Rita Skeeter

Character from Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

The Daily Prophet's most ruthless gossip journalist — her acid-green Quick-Quotes Quill turns every interview into a weapon, and her secret beetle Animagus form lets her eavesdrop on things she was never meant to hear.

Also known as: Rita, Skeeter, that Skeeter woman, Rita Skeeter

What They Know

• She is an unregistered beetle Animagus — how she gets quotes from private conversations
• Her Quick-Quotes Quill fabricates and embellishes quotes in real time during interviews
• She published Hagrid's half-giant heritage, causing him to hide in his hut for weeks
• She wrote a fabricated romance between Harry and Hermione that caused both of them considerable grief
• Hermione eventually discovers Rita's beetle secret and traps her in a jar, forcing her silence
• She has damaging secrets about dozens of prominent wizarding figures stored for future leverage

Connections

• rival_of — harry
• rival_of — hermione
• rival_of — hagrid
• located_at — hogwarts

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