Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore
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Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore is minor character in the novel Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. He is the leader of the Headless Hunt and refuses Nearly Headless Nick's application to that organisation, for the fairly logical reason that the latter isn't really decapitated. Sir Patrick is a celebrity among the ghosts of the Harry Potter books and manages to perform many tricks that involve him literally losing his head - including but not limited to a mock jump of surprise when he sees Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger at Nick's Deathday Party.
Nearly Headless Nick refers to Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore as "Sir Properly-Decapitated Podmore" in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
He is possibly an ancestor to Sturgis Podmore, a member of the Order of the Phoenix, owing to their common rare surname, though this has not been confirmed.
[edit] Sources
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Bloomsbury, 1997.
