Emily Tyler

Emily Tyler
Biographical information
Born	Between 1 September 1970 and 31 August 1971
Nationality	British or Irish
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Brown
Eye colour	Blue
Skin colour	Light
Affiliation
House	Gryffindor
Loyalty	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Gryffindor

Emily Tyler (born between 1 September 1970 and 31 August 1971) was a witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

In the 1986–1987 school year, Bill Weasley fell in love with her. He asked Jacob's sibling for advice on how to pursue her, but she was not interested in dating him.

Biography

Hogwarts years (1982–1989)

Emily began attending Hogwarts on 1 September 1982. She was sorted into Gryffindor House.

Fifth year

Bill Weasley thought she was very beautiful, and she impressed him in their Defence Against the Dark Arts class when she single-handedly used the Stunning Spell and defeated a group of vampire bats. Bill asked Jacob's sibling for advice, but was very nervous about approaching Emily because he believed he was in love, a new experience for him.

Emily Tyler speaking to Jacob's sibling in the Courtyard

Jacob's sibling eventually agreed to speak to Emily for him, and she was very surprised by the news. Emily wanted to hear everything, and when she found out that he was very shy, she called him "a prat" and insulted the Weasley family by wondering who would ever date one, even if they were good-looking. Jacob's sibling was very angry at her rudeness and defended Bill. When Bill found out about her true personality, he eventually gave up on those feelings for her.

Sixth year

In the 1987–1988 school year, Emily wanted to run the Celestial Ball decorating committee, and supposedly spread false rumours about her fellow competitor, Penny Haywood, in the attempts of hurting their chance of winning.

Seventh year

Emily humiliating Ismelda Murk in front of other students by reading her diary's contents aloud

In the 1988–1989 school year, when Ismelda Murk bumped into Emily and refused to apologise, Emily got hold of her diary and proceeded to read it aloud, finding it to be a 'fitting' punishment. She took enjoyment in mocking Ismelda for having a crush on Barnaby Lee and publicly humiliating her in front of many others.

She was present in the Great Hall when Jacob's sibling, Nymphadora Tonks, Tulip Karasu and Jae Kim unleashed jinxed Ever-Bashing Boomerangs.

Post-Hogwarts

According to rumours, Emily had gone to work for the Daily Prophet, interning under Rita Skeeter.

Personality and traits

Emily was a very haughty, narcissistic, and contemptuous young woman with clearly a very high opinion of herself, who seemed to exemplify the more negative stereotypes of Gryffindors. She scornfully looked down upon Bill Weasley and his family due to their low socio-economic status and was displeased with the idea of someone she perceived as below her being attracted to her. It can therefore be implied that she preferred to associate herself with individuals of high social status in the wizarding world to satisfy her snobbish, elitist nature.

She was also very opinionated and could be rather acerbic when it came to voicing her opinions of others, such as when she derided and humiliated Ismelda Murk, showing her to be a bully towards others she disliked as well as having a capacity for disproportionate cruelty in the face of even the slightest infraction. She could also be rather competitive and spiteful, as she supposedly spread false and malicious rumours about Penny Haywood in order to beat her to run the Celestial Ball decorating committee, showing her to be very petty with a penchant for gossip. Therefore, her friends only seemed to mock Ismelda with her (and in general go along with her rudeness) out of fear that she would start teasing them as well, showing her to be a stereotypical mean-girl with an overly high opinion of herself with a selfish disregard for others' feelings.

Magical abilities and skills

• Defence Against the Dark Arts: Emily was clearly proficient in this subject, as she was very able to single-handedly and successfully defeat a group of vampire bats with the Stunning Spell during a lesson, showing she was competent with the field of defensive magic.

Relationships

Emily's popularity in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was apparent in the form of having a large amount of girls following her lead. However, whether she had genuine friendships with her followers was debatable, as shown during the observations of Jacob's sibling and Penny Haywood investigating the cause of a commotion. During the confrontation between Emily and Ismelda, a surrounding sixth-year Gryffindor girl admitted to not really wanting to bully Ismelda, but "if it's either her or me..." she would rather it be Ismelda, whereas another fellow Gryffindor sixth year outright stated "I don't even like Emily. I'm only friends with her so she doesn't tease me."

Bill Weasley

Emily thought she was superior to Bill Weasley and his family, and considered him "ill-mannered" and "completely delusional" if he ever thought he had a chance with dating her. He was in love with her, but she did not reciprocate at all and considered the news "a good laugh".

Ismelda Murk

Emily and Ismelda Murk had no connection to one another prior to the latter accidentally bumping into her. In retaliation, Emily read the contents of the latter's diary out loud, humiliating Ismelda; her 'friends' often aided her in picking on Ismelda as well.

Behind the scenes

• During Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "Crushed", a third year Gryffindor girl shared that she heard Rita Skeeter promising Emily Tyler an internship after graduation. Given that both women thrive on malicious gossip, this is fitting.
• During Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Side Quest "Bill's Secret", after Emily talked down about Bill, Jacob's sibling can choose to let him down gently or be brutally honest to share her remarks and then comfort him.
• Despite being a Gryffindor, the character from the main series that Emily could most be said to resemble is Pansy Parkinson; both are the chief female bully of their generation of students, and both antagonise the protagonist and their friends during their time at Hogwarts.

Appearances

• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (First appearance)