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'''Dot''' was a [[Muggle]] woman who lived in [[Little Hangleton]]. She knew [[Frank Bryce]] since he was a child.
 
'''Dot''' was a [[Muggle]] woman who lived in [[Little Hangleton]]. She knew [[Frank Bryce]] since he was a child.
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==Biography==
 
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===Early life===
 
===Early life===
Dot was born under a [[Muggle]] family sometime before [[Frank Bryce]] was born.<ref name="GoF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' – Chapter 1: ''The Riddle House'' (page 2)</ref> She was probably born in [[Little Hangleton]], since she remembers seeing him when he was a child.
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Dot was born to a [[Muggle]] family sometime before [[Frank Bryce]] was born.<ref name="GoF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' – Chapter 1: ''The Riddle House'' (page 2)</ref> She was probably born in [[Little Hangleton]], since she remembers seeing him when he was a child.
   
 
===The Riddle Murders===
 
===The Riddle Murders===
She was one of the many town residents who gathered at [[The Hanged Man]] to gossip on the night the [[Riddle family]] were murdered in [[1940s|1943]]. When it was announced that [[Frank Bryce]] had been arrested, Dot said she thought Frank had a fierce temper, and that she had seen evidence of it when he was a child. <ref name="GoF"/> The police later released Frank for lack of evidence, but Dot remained convinced of his guilt, remarking that he should leave, seen as all the villagers of [[Little Hangleton]] "knew" he did it.<ref name="GoF"/> Frank Bryce was actually innocent, seen as the one who slain the Riddles that night was [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]].
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She was one of the many town residents who gathered at [[The Hanged Man]] to gossip on the night that the [[Riddle family]] was found murdered in their home in [[1940s|1943]]. When it was announced that [[Frank Bryce]] had been arrested, Dot said she thought Frank had always had a fierce temper, and that she had seen evidence of it when he was a child.<ref name="GoF" /> The police later released Frank for lack of evidence, but Dot remained convinced of his guilt, remarking that he should leave, as all the villagers of [[Little Hangleton]] "knew" he had done it.<ref name="GoF" /> In all actuality [[Frank Bryce]] was innocent, as the one who slain the [[Riddle family|Riddles]] that night was [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]].
   
 
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Revision as of 19:23, 13 January 2014

"'S far as I'm concerned, he killed them, and I don't care what the police say. And if he had any decency, he'd leave, knowing as how we knows he did it."
— Dot on Frank Bryce's actions after the Riddle murders.[src]

Dot was a Muggle woman who lived in Little Hangleton. She knew Frank Bryce since he was a child.

Biography

Early life

Dot was born to a Muggle family sometime before Frank Bryce was born.[1] She was probably born in Little Hangleton, since she remembers seeing him when he was a child.

The Riddle Murders

She was one of the many town residents who gathered at The Hanged Man to gossip on the night that the Riddle family was found murdered in their home in 1943. When it was announced that Frank Bryce had been arrested, Dot said she thought Frank had always had a fierce temper, and that she had seen evidence of it when he was a child.[1] The police later released Frank for lack of evidence, but Dot remained convinced of his guilt, remarking that he should leave, as all the villagers of Little Hangleton "knew" he had done it.[1] In all actuality Frank Bryce was innocent, as the one who slain the Riddles that night was Tom Marvolo Riddle.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – Chapter 1: The Riddle House (page 2)