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Katishya
04-26-2005, 10:23 PM
The Color Purple

Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone
* At 5 o'clock, when Vernon leaves work, he bumps in to a man wearing violet (shade of purple) robes.
* Quirrel's turban is purple.
* In Ollivander's window, a single wand sites on a faded, purple pillow.
* Dumbledore wears a purple cloak.
* There's a girl in Harry's class named Lavender Brown. Lavender is a shade of purple.
* Harry sees enormous purple toads in the Magical Menagerie.
* Dedalus Diggle's robes are purple.
* Harry's letter from Hogwarts is sealed with purple wax.
* During the train ride to Hogwarts, the sky is described as being "dark purple."
* The fire engulfing Harry and Hermione in the room with the potions is purple.
* At the end of Chapter Two, Harry recalls "A tiny man in a violet hat bowing him once while out shopping."
* Harry recalls "That a bald man in a very long, purple coat had actually shaken his hand in the street..." Thanks to Steph

Chamber of Secrets
* At Flourish and Blotts, Lockhart's photographer's camera emits purple smoke every time a picture is taken.
* At one point, Ron's broken wand emits purple bubbles.
* Lockhart's favorite color is lilac, a light shade of purple.
* Fudge is wearing purple boots.
* Lockhart wears plum-colored robes to the Dueling Club.
* "London was soon far behind the, replaced by neat green fields that gave way in turn to wide, purplish moors."
* When Filch gets sick his nose turns "unusually" purple.
* When McGonagall comes out onto the Quidditch field to tell announce that the game has been cancelled, she comes out with an enormous purple megaphone.
* Filch's Kwikspell letter is purple.

Prisoner of Azkaban
* The sleeping bags the students slept in were purple.
* The Knight Bus is purple.
* Stan Shunpike is wearing a purple uniform.
* Lee Jordan uses a large, purple megaphone to commentate the game.

Goblet of Fire
* The letter Mrs. Weasley sent to The Dursleys was purple.
* After eating the Ton Tongue Toffee, Dudley's tongue swells and turns purple.
* Ron gives Dobby a pair of violet socks Mrs. Weasley had made for him.
* The bag that holds the miniature models of the dragons is purple.
* The programs at the Quidditch World Cup are purple.
* A lady in a portrait who hangs out with the Fat Lady is called Violet.
* Mr. Roberts is described as having deep purple shadows under his eyes.
* A group of haggard-looking Ministry wizads rushed past Ludo and the Weasleys, pointing at the distant evidence of some sort of magical fire that was sending violet sparks in the air.
* At the camp site, wizards in white long robes sit together roasting a rabbit over a blazing purple fire.
* When Harry looked at the ceiling that was enchanted to look like the sky outside, he notices that it was very stormy looking, and the clouds were black and purple.
* The words the Omniocular's commentary system uses are purple.
* The stair coverings at the Quidditch World Cup are purple.
* The chairs in the Top Box are purple.
* Rita Skeeter wore a furry, purple-colored shirt.
* Rita Skeeter's photographer's camera emits purple smoke with every flash.
* Ron went purple when Fleur Delacour came to the Gryffindor table to borrow the bouillabaisse.
* The liquid that Madam Pomfrey pours on to Harry's cut after facing the Horntail is purple.
* Cornelius Fudge is wearing a purple hat.
* Ludo Bagman wore a purple robe with yellow stars.
* One of the taps in the prefect bathroom gushes out purple bubbles.
* The Sleeping Potion Harry took after his encounter with Voldemort was purple.

Order of the Phoenix
* After Harry heard the loud crack while outside the Dursley's,Two large purple hands reached through the open window and closed tightly around his throat.
* And then, Aunt Petunia’s thin, horsy face now appeared beside Uncle Vernon’s wide, purple one.
* Harry stepped into the shadow of a large lilac tree and waited for Dudley.
* Several more references to a purple Uncle Vernon: purple-faced, shouting, his fist still raised; the vein in his purple temple was throbbing worse than ever; Uncle Vernon seemed to be swelling, his great purple face stretching before Harry’s eyes; ...his massive purple face coming close to Harry’s ...
* Tonks was described as having short spiky hair that was a violent shade of violet.
* Dedalus Diggle dropped his violet-coloured top hat.
* Mundungus rescued Ron from an ancient set of purple robes that had tried to strangle him.
* Mrs Weasley wore a quilted purple dressing gown.
* In the Ministry of Magic, Harry noticed several pale violet paper aeroplanes in the lift.
* Fudge turns a shade of magenta 'of which Uncle Vernon would have been proud.'
* Fudge also turns a slightly deeper shade of puce (which is a dark brownish shade of purple for those of you reaching for a dictionary).
* Mrs. Weasley places a pair of maroon socks on Ron's pile of clothes.
* Tonks wore a purple hat shaped like a pork pie while accompanying Harry to the Hogwart's Express.
* At the staff table, Dumbledore wore deep-purple robes scattered with silvery stars and a matching hat.
* Filch came wheezing into the room. There were purple patches on his sunken, veined cheeks.
* Dumbledore was wearing a magnificently embroidered purple and gold dressing gown over a snowy white nightshirt when Harry came to tell him about the snake biting Mr. Weasley.
* Gilderoy Lockhart was wearing a long lilac dressing gown in St. Mungo's.
* A dull purple flush was creeping up Neville's plump face when he unexpectedly met Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny in St. Mungo's.
* Again we meet the purple Knight Bus and Stan Shunpike in his purple uniform.
* Dolores Umbridge's face turned an ugly, patchy violet when she read Harry's interview in The Quibbler.
* Marietta Edgecombe's face was horribly disfigured by close-set purple pustules that spelled out ‘SNEAK’.
* One of the Fred and George's fireworks was a large, smoking, purple bat.
* Neville was turning steadily more purple while Crabbe overzealously restrained him in Umbrige's office.
* The sky was turned a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars.
* A Death Eater struck Hermione with a streak of what looked like purple flame.
* Tonks was wearing a bright purple T-shirt bearing the legend, "The Weird Sisters".
* And once again, Uncle Vernon turned a deeper shade of puce, this time while glaring at Mr Weasley.

Other Purple References
* Many times throughout the books, characters (especially Vernon, Petunia and Ron) are described as being purple in the face over something.
* JKR showed up to the movie premier in a purple dress.
* The Hebridean Black Dragon's eyes are purple.
* The Graphorn has purple horns.
* Pride of Portree -- a professional Quidditch team -- has purple robes.