Who told Umbridge leading to dark thoughts about Flitwick

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 145204

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
>
> 
> > Saraquel:
>  
> > In the Hog's Head at the time of the meeting there was:
> > Mundungus in the Witches outfit.
> > Two hooded strangers talking in Yorkshire accents.
> > A man at the bar, his head wrapped in bandages drinking fire 
whisky.
> > And the barman (Aberforth, DDs brother we all assume.)
> 
> 
> Potioncat:
> As I recall, the man whose head was wrapped in bandages was the 
same 
> person who jinxed the muggle toilets. He was the one who told. I'm 
> sure he's been named, but I don't remember it. It comes up in DD's 
> office after the IS raid on the DA.

> Krystyna:
> It was actually answered later in OOTP. Below please find 
> information from HP Lexicon:

> "Widdershins, Willy
> A ne'er-do-well fellow who set up a series of regurgitating toilets
> to confound the Muggles. Arthur Weasley spent some time tracking him
> down and hushing up the incidents in question. Willy was caught in
> the explosion of one of the toilets and was captured. He was quite
> badly injured and spent some time heavily bandaged. Willy happened 
> to be in the Hog's Head and overheard the first meeting of the DA. 
> He reported this to Umbridge and Fudge let him go without 
> prosecution as a reward (OP22, OP27).

Geoff:
The actual canon is more explicit:
'He (Arthur Weasley) snatched up the Daily Prophet, shook it open 
again and said, "I was just reading about Willy Widdershins' arrest 
when you arrived. Youy know Willy turned out to be behind those 
regurgitating toilets back in the summer? One of his jinxes 
backfired, the toilet exploded and they found him lying unconscious 
in the wreckage covered from head to foot in -"
"When you say you were 'on duty'," Fred interrupted in a low 
voice, "what were you doing?"
"you heard your father," whispered Mrs.Weasley, "we are not 
discussing this here! Go on about Willy Widdershins, Arthur."
"well, don't ask me how, but he actually got off the toilet charge," 
said Mr.Weasley grimly. "I can only suppose gold changed hands -"'
(OOTP "St.Mungo's Hospital" pp.432-33 UK edition)

'"You will remember, Minister, that I sent you a report back in 
October that Potter had met a number of fellow students in the Hog's 
Head in Hogsmeade -"
"And what is your evidence for that?" cut in Professor McGonagall.
"I have testimony from Willy Widdershins, Minerva, who happened to be 
in the bar at the time. He was heavily bandaged, it is true, but his 
hearing was quite unimpaired," said Umbridge smugly. "He heard every 
word Potter said and hastened straight to the school to report to me-"
"Oh, so that's why he wasn't prosecuted for setting up all those 
regurgitating toilets!" said Professor McGonagall, raising her 
eyebrows. "What an interesting insight into our justice system!"'
(OOTP "The Centaur and the Sneak" p.541 UK edition)

Taylor:
> Snape does not have a Yorkshire accent. Fudge does though. (or close
> to it)

Geoff:
Can you quote canon for that information please?