Despite a total of 8 Harry Potter films, there are still some contents that did not have enough space in the film adaptations of the books. This fate also applies to a character who only meant well with the students of Hogwarts and wanted to protect them.
Which character is being discussed? It is a figure that not only calls Hogwarts home, but more specifically the paintings of the castle. It is about the knight Sir Cadogan, who even had a speaking role.
He appears in the popular third part of the Harry Potter films, “The Prisoner of Azkaban,” in which he was even the central focus of a short scene. However, this scene was cut, and Sir Cadogan has since become a rather unknown role in the Harry Potter universe. Nevertheless, the knight continues to live on in other ways.
Here you can see the trailer for the third part of the Harry Potter series:
A paranoid guardian and protector
What does the deleted scene include? Those who have already seen the third part will surely remember the torn painting of the Fat Lady, which was destroyed by Sirius Black. After this incident, Sir Cadogan felt responsible to temporarily stand in for the Fat Lady and guard the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.
The deleted scene shows a group of students, including Seamus, Dean, Neville, and Ron, complaining about Cadogan’s habit of changing the password too often. However, Dean also points out that the knight was the only resident of the paintings who voluntarily took on this task following the fate of the Fat Lady.
What role does Cadogan play in the games? Even though Sir Cadogan had to make do with a minor role in the films, he can still be found in the video games. He appears in the video game adaptation of “The Prisoner of Azkaban” from 2004, but also in those for “The Order of the Phoenix” (2006), “The Half-Blood Prince” (2009), and also Hogwarts Legacy (2023).
On the DVD of the third part, he even has his own game titled “The Quest of Sir Cadogan.” Here, you travel with the knight through the portraits of the castle to reach the Gryffindor common room, during which he experiences various mishaps along the way.
What connects Cadogan to the story? Cadogan was the one who granted Sirius Black access to the Gryffindor Tower, as Sirius had come into possession of Neville’s list of the week’s passwords. Following this, the knight was dismissed as the doorkeeper, and the Fat Lady returned to her post with a repaired portrait.
Both residents of the paintings secured access to the Gryffindor students’ retreat through passwords. The Gryffindor house is possibly the most well-known and one of the most popular houses at Hogwarts, as it produced powerful witches and wizards, along with the main protagonists of the films and books. In this power ranking here on MeinMMO, you can read about who the most powerful were: Harry Potter: The 10 most powerful Gryffindors of all time in the power ranking
