [[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]]. Bertha had the misfortune of making a visit to the estate of [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]] with some papers for him to sign, where she discovered the Crouch family secret that they were keeping their convicted [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] son [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] trapped in their house under the [[Imperius Curse]] and an [[invisibility cloak]] when their [[house-elf]] [[Winky]] was talking to the criminal, of which Bertha heard enough to deduce who was under the cloak. When Bertha confronted Crouch Sr., he had to place a powerful Memory Charm on her to alter her memory and make her forget what she had found out. However, the Memory Charm was so powerful, in fact, that she suffered permanent brain damage, leading to the extreme forgetfulness she had since been known for.
 ====1994====
-She went on holiday to [[Albania]] in [[1994]], but she did not return when she was supposed to. Her reputation of being forgetful and not very bright made many believe she had lost track of time and was perhaps just lost. The truth of the matter was that one night in a wayside inn, Bertha Jorkins ran into [[Peter Pettigrew]], who the Ministry thought to be dead at the hands of [[Sirius Black]]. Although she recognised him, he was able to persuade her to take a stroll with him into the woods, and he was able to overpower Bertha and bring her to his master [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], who was hiding in Albania. Lord Voldemort was able to break through the memory charm placed by Crouch Sr. on her through [[Cruciatus Curse|torture]] and learned of the imprisonment of his follower Crouch Jr., and also learned valuable information about the [[Triwizard Tournament]] which he would use to try to kill [[Harry Potter]]. Breaking through the memory charm had left Bertha severely "damaged," by pernamantly damging her mind and body beyond repair, and Lord Voldemort murdered her with the [[Killing Curse]], because he had no more use for her. Voldemort used her death to turn his [[snake]] [[Magical familiar|familiar]] [[Nagini]] into a [[Horcrux]].
+She went on holiday to [[Albania]] in [[1994]], but she did not return when she was supposed to. Her reputation of being forgetful and not very bright made many believe she had lost track of time and was perhaps just lost. The truth of the matter was that one night in a wayside inn, Bertha Jorkins ran into [[Peter Pettigrew]], who the Ministry thought to be dead at the hands of [[Sirius Black]]. Although she recognised him, he was able to persuade her to take a stroll with him into the woods, and he was able to overpower Bertha and bring her to his master [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], who was hiding in Albania. Lord Voldemort was able to break through the memory charm placed by Crouch Sr. on her through [[Cruciatus Curse|torture]] and learned of the imprisonment of his follower Crouch Jr., and also learned valuable information about the [[Triwizard Tournament]] which he would use to try to kill [[Harry Potter]]. Breaking through the memory charm had left Bertha severely "damaged," by permanently damaging her mind and body beyond repair, and Lord Voldemort murdered her with the [[Killing Curse]], because he had no more use for her. Voldemort used her death to turn his [[snake]] [[Nagini]] into a [[Horcrux]].
+[[File:Screen_Shot_2014-07-30_at_12.15.39_PM.png|thumb|Bertha During the Duel]]
 ====1995====
-During the [[Duel in Little Hangleton|duel]] between [[Harry Potter]] and Lord Voldemort in the [[Little Hangleton Graveyard]], when the spells of the two [[Duel|duellists]] clashed into a [[Priori Incantatem]], Bertha is one of the many echoes to emerge from the bond. She supported Harry while withholding Voldemort.
+During the [[Duel in Little Hangleton|duel]] between [[Harry Potter]] and Lord Voldemort in the [[Little Hangleton graveyard]], when the spells of the two [[duel]]lists clashed into a [[Priori Incantatem]], Bertha is one of the echoes to emerge from the bond. She supported Harry while withholding Voldemort.
 ==Etymology==
-Her first name, Bertha, means "intelligent" or "shining" -- an ironic first name, as she was gossipy, forgetful and not always wisely cautious about danger. Jorkins may be from Mr. Jorkins, a character in Charles Dickens' David Copperfield and A Christmas Carol.
+Her first name, Bertha, means "intelligent" or "shining" -- an ironic first name, as she was gossipy, forgetful and not always wisely cautious about danger. Jorkins may be from Mr. Jorkins, a character in Charles Dickens' ''David Copperfield'' and ''A Christmas Carol''.
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*Bertha appeared as a plump 16-year-old in one of [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s [[Pensieve]] memories. She complained about being [[Hex]]ed by a [[Florence's boyfriend|boy]] whom she teased because she had caught him kissing [[Florence]] behind the [[Hogwarts greenhouses]].
+*She once complained about being [[Hex]]ed by a [[Florence's boyfriend|boy]] whom she teased because she had caught him kissing [[Florence]] behind the [[Hogwarts greenhouses]].
-*Even though Bertha had a fairly large behind-the-scenes role in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|book]], she is never mentioned nor seen in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film]], most likely due to time constraints.
 ==Appearances==
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