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[[File:C13--mad-eye-moody.jpg|thumb|left|Mad-Eye's many scars]][[File:Harry_Potter's_Lightning_scar_02.jpg|thumb|185px|The scar on Harry Potter's forehead was shaped like a Lightning bolt.]]
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[[File:C13--mad-eye-moody.jpg|thumb|left|Mad-Eye's many scars]][[File:Harry_Potter's_Lightning_scar_02.jpg|thumb|185px|The scar on Harry Potter's forehead was shaped like a lightning bolt.]]
 
A '''scar''' is a permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by a healed wound. [[Harry Potter]] has received many scars in his life, the most well-known being the [[Harry Potter's scars#The lightning-bolt scar|lightning scar]] that can be seen on his forehead from where [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s [[Killing Curse]] struck him as an infant. He, [[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]], [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]], and [[Remus Lupin]] are some notable [[wizards]] who have been scarred.
  
A '''scar''' is a permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by a healed wound. [[Harry Potter]] has received many scars in his life, the most well-known being the [[Harry Potter's scars#The lightning-bolt scar|lightning scar]] that can be seen on his forehead from where [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s [[Killing Curse]] struck him as an infant. He, [[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]], [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]], and [[Remus Lupin]] are some notable [[wizards]] who have been scarred.
   
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[[File:Bill_Weasley_3.jpg|thumb|Bill's scars]]
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[[File:Bill_Weasley_3.jpg|thumb|Bill's scars.]]
   
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==Scarred Individuals==
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==Scarred individuals==
 
*[[Albus Dumbledore]] (reason unknown, perfect map of the [[London Underground]])
  
*[[Albus Dumbledore]] (reason unknown, perfect map of the [[London Underground]])
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*[[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]] (heavily scarred from battling [[Dark Wizard]]s during his career as an [[Auror]])
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*[[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]] (heavily scarred from battling [[Dark Wizard]]s during his career as an [[Auror]])
 
*[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] (from being mauled in [[1997]] by [[Fenrir Greyback]])
  
*[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] (from being mauled in [[1997]] by [[Fenrir Greyback]])
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*[[Harry Potter]] (one mentioned above, one from detention by [[Dolores Umbridge]], and possibly [[Harry Potter's scars|others]])
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*[[Harry Potter]] (one mentioned above, 2 from detention by [[Dolores Umbridge]], and possibly [[Harry Potter's scars|others]])
 
*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] (from [[Thought|brains]] at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]])
  
*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] (from [[Thought|brains]] at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]])
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*[[Ollivander|Mr. Ollivander]] (after being tortured by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]])
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*[[Garrick Ollivander|Mr. Ollivander]] (after being tortured by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]])
 
*[[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]] (has a squashed nose from playing [[Quidditch]])
  
*[[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]] (has a squashed nose from playing [[Quidditch]])
 
*[[Remus Lupin]] (after becoming a [[werewolf]])
  
*[[Remus Lupin]] (after becoming a [[werewolf]])
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*[[Death Eaters]] (tattooed)
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*[[Death Eaters]] ([[tattoo]]ed)
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*[[Lavender Brown]] (after being attacked by [[Fenrir Greyback]])
  
 
*[[Charity Burbage]] (possibly, after being tortured by Voldemort)
  
*[[Charity Burbage]] (possibly, after being tortured by Voldemort)
 
*[[Amycus Carrow]] (possibly, after being tortured by Harry)
  
*[[Amycus Carrow]] (possibly, after being tortured by Harry)
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*[[Aberforth Dumbledore]] (possibly, after being tortured by [[Gellert Grindelwald]])
  
*[[Aberforth Dumbledore]] (possibly, after being tortured by [[Gellert Grindelwald]])
 
*[[Ariana Dumbledore]] (possibly, after being attacked by [[Muggle]] boys)
  
*[[Ariana Dumbledore]] (possibly, after being attacked by [[Muggle]] boys)
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*[[Marietta Edgecombe]] (scarred with a form of acne after betraying [[Dumbledore's Army]])[[File:Deathly_Hallows_book_Art_(Chapter_29).jpg|thumb|Neville's scars]]
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*[[Marietta Edgecombe]] (scarred with a form of acne after betraying [[Dumbledore's Army]]) [[File:Deathly_Hallows_book_Art_(Chapter_29).jpg|thumb|Neville's scars.]]
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*[[Seamus Finnigan]] (bruised by [[The Carrows]])
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*[[Seamus Finnigan]] (bruised by [[Alecto and Amycus Carrow]])
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*[[Neville Longbottom]] (scarred by [[The Carrows]])
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*[[Neville Longbottom]] (scarred by [[Alecto and Amycus Carrow]])
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*[[Mundungus Fletcher]] (rather [[Blood|bloodshot]])
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*[[Mundungus Fletcher]] (rather [[Blood]]shot)
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*[[Griphook]] (His Face cut by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]])
 
*[[Rubeus Hagrid]] (after attempting to teach [[Grawp]] English)
  
*[[Rubeus Hagrid]] (after attempting to teach [[Grawp]] English)
 
*[[George Weasley]] (after losing his ear)
  
*[[George Weasley]] (after losing his ear)
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*[[Hermione Granger]] (has [[Mudblood]] written on her arm, a cut on her neck and many bites, all of them made by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], in [[1998]], at the [[Malfoy Manor]])
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==Behind the scenes==
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*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."<ref name="oneonone">[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0726-today-vieira2.html J. K. Rowling One-on-One: Part Two, available via Accio Quote]</ref> The actual final lines of the novel were "The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well."<ref name="dhepilogue">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Epilogue (''Seventeen Years Later'')</ref>
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]] ''{{1st}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
 
[[Category:Biology]]
  
[[Category:Biology]]
 
[[Category:Scars| ]]
  
[[Category:Scars| ]]

Revision as of 05:09, 10 January 2013

C13--mad-eye-moody

Mad-Eye's many scars

Harry Potter's Lightning scar 02

The scar on Harry Potter's forehead was shaped like a lightning bolt.

A scar is a permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by a healed wound. Harry Potter has received many scars in his life, the most well-known being the lightning scar that can be seen on his forehead from where Voldemort's Killing Curse struck him as an infant. He, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, Bill Weasley, and Remus Lupin are some notable wizards who have been scarred.

Bill Weasley 3

Bill's scars.

Scarred individuals

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."[1] The actual final lines of the novel were "The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well."[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ J. K. Rowling One-on-One: Part Two, available via Accio Quote
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Epilogue (Seventeen Years Later)
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