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- Minerva McGonagall: "Is that where — ?"
- Albus Dumbledore: "Yes. He'll have that scar forever."
- Minerva McGonagall: "Couldn't you do something about it, Dumbledore?"
- Albus Dumbledore: "Even if I could, I wouldn't. Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground."
- — Discussing scars[src]
A scar is a permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by a healed wound.[1]
History[]
Harry Potter had received many scars in his life, the most well-known being the lightning scar that could be seen on his forehead from where Voldemort's Killing Curse struck him as an infant.[2][3] Another of his well known scars was on his left hand and quoted "I must not tell lies", which was from detention with Dolores Umbridge when she forced him to write with the Black Quill.[4][5] He, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody,[6] Bill Weasley,[7] and Remus Lupin[8][9] are some notable wizards who had been scarred.
Although healing magic could usually heal injuries without scarring, with dittany being one of the more effective,[10] injuries caused by Dark Magic usually left scars that could not be healed,[3][7][11] as Severus Snape expressed possibility that Draco Malfoy may have had some scars from the Sectumsempra curse,[12] and Bill's scars from the werewolf Fenrir Greyback were cursed that they could not be completely healed.[7] Constant usage of the Black Quill scarred Harry's hand with the words he was forced to write out every night of a week.[4][5]
Using the Mending Charm on flesh wounds might cause serious scarring.[13]
Scarred individuals[]
- Albus Dumbledore (reason unknown, perfect map of the London Underground).[2]
- Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody (heavily scarred from battling Dark wizards during his career as an Auror)[6]
- Arthur Weasley (scarred from corporal punishment from Apollyon Pringle)[14]
- Bill Weasley (from being mauled in 1997 by Fenrir Greyback).[7]
- Harry Potter (from a rebound Killing Curse,[2][3] two from detention by Dolores Umbridge,[4][5] and possibly others)
- Ron Weasley (from brains at the Ministry)[15]
- Garrick Ollivander (after being tortured by Lord Voldemort)[16]
- Ludo Bagman (had a squashed nose from playing Quidditch)[17]
- Remus Lupin (after becoming a werewolf)[8][9]
- Death Eaters (tattooed with the Dark Mark)[18]
- Charity Burbage (possibly, after being tortured by Voldemort)
- Amycus Carrow (possibly, after being tortured by Harry)
- John Dawlish (possibly, after being attacked by Augusta Longbottom)
- Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington (after his decapitation)[19]
- Patrick Delaney-Podmore (after his decapitation)[20]
- Aberforth Dumbledore (possibly, after being tortured by Gellert Grindelwald)
- Ariana Dumbledore (possibly, after being attacked by Muggle boys)
- Marietta Edgecombe (scarred with a form of acne after betraying Dumbledore's Army)[21][22]
- Seamus Finnigan (bruised by Alecto and Amycus Carrow)[23]
- Neville Longbottom (scarred by Alecto and Amycus Carrow)[23]
- Mundungus Fletcher (rather Bloodshot)
- Griphook (his face cut by Bellatrix Lestrange)[16]
- Rubeus Hagrid (after attempting to teach Grawp English)[24]
- George Weasley (after losing his ear)[11]
- Hermione Granger (a cut on her neck and many bites made by Bellatrix Lestrange, in 1998, at Malfoy Manor)[25][16]
Behind the scenes[]
- Prior to publication, J. K. Rowling stated in interviews that the final word of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was to be "scar." After publication, she revealed that the line would have been something along the lines of "Only those whom he loved could see the lightning scar."[26] The actual final lines of the novel were "The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well."[27]
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, all members of Dumbledore's Army, aside from Cho Chang, were forced to use the Black Quill to write lines "I must not break school rules", thus scarring all of their hands.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Motorbike Escape
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
- The Queen's Handbag
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter
- LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
- Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- LEGO Dimensions
- LEGO Harry Potter
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
- Harry Potter: Magical Places from the Films: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and Beyond
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
- The Art of Harry Potter Mini Book of Graphic Design
- Harry Potter: The Wand Collection
- Hogwarts Legacy
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Scar on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 1 (The Boy Who Lived)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 2 (The Scar)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 13 (Detention with Dolores)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 29 (The Dream)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 29 (The Phoenix Lament)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 17 (Cat, Rat and Dog)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Remus Lupin" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 14 (The Thief)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 5 (Fallen Warrior)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 24 (Sectumsempra)
- ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 38 (The Second War Begins)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 24 (The Wandmaker)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 7 (Bagman and Crouch)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 33 (The Death Eaters)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 (The Deathday Party)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 27 (The Centaur and the Sneak)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 7 (The Slug Club)
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 29 (The Lost Diadem)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 20 (Hagrid's Tale)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor)
- ↑ J. K. Rowling One-on-One: Part Two, available via Accio Quote
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Epilogue (Nineteen Years Later)