Grubbly-Plank, Wilhelmina - The first part of the name, "grubbly," is very likely from the English word "grubble," which means "to grope" or "to feel about in the dark." Considering Professor Grubbly-Plank was forever standing in for a disappearing Hagrid, she may have often felt as...
35. Wilhelmina: The first name of Professor Grubbly-Plank. 36. Salamander: For a detailed description of Salamanders, see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, published in October 2001 by People's Literature Publishing. Chapter 18 37. 'Would it fill itself with chamber pots?': For ...
During most of the first six books, Sprout was the only Head of House whose name was not an alliteration. This was changed when Horace Slughorn replaced Severus Snape as Head of Slytherin House in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Up until the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly...
"Potter. I will assist you to become an Auror if it is the last thing I do! If I have to coach you nightly I will make sure you achieve the required results!" — McGonagall, to Harry and UmbridgeHarry and the other fifth years are getting ready to begin the sessions on the ...
" — Cuthbert Binns to Harry Potter[src]Cuthbert was born into the Binns family at some point in or prior to the 19th century, with Mr Binns as his father. It was said that his father always used to say something to him, but Cuthbert fell asleep in the middle of his sentence before...
He thought Dumbledore was a fraud, who put Harry Potter's name in the Goblet of Fire. He left Hogwarts after Voldemort's rebirth. He was killed by Death Eaters in 1996. Another very loyal Death Eater was Barty Crouch Jr. Crouch was imprisoned in Azkaban by his father, but escaped ...
Harry Potter(45) He kept reliving Saturdays meeting in his mind: all those people, coming to him to learn Defence Against the Dark Arts . . . and the looks on their faces as they had heard some of the things he had done . . . and Cho praising his performance in the Triwizard ...
Wilhelmina Tuft was the Minister from 1948 to 1959. She was a cheery witch, who presided over a period of welcome peace and prosperity. Died in office after discovering, too late, her allergy to Alihotsy-flavoured fudge.[1] Late 20th centuryPolitical...
His first name, "Kingsley" suggests royalty, note the "King" in it. This may be the reason that in Potterwatch he was known as "Royal". Behind the scenesKingsley Shacklebolt in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Kingsley Shacklebolt as a LEGO mini-figure Kingsley...
Minister Rufus Scrimgeour (d. 1 August 1997) was a British wizard who was a powerful ranking official in the British Ministry of Magic. He originally joined the Ministry of Magic as an Auror, where he became a hardened veteran, spending most of his life