Eddie

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Eddie Carmichael (埃迪) 14 276
Alias(es)	Hollingsworth — journalistic pen name; Gossip King — nickname used by his roommates 226 451 452
Species/Race	Human wizard; Muggle-born 53 321
Gender	Male 276
Affiliation	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Ravenclaw; co-founder of Babel 276 321 519
Occupation/Role	Student, entrepreneur, video-production assistant, and newspaper writer 354 355 452
Family	Son of Mr. Carmichael, a businessman who owns several factories 358
First Appearance	Chapter 4, “Platform, Castle, Evening Prophet” 4

Background / History

Eddie was assigned to a dormitory already occupied by Scott Trollope, Roger Davies, and Milton because there were not enough rooms. He was a first-year while the other three were second-years; Roger later gleefully reenacts his nervous introduction 276.

His father owns several Muggle factories. Eddie consequently views the wizarding world's dependence on handmade production as inefficient and backward, particularly when manual rune engraving raises the cost of their products 358.

Appearance

Eddie has a portly build and a fleshy face, features repeatedly noted during his conversations and performances 222 287 440.

• Fleshy chin: Makes his imitation of Draco Malfoy's sharp, spiteful expression less convincing 287.
• Conspicuous physique: Scott suspects his size is why Voldemort singles him out among the World Cup spectators 441.
• Exhausted appearance after the attack: He becomes haggard, with puffy eyelids, prominent dark circles, and noticeably diminished fullness in his face 444.

Personality

Eddie loves secrets, gossip, and being the first person to deliver important news. He takes considerable pride in his investigative ability and becomes indignant when his roommates forget an assignment he has continued pursuing. Praise from Scott or Roger can quickly restore his confidence 14 202 321.

Profit is a powerful motivation for him. He sells ordinary conditioner as a magical beauty product, pitches paid recordings of Fred's love life, and markets Scott-themed badges before obtaining permission. His roommates openly characterize him as both a “profiteer” and a “gossip king” 17 226 351 477.

His enthusiasm does not make him reckless about physical danger. He questions Scott's Chamber investigation, objects to risking their safety for footage that might not sell, and warns against reusing an uncontrollable wand. Nevertheless, he helps his friends and worries about their welfare 53 92 345 356.

The World Cup attack exposes a more vulnerable side. Although Eddie understands that he is not responsible for what happened, he feels ashamed of being too frightened to speak and regrets not working harder to become stronger 444.

Abilities & Skills

Information Gathering and Social Networking

Eddie's strongest demonstrated talent is obtaining and organizing information through personal connections 321 452.

• Uncovers Jasmine Travers's secret Pure-blood Girls' Afternoon Tea society, including its membership patterns 14.
• Obtains tightly guarded Carrow–Rowle family gossip through Slytherin contacts despite being a Muggle-born Ravenclaw 321.
• Can name every Hogwarts student; within two weeks of a new school year, he knows all the first-years' names and can converse with most of them 452.
• His information is not always reliable: he initially treats speculation about Harry's responsibility for the Chamber attacks as established fact 51 53.
• His curiosity sometimes exceeds his results, as shown by his unsuccessful attempts to uncover Caccini's secret 369.

Business and Sales

Eddie identifies opportunities, argues for his commercial value, and handles sales for ventures involving Scott and the Weasley twins 173 354 477.

• Competes with Fred and George over managing a proposed divination business 173.
• Reconsiders their partnership after Scott encourages cooperation rather than a money-making contest 202.
• Delivers Scott's share of a monthly dividend from their joint business 206.
• Recognizes demand for recorded news, house promotional videos, and tournament merchandise 343 355 477.
• Pays close attention to manufacturing costs and the limits of manual production 358.

Journalism and Publicity

Writing as Hollingsworth, Eddie turns his command of gossip into a successful newspaper career 451 452.

• Uses a public feud with Rita Skeeter to establish his pen name and attract newspaper readership 451.
• Combines detailed criticism with interviews from victims of Skeeter's privacy violations 452.
• Makes political analysis entertaining enough to gain publication in the Daily Prophet 452.
• Publishes sensational, fabricated stories during the ministerial election campaign 453.
• Promotes Scott throughout the Triwizard Tournament, initially to sell merchandise and later with a clearer understanding of publicity's strategic value 519.
• Receives covert assistance from Scott in obtaining information and countering Skeeter's influence at the newspaper 452.

Footage Review

Eddie's observation and memory make him particularly useful when searching Omniocular recordings 345.

• Locates Little Hangleton and isolates footage of its two abandoned houses 345.
• Reviews and organizes recordings of the battle near Gaunt House 349.
• Numbers the Omnioculars and discovers two black-robed figures with a moving infant at Riddle House through Lens No. 7 351.
• Cannot positively identify the figures because the recording is too dark 351.

Magic

Eddie practices ordinary wizarding magic, but the context does not document a ranked advancement or major increase in his magical power.

• Transfiguration: Can create an animal for at most an hour; it cannot act independently outside his magical-control range. Knowing Scott's advanced method does not enable him to reproduce it 345.
• Practical spell use: Opens the One-Eyed Witch passage with Dissendium and lights the workshop using Lumos 349.
• Combat practice: Loses to Roger after being struck from behind by a Body-Bind Curse, then objects that Roger used a spell not taught until the fourth year 205.
• Alchemy: Has not studied the subject when the roommates investigate knowledge available through the Book of Prometheus 377.

Equipment / Items

• “Hair Care Potion” — Muggle ginger conditioner repackaged as a magical product for beauty-conscious students unable to afford Lockhart's promoted shampoo 17.
• Omnioculars — Uses Scott's purchased devices to inspect recorded events, search footage, and propose Quidditch highlight reels 343 344 345.
• Eagle-shaped recording brooch — Made for him by Scott as a member of the promotional-video production staff; captures sound that can be imported into the Magic Mirror 353.
• Magic Crystal Players — Markets portable video-playing devices and collects reservations after the Ravenclaw promotional video's screening 354 355.
• Scott support badge — A blue badge alternating between “Scott Trollope” and “Hogwarts Champion, Go!”; sold for three Sickles each 477.

Relationships

• Scott Trollope — Roommate, friend, investor, and business partner. Scott values Eddie's information-gathering talent but reins in schemes that exploit his image or embarrass their friends 202 321 451 477.
• Roger Davies — Older roommate and frequent sparring partner in banter. Roger mocks Eddie's profit-seeking and intrusive questions; Eddie persistently probes Roger's relationship troubles 205 222 276 440.
• Milton — Roommate and friend. Eddie worries about Milton's family situation and joins Scott in investigating Caccini's offer to return his musical talent 92 369.
• Fred and George Weasley — Business partners whose inventiveness complements his salesmanship. They collaborate on divination, joke products, recordings, and tournament merchandise, although their priorities sometimes clash 173 202 345 477.
• Mr. Carmichael — Father; his factory ownership provides the Muggle industrial background behind Eddie's concerns about production efficiency 358.
• Rita Skeeter — Journalistic rival. Their newspaper feud establishes Hollingsworth's reputation while damaging hers 451 452.
• Savanna Doherty — Fellow Ravenclaw whom Eddie introduces to Scott for an Arithmancy reading about her missing brother 196.
• Luna Lovegood — Target of his conditioner sales pitch; Scott warns her about his deceptive practices 17.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Gossip and the Travers Investigation

Eddie joins the students arriving at Hogwarts with news that Harry Potter and Ron Weasley may have traveled by flying car. He excitedly spots the Ford Anglia near the castle 4.

After volunteering to investigate Jasmine Travers, he discovers her clandestine society among younger girls, mostly from Slytherin and Ravenclaw. His irritation at the roommates forgetting his assignment gives way to pride when he presents his findings 13 14.

His awareness of school gossip also puts him in an uncomfortable position when Scott confronts him about a concealed nickname. Eddie identifies Ravenclaw first-years as the group from which it began spreading and subsequently helps circulate Scott's warning against using it 43.

Chamber of Secrets Rumors

Eddie initially speculates that Harry petrified Filch's cat and might be an emerging Dark Lord. Scott challenges that theory and explains that the attacks could threaten Muggle-born students like themselves 53.

Once reassured that Scott and the twins intend provocation rather than a direct confrontation, Eddie agrees to spread their planned rumor quickly among the students. He later circulates the Gaunt–Dementor heir story through the “Shocking Font” 53 58.

Divination and Joint Business

Eddie argues with the twins over who should manage “Trollope's Divination House,” only to learn that Scott does not intend to open a conventional shop. They nevertheless establish a private classroom service, with Neville Longbottom as its first customer 173 177.

Eddie later introduces Savanna Doherty. Scott's two-Galleon payment from her reading becomes the proposed starting capital for a small business with Eddie, Fred, and George 196 197. Their venture subsequently produces a monthly dividend for Scott 206.

Little Hangleton Recordings and Magical Entertainment

Eddie identifies Medea's announced confrontation with Voldemort as a business opportunity, while firmly refusing to attend the dangerous location himself. The group instead deploys Omnioculars carried by Scott's transfigured birds 343 344 345.

He searches the resulting footage and discovers the infant at Riddle House. Scott develops the Magic Mirror for editing and playback, while Eddie explores ways to commercialize the technology 349 351.

The Ravenclaw promotional video generates 52 Magic Crystal Player reservations in one evening. Eddie then proposes a magical entertainment company, potentially expanding into cinemas and—if connected screens become possible—a television station 355. He later reports demand from other houses for promotional videos and editing services 364.

World Cup Attack and Aftermath

During Voldemort's attack on the Quidditch World Cup final, Eddie sits with Roger and Roger's father. Voldemort selects him as another spectator to question about Harry's whereabouts 441.

Afterward, Eddie remains at Roger's bedside and refuses to go home. His uncharacteristic silence reflects guilt over his helplessness during the attack rather than a belief that he caused it 444.

Hollingsworth and the Ministerial Election

Eddie launches his writing career in The Quibbler by attacking Rita Skeeter's journalistic credibility. After Scott and Milton reject his proposal to reuse an embarrassing report about them, he writes “99 Lies of Rita Skeeter,” securing publication in the Evening Prophet 451 452.

His sustained campaign attracts increasing attention, pushes Skeeter into temporary retreat, and establishes Hollingsworth as a recognized reporter. He then builds a professional image through political analysis published in the Daily Prophet 452.

During the ministerial election, Eddie helps turn the All-Wizards Association's attacks on Dumbledore and Amelia Bones into a sensational public-opinion battle. He and Scott aim to prevent Mr. Graves's election partly to help Milton's family; Bones ultimately wins 453.

Triwizard Merchandise and Babel

Eddie proposes a commemorative video of the 1994–1995 Triwizard Tournament and sells Scott-themed badges without prior permission. Scott rejects the use of real photographs but agrees to provide cartoon designs 477.

Their negotiation assigns Eddie responsibility for costs, production, and sales, while Scott receives 60% of the net profit. Eddie and George begin production after receiving the completed designs 477 479.

Following Scott's tournament victory and the founding of Babel, Eddie increasingly treats publicity as more than a tool for immediate merchandise sales 519.