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9 June

**9 June** is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years). There are 205 days remaining until the end of the year.

## Events

### 20th Century

#### Between the Wars (1981-1994)

* **1994:** The entire Weasley family is brought in to identify their former rat, Peter Pettigrew, at the Ministry of Magic in London. Ron, Fred, George, and Ginny Weasley are excused from their exams for the day. The same day, Arthur Weasley is also questioned as to whether an average wizard is able to ascertain whether a pet is an animagus or not.

## Births

### 19th Century

* **1870:** Millicent Tremblay (née Gamp) was born on this day to Miriam Gamp (née Selwyn) and Hector Gamp II in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.

## Deaths

### 19th Century

* **1800:** Angelica Brown (née Travers), the widower of Benedict Brown, passed away on this day aged 83 in Upminster, Havering, Middlesex, England.
* **1898:** Percival Greengrass I died on this day at the age of 68 in Bath, Somerset, England.

### 20th Century

* **1901:** Lavinia Greengrass (née Parkinson) died on this day aged 93 in Bath, Somerset, England.
* **1916:** Lillian Spindle, an American witch, died aged 91 in Manhattan, New York, United States of America.
* **1923:** Myrtle Goshawk (née Bulstrode) died on this day aged 66 at St. Mungo's Hospital, London, England.
* **1960:** Octavius Weasley died on this day at the age of 83 in Salcombe, Devon, England.
* **1968:** Hector Goyle died on this day aged 25 in mysterious circumstances in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
Arcturus Black III's Order of Merlin medal

"*It means he gave them a load of gold.*"
—Sirius Black, addressing his grandfather's Order of Merlin, awarded for "Services to the Ministry"
Arcturus Black III was awarded an **Order of Merlin medal** in 1945. The Order of Merlin, First Class was supposedly awarded for his services to the Ministry: presumably, Arcturus aided during or just after Grindelwald's downfall. The medal was left at 12 Grimmauld Place after his death in 1991; in 1995, his grandson, Sirius, found the medal while cleaning and threw it into a rubbish sack, with contempt.

## History

### Conditions and award

The Order of Merlin (abbreviated O.M.) is an award bestowed upon wizards and witches who have achieved great things for the wizarding world. It had three different distinctions: First Class, Second Class, and Third Class. Arcturus Black received the Order of Merlin, First Class for "outstanding services to the Ministry" in 1945.

Supposedly, his "outstanding service" was another way of saying that Arcturus Black had given the Ministry a load of money. His money, regardless of whether he was after the award, was required to repair infrastructure, which benefited all witches and wizards after the downfall of Grindelwald.

Black's donation and subsequent award presumably encouraged other pure-bloods, such as Septimus Malfoy II, who also received an Order of Merlin in this same year in similar circumstances.

### Recent history

After Arcturus Black III's death in February of 1991, the medal presumably was passed down to his son, Orion Black, who lived at 12 Grimmauld Place. After Orion's death that December, that was where the medal remained until 1995.

His grandson Sirius believed that Arcturus received the honour because he had given the Ministry a large amount of gold. He then threw it away with the rubbish when the Order was cleaning Grimmauld Place in the summer of 1995.
Claribel Goshawk

**Claribel Goshawk** (14 July, 1899 - 10 June, 1939) was an English pure-blood witch who attended Hogwarts from 1 September 1910 to June of 1917. She was the daughter of Gresham Goshawk Snr, a half-blood wizard, and Henrietta Goshawk (née Gamp), a pure-blood witch. She had two younger sisters, Griselda and Muriel, and two younger brothers, Gresham Jnr and Alban Goshawk.

Claribel's mother, Henrietta, was a member of the Most Ancient House of Gamp, and the sixth of eleven children (of eight sisters and three brothers). Claribel had a number of first cousins which whom she was friends with, including Arcturus Black III, the Tremblay sisters, Beatrix Davies, and Clara Moore.

 She suffered from poor health and passed away aged 39 in King's Lynn, unmarried.

## Biography

### Early life (1899-1910)

Claribel was born outside of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. She was the firstborn child and daughter of Gresham Goshawk and his wife Henrietta.

On her mother’s side, Claribel had a total of twenty first cousins. This was because the Most Ancient House of Gamp produced eight children that lived to adulthood, the sixth of which being her mother, Henrietta.

Her mother, a pure-blood, had married a lower status pure-blood, which wasn’t entirely frowned upon by the Gamps. The Goshawks were known for having lots of children, most of which being girls. Her father was the oldest of seven, and had one brother and five sisters. She had a number of first cousins on the Goshawk side as well, as Gresham's brother, Phineas, fathered nine children.

### Hogwarts years (1910-1917)

Claribel received her Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1910. She was believed to have purchased a wand made of cedar and dragon heartstring at Ollivander's Wand Shop some time before attending. She shared a compartment with her cousin, Clara Moore, on the Hogwarts Express on 1 September 1910.

That night, she was sorted into Slytherin House, while her cousin Clara Moore went to Hufflepuff.

### Later years (1917-1939)

She never married and died in King's Lynn, Norfolk, at the age of 39 after having suffered poor health for quite some time.

## Etymology

"Claribel" is of Latin origin, meaning "bright, famous and beautiful". Blend of Clara and Bella. Literary: a name used by Edmund Spenser in his poem "The Faerie Queene" (in the form Claribell), and Shakespeare in "The Tempest" (1611).

"Goshawk" is a species of bird, and a known form of the Patronus Charm.
Rose Corran

**Rose Corran** (born 4 August, 1963) was an English half-blood witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September, 1974 to June of 1981. She was a member of Ravenclaw House and a few years below the Marauders. She was the daughter of David Corran and Bathilda Corran (née Higgs). She had an older brother, Rupert Corran.

## Biography

### Early life

Rose Corran was born on 4 August, 1963, in Coleshill, Warwickshire, England. Coleshill, the area where she was born, is a market town in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England, taking its name from the River Cole, which it stands on. Coleshill is located on a ridge between the rivers Cole and Blythe which converge to the north with the River Tame. It is just to the east of the border with West Midlands county outside Birmingham.

She was the daughter of David Corran and his wife Bathilda Corran (née Higgs). She had a brother, Rupert.

#### Hogwarts years

She received her Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1974. That same summer, she visited Diagon Alley, located in London, and purchased a wand made of maple wood and dragon heartstring from Ollivander's Wand Shop. On 1 September, 1974, she boarded the train for Hogwarts and was sorted into Ravenclaw House that same night.

Along with many other Ravenclaws, Rose fell victim to a trick orchestrated by the Marauders sometime during this year.

## Etymology

*Rose* was originally a Norman form of a German name Hrodheid, composed of the words Hrod ("fame") and Heid ("kind", "type").

This surname Corran is one of the Anglicized forms of the Gaelic (Irish) "O'Corraidhin", meaning "descendant of Corraidhin", a personal name from a diminutive form of the byname derived from "corradh", spear.
1718

The following events occurred in the year **1718:**

## General Events

* Ulick Gamp resigned as the Minister Of Magic.
* Damocles Rowle was elected to be the Minister of Magic.

## Starting at Hogwarts.

The following individuals began their education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry on the 1st of September, 1718.

## Deaths

* **16 April -** The son of Viola Black and William Stuart, Cepheus Black III, died at the age of 6.
GalloLoans, Inc.

**GalloLoans Incorporated** was a wizarding financial services company based at 343, South Side, Diagon Alley, London. It offered services in investment management, securities, asset management, prime brokerage, and securities underwriting.

## History

### Founding and Establishment

GalloLoans was first founded and established in London in 1869 by a man called Gallus Bagman. In 1877, Bagman's son Marcus Bagman joined the firm. By 1880, the firm's capital stood at 1.6 million galleons and they had entered the British-Wizarding Stock Exchange (BWSE).

#### Late 19th Century

In 1885, the firm acquired the company Bletchley & Sons, after the Bletchley brothers decided to retire. Baldo Shepley, a former employee of Bletchley & Sons, joined GalloLoans as a partner with the money he borrowed from Frederick Bletchley. Shepley effectively became the managing partner when Gallus Bagman retired and his son, Marcus, no longer took an active part in the company.

#### 20th Century

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—GalloLoans
They ran an ad in the *Daily Prophet* in June 1996.
Ramona Rakepick

## Ramona Shepley (nèe Rakepick)

**Ramona Shepley** (née **Rakepick**)(17 May, 1897 - 18 June, 1974) was an English pure-blood witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September, 1908 to June 1915. She was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, and was the sister of Antonius Rakepick.

She married Arnold Shepley in 1928, and they had two children together. They were Derrick and Maudlin. Ramona passed away at the age of 77 in Puddlemere, Dorset, England. She was the grandmother of Alannis Shepley.

## Biography

### Early life

Ramona Rakepick was born on 17 May, 1897, in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. She was the daughter of Shadrach Rakepick and his wife. King's Lynn, known before 1537 as Bishop's Lynn or Lynn, is an English seaport and market town in Norfolk, about 98 miles (158 km) north of London, 36 miles (58 km) north-east of Peterborough, 44 miles (71 km) north north-east of Cambridge and 44 miles (71 km) west of Norwich.

She had a younger brother, Antonius.

#### Hogwarts years

She received her Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1908. That same summer, she visited Diagon Alley, located in London, and purchased a wand made of redwood and dragon heartstring from Ollivander's Wand Shop. On 1 September, 1908, she boarded the train for Hogwarts and was sorted into Slytherin House that same night. She shared a dormitory with Annis Pucey, Gwenlilian Ollerton, and Keziah Evermonde.

In her fifth year of school, Ramona decided to join the German Society. The German Society was a recreational club at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for students interested in studying German language and culture. Students would meet weekly and the club also functioned as a tutoring system for younger students. Students automatically become members of this club when they achieve an Exceeds Expectations or higher on their German language O.W.L. Ramona was also a member of the Astronomy Club along with her friends.

The Astronomy Club was a recreational club at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for students interested in Astronomy. Students would meet weekly and the club also functioned as a tutoring system for younger students.

### Later life

Ramona attended regular garden parties in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, hosted by her great friend Annis Pucey. However, during the Global Wizarding War, two of her friends were killed in London when parts of St. Mungo's Hospital collapsed. Her friends were employees there.

She married Arnold Shepley, a half-blood wizard, in 1939. They had two children together, Derrick in 1946, and Maudlin in 1954. The family lived in Puddlemere, Dorset, England.

Her son, Derrick, married a woman in 1977 and they had a daughter together, Alannis.

## Etymology

Ramona is usually a feminine given name, the feminine form of Ramon (Spanish) and Raymond (Old German), meaning "protecting hands".

The name "Rakepick" is apparently derived from to a type of lock-pick.
Ambrosius Flume

**Ambrosius Flume** (born 28 May, 1925) was a half-blood wizard who, by the 1990s, ran Honeydukes Sweetshop in Hogsmeade, a very popular shop among Hogwarts students during the school's weekend trips to the village, with his wife, Marcy Flume (née Crimble).

He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1936 to 1943, as a member of Ravenclaw House. He was one of the first few members of the Slug Club.

## Biography

### Early life

Ambrosius Flume was born into the Flume family on 28 May, 1925, in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. At the age of eleven, he began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Ravenclaw House. He was taught Potions by Horace Slughorn. Ambrosius became a member of the Slug Club.

### Employment

As he was a member of the Slug Club, Horace Slughorn introduced Ambrosius to Ciceron Harkiss and thus had him employed. As repayment for Horace's kindness, Flume sent a hamper of Slughorn's favourite sweets (Crystallised pineapple) to him annually on his birthday.

### Marriage and Honeydukes

At some point in his life, Ambrosius married Marcy Crimble, a witch who had been in his year at Hogwarts. She had a brother, Edalbert Crimble, who worked as an investigator for the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and a sister, Shirley.

By 1993, the couple lived in a flat above Honeydukes Sweetshop and together ran said shop. In 1993, during one of the weekend trips to Hogsmeade, Mrs. Flume asked Ambrosius to get some Jelly Slugs, as the shop was filled with Hogwarts students. He also employed Edwin Tofty.

### Battle of Hogwarts

As a former Hogwarts student, Ambrosius participated in the Battle of Hogwarts alongside his wife, and fellow Hogsmeade residents Aberforth Dumbledore, Madam Rosmerta and Madam Puddifoot.

## Etymology

*Ambrosius* comes from the Greek word "ambrosia" meaning food or drink of the deities. It is also referred as nectar, which is sweet and bestows immortality. A flume is an artificial channel for the flow of water.
Mary Gamp

## Mary Gamp (née Rabnott)

### Died

23 February, 1530 (aged 68)King's Lynn (then known as Bishop's Lynn), Norfolk, East England

## Relationship information

### Family members

* Gawain Gamp (husband)
	+ Eight children
* Ulrick Gamp (descendant)
* Gamp family (descendants)

## Affiliation

### House

Slytherin

**Mary Gamp** (née **Rabnott**) (24 March, 1462 - 23 February, 1530) was a witch who lived in the 15th and 16th centuries. She was born a member of the then-prominent Rathnott family. She was the wife of Gawain Gamp and the mother of his eight children.

A portrait of Mary sits in one of the halls of the estate that her husband built, along with many other early members of the Gamp family.

## Biography

### Early life

Mary Rabnott was born in the year 1462 into the pure-blood Rabnott family. She was baptised in King's Lynn, Norfolk, then known as Bishop's Lynn, in June 1462.

Not much is known of her childhood. She had a brother, Edward, and three sisters.

She began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September, 1473. Again, not much is known of her time there, but she was a member of Slytherin House. At the age of nineteen, she married Gawain Gamp, a member of the prominent Gamp family. Over the course of their marriage they would have eight children.

### Later life

Her husband was granted land in King's Lynn, then known as Bishop's Lynn, in 1495, where he built the family manor which still stands today. It was completed in 1507. He then died in 1510, at the age of 49, leaving Mary a widow.

Mary passed away nearly twenty years later. Once more, not much is known of her time as a widow.

### Legacy

A portrait of Mary Gamp sits in one of the halls of the estate, along with many other early members of the Gamp family. Her descendant, Ulrick Gamp, became the very first Minister for Magic in 1707.

The Gamp family, while arguably an Ancient House, later fell out of favour as its members began a gradual retreat from society in the 19th century. Hector Gamp I, for example, squandered the family gold on lavish jewels for his wife, who later became suspected of poisoning him. Hector II, his son, found himself unable to care for his eleven children, and the Gamps fell into poverty. The line officially died out in 1981 with the passing of Araminta Lestrange (née Gamp), though many descendants of Gamp still live today.

## Etymology

The meaning of the name Mary is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from *mry* "beloved" or *mr* "love".

This name has been borne by two queens of England, as well as a queen of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots. Another notable bearer was Mary Shelley (1797-1851), the author of *Frankenstein*. A famous fictional character by this name is Mary Poppins from the children's books by P. L. Travers, first published in 1934.
Glenda Chittock

**Glenda Chittock** (born 28 March, 1964) was an English half-blood witch who was host of the Wizarding Wireless Network programme, *Witching Hour*. She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September, 1975 to June 1982. She became an intern at the Wizarding Wireless Network upon leaving school, and later hosted her own show, which was *Witching Hour*.

## Biography

### Early life

Glenda Chittock was born on 28 March, 1964, in Great Baddow, Essex, England, which was a small wizarding settlement on the outskirts of Chelmsford. Chelmsford is the principal settlement of the City of Chelmsford district, and the county town of Essex, in the East of England. Great Baddow's name is believed to have been derived from the River Beadwan, now known as the River Chelmer, which marks the northern boundary of the village. *Beadwan* is thought to be a Celtic word of uncertain meaning, possibly "birch stream" or a reference to the goddess Badbh.

#### Hogwarts years

Glenda Chittock received her Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1975. Before attending, she likely purchased her wand, which was made of an unknown wood and unknown core, from Ollivander's Wand Shop in Diagon Alley, London. She boarded the Hogwarts Express on 1 September, 1975, and later that night, she was sorted into Ravenclaw.

While she was in her second year of school, she reportedly tried out for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, but did not make the cut. She joked about this on her popular show.

She became an intern at the Wizarding Wireless Network upon leaving school, and later hosted her own show, which was *Witching Hour*.

## Etymology

A name created in the 20th century from the Welsh elements *glân* "pure, clean" and *da* "good".

It is medieval, but of pre 7th century Olde English origins. It is or rather was, almost certainly a nickname for 'the son of a bit of a lad'. The derivation is from the word '*chitte*' meaning a cub or calf, and -*ock*, a short or fused form of the ancient word 'cocca' meaning a son. Nicknames were very popular in medieval times, and were often at the very least robust, and sometimes obscene, as can be shown by a perfunctory study of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. However such as we are able to tell, our ancestors did not seem to see them in that light, and certainly do not seem to have objected. One could say that this particular name has survived because it is quite harmless in meaning, whilst others have been gentrified over the centuries, to the point where the original spelling is totally lost. At least fifteen percent of all surnames have a nickname base, although many researchers believe it to be much higher. Early examples of the surname recording are those of Roger Chittok in the Hundred Rolls of the county of Huntingdon in the year 1279, and Henry Chittock who appears in the Tax Subsidy Rolls of the county of Sussex in 1332.
Edwin Tofty

**Edwin Tofty** (born 24 April, 1970) was from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. He was the son of Professor Elphias Tofty, a wizard who worked for the Wizarding Examinations Authority, and a witch by the name of Silvia Gershwin. He was a student of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and received his letter in the summer of 1981. He was a member of Hufflepuff House.

After he left Hogwarts, he gained employment working for Honeyduke's. In 1998, he fought in the Battle of Hogwarts with other shopkeepers and employees of Hogsmeade. He survived the Battle.

## Biography

#### Early life (1970s)

Edwin was born in Peterborough. He was the son of Professor Elphias Tofty, a O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. examiner for the Ministry of Magic (formerly a teacher), and Silvia Gershwin, a half-blood witch. He had a younger sister called Rowan and another much younger sister called Esther, who was born when Edwin was eleven years old.

#### Hogwarts years (1980s)

Edwin received his Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1981. He purchased a wand at Ollivander's that summer, made of vine and dragon heartstring. He boarded the Hogwarts Express on 1 September, 1981, and was sorted into Hufflepuff House that night.

He was a year above Bill Weasley.

## Etymology

The name *Edwin* means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "wine" (friend).
Boudica Tremblay

**Boudica Tremblay**(12 August, 1904 - 27 February, 1987) was a member of the Ancient House of Tremblay, a large wizarding family which had connections all over Europe. She was the daughter of Rufus Tremblay and his wife Millicent Tremblay (née Gamp). She had an older sister, Philippa. She had a number of first cousins from her mother's side which became her friends, including Arcturus, Lycoris, and Regulus Black of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black.

She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1915 to 1922 as a member of Slytherin House. Additionally, she was one of the earliest members of the "Slug Club," a group of students hand-selected by Potions Master Horace Slughorn, often made up of the rich, or individuals who had connections to the famous.

## Biography

### Early life (1904-1915)

Boudica was born in the late hours of 12 August, 1904, on the Tremblay estate in Scriven, Yorkshire, England. Her birth was celebrated by her mother, father, and grandparents. She was born just a day after her cousin Lycoris Hesper Black, the daughter of her aunt Hesper. She shared a birthday with her Aunt Moira, who died very young. Her father, Rufus Tremblay, was a member of the Ancient House of Tremblay, which was a house that had connections all over Europe.

The sisters were known to spend a lot of time at the Black estate, located in the West Country. Boudica and Philippa were childhood friends of all three of Sirius Black II's children.

The name Scriven originally meant "Hollow-place" with pits and could have referred to the quarrying that occurred nearby. Tentergate however contains the derivative "gate", which is the Scandinavian translation for street, and was the place where cloth was stretched for drying. Boudica and her family lived just beyond the reach of the muggles, in an unplottable location, though the family manor is reportedly near Scriven.

### Hogwarts years (1915-1922)

Boudica Tremblay received her Hogwarts letter in July of 1915. Sometime before leaving for school, she purchased a wand made of spruce and dragon heartstring from Ollivander's Wand Shop in Diagon Alley, London.

She was sorted into Slytherin House on 1 September 1915 with her cousins Lycoris Black and Alban Goshawk. They made quite a little trio in school.

She was one of the earlier members of the Slug Club, an exclusive group made up of Professor Horace Slughorn's most well-liked and sometimes even famous students. She was invited to be apart of the club in her fourth year in 1918. Members of the club also included her cousin, Lycoris Black, as well as Ogden Rutter, a Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team that later went on to play for England.

## Personality and Traits

Warmth, loyalty and generosity were a few of Boudica's qualities. As a child, she was enthusiastic and affectionate. As a teenager, she could sometimes be sensitive, proud and often just a touch vain.

## Etymology

The name Boudica derives from Brythonic *boud* meaning "victory". This was the name of a 1st-century queen of the Iceni who led the Britons in revolt against the Romans. Eventually her forces were defeated and she committed suicide.
Altair Black's bedroom

## Location information

### Location

Third floor of 12 Grimmauld Place, London Borough of Islington, London, Great Britain

### Affiliation

* House of Black

**Altair Black's bedroom** was on the third floor landing inside 12 Grimmauld Place, a nine-bedroomed house located in the London borough of Islington. This bedroom was inhabited by Altair Black throughout his childhood while growing up at Grimmauld Place until his untimely death in August 1991.

A few months after his death, his father, Orion, who had killed him, died also, and his mother, Walburga Black, began sleeping in this room. Then Walburga passed away in 1994, and the room became entirely vacant. When the Order of the Phoenix became headquartered at 12 Grimmauld Place in 1995, Altair's old bedroom, became the second locked room in Grimmauld Place, after no one was able to open the study on the first floor.

Hermione and Ginny slept in the room beside it, which had been Aquila's room. When Aquila arrived she began sleeping in that room, too. Altair's room was later unlocked by Aquila. Aquila had at first assumed that they had left the room empty out of respect to Tarry, but when no one gave any indication of being aware that it had been Tarry's old bedroom, she was able to unlock it, but she also refused to let anyone go in there.

There were pieces of Walburga Black's old clothing found inside the closet, as well as her old wand. There were toys and books, indicating that it had in fact been a child's bedroom, however.

## Description

Described as the largest bedroom on the third floor, Altair Black's room was still only slightly bigger than Aquila's. Like hers, his bedroom door did not carry a nameplate, whereas Sirius and Regulus's rooms did. The walls were wooden as it was on the left side of the landing. The other spare bedroom on this floor was similar as it was on the right. Aquila's was in the middle, and was painted green.

There was a four-poster bed tucked off to the side, with a Slytherin green bedspread that had faded, and was coated in dust. There was an armchair for reading and two more chairs for sitting in, and a small wooden dresser. There was a dusty old rug on the floor, and a few toys scattered around it, gathering dust.
Donalbain Selwyn

**Donalbain Selwyn** (15 December, 1869 - 28 June, 1952) was a Scottish pure-blood wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September, 1881 to June of 1888. He was Head of the Ancient House of Selwyn from the year 1902 until his death in 1952.

He married Balbina Crabbe on 10 August, 1888, at the age of eighteen. She was the oldest child of Vincent Crabbe I and Horatia Crabbe (née Crouch). Together, they had three children. They were Fionnuala Parkinson (née Selwyn), first wife of Paschal Parkinson, Ursula Warrington (née Selwyn), wife of Thracius Warrington, and Drustan Selwyn.

He was the maternal grandfather of Fritz Parkinson and Adolphus Parkinson, both of whom did not live past infancy, as well as Mary Bulstrode (née Warrington), wife of Theodore Bulstrode Jr. Most notably he was the great-grandfather of Cornelius Bulstrode and the second great-grandfather of Millicent Bulstrode.

## Biography

### Early life

Donalbain Selwyn was born on 15 December, 1869, in Glencoe, Argyll, Scotland. Glencoe is the main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven.

He received his Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1881. That same summer, he visited Diagon Alley, located in London, and purchased a wand made of fir and dragon heartstring from Ollivander's Wand Shop. On 1 September, 1881, he boarded the train for Hogwarts and was sorted into Slytherin House that same night.

He married Balbina Crabbe on 10 August, 1888, at the age of eighteen. She was the oldest child of Vincent Crabbe I and Horatia Crabbe (née Crouch). Together, they had three children. They were Fionnuala Parkinson (née Selwyn), first wife of Paschal Parkinson, Ursula Warrington (née Selwyn), wife of Thracius Warrington, and Drustan Selwyn.

He was the maternal grandfather of Fritz Parkinson and Adolphus Parkinson, both of whom did not live past infancy, as well as Mary Bulstrode (née Warrington), wife of Theodore Bulstrode Jr. Most notably he was the great-grandfather of Cornelius Bulstrode and the second great-grandfather of Millicent Bulstrode.

## Etymology

The name Donalbain is an anglicized form of Gaelic *Domnall Bán* meaning "DOMNALL the Fair", a nickname of Donald III, King of Scots, the second known son of Duncan I. This was the form used by Shakespeare in his tragic play 'Macbeth' (1606) for a character based on the historical figure, who allegorically represents moral order.
Gawain Gamp

### Died

28 December, 1510 (aged 49)King's Lynn (then known as Bishop's Lynn), Norfolk, East England

## Relationship information

### Family members

* Mary Gamp (née Rabnott) (wife)
	+ Eight children
* Ulrick Gamp (descendant)
* Gamp family (descendants)

## Affiliation

### House

Slytherin

**Gawain Gamp** (1 June, 1461 - 28 December, 1510) was a 15th Century wizard and an early member of the House of Gamp. He was granted land in King's Lynn, then known as Bishop's Lynn, in 1495, where he built the family manor which still stands today. It was completed in 1507.

A portrait of Gamp sits in one of the halls of the estate, along with many other early members of the Gamp family.

## Biography

### Early life

Gawain Gamp was born into the pure-blood Gamp family in the year 1461. Not much is known of his childhood. He was baptized in Bishop's Lynn (what is now known as modern-day King's Lynn) in October 1461.

He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1472 to 1479. Again, not much is known of his time there, but he was a member of Slytherin House. At the age of twenty, he married Mary Rabnott, a member of the prominent Rabnott family. Over the course of their marriage they would have eight children.

### Later life

He was granted land in King's Lynn, then known as Bishop's Lynn, in 1495, where he built the family manor which still stands today. It was completed in 1507. He then died in 1510, at the age of 49.

#### Legacy

A portrait of Gawain Gamp sits in one of the halls of the estate, along with many other early members of the Gamp family. His descendant, Ulrick Gamp, became the very first Minister for Magic in 1707.

The Gamp family, while arguably an Ancient House, later fell out of favour as its members began a gradual retreat from society in the 19th century. Hector Gamp I, for example, squandered the family gold on lavish jewels for his wife, who later became suspected of poisoning him. Hector II, his son, found himself unable to care for his eleven children, and the Gamps fell into poverty. The line officially died out in 1981 with the passing of Araminta Lestrange (née Gamp), though many descendants of Gamp still live today.

## Etymology

The name Gawain is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "May hawk". This name of the courteous Knight of the Round Table, the nephew of King Arthur, has long been superseded by its Scottish form, Gavin.

*Gamp* is a colloquial, primarily British, term for an umbrella, believed to be derived from a character in Charles Dickens' *Martin Chuzzlewit*, nursemaid Sarah Gamp.
Nellie Symons

**Nellie Symons** (born 22 April, 1981) was born in Knottingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. She was the daughter of Ogden and Lucinda Symons. She was a pure-blood witch. Her father worked as an apparation examiner at the Ministry of Magic, while her mother stayed at home.

She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September, 1992, to June 1999. During the Second Wizarding War, she stayed to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts, which she survived.

## Biography

### Early life

Nellie was born in Knottingley, West Yorkshire, the daughter of Ogden and Lucinda. She was a pure-blood and an only child. Knottingley is a town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England on the River Aire.

She grew up in a small house and kept a kneazle for a pet, although her parents did not have a lot of money.

Her father, Ogden Symons, worked as an apparation examiner at the Ministry of Magic. His job was to test students and grant them apparation licenses.

#### Hogwarts life

Nellie received her Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1992. Before attending, she purchased a wand made of beech and dragon heartstring from Ollivander's Wand Shop in Diagon Alley, London. She boarded the Hogwarts Express on 1 September, 1992, and was sorted into Hufflepuff House that very same night. Her dorm-mates are Philippa Beutel, Lily Headley, and Helen Stainthorpe.

She enjoyed Charms class the most, but she also liked Transfiguration.

## Etymology

The name Nellie is a pet form of Ellen, which was originally a variant of Helen but is commonly used as a variant of Eleanor. Both names ultimately derived from the same Greek root ēlē (light, torch, bright).

The surname Symons is a typically East Anglican surname, derived from the Hebrew personal name "Shim' on", which is probably connected with the verb "sham'a" "to hearken". Coming from this the personal name Simon is found in the New Testament and was to give rise to numerous variants in all the countries of Europe.
Lady Ophelia Malfoy

**Lady Ophelia Malfoy** (14 July, 1670 - 11 January, 1677) was the fifth child of thirteen born to Saturnius Malfoy, the 10th Duke of Wiltshire, and his wife Ambrosia Sidney, Duchess of Wiltshire. She was the younger sister of Lady Aurelia Malfoy, Lady Hermia Ollerton, Countess of Chester, and Lady Portia Black (née Malfoy).

She passed away aged seven of an unknown affliction, but it is understood that she suffered from poor health for most of her life. She was the first of the four Malfoy sisters that did not survive childhood.

## Biography

### Early life

Lady Ophelia Malfoy was born on 14 July, 1670, to Ambrosia Sidney, Duchess of Wiltshire. Her father was Saturnius Malfoy, the 10th Duke of Wiltshire, and she was their fifth child and daughter. Ophelia already had four sisters, they were Aurelia, Hermia, Portia, and Drusilla. The Lady Ophelia was part of a string of children born soon after one another. She was one year apart from her older sister Drusilla and her younger sister, Lady Aquila Malfoy II. She was two years apart from Portia and twins Desdemona and Cosette.

Ophelia died on 11 January, 1677, in Malfoy Manor, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire, of an unknown affliction. She was seven years old. She was the first of the four Malfoy sisters that did not survive childhood, as her younger sister Cosette would follow in 1679.

## Etymology

Derived from Greek οφελος (*ophelos*) meaning "help". This name was probably created by the 15th-century poet Jacopo Sannazaro for a character in his poem Arcadia. It was borrowed by Shakespeare for his play Hamlet (1600), in which it belongs to Hamlet's lover who eventually goes insane and drowns herself.
Iris Pius

**Iris Pius** (26 April, 1866 - 22 June, 1932) was a half-blood Scottish witch and the former Matron at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She held the position from 1887 to 1927. She was depicted in a portrait, which presumably hung at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with many others. She died unmarried in 1932, at the age of 66.

## Biography

### Early life

Iris Pius was born on 26 April, 1866, into the Pius family in Hogsmeade, Highland, Scotland. Hogsmeade Village, or simply called Hogsmeade, is the only all-wizarding village in Britain. Hogsmeade, the village where she was born, is a picturesque little village of cottages and shops, with enchanted candles hanging in the trees during the holidays. It is also near the location of the train station used by the Hogwarts Express.

She received her Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1877 and began attending on 1 September, 1877, as a member of Gryffindor House. She left the school as a student in 1884, and began training as a Healer that same year.

### Later life

She began working at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as an assistant healer in 1887. In 1895, she became the Matron of Hogwarts. Iris cared for and healed the wounded and sick at Hogwarts, and retired in 1927.

#### Death

She died unmarried in 1932, at the age of 66.

### Post-mortem

After Iris Pius's death, a portrait depicting her was hung at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with many others.

## Etymology

The name "Iris" means "rainbow" in Greek. Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow. This name can also be given in reference to the English word (which derives from the same Greek source) for the name of the iris flower or the coloured part of the eye.
Lady Saturnina Malfoy

**Lady Saturnina Malfoy** (13 June, 1674 - 11 December, 1684) was the eleventh child of thirteen born to Saturnius Malfoy, the 10th Duke of Wiltshire, and his wife Ambrosia Sidney, Duchess of Wiltshire. She was the younger sister of Lady Aurelia Malfoy, Lady Hermia Ollerton, Countess of Chester, and Lady Portia Black (née Malfoy). Also among her siblings were Lady Desdemona Rowle (née Malfoy), Lady Lavinia Black (née Malfoy), and Lucius Malfoy, 11th Duke of Wiltshire.

She passed away aged ten of either smallpox or dragon pox. She was the third of the four Malfoy sisters that did not survive to adulthood.

## Biography

### Early life

Lady Saturnina Malfoy was born on 13 June, 1674, to Ambrosia Sidney, Duchess of Wiltshire. Her father was Saturnius Malfoy, the 10th Duke of Wiltshire, and she was their eleventh child and daughter. The Lady Saturnina was part of a string of children born soon after one another. She was one year apart from twins Lucinda and Florinda, and one year apart from Lavinia.

Saturnina and her sisters' births were considered great disappointments by Saturnius Malfoy, who longed for a male heir. Saturnina was named for her father, as her name took on the feminine form of *Saturnius*.

When Saturnina was two years old, her older sister Ophelia passed away. When she was five years old, her older sister, Cosette, passed away. When she was ten years old, her sister Aquila II died of smallpox, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Saturnina fell victim to either smallpox or dragon pox herself in December of 1684. Little is known of her short life, other than a fragment preserved in a note written by her father, Saturnius, *"we have lost another daughter, Saturnina. She died of the pox in two days. Her figure was so very unfortunate, that it would have been difficult for her to be happy, but her parts and application were extraordinary..."*

## Etymology

Feminine form of *Saturninus*. This was the name of a legendary saint who was supposedly martyred in northern France. *Saturninus* derives from the Etruscan and Latin *“satre (Etruscan God) sāturnus”*, meaning “sowing, seed, generation, birth, origin”.
Holly Marbury

## Holly Louise Marbury

**Holly Louise Marbury** (born 15 July, 1979) was the daughter of John Marbury and his wife Lydia Marbury (née Bruce). She was a half-blood witch. She was born in Paddington, London, England. She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from September 1990 to July 1997.

Holly fought in the Battle of Hogwarts with many of the other recently-graduated members of Dumbledore's Army, who had answered the call. She survived the battle, which displays her skill as a witch.

## Biography

### Early life (1979-1990)

Holly was born in Paddington, London. Her father worked for the Daily Prophet as a journalist, and her mother stayed at home. She had an older brother, Theodore.

### Hogwarts years (1990-1997)

Holly received her Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1990. Before attending, she bought a wand made of maple and dragon heartstring from Ollivander's Wand Shop in Diagon Alley. She boarded the Hogwarts Express at King's Cross Station on 1 September, 1990, and was Sorted into Gryffindor House later that night.

She shared a dormitory with Katie Bell and Rionach O'Neal. She was rather skilled at Charms, but enjoyed to travel. In her third year at school, she joined a Duelling Club, and in her sixth year, she joined Dumbledore's Army. She was able to make a corporal Patronus in her sixth year, and it took the form of a basset hound.

### Second Wizarding War (1997-1998)

After Holly left Hogwarts, she found work in Hogsmeade, as many of the shops in Diagon Alley were closed and the Ministry had fallen. Her original plan had been to join her father at the Ministry.

#### Battle of Hogwarts

Holly participated in the Battle of Hogwarts and answered the call with other members of Dumbledore's Army that had already graduated, such as Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnet, and the Weasley twins.

She survived the battle.

## Etymology

"Holly" comes from the English word for the holly tree, ultimately derived from Old English *holen*.

"Marbury" is a habitational name from Marbury in Cheshire, named in Old English as "stronghold by the lake", or "fortified place".
London Borough of Islington

The **London Borough of Islington** is a London borough in Inner London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury.

In 1993, while Harry Potter was a passenger escaping from Little Whinging, the Knight Bus passed between two Muggle double-decker buses, one of which was en route to Islington. Grimmauld Place is a street located on this borough.

The borough is home to football club Arsenal, one of the most successful clubs in England and its home Emirates Stadium is one of the largest football stadiums in the country.

## Etymology

Islington was originally named by the Saxons *Giseldone* (1005), then *Gislandune* (1062). The name means 'Gīsla's hill' from the Old English personal name Gīsla and *dun* 'hill', 'down'. The name then later mutated to *Isledon*, which remained in use well into the 17th century when the modern form arose. In medieval times, Islington was just one of many small manors in the area, along with *Bernersbury*, *Neweton Berewe* or *Hey-bury*, and *Canonesbury* (Barnsbury, Highbury and Canonbury – names first recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries). "Islington" came to be applied as the name for the parish covering these villages, and was the name chosen for the Metropolitan Borough of Islington, on its formation in 1899. On the merger with Finsbury, to form the modern borough this name came to be applied to the whole borough.
Salcombe

**Salcombe** is a popular resort town in the South Hams district of Devon, south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, mostly built on the steep west side of the estuary. The town of Salcombe was also the permanent home of the Dawson family.

## History

The town's extensive waterfront and the naturally sheltered harbour formed by the estuary gave rise to its success as a boat and shipbuilding and sailing port and, in modern times, tourism especially in the form of pleasure sailing and yachting. The town is also home to a traditional shellfish fishing industry.

The wizarding Dawson family, consisting of Archie Dawson, and Clara Dawson (née Moore), moved to Salcombe in 1928. They had a son there, Frank, who continued to live in Salcombe, and married Agnes Nettle, a witch from Lancashire, in 1961. They had a daughter, Phoebe, in 1962.
1837

The following events occurred in **1837:**

## Hogwarts

### Individuals Sorted at Hogwarts:

The following individuals began their education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September, 1837.

* Elisabeth Weasley (Gryffindor)

## Births

* **6 March:** Hélène du Monde is born in Marseilles, Cher, Centre, France.
* **31 July:** Ophelius Potter is born into the Potter family in Godric's Hollow, Somerset, England.
* **3 December:** Calanthe Ollerton, daughter of Dorian Ollerton and Eleanor Ollerton (née Talbot), is born in Chester, Cheshire, England.
Jonathan Stebbins

**Jonathan Stebbins** (born 9 October, 1959) was an English half-blood wizard who began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in September, 1971, in the same year as the Marauders. He was a member of Ravenclaw House. During his O.W.L. exams in 1976, he refused to stop writing even after the test was finished, and was admonished for it by Professor Flitwick.

## Biography

### Early life

Jonathan Stebbins was born on 9 October, 1959, in Crewe, Cheshire, England. Crewe, the town where he was born, is a relatively large railway town and civil parish within the borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Crewe is perhaps best known as a large railway junction and home to Crewe Works, for many years a major railway engineering facility for manufacturing and overhauling locomotives, but now much reduced in size.

#### Hogwarts years

He began attending Hogwarts in 1971, during the same year as the Marauders. During his O.W.L. exams in 1976, he refused to stop writing even after the test was finished, and was admonished for it by Professor Flitwick.

## Etymology

Jonathan is a common given name meaning "God has given" in Hebrew. Stebbins, his surname, was one of the thousands of new names that the Norman Conquest brought to England in 1066. The Stebbins family lived in Essex having derived from the Old English word *stybbing,* meaning *stumps,* and indicates that the original bearer lived in or near an area which had been cleared of trees.
Lucinda Talkalot

**Lucinda Talkalot** (born 30 May, 1959) was a student of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1970s. She was sorted on 1 September, 1970, into Slytherin House. When she was in her second year, she began playing as Chaser for the Slytherin Quidditch Team. She later gained the position of Captain in 1976.

## Biography

### Early life

Lucinda Talkalot was born on 30 May, 1959, in Great Tolling, Evesham, Worcestershire, England. She was a half-blood witch and named after her grandmother.

#### Hogwarts years

She received her Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1970. Sometime before attending, she purchased a wand made of pear and dragon heartstring from Ollivander's Wand Shop in Diagon Alley. She boarded the Hogwarts Express on 1 September, 1970, and later that night, she was sorted into Slytherin House.

When she was in her second year, she began playing as Chaser for the Slytherin Quidditch Team. She later was given the position of Slytherin Quidditch Captain in the autumn 1976. However, not everything went well for her only year of captaincy, because she experienced what was perhaps the most gruelling Quidditch match in the Hogwarts History, in May, 1977.

The Gryffindor Quidditch Team, newly captained by James Potter, won the Inter-House Tournament as they beat Slytherin by 530 points, in perhaps the most grueling game ever witnessed by Hogwarts Students in a decade. The Gryffindor team members consisted of Sirius Black, the Keeper, Arthur Browne and John Bell, Beaters, Captain James Potter, Chaser, Geoffrey Fawley and Marlene McKinnon, Chasers, and Phoebe Dawson, Seeker.

Regulus Black was set to play as Seeker for the Slytherin team, as he had been doing since his second year at school, but got ill just before the final match. He was replaced by his classmate Ambrose Greengrass at the last minute. Ambrose had never played Quidditch before, much less knew how to look for a Snitch, and the game lasted well over 24 hours- until Phoebe Dawson was lucky enough to stumble into it, flying in total darkness.

## Etymology

Lucinda is a female given name of Latin origin, meaning light.