Pansy Parkinson was a witch and a student in Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the same years as Harry Potter. A prominent member of a gang of Slytherin students, she was a close associate of Draco Malfoy and a vocal antagonist towards Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and their friends. Pansy served as a Slytherin Prefect and was a member of the Inquisitorial Squad. Her defining moment came during the final battle at Hogwarts, where she advocated for handing Harry over to Lord Voldemort.
Pansy began her education at Hogwarts in 1991 and was Sorted into Slytherin House. Throughout her school years, she consistently aligned herself with Draco Malfoy and his cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle.
Pansy is described in the novels as having a “face like a pug” and being “hard-faced.” She is often portrayed as unpleasant, mean-spirited, and a bully who uses her association with Draco Malfoy to intimidate others. Her personality is marked by her sycophantic behaviour towards Malfoy and her spitefulness towards anyone she perceives as inferior or as an enemy of Slytherin. She demonstrates a lack of bravery and a penchant for self-preservation, most notably during the Battle of Hogwarts. Her actions show a consistent cruelty, particularly in her treatment of Hermione Granger regarding her appearance and her taunting of other students.
While no specific exceptional magical talents are noted, Pansy's appointment as a Prefect suggests she possessed a degree of magical competence and academic ability above the average student. Her membership in the Inquisitorial Squad also indicates a proficiency in basic magic sufficient to be recognized and utilized by Dolores Umbridge. She would have been taught the standard Hogwarts curriculum up to the N.E.W.T. level.