MinorStoop (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
No edit summary Tag: Source edit |
||
(152 intermediate revisions by 47 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
+ | {{Spoiler|HM|MA}} |
||
− | {{Hogwarts staff individual infobox |
||
+ | {{Individual infobox |
||
⚫ | |||
+ | |theme = hogwarts-staff |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
− | |bgcolor1= |
||
⚫ | |||
− | |bgcolor2= |
||
− | | |
+ | |born = |
− | | |
+ | |died = |
− | | |
+ | |blood = |
+ | |marital = |
||
− | |blood= |
||
+ | |nationality = |
||
− | |alias=*Dobbin<ref name="HBP15">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 15 (''The Unbreakable Vow'')</ref> |
||
+ | |alias = *Dobbin<ref name="HBP15">{{HBP|B|15}}</ref> (by [[Sybill Trelawney]]) |
||
− | *"The nag"<ref name="HBP25">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 25 (''The Seer Overheard'')</ref> |
||
+ | *The nag<ref name="HBP25">{{HBP|B|25}}</ref> (by [[Sybill Trelawney]]) |
||
− | |title=[[Professor]]<ref name="OP26">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 26 (''Seen and Unforeseen'')</ref> |
||
+ | |title = [[Professor]]<ref name="OP26">{{OOTP|B|26}}</ref> |
||
− | |hidep= |
||
+ | |signature = |
||
− | |species=[[Centaur]]<ref name="PS15">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 15 (''The Forbidden Forest'')</ref> |
||
− | | |
+ | |species = [[Centaur]]<ref name="PS15">{{PS|B|15}}</ref> |
⚫ | |||
− | |height= |
+ | |height = |
⚫ | |||
+ | |weight = |
||
− | |eyes="Astonishingly" blue<ref name="PS15"/> |
||
+ | |hair = White-blond<ref name="hair">{{PS|B|15}} - "[...] he had white-blond hair and a palomino body."</ref><ref name="haireyes">{{OOTP|B|26}} - "Through the mist came a face Harry had seen once before on a dark, dangerous night in the Forbidden Forest: white-blond hair and astonishingly blue eyes, the head and torso of a man joined to the palomino body of a horse.</ref> |
||
− | |skin= |
||
+ | |eyes = Astonishingly blue<ref name="haireyes"/><ref name="eyes">{{PS|B|15}} - "He had astonishingly blue eyes, like pale sapphires"</ref> |
||
− | |hidef=hide |
||
− | | |
+ | |skin = |
+ | |family = |
||
− | |hidem=hide |
||
+ | |romances = |
||
− | |animagus= |
+ | |animagus = |
− | |boggart= |
+ | |boggart = |
− | |wand= |
+ | |wand = |
− | |patronus= |
+ | |patronus = |
− | |hidea= |
||
− | |job=[[Professor]] of [[Divination (class)|Divination]] |
+ | |job = [[Professor]] of [[Divination (class)|Divination]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]<ref name="OP26"/> ([[1996]]-?) |
− | |house= |
+ | |house = |
− | |loyalty=*[[Forbidden Forest |
+ | |loyalty = *[[Forbidden Forest centaur colony]]<ref name="PS15"/> |
*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]<ref name="OP26"/> |
*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]<ref name="OP26"/> |
||
+ | *[[Order of the Phoenix]] (during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]])<ref name="DH31">{{DH|B|31}}</ref> |
||
+ | *[[Dumbledore's Army]] (during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]])<ref name="DH31">{{DH|B|31}}</ref> |
||
}} |
}} |
||
− | {{Quote| |
+ | {{Quote|[[Centaur]]s are not the servants or playthings of [[human]]s.|Firenze regarding centaur and human relations|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
⚫ | |||
+ | In the [[1990s]], he lived with the colony in the [[Forbidden Forest]], on the borders of Hogwarts in [[Scotland]]. In [[1992]], Firenze saved [[Harry Potter]] in the forest from [[Quirinus Quirrell]], who was possessed by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], forcing Quirrell to flee and carrying Harry on his back to safety. Despite his heroics, his herd saw this as a dishonourable act, as they considered themselves too great to be ridden by humans. |
||
⚫ | |||
− | + | About four years later, in [[March]] 1996, [[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], hired him to teach Divination in [[Sybill Trelawney]]'s stead, after she was sacked by [[Dolores Umbridge]]. But once again, the other centaurs saw this as servitude, and his colony attacked and banished him. They would have killed him were it not for the intervention of [[Rubeus Hagrid]]. After Dumbledore was reinstated as Headmaster, Trelawney was returned to her classroom and taught alongside Firenze. |
|
+ | |||
+ | When Firenze was injured fighting in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], he returned to his colony later when the other centaurs had come to the opinion that his pro-human leanings were not so shameful. Despite this, he continued to share the post of Divination professor at Hogwarts with [[Sybill Trelawney]].<ref name="Of Horse And Man">{{WU}} - "An overnight seminar is hosted in the [[Forbidden Forest]] by Firenze, [[centaur]] and [[Divination]] teacher at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]."</ref> |
||
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
||
===Life with his herd=== |
===Life with his herd=== |
||
+ | {{Quote|This is where I leave you. You are safe now. Good luck, Harry Potter. The planets have been read wrongly before now, even by centaurs. I hope this is one of those times.|Firenze bids Harry Potter goodbye after seeing him to safety|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}} |
||
− | [[File:Флоренц.png|thumb|left|230px|Firenze in the Forbidden Forest.]] |
||
+ | Firenze was, presumably, born to the [[Forbidden Forest centaur colony|centaur colony]] in the [[Forbidden Forest]], and lived part of his life there.<ref name="PS15" /> He was gifted in [[Divination]] and taught fellow centaur [[Torvus]] about it.<ref name="HM6ch4">{{HM|6|4}}</ref> |
||
− | {{Dialogue a-b-a-b|Bane|Firenze! What are you doing? You have a human on your back! Have you no shame? Are you a common mule?|Firenze|Do you realize who this is? This is the Potter boy. The quicker he leaves this forest, the better.|What have you been telling him? Remember, Firenze, we are sworn not to set ourselves against the heavens. Have we not read what is to come in the movements of the planets? ''[…]'' Centaurs are concerned with what has been foretold! It is not our business to run around like donkeys after stray humans in our forest!|Do you not see that unicorn? Do you not understand why it was killed? Or have the planets not let you in on that secret? I set myself against what is lurking in this forest, Bane, yes, with humans alongside me if I must.|[[Bane]] scolds Firenze for letting Harry ride him.|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}} |
||
− | Firenze |
+ | [[File:Firenze in the Forbidden Forest HM625.png|250px|thumb|right|Firenze in the Forbidden Forest]] |
+ | In the [[1989–1990 school year]], Firenze was chosen as the centaur who decided whether [[Jacob's sibling]] was allowed to visit the [[Centaur Camp]] based on the three gifts offered by them. Firenze decided the student could stay, and helped them figure out what [[Sybill Trelawney|Professor Trelawney]]'s prophecy meant.<ref name="HM6ch4"/> Jacob's sibling later spoke to [[Torvus]] and Firenze in the [[Centaur Camp]] to discuss Trelawney's prophecy and how Jacob's sibling would face the final [[Buried Vault|Cursed Vault]]. Firenze told them that his prediction implied they would face a powerful decision, a powerful adversary and another loss, but that he could not be entirely certain his prediction was correct.<ref name="HM625">{{HM|6|25}}</ref> |
||
⚫ | |||
− | On the night of [[26 May]] |
+ | On the night of [[26 May]] [[1992]], Hagrid took Harry, [[Hermione Granger]], [[Neville Longbottom]], and [[Draco Malfoy]] to their detention in the forest. Their task was to find out why [[unicorn]]s were turning up mauled and dead. Harry and Draco later discovered a dead unicorn and a hooded figure ([[Quirinus Quirrell]] in disguise) drinking its [[Unicorn blood|blood]]. As Draco ran away, horrified, the hooded Quirrell turned to face Harry. The pain on his [[Harry Potter's scars#The lightning-bolt scar|scar]] made him fall to his knees, but Firenze, coming across the scene, galloped forwards and charged at Quirrell before he could attack Harry, forcing him to flee.<ref name="PS15" /> Harry found out afterwards, it was [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] who, drinking the unicorns' blood while sharing Quirrell's body, tried to remain alive long enough so that he could drink the [[Elixir of Life]] and return to both his body and full strength.<ref name="PS17">{{PS|B|17}}</ref> |
− | [[File:Firenze |
+ | [[File:Harry Potter and Firenze in the Forbidden Forest.jpg|250px|thumb|Firenze meets Harry Potter after saving him from Quirrell and Voldemort]] |
− | Realising how dangerous it would be to let Harry stay in the Forest, he let him on his back so that he could take him to safety. [[Bane]] and [[Ronan]], two other centaurs from the colony, arrived there and, while Ronan said he was sure Firenze thought he had been acting for the best, Bane started yelling at him because he regarded it as a despicable action, because a centaur is not for humans to ride. Firenze was angered and, leaving both centaurs behind, carried Harry on his back to safety where he was reunited with Hermione, Neville, Draco and Hagrid.<ref name="PS15"/> |
+ | Realising how dangerous it would be to let Harry stay in the Forest, he let him on his back so that he could take him to safety. [[Bane]] and [[Ronan]], two other centaurs from the colony, arrived there and, while Ronan said he was sure Firenze thought he had been acting for the best, Bane started yelling at him because he regarded it as a despicable action, because a centaur is not for humans to ride. Firenze was angered and, leaving both centaurs behind, carried Harry on his back to safety where he was reunited with Hermione, Neville, Draco and Hagrid.<ref name="PS15" /> |
===Life as Hogwarts professor=== |
===Life as Hogwarts professor=== |
||
− | ==== |
+ | ====1995–1996 school year==== |
− | {{Dialogue a-b|Parvati Patil|Professor Trelawney did astrology with us! Mars causes accidents and burns and things like that, and when it makes an angle to Saturn, like now — that means people need to be extra careful when handling hot things—|Firenze|That is human nonsense. Trivial hurts, tiny human accidents, these are of no more significance than the scurryings of ants to the wide universe, and are unaffected by planetary movements.| |
+ | {{Dialogue a-b|Parvati Patil|Professor Trelawney did astrology with us! Mars causes accidents and burns and things like that, and when it makes an angle to Saturn, like now — that means people need to be extra careful when handling hot things— |Firenze|That is human nonsense. Trivial hurts, tiny human accidents, these are of no more significance than the scurryings of ants to the wide universe, and are unaffected by planetary movements.|Firenze teaching his first Divination lesson|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
+ | [[File:Firenze PM.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Firenze talking with [[Harry Potter]] and Ron Weasley after his first Divination lesson]] |
||
+ | In [[March]] [[1996]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] hired Firenze as the [[Divination (class)|Divination]] teacher when [[Dolores Umbridge]] (then-[[Hogwarts High Inquisitor|High Inquisitor of Hogwarts]]) sacked [[Sybill Trelawney]].<ref name="OP26" /> |
||
+ | This resulted in Firenze being cast out of [[Forbidden Forest centaur colony|his colony]], since agreeing to work for a human was considered a betrayal of their kind. His colony had even attacked him, and might have killed him if not for the intervention of Hagrid.<ref name="OOTP30">{{OOTP|B|30}}</ref> |
||
− | [[File:C27--the-centaur-and-the-snake.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Firenze teaching in [[Classroom 11]].]] |
||
− | In March 1996, Dumbledore hired Firenze as Divination teacher when Dolores Umbridge (then-[[Hogwarts High Inquisitor|High Inquisitor of Hogwarts]]) sacked Sybill Trelawney.<ref name="OP26"/> This resulted in Firenze being cast out of his colony, since agreeing to work for a human was considered a betrayal of their kind. His colony had even attacked him, and might have killed him if not for the intervention of Hagrid. Dumbledore transformed the classroom into a forest-type state for Firenze, and students were requested to lie back and look at the stars on the small enchanted ceiling. [[Lavender Brown]] and Parvati Patil found him very appealing and looked forward to his lessons even though they liked Professor Trelawney as well.<ref name="OP27">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 27 (''The Centaur and the Sneak'')</ref> |
||
+ | Dumbledore transformed the classroom into a forest-type state for Firenze, and students were requested to lie back and look at the stars on the small enchanted ceiling. [[Lavender Brown]] and [[Parvati Patil]] found him very appealing and looked forward to his lessons, even though they liked Professor Trelawney as well.<ref name="OP27">{{OOTP|B|27}}</ref> |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | {{Dialogue a-b-a|Sybill Trelawney|Good evening, my dear. I haven't seen you in my classes |
||
⚫ | With the departure of the [[ |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | After Dumbledore's death at the hands of [[Severus Snape]] atop the [[Astronomy Tower]] on the evening of |
||
⚫ | {{Dialogue a-b-a|Sybill Trelawney|Good evening, my dear. I haven't seen you in my classes lately...|Luna Lovegood|No, I've got Firenze this year.|Oh, of course. Or Dobbin, as I prefer to think of him. You would have thought, would you not, that now I am returned to the school Professor Dumbledore might have got rid of the horse? But no... we share classes... It's an insult, frankly, an insult. Do you know...|Discussion of Firenze at the [[Slug Club Christmas party]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}} |
||
⚫ | With the departure of the headmistress [[Dolores Umbridge]] from Hogwarts at the end of the school year, Professor Trelawney was reinstated by Dumbledore to her post of Divination Professor. Firenze, however, could not return to his still resentful colony, so Dumbledore let him continue teaching Divination alongside Trelawney.<ref name="HBP20">{{HBP|B|20}}</ref> |
||
+ | Firenze taught the fifth-year [[Ravenclaw]]s, though sharing classes with him caused Trelawney much consternation, as she considered it an insult to be sharing classes with a "horse".<ref name="HBP15" /> In turn, Firenze did not seem to think much of Trelawney, seeming to find her attempts at [[Cartomancy]] "almost comical".<ref name="HBP25" /> |
||
⚫ | |||
− | [[File:Battle6.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Explosions in the [[Viaduct Courtyard]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].]] |
||
− | {{Quote|The House tables were gone and the ''[Great Hall]'' was crowded. The survivors stood in groups, their arms around each other's necks. The injured were being treated upon the raised platform by Madam Pomfrey and a group of helpers. Firenze was amongst the injured; his flank poured blood and he shook where he lay, unable to stand.|Description.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
||
⚫ | |||
+ | [[File:Funeral of Albus Dumbledore.png|250px|thumb|Firenze atttended the funeral of Albus Dumbledore]] |
||
− | In the evening of [[1 May]], [[1998]], Firenze stood with the remaining teachers and members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] who had arrived to fight after Snape's [[Ousting of Severus Snape|ousting]], as [[Minerva McGonagall]] talked to students about how the underage among them and those who were not willing to fight were going to be evacuated before the start of the [[Battle of Hogwarts|battle that would soon ensue]], as Voldemort and his Death Eaters were going to start their attack at midnight.<ref name="DH31"/> Firenze stayed to fight, and was seriously injured on his flank which poured copious amounts of blood. He was laid on the raised platform at the [[Great Hall]] during the hour-long fighting interregnum, and was shaking and unable to stand by himself.<ref name="DH33">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 33 (''The Prince's Tale'')</ref> |
||
⚫ | After Dumbledore's death at the hands of [[Severus Snape]] atop the [[Astronomy Tower]] on the evening of 30 June 1997, Firenze attended Dumbledore's funeral. He stood "like a sentinel" by the shores of the [[Great Lake|Black Lake]], paying his respects to the wizard who had welcomed him and given him a job and a home. Dolores Umbridge was startled by his appearance at the funeral, considering her previous experience with Centaurs.<ref name="HBP30">{{HBP|B|30}}</ref> |
||
+ | ====1997–1998 school year==== |
||
− | [[File:Screen shot 2011-11-27 at 7.13.16 PM.png|thumb|left|300px|The dead and the injured laid in the [[Great Hall]].]] |
||
+ | {{Quote|Firenze was amongst the injured; his flank poured blood and he shook where he lay, unable to stand.|Description of his injury during the battle|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
||
− | Given his state, it is most likely Firenze did not partake in the second half of the Battle. It is likely, however, that Firenze witnessed the [[Duel in the Great Hall|duel]] between Harry and Voldemort in the Great Hall and Voldemort's final defeat.<ref name="DH36">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 36 (''The Flaw in the Plan'')</ref> |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
+ | In the evening of [[1 May]] [[1998]], Firenze stood with the remaining teachers and members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] who had arrived to fight after Snape's ousting.<ref name="DH31" /> |
||
+ | |||
+ | [[Minerva McGonagall]] talked to students about how the underage among them, and those who were not willing to fight, were going to be evacuated before the start of the battle that would soon ensue, as Voldemort and his Death Eaters were going to start their attack at midnight.<ref name="DH31" /> |
||
+ | |||
+ | [[File:Voldemort vanquished.png|250px|thumb|left|Firenze witnesses Harry Potter's final defeat of Lord Voldemort and the end of the Second Wizarding War]] |
||
+ | Firenze stayed to fight, and was seriously injured on his flank which poured copious amounts of [[blood]]. He was laid on the raised platform at the [[Great Hall]] during the hour-long fighting interregnum, and was shaking and unable to stand by himself.<ref name="DH33">{{DH|B|33}}</ref> Given his state, it is most likely Firenze did not partake in the second half of the Battle. It is likely, however, that Firenze witnessed the [[Voldemort's Last Stand|duel]] between Harry and Voldemort in the Great Hall and Voldemort's final defeat.<ref name="DH36">{{DH|B|36}}</ref> |
||
+ | |||
⚫ | |||
===Later life=== |
===Later life=== |
||
+ | After the battle, Firenze was welcomed back into his colony, when they were forced to acknowledge that Firenze's pro-human leanings were not shameful, but honourable.<ref name="JKLC">[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0730-bloomsbury-chat.html "J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007 (2.00-3.00pm BST)"] on [http://www.accio-quote.org/index.html Accio Quote!]</ref> It is known that he still remained a [[Divination]] professor at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] during the late [[2010s]], continuing to share the role with [[Sybill Trelawney]],<ref name="Of Horse And Man"/> though he was not seen teaching the Hogwarts students that enrolled in [[2008]], at least in their first three years.<ref name="MA">{{MA}}</ref> In the winter of [[2009]], Firenze greeted two of those students, [[Robyn Thistlethwaite]] and [[Unidentified Muggle-born Hogwarts student|her friend]], outside the [[Forbidden Forest]] and warned them not to go in despite their interest in investigating a case that possibly involved a [[Yeti]].<ref name="MA December">{{MA}} - [[December]] [[2021]] special event</ref> |
||
− | After the Battle, Firenze was welcomed back into his colony, when they were forced to acknowledge that Firenze's pro-human leanings were not shameful, but honourable.<ref name="JKLC"/> |
||
+ | |||
+ | During the [[Calamity]], Firenze helped members of the [[Statute of Secrecy Task Force]] who sought a Magizoologist profession by leading a week-long [[Camp Firenze|camp]] to enhance their physical attributes,<ref name="Camp Firenze">{{WU}} - [https://web.archive.org/web/20210612175133/https://wizardsunitehub.info/profession-skill/camp-firenze/ Camp Firenze]</ref> while he offered a mind-over-matter seminar to those who sought a Professorship profession to increase their focus.<ref name="Master Mind">{{WU}} - [https://web.archive.org/web/20210121024604/https://wizardsunitehub.info/profession-skill/master-mind/ Master Mind]</ref> He also offered an interactive overnight seminar in the [[Forbidden Forest]] regarding astronomical [[Divination]], which was attended by a [[Calamity Investigator]] working for the Task Force.<ref name="Of Horse And Man" /> |
||
+ | |||
+ | The same Calamity Investigator later discovered a dusty copy of ''[[Bestiarium Magicum]]'' with hand-written edits and inscriptions in the margins, which they realised belonged to Firenze. Firenze met with the Calamity Investigator and went through the book with them, helping better the investigator's understanding of [[Magizoology]].<ref name="WU">{{WU}}</ref> |
||
+ | |||
+ | ==Physical appearance== |
||
+ | Firenze was a centaur with a palomino [[horse]] hindbody and pale blond [[human]] hair. He had blue eyes and looked younger than both Bane and Ronan.<ref name="PS15" /> |
||
==Personality and traits== |
==Personality and traits== |
||
+ | {{Quote|Do you not see that unicorn? Do you not understand why it was killed? Or have the planets not let you in on that secret? I set myself against what is lurking in this forest, Bane, yes, with humans alongside me if I must.|Firenze defending his helping of [[human]]s|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}} |
||
⚫ | |||
− | Firenze was a courageous centaur who was not as traditional or proud as most of his kind. Whereas most centaurs believed it was shameful to work alongside humans, Firenze was happy to allow Harry to ride him and became a teacher |
+ | Firenze was a courageous [[centaur]] who was not as traditional or proud as most of his kind.<ref name="PS15"/> Whereas most centaurs believed it was shameful to work alongside humans, Firenze was happy to allow Harry to ride him.<ref name="PS15"/> and became a teacher at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].<ref name="OP27"/> |
+ | Firenze was willing to stand up for what he believed in even if it meant defying his colony;<ref name="PS15"/> unfortunately this resulted in him nearly being stomped to death by the other centaurs.<ref name="OOTP30"/> However, after the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], his colony acknowledged his ways as being honourable and welcomed him back. |
||
⚫ | |||
+ | |||
− | *He is portrayed by [[Ray Fearon]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', but does not appear in the fifth film as Divination teacher, nor in any of the later films. |
||
+ | He was friendly with [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]],<ref name="PS15"/> and seemed to get on quite well with [[Harry Potter]],<ref name="PS15"/> who was on speaking terms with him unlike most students, who initially found him intimidating.<ref name="OP27"/> |
||
⚫ | *In the [[Harry Potter |
||
+ | |||
⚫ | |||
+ | Like all centaurs, Firenze commonly tried to read the future in the stars, and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] considered him to be a slightly better teacher than [[Sybill Trelawney]], though he was still frustrated that Firenze seemed to be able to provide very little definite information.<ref name="OP27"/> |
||
⚫ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Magical abilities and skills== |
||
+ | {{Quote|Centaurs have unravelled the mysteries of these movements over centuries. Our findings teach us that the future may be glimpsed in the sky above us...|Firenze's attitude towards Divination|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
||
+ | *'''[[Divination]]''': Being a centaur, Firenze was naturally gifted in divination. He taught the [[Divination (class)|subject]] at Hogwarts from 1996-1998. Being a centaur, Firenze performed divination through observing planets, [[moon]]s and stars, and had a low opinion of human divination, viewing it as nonsensical.<ref name="OP27"/> |
||
+ | *'''Combat''': Firenze was skilled in physical combat as he notably saved [[Harry Potter]]'s life in the [[Forbidden Forest]] by charging at [[Quirinus Quirrell]] and forcing him to flee before he could attack Harry. This was especially notable as Quirrell was possessed by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] at the time, which enhanced his magical powers, although Voldemort was also in a weakened form at the time.<ref name="PS15"/> Despite getting injured in the first half of the battle,<ref name="DH33"/> he also survived the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] with no fatal injury.<ref name="DH36"/> |
||
==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
||
− | "Firenze" is the Italian name for the city of [[Wikipedia:Florence|Florence]]. It is interesting to note that Galileo Galilei, one of history's greatest astronomers, lived out his final years there. Firenze's teaching of Divination deals with Astrology and Astronomy, as opposed to Trelawney's fortune-telling, hence this connection. |
+ | *"Firenze" is the Italian name for the city of [[Wikipedia:Florence|Florence]]. It is interesting to note that Galileo Galilei, one of history's greatest astronomers, lived out his final years there. Firenze's teaching of Divination deals with Astrology and Astronomy, as opposed to Trelawney's fortune-telling, hence this connection. |
+ | *The meaning of the name Firenze is Flower, Blossom. |
||
+ | |||
⚫ | |||
+ | [[File:Lego Firenze.png|150px|thumb|Firenze in {{LEGO|Y1}}]] |
||
+ | *He is portrayed by [[Ray Fearon]] in {{PS|FA}}, but does not appear in any of the later films. |
||
⚫ | *In the [[Harry Potter (book series)|books]], Firenze is said to have silver-blond hair and is even considered handsome by some students. In the ''Philosopher's Stone'' film, however, he has dark hair. He doesn't stay with Harry or let him ride on his back either, because [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] and the others appear straight away. |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
+ | *Firenze is the fourth known professor to not be completely human, after [[Filius Flitwick]] (part-[[goblin]]), [[Remus Lupin]] (a [[werewolf]]), and Rubeus Hagrid (a half-[[giant]]). |
||
+ | *In addition, out of all the known professors at Hogwarts (including [[Cuthbert Binns]], who was a wizard during his lifetime and became a ghost), Firenze is the only one who is not a wizard. |
||
==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
||
{{Imagecat|Images of Firenze}} |
{{Imagecat|Images of Firenze}} |
||
+ | *{{PS}} {{1st}} |
||
− | [[File:Legofirenze.png|thumb|150px|Firenze in [[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]].]] |
||
+ | *{{PS|F}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}} |
||
+ | *{{PS|G}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' |
||
+ | *{{OOTP}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' |
||
+ | *{{HBP}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' |
||
+ | *{{HBP|G}} {{C|Mentioned only}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' |
||
+ | *{{DH}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]'' {{Comment|Mentioned only}} |
||
+ | *{{PM}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' |
||
+ | *{{WW}} |
||
− | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' |
||
+ | *{{LEGO|Y1}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]'' |
||
+ | *{{TCG}} |
||
+ | *{{HPV|CR}} |
||
+ | *{{HM}} |
||
+ | *{{WU}} |
||
+ | *{{MA}} |
||
==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
||
Line 116: | Line 158: | ||
|predecessor=Himself |
|predecessor=Himself |
||
|position=[[Divination]] Professor at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] (along with [[Sybill Trelawney]]) |
|position=[[Divination]] Professor at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] (along with [[Sybill Trelawney]]) |
||
− | |years=[[June]], [[1996]]— |
+ | |years=[[June]], [[1996]]—? |
− | |successor= |
+ | |successor=Unknown |
}} |
}} |
||
{{End box}} |
{{End box}} |
||
Line 123: | Line 165: | ||
{{Divination}} |
{{Divination}} |
||
{{Staff}} |
{{Staff}} |
||
+ | {{Order of the Phoenix}} |
||
+ | [[ca:Firenze]] |
||
[[de:Firenze]] |
[[de:Firenze]] |
||
+ | [[de2:Firenze]] |
||
[[es:Firenze]] |
[[es:Firenze]] |
||
+ | [[et:Firenze]] |
||
+ | [[fi:Firenze]] |
||
[[fr:Firenze]] |
[[fr:Firenze]] |
||
− | [[it: |
+ | [[it:Fiorenzo]] |
[[ru:Флоренц]] |
[[ru:Флоренц]] |
||
[[fi:Firenze]] |
[[fi:Firenze]] |
||
[[pl:Firenzo]] |
[[pl:Firenzo]] |
||
+ | [[sv:Firenze]] |
||
+ | [[uk:Фіренц]] |
||
[[Category:Battle of Hogwarts participants]] |
[[Category:Battle of Hogwarts participants]] |
||
+ | [[Category:Blue-eyed individuals]] |
||
[[Category:British individuals]] |
[[Category:British individuals]] |
||
[[Category:Centaurs]] |
[[Category:Centaurs]] |
||
− | [[Category: |
+ | [[Category:Divination Professors at Hogwarts]] |
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
[[Category:Males]] |
[[Category:Males]] |
||
[[Category:Order of the Phoenix allies]] |
[[Category:Order of the Phoenix allies]] |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ |
Latest revision as of 15:56, 17 March 2024
Warning!
At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery & Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. |
Professor Firenze was a centaur, part of the Forbidden Forest centaur colony, and a Divination teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1996 to 1998.
In the 1990s, he lived with the colony in the Forbidden Forest, on the borders of Hogwarts in Scotland. In 1992, Firenze saved Harry Potter in the forest from Quirinus Quirrell, who was possessed by Lord Voldemort, forcing Quirrell to flee and carrying Harry on his back to safety. Despite his heroics, his herd saw this as a dishonourable act, as they considered themselves too great to be ridden by humans.
About four years later, in March 1996, Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, hired him to teach Divination in Sybill Trelawney's stead, after she was sacked by Dolores Umbridge. But once again, the other centaurs saw this as servitude, and his colony attacked and banished him. They would have killed him were it not for the intervention of Rubeus Hagrid. After Dumbledore was reinstated as Headmaster, Trelawney was returned to her classroom and taught alongside Firenze.
When Firenze was injured fighting in the Battle of Hogwarts, he returned to his colony later when the other centaurs had come to the opinion that his pro-human leanings were not so shameful. Despite this, he continued to share the post of Divination professor at Hogwarts with Sybill Trelawney.[9]
Biography
Life with his herd
- "This is where I leave you. You are safe now. Good luck, Harry Potter. The planets have been read wrongly before now, even by centaurs. I hope this is one of those times."
- — Firenze bids Harry Potter goodbye after seeing him to safety[src]
Firenze was, presumably, born to the centaur colony in the Forbidden Forest, and lived part of his life there.[4] He was gifted in Divination and taught fellow centaur Torvus about it.[10]
In the 1989–1990 school year, Firenze was chosen as the centaur who decided whether Jacob's sibling was allowed to visit the Centaur Camp based on the three gifts offered by them. Firenze decided the student could stay, and helped them figure out what Professor Trelawney's prophecy meant.[10] Jacob's sibling later spoke to Torvus and Firenze in the Centaur Camp to discuss Trelawney's prophecy and how Jacob's sibling would face the final Cursed Vault. Firenze told them that his prediction implied they would face a powerful decision, a powerful adversary and another loss, but that he could not be entirely certain his prediction was correct.[11]
On the night of 26 May 1992, Hagrid took Harry, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, and Draco Malfoy to their detention in the forest. Their task was to find out why unicorns were turning up mauled and dead. Harry and Draco later discovered a dead unicorn and a hooded figure (Quirinus Quirrell in disguise) drinking its blood. As Draco ran away, horrified, the hooded Quirrell turned to face Harry. The pain on his scar made him fall to his knees, but Firenze, coming across the scene, galloped forwards and charged at Quirrell before he could attack Harry, forcing him to flee.[4] Harry found out afterwards, it was Lord Voldemort who, drinking the unicorns' blood while sharing Quirrell's body, tried to remain alive long enough so that he could drink the Elixir of Life and return to both his body and full strength.[12]
Realising how dangerous it would be to let Harry stay in the Forest, he let him on his back so that he could take him to safety. Bane and Ronan, two other centaurs from the colony, arrived there and, while Ronan said he was sure Firenze thought he had been acting for the best, Bane started yelling at him because he regarded it as a despicable action, because a centaur is not for humans to ride. Firenze was angered and, leaving both centaurs behind, carried Harry on his back to safety where he was reunited with Hermione, Neville, Draco and Hagrid.[4]
Life as Hogwarts professor
1995–1996 school year
- Parvati Patil: "Professor Trelawney did astrology with us! Mars causes accidents and burns and things like that, and when it makes an angle to Saturn, like now — that means people need to be extra careful when handling hot things— "
- Firenze: "That is human nonsense. Trivial hurts, tiny human accidents, these are of no more significance than the scurryings of ants to the wide universe, and are unaffected by planetary movements."
- — Firenze teaching his first Divination lesson[src]
In March 1996, Albus Dumbledore hired Firenze as the Divination teacher when Dolores Umbridge (then-High Inquisitor of Hogwarts) sacked Sybill Trelawney.[3]
This resulted in Firenze being cast out of his colony, since agreeing to work for a human was considered a betrayal of their kind. His colony had even attacked him, and might have killed him if not for the intervention of Hagrid.[13]
Dumbledore transformed the classroom into a forest-type state for Firenze, and students were requested to lie back and look at the stars on the small enchanted ceiling. Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil found him very appealing and looked forward to his lessons, even though they liked Professor Trelawney as well.[14]
1996–1997 school year
- Sybill Trelawney: "Good evening, my dear. I haven't seen you in my classes lately..."
- Luna Lovegood: "No, I've got Firenze this year."
- Sybill Trelawney: "Oh, of course. Or Dobbin, as I prefer to think of him. You would have thought, would you not, that now I am returned to the school Professor Dumbledore might have got rid of the horse? But no... we share classes... It's an insult, frankly, an insult. Do you know..."
- — Discussion of Firenze at the Slug Club Christmas party[src]
With the departure of the headmistress Dolores Umbridge from Hogwarts at the end of the school year, Professor Trelawney was reinstated by Dumbledore to her post of Divination Professor. Firenze, however, could not return to his still resentful colony, so Dumbledore let him continue teaching Divination alongside Trelawney.[15]
Firenze taught the fifth-year Ravenclaws, though sharing classes with him caused Trelawney much consternation, as she considered it an insult to be sharing classes with a "horse".[1] In turn, Firenze did not seem to think much of Trelawney, seeming to find her attempts at Cartomancy "almost comical".[2]
After Dumbledore's death at the hands of Severus Snape atop the Astronomy Tower on the evening of 30 June 1997, Firenze attended Dumbledore's funeral. He stood "like a sentinel" by the shores of the Black Lake, paying his respects to the wizard who had welcomed him and given him a job and a home. Dolores Umbridge was startled by his appearance at the funeral, considering her previous experience with Centaurs.[16]
1997–1998 school year
- "Firenze was amongst the injured; his flank poured blood and he shook where he lay, unable to stand."
- — Description of his injury during the battle[src]
Firenze continued teaching at Hogwarts during Snape's tenure as Headmaster, and the Death Eaters' control over Wizarding Britain.[8]
The Battle of Hogwarts
In the evening of 1 May 1998, Firenze stood with the remaining teachers and members of the Order of the Phoenix who had arrived to fight after Snape's ousting.[8]
Minerva McGonagall talked to students about how the underage among them, and those who were not willing to fight, were going to be evacuated before the start of the battle that would soon ensue, as Voldemort and his Death Eaters were going to start their attack at midnight.[8]
Firenze stayed to fight, and was seriously injured on his flank which poured copious amounts of blood. He was laid on the raised platform at the Great Hall during the hour-long fighting interregnum, and was shaking and unable to stand by himself.[17] Given his state, it is most likely Firenze did not partake in the second half of the Battle. It is likely, however, that Firenze witnessed the duel between Harry and Voldemort in the Great Hall and Voldemort's final defeat.[18]
A celebration feast was later held, but teachers, parents and students were all jumbled up. Firenze, however, lay recovering in a corner after having received treatment by Madam Pomfrey.[18]
Later life
After the battle, Firenze was welcomed back into his colony, when they were forced to acknowledge that Firenze's pro-human leanings were not shameful, but honourable.[19] It is known that he still remained a Divination professor at Hogwarts during the late 2010s, continuing to share the role with Sybill Trelawney,[9] though he was not seen teaching the Hogwarts students that enrolled in 2008, at least in their first three years.[20] In the winter of 2009, Firenze greeted two of those students, Robyn Thistlethwaite and her friend, outside the Forbidden Forest and warned them not to go in despite their interest in investigating a case that possibly involved a Yeti.[21]
During the Calamity, Firenze helped members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force who sought a Magizoologist profession by leading a week-long camp to enhance their physical attributes,[22] while he offered a mind-over-matter seminar to those who sought a Professorship profession to increase their focus.[23] He also offered an interactive overnight seminar in the Forbidden Forest regarding astronomical Divination, which was attended by a Calamity Investigator working for the Task Force.[9]
The same Calamity Investigator later discovered a dusty copy of Bestiarium Magicum with hand-written edits and inscriptions in the margins, which they realised belonged to Firenze. Firenze met with the Calamity Investigator and went through the book with them, helping better the investigator's understanding of Magizoology.[24]
Physical appearance
Firenze was a centaur with a palomino horse hindbody and pale blond human hair. He had blue eyes and looked younger than both Bane and Ronan.[4]
Personality and traits
Firenze was a courageous centaur who was not as traditional or proud as most of his kind.[4] Whereas most centaurs believed it was shameful to work alongside humans, Firenze was happy to allow Harry to ride him.[4] and became a teacher at Hogwarts.[14]
Firenze was willing to stand up for what he believed in even if it meant defying his colony;[4] unfortunately this resulted in him nearly being stomped to death by the other centaurs.[13] However, after the Battle of Hogwarts, his colony acknowledged his ways as being honourable and welcomed him back.
He was friendly with Hagrid,[4] and seemed to get on quite well with Harry Potter,[4] who was on speaking terms with him unlike most students, who initially found him intimidating.[14]
Like all centaurs, Firenze commonly tried to read the future in the stars, and Ron Weasley considered him to be a slightly better teacher than Sybill Trelawney, though he was still frustrated that Firenze seemed to be able to provide very little definite information.[14]
Magical abilities and skills
- "Centaurs have unravelled the mysteries of these movements over centuries. Our findings teach us that the future may be glimpsed in the sky above us..."
- — Firenze's attitude towards Divination[src]
- Divination: Being a centaur, Firenze was naturally gifted in divination. He taught the subject at Hogwarts from 1996-1998. Being a centaur, Firenze performed divination through observing planets, moons and stars, and had a low opinion of human divination, viewing it as nonsensical.[14]
- Combat: Firenze was skilled in physical combat as he notably saved Harry Potter's life in the Forbidden Forest by charging at Quirinus Quirrell and forcing him to flee before he could attack Harry. This was especially notable as Quirrell was possessed by Voldemort at the time, which enhanced his magical powers, although Voldemort was also in a weakened form at the time.[4] Despite getting injured in the first half of the battle,[17] he also survived the Battle of Hogwarts with no fatal injury.[18]
Etymology
- "Firenze" is the Italian name for the city of Florence. It is interesting to note that Galileo Galilei, one of history's greatest astronomers, lived out his final years there. Firenze's teaching of Divination deals with Astrology and Astronomy, as opposed to Trelawney's fortune-telling, hence this connection.
- The meaning of the name Firenze is Flower, Blossom.
Behind the scenes
- He is portrayed by Ray Fearon in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but does not appear in any of the later films.
- In the books, Firenze is said to have silver-blond hair and is even considered handsome by some students. In the Philosopher's Stone film, however, he has dark hair. He doesn't stay with Harry or let him ride on his back either, because Hagrid and the others appear straight away.
- It is possible that Firenze is based on the legend of Chiron, a centaur from Greek mythology who left his "wild and lusty" brethren to instead tutor heroes.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Firenze is shown to have strikingly, almost glowing, amber eyes instead of blue eyes.
- Firenze is the fourth known professor to not be completely human, after Filius Flitwick (part-goblin), Remus Lupin (a werewolf), and Rubeus Hagrid (a half-giant).
- In addition, out of all the known professors at Hogwarts (including Cuthbert Binns, who was a wizard during his lifetime and became a ghost), Firenze is the only one who is not a wizard.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 15 (The Unbreakable Vow)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 25 (The Seer Overheard)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen)
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 15 (The Forbidden Forest)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 15 (The Forbidden Forest) - "[...] he had white-blond hair and a palomino body."
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen) - "Through the mist came a face Harry had seen once before on a dark, dangerous night in the Forbidden Forest: white-blond hair and astonishingly blue eyes, the head and torso of a man joined to the palomino body of a horse.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 15 (The Forbidden Forest) - "He had astonishingly blue eyes, like pale sapphires"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - "An overnight seminar is hosted in the Forbidden Forest by Firenze, centaur and Divination teacher at Hogwarts."
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 4 (Friends in Low Places)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 25 (Written in the Stars)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 17 (The Man with Two Faces)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 30 (Grawp)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 27 (The Centaur and the Sneak)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 20 (Lord Voldemort's Request)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 30 (The White Tomb)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince's Tale)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 36 (The Flaw in the Plan)
- ↑ "J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007 (2.00-3.00pm BST)" on Accio Quote!
- ↑ Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
- ↑ Harry Potter: Magic Awakened - December 2021 special event
- ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - Camp Firenze
- ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - Master Mind
- ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Divination | ||
---|---|---|
Professors: Percival Rackham · Mudiwa Onai · Sybill Trelawney · Firenze | ||
Known Seers: Calchas · Cassandra Vablatsky · Cassandra Trelawney · Gellert Grindelwald · Inigo Imago · Johan Hoffman · Liz Tuttle's mother · Mopsus · Professor Mopsus · Susie Sooth · Tycho Dodonus · Unidentified Canadian Seer · Unidentified female Seer · Unidentified male Seer | ||
Textbooks: The Dream Oracle · Unfogging the Future | ||
Methods: Astrology · Bibliomancy · Capnomancy · Cartomancy · Catoptromancy · Crystal-gazing · Crystal ball · Dream interpretation · Fire-omens · Heptomology · Horoscope · Ichthyomancy · Lithomancy · Myomancy · Ornithomancy · Orrery · Ovomancy · Palmistry · Personal chart · Phyllomancy · Prophecy · Rune stone · Scrying mirror · Tarot cards · Tessomancy · Xylomancy | ||
Divination at Hogwarts: Divination (class) · Divination Classroom · Divination staircase · Sybill Trelawney's office · Classroom 11 · Xylomancy (class) |