- "Hermione and Millicent Bulstrode were still moving; Millicent had Hermione in a headlock and Hermione was whimpering in pain; both their wands lay forgotten on the floor. Harry leapt forward and pulled Millicent off. It was difficult: She was a lot bigger than he was."
- —Millicent engaged in a practise duel[src]
Millicent Bulstrode (b. 1979/1980) was a half-blood[7] witch. She began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Slytherin House in 1991.[5] In her fifth year she became a member of the short-lived Inquisitorial Squad led by Dolores Umbridge.[6]
Biography[]
Early life[]
Millicent Bulstrode was born sometime between 1 September 1979and 31 August 1980 into the pure-blooded, Sacred Twenty-EightBulstrode family, though was herself a half-blood.[8][2] She may have been related to Violetta Black (née Bulstrode) wife of Cygnus Black II, and therefore related to the Lestrange, Malfoy, and Tonks families.
Hogwarts years[]
First year[]
Millicent and her classmates during their Sorting Millicent started her education at Hogwarts in 1991. Prior to the school year, she likely purchased her equipment from Diagon Alley, and brought her cat with her on the Hogwarts Express. During the Welcoming Feast, Millicent was sorted into the house of Slytherinwhose head at the time was Severus Snape. She would share a dormitory with the other Slytherin girls, Pansy Parkinson, Tracey Davis, Daphne Greengrass, and Lily Moon.
Second year[1][]
- "I've already got mine. Millicent Bulstrode, Slytherin."
- —Hermione Granger on whose form she will take under Polyjuice Potion[src]
In 1992 Hogwarts became under threat from the re-opened Chamber of Secrets and the basilisk it contained inside. As a precaution, students were taught how to duel. Millicent and Hermione Granger were paired together during the short-lived Duelling Club. Their duel spiralled into a physical brawl, with Millicent holding Hermione in a headlock, in spite of the standard "no contact" rule in duelling. Hermione's friend, Harry Potter, came to her rescue, breaking the two girls up.
Hermione later used hair from this incident to try to assume Millicent's form with Polyjuice Potion, as the real Millicent went home for Christmas. However, the hair she obtained turned out to be that of Millicent's cat and her transformation unintentionally took the place of her cat, resulting in Hermione spending some time in the Hospital Wing.[10]
Third and fourth years[2][]
Little is known about Millicent during her third and Fourth years.
Fifth year[3][]
- "The Inquisitorial Squad, Granger. A select group of students who are supportive of the Ministry of Magic, hand-picked by Professor Umbridge. Anyway, members of the Inquisitorial Squad do have the power to dock points [...] "
- —Draco Malfoy regarding the Inquisitorial Squad members and their powers[src]
[4]The Inquisitorial Squad, to which Millicent belonged In 1996, Millicent was one of the students of the Slytherin-dominated Inquisitorial Squad an organisation started by then-headmistress Dolores Umbridge to silence all opposition to Ministry of Magicactivities at Hogwarts. She was one of the students who caught Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, and Luna Lovegood, who were attempting to use the Floo Network in Umbridge's office to find out if Sirius Black had been attacked in the Department of Mysteries. Particularly, she helped in holding down Hermione.[6]
Sixth year[]
In Millicent's sixth year she had lost her former power of being in the Inquisitorial Squad and could no longer use it to her advantage. Her friend Draco Malfoy had joined the Death Eaters, which put a strain on his friendships. Severus Snape, her head of house, had now taken on the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher and favoured Slytherins during his lessons. Later on in this year, headmaster Albus Dumbledore was killed.
Seventh year[]
Slytherins in the Great Hall urging the students to hand Harry Potter over to Voldemort Due to her half blood status and Slytherin relations, Millicent likely was allowed to return to Hogwarts in 1997 when it was under the control of Lord Voldemort, with her former head of house Severus Snape acting as headmaster. If she did, Millicent would have been present for the evacuation of Hogwarts preceding the Battle of Hogwarts, and it would be assumed that Millicent left the castle along with the other members of the House of Slytherin, rather than choosing to fight Voldemort's army. Millicent would return to Hogwarts, fighting against the school against the Death Eaters, however, as did some other students of Slytherin, and saved Daphne Greengrass. 3 years after the battle, Gregory Goyle proposed to her, which she delightedly accepted and the two became a happy couple living in a small cottage in the South of Wales
Physical appearance[]
Millicent was black-haired and had a heavy, jutting jaw. She had a large, square build that allowed her to physically intimidate smaller people, and was bigger than Harry Potter in their second year. Ron Weasley once remarked that Millicent was "ugly," and Harry thought that she looked like a hag he'd seen pictured in Holidays with Hags.[9] She was described by Harry Potter as being "no pixie."[10]