In this article, we will talk about one of the secondary characters from the world of Harry Potter, namely Oliver Wood. This character is a model of perseverance, courage and determination. You will find out who Oliver is, what he did and what he became after the end of the cycle about the boy who survived.
Wood's Favorite Game
Everyone who has ever read books about Harry Potter or watched films of the same name know that the most famous and beloved by wizards sport is Quidditch. There are four balls in this game. The first ball is a snitch. He is trying to catch the catcher, which was Harry Potter himself. The second and third balls are the bludgers who are trying to knock down riders from the brooms. And finally, the fourth ball is the quaffle. It is with the last ball that goals are scored in the opponent’s rings. And the rings themselves are protected by the goalkeeper, whom Oliver was in the Gryffindor Quidditch team in the first three years of Harry Potter's studies at Hogwarts.
Oliver Wood from Harry Potter: Character Type
Oliver is a young man who was in his fifth year at the time Harry Harry Potter was enrolled in the school of witchcraft. This character was born in 1976. He is a purebred wizard, but not against muggle-born (that is, people from non-magical families) and clearly does not approve of the movement of supporters of Voldemort.
Oliver Wood is distinguished by his determination and perseverance. He is also fond of Quidditch and at the time of the first book he wants to win the championship with all his might, but he manages to do this only in the third year of Harry Potter training. In his last final match, Oliver was so glad about the victory of his team that he burst into tears of happiness. Oliver's physique is tight, he is very strong and masterly able to fly on a broomstick. Eyes are dark brown, hair is dark brown.
Wood Oliver: movies with this character
The first appearance of this character was in the initial film about the school of sorcery ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"). In a broomstick lesson, Harry Potter, in the absence of Madame Trick, sits on a broomstick and catches Neville's reminder, which was thrown by Draco Malfoy (a student at the Slytherin School). This scene was seen by Professor McGonagall (Dean of the Gryffindor School, a strict but fair woman), who came for Harry and took him to Wood.
At first the boy thought that Wood was some kind of terrible punishment, but then he saw that he was the goalkeeper and captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Oliver was very happy about the new catcher who showed good hope. But despite this, the Gryffindor team did not win the main match due to the fact that Harry and his friends saved the philosopher's stone from Voldemort.
The second film also has this character, but he does not play a special role there. As in the first part, Wood's team was unable to win the final match due to the fact that Harry Potter was in the hospital wing after a fight with Basilisk and Voldemort. In the third film (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) in the first match, Harry loses his first broom due to the fact that the Dementors came to the match.
After some time, another Lightning bolt comes from an unknown sender. Oliver Wood is unspeakably happy about such a gift and even asks Professor McGonagall to give Harry the broom without any checks, which he receives a very expected refusal. However, the broom turns out to be serviceable and the Gryffindor team finally wins in the final match. Oliver Wood graduates from high school and begins a sports career in the adult world.
In the fourth part, this character appears only in the book. There he meets Harry and his friends at the Quidditch World Cup, where he talks about how he was accepted into the second Paddle World team. In the fifth book, Oliver’s name flashes in passing in a conversation between Zhou Chang and Harry Potter. In the sixth part, this character does not appear and is not mentioned.
In the seventh part about Harry Potter, Oliver Wood, together with members of the Order of the Phoenix, as well as with students and students of Hogwarts, participated in the battle against the Death Eaters and their leader Lord Voldemort. During the one-hour respite that Voldemort provided to the Hogwarts defenders, Oliver helped Neville collect and carry the bodies of the dead (including Colin Creevy) to the large hall, as well as locate the wounded.
Further life after winning the Battle of Hogwarts
Some time after defeating the Death Eaters, Oliver Wood married Harper Variane, a fellow student. This is a purebred sorceress from a not very rich family, and she is not mentioned in books or films. In the future, Wood will have three children: the youngest son, Wood Ryan, and the twin sisters Kimberly and Madison Wood.
Acting actor
Who got the role of the character of Oliver Wood? The actor who played this character is called Sean Biggerstaff. He was born on March 15, 1983 in the English city of Glasgow. He is the British actor who is best known for his role as Oliver Wood in the Harry Potter movie series, the role of Wolfenden Jeremy in the film “By Mutual Agreement”, and the role of Willis Ben in the film “Return” (both the short and full-length versions).