The epic about the adventures of Harry Potter and his wizard friends has for many years continued to fascinate the minds of millions of children around the world. However, in addition to the main characters in this story, there are many secondary, which are also very colorful. For example, Millicent Bulstrode, which, although it appeared in only a few episodes, was remembered by many. Let's find out what kind of heroine is, and how her fate evolved in films and books.
Who is Millicent Carolina Bulstrode?
This is the name of one of the secondary heroines of the Harry Potter book epic. Despite the fact that she never played a key role in the plot, the fate of Millicent interested many readers. After all, like Harry, she was a half-breed (the wizard is only one of the parents, the second is the Muggle). How did a girl with such dubious origin manage to become a student at the Slytherin faculty? After all, most of his students and teachers were ardent adherents of the idea of purebred wizards.
Books and films do not give a definite answer, as a sorceress with such unsuitable genes managed to not only fit into the society of purebred Slytherins, but also to make friends with Draco Malfoy himself.
Some researchers of the epic believe that the reason is that Millicent Bulstrode was a close relative of Signus Black II's wife, Violetta, who had the same surname Bulstrode before her marriage. And since Blackie, like Lestrange, Tonks and Malfoy, was one of the most respected and wealthy families in the wizard world, it is possible that it was Violetta’s patronage that helped Millicent to be accepted by others.
Meaning of the name
In the world of books, Joan Rowling has no little things. Here the meanings of the names of many heroes are well thought out. Researchers of the epic heroes believe that the name Millicent Bulstrode could be taken from German and means "girl with easy gait." This looks very doubtful and ironic, since the physique of this heroine (both in books and in movies) does not allow her to walk easily in principle.
There is another, more plausible theory, considering the meaning of the name of the character Millicent Bulstrode (by the way, the translation of "Millicent" is not entirely correct, it is correct to say "Millicent"). According to her, the word "millicent" is close in its sound to the term militant, which means "fighter", "militant". This heroine possessed just such qualities, which testifies to the correctness of this version. In one of the Russian translations, this heroine has the surname Bchescheider, with a clear allusion to her bulky physique similar to a bull.
The appearance and character of this heroine
Millicent Bulstrode fully matched her name. She was a large girl with a massive jaw. The book also mentions that this Slytherin was a brunette with brown eyes. In the movie, an actress of a physique was chosen for this role. However, her hair was slightly lighter than described in books. At the same time, many fans are indignant over what Millicent described in books as large, but not fat, as she did in the film adaptation.
The books mention that, being clearly not a beauty, this heroine compensated for her shortcomings with extreme militancy. For example, during a fight with Hermione in the Millicent Duel Club, feeling that she was inferior to Mudblood, she turned this fight into a banal fight. And if you remember that Granger was always a calm and balanced girl, it is clear that the instigator of the conflict was clearly not her.
A similar situation characterizes Bulstrode not from the best side, presenting her as a notorious and envious person. At the same time, this shows her vulnerability, which the girl is trying hard to hide under the guise of cruelty. By the way, in one of the conversations, Harry characterizes Millicent as a person deprived of vanity and arrogance, which is uncharacteristic for Slytherins from the company of Draco Malfoy.
Another entertaining detail that helps to make a more complete portrait of this heroine: she has a cat. At the same time, unlike Hermione, Bulstrode is more attached to her. So there is a clear attempt by Rowling to create a character with the character of a classic cattress.
Millicent Bullstrode Biography before entering Hogwarts
Although this girl is portrayed as the same age as Harry and Malfoy, her exact age is not known due to an incomprehensible date of birth. It is believed that Millicent was born between September 1, 1979 and August 31, 1980. Although the girl herself is a half-breed, her family of Bulstrodes is considered one of the most ancient and respected in the magical community. It belongs to twenty families whose origin is not customary to doubt.
Judging by such a glorious name that this half-blood bears, it can be assumed that the girl was the girl's muggle. She probably either died when Millicent was still very young, or was otherwise removed from her daughter's life. In connection with this upbringing of the baby, the relatives of her father were engaged, which helped her to be well received by the supporters of the purebred magicians, despite the not quite appropriate origin.
First year of study
For the first time, this character only appears briefly in the first Harry Potter book. Millissenta Bulstrode attends the graduation ceremony of young wizards by faculty. She gets on Slytherin. Here she makes friends with other students: Pansy Parkinson, Tracy Davis, Daphne Greengrass and another unknown girl. In the future, she does not appear in this part. Perhaps for this reason in the first picture of the film adaptation of this heroine is simply not.
Participation in the events of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
This heroine most actively for the entire epic manifests itself in the second book - "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Like the main characters, Millicent Bulstrode is already a second year student at Hogwarts at the Slytherin School. After the news of the opening of the Chamber of Secrets, the Hogwarts leadership decides to teach their wards to fight by organizing a Duel Club. During one of the fights, Hermione becomes rival Millicent. As mentioned above, this confrontation develops into a trivial fight.
In her process, Granger manages to get a few hairs from the clothes of her rival. The young sorceress wanted to use them to make a revolving potion. Judging by the fact that, trying to find out the secrets of Malfoy, Hermione decides to turn to her, this girl is friendly with Draco, and perhaps he trusts her. However, Granger's plan failed, because the hairs did not belong to Millicent, but to her cat. Bulstrode herself does not know anything about all this. During the third and fourth books, this heroine practically does not appear in the plot, so little is known about her fate at this time.
Millicent in the Order of the Phoenix
A peculiar return of this heroine occurs in the fifth book. In both the Chamber of Secrets and the Order of the Phoenix, she continues to be part of Malfoy’s company. Together with him and his henchmen, the girl enters the Inspection Team, organized by Dolores Umbridge. Participation in this organization helps Bulstrode gain privileges and elevates it above other Hogwarts students. However, there are no signs that the girl was particularly worried about the legitimacy of the actions of the squad.
Together with the other retainers of Millicent, Bulstrode captured Harry and his friends who entered the room of Dolores Umbridge (they sought to find out about the fate of Sirius Black there). Judging by the fact that it was Millicent that kept Hermione in check, she continued to dislike or envy this sorceress. In the end, Harry managed to stun the warriors with a spell that Bulstrode also fell into.
Little is known about her fate in this book, however, as in the next. It is only known that with the dissolution of the Inspection Team, this young sorceress lost her former influence at Hogwarts. Fortunately for her, the dean of her faculty, Professor Severus Snape, took the position of teacher of protection against the dark arts, which was coveted for all teachers, and thus was able to support many Slytherins, among whom Millicent was. At the same time, friendship with Malfoy at Bulstrode cooled due to the fact that Draco secretly joined the squad of Death Eaters.
The fate of the character after the return of Voldemort and his rise to power
When the Dark Lord returned to power, many laws in the wizarding world were revised. In particular, the struggle against the mudbloods and half-breeds began. Since Millicent belonged to the latter, she could fall under repression. However, in the final book there is no mention that this girl was hurt. Consequently, influential purebred relatives, as well as participation in the Inspection squad, helped Bustroad maintain the status of a sorceress.
Most likely, like many of her peers, the girl returned to Hogwarts and in the seventh year of study. Considering that Snape has now become the director of this institution, Milissenta, as a Slytherin, had no problems with performance. If Bulstrode really studied at this time in Hogwarts, then after the expulsion of Severus, she, along with other Slytherins, probably left the school so as not to participate in the battle with Voldemort and his supporters.
What is known about this heroine next
Millicent’s future books do not contain data. Perhaps she, like Draco and the likes of him, was forgiven and continued to live in a magical community.
Interestingly, despite the insignificance of this character, Millicent Bulstrode from "Harry Potter" is very fond of many readers and viewers. Therefore, some of them tried to compensate for the inattention to this heroine. In this regard, a lot of fan fiction has been devoted to her, in which she has a relationship with various heroes: Draco, Ron or George Weasley, Vincent Crabb, Harry Potter himself and even the Quidditch champion Victor Crum.
The first appearance of Millicent in film adaptation
As already mentioned above, screenwriters of the Harry Potter epic introduced a character named Millicent only in the second picture, and even then she has significantly fewer appearances compared to the book. Most often, Millicent Bulstrode from the movie “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” appears in it only in the form of extras in the background. She is also mentioned by Hermione in an attempt to take on her appearance.
How screenwriters of the Harry Potter epic did with Millicent in other parts
In the remaining films of the cycle, this character is not involved at all. It turns out that the participation of this sorceress is simply reduced, because she really does not play a key role in the development of the plot.
Helen Stewart - actress who played Millicent
Despite the fact that the filmmakers reacted somewhat unfairly to this heroine, many viewers and for one film remembered the actress who played Millicent Bulstrode. She turned out to be young Helen Stewart. Unfortunately, in addition to participating in the film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", this girl has never starred anywhere else. On most sites where there is at least some information about her, Helen has only this movie in the filmography.
It is worth noting that some confuse who exactly played Millicent Bulstrode. The name of the actress, who is sometimes mistakenly attributed to this role, is Ashley Fink, known to all as the star of the television series "Chorus". Despite the distant resemblance to Helen Stewart, she has nothing to do with the shooting of the Harry Potter epic.
Despite the fact that the heroine in question is given very little space in the film adaptation, the actress who played Millicent Bulstrode became a kind of heroine for many teenagers. In particular, girls who are complex about excess weight are happy to cosplay it at various costumed parties. At the same time, girls who are completely different in appearance from this heroine are trying on this image.