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'''Croaker'''wasapersonwhoworkedin the [[British Ministry of Magic|MinistryofMagic]].Hewasan[[Unspeakable]]whoworked in the [[Departmentof Mysteries]].Heattendedthe[[1994]] [[QuidditchWorld Cup]]. [[ArthurWeasley]] wasfamiliarwithhim,butnot with his work.
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{{Quote|...and that'sBodeandCroaker...they'reUnspeakables...From the Department of Mysteries,topsecret,noideawhattheygetupto...|[[ArthurWeasley]] pointsoutBodeand Croaker to [[HarryPotter]] and [[HermioneGranger]].|HarryPotterandtheGobletofFire}}
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'''Croaker''' was an [[Unspeakable]] for the [[Department of Mysteries]], working in this position sometime prior to the summer of [[1994]]. Croaker attended the 1994 [[Quidditch World Cup]] final, either attending with or meeting fellow Unspeakable [[Broderick Bode]]. Croaker was among the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]] employees that passed by the [[Weasley family]]'s campsite.
==Etymology==
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st Mention}}
A "Croaker" is someone who habitually predicts evil; it has that sense because croaking is a noise made by crows and ravens, who are considered death omens, as they are carrion eaters.
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