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|name=Vincent Crabbe |
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+ | |born=c. [[1980]], [[Great Britain]] |
|died=[[2 May]], [[1998]] (aged 17 - 18) <br />[[Room of Requirement]], [[Hogwarts Castle]] |
|died=[[2 May]], [[1998]] (aged 17 - 18) <br />[[Room of Requirement]], [[Hogwarts Castle]] |
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+ | |family=*[[Crabbe|Mr Crabbe]] (father) |
*[[Irma Crabbe]] (possibly) |
*[[Irma Crabbe]] (possibly) |
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+ | *[[Sirius Black]] (possibly) |
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*[[Inquisitorial Squad]] |
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*[[Draco Malfoy's gang]] |
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{{Quote|It's that Mudblood! AVADA KEDAVRA!|Crabbe attempts to kill [[Hermione Granger]] in his final duel.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
{{Quote|It's that Mudblood! AVADA KEDAVRA!|Crabbe attempts to kill [[Hermione Granger]] in his final duel.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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− | '''Vincent Crabbe''' ([[1979]] or [[1980]] – [[2 May]], [[1998]]) was a [[pure-blood]] [[Dark Wizard]], and the son of [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] [[Crabbe|Crabbe Sr.]] |
+ | '''Vincent Crabbe''' ([[1979]] or [[1980]] – [[2 May]], [[1998]]) was a [[pure-blood]] [[Dark Wizard]], and the son of [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] [[Crabbe|Crabbe Sr.]] Vincent Crabbe was also a student at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and a member of [[Slytherin]] House. Crabbe, and [[Gregory Goyle]] were rarely seen without their ringleader [[Draco Malfoy]]. While [[Dolores Umbridge]] was [[Headmaster|Headmistress]], he joined the [[Inquisitorial Squad]]. In his last year at Hogwarts, he became a [[Dark Wizard]], as he learned to cast powerful dark [[curses]], such as the [[Killing Curse|Killing]] and the [[Cruciatus Curse]]. He accidentally killed himself using [[Fiendfyre]] on [[2 May]] [[1998]], during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Hogwarts years=== |
===Hogwarts years=== |
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====First year==== |
====First year==== |
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− | [[File:The_Trio_(Crabbe,_Malfoy_and_Goyle)_1991b.JPG|thumb|left| |
+ | [[File:The_Trio_(Crabbe,_Malfoy_and_Goyle)_1991b.JPG|thumb|left|240px|Vincent Crabbe with [[Draco Malfoy]] and [[Gregory Goyle]].]] |
At the start of his [[1991–1992 school year|first year]], Crabbe was sorted into [[Slytherin]] [[Hogwarts Houses|House]], along with his friends [[Draco Malfoy]] and [[Gregory Goyle]], both of whom were also the sons of [[Death Eaters]]. [[Harry Potter]] noticed that Crabbe and Goyle seemed to act as bodyguards for Malfoy. When Draco challenged Harry to a [[duel]], he selected Crabbe as his Second, although the challenge was merely a ruse to get Harry in trouble for being out of bed after hours. |
At the start of his [[1991–1992 school year|first year]], Crabbe was sorted into [[Slytherin]] [[Hogwarts Houses|House]], along with his friends [[Draco Malfoy]] and [[Gregory Goyle]], both of whom were also the sons of [[Death Eaters]]. [[Harry Potter]] noticed that Crabbe and Goyle seemed to act as bodyguards for Malfoy. When Draco challenged Harry to a [[duel]], he selected Crabbe as his Second, although the challenge was merely a ruse to get Harry in trouble for being out of bed after hours. |
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====Second year==== |
====Second year==== |
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+ | [[File:Tumblr_m5rfvme2VS1qg1krko7_250.gif|thumb|225px|Crabbe and [[Goyle]] eating the cakes containing [[Sleeping Draught]] ]] |
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During the second opening of the [[Chamber of Secrets]], [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] tricked him and Goyle into eating cakes containing a [[Sleeping Draught|sleeping draught]] — by leaving the cakes on a banister, even though Crabbe and [[Gregory Goyle|Goyle]] had already eaten much more than their fill (which would explain his obesity). [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Harry Potter|Harry]] used hairs from Crabbe and [[Gregory Goyle|Goyle]] to impersonate them, as components of a [[Polyjuice Potion]], and spy on [[Malfoy]] in the [[Slytherin]] [[Common Room]] ([[Hermione]] did not go as [[Millicent Bulstrode]] because she had used cat hairs, thinking they were Millicent's hairs from her robes, transforming her partly into a cat). |
During the second opening of the [[Chamber of Secrets]], [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] tricked him and Goyle into eating cakes containing a [[Sleeping Draught|sleeping draught]] — by leaving the cakes on a banister, even though Crabbe and [[Gregory Goyle|Goyle]] had already eaten much more than their fill (which would explain his obesity). [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Harry Potter|Harry]] used hairs from Crabbe and [[Gregory Goyle|Goyle]] to impersonate them, as components of a [[Polyjuice Potion]], and spy on [[Malfoy]] in the [[Slytherin]] [[Common Room]] ([[Hermione]] did not go as [[Millicent Bulstrode]] because she had used cat hairs, thinking they were Millicent's hairs from her robes, transforming her partly into a cat). |
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====Third year==== |
====Third year==== |
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− | On the way to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] on his third year of education, Crabbe along with his friends stepped into [[Harry Potter]]'s compartment to bully him. However, they could not act on their wishes as the new [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[professor]], [[Remus Lupin]], was in the compartment, sleeping. Early in the school year it was quite clear that the [[Dementor]]s guarding Hogwarts from [[Sirius Black]] were feared by Harry, and so during a [[Quidditch]] match, Crabbe and his friends put their cloaks up and pretended to be [[Dementor]]s in an attempt to scare Harry, which it did and Harry cast a [[Patronus]] charm in response |
+ | [[File:904poagoyle.jpg|thumb|left|143px|Crabbe in his third year]]On the way to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] on his third year of education, Crabbe along with his friends stepped into [[Harry Potter]]'s compartment to bully him. However, they could not act on their wishes as the new [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[professor]], [[Remus Lupin]], was in the compartment, sleeping. Early in the school year it was quite clear that the [[Dementor]]s guarding Hogwarts from [[Sirius Black]] were feared by Harry, and so during a [[Quidditch]] match, Crabbe and his friends put their cloaks up and pretended to be [[Dementor]]s in an attempt to scare Harry, which it did and Harry cast a [[Patronus]] charm in response. Crabbe's attempts to scare Harry later in the year were foiled, as he had too much protection from students and staff. |
====Fourth year==== |
====Fourth year==== |
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====Fifth year==== |
====Fifth year==== |
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+ | {{Dialogue a-b-c|Goyle|My father reckons your aunt's a trouble maker, someone will teach her a lesson!|Susan|What do you want? Harry! Hermione, Ron hey! Please, help!|Crabbe|Aw look, they've come to save their ickle friend.|Crabbe and Goyle intimidate Susan.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)}} |
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In their [[1995–1996 school year|fifth year]], Crabbe and Goyle each became [[Beater]]s for the [[Slytherin Quidditch team]]. During the [[Slytherin]] vs. [[Gryffindor Quidditch team|Gryffindor]] [[Quidditch]] match, Crabbe sent a [[Bludger]] at Harry, angry because he caught the [[Golden Snitch|Snitch]] before Draco (the Seeker then) did. Harry got into a fight alongside [[George Weasley]] and got a lifetime ban from Quidditch, courtesy of [[Dolores Umbridge]]. Crabbe was happy about this; Harry Potter and George Weasley had their Quidditch bans lifted once Umbridge was removed from Hogwarts. |
In their [[1995–1996 school year|fifth year]], Crabbe and Goyle each became [[Beater]]s for the [[Slytherin Quidditch team]]. During the [[Slytherin]] vs. [[Gryffindor Quidditch team|Gryffindor]] [[Quidditch]] match, Crabbe sent a [[Bludger]] at Harry, angry because he caught the [[Golden Snitch|Snitch]] before Draco (the Seeker then) did. Harry got into a fight alongside [[George Weasley]] and got a lifetime ban from Quidditch, courtesy of [[Dolores Umbridge]]. Crabbe was happy about this; Harry Potter and George Weasley had their Quidditch bans lifted once Umbridge was removed from Hogwarts. |
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====Seventh year==== |
====Seventh year==== |
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− | {{Quote|We’re supposed to practise the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on people who’ve earned detentions… I refused to do it. Some people are into it, though; Crabbe and Goyle love it. First time they’ve ever been top in anything, I expect.|[[Neville Longbottom]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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During Crabbe's [[1996–1997 school year|seventh year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], two new professors were appointed; [[Amycus Carrow|Amycus]] and [[Alecto Carrow]]. Amycus was the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts|Dark Arts]] professor, while Alecto was the [[Muggle Studies]] professor. They both liked to punish students, torturing them; they also ordered the other students to torture the punished ones with the [[Cruciatus Curse]]; it is noted that Crabbe and Goyle were among the few ones who loved it. It was also the very first time they got top grades in something. |
During Crabbe's [[1996–1997 school year|seventh year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], two new professors were appointed; [[Amycus Carrow|Amycus]] and [[Alecto Carrow]]. Amycus was the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts|Dark Arts]] professor, while Alecto was the [[Muggle Studies]] professor. They both liked to punish students, torturing them; they also ordered the other students to torture the punished ones with the [[Cruciatus Curse]]; it is noted that Crabbe and Goyle were among the few ones who loved it. It was also the very first time they got top grades in something. |
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====Battle of Hogwarts and death==== |
====Battle of Hogwarts and death==== |
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+ | {{Dialogue a-b-a|Draco Malfoy|STOP! [[Tom Riddle|The Dark Lord]] wants him alive —|Vincent Crabbe|So? I’m not killing him, am I? But if I can, I will, the Dark Lord wants him dead anyway, what’s the diff — ? It’s that [[Hermione Granger|Mudblood]]! ''[[Killing Curse|Avada Kedavra]]''!|Don’t kill him! DON’T KILL HIM!|[[Draco Malfoy]] screaming at Crabbe while he tries to curse [[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Crabbe, Goyle and Malfoy stayed at Hogwarts and they ambushed Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the [[Room of Requirement]]. It turned out that Crabbe had become a competent Dark wizard, thanks to the coaching of the Death Eater [[Amycus Carrow]], seeing that he was capable of performing [[Killing Curse|Avada Kedavra]], which was claimed by [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] (while posing as [[Alastor Moody]]) to require a "powerful bit of magic behind it." It, like all the [[Unforgivable Curses]], also needed, as Harry himself proved with Bellatrix, a genuine desire to injure, maim or kill behind it to be effective, and Crabbe frequently demonstrated this level of malevolence. |
During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Crabbe, Goyle and Malfoy stayed at Hogwarts and they ambushed Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the [[Room of Requirement]]. It turned out that Crabbe had become a competent Dark wizard, thanks to the coaching of the Death Eater [[Amycus Carrow]], seeing that he was capable of performing [[Killing Curse|Avada Kedavra]], which was claimed by [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] (while posing as [[Alastor Moody]]) to require a "powerful bit of magic behind it." It, like all the [[Unforgivable Curses]], also needed, as Harry himself proved with Bellatrix, a genuine desire to injure, maim or kill behind it to be effective, and Crabbe frequently demonstrated this level of malevolence. |
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+ | [[File:Tumblr_lq5athBeOT1r0jmzdo4_250.gif|frame|left|The [[Fiendfyre]] in the [[Room of Requirement]] caused by Crabbe.]] |
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− | {{Dialogue a-b|Draco Malfoy|C-Crabbe... C-Crabbe...|Ron Weasley|He's dead.|[[Draco Malfoy]] and [[Ron Weasley]] after Crabbe's death.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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− | [[File:Fiendfyregoyle.jpg|thumb|284px|Crabbe's [[Fiendfyre]], conjured by [[Gregory Goyle]] in the film after Crabbe's replacement by [[Blaise Zabini]].]] |
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Initially, Harry mocked Crabbe and the others, thinking they were merely here to make fools of themselves in an attempt to capture Harry himself. However, when Crabbe aimed to kill, Harry was greatly infuriated. For the first time, Crabbe defied Draco, stating "you an' [[Lucius Malfoy|yer dad]] are finished," implying a great deal of knowledge regarding the Malfoy family's falling out of favour with Voldemort. In the end, Crabbe conjured [[Fiendfyre]] to kill the trio, but as he failed to learn how to stop it, it apparently killed him and destroyed the entire Room of Requirement before he could escape. His death is not seen by any of the students who escaped, except for Malfoy and Goyle, and it is presumed that it killed him by the others, as no one saw him exit the room. Ironically, his use of Fiendfyre also destroyed [[Ravenclaw's diadem]], one of Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es, due to the sheer destructive power of the spell. Ron reflected that such an action might have made him feel sorry for Crabbe's death if he hadn't been trying to kill them when he used it. |
Initially, Harry mocked Crabbe and the others, thinking they were merely here to make fools of themselves in an attempt to capture Harry himself. However, when Crabbe aimed to kill, Harry was greatly infuriated. For the first time, Crabbe defied Draco, stating "you an' [[Lucius Malfoy|yer dad]] are finished," implying a great deal of knowledge regarding the Malfoy family's falling out of favour with Voldemort. In the end, Crabbe conjured [[Fiendfyre]] to kill the trio, but as he failed to learn how to stop it, it apparently killed him and destroyed the entire Room of Requirement before he could escape. His death is not seen by any of the students who escaped, except for Malfoy and Goyle, and it is presumed that it killed him by the others, as no one saw him exit the room. Ironically, his use of Fiendfyre also destroyed [[Ravenclaw's diadem]], one of Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es, due to the sheer destructive power of the spell. Ron reflected that such an action might have made him feel sorry for Crabbe's death if he hadn't been trying to kill them when he used it. |
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{{Dialogue a-b|Angelina Johnson|...I was always surprised [[Peregrine Derrick|Derrick]] and [[Lucian Bole|Bole]] managed to find their way onto the pitch without signposts.|Harry Potter|Crabbe and Goyle are in the same mould.|Angelina and Harry before the first Quidditch match of the season|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
{{Dialogue a-b|Angelina Johnson|...I was always surprised [[Peregrine Derrick|Derrick]] and [[Lucian Bole|Bole]] managed to find their way onto the pitch without signposts.|Harry Potter|Crabbe and Goyle are in the same mould.|Angelina and Harry before the first Quidditch match of the season|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
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+ | [[File:Vincent_Crabbe_in_1996.JPG|thumb|213px|[[Vincent Crabbe]] in [[1996]].]] |
− | Crabbe is entirely lacking in introspection or inquisitiveness, and is very greedy and gluttonous, eating at the feasts for longer than anyone and leaving with large loads of cakes to still be eaten. He could be described as enormously fat and pig-like, like [[Dudley Dursley]], but even more thuggish and stupid. Despite his large frame, Crabbe has a surprisingly soft voice, though he |
+ | Crabbe is entirely lacking in introspection or inquisitiveness, and is very greedy and gluttonous, eating at the feasts for longer than anyone and leaving with large loads of cakes to still be eaten. He could be described as enormously fat and pig-like, like [[Dudley Dursley]], but even more thuggish and stupid. Despite his large frame, Crabbe has a surprisingly soft voice, though he speaks so rarely that Harry never noted his tone of voice until Crabbe's last battle. Crabbe seems unable to make up his own mind or to see things his own way; he is generally told what to do. Nonetheless he is depicted as slightly more intelligent than Goyle and in [[1996]] he seems to quarrel with Malfoy for the first time, for a reward. |
− | His and Goyle's personalities are sometimes questioned by some readers, as Slytherins are typically described as "cunning", though the fact they were sorted into Slytherin may have to do with having a desire for power and their belief in [[blood purity]], which are often considered another Slytherin trait. His belief is so strong, in fact, that he attempted to murder [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] for being a muggle-born and blood traitor, respectively. It is also possible that they do not fit into the other houses as well as they fit into Slytherin, or that they requested the [[Sorting Hat]] to specifically place them there as Harry and Hermione did for [[Gryffindor]]. |
+ | His and Goyle's personalities are sometimes questioned by some readers, as Slytherins are typically described as "cunning", though the fact they were sorted into Slytherin may have to do with having a desire for power and their belief in [[blood purity]], which are often considered another Slytherin trait. His belief is so strong, in fact, that he attempted to murder [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] for being a muggle-born and blood traitor, respectively. It is also possible that they do not fit into the other houses as well as they fit into Slytherin, or that they requested the [[Sorting Hat]] to specifically place them there as Harry and Hermione did for [[Gryffindor]]. When Crabbe played Beater for the [[Slytherin Quidditch Team]], he showed poor sportsmanship, as he sent a Bludger at Harry after the Snitch had already been caught during the 1995-1996 Quidditch match between Slytherin and Gryffindor. |
Near the presumed end of his life, Crabbe proved to be a deadly dark wizard, being able to use powerful curses. He also seemed to change for the worse, as he defied Draco knowing that the Malfoy clan has lost its influence and prestige in both the wizarding world and Voldemort's eyes and that nothing can be gained from being affiliated with them anymore, and was not above torturing and killing fellow students. This differentiates him from Draco, who came to realise that he delved deeper into the Dark Arts than he wanted, while Crabbe was clearly enjoying the power and sadistic cruelty. However, he also became reckless, and neglected the potency of his Dark Arts, releasing cursed flames to incinerate his opponents that he couldn't control, which led to his demise. |
Near the presumed end of his life, Crabbe proved to be a deadly dark wizard, being able to use powerful curses. He also seemed to change for the worse, as he defied Draco knowing that the Malfoy clan has lost its influence and prestige in both the wizarding world and Voldemort's eyes and that nothing can be gained from being affiliated with them anymore, and was not above torturing and killing fellow students. This differentiates him from Draco, who came to realise that he delved deeper into the Dark Arts than he wanted, while Crabbe was clearly enjoying the power and sadistic cruelty. However, he also became reckless, and neglected the potency of his Dark Arts, releasing cursed flames to incinerate his opponents that he couldn't control, which led to his demise. |
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==Magical abilities and skills== |
==Magical abilities and skills== |
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− | [[File:Vincent_Crabbe's_Wand.jpg|thumb|Vincent Crabbe's wand]] |
+ | [[File:Vincent_Crabbe's_Wand.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Vincent Crabbe's wand]] |
{{Quote| ''[...]'' Crabbe and Goyle love it. First time they've ever been top in anything, I expect.|[[Neville Longbottom]] on Vincent Crabbe's and Gregory Goyle's affinity for the Cruciatus Curse. |Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
{{Quote| ''[...]'' Crabbe and Goyle love it. First time they've ever been top in anything, I expect.|[[Neville Longbottom]] on Vincent Crabbe's and Gregory Goyle's affinity for the Cruciatus Curse. |Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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− | *'''[[Quidditch]]''': Crabbe played Beater for the [[Slytherin Quidditch Team]]. He was chosen for his size and strength rather than skill |
+ | *'''[[Quidditch]]''': Crabbe played Beater for the [[Slytherin Quidditch Team]]. He was chosen for his size and strength rather than skill. |
− | *'''[[Dark Arts]]''': By 1998, Crabbe was skilled with Dark spells, such as the [[Cruciatus Curse |
+ | *'''[[Dark Arts]]''': By 1998, Crabbe was skilled with Dark spells, such as the [[Cruciatus Curse]], the [[Killing Curse]], and the [[Fiendfyre]] conjuration. However, when he released the latter in the [[Room of Requirement]], it killed him, due to his miscalculation of its potency. |
*'''[[Duel]]ling''': Crabbe was better than Goyle in duels<ref>As shown in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''</ref>. Whenever Goyle lost a duel, Crabbe went to cover him, and was almost as good as [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]]. |
*'''[[Duel]]ling''': Crabbe was better than Goyle in duels<ref>As shown in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''</ref>. Whenever Goyle lost a duel, Crabbe went to cover him, and was almost as good as [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]]. |
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*'''[[Charms]]''': Crabbe was able to perfom the ''[[Descendo]]'' spell which likely causes any targeted object to move downwards. It was also implied that he, [[Draco Malfoy]], and [[Gregory Goyle]] were able to cast the [[Disillusionment Charm]]. |
*'''[[Charms]]''': Crabbe was able to perfom the ''[[Descendo]]'' spell which likely causes any targeted object to move downwards. It was also implied that he, [[Draco Malfoy]], and [[Gregory Goyle]] were able to cast the [[Disillusionment Charm]]. |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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− | [[File:Crabbe_tries_to_pull_up_his_pants.jpg|thumb|200px|Crabbe as Harry |
+ | [[File:Crabbe_tries_to_pull_up_his_pants.jpg|thumb|200px|Crabbe as Harry pulls down his pants.]] |
− | [[File:Crabbe_with_a_spider_on_his_fat_head.jpg|thumb|200px| |
+ | [[File:Crabbe_with_a_spider_on_his_fat_head.jpg|thumb|200px|Vincent Crabbe as he is made fun of in class by [[Alastor Moody]].]] |
*Vincent Crabbe was portrayed in [[Harry Potter films|film adaptations]] of the ''Harry Potter ''[[Harry Potter books|series]] by [[Great Britain|British]] actor, [[Jamie Waylett]]. |
*Vincent Crabbe was portrayed in [[Harry Potter films|film adaptations]] of the ''Harry Potter ''[[Harry Potter books|series]] by [[Great Britain|British]] actor, [[Jamie Waylett]]. |
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− | *In the books Crabbe is generally portrayed |
+ | *In the books, Crabbe is generally portrayed as being more intelligent than Goyle but in the films it seems to be the other way around. |
*He is portrayed as a more comedic character in the films, the shorter and fatter of Malfoy's bodyguards. The more comedic punishments for the Slytherins' wrongdoing seem to go to him. In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|fourth film]], when Malfoy is turned into a ferret by Bartemius Crouch Jr., masquerading as Mad-Eye Moody, the ferret is thrown into Crabbe's trousers, clawing away at his legs. Jamie Waylett who plays Crabbe had to wear two pairs of trousers so that the ferret did not cause any injury, earlier in the film the spider was thrown on to Crabbe's head and he groans out of disgust and fear. Indeed, in the film adaptation of the third novel, Harry is messing with Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle while under his invisibility cloak, under the pretense of being a vicious ghost, he pulls down Crabbe's trousers and kicks him on his backside when Crabbe tries and fails to pull them back up. Malfoy runs away screaming, and he pushes Crabbe down again, who is struggling to get to his feet and pull up his trousers. He eventually gets up and has to crawl away from the scene, trousers forgotten, and his underpants and legs showing. In the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|original novel]], Harry had thrown mud at the threesome and thrown a tree branch at Crabbe. This scene was relived somewhat in the fifth film, albeit that it was Fred and George Weasley who caused the mayhem. The fireworks set off by the Weasley twins target the Slytherin threesome. One particularly overambitious firework goes after Goyle, who pushes it away. It chases after Crabbe, who is running, yelling, away. The firework is ultimately too fast, and it shoves his backside, reminiscent of the kicking scene. In the second film, when the school is cheering for Rubeus Hagrid, Crabbe gets up to cheer, but is pulled down by Malfoy looking embarrassed. Another somewhat comedic portrayal of Crabbe is in the third film, in which Malfoy, Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, Pike and other Slytherins imitate Dementors with hoods and robes. Crabbe imitates a Dementor like the others, but has neither hood nor robe on, and therefore doesn't even slightly resemble a Dementor. There is also the end of the second movie, while everyone is clapping at Hagrid being back, Crabbe joins in, before being stopped by Draco. |
*He is portrayed as a more comedic character in the films, the shorter and fatter of Malfoy's bodyguards. The more comedic punishments for the Slytherins' wrongdoing seem to go to him. In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|fourth film]], when Malfoy is turned into a ferret by Bartemius Crouch Jr., masquerading as Mad-Eye Moody, the ferret is thrown into Crabbe's trousers, clawing away at his legs. Jamie Waylett who plays Crabbe had to wear two pairs of trousers so that the ferret did not cause any injury, earlier in the film the spider was thrown on to Crabbe's head and he groans out of disgust and fear. Indeed, in the film adaptation of the third novel, Harry is messing with Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle while under his invisibility cloak, under the pretense of being a vicious ghost, he pulls down Crabbe's trousers and kicks him on his backside when Crabbe tries and fails to pull them back up. Malfoy runs away screaming, and he pushes Crabbe down again, who is struggling to get to his feet and pull up his trousers. He eventually gets up and has to crawl away from the scene, trousers forgotten, and his underpants and legs showing. In the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|original novel]], Harry had thrown mud at the threesome and thrown a tree branch at Crabbe. This scene was relived somewhat in the fifth film, albeit that it was Fred and George Weasley who caused the mayhem. The fireworks set off by the Weasley twins target the Slytherin threesome. One particularly overambitious firework goes after Goyle, who pushes it away. It chases after Crabbe, who is running, yelling, away. The firework is ultimately too fast, and it shoves his backside, reminiscent of the kicking scene. In the second film, when the school is cheering for Rubeus Hagrid, Crabbe gets up to cheer, but is pulled down by Malfoy looking embarrassed. Another somewhat comedic portrayal of Crabbe is in the third film, in which Malfoy, Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, Pike and other Slytherins imitate Dementors with hoods and robes. Crabbe imitates a Dementor like the others, but has neither hood nor robe on, and therefore doesn't even slightly resemble a Dementor. There is also the end of the second movie, while everyone is clapping at Hagrid being back, Crabbe joins in, before being stopped by Draco. |
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− | *Crabbe does not appear in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', and his role is taken by Goyle, who casts the Fiendfyre and dies in his place. Goyle's role in the book is replaced by Blaise's. This is because on [[7 April]] [[2009]] Crabbe's actor ([[Jamie Waylett]]) and another man [[Jamie Waylett#Drug accusations|were arrested for cannabis possession]] and later tried and sentenced to community work. There is no mention of him or his fate in Part 2. This was the same in the video game adaptation and ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''. |
+ | *Crabbe does not appear in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', and his role is taken by Goyle, who casts the Fiendfyre and dies in his place. Goyle's role in the book is replaced by Blaise's. This is because on [[7 April]] [[2009]] Crabbe's actor ([[Jamie Waylett]]) and another man [[Jamie Waylett#Drug accusations|were arrested for cannabis possession]] and later tried and sentenced to community work. There is no mention of him or his fate in Part 2. (Instead of Crabbe, Goyle is the one dying in the movie). This was the same in the video game adaptation and ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''. |
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Crabbe is seen in Slughorn's Potions class. However, it is stated in the book that Crabbe and Goyle failed to advance to N.E.W.T.-level potions. |
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Crabbe is seen in Slughorn's Potions class. However, it is stated in the book that Crabbe and Goyle failed to advance to N.E.W.T.-level potions. |
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*Vincent Crabbe's LEGO minifigure in set 4735 features Ronald Weasley's face on the flip side to show that it is actually Ron, disguised by Polyjuice Potion.<ref name="lhpcharacters">''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]'', Page 53 ("Vincent Crabbe: Undercover Gryffindor")</ref> |
*Vincent Crabbe's LEGO minifigure in set 4735 features Ronald Weasley's face on the flip side to show that it is actually Ron, disguised by Polyjuice Potion.<ref name="lhpcharacters">''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]'', Page 53 ("Vincent Crabbe: Undercover Gryffindor")</ref> |
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- "It's that Mudblood! AVADA KEDAVRA!"
- — Crabbe attempts to kill Hermione Granger in his final duel.[src]
Vincent Crabbe (1979 or 1980 – 2 May, 1998) was a pure-blood Dark Wizard, and the son of Death Eater Crabbe Sr. Vincent Crabbe was also a student at Hogwarts and a member of Slytherin House. Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle were rarely seen without their ringleader Draco Malfoy. While Dolores Umbridge was Headmistress, he joined the Inquisitorial Squad. In his last year at Hogwarts, he became a Dark Wizard, as he learned to cast powerful dark curses, such as the Killing and the Cruciatus Curse. He accidentally killed himself using Fiendfyre on 2 May 1998, during the Battle of Hogwarts.
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Biography
Early life
Vincent Crabbe was born into the pure-blood Crabbe family. His father, Mr. Crabbe, was a Death Eater. This likely influenced his son's prejudice against Muggle-borns and other non pure-bloods. Vincent was related, in some way, to Irma Black.
Hogwarts years
First year
At the start of his first year, Crabbe was sorted into Slytherin House, along with his friends Draco Malfoy and Gregory Goyle, both of whom were also the sons of Death Eaters. Harry Potter noticed that Crabbe and Goyle seemed to act as bodyguards for Malfoy. When Draco challenged Harry to a duel, he selected Crabbe as his Second, although the challenge was merely a ruse to get Harry in trouble for being out of bed after hours.
Second year
During the second opening of the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger tricked him and Goyle into eating cakes containing a sleeping draught — by leaving the cakes on a banister, even though Crabbe and Goyle had already eaten much more than their fill (which would explain his obesity). Ron and Harry used hairs from Crabbe and Goyle to impersonate them, as components of a Polyjuice Potion, and spy on Malfoy in the Slytherin Common Room (Hermione did not go as Millicent Bulstrode because she had used cat hairs, thinking they were Millicent's hairs from her robes, transforming her partly into a cat).
Third year
On the way to Hogwarts on his third year of education, Crabbe along with his friends stepped into Harry Potter's compartment to bully him. However, they could not act on their wishes as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Remus Lupin, was in the compartment, sleeping. Early in the school year it was quite clear that the Dementors guarding Hogwarts from Sirius Black were feared by Harry, and so during a Quidditch match, Crabbe and his friends put their cloaks up and pretended to be Dementors in an attempt to scare Harry, which it did and Harry cast a Patronus charm in response. Crabbe's attempts to scare Harry later in the year were foiled, as he had too much protection from students and staff.
Fourth year
In the 1994-1995 school year, the Triwizard Tournament was held at Hogwarts school. After Harry Potter became a champion alongside Cedric Diggory, Crabbe, Goyle and Malfoy passed out badges that could be made to read Potter Stinks, and taunted Harry regularly, such as commenting that he was betting Harry wouldn't last more than a few minutes with the dragons. At the end of the year, Harry was almost killed by Lord Voldemort, and saw that Crabbe's father was a Death Eater.
Fifth year
- Goyle: "My father reckons your aunt's a trouble maker, someone will teach her a lesson!"
- Susan: "What do you want? Harry! Hermione, Ron hey! Please, help!"
- Crabbe: "Aw look, they've come to save their ickle friend."
- — Crabbe and Goyle intimidate Susan.[src]
In their fifth year, Crabbe and Goyle each became Beaters for the Slytherin Quidditch team. During the Slytherin vs. Gryffindor Quidditch match, Crabbe sent a Bludger at Harry, angry because he caught the Snitch before Draco (the Seeker then) did. Harry got into a fight alongside George Weasley and got a lifetime ban from Quidditch, courtesy of Dolores Umbridge. Crabbe was happy about this; Harry Potter and George Weasley had their Quidditch bans lifted once Umbridge was removed from Hogwarts.
After Harry caused the arrest of Crabbe's father, Mr. Crabbe and Lucius Malfoy, Malfoy's father, they attempted to ambush him on the Hogwarts Express, but were jinxed so thoroughly and variously by members of the D.A. that they were transfigured into large slugs. A similar event had occurred at the end of the previous year, when Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, and George all used different hexes on them on the train.
Sixth year
During the 1996–1997 school year, Malfoy had him and Goyle turn into girls via Polyjuice Potion, to be able to guard the Room of Requirement while Malfoy was repairing the Vanishing Cabinet inside. Whenever someone walked by, Crabbe or Goyle would drop an object, making a loud noise that would alert Malfoy not to come out. Crabbe was displeased at being made to do this, especially since Malfoy refused to tell him what he was doing inside. Once, Crabbe started to argue with Malfoy about this.
At the end of the school year, he and Goyle were left feeling lonely, after their leader and friend Draco Malfoy left the school just before the end of the term.
Seventh year
During Crabbe's seventh year at Hogwarts, two new professors were appointed; Amycus and Alecto Carrow. Amycus was the Dark Arts professor, while Alecto was the Muggle Studies professor. They both liked to punish students, torturing them; they also ordered the other students to torture the punished ones with the Cruciatus Curse; it is noted that Crabbe and Goyle were among the few ones who loved it. It was also the very first time they got top grades in something.
Battle of Hogwarts and death
- Draco Malfoy: "STOP! The Dark Lord wants him alive —"
- Vincent Crabbe: "So? I’m not killing him, am I? But if I can, I will, the Dark Lord wants him dead anyway, what’s the diff — ? It’s that Mudblood! Avada Kedavra!"
- Draco Malfoy: "Don’t kill him! DON’T KILL HIM!"
- — Draco Malfoy screaming at Crabbe while he tries to curse Harry Potter and Hermione Granger[src]
During the Battle of Hogwarts, Crabbe, Goyle and Malfoy stayed at Hogwarts and they ambushed Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the Room of Requirement. It turned out that Crabbe had become a competent Dark wizard, thanks to the coaching of the Death Eater Amycus Carrow, seeing that he was capable of performing Avada Kedavra, which was claimed by Barty Crouch Jr. (while posing as Alastor Moody) to require a "powerful bit of magic behind it." It, like all the Unforgivable Curses, also needed, as Harry himself proved with Bellatrix, a genuine desire to injure, maim or kill behind it to be effective, and Crabbe frequently demonstrated this level of malevolence.
Initially, Harry mocked Crabbe and the others, thinking they were merely here to make fools of themselves in an attempt to capture Harry himself. However, when Crabbe aimed to kill, Harry was greatly infuriated. For the first time, Crabbe defied Draco, stating "you an' yer dad are finished," implying a great deal of knowledge regarding the Malfoy family's falling out of favour with Voldemort. In the end, Crabbe conjured Fiendfyre to kill the trio, but as he failed to learn how to stop it, it apparently killed him and destroyed the entire Room of Requirement before he could escape. His death is not seen by any of the students who escaped, except for Malfoy and Goyle, and it is presumed that it killed him by the others, as no one saw him exit the room. Ironically, his use of Fiendfyre also destroyed Ravenclaw's diadem, one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, due to the sheer destructive power of the spell. Ron reflected that such an action might have made him feel sorry for Crabbe's death if he hadn't been trying to kill them when he used it.
Physical description
Crabbe is large and very fat, with a thick neck. He has gorilla-like arms and a flat nose, and wears a pudding bowl-style haircut. He is very mean and very stupid, which makes him little more than a "follower" of Malfoy. However, in spite of his overweight, fat physique, he is an avid runner, as shown when he, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Malfoy and Goyle were running away from the Fiendfyre. Crabbe is told to have outstripped the rest of them, even Harry, who is very quick.
Personality and traits
Crabbe is entirely lacking in introspection or inquisitiveness, and is very greedy and gluttonous, eating at the feasts for longer than anyone and leaving with large loads of cakes to still be eaten. He could be described as enormously fat and pig-like, like Dudley Dursley, but even more thuggish and stupid. Despite his large frame, Crabbe has a surprisingly soft voice, though he speaks so rarely that Harry never noted his tone of voice until Crabbe's last battle. Crabbe seems unable to make up his own mind or to see things his own way; he is generally told what to do. Nonetheless he is depicted as slightly more intelligent than Goyle and in 1996 he seems to quarrel with Malfoy for the first time, for a reward.
His and Goyle's personalities are sometimes questioned by some readers, as Slytherins are typically described as "cunning", though the fact they were sorted into Slytherin may have to do with having a desire for power and their belief in blood purity, which are often considered another Slytherin trait. His belief is so strong, in fact, that he attempted to murder Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley for being a muggle-born and blood traitor, respectively. It is also possible that they do not fit into the other houses as well as they fit into Slytherin, or that they requested the Sorting Hat to specifically place them there as Harry and Hermione did for Gryffindor. When Crabbe played Beater for the Slytherin Quidditch Team, he showed poor sportsmanship, as he sent a Bludger at Harry after the Snitch had already been caught during the 1995-1996 Quidditch match between Slytherin and Gryffindor.
Near the presumed end of his life, Crabbe proved to be a deadly dark wizard, being able to use powerful curses. He also seemed to change for the worse, as he defied Draco knowing that the Malfoy clan has lost its influence and prestige in both the wizarding world and Voldemort's eyes and that nothing can be gained from being affiliated with them anymore, and was not above torturing and killing fellow students. This differentiates him from Draco, who came to realise that he delved deeper into the Dark Arts than he wanted, while Crabbe was clearly enjoying the power and sadistic cruelty. However, he also became reckless, and neglected the potency of his Dark Arts, releasing cursed flames to incinerate his opponents that he couldn't control, which led to his demise.
Magical abilities and skills
- " [...] Crabbe and Goyle love it. First time they've ever been top in anything, I expect."
- — Neville Longbottom on Vincent Crabbe's and Gregory Goyle's affinity for the Cruciatus Curse. [src]
- Quidditch: Crabbe played Beater for the Slytherin Quidditch Team. He was chosen for his size and strength rather than skill.
- Dark Arts: By 1998, Crabbe was skilled with Dark spells, such as the Cruciatus Curse, the Killing Curse, and the Fiendfyre conjuration. However, when he released the latter in the Room of Requirement, it killed him, due to his miscalculation of its potency.
- Duelling: Crabbe was better than Goyle in duels[4]. Whenever Goyle lost a duel, Crabbe went to cover him, and was almost as good as Malfoy.
- Charms: Crabbe was able to perfom the Descendo spell which likely causes any targeted object to move downwards. It was also implied that he, Draco Malfoy, and Gregory Goyle were able to cast the Disillusionment Charm.
Etymology
- Vincent means "conqueror" or "victor."
- His last name is probably a variation of crab, a small, round crustacean with two large claws in front, or informal English for a grumpy person.
Behind the scenes
- Vincent Crabbe was portrayed in film adaptations of the Harry Potter series by British actor, Jamie Waylett.
- In the books, Crabbe is generally portrayed as being more intelligent than Goyle but in the films it seems to be the other way around.
- He is portrayed as a more comedic character in the films, the shorter and fatter of Malfoy's bodyguards. The more comedic punishments for the Slytherins' wrongdoing seem to go to him. In the fourth film, when Malfoy is turned into a ferret by Bartemius Crouch Jr., masquerading as Mad-Eye Moody, the ferret is thrown into Crabbe's trousers, clawing away at his legs. Jamie Waylett who plays Crabbe had to wear two pairs of trousers so that the ferret did not cause any injury, earlier in the film the spider was thrown on to Crabbe's head and he groans out of disgust and fear. Indeed, in the film adaptation of the third novel, Harry is messing with Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle while under his invisibility cloak, under the pretense of being a vicious ghost, he pulls down Crabbe's trousers and kicks him on his backside when Crabbe tries and fails to pull them back up. Malfoy runs away screaming, and he pushes Crabbe down again, who is struggling to get to his feet and pull up his trousers. He eventually gets up and has to crawl away from the scene, trousers forgotten, and his underpants and legs showing. In the original novel, Harry had thrown mud at the threesome and thrown a tree branch at Crabbe. This scene was relived somewhat in the fifth film, albeit that it was Fred and George Weasley who caused the mayhem. The fireworks set off by the Weasley twins target the Slytherin threesome. One particularly overambitious firework goes after Goyle, who pushes it away. It chases after Crabbe, who is running, yelling, away. The firework is ultimately too fast, and it shoves his backside, reminiscent of the kicking scene. In the second film, when the school is cheering for Rubeus Hagrid, Crabbe gets up to cheer, but is pulled down by Malfoy looking embarrassed. Another somewhat comedic portrayal of Crabbe is in the third film, in which Malfoy, Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, Pike and other Slytherins imitate Dementors with hoods and robes. Crabbe imitates a Dementor like the others, but has neither hood nor robe on, and therefore doesn't even slightly resemble a Dementor. There is also the end of the second movie, while everyone is clapping at Hagrid being back, Crabbe joins in, before being stopped by Draco.
- Crabbe does not appear in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, and his role is taken by Goyle, who casts the Fiendfyre and dies in his place. Goyle's role in the book is replaced by Blaise's. This is because on 7 April 2009 Crabbe's actor (Jamie Waylett) and another man were arrested for cannabis possession and later tried and sentenced to community work. There is no mention of him or his fate in Part 2. (Instead of Crabbe, Goyle is the one dying in the movie). This was the same in the video game adaptation and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Crabbe is seen in Slughorn's Potions class. However, it is stated in the book that Crabbe and Goyle failed to advance to N.E.W.T.-level potions.
- Vincent Crabbe's LEGO minifigure in set 4735 features Ronald Weasley's face on the flip side to show that it is actually Ron, disguised by Polyjuice Potion.[5]
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) (Except in Xbox/Gamecube Version)
- 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 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
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World (Ronald Weasley, disguised via Polyjuice Potion)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter LEGO Sets
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and Me
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ Leaky Cauldron: J.K. Rowling Webchat 30 July 2007
- ↑ As shown in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World, Page 53 ("Vincent Crabbe: Undercover Gryffindor")