Mandy Rigby

**Mandy Rigby** (born 23 February, 1984) was from Liverpool, Merseyside, England. She was a half-blood witch, the daughter of Keith Rigby and his wife, Mrs. Rigby. She had an older sister called Ellen. Her father worked as a Permit Coordinator for the Department of Magical Transportation.

She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1995 to 2002. She was a member of Hufflepuff House. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Mandy was evacuated from the school with the rest of the underaged students.

## Biography

### Early life (1984-1995)

Mandy was born on 23 February, 1984, in Liverpool, Lancashire. Her father, Keith Rigby, was a half-blood Ministry man, and her mother, Mrs. Rigby, a muggle-born witch, stayed at home. Her father worked as a Permit Coordinator for the Department of Magical Transportation.

Liverpool, the city where she was born, is on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, and historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the southwest of the county of Lancashire. Natives and residents of the city of Liverpool are referred to formally as Liverpudlians, but most often as Scousers, a reference to "scouse", a form of stew. The word "Scouse" has also become synonymous with the Liverpool accent and dialect.

She was the paternal granddaughter of Mick Rigby, who had once played Chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team while in school.

Mandy had an older sister, Ellen, born on 19 June, 1982. The sisters grew up together and were very close.

#### Hogwarts years (1995-2002)

Mandy received her Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1995. She purchased a wand at Ollivander's that summer, made of ash and unicorn hair. She boarded the Hogwarts Express on 1 September 1995. At the Start-of-Term Feast that night, the Sorting Hat gave a warning in its new song before sorting Mandy into Hufflepuff. After their meal, the students were surprised to hear that Dolores Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister, was the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Mandy watched with her new housemates as Umbridge rudely interrupted Dumbledore's start-of-term notices and gave a speech which easily dulled its audience.

During Mandy's first year, the Ministry of Magic became increasingly interfering through Umbridge. It became clear Umbridge was really there to spy on and take control of the school. She was soon appointed High Inquisitor, arbitrarily imposing rules and regulations (known as "Educational Decrees"). She also harboured racial hatred for "half-breeds", such as centaurs, werewolves and similar creatures. Umbridge additionally observed Mandy's professors in class, and she intended to evaluate all teachers.

During the Battle of Hogwarts, which took place on 2 May, 1998, Mandy was evacuated from the school with the rest of the underaged students. She was in her third year of school at the time.

## Etymology

"Mandy" is a pet form of *Amanda*, a name derived from the Latin *amanda* (lovable, worthy to be loved).

The placename "Rigby" means "the homestead or village on the ridge", originally "the farm on the ridge", derived from the Old Norse elements "*hryggr*", ridge, back, and "*by, byr*", farm, homestead, and later, village.