Horace Slughorn

Horace Eugene Flaccus Slughorn, more commonly referred to as Horace Slughorn is a supporting character in the Harry Potter franchise. He is a retired potions professor and head of Slytherin house. He was portrayed by Jim Broadbent, Who also voiced Mr Grubber in both Paddington Movies, Santa in Arthur Christmas.
==Appearance==
Slughorn was described as being an enormously fat, bald, old man. He was short with an immense belly, so large that the buttons on his waistcoat usually threatened to burst off. His round stomach was usually said to precede him when he entered rooms, and when he stood, the top of his head barely reached Albus Dumbledore's chin. His girth was seen to take up most of the compartment of the Hogwarts Express and occupy at least a quarter of Honeydukes Sweet Shop. He was described as having a shiny pate, prominent, gooseberry coloured eyes, and an enormous, silver, walrus-like moustache.
==Personality==
Slughorn is rather vain and prideful, liking to brag about famous pupils of his and the gifts he gets from his connections.
== Biography ==
Professor Horace Eugene Flaccus Slughorn (b. 28 April between 1882 and 1913) was a wizard. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as a member of Slytherin before returning in 1931 as Potions Master. He also served as Head of Slytherin House, before retiring in 1981 due to a fear that Albus Dumbledore would discover that he had told Tom Riddle about Horcruxes, though Dumbledore himself did not feel that Slughorn had done anything wrong.
Following the return of Voldemort and the Death Eaters beginning to seek Slughorn out, the retired professor lived a life on the run, unsure if Voldemort intended to recruit him or kill him to keep his Horcruxes a secret.
In 1996, Dumbledore convinced Slughorn to return to Hogwarts by tempting him out of retirement with the prospect of "collecting" Harry Potter as he had so many other students, with his true goal being to learn what Slughorn had told Riddle. Slughorn eventually divulged his true memory. He continued to teach during the 1997–1998 school year under Voldemort's regime, and was surprised to learn that Voldemort meant to recruit him only to teach the young wizards that Voldemort would deem suitable to attend Hogwarts.
During the Battle of Hogwarts, Slughorn sided with the defenders of Hogwarts, gathering reinforcements from Hogsmeade, and engaged his former pupil in a duel alongside Minerva McGonagall and Kingsley Shacklebolt. He survived the battle and had retired a second time by 2011, having a portrait hung in the Slytherin Dungeon.
==Trivia==
*Slughorn's favorite candy is crystalized pineapple.
==External Links==
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*Horace Slughorn on the Harry Potter Wiki
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