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'''Algie''' is a [[pure-blood]] wizard, and the great-uncle of [[Neville Longbottom]].
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'''Algie''' (fl. 1991-1995) was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] and the great-uncle of [[Neville Longbottom]].
   
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Neville's [[Longbottom family|family]] initially believed he might be a [[Squib]], but Algie was determined to catch Neville off his guard and "force some magic" from him. He once pushed Neville off the end of [[Blackpool pier]], but the boy nearly drowned. When Neville was eight, Algie "accidentally" dropped him from an upstairs window, and the boy bounced, proving that he was in fact a [[Wizards|wizard]].<ref name="PS">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref>
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Neville's [[Longbottom family|family]] initially believed he might have been a [[Squib]], but Algie was determined to catch Neville off his guard and "force some magic" from him. He once pushed Neville off the end of [[Blackpool pier]] however he nearly drowned. While over for tea one time when Neville was eight, Algie hung him out of an upstairs window by his ankles, and accidentally dropped him when he was offered a [[meringue]] by [[Enid]]. Instead of getting hurt, Neville bounced safely down the garden and out into the road, thereby proving that he was in fact a [[Wizardkind|wizard]].<ref name="PS">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref> They were all so happy and Nevilles' grandmother Augusta Longbottom was crying.
   
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It was Algie who gave Neville his pet toad [[Trevor]], as a "reward" for gaining entrance into [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]<ref name="PS" />, and his [[Mimbulus Mimbletonia]] plant<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>.
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Algie gave Neville his pet toad [[Trevor]] as a present for gaining entrance into [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]].<ref name="PS" /> In [[1995]], he traveled to [[Assyria]] and brought back a ''[[Mimbulus Mimbletonia]]'' plant, which he gave to Neville for his birthday.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>
   
 
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Algie is a short form of the name ''Algernon'', originally a Norman French name derived from ''aux gernons'', meaning “having a moustache”<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/Algernon Behind the Name: Algernon]</ref> This is the name of a main character in Oscar Wilde’s ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. Algie is also a homophone of the plant-like organisms ''algae'', possibly referring to the interest in [[Herbology]] that Algie and his great-nephew seem to share.
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Algie is a short form of the name ''Algernon'' (the original name of [[Augustus Rookwood]]), originally a Norman French name derived from ''aux gernons'', meaning "having a moustache"<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/Algernon Behind the Name: Algernon]</ref> This is the name of a main character in Oscar Wilde's ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. Algie is also a homophone of the plant-like organisms ''algae'', possibly referring to the interest in [[Herbology]] that Algie and his great-nephew seem to share.
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*The Black Family Tree shows that Harfang Longbottom, and his wife Callidora, had two children: a son and a daughter. While not confirmed, it is possible that the son was Neville's grandfather (and the man married to Augusta) and the daughter was, possibly, Enid, making Algie Neville's great-uncle by marriage.
   
 
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Revision as of 01:13, 27 July 2014

Algie (fl. 1991-1995) was a wizard and the great-uncle of Neville Longbottom.

Neville's family initially believed he might have been a Squib, but Algie was determined to catch Neville off his guard and "force some magic" from him. He once pushed Neville off the end of Blackpool pier however he nearly drowned. While over for tea one time when Neville was eight, Algie hung him out of an upstairs window by his ankles, and accidentally dropped him when he was offered a meringue by Enid. Instead of getting hurt, Neville bounced safely down the garden and out into the road, thereby proving that he was in fact a wizard.[1] They were all so happy and Nevilles' grandmother Augusta Longbottom was crying.

Trevor

Trevor

Algie gave Neville his pet toad Trevor as a present for gaining entrance into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991.[1] In 1995, he traveled to Assyria and brought back a Mimbulus Mimbletonia plant, which he gave to Neville for his birthday.[2]

Etymology

Algie is a short form of the name Algernon (the original name of Augustus Rookwood), originally a Norman French name derived from aux gernons, meaning "having a moustache"[3] This is the name of a main character in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Algie is also a homophone of the plant-like organisms algae, possibly referring to the interest in Herbology that Algie and his great-nephew seem to share.

Notes and references

  • The Black Family Tree shows that Harfang Longbottom, and his wife Callidora, had two children: a son and a daughter. While not confirmed, it is possible that the son was Neville's grandfather (and the man married to Augusta) and the daughter was, possibly, Enid, making Algie Neville's great-uncle by marriage.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  3. ↑ Behind the Name: Algernon
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