is the
Fiction al
Landlady of
The Three Broomsticks pub in the ''
Harry Potter '' series of novels by
JK Rowling .
She is attractive (described in the books as "a curvy sort of woman") and runs her pub well. Several pupils, including
Ron Weasley , have a
Crush on her. Madam Rosmerta was played by
Julie Christie in the
Film adaptation of ''
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban ''.
Nothing is known of Madam Rosmerta's origins, or of her life before the commencement of the Harry Potter stories. She is a popular figure among the wizarding community of
Hogsmeade and an acquaintance of many of the Hogwarts teaching staff, including
Professor Dumbledore .
In ''
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban '', Madam Rosmerta is angered when
Dementor s (guards from
Azkaban ) were in
Hogsmeade because their presence is scaring away many of her customers. Apart from hosting an informal meeting between
Professor McGonagall ,
Minister Fudge ,
Filius Flitwick and
Professor Hagrid and being the object of Ron's infatuation, she does not play a major role in the early part of the ''Harry Potter'' series.
In
The Sixth Book , however, it emerges that Rosmerta has become an unwitting agent of the
Death Eaters . In order to fulfil his mission to assassinate
Albus Dumbledore ,
Draco Malfoy had managed to place Rosmerta under the
Imperius Curse . He used her to pass on a cursed necklace to Hogwarts student
Katie Bell , who accidentally touched the necklace and was herself subjected to the very harmful curse intended for the Headmaster.
After Harry and Dumbledore had been to the cave to retrieve a locket they believed to be one of
Voldemort 's
Horcrux es, they
Apparate d to Hogsmeade, where Madam Rosmerta alerted them to the presence of the
Dark Mark above the school and gave them brooms on which they could travel rapidly back to
Hogwarts , where Draco's plan could be
Brought To Completion .
