Ambrosius Flume
Biographical information
Born	c. 1970 or earlier[1]
Marital status	Married
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Bald[2]
Skin colour	White
Family information
Family members	Mrs Flume (wife)
Affiliation
Occupation	Co-owner of Honeydukes
Loyalty	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Slug Club Honeydukes

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Ambrosius Flume was a wizard. He and his wife ran Honeydukes Sweetshop in Hogsmeade, which is a very popular shop among Hogwarts students during the school's weekend trips to Hogsmeade.

BiographyEdit

Early lifeEdit

Ambrosius Flume attended Hogwarts School in his youth and was taught Potions by Horace Slughorn. Ambrosius became a member of the Slug Club.^[3]

EmploymentEdit

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.^[3]

Marriage and HoneydukesEdit

At some point in his life, Ambrosius married Mrs Flume.^[3] By 1993, the couple lived in a flat above Honeydukes Sweetshop and ran together 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.^[2]

Battle of HogwartsEdit

It is most likely that 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.

EtymologyEdit

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

Behind the scenesEdit

• Flume may have been the one who told Tom Riddle that Horace Slughorn was quite fond of crystallised pineapple. Tom used this sweet as a casual bribe the night he asked Slughorn on the method and effects of creating Horcruxes.
• It is possible, as he was a former Slug Club, that he attended the Christmas party in 1996.
• On the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Ambrosius only appears in a flashback on disc 2 from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) and is mentioned on the original script.^[4]
  • Also in the novel Slughorn said that Ambrosius sent a hamper of his favourite sweets, which were crystallised pineapple, every birthday, while on the original script from the film Slughorn said that Ambrosius sent him a hamper of chocolate each birthday. This is possibly why it was cut from the film, as it contradicts the novel and would totally ruin later events, such as Slughorn's memory about the Slug Club dinner with Tom Riddle, in which Tom gave Slughorn crystallised pineapple.

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First identified as Ambrosius Flume)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned on script only)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Mentioned only in DS version)

Notes and referencesEdit