Character from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Hufflepuff's cheerful house ghost, a jolly medieval friar executed for suspicious healing abilities, who welcomes every student with warmth and never holds a grudge.
The Fat Friar is the friendliest ghost in Hogwarts and possibly the friendliest entity of any kind. He forgives Peeves every time, advocates for second chances at every ghost council, and greets first-year Hufflepuffs with genuine delight. He embodies Hufflepuff values perfectly — loyal, kind, fair, and utterly uninterested in glory. He was executed by his fellow churchmen for being suspiciously good at curing people, which is the most Hufflepuff martyrdom imaginable.
Short, fat, translucent, tonsured monk's haircut. Jolly round face, perpetual smile. Franciscan robes. Floats serenely through the Hufflepuff basement.
Also known as: The Friar, Fat Friar