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Scamander,
Newton "Newt" Artemis Fido
author: Fantastic
Beasts and Where To Find Them (SS5) and a number of other books
married to
Porpentina Scamander
Born: 1897
Hogwarts:
1908-1916
after Hogwarts:
joined Ministry of Magic, Department for the Regulation and Control of
Magical Creatures:
Office of
House Elf Relocation (1916-1918)
Beast Division
(1918- )
created the
Werewolf Register (1947)
wrote the
Ban on Experimental Breeding (1965)
worked with
the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau (years unknown)
awarded Order
of Merlin, 2nd Class (1979)
currently
retired, living in Dorset with his wife and three pet Kneazles
in 1918: commissioned
by Augustus Worme of Obscurus Books to write a guide to magical creatures
1927: first
edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is published,
currently in its 52nd edition
"[His]
name is filled with puns. Newts are small salamanders...Artemis was the
Greek goddess of hunting...Fido...is a common pet name...Scamander sounds
like salamander..." (pp. 23-24)
Scamander, Porpentina
Wife of Newt
Scamander, lives in Dorset; they have three Kneazles, named Hoppy, Miller,
and Mauler. (FB vi)
Schmidt,
Bruno
A child from
Germany who hit an Erkling
over the head with his father's collapsible cauldron and killed it (FB)
Schmidt
(father)
A wizard from
Germany who has a resourceful son named Bruno (q.v.) (FB)
Scrimgeour,
Brutus
author: The
Beater's Bible (QA)
wrote a promotional
blurb for the front of Quidditch Through The Ages (QA)
"Scrimgeour"
is a Scottish
clan name. It probably originated from a nickname meaning "skirmisher"
(a version of "escrimeur" - Fr "swordsman"), which is fitting for
a bat-wielding Quidditch Beater.
second cousin,
Bertha Jorkins'
Bertha went
to Albania to meet her second cousin (GF25)
Shimpling,
Derwent
1912-
On a bet,
Shimpling at an entire Venemous Tentacula. Amazingly, he survived, although
his body is still purple in color. He appears on Famous Wizard card number
79. (CS/g)
Shunpike,
Stan
Young, pimply
conductor of Knight
Bus whose accent is Cockney. During the Muggle-torture incident at
the World Cup, Stan was in the woods trying to impress a Veela. (PA3, GF9)
"shunpike"
- Eng. A "shunpike" is a side road used to avoid the toll on or the speed
and traffic of a superhighway.
Sinistra
professor
at Hogwarts, Astronomy department (witch?)
Sinistra
is noted as dancing a two-step with Moody, so many have assumed that Sinistra
is a witch. This reference cannot be seen as conclusive proof, however.
"sinistra"
- Italian: "with the left hand"
"Sinistra"
is the name of a magnitude 3.5 star in the constellation Ophiuchus, the
Serpent Handler.
"Ophiuchus
represented Aesculapius, the ancient healer, believed to be the ancestor
of Hippocrates (born 460 BCE) the great physician of Cos, and Serpens was
his symbol of healing. The serpent is the symbol for the poison (venom)
that can both cure and kill, Ophiuchus controls it and uses it to heal.
This same snake is found on the symbol of medicine worldwide, the staff
of the god Mercury, the caduceus, and both these constellations are associated
with it, the caduceus shows two snakes coiling around a central rod surmounted
by two wings of the bird on top." (from The
Fixed Stars website)
Skeeter,
Rita
Animagus,
reporter for Daily
Prophet (GF)
blonde, 43
years old (fall of 1994)
hair in elaborate
stiff curls
heavily jawed
face
reported on
the trials at the end of the Voldemort years
jeweled spectacles
two-inch long
crimson nails
heavily pencilled
eyebrows, mannish hands
uses a Quick
Quotes Quill
captured in
beetle form by Hermione, June 24, 1995, and imprisoned in a jar
current status
unknown
"skeeter"
slang term for a mosquito
"rita"
is similar to "writer" and is a slant rhyme to "mosquito"
Slytherin,
Salazar
one of the
four founders
of Hogwarts c.1000 AD
Smethley,
Veronica
wrote fan
mail to Lockhart
(CS7)
Smethwyk,
Elliot
created the
Cushioning
Charm in 1820 (QA)
Snape,
Severus
Potions Master,
Hogwarts
staff
Former Death
Eater, one of the three head teachers of Hogwarts, with McGonagall and
Dumbledore.
Snape
is a town in Britain.
"The
village of Snape stands three miles south of Bedale and three miles west
of the A1. A community of some 350 souls, it is located around the long
and narrow village green and is evenly split by Snape Beck. This pretty
and well kept village is best approached from the west along the avenue
of Lime trees which lead to Snape Castle." (from the Castle
Arms Inn of Snape website)
Spinnet,
Alicia
Gryffindor
(89-96)
1990-91 reserve
team after being discovered by Oliver Wood (SS11)
Chaser 1991-present
Spore,
Phyllida
author: One
Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi (SS5)
"spore"
- Eng. "reproductive cell of some kinds of plants"
Sprout
Herbology
professor at Hogwarts
"sprout"
- Eng. "to germinate, e.g. a seed; also a young plant"
Stalk,
Blenheim
1920-
Author of
Muggles
Who Notice, (published 1972), Stalk is a well-known exert on Muggles.
(FB, fw82)
Stebbins
Hufflepuff,
1990s
(wizard)
Stump,
Grogan
1770-1884
Appointed
Minister of Magic in 1811
Decreed that
"a being was any creature that has sufficient intelligence to understand
the laws of the magical community and to bear part of the responsibility
in shaping those laws." In so doing he settled a long-standing debate dating
back to the 14th century. Stump created the three divisions of the Department
for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures: Being, Beast, and
Spirit (FB) Stump was a very popular Minister of Magic (fw58).
Summers
Hufflepuff,
1990s
(wizard)
Switch,
Emeric
author: A
Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration (SS5)
"switch"
- Eng. "to change"
T
Thickey,
Janus
In 1973, Thickey left a note on
the bedside table for his wife, claiming that he had been killed by a Lethifold.
Janus was shortly thereafter discovered five miles away, living with the
landlady of the Green Dragon. (FB)
Thomas, Dean
Gryffindor,
91-98
a Black boy,
even taller than Ron (SS
West Ham football
(soccer) fan
good at drawing
(SS
uses the word
"Cool!" quite a bit (
most afraid
of a disembodied hand (PA
also "good
with the quill" (i.e. can forge signatures) (PA
best friends
with Seamus Finnigan (GF
Timms,
Agatha
owns an eel
farm, bet with Ludo Bagman over the World Quidditch Cup match (GF7)
Toke,
Tilly
1903-1991
Recipient
of the Order of Merlin First Class as a result of the Ilfracombe dragon
attack of 1932. An errant Welsh Green dragon attacked a beach full of sunbathers.
Tilly and her family were credited with saving Muggle lives as well as
wiping their memory afterwards. One Muggle, however, known as "Dodgy Dirk,"
is known to tell tales of a "dirty great flying lizard" that attacked him
way back when. His story is not believed by other Muggles. Tilly now appears
on a Famous Wizards card (number 77) (FB xvi, fw77)
Tom
bald, toothless
old innkeeper of the Leaky Cauldron (SS5, PA3&4)
Tom
is played by Derek Deadman in the film. He is not depicted as either bald
or toothless (SS/f)
Toothill,
Alberta
1391-1483
Famous Wizarding
Duelist. Toothill won the All-England competition in 1430 with a Blasting
Charm. She defeated Samson Wiblin, who was the favorite to win. Toothill
now appears on a Famous Wizard card (fw27)
Travers
Death Eater
(GF
Trelawney,
Sibyll
Divination
professor at Hogwarts (PA, GF
Trimble,
Quentin
author: The
Dark Forces: A Guide to Self Protection (SS5)
"tremble"
- Eng. "to shake, as with fear"
Troy
Irish Chaser,
one third of the famous "Troy, Mullet, and Moran" (GF8)
Turpin,
Lisa
Ravenclaw,
91-98
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Ugga
Played on
a Yorkshire team in the 1100s, described as "old Ugga." He wasn't quick
enough with his club, resulting in Radulf taking a "Blooder" to the head.
(QA3)
Umfraville,
Quintius
wrote The Noble Sport of Warlocks
which includes a diagram of a 17th century pitch and descriptions of the
game as it is then played
Uric
the Oddball
Medieval wizard
who more than lives up to his nickname. He is famous for wearing an jellyfish
for a hat. Uric appears on Famous Wizard card number 18 (SS8, FB, fw18)
