Willa Weholt

Willa Weholt
Biographical information
Born	Late 19th century
Died	Pre-1908 Hogwarts Quidditch pitch, Hogwarts Castle, Highlands, Scotland, Great Britain
Nationality	British or Irish
Also known as	Miss Snitch-miss
Title(s)	Chaser (formerly) Seeker
Physical information
Species	Human (formerly) Ghost
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Dark
Skin colour	Dark
Relationship information
Family members	Mother Older brother Weholt family
Affiliation
House	Hufflepuff
Loyalty	Weholt family Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Hufflepuff

"Don't try to slip away from me. I've got you this time!
Blasted! Every time!"

— Willa's obsession with catching a Golden Snitch

Willa Weholt was a witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Hufflepuff House. She was Seeker for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team. After her death, she returned as a ghost.

History

Early life

In her childhood, Willa used to play Quidditch matches in her backyard, using baskets for goals as was common back then. Her brother would often set the baskets on fire when trying to be funny, but Willa genuinely believed fire made Quidditch better and more exciting.

A century or so before the 2000s, Willa attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Hufflepuff House. At some point, she made Chaser for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team and won the Quidditch Cup in her second year, but switched to Seeker in her third year.

At first, her teammates loved her because she was the fastest player on the pitch. However, everything fell apart when her broomstick started to fail her. She grew obsessed with catching the Golden Snitch and winning despite her rickety broomstick, and she missed getting the Snitch about half a dozen times. Her House begrudged her for this, calling her "Miss Snitch-miss". In her day, there weren't any racing brooms, so she played around with charms to make her broomstick, an old Moontrimmer, faster than it was. She perfected these charms in time for the final match of the Quidditch Cup. During the final, it was pouring down with rain. She quickly started chasing the Snitch, but she was so focused on it that she didn't realise she was about to hit the ground. Upon impact, she was killed and returned as a ghost still determined to catch the Snitch.

Post-mortem

In 1921, Willa saw her first match as a ghost: the Tutshill Tornados against Caerphilly Catapults match where the fastest catch of a Golden Snitch was made. However, because she blinked for the extent of the catch's three and half seconds, she missed the exact moment of the catch. She seemed to be a fan of the Caerphilly Catapults, since she asked Robyn Thistlethwaite to give her a play-by-play re-count of their matches in the 21st century.

She became a semi-legendary figure after her death, with some students being too scared to even learn the Wronski Feint, the move which had killed her. In the 21st century, Melissa called Colton mental for wanting to master the move, due to its reputation for killing Willa.

At least a century after her death, a student was investigating her shadowy figure on the Quidditch pitch when they ran into her trying and failing to catch their Golden Snitch, being unable to catch it due to her inability to interact with the physical world. Upon realising the student was there, she introduced herself and told them the story of her death. The student explained that they were trying to find the cause of malfunctioning broomsticks, to which Willa responded that it wasn't her and pointed out that their Snitch was also malfunctioning, which gave her hope that she could catch it, although she was eventually forced to concede that it was impossible.

After finding out the cause of the malfunctioning broomsticks, the student was concerned about their friend, Robyn Thistlethwaite, who was testing a broomstick to prepare for a race in front of a group of professional Quidditch players visiting Hogwarts. To warn her before she crashed, they enlisted the help of Willa. They drew her attention by unleashing their Golden Snitch on the pitch. Willa agreed to try and find her, but advised that they also get a broomstick because she couldn't rescue Robyn if she was already in trouble.

When the student and Willa managed to find Robyn, the Hebridean Black mascot of the visiting Banchory Bangers attacked, having been agitated by Robyn's erratic flying due to her broom having been infested with Chizpurfles. Willa helped divert the dragon's attention so the others could escape because she couldn't be harmed by it. The student was grateful for her help and Willa was glad they had solved their broomstick problem. The student surprised her with their Golden Snitch, which Milo Farrell had fixed, allowing her to nearly be able to feel the fast wing vibrations in her hands. Willa and the student then proceeded to race to try and catch the Snitch together.

After the Hogwarts Chizpurfle infestation had been stopped, Willa offered to teach Robyn some of her Quidditch moves in exchange for Robyn helping her write a letter to the Muggle-born student, as Willa couldn't hold a quill herself due to being a ghost. In her letter, Willa thanked the student again for allowing her to relive what it was like to catch a Golden Snitch, claiming that the act meant more to her than the student could know. She also offered the student to meet her again on the Quidditch pitch for a race or a match, although she reminded them that she wouldn't go easy on them.

Personality and traits

Willa was "curious", "intelligent" and "obsessive". She loved Quidditch, and, even after death, that love was still burning strong.

Willa admired players who had Quidditch moves named after them, like Josef Wronski and Roderick Plumpton, because they pushed the game's limits and didn't die trying.

Appearances

• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (First appearance) (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)