Nearly Headless Nick

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Hogwarts ghost fictional character ghost

Nearly Headless Nick is the ghost of Gryffindor House in the Harry Potter series, known for his comically incomplete beheading and formal, old-fashioned demeanor.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Gryffindor House ghost 1
Hogwarts ghosts 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hogwarts ghost ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
ghost ⓘ
ability float ⓘ
pass through solid objects ⓘ
appearsIn Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film) ⓘ
surface form: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) ⓘ
surface form: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ⓘ
appearsInFilm Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film) ⓘ
surface form: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ
surface form: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
associatedOrganization Gryffindor House ⓘ
associatedWith Albus Dumbledore ⓘ
Harry Potter ⓘ
Hermione Granger ⓘ
Ron Weasley ⓘ
bloodStatus wizard ⓘ
cannot leave the mortal world ⓘ
causeOfDeath botched beheading ⓘ
colorAssociation scarlet and gold ⓘ
createdBy J. K. Rowling ⓘ
deathAnniversary 31 October 1492 ⓘ
deathBy executioner ⓘ
deathMethod attempted beheading ⓘ
demeanor formal ⓘ
old-fashioned ⓘ
distinguishingFeature head almost completely severed ⓘ
neck held on by a small amount of skin and sinew ⓘ
event 500th Deathday Party ⓘ
firstAppearance Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ
fullName Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
houseAffiliation Gryffindor House ⓘ
surface form: Gryffindor
houseLoyalty Gryffindor House ⓘ
surface form: Gryffindor
knownFor hosting his 500th Deathday Party ⓘ
nearly complete beheading ⓘ
membership Nearly Headless Nick self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hogwarts ghosts
nationality British ⓘ
nickname Nearly Headless Nick self-link ⓘ
Nick ⓘ
portrayedBy John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Gryffindor Tower ⓘ
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ⓘ
role Nearly Headless Nick self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gryffindor House ghost
sharesUniverseWith Draco Malfoy ⓘ
Lord Voldemort ⓘ
Minerva McGonagall ⓘ
Rubeus Hagrid ⓘ
Severus Snape ⓘ
species human (deceased) ⓘ
title Sir ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nearly Headless Nick → membership → Nearly Headless Nick self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hogwarts ghosts
Nearly Headless Nick → nickname → Nearly Headless Nick self-link ⓘ
John Cleese → portrayedCharacter → Nearly Headless Nick ⓘ
Nearly Headless Nick → role → Nearly Headless Nick self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gryffindor House ghost