Borgin
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| Borgin | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Born |
before 1863 |
| Blood status |
Pure-blood (most likely) |
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| Species | |
| Gender |
Male |
| Affiliation | |
| Occupation |
Shopkeeper |
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Mr. Borgin is the co-owner of Borgin and Burkes, a shop in Knockturn Alley which buys and sells objects of dark magic and other dangerous magical artifacts. He is described as having oily hair and just as oily voice. Borgin seems to operate the shop mostly by himself, and it is unknown what happened to his co-owner Caractacus Burke. Borgin states to Lucius Malfoy that blood purity is as significant to him as ever, which suggests that he is a pure-blood.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] early life
Borgin and Burke founded their shop in the year of 1863.
[edit] 1992
In 1992, Lucius Malfoy came to Borgin and Burkes to sell him several objects related to black magic, fearing that the Ministry of Magic would soon be investigating his mansion. Borgin seemed displeased that Malfoy did not want to buy anything, but tried to convince Malfoy's son Draco to buy the Hand of Glory. Once the Malfoys left, Borgin showed signs of disliking Malfoy, thinking that the objects Malfoy had brought him was only a small bit of what Malfoy was hiding in his mansion.
[edit] 1996
In 1996, Draco Malfoy came to Borgin to reserve the Vanishing Cabinet, which he planned to use to smuggle Death Eaters into Hogwarts. He also asked for instructions on how to repair the other Vanishing Cabinet, located in Hogwarts. Borgin was not sure how this would be possible without having the cabinet with him, but became much more cooperative when Draco showed him his Dark Mark and threatened to send Fenrir Greyback on regular checks if he would not succeed.
Hermione Granger tried to trick Borgin into telling her what Draco had been doing inside the shop, but Borgin easily saw through it and threw her out of the shop.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- Mr. Borgin was set to be portrayed by Edward Tudor-Pole in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, but his scenes were cut.
- In one of the deleted scenes in the film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Borgin is seen taking back a coin from the stack when Lucius Malfoy isn't looking.
- In Half-Blood Prince, Edward Tudor-Pole was re-cast in the film series to play Borgin again.
- In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Borgin owns the Lumos spellbook.
[edit] Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Deleted scenes)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
