Seamus Finnigan

Ah, Seamus Finnigan￢ﾀﾔthe hardly-ever-mentioned Gryffindor who shares a dormitory with the oh-so-famous Harry Potter. Who is this Irishman? Let's delve into the mysterious world of Irish folklore to find out. We don't know much about Seamus Finnigan (pronounced SHAY-muss)￢ﾀﾔhis middle name, his birthday￢ﾀﾔonly that he's half-and-half (his 'mam' is a witch, but his father is a Muggle), he's Irish, and he's a Gryffindor. He's first mentioned on page 116 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, as "a boy with sandy hair." Harry stands behind him as they enter the Great Hall for the first time. Squashed in between Justin Finch-Fletchley and Hermione Granger, J.K. Rowling nevertheless feels the need to mention that the Sorting Hat takes a...