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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
Born: between 14 November 1950 and 13 November 1951
Blood status: Pure-blood or half-blood
Marital status: Single
Also known as: Queen of the Quills
PHYSICAL INFORMATION:
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Hair colour: Blonde
Eye colour: Green
Skin colour: White
BIOGRAPHY:
Rita Skeeter was a witch journalist who specialised in writing poison-pen stories which tended to be based on false information and misreported interviews while she worked for the Daily Prophet, as well authoring a few tell-all biographies. Albus Dumbledore described her writing as "enchantingly nasty" after she wrote an unfavourable article about him.
Notable stories Rita covered include the trials of various Death Eaters after the First Wizarding War, the Triwizard Tournament, and, albeit reluctantly, Harry Potter's account of Lord Voldemort's return to power in 1995 for The Quibbler. She also wrote biographies of Armando Dippet, Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, and Harry Potter. Rita's writing tended to be sensationalist, and sometimes outright dishonest. Her ability to acquire information was assisted by her status as an unregistered beetle Animagus.
❝Hello, I'm Rita Skeeter! I write for the Daily Prophet. But, of course, you know that, don't you?❞ –Rita Skeeter
