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'''Professor Ambrose Swott'''<refname="young">''[[TheWizardingWorldof Harry Potter]]'' - see [[:File:AmberoseSwott.jpg|this image]]</ref> was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]]. He was once a [[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="cosdvd">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' DVD (Disc 2 - ''Dumbledore's Office'') (see [[:File:Amberose.jpg|thisimage]])</ref>
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{{Quote|Ora et Labora.|Professor Swott'smotto,inscribedonhisportrait.|Harry Potter|Harry Potter LimitedEdition}}
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'''Professor Amrose Swott'''<ref name="HPLE"/> (d. [[1720s|1724]]) was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]]. He was once a [[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="cosdvd">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' DVD (Disc 2 - ''Dumbledore's Office'') (see [[:File:Amberose.jpg|this image]])</ref>
==Biography==
==Biography==
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[[File:AmberoseSwott.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ambrose Swott as a younger man.]]
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[[File:AmberoseSwott.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Amrose Swott as a younger man.]]
===Lifetime===
===Lifetime===
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Professor Swott's clothing style suggests that he lived during the [[Wikipedia:Tudor period|Tudor period]]([[1480s|1486]]to [[1600s|1603]]).<ref name="cosdvd" /> He became the [[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] at some point.<ref name="cosdvd" />
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Professor Swott lived in the early [[18thcentury]]. He became the [[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] at some point.
===Post-mortem===
===Post-mortem===
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Professor Swott died sometime before [[1992]].<ref>In interviews, J.K. Rowling has stated the portraits at Hogwarts are "[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2004/0804-ebf.htm all of dead people]," and "[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more all the portraits you see in the headmaster's study are all headmasters and mistresses who died]." Swott's portrait is visible in the "Dumbledore's Office" tour on Disc 2 of the ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' DVD.</ref> Two [[portrait]]s of him hung at Hogwarts: one depicted a [[spectacles|bespectacled]] young man,<ref>See [[:File:AmberoseSwott.jpg|this image]].</ref> and another, hung in the [[Headmaster's office]], depicted an older wizard with a long ginger beard.<ref name="cosdvd" /> Swott's name was also carved into a wood panel on the wall of the school's [[Divination]] [[Divination Classroom|classroom]].<ref name="poapanel">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' - see [[:File:Amberose Swott.jpg|this image]]</ref>
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Professor Swott died in [[1720s|1724]].<ref>In interviews, J.K. Rowling has stated the portraits at Hogwarts are "[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2004/0804-ebf.htm all of dead people]," and "[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more all the portraits you see in the headmaster's study are all headmasters and mistresses who died]." Swott's portrait is visible in the "Dumbledore's Office" tour on Disc 2 of the ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' DVD, and it's dated 1724.</ref> Two [[portrait]]s of him hung at Hogwarts: one depicted a [[spectacles|bespectacled]] young man,<ref>See [[:File:AmberoseSwott.jpg|this image]].</ref> and another, hung in the [[Headmaster's office]], depicted an older wizard with a long ginger beard.<ref name="cosdvd" /> Swott's name was also carved into a wood panel on the wall of the school's [[Divination]] [[Divination Classroom|classroom]].<ref name="poapanel">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' - see [[:File:Amberose Swott.jpg|this image]]</ref>
In the winter of [[1993]], Swott's name appeared on the [[Marauder's Map]],<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' - Chapter 16</ref> presumably indicating that he lingered at Hogwarts as a [[ghost]] after his [[death]],<ref>In ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Chapter 24, Harry notices on the Marauder's Map that [[Draco Malfoy]] is in a boys' bathroom with [[Moaning Myrtle]], thereby confirming that the Map shows ghosts.</ref> or that there is a student named after him.
In the winter of [[1993]], Swott's name appeared on the [[Marauder's Map]],<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' - Chapter 16</ref> presumably indicating that he lingered at Hogwarts as a [[ghost]] after his [[death]],<ref>In ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Chapter 24, Harry notices on the Marauder's Map that [[Draco Malfoy]] is in a boys' bathroom with [[Moaning Myrtle]], thereby confirming that the Map shows ghosts.</ref> or that there is a student named after him.
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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
"Ambrose" is a name, which ultimately derives from the Greek name ''Ambrosios'', meaning "immortal".<ref>"[http://www.behindthename.com/name/ambrose Ambrose]" on Behind the Name</ref> Swott may have been based on ''swot'', a British slang term, meaning "to study hard" or "one who studies hard."<ref>"[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swot Swot]" on Wiktionary</ref>
"Ambrose" is a name, which ultimately derives from the Greek name ''Ambrosios'', meaning "immortal".<ref>"[http://www.behindthename.com/name/ambrose Ambrose]" on Behind the Name</ref> Swott may have been based on ''swot'', a British slang term, meaning "to study hard" or "one who studies hard."<ref>"[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swot Swot]" on Wiktionary</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*It is possible that Swott's portrait is a reference to [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/JKepler.png a portrait] of [[wikipedia:Johannes Kepler|Johannes Kepler]], a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer.
*It is possible that Swott's portrait is a reference to [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/JKepler.png a portrait] of [[wikipedia:Johannes Kepler|Johannes Kepler]], a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer.
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*The motto inscribed on Swott's portrait, "''Ora et Labora''" (meaning "Pray and Work") was the motto of the Benedictine monks.
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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|position=[[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]
Professor Swott died in 1724.[3] Two portraits of him hung at Hogwarts: one depicted a bespectacled young man,[4] and another, hung in the Headmaster's office, depicted an older wizard with a long ginger beard.[2] Swott's name was also carved into a wood panel on the wall of the school's Divinationclassroom.[5]
In the winter of 1993, Swott's name appeared on the Marauder's Map,[6] presumably indicating that he lingered at Hogwarts as a ghost after his death,[7] or that there is a student named after him.
"Ambrose" is a name, which ultimately derives from the Greek name Ambrosios, meaning "immortal".[8] Swott may have been based on swot, a British slang term, meaning "to study hard" or "one who studies hard."[9]
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