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'''Chief Burdock Muldoon''' ([[1420s|1429]] [debatable] - [[1490s|1490]]) was Chief of the [[Wizards' Council]] either in the fourteenth<ref name="FBaWtFT">''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]]'' - ''What is a Beast?''</ref> or fifteenth century.<ref name="FWC" />
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'''Burdock Muldoon''' was Chief of the [[Wizards' Council]] in the fifteenth century. He attempted to define all magical creatures as either a [[Being]] or a [[Beast]], on the simple premise that all creatures that walked on two legs were Beings, and all others were Beasts. However, when he called the first meeting of all Beings to discuss new magical laws, the summit was disrupted by [[Diricawl]]s, [[Augurey]]s, [[Fwooper]]s, [[Pixie]]s and [[Fairy|Fairies]] who could not understand what was going on, and [[Troll]]s who proceeded to destroy the meeting chamber. Muldoon himself tried to open the meeting, but slipped on [[Porlock]] dung and ran cursing from the hall.
  
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==Biography==
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===Early life===
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It is debated whether Muldoon was born in [[1420s|1429]] or about a century earlier. He presumably attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in his youth, like so many other [[wizards]].
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===As Chief of the Wizards' Council===
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Muldoon attempted to define all [[magic]]al creatures as either a [[Being]] or a [[Beast]], on the simple premise that any member of the magical community that walked on two legs were Beings, and all others were Beasts. However, when he called the first meeting of all Beings to discuss new magical laws, the summit was disrupted by [[Diricawl]]s, [[Augurey]]s, [[Fwooper]]s, [[Pixie]]s and [[Fairy|Fairies]] who could not understand what was going on, [[Troll]]s who proceeded to smash apart the meeting chamber with their clubs and [[hag]]s who glided around the place in search of children to eat. Muldoon, as Chief of the Council, stood up to open the meeting, but slipped on [[Porlock]] dung and ran cursing from the hall.<ref name="FBaWtFT" />
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Embittered with the incident, Muldoon forswore any further attempts to integrate non-wizard members of the magical community into the [[Wizards' Council]].<ref name="FBaWtFT" />
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*[[Wikipedia:Muldoon|Muldoon]] is an Irish family name. It is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Maoldúin'', "descended from Maoldúin," which in turn was a legendary first name. This name means "king or chieftain of the fort". They were said to be of royal birth and styled themselves as the Kings of Lurg, which is now in [[Wikipedia:County Fermanagh|County Fermanagh]]. Famous politicians with that surname include [[Wikipedia:Robert Muldoon|Sir Robert Muldoon]] (1921–1992), a Prime Minister of New Zealand; and [[Wikipedia:Bristow Muldoon|Bristow Muldoon]] (b. 1964), a former Scottish Labour politician.
   
 
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Revision as of 20:48, 13 March 2015

Chief Burdock Muldoon (1429 [debatable] - 1490) was Chief of the Wizards' Council either in the fourteenth[2] or fifteenth century.[1]

Biography

Early life

It is debated whether Muldoon was born in 1429 or about a century earlier. He presumably attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in his youth, like so many other wizards.

As Chief of the Wizards' Council

Muldoon attempted to define all magical creatures as either a Being or a Beast, on the simple premise that any member of the magical community that walked on two legs were Beings, and all others were Beasts. However, when he called the first meeting of all Beings to discuss new magical laws, the summit was disrupted by Diricawls, Augureys, Fwoopers, Pixies and Fairies who could not understand what was going on, Trolls who proceeded to smash apart the meeting chamber with their clubs and hags who glided around the place in search of children to eat. Muldoon, as Chief of the Council, stood up to open the meeting, but slipped on Porlock dung and ran cursing from the hall.[2]

Embittered with the incident, Muldoon forswore any further attempts to integrate non-wizard members of the magical community into the Wizards' Council.[2]

Etymology

  • Muldoon is an Irish family name. It is an anglicisation of the Irish Ó Maoldúin, "descended from Maoldúin," which in turn was a legendary first name. This name means "king or chieftain of the fort". They were said to be of royal birth and styled themselves as the Kings of Lurg, which is now in County Fermanagh. Famous politicians with that surname include Sir Robert Muldoon (1921–1992), a Prime Minister of New Zealand; and Bristow Muldoon (b. 1964), a former Scottish Labour politician.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Muldoon's Chocolate Frog Card in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real) - What is a Beast?
Preceded by:
Unknown, eventually Barberus Bragge 		Chief of the Wizards' Council
1448-1450 		Succeeded by:
Elfrida Clagg
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