Mister Lee Jordan

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**Lee Jordan** (b. 1977/1978) was a British wizard, son of Mr and Mrs Jordan, and a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1989 to 1996 (a couple of years before Harry). During his years at Hogwarts, he became best friends with Fred and George Weasley and liked doing pranks with them. He often helped them work on their inventions and tricks, some of which were eventually sold at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Lee also served as a Quidditch Commentator during his Hogwarts years and was a member of Dumbledore's Army, an organisation taught and led by Harry Potter.

## Biographical information

### Date of birth

Between 1 September 1977 and 31 August 1978

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

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## Biography

### Early life

Lee was born in 1977 or 1978 in Great Britain or Ireland. He was the son of a wizard.

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#### Early years

> A boy with dreadlocks was surrounded by a small crowd. "*Give us a look, Lee, go on...*
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> Lee Jordan's popularity amongst other students at Hogwarts, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

 File:Harry-potter1-lee speaker.jpg  Lee Jordan started his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1989. When he arrived at Hogwarts during the sorting ceremony, he was Sorted into the house of Gryffindor, where he would share a dormitory with other Gryffindor boys, Fred and George Weasley, who would become his best friends. Also Sorted in the same house and year as him was Angelina Johnson. Lee Jordan became the Quidditch commentator, but he was always closely supervised in his job by his head of house, Minerva McGonagall, as his commentary was always biased in favour of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. He was, however, fair to the houses of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff when they were playing, but in the case of Slytherin he would be highly critical and rude at times.

#### Third year

> Listen, we're going down the middle of the train — Lee Jordan's got a giant tarantula down there.
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> Fred and George Weasley talking about Lee's tarantula, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

 File:Students10 feast.PNG  In 1991, Lee Jordan was going into his third year of education at Hogwarts, and on Platform 9¾ he was surrounded by a large group of students, all peering into his box containing a tarantula . His friends Fred and George thought nothing of it until it became a giant tarantula with the possible aid of an engorging charm and they had to rush and see. Lee was a popular troublemaker and so were his best friends. On the evening Harry Potter was made Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, Fred and George told Harry that they could not stay long as Lee Jordan thought he had discovered a new secret passage out of the school grounds and they wanted to check it out with him.

 File:Harry-potter1-lee minerva.jpg  Later on in the year, when Gryffindor played its first Quidditch match of the season against Slytherin, Lee Jordan commentated. His commentary was heavily biased in favour of Gryffindor. He identified the Chasers on each team, and when he spoke of Angelina Johnson, he went on to tell the whole crowd that he was disappointed with her for not wanting to go out with him. Later in the game when the Snitch was first visible, Harry Potter was fouled by Slytherin's Captain and Chaser Marcus Flint and Lee was quick to speak the truth and told the audience that it was a deliberate foul. Professor McGonagall had to call Lee into order and he finally stopped his ranting. After the final exams of the year were over, Harry, Ron, and Hermione spotted Lee with Fred and George knee-high off the shore of the lake tickling the Giant Squid.

#### Fourth year

> That’s two Gryffindors down, not counting a Gryffindor ghost, one Ravenclaw, and one Hufflepuff. Haven’t any of the teachers noticed that the Slytherins are all safe? Isn’t it obvious all this stuff’s coming from Slytherin? The Heir of Slytherin, the monster of Slytherin — why don’t they just chuck all the Slytherins out?
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> Lee Jordan's view on the attacks at Hogwarts, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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Lee Jordan's fourth year was a quieter one; Lee continued to commentate in all the Quidditch games with a heavy bias towards Gryffindor, and Minerva McGonagall still assisted in keeping him in line. In 1992, Harry's second year, the Slytherin team had a new seeker, Draco Malfoy, who had bought his way onto the team by having his father, Lucius Malfoy, purchase brooms for the entire team. During the Quidditch match against Slytherin, however, a rogue Bludger was set on Harry Potter and the game became surprisingly interesting and extremely dangerous for Harry, other players, and the crowd. At the end of the game, Harry Potter had broken his arm.
Later that year, after Hermione Granger is petrified on seeing the Basilisk, Lee announced to his fellow Gryffindors in the common room that no Slytherin student was petrified so far and claimed that as the Basilisk was the *Monster of Slytherin*  controlled by the *Heir of Slytherin*, and that it was obvious that the culprit was from Slytherin and hence the school should expel all the Slytherin students.

## Physical appearance

Lee was described as a black boy with black hair and dreadlocks.

## Personality and traits

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Lee was a humorous and comedic individual who loved doing pranks, much like his best friends Fred and George Weasley. He also had a good-hearted personality and was very friendly and popular among his friends. He was a very biased Quidditch commentator, especially against any team not from Gryffindor. He liked to joke in front of Minerva McGonagall, who was always very serious and strict. Lee was very brave, and he defended his friends and did not hesitate to express his opinions to Dolores Umbridge, nor did he hesitate to slip Nifflers into her office (despite the fact he became worried when he learned that Umbridge was coming close to firing Rubeus Hagrid because she believed he was putting the Nifflers into her office.)

> Brilliant! Inspired! What an entrance! Flying a car right into the Whomping Willow, people’ll be talking about that one for years —
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> Lee's love of mischief, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Furthermore, he derided Umbridge in front of the whole class, as he thought she deserved it, and became a member of Dumbledore's Army in order to learn Defence Against the Dark Arts from Harry. After Hogwarts, he hosted a radio show called *Potterwatch* in order to encourage the listeners, telling them that Harry Potter was still alive and he could defeat Voldemort. He agreed with Kingsley Shacklebolt's point of view on the equal treatment of all people, magic and muggle during the Second Wizarding War. Lee's courage was also displayed when he fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in order to defeat the Death Eaters.

## Magical abilities and Skills

* **Charms**: Lee earned an O.W.L. in the subject. He was able to cast the Levitation Charm, which he used to levitate Nifflers into Umbridge's office during the 1995-1996 school year.
* **Defence Against the Dark Arts**: Lee was a member of Dumbledore's Army, so he must have mastered many offensive and defensive spells, under Harry Potter's masterful teaching. He also earned a high graded Ordinary Wizarding Level in the subject, and was able to study it at N.E.W.T.-level.
* **Duelling**: Lee was a very skilled duellist, as his name was not mentioned amongst the casualties, implying he survived the Battle of Hogwarts. During the battle he and George also managed to slam Death Eater Yaxley to the floor, showing his impressive talents in martial magic.
* **Transfiguration**: Lee was able to vanish objects in his seventh year, which is some of the most complicated magic taught in Transfiguration class, showing him to have been proficient in this field.

## Relationships

### Family

Little is known about Lee's relationship with his parents. However, Lee told Fred and George that Ludo Bagman had once stolen money from Lee's father, who became very angry. During the Second Wizarding War, Lee's parents most likely opposed the Death Eaters, like their son.

### Fred and George Weasley

> Anyway, we’ve got to go, Lee Jordan reckons he’s found a new secret passageway out of the school.
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> Fred and George Weasley talking about Lee, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Lee Jordan was best friends with both the Weasley twins during his time at Hogwarts. Lee Jordan was rarely seen outside of the company of either Fred or George. Lee got into a lot of trouble with the twins over his time at Hogwarts, in 1991 Lee brought a giant tarantula onto the Hogwarts Express, and in 1995 he joined Dumbledore's Army and helped the twins harass Dolores Umbridge, which resulted in him "writing lines", scarring his hand. He was rather lonely after Fred and George's departure, but continued to wreak havoc by lifting Nifflers into her office. In 1998, after Fred and George had left school, Lee returned with them to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts, in which Lee lost one of his best friends, Fred.

### Angelina Johnson

> And it's Johnson — Johnson with the Quaffle, what a player that girl is, I've been saying it for years but she still won't go out with me —
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> Lee Jordan commentating on a Quidditch match, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

 File:AngieJoh.PNG  Lee Jordan seemed to have a crush on Angelina Johnson, on several occasions commenting during Quidditch on her physical appearance, and once even stating that she refused to go out with him, much to the annoyance of Professor McGonagall who was embarrassed by his commentary during Quidditch games. Despite the fact that Angelina and Fred Weasley, Lee's best friend, were in a relationship, Lee still jokingly spoke of his love for Angelina. Angelina eventually married George Weasley, Lee's best friend and Fred's twin brother.

### Hogwarts staff

 File:ProfessorMcGonagall-HBP.jpg  Lee, much like Fred and George, was considered as a troublemaker by his professors at Hogwarts. Minerva McGonagall was the Transfiguration professor, the head of Gryffindor house, and a very serious and strict person. However, Lee sometimes joked in front of her, and she often shouted at him. Although McGonagall disapproved of his behaviour, both of them opposed and ridiculed Dolores Umbridge in 1995. Furthermore, Lee and McGonagall both fought along at the Battle of Hogwarts against Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
Lee also disliked Severus Snape, the Potions Master and the head of Slytherin house. Snape favoured the Slytherin students and was very strict with the students he did not like, including Lee.
However, Lee likely liked professors Filius Flitwick, Pomona Sprout and Rubeus Hagrid. Hagrid was also a good friend of Fred and George.
One of the teachers Lee hated most was Dolores Umbridge, the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor in 1995. She was an extremely sadistic woman and she liked punishing the students. When Lee joked in front of her, and thus ridiculed her, she made him “write lines”, with a special Blood Quill, that scarred Lee's hand. Lee strongly opposed Umbridge, becoming a member of Dumbledore's Army, and supporting Fred and George Weasley during their departure from Hogwarts.

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## Etymology

The Jordan is a river in Southwest Asia flowing to the Dead Sea; the river serves as the eastern border of Israel. Similarly, there are several rivers throughout the world named "Lee," including rivers in England, Ireland, and Canada. Thus, when on *Potterwatch* Lee's code name is "River," the name is very appropriate. Lee can also refer to the "lee side" of a ship, which would be the side protected from the wind (or downwind). Lee can also mean a field or meadow. Jordan can also mean to "flow" or "descend." Jordan is also old English for a chamber pot (a small container in the bedroom, used for going to the bathroom, before indoor plumbing).

## Behind the scenes

* In the films, Lee Jordan is played by Luke Youngblood, who also provided the voice for Lee in the video game adaptation of Template:OOTP.
* In the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix there was an unnamed black Gryffindor boy who resembles Lee Jordan. However he doesn't have Dreadlocks and he may be Dean Thomas's Stunt double.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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