Creevey

The loss of Fred Weasley, and the further losses of Lupin and Tonks, and later little Colin Creevey, seemed unneccessary, and yet, war is brutal, and this was a war story, more than any other, and in war senseless deaths happen.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007

Colon Creevey, though underage, must have sneaked back just as Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle had done.

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007

Justin Finch-Fletchley whistled; the Creevey brothers exchanged awestruck looks and Lavender Brown said 'Wow!' softly.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003

Rising into the air, he straightened his feathered hat and swept away from them to the other end of the table, coming to rest between the Creevey brothers, Colin and Dennis.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003

Ernie Macmillan was flourishing his wand unnecessarily, giving his partner time to get in under his guard; the Creevey brothers were enthusiastic but erratic and mainly responsible for all the books leaping off the shelves around them; Luna Lovegood was similarly patchy, occasionally sending Justin Finch-Fletchleys wand spinning out of his hand, at other times merely causing his hair to stand on end.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003

Insisting that he needed to sleep, and almost flattening the little Creevey brothers as they attempted to waylay him at the foot of the stairs, Harry managed to shake everyone off and climb up to the dormitory as fast as he could.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000

The prospect of going down into the Great Hall and facing the rest of the Gryffindors, all treating him like some sort of hero, was not inviting; it was that, however, or stay here and allow himself to be cornered by the Creevey brothers, who were both beckoning frantically to him to join them.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000

The Creevey brothers had managed to get hold of a stack of Support Cedric Diggory! badges and were trying to bewitch them to make them say Support Harry Potter! instead.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000

Alternatively, the allusion may derive from (out-of-date) gossip about the Prince Regent: On 5 Nov. 1811, Thomas Creevey noted in his journal that at the Brighton

Annotations 1997

"You'd better hope Creevey doesn't meet Ginny, or they'll be starting a Harry Potter fan club."

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Rowling, J. K. 1999