Rita Skeeter is a British witch and journalist who writes for the Daily Prophet, notorious for sensationalist, poison-pen stories built on misreported interviews and outright fabrication. She rises to prominence covering the Triwizard Tournament, where she produces a highly falsified account of Harry Potter, and is described by Albus Dumbledore as writing 'enchantingly nasty' prose.
An unregistered Animagus, Skeeter transforms into a beetle to spy and eavesdrop on her subjects, a secret Hermione Granger uses to blackmail her into silence for a year. She is portrayed by Miranda Richardson. This overview is a neutral summary; see the Timeline for chronology. Text is available under CC BY-SA.
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