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|born=[[First millennium A.D.|982]] or later<ref name="birthdate">Given Hogwarts was founded in around 993 A.D. and that Helena attended it within Rowena Ravenclaw's lifetime, she must have been eleven by or after the school's founding. So, the earliest date she could have possibly been born is 982.</ref>
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|born = Post-[[982]]<ref name="birthdate">Given Hogwarts was founded in around 993 A.D. and that Helena attended it within Rowena Ravenclaw's lifetime, she must have been eleven by or after the school's founding. So, the earliest date she could have possibly been born is 982.</ref>
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|died = Sometime between [[996]] and [[1000]]<ref>According to [https://www.pottermore.com/features/the-secret-lives-of-the-hogwarts-ghosts| Pottermore - Secret Lives of the Hogwarts Ghosts]: direct quote: "''A few years into her magical education'', she betrayed her mother by stealing the diadem – believing it could make her powerful – and running away from Hogwarts. The betrayal embarrassed Rowena, who told no one that the diadem was missing. On her death bed, however, she did send a young man to find Helena, so she could see her daughter for one last time." Few implies at least three years and confirms Helena was still at school</ref>
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|blood=[[Pure-blood]] or [[Half-blood]]<ref>Helena's mother, Rowena Ravenclaw, was a witch. Therefore, Helena could not have been anything less than a half-blood.</ref>
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|blood = [[Pure-blood]] or [[half-blood]]<ref name="Blood">Helena's mother, [[Rowena Ravenclaw]], was a [[Wizardkind|witch]]. Therefore, Helena could not have been anything less than a [[half-blood]].</ref>
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|house=[[Ravenclaw]]<ref name="House">[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=62 "If a teacher is head of a house, can we assume that they were sorted into those houses when they were students at Hogwarts? Is that also true for the house ghosts? So was Snape a Slytherin?"] on [[J.K.Rowling Official Site]]</ref>
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{{Quote|I stole the diadem. I sought to make myself cleverer, more important than my mother. I ran away with it. My mother, they say, never admitted that the diadem was gone, but pretended that she had it still. She concealed her loss, my dreadful betrayal, even from the other founders of Hogwarts.|Helena Ravenclaw|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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{{Quote|I stole the diadem. I sought to make myself cleverer, more important than my mother. I ran away with it. My mother, they say, never admitted that the diadem was gone, but pretended that she had it still. She concealed her loss, my dreadful betrayal, even from the other founders of Hogwarts.|Helena confiding in [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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'''Helena Ravenclaw''' (late [[First millennium A.D.|10th century]] — early [[11th century]]), known as the '''Grey Lady''' (originally '''Whispering Lady'''<ref name="pottermoreghosts">[http://www.pottermore.com/en/book2/chapter9/moment1/hogwarts-ghosts/2 ''Pottermore'' - Book 2 - Chapter 9 - Moment 1 - New from J. K. Rowling - Hogwarts Ghosts]</ref>) after her death, was a [[wizardkind|witch]] and [[Rowena Ravenclaw]]'s daughter. She attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] and was [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into [[Ravenclaw]] house. At some point, she stole [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem|her mother's diadem]] and ran away to [[Albania]]. Rowena became fatally ill, and hoping to see her daughter one last time, sent the [[Bloody Baron]], a man who harboured an unrequited love for Helena, to find her. The Baron killed Helena when she refused to return with him, before killing himself out of regret for what he had done. She and the Baron eventually returned as [[ghost]]s to [[Hogwarts Castle]], where Helena is the Ghost of [[Ravenclaw]] House.
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'''Helena Ravenclaw''' (c. late [[First millennium A.D.|10th century]]–early [[11th century]]) also known as the '''Grey Lady''',<ref name="PS7"/> was a [[wizardkind|witch]] and [[Rowena Ravenclaw]]'s daughter. She attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] and was [[Sorting Ceremony|Sorted]] into [[Ravenclaw]] house.<ref name="DH31"/>
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At some point after starting her education, Helena stole [[Ravenclaw's Diadem|her mother's diadem]] and ran away to [[Albania]]. Her mother became fatally ill while she was away and, hoping to see her daughter one last time, sent the [[Bloody Baron]], a man who harboured an unrequited love for Helena, to find her. In a fit of rage, the Baron murdered her when she refused to return with him, before he committed suicide out of regret for what he had done.<ref name="DH31"/>
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Helena and the Baron eventually returned as [[ghost]]s to [[Hogwarts Castle]], where she became the ghost of Ravenclaw House.<ref name="DH31"/>
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
 
===Early life===
  
===Early life===
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[[File:Helena_alive.jpg|thumb|left|Helena in her lifetime]]{{Dialogue a-b-a|Helena Ravenclaw|My mother's diadem —|Harry Potter|Your mother's?|When I lived, I was Helena Ravenclaw.|Helena Ravenclaw relays some of her past.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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{{Quote|When I lived, I was Helena Ravenclaw.|Helena Ravenclaw relaying some of her past|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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Helena was born into the wizarding [[Ravenclaw family]], to [[Rowena Ravenclaw]], no earlier than [[First millennium A.D.|982]] somewhere in the [[Great Britain|British Isles]].<ref name="birthdate" />
   
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At the age of eleven, Helena became part of one of the first generations of students at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[Scotland]], which, at that time, was still being run by its original Founders. She was [[Sorting Ceremony|Sorted]] into [[Ravenclaw|Ravenclaw House]] and was educated in the [[magic]]al arts by her mother during her time there.<ref name="House" />
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Helena was born into the wizarding [[Ravenclaw family]], to [[Rowena Ravenclaw]], no earlier than [[First millennium A.D.|982]] somewhere in the [[Great Britain|British Isles]].<ref name="birthdate"/>
  
   
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Around this time, Helena met the [[Bloody Baron|Baron]] of [[Slytherin|Slytherin House]]. He fell in love with her, though she always rejected his advances.<ref name="DH31" /> She never found true love, as she never found anyone that lived up to her high standards for a partner.<ref name="NinaYoung">This information was told by J.K. Rowling to Nina Young, who plays the Grey Lady in the first film. Nina Young later relayed this information to a fan in response to a fan letter (see the letter [[:File:NinaYoungletteraboutGreyLady.jpg|here]])</ref>
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At the age of eleven, Helena became part of one of the first generations of students at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[Scotland]], which, at that time, was still being run by its original Founders. She was [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into [[Ravenclaw]] House and was educated in the magical arts by her mother during the seven years that followed.<ref name="House"/>
  
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Around this time, she met the [[Bloody Baron|Baron]] of [[Slytherin]] house. He fell in love with her, though she always rejected his advances.<ref name="DH31"/> Helena never found true love as she never found a man that lived up to her standards.<ref name="NinaYoung">This information was told by J.K. Rowling to Nina Young, who plays the Grey Lady in the first film. Nina Young later relayed this information to a fan in response to a fan letter (see the letter [[:File:NinaYoungletteraboutGreyLady.jpg|here]])</ref>
  
   
 
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{{Quote|I stole the diadem. I sought to make myself cleverer, more important than my mother. I ran away with it. My mother, they say, never admitted that the diadem was gone, but pretended that she had it still. She concealed her loss, my dreadful betrayal, even from the other founders of Hogwarts. Then my mother fell ill — fatally ill. In spite of my perfidy, she was desperate to see me one more time. She sent a man who had long loved me, though I spurned his advances, to find me. She knew that he would not rest until he had done so.|Helena recalling her theft of [[Ravenclaw's Diadem|her mother's diadem]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:ScreencapTeaser2.png|thumb|right|250px|The diadem that Helena stole from her mother.]]
  
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Envious of [[Rowena Ravenclaw|her mother]]'s cleverness and importance, Helena, still during her school years,<ref>According to [https://www.pottermore.com/features/the-secret-lives-of-the-hogwarts-ghosts| Pottermore - Secret Lives of the Hogwarts Ghosts]: direct quote: "''A few years into her magical education'', she betrayed her mother by stealing the diadem – believing it could make her powerful – and running away from Hogwarts. The betrayal embarrassed Rowena, who told no one that the diadem was missing. On her death bed, however, she did send a young man to find Helena, so she could see her daughter for one last time." Few implies at least three years and confirms Helena was still at school.</ref> stole her [[Ravenclaw's Diadem|diadem]] from jealousy and ran away, leaving [[Scotland]] forever and believing the item could help her become wise enough to surpass her mother. Ashamed of her daughter's betrayal, Rowena never admitted her daughter's treachery, hiding the fact that the diadem was no longer in her possession.<ref name="DH31" />
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Helena Ravenclaw|I stole the diadem from my mother.|Harry Potter|You — you did what?|I stole the diadem. I sought to make myself cleverer, more important than my mother. I ran away with it. My mother, they say, never admitted that the diadem was gone, but pretended that she had it still. She concealed her loss, my dreadful betrayal, even from the other founders of Hogwarts. Then my mother fell ill — fatally ill. In spite of my perfidy, she was desperate to see me one more time. She sent a man who had long loved me, though I spurned his advances, to find me. She knew that he would not rest until he had done so.|Helena Ravenclaw tells [[Harry Potter]] of her theft of [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem|her mother's diadem]].|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
  
   
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When Rowena fell fatally ill and ended up on her deathbed while Helena was gone, Rowena desperately asked the [[Bloody Baron|Baron]], who was deeply in love with Helena, to find her daughter and bring her back to her so that she could see her one last time. Helena tried to hide from him, but the Baron managed to track her down to a forest in [[Albania]]. When she heard the Baron blundering through the forest toward her, she hid the [[Ravenclaw's Diadem|diadem]] inside a hollow tree.<ref name="DH31"/>
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[[File:BloodyBaron FilmWizardry.jpg|left|thumb|150px|The [[Bloody Baron]], covered in his and Helena Ravenclaw's blood.]]
  
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Envious of [[Rowena Ravenclaw|her mother's]] cleverness and importance, Helena stole her [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem|diadem]] and left [[Scotland]], believing the item could help her become wise enough to accomplish her goals. Ashamed of her daughter's betrayal, Rowena Ravenclaw never admitted her daughter's treachery, hiding the fact that the diadem was no longer in her possession.<ref name="DH31"/>
  
   
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Having fallen fatally ill and on her deathbed, Rowena desperately asked the [[Bloody Baron]], who was deeply in love with Helena, to find her daughter and bring her back to her so that she could see her one last time. Helena tried to hide from him, but the Baron managed to track her down to a forest in [[Albania]]. When she heard the Baron blundering through the forest toward her, she hid the [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem|diadem]] inside a hollow tree. Helena refused to come with the Baron and rejected his affections and he stabbed her in a fit of rage. After seeing what he had done, remorseful of his action, he stabbed himself to death.<ref name="DH31"/>
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Helena refused to come with the Baron and rejected his affections again. Furious at her refusal and envious of her freedom, he stabbed her in a fit of rage with a knife. After seeing the full affect of what he had done, remorseful of his action, he stabbed himself to death.<ref name="DH31" />
   
 
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{{Quote|Oh yes, our house ghost is the Grey Lady. The rest of the school thinks she never speaks, but she'll talk to Ravenclaws. She's particularly useful if you're lost, or you've mislaid something.|[[Robert Hilliard]].|Pottermore}}
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{{Quote|Oh yes, our house ghost is the Grey Lady. The rest of the school thinks she never speaks, but she'll talk to Ravenclaws. She's particularly useful if you're lost, or you've mislaid something.|[[Robert Hilliard]] regarding the Grey Lady|Pottermore}}
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[[File:Start of term feast grey lady.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The Grey Lady at the Start-of-Term Feast]]
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Helena, now known as the "Grey Lady", returned from the dead as [[ghost]] along with the [[Bloody Baron|Baron]]. They both returned to [[Hogwarts Castle]], where they became the house ghosts of their former Houses, [[Ravenclaw]]<ref name="DH31"/> and [[Slytherin]].<ref name="PS7">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 7 (''The Sorting Hat'')</ref> The Baron has been remorseful of his actions ever since, and carries heavy chains as a sign of penance.<ref name="DH31"/> Nobody else seems to know why both of them died nor why the Baron is covered in blood, not even the other [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[ghost]]s.<ref name="PS7"/>
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Helena, now known as the "Grey Lady", returned from the dead as a [[ghost]] along with the [[Bloody Baron|Baron]]. They both returned to [[Hogwarts Castle]], where they became the house ghosts of their former Houses, [[Ravenclaw]]<ref name="DH31" /> and [[Slytherin]].<ref name="PS7">{{PS|B|7}}</ref> The Baron has been remorseful of his actions ever since, and carries heavy chains as a sign of penance.<ref name="DH31" /> Nobody else seems to know why both of them died nor why the Baron is covered in blood, not even the other [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[ghost]]s.<ref name="PS7" />
   
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According to [[Ravenclaw]] [[Prefect]] [[Robert Hilliard]], while the most of the school sees the Grey Lady as a timid ghost, she maintains a good relationship with members of her own House and is particularly useful if they were lost, or had mislaid something.<ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]] introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/9001220525/ravenclaw-spoilers-stop-reading-if-you-dont-want-to here])</ref>
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According to [[Ravenclaw]] [[Prefect]] [[Robert Hilliard]], while the most of the school sees the Grey Lady as a timid ghost, she maintains a good relationship with members of her own House and is particularly useful if they were lost, or had mislaid something.<ref name="pottermore">{{PM}} introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/9001220525/ravenclaw-spoilers-stop-reading-if-you-dont-want-to here])</ref>
   
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Harry Potter|You've already told someone this story, haven't you? Another student?|Helena Ravenclaw|I had… no idea… He was flattering. He seemed to… understand… to sympathise…|Well, you weren't the first person Riddle wormed things out of. He could be charming when he wanted…|Helena Ravenclaw tells [[Harry Potter]] about how Tom Riddle managed to wheedle the location of the [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem|Lost Diadem]].|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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{{Dialogue|Harry Potter|You've already told someone this story, haven't you? Another student?|Helena|I had... no idea... He was... flattering. He seemed to... understand... to sympathise....|How Tom Riddle managed to wheedle the location of the Lost Diadem|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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During the last few years of [[Tom Riddle]]'s education at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], he became interested in the subject of [[Horcrux]]es. Planning to create some in an effort to become [[immortality|immortal]], Riddle favoured objects worthy of the honour.<ref name="HBP23">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 23 (''Horcruxes'')</ref> He apparently heard of [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem|Ravenclaw's diadem]], and questioned the Grey Lady about it. Tom managed to obtain all necessary information to get the diadem.<ref name="DH31"/>
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During the last few years of [[Tom Riddle]]'s education at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], he became interested in the subject of [[Horcrux]]es. Planning to create some in an effort to become [[Immortality|immortal]], Riddle favoured objects worthy of the honour.<ref name="HBP23">{{HBP|B|23}}</ref> He had apparently heard of [[Ravenclaw's Diadem]] and questioned the Grey Lady about it. Unaware of Riddle's true intentions, the Grey Lady found him flattering and understanding, revealing the secret about the magical item.<ref name="DH31"/>
   
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Unaware of Riddle's true intentions, the Grey Lady found him flattering and understanding, but seemed to regret revealing her secret to him after his atrocities in the [[First Wizarding War|First]] and [[Second Wizarding War]]s.<ref name="DH31"/>
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Tom then travelled to Albania in order to turn the diadem into a horcrux. The Grey Lady seemed to regret revealing her secret to him after his atrocities in the [[First Wizarding War|First]] and [[Second Wizarding War]]s.<ref name="DH31" />
   
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When searching for information on [[Olivia Green]], a previous student in Ravenclaw, [[Jacob's sibling]] sought her out, accompanied by several Ravenclaws ([[Tulip Karasu]], [[Andre Egwu]], and [[Talbott Winger]]). Tulip mentioned she once wept when Tulip talked about playing a trick on her own mother.<ref name="HM56">{{HM|5|6}}</ref>
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[[File:NickGreyLady.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Sir Nicholas]] with the Grey Lady, talking about [[Harry Potter]].]]
  
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On [[1 September]], [[1991]], the Grey Lady attended the [[Start-of-Term Feast]]. She arrived accompanied by the [[ghost]] of the [[Cavalier]],<ref name="PSf13">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' - Chapter 13 (''Nick and Other Residents'')</ref> and stayed by the Ravenclaw table over the [[Sorting ceremony]].<ref name="PSgbc">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' - GBC version</ref>
  
   
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Later during the school year, [[Merula Snyde]] and Jacob's sibling spoke to her in the [[Ravenclaw common room]] to ask if she had seen [[Peeves]]. She was hostile when asked and refused to help them with Peeves.<ref name="HM521">{{HM|5|21}}</ref>
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Later in the year, [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington]] told the Grey Lady how [[Harry Potter]] was made [[Seeker]] for [[Gryffindor Quidditch team|Gryffindor]].<ref name="PSf15">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' - Chapter 15 (''New Seeker'')</ref>
  
   
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When Tulip was having doubts about whether she had been sorted into the right house, she allowed her to read the books in her [[Helena Ravenclaw's personal archive|personal archive]] for comfort.<ref name="OOS">{{HM|5|Out of Sorts}}</ref>
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On [[26 December]], [[Harry Potter]] took [[Ronald Weasley]] with him to the [[Mirror of Erised storage room|a storeroom]] containing the [[Mirror of Erised]]. On their way and under Harry's [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]], they passed the Grey Lady.<ref name="PS12">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 12 (''The Mirror of Erised'')</ref>
  
   
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On [[4 June]], [[1992]], the Grey Lady seemed to have attended an advanced-students' [[Transfiguration]] class, and sat taking notes on one of the desks after the class was dismissed while [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] wrote some notes of her own on her desk.<ref name="PSf26">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' - Chapter 26 (''Up to Something'')</ref>
  
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On [[1 September]] [[1991]], the Grey Lady attended the [[Start-of-Term Feast]]. She arrived accompanied by the [[ghost]] of the [[Cavalier]]<ref name="PSf13">{{PS|F}} - Chapter 13 (''Nick and Other Residents'')</ref> <span style="font-weight:normal;">and glided in through the ceiling near the Slytherin table. </span>She stayed by the Ravenclaws during the [[Sorting ceremony]] and watched as the new students were placed in their respective houses.<ref name="PSgbc">{{PS|G}} - GBC version</ref>
   
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On the evening of [[14 February]], the Grey Lady sat at [[Gryffindor Tower]] reading a book.<ref name="CSfds">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' - Deleted Scenes</ref><!--Do NOT add that Harry Potter asked her to leave in order to examine Tom Riddle's diary. In Deathly Hallows, it is said that Harry had never spoken with the Grey Lady before.-->
  
   
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By [[1995]], there was a [[Portraits|tetraptych]] depicting Helena Ravenclaw hung in the hallway outside the [[Hogwarts Library]]. The Grey Lady could be usually seen strolling along this corridor this school year.<ref name="OPg">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''</ref>
  
   
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On [[26 December]], Harry Potter took [[Ronald Weasley]] with him to the storeroom containing the [[Mirror of Erised]]. On their way and under Harry's [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]], they passed the Grey Lady.<ref name="PS12">{{PS|B|12}}</ref>
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[[File:Dumbledore funeral.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Albus Dumbledore]]'s [[Funeral of Albus Dumbledore|funeral]].]]
  
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On [[1 March]], [[1997]], after [[Ronald Weasley]] was in the [[hospital wing]] after drinking [[poison]]ed [[mead]], [[Harry Potter]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]] and [[Hermione Granger]] passed by the Grey Lady, who "drifted serenely past" while talking about the [[Hogwarts Board of Governors|Board of Governors]] and the [[Closure of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|closure of the school]] given the recent attacks on [[Katie Bell]] and [[Ronald Weasley]].<ref name="HBP19">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 19 (''Elf Tails'')</ref>
  
   
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On [[4 June]] [[1992]], the Grey Lady seemed to have attended an advanced-students' [[Transfiguration]] class, and sat taking notes on one of the desks after the class was dismissed while [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] wrote some notes of her own on her desk.<ref name="PSf26">{{PS|F}} - Chapter 26 (''Up to Something'')</ref>
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[[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Headmaster|Headmaster of Hogwarts]], was killed at the hands of [[Severus Snape]] in the former's plan on [[30 June]], [[1998|1997]].<ref name="HBP27">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 27 (''The Lightning-Struck Tower'')</ref> The Hogwarts ghosts were known attendees of his [[Funeral of Albus Dumbledore|funeral]] in early [[July]]; this likely included Helena.<ref name="HBP30">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 30 (''The White Tomb'')</ref>
  
   
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{{Quote|It was an incredible sight. The dungeon was full of hundreds of pearly-white, translucent people, mostly drifting around a crowded dance floor, waltzing to the dreadful, quavering sound of thirty musical saws, played by an orchestra on a raised, black-draped platform. A chandelier overhead blazed midnight-blue with a thousand more black candles. Their breath rose in a mist before them; it was like stepping into a freezer.|The Deathday Party of Sir Nicolas that Helena attended|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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[[File:Harry_and_Helena.jpg|thumb|Helena is confronted by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1998]]]]{{Dialogue a-b-a-b|Helena Ravenclaw|You are hardly the first student to covet the diadem. Generations of students have badgered me —|Harry Potter|This isn't about trying to get better marks! It's about Voldemort — defeating Voldemort — or aren't you interested in that?|Of course I — how dare you suggest —?|Well, help me then!|[[Harry Potter]] asks the Grey Lady for help concerning one of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort's]] [[Horcrux]]es moments prior to the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
  
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On [[1 August]], [[1997]] the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] was [[Fall of the Ministry of Magic|taken over]] by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Death Eaters]].<ref name="DH8">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 8 (''The Wedding'')</ref>By [[1 September]], [[1997]], [[Severus Snape]] was made [[Headmaster|Headmaster of Hogwarts]] while his fellow [[Death Eaters]], [[Alecto Carrow]] and [[Amycus Carrow]] became the [[Muggle Studies]] and [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[professor|teachers]] respectively.<ref name="DH12">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 12 (''Magic is Might'')</ref>
  
   
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[[File:Deathday Party Pottermore.png|250px|thumb|left|Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's five-hundredth Deathday Party]]
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The Carrows were put in charge of all discipline and punishments, which were violent. It is likely that the Grey Lady, as did the [[Head of House|Heads of House]], tried to protect the pupils from Alecto and Amycus.<ref name="DH29">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 29 (''The Lost Diadem'')</ref>
  
   
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The Grey Lady attended Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's five-hundredth [[Deathday Party]]. A party that featured numerous guests such as, the [[Headless Hunt]] and [[Myrtle Warren|Moaning Myrtle]]. [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]], and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] were in attendance as well, the only living guests.
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[[File:Battle6.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Explosions in the [[Viaduct Courtyard]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].]]
  
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On [[2 May]], [[1998]], the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] ensued after [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] learned [[Harry Potter]] was in the premises. The ghosts, including the Grey Lady, attended a gathering in the [[Great Hall]], in which [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] gave instructions on evacuation of underage students and [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] organised the participants for battle. [[Harry Potter]], needing information on the whereabouts of [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]], asked Nick who the ghost of [[Ravenclaw Tower]] was. Although he was initially slightly hurt that Harry needed another ghost rather than him, he pointed her out to him. She was initially reluctant to convey any information on the diadem's whereabouts, thinking that Harry sought the diadem in a desperate (and vain) attempt to sharpen his wits and thus increase his chances of defeating [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. However, letting it slip that she was Ravenclaw's daughter and learning that the diadem could be effectively used in [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s destruction, she conveyed to [[Harry Potter|Harry]] all necessary information for him to be able to figure out where Voldemort had hidden the diadem, therefore destroying nearly all the [[Horcrux]]es.<ref name="DH31">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 31 (''The Battle of Hogwarts'')</ref> Later on, the ghosts gathered at the [[Great Hall]], joining the mass mourning over the fallen.<ref name="DH12">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 33 (''The Prince's Tale'')</ref>
  
   
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The Grey Lady was seen talking to another ghost near a table of mouldy food. Other house ghosts were there as well. The [[Fat Friar]] was seen talking to a man talking to a knight with an arrow sticking out of his forehead and the Bloody Baron, whom the other guests steered clear of.
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==Physical appearance==
  
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[[File:HP72-FP-00477-900x385.jpg|thumb|right|thumb|300px|The Grey Lady at Hogwarts.]]
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[[File:Grey Lady 1992.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Grey Lady in Gryffindor Tower]]
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{{Quote|Harry supposed that she was beautiful, with her waist-length hair and floor-length cloak, but she also looked haughty and proud. Close in, he recognized her as a ghost he had passed several times in the corridor, but to whom he had never spoken.|Description.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
  
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Helena was a tall<ref name="PS12"/> witch with waist-length hair.<ref name="DH31"/> She wore floor-length cloak.<ref name="DH31"/> [[Harry Potter]] "supposed that she was beautiful," but had trouble seeing through her proud and haughty appearance.<ref name="DH31"/> She carried herself in a serene manner.<ref name="HBP19"/>
  
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On the evening of [[14 February]], the Grey Lady sat in the [[Gryffindor common room|common room]] of [[Gryffindor Tower]] at a table reading a book. She left when [[Harry Potter]] sat down at the table, who was investigating [[Tom Riddle]]'s [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|diary]].<ref name="CSfds">{{COS|F}} - Deleted Scenes</ref> The Grey Lady presumably found another part of the castle in which to read her book. It can be assumed that she attended the End-of Term Feast, during which the students and staff welcomed Hagrid back from his short stint in [[Azkaban]].<!--Do NOT add that Harry Potter asked her to leave in order to examine Tom Riddle's diary. In the Deathly Hallows, it is said that Harry had never spoken with the Grey Lady before.-->
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[[File:Harrypotter7part2 greylady hd.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Helena within the castle, wandering the hallways]]
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By [[1995]], there was a [[Portrait|tetraptych]] depicting Helena Ravenclaw hung in the hallway outside the [[Hogwarts Library]]. The Grey Lady could be usually seen strolling along this corridor this school year.<ref name="OPg">{{OOTP|G}}</ref>
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It is unknown if Helena helped the staff and students in their attempts to make [[Dolores Umbridge]]'s position as the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor and later [[Hogwarts High Inquisitor]] increasingly difficult. It is also unknown if she believed Harry Potter's claims of Lord Voldemort's return.
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{{Quote|An extraordinary assortment of people had already settled into half of the chairs: shabby and smart, old and young.... The castle ghosts were there too, barely visible in the bright sunlight, discernible only when they moved, shimmering insubstantially in the gleaming air.|Description of [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s funeral|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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[[File:Funeral of Albus Dumbledore.png|250px|thumb|right|The ghosts of Hogwarts attended Albus Dumbledore's [[Funeral of Albus Dumbledore|funeral]]]]
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On [[1 March]] [[1997]], after [[Ronald Weasley]] was in the [[Hospital Wing]] after drinking poisoned [[mead]], [[Harry Potter]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]] and [[Hermione Granger]] passed by the Grey Lady, who "drifted serenely past" while talking about the [[Hogwarts Board of Governors|Board of Governors]] and the closure of the school given the recent attacks on [[Katie Bell]] and [[Ronald Weasley]].<ref name="HBP19">{{HBP|B|19}}</ref>
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[[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Headmaster]] of Hogwarts, was killed at the hands of [[Severus Snape]] in the former's plan on [[30 June]] 1997.<ref name="HBP27">{{HBP|B|27}}</ref> The Hogwarts ghosts were known attendees of his funeral in early July; this likely included Helena Ravenclaw.<ref name="HBP30">{{HBP|B|30}}</ref>
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[[File:Helena Ravenclaw at Hogwarts.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Helena wandering the castle during Severus Snape's regime at Hogwarts]]
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On [[1 August]] [[1997]], the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] was taken over by Lord Voldemort's [[Death Eaters]].<ref name="DH8">{{DH|B|8}}</ref> By [[1 September]] 1997, [[Severus Snape]] was made [[Headmaster]] of Hogwarts while his fellow Death Eaters, [[Alecto Carrow]] and [[Amycus Carrow]] became the [[Muggle Studies]] and [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teachers respectively.<ref name="DH12">{{DH|B|12}}</ref>
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The Carrows were put in charge of all discipline and punishments, which were violent. It is likely that the Grey Lady, as did the [[Head of House|Heads of House]], tried to protect the pupils from Alecto and Amycus.<ref name="DH29">{{DH|B|29}}</ref>
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{{Dialogue|Helena|You are hardly the first student to covet the diadem. Generations of students have badgered me —|Harry Potter|This isn't about trying to get better marks! It's about Voldemort — defeating Voldemort — or aren't you interested in that?|Harry asks for help concerning one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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On [[2 May]] [[1998]], the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] ensued after Lord Voldemort learned [[Harry Potter]] was in the premises. The ghosts, including the Grey Lady, attended a gathering in the [[Great Hall]], in which [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] gave instructions on evacuation of underage students and [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] organised the participants for battle.<ref name="DH30">{{DH|B|30}}</ref>
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[[File:Harry and Helena.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helena confronted by Harry Potter]]
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Harry Potter, needing information on the whereabouts of [[Ravenclaw's Diadem|Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]], asked Nick who the ghost of [[Ravenclaw Tower]] was. Although he was initially slightly hurt that Harry needed another ghost rather than him, he pointed her out to him. She was initially reluctant to convey any information on the diadem's whereabouts, thinking that Harry sought the diadem in a desperate (and vain) attempt to sharpen his wits and thus increase his chances of defeating [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]].
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However, letting it slip that she was Ravenclaw's daughter and learning that the diadem could be effectively used in [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s destruction, she conveyed to [[Harry Potter|Harry]] all necessary information for him to be able to figure out where Voldemort had hidden the diadem, therefore destroying nearly all the [[Horcrux]]es.<ref name="DH31" />
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[[File:B7C36M2 Voldemort vanquished.png|250px|thumb|left|Helena watching as Harry Potter defeated Voldemort for the final time]]
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Later on, the ghosts gathered at the [[Great Hall]], joining the mass mourning over the fallen.<ref name="DH33">{{DH|B|33}}</ref>
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After the death of Lord Voldemort and the end of the entire [[Second Wizarding War]], the Grey Lady might have joined the party alongside other ghosts to celebrate Voldemort's demise. As for Harry himself, he is presumed to have kept the Grey Lady's true identity as a secret.
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====The Calamity====
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During a Calamity surge in [[December]] [[2020]] focused on [[Grim Fawley]]'s memories of [[Christmas]]es spent at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] with [[ghost]]s and portraits of the [[Hogwarts founders]], the Grey Lady suddenly developed a clear memory of Grim in which he asked her to "help him search" for something in the [[Grand Staircase]] when her [[Foundable]] was returned to her proper time.
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While patrolling the staircase, she encountered a [[Curious Ravenclaw student|Ravenclaw student]] and told them what she was doing, with the student informing [[Professor]] [[Minerva McGonagall]] of the situation. However, after this conversation, the Grey Lady completely disappeared, with McGonagall unable to locate her. Eventually, after extensive searching, the Grey Lady was located, with the [[ghost]] returning to her usual activities.<ref name="HFTH">{{WU}} - [[Brilliant Event: Hogwarts for the Holidays]]</ref>
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==Physical description==
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[[File:PM Hogwarts ghost Grey Lady.gif|200px|thumb|Helena, wandering the corridors]]
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{{Quote|Harry supposed that she was beautiful, with her waist-length hair and floor-length cloak, but she also looked haughty and proud.|Description of Helena's physical apperance|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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Helena was a tall<ref name="PS12" /> witch with waist-length hair. [[Harry Potter]] "supposed that she was beautiful," but had trouble seeing through her proud and haughty appearance.<ref name="DH31" /> She carried herself in a serene manner.<ref name="HBP19" /> Helena wore a floor-length cloak.
   
 
==Personality and traits==
  
==Personality and traits==
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[[File:GreyLady reading.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Grey Lady reading a book at [[Gryffindor Tower]].]]
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[[File:GreyLady reading.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The Grey Lady reading a book at [[Gryffindor Tower]]]]
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A highly intellectual young lady, Helena was a scholarly, literary, and cultured woman.<ref name="NinaYoung"/> Close to one-thousand years after her death, she still maintained her intellectual curiosity, enjoying attending [[Transfiguration]] classes<ref name="PSf26"/> and reading.<ref name="CSfds"/>
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A highly intellectual young lady, Helena was a scholarly, literary, and cultured woman, possessing a [[Helena Ravenclaw's personal archive|personal archive]] of books well after she had died.<ref name="NinaYoung"/><ref name="OOS"/> Close to one-thousand years after her death, she still maintained her curiosity, enjoying attending [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration classes]]<ref name="PSf26" /> and reading.<ref name="CSfds" />
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Helena was described as an intelligent lady. She had high standards and never found love due to this.<ref name="NinaYoung"/> She was also evasive, as she did not appear to like telling others about her past (not even that she was [[Rowena Ravenclaw]]'s daughter) and somewhat taciturn.<ref name="DH31"/> She also had a preference to secluded places: she hid in a forest when she ran away from her mother,<ref name="DH31"/> hung around in deserted classrooms,<ref name="PSf26"/> and chose a deserted [[Gryffindor Tower]] as a reading spot.<ref name="CSfds"/> Despite all this, she had a thirst for importance and notability and was, as such, very envious of [[Rowena Ravenclaw|her mother]].<ref name="DH31"/>
  
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Helena had high standards and never succeeded in love due to this.<ref name="NinaYoung" /> Despite her evasive attitude, she had a thirst for importance and notability, therefore being very envious of [[Rowena Ravenclaw|her mother]].<ref name="DH31" /> Despite this, Helena was evasive, as she didn't appear to like telling others about her past, not even that she was [[Rowena Ravenclaw]]'s daughter. She was remorseful of what she had done, but also extremely angry at the defilement of the artefact and her mother's legacy, referring to the corrupted diadem as an abomination.
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Helena was serene yet somewhat taciturn. She had a preference to secluded places: she hid in a forest when she ran away from her mother,<ref name="DH31" /> hung around in deserted classrooms,<ref name="PSf26" /> and chose a deserted [[Gryffindor Tower]] as a reading spot.<ref name="CSfds" /> Though she claimed that generations of students had accosted her for the whereabouts of her mother's diadem and that she had dismissed them all, Helena was unable to resist the charming [[Tom Riddle]] and told him where it was, perhaps indicating a weakness or a desire to be loved. This led to the diadem being turned into a Horcrux, allowing Riddle to return and wreak havoc on the wizarding world.<ref name="DH31" />
   
 
==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==
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*"'''Helena'''" is a [[Wikipedia:Latin language|Latinate]] form of [[Wikipedia:Helen|Helen]], derived from Greek ‘ελενη (helene) which means "[[Wikipedia:Torch|torch]]" or "[[Wikipedia:St. Elmo's fire|corposant]]" (source of light).
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* "Helena" is a {{W|Latin language|Latinate}} form of {{W|Helen}}, derived from Greek ‘ελενη (eleni) which means "{{W|torch}}" or "{{W|St Elmo's fire|corposant}}" (source of light). Eleni was the name of a saint in the Greek Orthodox Church, and as such there are many girls and women in Greece with that name.
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*Many '''[[Wikipedia:Grey Lady|Grey Lady]]''' ghosts are known in various locations throughout England and Wales.
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*Many {{W|Grey Lady}} ghosts are known in various locations throughout England and Wales.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:Kelly Macdonald on set as Helena Ravenclaw.jpg|200px|thumb|Kelly Macdonald on set as Helena]]
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*[[J. K. Rowling]] has stated that The Grey Lady appeared very briefly in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''. It is believed this passage refers to her: "''Harry and Ron passed the ghost of a tall witch gliding in the opposite direction, but saw no one else''". No other unexplained mention of a ghost is found in the book, so it can be presumed this is the Grey Lady. Likewise, in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', a reference of a "''ghost of a long-haired woman ''[who]'' drifted serenely past''" fits almost perfectly with the description of the Grey Lady in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
  
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[[File:Ghost passing by in Quirrell's DADA lesson.png|120px|thumb|Possibly the Grey Lady, in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PC, Mac)|PC version of the first video game]]]]
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*[[File:112.jpg|thumb|Kelly Macdonald on set as Helena]]The Grey Lady makes a notable appearance in the deleted scenes portion of the ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Chamber of Secrets]]'' DVD (when Harry is finding the secret of [[Tom Riddle's Diary]], he asks her to leave, wanting privacy). It seems rather strange that the Ravenclaw ghost is allowed in Gryffindor Tower. However as a ghost she can go everywhere.
  
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[[File:LEGO Grey Lady.jpg|120px|thumb|Helena Ravenclaw as she appears in {{LEGO|Y1}}]]
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* [[Nina Young]] was the actress who portrayed The Grey Lady in {{PS|FA}} and {{COS|FA}}. In {{DH|F2}}, she was portrayed by actress [[Kelly Macdonald]].<ref>[http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/4035 "Kelly Macdonald to play Helena Ravenclaw in Deathly Hallows - Part 2"] on [http://www.mugglenet.com/ Mugglenet]</ref> Kate Winslet was reportedly offered the role, but her agent turned it down.<ref>[http://metro.co.uk/2010/06/28/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-top-facts-about-the-new-movie-422746/ Metro.co.uk]</ref>
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*Kelly Macdonald and [[Shirley Henderson]], who played another Hogwarts ghost from Ravenclaw, [[Myrtle Warren|Moaning Myrtle]], played sisters in the film ''[[wikipedia:Intermission (film)|Intermission]]''.
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*Unlike other ghosts in the films, Helena is able to turn into a wispy ball of light. Also, while other ghosts are portrayed as blue or white, she is grey instead and shadows could be cast on her. She is also one of the few ghosts seen walking on the ground rather that simply flying.
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*The Grey Lady makes a notable appearance in the deleted scenes portion of the ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Chamber of Secrets]]'' DVD (when Harry is finding the secret of [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|Tom Riddle's Diary]], he asks her to leave, wanting privacy). It seems rather strange that the Ravenclaw ghost is allowed in Gryffindor Tower. However, being a ghost, she could go everywhere.
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*In {{DH|F2}} and {{LEGO|Y2}}, Helena has a friendship with [[Luna Lovegood]] which is not mentioned in the books.
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* In the last film, unlike the book, she remarks to Harry when asking about the Diadem that both he and Tom Riddle are strangely similar in some aspects of their personality.
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*While working on the earliest drafts for the books, [[J. K. Rowling]] had originally named her the "Whispering Lady".<ref name="pottermoreghosts">{{WW|hogwarts-ghosts}}</ref>
 
*There are a number of Grey Lady ghost stories of Great Britain, and it is thought that they might have been an inspiration for this character.
  
*There are a number of Grey Lady ghost stories of Great Britain, and it is thought that they might have been an inspiration for this character.
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*The Grey Lady is the only house ghost whose nickname is not alliterative. This is perhaps a little ironic, as most Ravenclaws have alliterative names.
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*[[Nina Young]] was the actress who portrayed The Grey Lady in the film adaptations of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''. In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' she is portrayed by actress [[Kelly Macdonald]]. <ref>[http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/4035 "Kelly Macdonald to play Helena Ravenclaw in Deathly Hallows - Part 2"] on [http://www.mugglenet.com/ Mugglenet]</ref>
  
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|PC version game]] of [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]] the Grey Lady appears in the [[Clock Tower]].
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* Helena was the only house ghost whose name, even nickname, was not revealed in the first book, though she appears in it.
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** In the last film, when Harry addresses her as the Grey Lady, she mentions that she doesn't listen to that name, perhaps indicating she doesn't like it. In the books and {{PM}}, both Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington and Robert Hillard introduced her to others as the Grey Lady, though not in her presence.
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]] and [[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]], ''Helena has a friendship with [[Luna Lovegood ]] which isn't mentioned in the books.
  
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*[[J. K. Rowling]] has stated that The Grey Lady appeared very briefly in {{PS}}. It is believed this passage refers to her: "''Harry and Ron passed the ghost of a tall witch gliding in the opposite direction, but saw no one else''". No other unexplained mention of a ghost is found in the book, so it can be presumed this is the Grey Lady. Likewise, in {{HBP}}, a reference of a "''ghost of a long-haired woman ''[who]'' drifted serenely past''" fits almost perfectly with the description of the Grey Lady in {{DH}}.
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*A ghost woman with long brown hair passes through the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] classroom during [[Quirinus Quirrell]]'s [[Knockback Jinx]] lesson in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PC, Mac)|PC version of the first video game]], which is possibly the Grey Lady.
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|PC version game]] of {{GOF}}, the Grey Lady appears in the [[Clock Tower]].
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*In {{HL}}, the Grey Lady is voiced by [[Natalie Gray]].<ref>{{IMDb name|0336845|Natalie Gray}}</ref>
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*Helena is somewhat similar to [[Hepzibah Smith]], as they both became fascinated by [[Tom Riddle]], allowing him to get hold of something to turn into a [[Horcrux]]. They were also both murdered.
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*According to student chatter overheard in {{HL}}, some students believe the [[Architect of Hogwarts]] to be the lover/husband of Rowena Ravenclaw and therefore the potential father of Helena.<ref>{{HL}}</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{Ghost}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{Ghost}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{Ghost}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{Ghost}} {{Comment|Deleted scene}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]'' {{Ghost}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{Ghost}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Ghost}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Ghost}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' {{Ghost}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]] ''{{Mention}}
  
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{Ghost}}
  
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' {{Ghost}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter Film Wizardry]]''
  
 
{{Imagecat|Images of Helena Ravenclaw}}
  
{{Imagecat|Images of Helena Ravenclaw}}
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*{{PS}} {{1st}} {{Ghost}}
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*{{PS|F}} {{Ghost}}
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*{{COS|F}} {{Ghost}} {{C|Deleted scene}}
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*{{GOF|G}} {{Ghost}}
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*{{DH|G2}} {{Mention}}
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*{{PM}} {{Ghost}}
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*{{LEGO|Y2}} {{Ghost}}
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==Notes and references==
  
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 31 March 2024

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"I stole the diadem. I sought to make myself cleverer, more important than my mother. I ran away with it. My mother, they say, never admitted that the diadem was gone, but pretended that she had it still. She concealed her loss, my dreadful betrayal, even from the other founders of Hogwarts."
— Helena confiding in Harry Potter[src]

Helena Ravenclaw (c. late 10th century–early 11th century) also known as the Grey Lady,[8] was a witch and Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter. She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was Sorted into Ravenclaw house.[5]

At some point after starting her education, Helena stole her mother's diadem and ran away to Albania. Her mother became fatally ill while she was away and, hoping to see her daughter one last time, sent the Bloody Baron, a man who harboured an unrequited love for Helena, to find her. In a fit of rage, the Baron murdered her when she refused to return with him, before he committed suicide out of regret for what he had done.[5]

Helena and the Baron eventually returned as ghosts to Hogwarts Castle, where she became the ghost of Ravenclaw House.[5]

Biography

Early life

"When I lived, I was Helena Ravenclaw."
— Helena Ravenclaw relaying some of her past[src]

Helena was born into the wizarding Ravenclaw family, to Rowena Ravenclaw, no earlier than 982 somewhere in the British Isles.[1]

At the age of eleven, Helena became part of one of the first generations of students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland, which, at that time, was still being run by its original Founders. She was Sorted into Ravenclaw House and was educated in the magical arts by her mother during her time there.[6]

Around this time, Helena met the Baron of Slytherin House. He fell in love with her, though she always rejected his advances.[5] She never found true love, as she never found anyone that lived up to her high standards for a partner.[9]

Death

"I stole the diadem. I sought to make myself cleverer, more important than my mother. I ran away with it. My mother, they say, never admitted that the diadem was gone, but pretended that she had it still. She concealed her loss, my dreadful betrayal, even from the other founders of Hogwarts. Then my mother fell ill — fatally ill. In spite of my perfidy, she was desperate to see me one more time. She sent a man who had long loved me, though I spurned his advances, to find me. She knew that he would not rest until he had done so."
— Helena recalling her theft of her mother's diadem[src]

Envious of her mother's cleverness and importance, Helena, still during her school years,[10] stole her diadem from jealousy and ran away, leaving Scotland forever and believing the item could help her become wise enough to surpass her mother. Ashamed of her daughter's betrayal, Rowena never admitted her daughter's treachery, hiding the fact that the diadem was no longer in her possession.[5]

When Rowena fell fatally ill and ended up on her deathbed while Helena was gone, Rowena desperately asked the Baron, who was deeply in love with Helena, to find her daughter and bring her back to her so that she could see her one last time. Helena tried to hide from him, but the Baron managed to track her down to a forest in Albania. When she heard the Baron blundering through the forest toward her, she hid the diadem inside a hollow tree.[5]

Helena refused to come with the Baron and rejected his affections again. Furious at her refusal and envious of her freedom, he stabbed her in a fit of rage with a knife. After seeing the full affect of what he had done, remorseful of his action, he stabbed himself to death.[5]

Post-mortem

"Oh yes, our house ghost is the Grey Lady. The rest of the school thinks she never speaks, but she'll talk to Ravenclaws. She's particularly useful if you're lost, or you've mislaid something."
— Robert Hilliard regarding the Grey Lady[src]
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The Grey Lady at the Start-of-Term Feast

Helena, now known as the "Grey Lady", returned from the dead as a ghost along with the Baron. They both returned to Hogwarts Castle, where they became the house ghosts of their former Houses, Ravenclaw[5] and Slytherin.[8] The Baron has been remorseful of his actions ever since, and carries heavy chains as a sign of penance.[5] Nobody else seems to know why both of them died nor why the Baron is covered in blood, not even the other Hogwarts ghosts.[8]

According to Ravenclaw Prefect Robert Hilliard, while the most of the school sees the Grey Lady as a timid ghost, she maintains a good relationship with members of her own House and is particularly useful if they were lost, or had mislaid something.[11]

1940s

Harry Potter: "You've already told someone this story, haven't you? Another student?"
Helena: "I had... no idea... He was... flattering. He seemed to... understand... to sympathise...."
— How Tom Riddle managed to wheedle the location of the Lost Diadem[src]

During the last few years of Tom Riddle's education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he became interested in the subject of Horcruxes. Planning to create some in an effort to become immortal, Riddle favoured objects worthy of the honour.[12] He had apparently heard of Ravenclaw's Diadem and questioned the Grey Lady about it. Unaware of Riddle's true intentions, the Grey Lady found him flattering and understanding, revealing the secret about the magical item.[5]

Tom then travelled to Albania in order to turn the diadem into a horcrux. The Grey Lady seemed to regret revealing her secret to him after his atrocities in the First and Second Wizarding Wars.[5]

1988–1989 school year

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The Grey Lady speaking to Andre Egwu and Jacob's sibling at Hogwarts

When searching for information on Olivia Green, a previous student in Ravenclaw, Jacob's sibling sought her out, accompanied by several Ravenclaws (Tulip Karasu, Andre Egwu, and Talbott Winger). Tulip mentioned she once wept when Tulip talked about playing a trick on her own mother.[13]

Later during the school year, Merula Snyde and Jacob's sibling spoke to her in the Ravenclaw common room to ask if she had seen Peeves. She was hostile when asked and refused to help them with Peeves.[14]

When Tulip was having doubts about whether she had been sorted into the right house, she allowed her to read the books in her personal archive for comfort.[7]

1991–1992 school year

"They passed the ghost of a tall witch gliding in the opposite direction, but saw no one else."
— Description[src]

On 1 September 1991, the Grey Lady attended the Start-of-Term Feast. She arrived accompanied by the ghost of the Cavalier[15] and glided in through the ceiling near the Slytherin table. She stayed by the Ravenclaws during the Sorting ceremony and watched as the new students were placed in their respective houses.[16]

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Sir Nicholas with the Grey Lady, talking about Harry Potter

Later in the year, Nearly Headless Nick told the Grey Lady how a student in his own house named Harry Potter had been made Seeker for the house, Gryffindor.[17]

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The Grey Lady in Classroom 1B

On 26 December, Harry Potter took Ronald Weasley with him to the storeroom containing the Mirror of Erised. On their way and under Harry's Invisibility Cloak, they passed the Grey Lady.[18]

On 4 June 1992, the Grey Lady seemed to have attended an advanced-students' Transfiguration class, and sat taking notes on one of the desks after the class was dismissed while Professor McGonagall wrote some notes of her own on her desk.[19]

1992–1993 school year

"It was an incredible sight. The dungeon was full of hundreds of pearly-white, translucent people, mostly drifting around a crowded dance floor, waltzing to the dreadful, quavering sound of thirty musical saws, played by an orchestra on a raised, black-draped platform. A chandelier overhead blazed midnight-blue with a thousand more black candles. Their breath rose in a mist before them; it was like stepping into a freezer."
— The Deathday Party of Sir Nicolas that Helena attended[src]
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Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's five-hundredth Deathday Party

The Grey Lady attended Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's five-hundredth Deathday Party. A party that featured numerous guests such as, the Headless Hunt and Moaning Myrtle. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley were in attendance as well, the only living guests.

The Grey Lady was seen talking to another ghost near a table of mouldy food. Other house ghosts were there as well. The Fat Friar was seen talking to a man talking to a knight with an arrow sticking out of his forehead and the Bloody Baron, whom the other guests steered clear of.

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The Grey Lady in Gryffindor Tower

On the evening of 14 February, the Grey Lady sat in the common room of Gryffindor Tower at a table reading a book. She left when Harry Potter sat down at the table, who was investigating Tom Riddle's diary.[20] The Grey Lady presumably found another part of the castle in which to read her book. It can be assumed that she attended the End-of Term Feast, during which the students and staff welcomed Hagrid back from his short stint in Azkaban.

1995–1996 school year

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Helena within the castle, wandering the hallways

By 1995, there was a tetraptych depicting Helena Ravenclaw hung in the hallway outside the Hogwarts Library. The Grey Lady could be usually seen strolling along this corridor this school year.[21]

It is unknown if Helena helped the staff and students in their attempts to make Dolores Umbridge's position as the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor and later Hogwarts High Inquisitor increasingly difficult. It is also unknown if she believed Harry Potter's claims of Lord Voldemort's return.

1996–1997 school year

"An extraordinary assortment of people had already settled into half of the chairs: shabby and smart, old and young.... The castle ghosts were there too, barely visible in the bright sunlight, discernible only when they moved, shimmering insubstantially in the gleaming air."
— Description of Albus Dumbledore's funeral[src]
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The ghosts of Hogwarts attended Albus Dumbledore's funeral

On 1 March 1997, after Ronald Weasley was in the Hospital Wing after drinking poisoned mead, Harry Potter, Rubeus Hagrid and Hermione Granger passed by the Grey Lady, who "drifted serenely past" while talking about the Board of Governors and the closure of the school given the recent attacks on Katie Bell and Ronald Weasley.[22]

Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, was killed at the hands of Severus Snape in the former's plan on 30 June 1997.[23] The Hogwarts ghosts were known attendees of his funeral in early July; this likely included Helena Ravenclaw.[24]

1997–1998 school year

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Helena wandering the castle during Severus Snape's regime at Hogwarts

On 1 August 1997, the Ministry of Magic was taken over by Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters.[25] By 1 September 1997, Severus Snape was made Headmaster of Hogwarts while his fellow Death Eaters, Alecto Carrow and Amycus Carrow became the Muggle Studies and Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers respectively.[26]

The Carrows were put in charge of all discipline and punishments, which were violent. It is likely that the Grey Lady, as did the Heads of House, tried to protect the pupils from Alecto and Amycus.[27]

Battle of Hogwarts
Helena: "You are hardly the first student to covet the diadem. Generations of students have badgered me —"
Harry Potter: "This isn't about trying to get better marks! It's about Voldemort — defeating Voldemort — or aren't you interested in that?"
— Harry asks for help concerning one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes[src]

On 2 May 1998, the Battle of Hogwarts ensued after Lord Voldemort learned Harry Potter was in the premises. The ghosts, including the Grey Lady, attended a gathering in the Great Hall, in which Professor McGonagall gave instructions on evacuation of underage students and Kingsley Shacklebolt organised the participants for battle.[28]

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Helena confronted by Harry Potter

Harry Potter, needing information on the whereabouts of Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, asked Nick who the ghost of Ravenclaw Tower was. Although he was initially slightly hurt that Harry needed another ghost rather than him, he pointed her out to him. She was initially reluctant to convey any information on the diadem's whereabouts, thinking that Harry sought the diadem in a desperate (and vain) attempt to sharpen his wits and thus increase his chances of defeating Lord Voldemort.

However, letting it slip that she was Ravenclaw's daughter and learning that the diadem could be effectively used in Voldemort's destruction, she conveyed to Harry all necessary information for him to be able to figure out where Voldemort had hidden the diadem, therefore destroying nearly all the Horcruxes.[5]

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Helena watching as Harry Potter defeated Voldemort for the final time

Later on, the ghosts gathered at the Great Hall, joining the mass mourning over the fallen.[29]

After the death of Lord Voldemort and the end of the entire Second Wizarding War, the Grey Lady might have joined the party alongside other ghosts to celebrate Voldemort's demise. As for Harry himself, he is presumed to have kept the Grey Lady's true identity as a secret.

The Calamity

During a Calamity surge in December 2020 focused on Grim Fawley's memories of Christmases spent at Hogwarts with ghosts and portraits of the Hogwarts founders, the Grey Lady suddenly developed a clear memory of Grim in which he asked her to "help him search" for something in the Grand Staircase when her Foundable was returned to her proper time.

While patrolling the staircase, she encountered a Ravenclaw student and told them what she was doing, with the student informing Professor Minerva McGonagall of the situation. However, after this conversation, the Grey Lady completely disappeared, with McGonagall unable to locate her. Eventually, after extensive searching, the Grey Lady was located, with the ghost returning to her usual activities.[30]

Physical description

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Helena, wandering the corridors

"Harry supposed that she was beautiful, with her waist-length hair and floor-length cloak, but she also looked haughty and proud."
— Description of Helena's physical apperance[src]

Helena was a tall[18] witch with waist-length hair. Harry Potter "supposed that she was beautiful," but had trouble seeing through her proud and haughty appearance.[5] She carried herself in a serene manner.[22] Helena wore a floor-length cloak.

Personality and traits

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The Grey Lady reading a book at Gryffindor Tower

A highly intellectual young lady, Helena was a scholarly, literary, and cultured woman, possessing a personal archive of books well after she had died.[9][7] Close to one-thousand years after her death, she still maintained her curiosity, enjoying attending Transfiguration classes[19] and reading.[20]

Helena had high standards and never succeeded in love due to this.[9] Despite her evasive attitude, she had a thirst for importance and notability, therefore being very envious of her mother.[5] Despite this, Helena was evasive, as she didn't appear to like telling others about her past, not even that she was Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter. She was remorseful of what she had done, but also extremely angry at the defilement of the artefact and her mother's legacy, referring to the corrupted diadem as an abomination.

Helena was serene yet somewhat taciturn. She had a preference to secluded places: she hid in a forest when she ran away from her mother,[5] hung around in deserted classrooms,[19] and chose a deserted Gryffindor Tower as a reading spot.[20] Though she claimed that generations of students had accosted her for the whereabouts of her mother's diadem and that she had dismissed them all, Helena was unable to resist the charming Tom Riddle and told him where it was, perhaps indicating a weakness or a desire to be loved. This led to the diadem being turned into a Horcrux, allowing Riddle to return and wreak havoc on the wizarding world.[5]

Etymology

  • "Helena" is a Latinate form of Helen, derived from Greek ‘ελενη (eleni) which means "torch" or "corposant" (source of light). Eleni was the name of a saint in the Greek Orthodox Church, and as such there are many girls and women in Greece with that name.
  • Many Grey Lady ghosts are known in various locations throughout England and Wales.

Behind the scenes

Kelly Macdonald on set as Helena Ravenclaw

Kelly Macdonald on set as Helena

Ghost passing by in Quirrell's DADA lesson

Possibly the Grey Lady, in the PC version of the first video game

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Helena Ravenclaw as she appears in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Given Hogwarts was founded in around 993 A.D. and that Helena attended it within Rowena Ravenclaw's lifetime, she must have been eleven by or after the school's founding. So, the earliest date she could have possibly been born is 982.
  2. ↑ According to Pottermore - Secret Lives of the Hogwarts Ghosts: direct quote: "A few years into her magical education, she betrayed her mother by stealing the diadem – believing it could make her powerful – and running away from Hogwarts. The betrayal embarrassed Rowena, who told no one that the diadem was missing. On her death bed, however, she did send a young man to find Helena, so she could see her daughter for one last time." Few implies at least three years and confirms Helena was still at school
  3. ↑ Helena's mother, Rowena Ravenclaw, was a witch. Therefore, Helena could not have been anything less than a half-blood.
  4. ↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "If a teacher is head of a house, can we assume that they were sorted into those houses when they were students at Hogwarts? Is that also true for the house ghosts? So was Snape a Slytherin?" on J. K. Rowling's official site, available via Internet Archive
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "Out of Sorts"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 This information was told by J.K. Rowling to Nina Young, who plays the Grey Lady in the first film. Nina Young later relayed this information to a fan in response to a fan letter (see the letter here)
  10. ↑ According to Pottermore - Secret Lives of the Hogwarts Ghosts: direct quote: "A few years into her magical education, she betrayed her mother by stealing the diadem – believing it could make her powerful – and running away from Hogwarts. The betrayal embarrassed Rowena, who told no one that the diadem was missing. On her death bed, however, she did send a young man to find Helena, so she could see her daughter for one last time." Few implies at least three years and confirms Helena was still at school.
  11. ↑ Pottermore introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available here)
  12. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 23 (Horcruxes)
  13. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 6 (The Ghosts of Hogwarts)
  14. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 21 (The Search for Peeves)
  15. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) - Chapter 13 (Nick and Other Residents)
  16. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - GBC version
  17. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) - Chapter 15 (New Seeker)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12 (The Mirror of Erised)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) - Chapter 26 (Up to Something)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) - Deleted Scenes
  21. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 19 (Elf Tails)
  23. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 27 (The Lightning-Struck Tower)
  24. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 30 (The White Tomb)
  25. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 8 (The Wedding)
  26. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 12 (Magic is Might)
  27. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 29 (The Lost Diadem)
  28. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 30 (The Sacking of Severus Snape)
  29. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince's Tale)
  30. ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - Brilliant Event: Hogwarts for the Holidays
  31. ↑ "Kelly Macdonald to play Helena Ravenclaw in Deathly Hallows - Part 2" on Mugglenet
  32. ↑ Metro.co.uk
  33. ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Hogwarts Ghosts" at Wizarding World
  34. ↑ IMDb favicon Natalie Gray at the Internet Movie Database
  35. ↑ Hogwarts Legacy
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