Hokey

Hokey
Physical information
Species	House-elf
Gender	Female
Affiliation
Occupation	Servant of Hepzibah Smith

Hokey was a house-elf that belonged to Hepzibah Smith.

Biography

Serving Hepzibah Smith

Hokey was an old house-elf that served Hepzibah Smith. She used to flatter her mistress, as it was among her tasks as a house-elf.

Hepzibah Smith's death

During the 1940s, Hokey met Tom Riddle, a handsome boy who appeared to be friendly with Hokey's mistress. However, Tom Riddle wanted to take Hepzibah's valuable magical antiques, such as Helga Hufflepuff's Cup and Salazar Slytherin's Locket.

After Hepzibah's death, Hokey was accused of poisoning her mistress's cocoa. Hokey later remembered putting something into the cocoa that turned out not to be sugar, but a little-known lethal poison. The Ministry put it off to an accident given the fact that Hokey was old and probably confused. However, in fact, Tom Marvolo Riddle poisoned Mrs. Smith (in order to steal Helga Hufflepuff's Cup and Salazar Slytherin's Locket) and then magically changed Hokey's memory, with a False Memory Charm, to make her look like the guilty party.

Death

The Ministry decided not to convict Hokey, because she was too old. Before she died, Albus Dumbledore found her and took a memory from her, in which Tom Riddle showed his interest towards Hepzibah's magical antiques.

Physical Appearance

In a memory seen through the Pensieve, Harry Potter describes Hokey as "the tiniest and oldest house-elf [he] had ever seen". Her head did not reach the seat of Mrs. Smith's chair and when she carried Hep and she had papery-skin and wore a linen sheet as a toga.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))