Emma Vane was a student who began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the same time period as Harry Potter. She was Sorted into Slytherin House. She is the older sister of Romilda Vane, who was Sorted into Gryffindor House.
In her third year, her mother, Mrs. Vane, signed the permission slip that was required for her to visit Hogsmeade village on weekends. During her final year in Hogwarts, Emma and her sister participated in the Battle of Hogwarts. While her sister was fighting, Emma Vane engaged in a fight with a female Death Eater but was killed when the Death Eater used a Killing Curse on her.