Euryale

Euryale is a witch and a student in Harry Potter's year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Sorted into Slytherin house, she is a minor character who appears exclusively in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. She is not mentioned in the original seven novels.

Euryale's history is limited to her presence at Hogwarts during the 1992-1993 school year. As a Slytherin student, she attended classes and could be seen in the Slytherin Dungeon and other areas of the castle during the events of the opening of the Chamber of Secrets (video game). Her specific involvement in the events of the year, beyond being a background student, is unknown.

In her video game appearance, Euryale is depicted as a young witch with dark hair. As a member of Slytherin house, she is often seen interacting with her fellow housemates and shares the typical ambitious and cunning traits associated with them. Her personality is not deeply explored, but like many Slytherins in the game, she is generally not portrayed as friendly toward Harry Potter.

As a Hogwarts student, Euryale would have been learning the standard curriculum for her year, including subjects like Charms, Transfiguration, and Potions. Her level of magical proficiency is that of a typical student, with no unique or special abilities noted.

Euryale's known possessions are standard for a Hogwarts student:

• Wand: The wood, core, and length of her wand are unknown.
• School Supplies: She would have owned a cauldron, textbooks, and other required school equipment.

Euryale is a contemporary of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. As a Slytherin, she is a housemate of Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, and Pansy Parkinson. No specific friendships or rivalries are detailed in her appearance.

The name Euryale is of Greek origin and belongs to one of the three Gorgons from mythology, the sisters of Medusa and Stheno. The Gorgons were monstrous figures, often depicted with snakes for hair, whose gaze could turn a person to stone. The name itself can be translated as “far-roaming” or “wide-wandering.” This mythological connection is highly relevant to the themes of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which features the Basilisk (a great serpent whose direct gaze causes death) and is intrinsically linked to Slytherin house, whose symbol is a serpent.

• Euryale is a non-canon character created specifically for the EA/Eurocom video game adaptation of *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*. She does not appear and is not mentioned in the original novels by J.K. Rowling.
• Her name was likely chosen to allude to the serpentine themes of the story and Slytherin house, drawing a parallel between the petrifying Basilisk of the Chamber of Secrets and the stone-gazing Gorgons of Greek myth.