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Alistaire Ballcocke
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male

[Source]

Alistaire Ballcocke was a wizard who appeared on the Marauder's Map in the winter of 1993.^[1]

EtymologyEdit

Ballcocke is an alternate spelling of the English surname Balcock, which derives from the diminutive suffix -cock combined with either Bald, a pet form of the Germanic male given name Baldwin, or the Old English beald ("brave," "bold").^[2]

A ballcock is a mechanism for filling water tanks (such as in flush toilets) designed to prevent overflow and backflow.^[3]

Behind the scenesEdit

• This character was presumably named after Alastair Bullock, the assistant art director on the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Appears on Marauder's Map)

Notes and referencesEdit