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'''Hestia Carrow''' was a [[Wizards|witch]] who attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1990s]] and the twin sister of [[Flora Carrow]].
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'''Hestia Carrow''' was a [[Wizardkind|witch]] who attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1990s]] and the twin sister of [[Flora Carrow]].
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
[[File:Hestia Carrow Slug Club Christmas Party.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Hestia at the Slug Club Christmas party.]]
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[[File:Hestia Carrow Slug Club Christmas Party.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Hestia at the Slug Club Christmas party.]]
 
Hestia, along with Flora, was sorted into [[Slytherin]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] at the age of eleven, and became members of the [[Slug Club]] during the [[1996–1997 school year]].<ref name="SnitchSeekerCarrowTwins">''[http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/new-original-characters-cast-half-blood-prince-updated-54082/ New original characters cast for Half-Blood Prince]''</ref>
 
Hestia, along with Flora, was sorted into [[Slytherin]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] at the age of eleven, and became members of the [[Slug Club]] during the [[1996–1997 school year]].<ref name="SnitchSeekerCarrowTwins">''[http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/new-original-characters-cast-half-blood-prince-updated-54082/ New original characters cast for Half-Blood Prince]''</ref>
   
They may be related to [[Death Eaters]] [[Alecto and Amycus Carrow]].<ref>However may not be true as [[Horace Slughorn|Slughorn]] was keen to avoid and deny any association with Voldemort.</ref> She and her sister were generally quiet at [[Slug Club]] meetings, and both had a fondness for the colour green, which they wore not only as part of their House robes, but by choice, as reflected by the formal dresses they wore to the [[Slug Club Christmas party]].
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She and her sister were generally quiet at [[Slug Club]] meetings, and both had a fondness for the colour green, which they wore not only as part of their House robes, but by choice, as reflected by the formal dresses they wore to the [[Slug Club Christmas party]].
 
[[File:Flora_and_Hestia.jpg|left|thumb|150px|The twins at the Great Hall.]]
 
 
At the start of [[The Battle of Hogwarts]] she and her sister were seen departing to the [[Dungeons]]. It is unknown if she survived the battle.
 
At the start of [[The Battle of Hogwarts]] she and her sister were seen departing to the [[Dungeons]]. It is unknown if she survived the battle.
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[[File:Flora_and_Hestia.jpg|thumb|163px|The twins at the Great Hall.]]
 
 
==Etymology==
 
Both Carrow girls were named after Greek goddesses. As both goddesses represent good things - the hearth, flowers, spring, home, family - it may be implied that they are nice people, and thus proving that not all Slytherins fit the House's negative stereotype.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
[[File:Flora&HestiaOutdoors.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Carrow sisters reading outdoors.]]
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[[File:Flora&HestiaOutdoors.jpg|thumb|200px|The Carrow sisters reading outdoors.]]
 
*This character is only introduced in the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|Part 1]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Part 2]]'' of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''.
 
*This character is only introduced in the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|Part 1]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Part 2]]'' of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''.
 
*Hestia Carrow is portrayed by actress [[Ruby Evans]].<ref name="SnitchSeekerCarrowTwins" />
 
*Hestia Carrow is portrayed by actress [[Ruby Evans]].<ref name="SnitchSeekerCarrowTwins" />
*Her background is not known, but as both she and her sister were invited to join the [[Slug Club]], it's doubtful that the invitation was based on individual fame or observed talent (as in the case of [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]). It is more likely that both girls were somehow well connected, being related to a famous, powerful or prominent member of [[Wizarding world|Wizarding society]].[[File:Flora_and_hestia_carrow.jpg|thumb|The Carrows]]
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*Her background is not known, but as both she and her sister were invited to join the [[Slug Club]], it's doubtful that the invitation was based on individual fame or observed talent (as in the case of [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]). It is more likely that both girls were somehow well connected, being related to a famous, powerful or prominent member of [[Wizarding world|Wizarding society]]. The Carrows are also part of the [[Sacred Twenty-Eight]], indicating that they are a powerful pure-blooded family.
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*It's possible the Carrow twins were related to [[Death Eaters]], [[Alecto and Amycus Carrow]], though this may not be true, as [[Horace Slughorn|Slughorn]] was keen to avoid and deny any association with [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]].
 
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[[File:Flora_and_hestia_carrow.jpg|thumb|150px|The Carrows]]
==Etymology==
 
*Both Carrow girls were named after Greek goddesses. As both goddesses represent good things - the hearth, flowers, spring, home, family - it may be implied that they are nice people, regardless of being Sorted into Slytherin.
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
 
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' {{C|As "Slytherin Twin #2"}}
 
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' {{C|As "Slytherin Twin #2"}}
 
==See also==
 
*[[Flora Carrow]]
 
*[[Flora and Hestia Carrow]]
 
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==

Revision as of 07:25, 14 March 2014

Hestia Carrow was a witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1990s and the twin sister of Flora Carrow.

Biography

Hestia Carrow Slug Club Christmas Party

Hestia at the Slug Club Christmas party.

Hestia, along with Flora, was sorted into Slytherin at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the age of eleven, and became members of the Slug Club during the 1996–1997 school year.[2]

She and her sister were generally quiet at Slug Club meetings, and both had a fondness for the colour green, which they wore not only as part of their House robes, but by choice, as reflected by the formal dresses they wore to the Slug Club Christmas party.

Flora and Hestia

The twins at the Great Hall.

At the start of The Battle of Hogwarts she and her sister were seen departing to the Dungeons. It is unknown if she survived the battle.

Etymology

Both Carrow girls were named after Greek goddesses. As both goddesses represent good things - the hearth, flowers, spring, home, family - it may be implied that they are nice people, and thus proving that not all Slytherins fit the House's negative stereotype.

Behind the scenes

Flora&HestiaOutdoors

The Carrow sisters reading outdoors.

Flora and hestia carrow

The Carrows

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. They must have been at least eleven years old to attend Hogwarts.
  2. 2.0 2.1 New original characters cast for Half-Blood Prince