Changes: Mary Cattermole

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Mary Cattermole: "I don't understand."

Harry Potter: "You're going to leave here with us. Go home, grab your children, and get out, get out of the country if you've got to. Disguise yourselves and run. You've seen how it is, you won't get anything like a fair hearing here."

— Mary Cattermole after Harry Potter and Hermione Granger disrupt her trial^[src]

Mary Elizabeth Cattermole (born c. 1970^[1]) was a Muggle-born witch. She is described as small with dark hair that she wore in a neat bun.

She was the daughter of a Muggle greengrocer and his wife, and the wife of Ministry of Magic employee Reginald Cattermole, with whom she had two daughters, Maisie and Ellie, and one son, Alfred.

In 1997, Mary was accused of stealing the wand of a pure-blood or half-blood witch or wizard, and was brought before a trial by the Muggle-Born Registration Commission. She was interrogated by Dolores Umbridge and Yaxley, and would have been convicted and sent to Azkaban if not for the help of Harry and Hermione (disguised as Albert Runcorn and Mafalda Hopkirk respectively). Harry, Hermione and Ron (disguised as her husband Reginald Cattermole) assisted her and a group of Muggle-borns who had been in for questioning escape the Ministry. Harry advised Mary and Reg to take their children and flee the country while Voldemort was still in power.^[2]

It is unknown if Mary and Reginald managed to escape successfully, or what happened to them after the war.

Behind the scenes

Mary Cattermole was portrayed by Kate Fleetwood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.^[3] Kate Fleetwood also appears in, amongst others, the film Vanity Fair and television series Eastenders and Holby City.

Etymology

Trial1 — Mary interrogates in the *Muggle-Born Registration Commission* court room.

"Mary" is the English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Μαριαμ (Mariam) and Μαρια (Maria) (the spellings are interchangeable) which in turn come from the Hebrew name מִרְיָם (Miryam). The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". It is also possible that the source of the name lies in ancient Egyptian, and was derived from mry "beloved" or mr "love".

Appearances

DH1 Mary kiss the fake Reginald Cattermole — Mary kiss Ron Weasley disguised as Mary's husband Reginald Cattermole.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)

Notes and references

[dhf1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

[2] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ch. 13

[3] Kate Fleetwood cast as Mary Cattermole in Deathly Hallows

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 She was the daughter of a [[Muggle]] [[Mary Cattermole's father|greengrocer]] and [[Mary Cattermole's mother|his wife]], and the wife of [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] employee [[Reginald Cattermole]], with whom she had two daughters, [[Maisie Cattermole|Maisie]] and [[Ellie Cattermole|Ellie]], and one son, [[Alfred Cattermole|Alfred]].
-In 1997, Mary was accused of stealing the [[Mary Cattermole's wand|wand]] of a [[pure-blood]] or [[half-blood]] witch or wizard, and was brought before a trial by the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]. She was interrogated by [[Dolores Umbridge]] and [[Yaxley]], and would have been convicted and sent to [[Azkaban]] if not for the help of Harry and Hermione (disguised as [[Albert Runcorn]] and [[Mafalda Hopkirk]] respectively). Harry, Hermione and Ron (disguised as her husband Reginald Cattermole) assisted her and a group of Muggle-borns who had been in for questioning escape the Ministry. Harry advised Mary and Reg to take their children and flee the country while [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] was still in power.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Ch. 13</ref> [[File:Trial1.jpg|thumb|220px]]
+In 1997, Mary was accused of stealing the [[Mary Cattermole's wand|wand]] of a [[pure-blood]] or [[half-blood]] witch or wizard, and was brought before a trial by the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]. She was interrogated by [[Dolores Umbridge]] and [[Yaxley]], and would have been convicted and sent to [[Azkaban]] if not for the help of Harry and Hermione (disguised as [[Albert Runcorn]] and [[Mafalda Hopkirk]] respectively). Harry, Hermione and Ron (disguised as her husband Reginald Cattermole) assisted her and a group of Muggle-borns who had been in for questioning escape the Ministry. Harry advised Mary and Reg to take their children and flee the country while [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] was still in power.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Ch. 13</ref>
 It is unknown if Mary and Reginald managed to escape successfully, or what happened to them after the war.
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 ==Etymology==
+[[File:Trial1.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Mary interrogates in the ''[[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]'' court room.]]
 "Mary" is the English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Μαριαμ (''Mariam'') and Μαρια (''Maria'') (the spellings are interchangeable) which in turn come from the Hebrew name מִרְיָם (''Miryam''). The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". It is also possible that the source of the name lies in ancient Egyptian, and was derived from ''mry'' "beloved" or ''mr'' "love".
 ==Appearances==
+[[File:DH1 Mary kiss the fake Reginald Cattermole.jpg|thumb|Mary kiss [[Ron Weasley]] disguised as Mary's husband [[Reginald Cattermole]].]]
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''