Jill Rosanna Briarson, Headmistress

[Mercy Rosenburg]

Jill Rosanna Briarson is a half-blood witch, born to a witch mother and muggle father on April 17, 1953 in London, England. She began her magical schooling at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on September 1, 1964 and was sorted into Ravenclaw house. A friendly and intelligent witch, Jill made many friends and was selected as a Prefect both her 5th and 6th year at Hogwarts. As a 7th year student, she was delighted to learn that she was made Head Girl by then-Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. When graduation time arrived for her in 1971, Jill was reluctant to leave Hogwarts and asked the Headmaster if she could be a professor at Hogwarts. Dumbledore told her she was too young to become a professor immediately after graduation; however, he allowed her to become the Hogwarts Librarian instead. Jill served as the Hogwarts Librarian until 1978 when she again asked the Headmaster to become a professor (the position of Librarian was then filled by Madam Irma Pince). This time she was granted a position as the Muggle Studies teacher. In the spring of 1997, the wizarding world was shocked when Headmaster Albus Dumbledore was killed by one of his own staff members. Jill attended Dumbledore's funeral and continued to teach Muggle Studies the following fall under the new Headmistress Minerva McGonagall. McGonagall served as Headmistress from 1997 until the spring of 2005 when she announced her retirement. She then appointed Jill with the position of Headmistress and Jill gladly accepted. Jill Briarson is the first Ravenclaw Headmistress in a very long time - McGonagall, Dumbledore, and Armando Dippet were all from Gryffindor, and Phineus Nigellus Black was from Slytherin. Jill is proud to be the new Headmistress of Hogwarts and intends to better the school even more.

People Jill went to school with: Sirius Black '78, Lily Evans-Potter '78, Remus John Lupin '78, Lucius Malfoy '72, Peter Pettigrew '78, Sturgis Podmore '75, James Potter '78, Molly Prewett-Weasley '69, Severus Snape '78, Arthur Weasley '69

Jill's Bio

Jill Rosanna Briarson