Nagini

**Nagini** was a character in the *Harry Potter book series*. She was a snake who befriended Voldemort. He and Nagini had a special bond and he turned her into a Horcrux. Nagini was an important part of the Second Wizarding War and was found often at Voldemort's side. In order for Voldemort to truly die, Nagini needed to be destroyed. She was eventually killed by Neville Longbottom with the Sword of Gryffindor.

## Biography

### Goblet of Fire

Nagini once lived in a forest of Albania where she befriended Voldemort, who was trapped in a phantom form in hiding. In the summer of 1994, they were found by Peter Pettigrew. She started supplying her venom for a potion which created Voldemort a temporary body. The potion had to be drunk every few hours, so Pettigrew often had to milk her to create it. When Voldemort killed Bertha Jorkins, he used her death to transform her into a Horcrux.

Even though Voldemort normally found a hiding place for Horcruxes, he kept Nagini unusually close to him and she was often found by him even during battles. In the year leading up to the Second Wizarding War,

In August, Nagini headed to a meeting between Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew in order to plan the kidnapping of Harry Potter. The meeting was held at the abandoned Riddle House. Frank Bryce interrupted the meeting and was eavesdropping the door. Nagini had to slither past him in order to get to the meeting and she noticed Frank. She told Voldemort that Frank was at the door and he gave the order for Peter to kill him.

In June 1995, Nagini attended the gathering in Little Hangleton in which Harry Potter was kidnapped and brought to the graveyard in order to get blood for Voldemort to build a new, permanent body. She was noticed slithering around by Harry, and Voldemort promised she would be able to eat Harry's body when he had killed him, but Harry escaped.

In December, Nagini was sent by Voldemort to the Ministry of Magic and she crossed paths with Arthur Weasley. She gave in to temptation and brutally attacked Arthur which left him in a critical condition. Harry saw what happened through Legilimency and sent help for Arthur, but during the attack he actually felt he was the snake. Harry was probably able to witness the event because he was also another Horcrux of Voldemort and was able to look in Voldemort's mind, who may have been inhabiting Nagini's mind at the time.

### Deathly Hallows

In July 1997, Nagini attended a Death Eater meeting at Malfoy Manor and she was very annoyed by the loud jeering noises Death Eaters made at Muggle Studies teacher Charity Burbage who was hovering above the table to be killed. The noise made her that angry that she hissed loudly but it fell on deaf ears until Voldemort told them to be silent when stroking Nagini. Charity was later killed and her body was fed to Nagini.

On 1 August, Voldemort gave Thorffin Rowle and Antonin Dolohov two choices of punishment for Harry getting away from them - further pain at the forced hand of Draco Malfoy or be eaten by Nagini. They declined getting eaten by Nagini.

By December, Voldemort had killed Bathilda Bagshot and he had Nagini inhabit her body and stay in Godric's Hollow, in the hope that Harry Potter would find her for information on the Deathly Hallows. When Harry and Hermione Granger did, she set a trap and had them follow her to her home. She then called for Voldemort and launched a sudden attack on Harry.
Nagini sensed him under the Cloak of Invisibility he was then hiding in, and Harry fought with her until she bit him and coiled around him. Hermione then run to save him and hit Nagini with the Blasting Curse which gave them time to jump out the window and then apparate in time to avoid Voldemort's arrival.

By May 1998, Voldemort knew Harry was searching for and had found Horcruxes and he placed Nagini in a protective magical cage telling her it was for her own good. He decided it was no longer safe for her to be sent on missions for him.

On 2 May, she was kept out of the Battle of Hogwarts until she joined him on a victory march when Voldemort thought he had killed Harry. Harry had in fact survived, and he gave the order for Nagini to be killed. Neville Longbottom later pulled the Sword of Gryffindor from the Sorting Hat and beheaded Nagini. Voldemort shouted out in rage and grief.

## Appearance

Nagini was a gigantic green snake at least twelve feet long. Her tail was diamond patterned.

## Trivia

* For many years, a popular fan theory proposed that Nagini was the Boa Constrictor who escaped from the zoo in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 1
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 21
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 22
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 1
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 9
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 17
7. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 32
8. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 4
9. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 36