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Hagrid,
Rubeus
Gryffindor
1940-expelled 1943
made assistant
groundkeeper by Dumbledore
Keeper of
the Keys and Grounds
half-giant,
his mother, Fridwulfa, abandoned him and his Wizard father when he was
a small child
Care of Magical
Creatures teacher, Hogwarts
staff
Played
in the film by Robbie Coltrane. Both Jim Dale on the audio book recordings
and Coltrane give Hagrid a Devon accent. Steve Kloves, the scriptwriter,
invented a running gag in which Hagrid gives some bit of information away
and they says "I shouldn't have told you that." This never actually happens
in any of the books.
Hagrid
Sr.
father of
Rubeus, married Fridwulfa (a giant)
raised Rubeus
alone after Fridwulfa left in 1932
died 1942,
in Rubeus' second year at Hogwarts (GF24)
black, crinkly
eyes just like his son's (GF24)
Hengist
of Woodcroft
famous medieval
wizard, face on a Chocolate
Frog trading card (SS6) He appears on card number 11. Hengist was persecuted
by Muggles, whereupon he fled to Scotland and according to many accounts
founded the town of Hogsmeade. (CS/g)
Herpo
the Foul
Ancient Greek
wizard who was the first known creator of the Basilisk.
He appears on Famous Wizard card number 4 (CS/g).
"herpeton"
Gr. a reptile; from "herpo" Gr. to creep
Higgs,
Terence
Slytherin
early 1990s (possibly 86-92)
Q. Seeker
1991-92 school year, replaced by Malfoy
Hooch,
Madam Rolanda*
Quidditch
teacher
eyes: yellow
and hawk-like (SS
learned on
a Silver Arrow broom (PA
teaches First
Years how to fly a broom
referees Quidditch
matches
Played
in the film by Zoë Wanamaker
*Madam
Hooch's first name comes from the Trading Card Game; it's canonicity is
not known
Hornby,
Olive
Hogwarts student,
early 1940s
teased Myrtle,
who died and then haunted Olive
Hornby
(wizard)
Brother of
Olive. Myrtle haunted his wedding back in the 1940s.
Hufflepuff,
Helga
One of the
founders of Hogwarts some 1000 years ago.
I
Ivanova
Bulgarian
Chaser (GF8)
J
Jenkins,
Joey
Beater for the Chudley Cannons,
hits a Bludger toward a Ballycastle Bats Chaser in a moving picture in
the book
Flying With The Cannons (GF22)
Jigger,
Arsenius
author: Magical
Drafts and Potions (SS5)
"jigger":
a measure used for alcoholic spirits, equal to approximately 1.5 fl. oz
"arsenic":
a poison
Johnson, Angelina
Gryffindor
(89-96) Q. Chaser
tall black
girl (GF16)
went to the
Yule Ball with Fred Weasley (GF22, 23)
Angelina's
birthday is during the week before Halloween (GF16)
Jordan, Lee
Gryffindor
(89-96)
wears hair
in dreadlocks
has a giant
tarantula in a box on the platform September 1, 1991 (SS6)
best friend
of Fred and George
Weasley
commentates
Quidditch matches (
Jorkins,
Bertha
Ministry witch,
gossipy
killed by
Voldemort summer 1994GF)
worked for
the Department of Magical Games and Sports (
K
Karkaroff,
Igor
former Death
Eater
now head of
Durmstrang
Institute
his smile
doesn't reach his eyes
sold out on
his fellow Death Eaters, gave names in exchange for freedom
ran away June
1995 when the Dark Mark on his arm showed that Voldemort
was gaining strength again; current whereabouts unknown
(GF
Keddle,
Gertie
Lived on the
edge of Queerditch
Marsh in the eleventh century
wrote in her
diary about neighbors playing a primitive form of Quidditch (QA)
picked nettles
in the marsh, invited her friend Gwenog over for a cup of nettle tea
Kevin
2-year-old
boy, hanging around his parents' tent bright and early in the morning at
the Quidditch World Cup campground. He plays with his father's wand and
manages to enlarge a slug, much to his mother's dismay. She takes the wand
away and tells him that he's not allowed to play with Daddy's wand. (GF7)
Kevin's
mother
takes the
wand away from Kevin and accidentally steps on an enlarged slug (GF7)
King,
R. J. H.
Student at
Hogwarts in the late 60s/early 70s. He or she played Quidditch for Gryffindor,
and in 1969 won a small plaque which is now part of a trophy in the trophy
room. (SS/f)
NOTE:
King's name appears on a wooden shield in the Trophy Room in the film only.
Other information on that shield is problematic since it contradicts JKR's
statement that James Potter was a Chaser. Therefore King cannot be considered
part of the official canon.
Kneen, Goodwin
A Wizard from Yorkshire who in the
12th Century writes his cousin Olaf in Norway about playing a "spirited
game of Kwidditch last Sunday night." He speaks of a player in the position
of Catcher and a ball called a Blooder. Kneen was married to Gunhilda.
Kneen, Gunhilda
Wife of Goodwin
Kneen who was to have played Catcher against the Ilkley team, but due to
a case of dragon pox had to sit out the match. She was a bit upset when
her husband came home late after celebrating their win, so she fired off
some nasty jinxes at him, including one which removed his fingers temporarily.
(QA3)
Krum,
Viktor
Bulgarian
Seeker at the Quidditch World Cup, August 1994
Attends Durmstrang
Institute
a favorite
student of Karkaroff's
Krum was the
Triwizard Champion from Durmstrang
He became
romantically interested in Hermione. (GF8,
