Rita Skeeter, "Harry Potter 3: The Prisoner of Azkaban"

One of the secrets of the great success of the epic about the adventures of Harry Potter was the ability of its author, Joan Rowling, to create multi-faceted and living characters. Potter characters are ambiguous, they are not absolutely good or absolutely bad. All of them have their own fears, dignities and shortcomings - that they are so close to readers.

In addition to a lot of positive and negative characters, in the epic "Harry Potter" there are also secondary characters. Like many real people, they are just trying to find their place under the sun, and preferably warmer. To do this, these characters are capable of doing different things.

Among these people and quick journalist Rita Skeeter. The heroine is the embodiment of all the negative that is in modern journalism. It is for this reason that Rita's character turned out so voluminous, bright and well remembered to readers, and later to the audience.

Scandalous reporter of the "Daily Prophet"

This is not young, but beautiful looking for her 43 years old journalist is always in search of a sensation. Therefore, an inseparable attribute of this woman is the feather pen.

This magical artifact is able to record the text that its owner dictates. Moreover, this feather seems to feel what Rita Skeeter thinks. During each interview, it writes exactly what the hardy journalist needs, and not what is actually said. That is why Rita Skeeter's only true article was written by her using her usual pen.

For years of work in journalism, Rita has developed her own corporate style of writing sensational articles. She takes truthful information and supplements it with fiction and gossip, quite often twisting facts and distorting the truth.

The main thing for this woman is that her publications are sensational. To get information, this quick journalist does not disdain any methods, she does not care about other people's feelings and fears. So, after Dumbledore's death, Rita Skeeter goes to an old woman who knew him, and with the help of a truth serum makes her tell everything she knew about the youth of the famous wizard.

Appearance of Rita Skeeter

If in the film Rita Skeeter was portrayed as an elegant lady with a cunning expression, the book version of this character was somewhat different. Appearance of this heroine in the book was more man-like. Rita Skeeter had a slightly prominent powerful jaw and strong hands. In addition, she had three golden teeth.

The journalist's invariable attachments, in addition to her magic pen, also had spectacles in a frame inlaid with stones - later it turned out to be just glass, - as well as a robe and a small lady's bag made of crocodile leather. It was the constant abode of a quick-writing pen.

The Mystery of Rita Skeeter

Despite the mountains of lies in their publications, Rita Skeeter for the basis of them almost always takes the truth, pretty badly twisting it. And to find out the truthful information, the journalist has her secret weapon - she is an animagus. In other words, this woman has the ability to turn into an insect and penetrate imperceptibly, wherever she likes.

About this her secret is not known to anyone, and although all animagi must be registered, Rita hides her ability. For a long time she succeeds in this, but, having started a quarrel with Hermione Granger, the journalist provoked the girl in search of dirt on herself. Comparing the facts and her observations, Hermione found out about the secret of the journalist and began to blackmail her, forcing him to stop writing libel in the press. And later she persuaded Skeeter to take a truthful interview with Harry Potter about the return of the Dark Lord. But after the fall of the Ministry of Magic and the coming of the supporters of the Dark Wizard, Rita again continued to write the old way.

Harry Potter, Rita Skeeter

Between Harry and Rita, the relationship did not work out right away. Deciding to interview the famous boy, she immediately began to distort the boy's words and attributed to him statements he did not say. Harry even tried to outrage, and after Dumbledore even interrupted the interview, but the reporter did not stop. Soon the paper published an article showing Harry completely different from the person he was.

A little later, Hermione Granger had the imprudence to tell witnesses everything that she thought about Rita Skeeter's work. To get even with her, the journalist published an article in which she portrayed Harry Potter and the Quidditch champion Victor Krum as victims of Hermione's love potion. The article said that Harry is in love with his girlfriend. Because of this, many Potter's fans became jealous of Hermione and sent her nasty letters.

The next article Rita Skeeter dedicated to Harry came out in a year. After the return of the Dark Lord, all the official publications were afraid to write the truth and called Harry a liar. Using compromising material, Hermione made Skeeter come to Potter and take a truthful interview with him.

Despite the fact that she had to write the truth for the first time, Skeeter did her work at the highest level. This proved that she is really a good journalist and, perhaps, she does not chase after sensations, would become an excellent reporter.

Articles by Rita Skeeter

Rita Skeeter placed her articles in various newspapers and magazines. But officially she worked in the editorial office of the "Daily Prophet", therefore, most of her sensational publications were published here.

She also collaborated with the publication "Witch's leisure." Here was an article by Rita Skeeter, accusing Hermione of using a love potion to get the attention of Harry Potter and Victor Krum.

Once the journalist wrote an article for the magazine "The Quibbler". The irony is that this is the only serious and truthful article by Rita Skeeter, although the magazine itself was known as a humorous publication.

During the Tournament of Three Wizards, the reporter actively covered it, as always, using her branded receivers.

After the victory over the Dark Lord, Rita was able to return to the editorial office and began working together with his wife Harry. There are two of her articles about the sport of this period. At the same time Rita Skeeter again distorted the facts, for which Jenny Potter was punished.

Books by Rita Skeeter

Being a rather talented writer, Rita also wrote books, despite all her shortcomings. It is known about her five works. All of them were biographies of famous people, although in fact they were collections of gossip and speculation.

The first book was the biography of Hogwarts director Armando Dippet. He held this post until Dumbledore.

Skeeter's next best seller was the biography of Dumbledore himself, published pretty soon after the death of the wizard. In this book, Rita played good on it. However, despite the lies, it was thanks to this publication that Harry and his friends could learn the secret of the Deathly Hallows.

Rita published her next book after the death of the Dark Lord. At that time, the truth about the exploit of Professor Snape became known, and Skeeter decided to use this and concocted the biography of the wizard, pretty savoring the gossip.

It is not known exactly when the journalist published the biography of Harry Potter.

Skeeter released the last known book, when Harry Potter became an adult - he was thirty-four. This publication was about the Dumbledore Order. Here she went through the biographies of most of its participants.

Miranda Richardson: an actress who played Rita Skeeter

As you know, all real actors like to play negative characters. Because it is these roles that make it possible to shine with all the facets of your talent. The famous British artist Miranda Richardson is no exception.

From the very childhood she dreamed of becoming an actress. There was a period when Miranda wanted to become a veterinarian, but the love of art took its toll.

Debuting in the movie, the actress pretty soon switched to television. In 1986 she was given the role of Queen Elizabeth I in the famous British television series Blackadder. The young actress liked the audience, and Miranda became a regular participant in the TV show along with Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie and many other famous comedians.

In parallel with the filming in the television series, Miranda Richardson played in the movie, too, though she was not given a big role, but that did not stop her from showing herself well. So, in the nineties she was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the film "Damage". In addition, during the same period, Richardson received two Golden Globes and one British Academy Award.

In the late nineties, the actress abruptly changed her role and began to play in the movie the role of villains. Especially bright were her characters in the films "Sleepy Hollow" and "Snow White".

In the first decade of the two thousandth Miranda Richardson focused on roles in the cinema, albeit small. After a series of not very well-known projects in 2005, Miranda was given a role in the epic "Harry Potter".

Her heroine was a scandalous journalist Rita Skeeter. The actress coped with her role with a cheer, creating a magnificent image on the screen. So after five years, she was again invited to play this character.

Today Miranda Richardson continues to be in demand in her profession, coping well with any roles, although most often directors like to invite her to costume films.

"Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban"

The third book about adventures of the boy-magician was published in 1999. The film, shot on it, was called "Harry Potter 3: The Prisoner of Azkaban." According to the writer herself, Joan Rowling, this is one of the best books in the series. And the only one in which the Dark Lord did not try to return.

The plot of the book

In the book and in the movie "Harry Potter 3: The Prisoner of Azkaban" tells about the third year of Harry's studies at Hogwarts. Arriving, as usual, to study, the boy is surprised by the increased security measures in the school. It turns out that this is due to an unprecedented incident - for the first time in history, a prisoner escaped from Azkaban prison, and not simple is Sirius Black. After all these years, he's back in the wild, and everyone thinks he's looking for a young Potter to kill him.

Over time, the boy learns the entire history of Sirius. It turns out that he was one of Harry's best friends. In total, the company had four friends: Professor Lupine, Sirius Black, James Potter and Peter Pettigrew. They were inseparable, and when the Dark Lord came to power, they began to fight against him. However, Sirius betrayed his friends and told the Dark Wizard where the Potters are hiding, and he himself killed Pettigrew. After learning about the villainy of Black, Harry dreams of meeting with him to get even.

The magical universe of Harry Potter has attracted readers and viewers for many years. Recently, its creator, Joan Rowling, has announced the release of new books from this series. So the whole world is looking forward to meeting with your favorite characters.