Line #98 Characters/BartSimpsonAndTheBoyWhoLived


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2	!Hogwarts Students
3	!!!Slytherin
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5	[[folder:Bart Simpson]]
6	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lb7zs6qk_7.png]][[caption-width-right:350:[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness If he's being serious, then the trap has already sprung.]]]]
7	The [[AntiHero protagonist]], a mischievous but incredibly gifted Muggleborn who gets Sorted into Slytherin due to his cunning, resourcefulness, and ambition. His status as a Muggleborn puts him at odds with the more prejudiced Slytherins, while his massive pool of untapped talent piques the interest of the more pragmatic ones.
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9	* AccidentalTruth: [[DownplayedTrope Not completely,]] but he surmises that Snape is such a jerk to Harry because the latter's father "stole [Snape's] girlfriend." Snape was indeed attracted to Harry's mother, and James' winning her heart was one of the many reasons why he bears a grudge against Harry.
10	* TheApprentice: To Gemma.
11	* ArchEnemy:
12	** Draco Malfoy is his most persistent foe, and Bart is determined to cause trouble for the spoiled aristocrat in any way he can.
13	** He locks horns with Percy Weasley and Severus Snape on a regular basis, largely due to the former being a rule-worshipping killjoy and the latter being a SadistTeacher.
14	** He also exchanges barbs with [[AlphaBitch Pansy Parkinson]].
15	* AssShove: He accidentally shoved the handle of a flying broomstick up the backside of Ilvermorny's headmaster, getting expelled as a result.
16	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: He has a hard time focusing, something he tries to fix by practicing meditation.
17	* BigNo: Gives one when he learns that [[spoiler:Snape will replace Dumbledore following the latter's suspension in Book 2]].
18	* BrilliantButLazy: He ''is'' genuinely talented, and the pranks he pulls tend to involve a lot of careful planning. He just doesn't like academics, though Gemma has made it a goal to beat this trope out of him.
19	* BullyHunter: He refers to himself as this at one point. He can't stand bullies, and will subject them to pranks if he catches them in the act, or if they target him.
20	* BullyMagnet: He tends to attract them due to being a Muggleborn Slytherin...[[SubvertedTrope much to their later regret.]]
21	* CharacterDevelopment: He becomes more studious as time goes on.
22	* TheCharmer: He's charismatic and he knows it.
23	* ChickMagnet: Not in the romantic sense (yet), but at least three Slytherin girls have decided to latch onto him due to his enormous potential.
24	* ChildProdigy: By the time he enrolls at Hogwarts, he's already gotten a handle on several non-verbal and even wandless spells.
25	* CombatPragmatist: He wouldn't be a Slytherin if he didn't have "a certain disregard for the rules", and the rules of combat are no exception. Notably, during the chess game in the climax of Book 1, he Confounds the enemy Queen piece and has her attack the enemy King.
26	* CruelToBeKind: He handcuffs Gemma so she won't interfere with his attempts to prevent Voldemort from getting the Philosopher's Stone.
27	* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: He fails to recognize the signs that [[spoiler:Tracey Davis' mother is dead]] until it's bluntly pointed out to him. He does have the decency to feel terrible about it, though.
28	* EnfanteTerrible: He's a mischievous little hellraiser. [[DownplayedTrope That being said]], he ''does'' [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold have standards.]]
29	* EveryoneHasStandards:
30	** He will ''not'' let someone else take the fall for one of his pranks, as evidenced by his admitting responsibility to a prank everyone assumed Fred and George Weasley pulled, even though he knew he'd get in trouble for it.
31	** His own homelife has given him a distaste for child abuse and neglect, so much so that he arranges for Harry to be brought to the Burrow a lot earlier than canon just to get him away from the Dursleys, and later tries to find a way to ensure Harry won't have to go back to them.
32	** He hates bullies and won't stand for someone getting picked on if he thinks he's in a position to do something about it.
33	** He may not like Hermione, but he's horrified by her petrification.
34	* {{Foil}}:
35	** He has a lot in common with Voldemort, the only real differences being that Bart actually has a ''conscience'', is capable of giving a damn about someone else, and wouldn't kill someone in cold blood.
36	** He's essentially Draco Malfoy's polar opposite, with both even bearing a passing resemblance to one another, possessing a love for Quidditch, and being close to their respective mothers. Bart comes from a working-class Muggle family, whereas Draco is the scion of one of the wealthiest, most influential wizarding families in Britain; Bart is boisterous and confrontational, while Draco is sneering but cowardly; Bart is charismatic and able to rally others to his side, while Draco has very few friends who only follow him because of his wealth and familial prestige; Bart gets along quite well with Harry Potter, whereas Draco failed to befriend the Boy-Who-Lived and is now his sworn enemy; Bart hates Snape and won't tolerate bullies, whereas Draco kisses up to Snape and ''is'' a bully.
37	* FriendlyEnemy: He's on good terms with Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom, and the Weasley Twins, despite being in a different House.
38	* HiddenDepths: He secretly dreams of becoming Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, ironic considering his penchant for rule-breaking.
39	* HiddenHeartOfGold: It's buried deep, but Bart ''can'' be nice to someone every now and then.
40	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Largely due to Gemma, Bart has a low opinion of Dumbledore, though the latter's refusal to force him to drink a potion seems to be mitigating this.
41	* HotBlooded: Bart is incredibly boisterous and confrontational towards his adversaries. [[CharacterDevelopment Less so in Book 2, though.]]
42	* {{Irony}}: He's a Muggleborn Slytherin. This is not lost on ''anybody''.
43	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although he is mischievous, he is a kind-hearted boy...deep down.
44	* KickTheDog: He pockets Neville's Remembrall at one point, [[SubvertedTrope but a combination of Hermione's insistence and a guilty conscience compels him to return it.]]
45	* LackOfEmpathy: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] He ''can'' feel empathy for others, as Harry can attest, and he did [[spoiler:apologise to the Hufflepuffs for his behaviour at the end of Book 2]]. That said, he was downright unsympathetic when Hufflepuffs started getting petrified in Book 2, even acting like Justin Finch-Fletchley deserved it.
46	* LikesOlderWomen: Has a blatant crush on Gemma Farley, a Slytherin prefect whose at between 4 and 5 years older than him.
47	* ManipulativeBastard:
48	** In Book 1, he convinces Harry to help him [[spoiler:seize the Philosopher's Stone without alerting the teachers beforehand]], on the pretext that they didn't have time.
49	** In Book 2, he tricks [=McGonagall=] into thinking that Snape is Lucius Malfoy's puppet and is about to fire the teachers, necessitating [[spoiler:Dumbledore's return]] to prevent a teachers' strike.
50	* MaliciousMisnaming: If he doesn't like you, one of his favorite ways of showing it is by ''never'' addressing you by your actual name.
51	* TheMentor: In Book 2, he teaches Harry various spells so the Gryffindor can defend himself.
52	* {{Mooning}}: He subjects Draco Malfoy to this in Book 2 as payback for [[spoiler:supposedly sending Dobby to harass him.]]
53	* NoSell: Snape's bullying tactics have no effect on him.
54	* PetTheDog: He might think Professor Flitwick looks and acts a bit strange, but Bart makes a point not to act up around him. He's also nice to Neville and helps him in Potions class; and is nothing but friendly to Hagrid, even helping him with the dragon egg incident by going straight to Dumbledore so the old man can bail Hagrid out.
55	* ThePrankster: A card-carrying one, at that. No wonder he gets along with the Weasley Twins.
56	* RealMenWearPink: He's a skilled ballet dancer. It actually makes him a better duelist.
57	* RedOniBlueOni: The white-hot red to Harry's blue.
58	* SmarterThanYouLook: He can be dangerously crafty when he puts his mind to it, and he is fluent in several languages.
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61	[[folder:Gemma Farley]]
62	[[quoteright:350: https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daehqyk_9.jpg]]
63	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/commission_gemma_farley_by_amenoosa_dfed1fv_pre.jpg]]
64	[[caption-width-right:350:[[CoolBigSis The Prefect]][[labelnote:*]]Art by [[https://www.deviantart.com/amenoosa Amenoosa]][[/labelnote]]]]
65	Slytherin's female Prefect, and Bart's love interest[=/=]big sister figure. Sensing Bart's potential, the highly ambitious Gemma decides to cultivate him as a weapon to increase her family's influence and cut her enemies down to size. However, the more they interact, the more she comes to care for him. While she doesn't go out of her way to be a petty jerk like most of her housemates, she is ''not'' someone to be crossed, as even ''Bart'' fears her wrath.
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67	* TheAce: She's smart, beautiful, rich, has high grades, is an excellent and versatile duelist, and is held in high regard by the Hogwarts Staff, including Professor Snape, who gives her free rein to use her stomach cramp-inflicting curse to discipline unruly Slytherins.
68	* ActionGirl: She is a highly versatile duelist, even holding her own against [[spoiler:Voldemort's diary Horcrux]].
69	* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Bart can get a laugh out of her without too much effort. She even admits to finding it hilarious when Bart [[spoiler:strips Percy Weasley of his clothes]], though she is annoyed that it cost Slytherin a chunk of House Points.
70	* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: She ruffles Bart's hair affectionately from time to time.
71	* AngerBornOfWorry: She feels like tearing her hair out every time Bart puts himself in danger, both because she's devoting a lot of effort to cultivating him and because she cares about him.
72	* AmbitionIsEvil: Played with. She's got no problem taking advantage of a talented young boy's crush on her, but her plans are mostly targeted at down-sizing the Malfoys, which isn't exactly a bad thing.
73	* TheApprentice: To her father, although she doesn't normally need his help anymore.
74	* AscendedExtra: She goes from receiving only a passing mention in ''Pottermore'' to being the deuteragonist.
75	* BadLiar: She tries to convince her dad that Bart is a Pureblood. He seems to buy it at first, but then he does a little digging and learns the truth. Actually [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] because her lies are rarely exposed.
76	* BerserkButton: Bart's antics tend to provoke her wrath (even if she secretly finds them funny), usually in the form of giving him stomach pains. Harming Bart will also result in the same reaction.
77	* BettyAndVeronica: Heavily downplayed, but comparatively speaking, she plays the Veronica to Daphne Greengrass' Betty. Gemma can, and will, intimidate Bart into doing her bidding when the situation calls for it, though she is willing to use the carrot as well; Daphne lacks Gemma's authority as a prefect and her intimidating presence, so she has to be less bossy when she interacts with Bart in order to get something out of him.
78	* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[DownplayedTrope She's not that nice,]] but she's too pragmatic to act like a petty bully and goes out of her way to do her job as a Prefect properly. That being said, provoke her at your peril.
79	* BigSisterInstinct: Picking on or hurting Bart (who she acts as a big sister figure to) is a good way to provoke her wrath.
80	* BlueBlood: Her family is rich and powerful, but not quite on the same level as the Malfoys, something she is determined to change.
81	* BrainyBrunette: She's very smart and suffers no fools.
82	* BullyHunter: She hunted down the Slytherins who brutally beat Bart up on his first day at Hogwarts.
83	* CharacterDevelopment: She initially only saw Bart as a tool for her ambitions, though she never outright disliked him. It takes him running off to confront a mountain troll for her to come to terms with the fact that she actually cares about him.
84	* CombatPragmatist: A kick to the crotch, creating a spell that causes excrutiating stomach pains, using other people as shields when outnumbered--such things are ''not'' beneath her. You expected anything less from a Slytherin?
85	* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: She casts a spell that leaves unruly students with searing gas pain for as long as she sees fit. So far, she has subjected Bart to this twice. Book 2 confirms that she ''invented'' that spell.
86	* CoolBigSis: To Bart. Initially, it was just an act, but it became genuine over time.
87	* CorporalPunishment:
88	** She can't literally spank Bart, as Hogwarts doesn't permit that, so she [[LoopholeAbuse gets around that]] by shooting a Stinging Charm at his ass, which gets the same results.
89	** When Harry and Ron go into the Forbidden Forest [[spoiler: with three Ravenclaws]] to meet Aragog, she vows to give Harry an ''actual'' spanking, but opts instead to inflict a Stinging Charm on his butt that's so painful that the pain is still there by the following evening.
90	* CurbStompBattle: In Book 2, Malfoy and several cronies try to ambush her. It ends ''very'' badly for them.
91	* DeathGlare: You do ''not'' want to piss her off, as her stare alone can make those who fall under it feel like they're about to die. Even Ron Weasley won't dare to cross her.
92	* DoWrongRight: She isn't too bothered by most of Bart's pranks, but wishes he would cover his tracks better.
93	* TheDreaded: She is the scariest Slytherin after Professor Snape, and even he ''respects'' her. Notably, she can bring ''Bart'' to heel with little effort, something that none of the staff can do.
94	* EarAche: She subjects Bart to this from time to time.
95	* EnragedByIdiocy:
96	** She does ''not'' take kindly to Bart doing stupid, reckless things that endanger him (and[=/=]or will be hard to cover up) and will not hesitate to punish him for it.
97	** She's less than pleased when she discovers that Harry took Ron, Fang [[spoiler:and three Ravenclaws]] into the Forbidden Forest.
98	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: She initially tells Bart to get lost and disarms him, but when he manages to catch her off-guard with wandless magic and reclaim his wand from her, she quickly realizes he has a lot of talent and decides that cultivating him would be beneficial to her and her family, prompting her to be more friendly towards him. From this alone, Gemma shows herself to be a shrewd, calculating, and pragmatic woman with an eye for talent and a willingness to do whatever it takes to achieve her ends--essentially an ideal Slytherin.
99	* EveryoneHasStandards: She's utterly shocked by how crazy Springfield is, and is thoroughly unimpressed with Homer.
100	* {{Foil}}: To Voldemort. Both are aggressive, ambitious, controlling, knowledgeable, intelligent, manipulative, studious and excellent duellists. Both are, or were, held in high regard by the Hogwarts Staff. Dumbledore is also at least somewhat wary of both. [[NotSoDifferentRemark Voldemort and Gemma even recognise their similarities in the Chamber of Secrets.]] The difference is that Gemma genuinely cares about her people ([[TheApprentice Bart]], her family), whereas Voldemort cares for nobody but himself and sees his followers as disposable. Gemma can also cooperate with others, including people she normally distrusts, against a common threat. Conversely, Voldemort is too distrusting to truly cooperate with anyone. Even his followers are usually driven by fear, not loyalty.
101	* ItRunsInTheFamily: She's the latest in a long line of accomplished duellists.
102	* KickTheDog: She dismisses Hagrid as an oaf, something even ''Bart'' won't do. Granted, Hagrid [[JerkassHasAPoint does little to prove her wrong,]] but still...
103	* LargeAndInCharge: She's quite tall, and woe betide anyone who attempts to defy her.
104	* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father, Like Daughter]]: Like her father, she's smart, knowledgeable, manipulative and an excellent duellist. She also mentors Bart, just as her father mentors her.
105	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: She's kept uninvolved in the main plot of Book 1, with Bart handcuffing her for her own safety. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in Book Two, in which she enters the Chamber of Secrets alongside Harry, Bart, and Ron.
106	* ManipulativeBitch:
107	** She has Bart wrapped around her finger. In particular, she feeds him a few half-truths to get him not to trust Dumbledore.
108	** More broadly, she can schmooze up a storm when such advances her agenda.
109	* TheMentor: She teaches Bart a lot of dueling spells on the side. [[DrillSergeantNasty And she isn't soft about it.]]
110	* OriginalCharacter: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] According to ''Pottermore'', there ''was'' a Slytherin Prefect named Gemma Farley who attended Hogwarts over the course of the first three books. She just never got mentioned nor had any dialogue in-story.
111	* [[PragmaticHero Pragmatic Anti-Hero]]: She's not as prejudiced as the bulk of her House, considering it wasteful of potential assets. Notably, she had no problem asking fellow prefect (and Ravenclaw) Penelope Clearwater for help with her homework when they were younger and still maintains a courteous relationship with her.
112	* PrecisionFStrike: She threatens to 'mindfuck' a disobedient Slytherin if he doesn't tell her who changed the Slytherin Common Room password to 'Pureblood'. Internally, she even notes the best way to use this trope.
113	-->Gemma generally eschewed such vulgar language. It was not only unacceptable in her social circles, but also lost its effect if overused. But when used correctly, such language gave her words a visceral force which demanded respect. And the word 'mindfuck' left little to the imagination. Predictably, Lucian folded like a pack of cards.
114	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She takes her position as Prefect seriously, and doesn't act like a stuck up jerk unless you go out of your way to piss her off.
115	* SayMyName: "BART!" or "Bart Simpson!"
116	* SignatureMove: ''Gaseous'', a curse she invented that leaves the victim with searing stomach pains. She has Snape's express blessing to use it on rowdy housemates, a fact she exploits without compunction.
117	* SlasherSmile: She sports a particularly frightening one whenever she is feeling especially vindictive.
118	* StatuesqueStunner: She's quite tall and very beautiful.
119	* SympathyForTheDevil: She doesn't openly admit it, but she can understand why the diary horcrux didn't want to be stuck inside a diary.
120	* ToxicFriendInfluence: She tries to get Bart to distrust Dumbledore.
121	* {{Tsundere}}: One minute she's (literally) bending Bart's ear over his ridiculous antics, the next she's watching movies and trading jokes with him.
122	* TheVamp: To an extent. She's not above exploiting Bart's crush on her to get him to do her bidding, but she never tries to act seductive towards him, preferring to utilize intimidation and guilt-tripping.
123	* VicariouslyAmbitious: She is molding Bart into a powerful and influential weapon she can use to increase her family's influence and take down their enemies. Notably, she teaches Bart how to play Quidditch because Marcus Flint wouldn't let her join the Slytherin Quidditch Team [[HeManWomanHater out of sexism.]]
124	* WhatTheHellHero: She berates Harry (and inflicts a nasty Stinging Spell on his buttocks in lieu of spanking him) for going to an Acromantula Colony while bringing four other students with him.
125	* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: She ''knows'' that Bart has massive potential, and urges him to improve himself rather than just let it all go to waste.
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127	[[folder:Draco Malfoy]]
128	The [[SpoiledBrat spoiled]] scion of the aristocratic Malfoy family, he develops an instant disdain for Bart due to the latter's status as a Muggleborn. Bart, in turn, quickly comes to hate Malfoy's guts and the two become determined to one-up the other.
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130	* ArchEnemy: He is Bart's most consistent nemesis.
131	* AristocratsAreEvil: He's the latest in a long line of racist aristocrats, and is no exception to that description.
132	* BookDumb: Averted. Despite his frequent acts of stupidity, he ''is'' studious.
133	* BreakTheHaughty: He is determined to inflict this trope upon Bart, [[SubvertedTrope but Bart keeps turning the tables]].
134	* TheBully: He tries to be this towards Bart, [[SubvertedTrope but Bart always fights back and comes out on top]].
135	* BullyingADragon:
136	** He keeps pursuing his vendetta against Bart even when it lands him in hot water with [[TheDreaded Gemma.]]
137	** In Book 2, he tries to lead an ambush against Gemma herself. She [[GroinAttack knees him in the groin]] before [[CurbStompBattle stomping the rest of the group]] while using him as a HumanShield.
138	* CharacterDevelopment: Not a positive example necessarily, but by Book 2, he's able to brush off Bart's taunts a bit more easily. Internal monologuing reveals that his father coached him to do this, as Lucius quickly deduced that Bart ''wanted'' Draco to react to his antics.
139	* CombatPragmatist: He doesn't believe in fair fights, though pragmatism ''is'' a trait that Slytherin encourages. Case in point, he ''never'' confronts Bart on his own.
140	* CurbStompBattle: Bart mops the floor with him in a one-on-one duel.
141	* DumbBlonde: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged.]] His grades aren't terrible, but he has a tendency to provoke people who can, and will, whoop his ass.
142	* EmbarrassingNickname: Bart calls him "Draino", and his former babysitter used to call him "Spawn".
143	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He is close to his mother, and appears to respect his father.
144	* FantasticRacism: He is thoroughly contemptuous towards Muggleborns, and treats Half-Bloods with only ''slightly'' less disdain.
145	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He assumes that Harry Potter would have befriended him had it not been for Bart. Anyone who knows the [=HP=] canon will laugh at that belief.
146	* JerkAss: A spoiled, arrogant, racist little shit.
147	* KarmicButtMonkey: An arrogant, bigoted, spoiled bully who's a frequent victim of Bart's pranks and Gemma is all too happy to give him detentions.
148	* KickTheDog: He ambushes Bart with the help of some other Slytherins and has him beaten severely as a warning to "know [his] place". [[LaserGuidedKarma Bart recovers and, with Gemma's help, pays him back in spades.]]
149	* MilesGloriosus: He likes to brag about his supposed prowess. [[DownplayedTrope While he is far from completely inept,]] he can't entirely back up his words.
150	* MommasBoy: Is very close to his mother.
151	* NotMeThisTime: When his connection to Dobby is established, Bart and Harry assume that Malfoy sent the House Elf to harass and sabotage them out of spite. Anyone familiar with the [=HP=] canon will know that Dobby acted on his own initiative, with Draco being none the wiser.
152	* RichBitch: A male example. His family is loaded, and in case the above tropes haven't done a good enough job establishing it, he's an asshole.
153	* SmugSnake: He ''is'' a legitimately good flyer and his dueling skills aren't negligible, but he overestimates himself.
154	* TeachersPet: Snape heavily favors him.
155	* VillainBall:
156	** He hates Bart so damned much that he's willing to let it damage Slytherin's image of House unity, something Bart berates him for.
157	** It's entirely possible that Bart would stop pranking him, or at least not go out of his way to torment him, if Draco just swallowed his pride and left Bart alone.
158	* VillainousFriendship:
159	** He's friendly with [[AlphaBitch Pansy Parkinson]], partially because they both disdain Bart for being a Muggleborn.
160	** He seems to be on good terms with his former babysitter, Merula Snyde.
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162
163	[[folder:Daphne Greengrass]]
164	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/commission_daphne_greengrass_x_tracey_davis_by_amenoosa_dfkmd2i_pre_5.jpg]]
165	[[caption-width-right:221:[[BeQuietNudge The Silencer]][[labelnote:*]]Art by [[https://www.deviantart.com/amenoosa Amenoosa]][[/labelnote]]]]
166	A Slytherin girl in the same year as Bart whom, like Gemma, sees potential in him and befriends him with the intent of utilizing his talents for her own ends. She tends to hang out with fellow Slytherin Tracey Davis.
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168	* AscendedExtra: She goes from getting two name-drops in canon to being a major supporting character.
169	* BeneathSuspicion: Her family's association with foxes is meant to invoke their ability to fly under the radar.
170	* BeQuietNudge: Replace "nudge" with "kick in the shins", but she uses this trope on Bart when he tries to mouth off to [[SternTeacher Professor [=McGonagall=]]], who simply overlooks it. She does it again in Herbology, and Professor Sprout outright thanks her for it.
171	* BettyAndVeronica: She plays the former to Gemma's latter, though it's heavily downplayed. She lacks Gemma's authority and intimidating presence, so she has to be more friendly and careful when interacting with Bart in order to get what she wants from him.
172	* BlueBlood: She comes from an ancient wizarding family, and is intent on increasing their status.
173	* DeadpanSnarker: She can be quite sharp-tongued, much like Bart.
174	* DumbBlonde: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] She's very smart and studious.
175	* EveryoneHasStandards: Professor Binns is so unfathomably boring that Daphne won't silence Bart for disrupting his class.
176	* IcyBlueEyes: Her cerulean eyes can become as cold as ice when she gets annoyed or angry.
177	* LivingLieDetector: She's not a Legilimens, but she's not easily fooled.
178	* ManipulativeBitch: Like Gemma, she is using Bart for her own ends, even using similar methods. She has to try harder, though, since Bart doesn't have a crush on her. She ''does'' have the advantage of attending most of the same classes he does, though.
179	* NerdsAreSexy: Well, not quite sexy ''yet'', as she hasn't hit puberty, but she's pretty for her age and gets good grades.
180	* TheRival: Daphne is trying to damage Gemma's influence over Bart and take it for herself.
181	* RunningGag: Bart acts like an obnoxious brat in class, prompting Daphne to silence him with a kick, to which the teacher looks the other way.
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183
184	[[folder:Tracey Davis]]
185	[[quoteright:205:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/commission_daphne_greengrass_x_tracey_davis_by_amenoosa_dfkmd2i_pre_1.jpg]]
186	[[caption-width-right:205:[[BrainyBrunette The Brunette]][[labelnote:*]]Art by [[https://www.deviantart.com/amenoosa Amenoosa]][[/labelnote]]]]
187	Another Slytherin in Bart's year, Tracey is a half-blood who hangs out with Daphne Greengrass. She is the second Slytherin (after Gemma) to see potential in Bart and decides to befriend him rather than spurn him in the hopes of cashing in on his massive potential. Together with Daphne, she helps Bart study in order to keep his grades up.
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189	* AscendedExtra: Like Daphne, she never got a single word of dialogue in canon, nor was her physical appearance described. She doesn't get as much focus as Daphne or Gemma, but she still gets more focus than she did in the books.
190	* BrainyBrunette: She serves as one of Bart's study buddies, the other being Daphne.
191	* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Her mother passed away from cancer when she was seven, and she is still ''deeply'' affected by it.]]
192	* [[PragmaticHero Pragmatic Anti-Hero]]: Like Daphne and Gemma, she is baffled by the blind racism of most Slytherins, finding it counterproductive. Her being a half-blood likely has something to do with it.
193	* MundaneUtility: Her dad taught her how to place extracted memories into video cassettes. She has quite the collection of them.
194	* ThoseTwoGirls: Tracey is always seen hanging out with Daphne Greengrass... except in her introduction, ironically.
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196
197	[[folder:Millicent Bulstrode]]
198	A rather stocky Half-Blood Slytherin whose family is beholden to the Parkinsons. [[spoiler:Daphne convinces her to swear allegiance to her via Unbreakable Vow in exchange for becoming her benefactor instead.]]
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200	* AscendedExtra: She appeared a couple of times in canon, but here, she's shaping up to be a major supporting character.
201	* BrawnHilda: She's rather big and strong.
202	* TheBrute: Is shaping up to be this for Bart's circle of friends.
203	* PetTheDog: She asks Professor Binns about Muggleborn and Half-blood Slytherins in an attempt to lift Bart's spirits.
204	[[/folder]]
205
206	[[folder:Marcus Flint]]
207	The Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team, Flint is a [[HeManWomanHater sexist]] thug who isn't above accepting bribes or cheating if he thinks it will help him win. Has an antagonistic relationship with Gemma Farley, but begrudgingly allows her protégé, Bart Simpson, to join the Quidditch team after the boy shows off his talents.
208	----
209	* BritishTeeth: Has ''very'' crooked teeth, as noted by Bart.
210	* CombatPragmatist: A sporting version, but he's willing to cheat to win.
211	* DrillSergeantNasty: He's not known for his friendliness towards his teammates, and pushes them ''hard'' to meet his expectations.
212	* HeManWomanHater: He believes that woman are incapable of playing Quidditch competently, or at least lack the passion to devote all their energy to it. This led him to blocking Gemma Farley's attempt to join the team.
213	* PetTheDog: He doesn't hesitate to compliment Bart's flying prowess.
214	* PragmaticVillainy: He's a sexist prick, but even he can't deny that Bart is an excellent flyer and lets him join the Quidditch team. He even admits that he doesn't care about Bart being a Muggleborn as long as the boy plays Quidditch well.
215	[[/folder]]
216
217	!!!Gryffindor
218
219	[[folder:Harry Potter]]
220	The Boy-Who-Lived, a half-blood who became famous for seemingly destroying Lord Voldemort when he was just a baby, though at the cost of his parents. Left in the care of his abusive-at-worst[=/=]neglectful-at-best relatives for the first decade of his life, he is eventually enrolled at Hogwarts, where he meets and befriends Bart. Harry has a natural talent for Quidditch, and tends to wander (or get dragged) into situations that force him to live up to his unwanted celebrity status.
221	----
222	* BrokenPedestal: He is devastated to learn that Bart wanted the Philosopher's Stone for himself, and avoids interacting with him for the rest of the first year. [[DownplayedTrope It's downplayed]] when he notices that Bart actually does feel a little bad about it, and Bart slowly regains his trust.
223	* CelebrityIsOverrated: He doesn't enjoy being treated like a Messiah.
224	* DemotedToExtra: [[DownplayedTrope Not entirely,]] but he doesn't get as much focus here, being more of a deuteragonist.
225	* DidntThinkThisThrough: He recklessly goes into the Forbidden Forest with four other students in the hopes of getting information about the Chamber of Secrets from an Acromantula simply because Hagrid advised it. The same Hagrid whom, while a loyal friend, was dumb enough to smuggle a dragon egg into his hut, keep a giant three-headed dog as a pet, and drunkenly tell a complete stranger how to get past said dog.
226	* FriendlyEnemy: He and Bart are in different Houses, but they don't let that minor detail prevent them from befriending one another.
227	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a famous lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.
228	* GracefulLoser: He takes Slytherin winning the House Cup at the end of Book 2 in stride, being the first one to applaud them. This actually shames others into doing the same.
229	* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] The neglect and abuse he went through is ''not'' PlayedForLaughs, and Bart is so disgusted by how the Dursleys treat him that he arranges for Harry to be brought to the Burrow earlier than in canon.
230	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He is easily convinced by Voldemort's diary Horcrux that Hagrid is the heir of Slytherin. When he informs Bart and Gemma of this, they laugh their asses off and near-instantly deduce that Hagrid was not only innocent, but that Voldemort framed him.
231	* PrecisionFStrike: Gets one in just before [[spoiler: killing the Basilisk]].
232	* RedOniBlueOni:
233	** The cool blue to Bart's red.
234	** He's also the blue to Ron Weasley's red, as he's perfectly civil towards Bart whereas Ron irrationally dislikes the boy.
235	[[/folder]]
236
237	[[folder:Hermione Granger]]
238	The only female (and Muggleborn) member of the Golden Trio, Hermione is a studious, somewhat bossy stickler for the rules, which initially causes Bart to treat her with hostility since she reminds him of Lisa, though his opinion of her softens later. Despite her abrasiveness, she is one of the few people who can see that Bart is a decent person at heart and tries to bring out his softer side.
239	----
240	* BrainyBrunette: As in canon, she's quite book-smart.
241	* EnragedByIdiocy: Bart's crazy, reckless actions really get on her nerves.
242	* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: She quickly figures out that Bart is a lot nicer than he pretends to be. Bart is visibly stunned when she says this to his face... and then proceeds to prove her right.
243	* NiceGirl: She can be rather bossy and overbearing, but she's really nice once you get to know her.
244	* TeachersPet: She can come off this way, though less out of sycophancy and more because she just likes answering questions.
245	* YouRemindMeOfX: She's so similar to Lisa that Bart accidentally calls her by his sister's name on a couple occasions.
246	[[/folder]]
247
248	[[folder:Ron Weasley]]
249	The youngest Weasley boy (and second-youngest Weasley overall), Ron meets Bart shortly after meeting Harry. Although he is initially friendly towards Bart, he quickly changes his tune after Bart is Sorted into Slytherin, which puts a strain on his relationship with Harry and Hermione.
250	----
251	* ActuallyPrettyFunny: He dislikes Bart, but can't resist chuckling at some of his pranks.
252	* CelebrityIsOverrated: The more he experiences it, the less he likes it.
253	* EveryoneHasStandards: He may hate Slytherin, but he doesn't want to outright ''murder'' any of its members.
254	* FantasticRacism: More like "house-ism", but Bart being a Slytherin is enough for Ron to immediately treat him with contempt.
255	* HotBlooded: He is described as such, and is, indeed, quite passionate. Unless [[TheDreaded Gemma]] is looming over him.
256	* KickTheDog: When Harry and Hermione chide him for his irrational grudge against Bart, Ron snaps and accuses Hermione of being pro-Slytherin and storms off, leaving her in tears.
257	* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Harry's blue. Bonus points for being a red-head.
258	* TheResenter: He resents Bart due to the latter's growing fame, popularity, and connection.
259	* StubbornMule: He will ''not'' let go of his dislike for Bart no matter what the boy does, [[CharacterDevelopment even though his attitude softens over time.]]
260	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He will cooperate with Bart, but only for Harry's sake. Bart just doesn't care.
261	* UngratefulBastard: When Bart gives Ron and Harry a lift to Hogwarts after they miss the train in their second year, Ron isn't even thankful, much to Harry's annoyance. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope But he later thanks Bart for saving Ginny's life.]]]]
262	[[/folder]]
263
264	[[folder:Fred and George Weasley]]
265	Ron's mischievous older brothers, who also serve as Beaters for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Unlike their little brother, they get along quite well with Bart.
266	----
267	* BorrowedCatchphrase: They use Nelson Muntz' SignatureLaugh (complete with [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger pointing a finger]]) when Bart moons Draco Malfoy.
268	* FriendlyEnemy: They're in a different House from Bart, but that hasn't stopped them from getting along with him.
269	* ThePrankster: Why else would they be on such friendly terms with Bart?
270	* ThoseTwoGuys: They are never seen apart from one another.
271	[[/folder]]
272
273	[[folder:Neville Longbottom]]
274	A nervous, insecure Gryffindor who occasionally hangs out with the Golden Trio. Because of his disposition, he is frequently bullied by others, particularly Professor Snape, for which Bart [[PetTheDog takes pity on him]] and leads the normally rambunctious Slytherin to help him out.
275	----
276	* BullyMagnet: Frequently bullied by others, particularly Professor Snape.
277	* ButtMonkey: Neville is treated as a joke or disappointment by those around him--except by Bart, ironically.
278	* FriendlyEnemy: He is one of the few characters that Bart is unequivocally nice to, despite being in a different House.
279	* NiceGuy: He's very friendly.
280	[[/folder]]
281
282	!Hogwarts Staff
283	[[folder:Albus Dumbledore]]
284	The (extremely) elderly and powerful headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore adopts the mannerisms of a somewhat dodgy old man which belies his craftiness and formidable skills in magic. When Bart begins displaying signs of being similar to [[BigBad Voldemort]], Dumbledore decides to keep an eye on the boy.
285	----
286	* ActuallyPrettyFunny: He finds many of Bart's antics amusing.
287	* AdaptationalIntelligence: He's less careless than his canon counterpart.
288	** Rather than assume that the Mirror of Erised would be able to keep Voldemort from getting the Philosopher's Stone, [[spoiler:Dumbledore places a decoy inside the Mirror and keeps the real stone on his person.]]
289	** He arranges for Gilderoy Lockhart's crimes to be exposed publicly without even bothering to hire him as a teacher, [[spoiler:and then he hires a competent wizard, Jake Farley, to teach [=DADA=] instead.]]
290	** To alleviate Cornelius Fudge's paranoid belief that he intends to become the Minister of Magic, Dumbledore decides to make an Unbreakable Vow that he ''won't'' do that in Fudge's presence.
291	** Rather than letting Lucius Malfoy off with a warning for planting Tom Riddle's diary on Ginny Weasley, [[spoiler: he lures him into a trap before having him arrested for conspiracy to murder.]]
292	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He arranges for Harry to move in with him at the end of Book 2 as an apology for leaving him with the Dursleys]].
293	* BenevolentBoss: The teachers deeply respect him, and he permits them to [[FirstNameBasis call him by his first name.]] He even bails Hagrid out when the latter nearly gets in trouble for keeping a dragon egg.
294	* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], but Gemma convinces Bart that he is playing it straight.
295	* GoodIsNotSoft: He's usually a very lenient, charitable man, but he's willing to punish people who deserve it.
296	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Dumbledore is incredibly patient with Bart.
297	* TheStoic: Keeps his cool in the face of Homer's crass, uncouth behavior.
298	[[/folder]]
299
300	[[folder:Severus Snape]]
301	The Potions Master and Head of Slytherin, Snape is an icy, vindictive bully who quickly decides to make Harry as miserable as possible for reasons he won't disclose. This results in him becoming a target of Bart's wrath, which leads to the two developing a mutual contempt for one another.
302	----
303	* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Even Snape can't resist laughing at Gilderoy Lockhart when the latter is tricked into publicly confessing to his crimes.
304	* AnimalMotif: Bart compares him to a bat.
305	* TheBully:
306	** He enjoys humiliating students, particularly Harry and Neville, out of petty spite. [[BullyHunter Bart]] takes umbrage with this.
307	** He also bullies [[LovableRogue Willy Widdershins]] [[spoiler:(Filch's replacement)]], although [[NoSell Willy mostly takes Snape's antagonistic behaviour in his stride]].
308	* DeadpanSnarker: Credit where credit is due, he's very witty.
309	* EveryoneHasStandards:
310	** He won't tolerate the usage of the word "Mudblood" in his presence.
311	** His trip to 742 Evergreen Terrace almost ''traumatised'' him - which says something, given the man's [[ArmiesAreEvil Death Eater]] past.
312	** He and Lucius Malfoy are old friends, but [[spoiler:Lucius conspiring to murder a child is too much for him.]]
313	** He's ''disgusted'' when he discovers [[spoiler:that Voldemort has made multiple horcruxes.]]
314	* EvilIsPetty: He's not above taking his anger at someone out on their innocent (and ignorant) relatives. He also shows blatant favoritism towards his own House.
315	* JerkassHasAPoint: He treats Willy with constant hostility and suspicion. [[spoiler: His suspicions are justified.]]
316	* LaserGuidedKarma: He spends his entire debut acting like a total prick, so it's only fitting that Bart causes him to break out in boils while his back is turned.
317	* NotSoAboveItAll:
318	** Again, the thing with Lockhart shows that Snape ''can'' laugh at something.
319	** Bart's antics aggravate him so damned much that he outright ''begs'' Dumbledore to let him give the boy a detention before the term has even started.
320	* SadistTeacher: He may be incredibly skilled at making potions, but he's such a vicious asshole that he clearly isn't qualified to be a teacher. It's not even a case of DrillSergeantNasty: he picks on students just to be a jerk.
321	* SinisterSchnoz: Snape has a big, crooked nose, which causes Bart to compare him to [[Literature/PeterPan Captain Hook.]]
322	* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler:He is briefly made Headmaster during Book 2]].
323	[[/folder]]
324
325	[[folder:Minerva [=McGonagall=]]]
326	The Transfiguration teacher and Head of Gryffindor. A strict, sharp-tongued, no-nonsense, and incredibly powerful witch, [=McGonagall=] quickly earns Bart Simpson's enmity due to her uptight nature, for which he derisively calls her "Mrs. Skinner." Despite her annoyance with his attitude, she is not above praising Bart whenever he does something correctly--nor is she above letting other students silencing him via sharp slap or a kick to the shin.
327	----
328	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike Snape, she doesn't go out of her way to bully her students.
329	* SternTeacher: She's unflinchingly strict and is easily capable of keeping her students in line. Bart is less easily cowed, so she looks the other way if whoever is sitting next to him gives him a BeQuietNudge.
330	* {{Troll}}: She will award Bart house points for his magical accomplishments, and then immediately deduct them for his sassy attitude. She also refuses to punish Daphne for kicking him in the leg to shut him up.
331	[[/folder]]
332
333	[[folder:Filius Flitwick]]
334	The Charms teacher and Head of Ravenclaw. A diminutive, excitable little man and one of only two Hogwarts teachers whom Bart doesn't go out of his way to agitate, largely because the professor is willing to compliment him on his talent for Charms.
335	----
336	* CoolTeacher: Downplayed. Bart doesn't necessarily think he's ''cool'', but he does notably refrain from being sassy or mischievous around him.
337	* NotSoAboveItAll: Even Flitwick can't stand [[AttentionWhore Gilderoy Lockhart]], to the point of declaring that he would shoot Dumbledore out of a cannon if the headmaster hired Lockhart as a Hogwarts teacher.
338	* PintSizedPowerhouse: He's very short, but he's a competent teacher and a master duelist, even defeating Jake Farley.
339	* SternTeacher: [[DownplayedTrope Not usually,]] but if angered, he can be quite chilling. When he learns that Bart pulled a prank that damaged the Ravenclaw common room, his demeanor becomes stern, though he backs off after confirming that Bart was already punished for it by Dumbledore.
340	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Is very patient with his students, and won't hesitate to praise them when they match or exceed his expectations. The latter trait is the primary reason why Bart won't prank or disrespect him.
341	[[/folder]]
342
343	[[folder:Jake Farley]]
344	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8ca60892010e4e7482511ddc_fotor_20240105123643.jpg]]
345	[[caption-width-right:350: [[ManipulativeBastard The Father]]]]
346	Gemma's father, and [[spoiler: the Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher]] in Book 2.
347	----
348	* TheAce: A very intelligent and knowledgeable curse-breaker, a competent teacher and an excellent duellist. Plus, he's wealthy.
349	* BigFancyHouse: Owns one, complete with peacocks strutting about the gardens.
350	* CoolTeacher: He's somewhat haughty, but he's a competent instructor who doesn't play favorites, nor does he display open Pureblood supremacist views. Bart notably refrains from antagonising him.
351	* HappilyMarried: He and his wife adore each other.
352	* ItRunsInTheFamily: Comes from a long line of accomplished duellists. One of his ancestors founded a duelling club, The Silver Spears, in the 18th century.
353	* ManipulativeBastard: He's spent most of his life using people to advance his own agendas.
354	* TheMentor: He's spent much of Gemma's life teaching her to fly, duel, and ingratiate herself to people. He also corrects Bart's duelling technique in class.
355	* NotSoAboveItAll: He's an aristocrat, but he also seems to enjoy reckless driving to an extent.
356	* TheRival: To Lucius Malfoy, whose prestige and assets he hopes to one day seize.
357	[[/folder]]
358
359	[[folder:Willy Widdershins]]
360	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b82b2871a4524c0dae1e0e49.jpeg]][[caption-width-right:350:[[spoiler: [[LovableRogue The Caretaker]]]]]]
361	[[spoiler: Filch's replacement as the Caretaker after the former's death]] in Book 2.
362	----
363	* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler: He is disreputable, but he has never committed murder, and it's left ambiguous as to whether he would ''really'' have killed Ginny Weasley. He also saves Ron Weasley's life in the Chamber of Secrets.]]
364	* BlatantLies: His tales of heroism tend to be embellished or fabricated.
365	* BookDumb: Snape heavily implies that he was a poor student.
366	* BritsLoveTea: He's a Brit who enjoys a good cuppa.
367	* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:Lucius Malfoy conscripted him to kill Ginny Weasley if she survived the Riddle Diary's possession, in exchange for paying off his debts. Fortunately, Dumbledore and Snape stop him. He then helps them arrest Lucius.]]
368	* {{Foil}}: To Argus Filch. [[spoiler: Both served as Hogwarts' Caretaker]] and both are social outcasts for various reasons (Filch was a Squib, Willy has a criminal record). Filch is an ageing, [[FunHatingConfiscatingAdult fun-hating]], [[ChildHater child-hating]] {{Jerkass}} who is HatedByAll the students, whereas Willy is a youthful [[ThePrankster prank-loving]] LovableRogue [[spoiler: who is a cult hero among the student faculty]]. Filch was apparently [[UsefulNotes/StraightEdge straight edge]], whereas Willy enjoyed some [[SmokingIsCool worldly]] [[TheStoner pleasures]]. However, while Filch's loyalty to Hogwarts couldn't be questioned[[spoiler:, Willy served more than one employer]].
369	* LovableRogue: He's almost always cheerful[[spoiler:, and he's a cult hero among the student faculty.]]
370	* NoSell: He usually brushes off Snape's insults.
371	* ThePrankster: He pulled pranks in his youth, and upgraded to crime as an adult, even serving time in Azkaban.
372	* ReallyFondOfSleeping: He really does enjoy a good catnap.
373	* TheStoner: Snape suspects this, but cannot prove it. Moaning Myrtle all but confirms it, though.
374	* WouldHurtAChild: He's not proud of it, but he's willing to kill [[spoiler:Ginny]] in order to get out of debt. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope But he hesitates at the last minute, allowing Snape to stun him before he can follow through.]]]]
375	[[/folder]]
376
377	!Death Eaters
378	[[folder:Voldemort]]
379	An incredibly powerful and feared Dark Wizard who terrorized Magical Britain for years before trying to kill Harry Potter at the ripe old age of 1 year on Halloween night 1981. Inexplicably, he failed and was seemingly killed in the attempt, though not before killing the boy's parents and leaving him with a lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead. As it turns out, and as Dumbledore expected, he's alive, and plotting his return. Despite wanting to finish what he started with Harry, Voldemort slowly begins to develop a personal rivalry with Bart Simpson.
380	----
381	* BadBoss: He's not a pleasant guy to serve.
382	** In Book 1, he callously leaves Quirrell to die.
383	** Book 2 reveals that he's this to his ''Horcruxes'', as the soul fragment inside his diary (which was only ever meant to be a weapon) reveals that it hates being stuck in there but can't do anything about it other than fulfill its designed purpose.
384	* BigBad: The main villain of the story.
385	* CombatPragmatist: Ironically for a Muggle-hating supremacist, he's got no problem with physical combat, [[spoiler:as his diary Horcrux uses punches and kicks against Gemma.]]
386	* TheDreaded: Folks hesitate to say his name, preferring "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named".
387	* EvilCounterpart:
388	** He's basically Bart without a conscience or the ability to give a damn about others. His growing up without parents to give him a moral compass (unlike Bart) is one of the reasons why.
389	** He shares many similarities with Gemma, but he sees both his family and followers as disposable, whereas Gemma does not.
390	* {{Foil}}: To Harry, Bart ''and'' Gemma.
391	** Like Harry, he grew up without parents or love, but whereas Harry maintained a level of decency and made genuine friends, Voldemort only sees those who associate with him as disposable pawns and is a heartless bastard.
392	** Like Bart, he's very talented and ambitious, has a father whom he is ashamed of, is charismatic, and knows how to manipulate others to achieve his ends. However, Bart has a conscience whereas Voldemort is a complete sociopath; Bart ''does'' love his father deep down whereas Voldemort killed his without regret; Bart (like Harry) knows how to give a damn about others and prefers to achieve his goals without really ''hurting'' anybody, whereas Voldemort only cares about himself and casually tramples over ''anyone'' in his pursuit of power; and finally, Voldemort badly damaged Slytherin's image with his crimes and played a huge part in it becoming filled (mostly) with contemptible jerks, whereas Bart is seen by Dumbledore as someone who could possibly repair the House's reputation and bury the hatchet with the other Houses.
393	** Like Gemma, he is an ambitious, aggressive, intelligent and knowledgeable CombatPragmatist who does what's necessary to win. Both will also happily control and manipulate others to achieve their goals. Both are also treated with some suspicion by Dumbledore. The difference is that Gemma cares about [[TheApprentice Bart]] and her family, whereas Voldemort cares for nobody but himself. Gemma will also cooperate with people she normally distrusts should they face a common threat, whereas Voldemort is too distrusting to truly cooperate with anyone.
394	* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] When Bart compares his appearance to Michael Jackson, Voldemort reveals that he is quite familiar with the pop-star--not because he listens to Jackson's music, but because he saw posters of the man within the homes of several Muggles he killed.
395	* TheSociopath: His diary Horcrux displays signs of this, being remarkably callous, entitled, and narcissistic. The author stated in a post-chapter author's note that this characterization was inspired by serial killer [[UsefulNotes/TedBundy Ted Bundy]].
396	* TomTheDarkLord: The TropeNamer. Bart mercilessly takes the piss out of it.
397	* WouldHurtAChild: He tried to kill Harry when the latter was a baby.
398	* YouRemindMeOfX: Bart compares Tom Riddle to Sideshow Bob.
399	[[/folder]]
400	[[folder:Lucius Malfoy]]
401	Draco Malfoy's obscenely wealthy, well-connected, aristocratic father.
402	----
403	* AdaptationalKarma: [[spoiler:He's arrested at the end of Book 2 for ordering Willy Widdershins to kill Ginny Weasley.]]
404	* AristocratsAreEvil: He's basically nobility, and is an utter scumbag.
405	* UnholyMatrimony: He and his wife Narcissa are prejudiced aristocrats, but they love one another dearly and she intends to [[spoiler:get him out of prison]].
406	* VillainousFriendship: He's close friends with Snape, and is courteous toward his son's former governess, Merula Snyde. [[spoiler:His ordering Ginny's murder turns Snape against him, though.]]
407	* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Arranges for]] a Horcrux to be dropped into Ginny's cauldron, knowing that she'll fall victim to it. Later, [[spoiler:he hires an assassin to kill her.]]
408	* YouRemindMeOfX: Bart compares him to Sideshow Bob.

Context Characters / BartSimpsonAndTheBoyWhoLived