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+ | '''Professor Bathsheda Babbling''' was a [[Wizardkind|witch]] and [[professor]] of [[Study of Ancient Runes]] and possibly [[Ancient Studies]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name=HPLtranscript>[http://www.hplex.info/about/sources/jkr.com/jkr-com-trans-jottings1.html HP Lexicon's transcript of JKR's notes]</ref> |
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+ | Bathsheda Babbling attended a Wizarding School (probably [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]) and likely achieved a high graded [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] and [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] in [[Study of Ancient Runes]], as she later went on to teach the subject. |
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− | *"Babble" is an English word means "a foolish character" or "the sound of murmuring water". |
+ | *"Babble" is an English word means "a foolish character" or "the sound of murmuring water". |
− | *"Bathsheba" is the name of the biblical wife of David and mother to Solomon. |
+ | *The similar name of "Bathsheba" is the name of the biblical wife of David and mother to Solomon. |
==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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*Professor Babbling's name only appeared on a list of the Hogwarts professors which was released on [[J. K. Rowling]]'s website. |
*Professor Babbling's name only appeared on a list of the Hogwarts professors which was released on [[J. K. Rowling]]'s website. |
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+ | *Rowling may originally have intended a male teacher to teach this subject.<ref name=HPLtranscript/> |
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− | *It is highly likely that the [[Unidentified female Hogwarts teacher|teacher]] portrayed by [[Hazel Showham]] is, in fact, Professor Babbling. However, this is unconfirmed. |
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− | *In the Harry Potter Prequel, when the police ask for their names, Sirius gives him three apparently random names: Wilberforce, Bathsheba and Elvendork. The middle name may be a reference to this professor. |
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− | *JKR may originally have intended a male teacher to teach this subject.[http://www.hplex.info/about/sources/jkr.com/jkr-com-trans-jottings1.html HP Lexicon´s transcript of JKR´s notes] |
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− | *Bathsheda's name was written with just enough illegibility that it could either be ''Bathsheba'' or ''Bathsheda'', though it does tend to look a little more like the latter. |
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==Appearances== |
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+ | *''[[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J.K. Rowling's Official Site]]'' {{1st Mention}} |
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{Possible}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{Possible}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' {{Possible}} |
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− | *''[[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J.K. Rowling's Official Site]]'' {{Mention}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter Prequel]]'' {{Comment|Possible Mention}} |
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Revision as of 19:31, 13 June 2014
Professor Bathsheda Babbling was a witch and professor of Study of Ancient Runes and possibly Ancient Studies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[2]
Biography
Bathsheda Babbling attended a Wizarding School (probably Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry) and likely achieved a high graded O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. in Study of Ancient Runes, as she later went on to teach the subject.
Etymology
- "Babble" is an English word means "a foolish character" or "the sound of murmuring water".
- The similar name of "Bathsheba" is the name of the biblical wife of David and mother to Solomon.
Behind the scenes
- Professor Babbling's name only appeared on a list of the Hogwarts professors which was released on J. K. Rowling's website.
- Rowling may originally have intended a male teacher to teach this subject.[2]
Appearances
- J.K. Rowling's Official Site (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ As Bathsheda was employed at Hogwarts by 1993, she must have been of age (17) by then.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 HP Lexicon's transcript of JKR's notes
Study of Ancient Runes | |||||
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Professors: Bathsheda Babbling · Clodagh Dromgoole · Elspeth MacGillony | |||||
Textbooks: Advanced Rune Translation · Ancient Runes Made Easy · Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms · Rune Dictionary · Spellman's Syllabary | |||||
Known runes: Acromantula · Demiguise · Ehwaz · Eihwaz · Fwooper · Graphorn · Hydra · Quintaped · Runespoor · Salamander · Unicorn · Unknown · Mark of Merlin |