Character from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Ruthless gossip journalist whose acid-green Quick-Quotes Quill twists every interview into scandal, secretly gathering information as an unregistered beetle Animagus.
Rita lives for the story and doesn't care whether it's true. She manufactures drama, destroys reputations, and treats real people's pain as column inches. Her beetle form lets her eavesdrop anywhere, and she uses that access without conscience. She is smart, relentless, and genuinely talented — which makes her more dangerous. When Hermione discovers her secret, Rita's compliance is purely transactional, not moral.
Blonde curly hair set in rigid curls, heavy jaw, jeweled spectacles. Long crimson nails, crocodile-skin handbag. Acid-green Quick-Quotes Quill always at the ready.
Also known as: Rita, Skeeter, that Skeeter woman