How old was Moaning Myrtle when she was in Harry Potter?

Henderson was born November 24, 1965, making her 37 when she played Moaning Myrtle (the ghost of 14-year-old Myrtle Warren) in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (and, therefore, 40, when she reprised the role in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire").

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How old was Moaning Myrtle when she did Harry Potter?

Being 5' 0½" (1.54 m) and 37 years old when she first played Moaning Myrtle, she is the oldest actress to play a teenage Hogwarts student in the Harry Potter films.

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How old was Moaning Myrtle when she died in Harry Potter?

Myrtle Elizabeth Warren (b. circa 1928-1929 – 13 June, 1943), more commonly known as "Moaning Myrtle", was a Muggle-born witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1940 – 1943 and was sorted into Ravenclaw.

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Why is Moaning Myrtle so old?

Moaning Myrtle Doesn't Look Like A Child

That's because Henderson was 36 years of age when she first played Myrtle, as the filmmakers ultimately decided to cast an older actress in the part to make their natural ageing seem less noticeable.

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What year Hogwarts was Moaning Myrtle when she died?

Myrtle (b. 1929 – 13 June, 1943), more commonly known as "Moaning Myrtle", was a Muggle-born witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1940 – 1943 and was sorted into Ravenclaw house. She was killed in 1943 by Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk, under Lord Voldemort's (Tom Riddle) orders.

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The whole Story of Moaning Myrtle

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Did Draco befriend Moaning Myrtle?

At that time, he had been turned into a Death Eater and was tasked with killing Dumbledore on behalf of Voldemort. In a moment of transparency, Draco breaks down in the bathroom and explains the situation to Myrtle, who listens intently. Afterward, the two become good friends.

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Was Moaning Myrtle a Ravenclaw?

Moaning Myrtle

Born in the late 1920s to Muggle parents, Myrtle Warren started her Hogwarts life in the early 1940s, where she was sorted into Ravenclaw. She had no friends, and was bullied relentlessly because of her glasses and acne.

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Why is Moaning Myrtle always crying?

Myrtle Had No Friends At Hogwarts

When Myrtle told the Golden Trio about her death, she revealed she had been crying in the bathroom after students picked on her over her glasses. She mentioned this kind of bullying frequently, and her sensitivity to insult in her death reveals just how much she was ridiculed in life.

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Was Moaning Myrtle the first Horcrux?

June 13, 1942: Tom Riddle murders Myrtle Warren (a.k.a. Moaning Myrtle) in the first-floor girls' bathroom at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, sending a piece of his soul into his diary. It becomes his first Horcrux.

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What is Moaning Myrtle middle name?

Moaning Myrtle's full name was Myrtle Elizabeth Warren.

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Why did Harry chose Ginny?

During his sixth year, Harry discovers that he finds Ginny to be a source of constant hilarity. When he is sixteen, Harry develops feelings for Ginny, but it is not her physical attributes that he spends the bulk of his time thinking about; rather, it is her humour.

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How did Voldemort lose his nose?

The most likely reason why Lord Voldemort's nose disappeared and he devolved into such an evil-looking creature is that as he dabbled deeper into the Dark Arts, his appearance gradually became as distorted as what remained of his twisted soul.

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How old is Hagrid?

According to the author, Hagrid's birthday is December 6th; events in the stories lead us to believe he is approximately 60 years old when Harry first attends Hogwarts.

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Was Moaning Myrtle Voldemort's first victim?

If we're not counting the dozens of animals he killed as a child back at Wool's Orphanage, the first human being he ever killed was Myrtle Warren, also known as Moaning Myrtle. He was 15 at the time of the murder.

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How did Tom Riddle become Voldemort?

He was a descendant of Salazar Slytherin, and the knowledge caused him to despise his parents for severing his connection to his heritage. As the mystery of his origins was revealed, Tom decided to separate himself from his father's last name and go by Lord Voldemort.

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What was the last thing Moaning Myrtle saw before she died?

Discovered in chapter 16, The Chamber of Secrets

When Harry asks her how she died, Myrtle says she was crying in the bathroom, heard a boy's voice and saw a pair of large yellow eyes. She died instantly, and returned to haunt Olive Hornby, a girl who used to tease her.

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Why does Ron say only 3 to go?

So when Ron said three, it wasn't a mistake. He meant there were three more horcruxes to destroy before being able to destroy the fourth and final piece which was in fact Voldemort himself.

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Who was Voldemort's first Horcrux?

The diary. Lord Voldemort's first Horcrux was created when he was still at Hogwarts, known then as Tom Riddle. After murdering a schoolgirl called Myrtle, with the help of the ancient monster that dwelled within the castle, the Basilisk, his soul was split for the first time.

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Why did Dumbledore not ask Moaning Myrtle?

It is possible that Dumbledore didn't know Myrtle had returned as a ghost. Dumbledore wasn't headmaster when she died and he was otherwise occupied with Grindelwald.

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What are the words to Moaning Myrtle?

Quotes
  • Moaning Myrtle : Here I am, minding my own business, and someone thinks it's funny to throw a book at me.
  • Ron : But, it can't hurt if someone throws something at you. ...
  • Moaning Myrtle : [swooping down towards Ron] Sure! ...
  • Moaning Myrtle : Fifty points if it goes through her head!

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How did Myrtle died?

As Gatsby's car approaches the garage, Myrtle, who has been arguing with her husband, sees the vehicle and mistakenly believes that Tom Buchanan is driving it. She runs into the road, intending to speak with him but she is hit and killed.

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Is Ginny a Ravenclaw?

Ginny is a first-year student in Chamber of Secrets, where she develops a crush on Harry and is sorted into Gryffindor.

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Who is the most famous Hufflepuff?

Helga Hufflepuff

The founder of Hufflepuff House is by far the greatest Hufflepuff of all time. Along with Gryffindor, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff founded Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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Why is Moaning Myrtle always in the bathroom?

In June 1943, a student named Olive Hornby bullied Myrtle about her glasses, which led Myrtle to hide in the girls' bathroom where she could cry alone.

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