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| + | |died=After [[1700s|1707]],<ref name="Ministry">In ''Order of the Phoenix'', Fortescue makes reference to "''The Ministry ''[not cutting]'' deals with petty criminals in ''[his]'' day''", implying that he lived after the Ministry's inception in 1707.</ref> and before [[1995|1995]]<ref name="DOD">[[J.K. Rowling]] stated at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 15 August 2014 ([http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2004/0804-ebf.htm source]) that all portraits at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] are of deceased individuals. Thus, Fortescue must have died sometime in or before [[1995]], given his portrait's appearance in the [[Headmaster's office]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''.</ref> |
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| − | '''Professor Dexter Fortescue''' was a [[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. |
+ | '''Professor Dexter Fortescue''' was a [[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. Not much is known about his time at Hogwarts.<ref name="OP27" /> |
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==Biography== |
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===As Headmaster of Hogwarts=== |
===As Headmaster of Hogwarts=== |
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| − | Dexter was made [[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in an unknown time period. After his death, his portrait was hung at the [[Headmaster's office]], in order to offer advice to the current Head.<ref name="OP27"/> |
+ | Dexter Fortescue was made [[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in an unknown time period, certainly sometime after the early [[18th century]].<ref name="Ministry"/> After his death, his portrait was hung at the [[Headmaster's office]], in order to offer advice to the current Head.<ref name="OP27" /> |
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| + | In his lifetime, Professor Fortescue had at least one child. His surname lived on to the [[1990s]], in the person of [[Florean Fortescue]], his direct descendant, who ran [[Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour]] in [[Diagon Alley]].<ref name="PM"/> |
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===Attack on Arthur Weasley=== |
===Attack on Arthur Weasley=== |
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| + | {{Quote|Insubordination, sir! Dereliction of duty!|Fortescue to [[Phineas Nigellus]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
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| ⚫ | Shortly after [[Arthur Weasley]] |
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| ⚫ | Shortly after [[Arthur Weasley]] was attacked by [[Nagini]] at the [[Department of Mysteries]], in [[1995]], Professor [[Albus Dumbledore]] attempted to wake up the portrait of [[Phineas Nigellus Black]], to tell [[Sirius Black]] that [[Harry Potter]] and the [[Weasley family|Weasley]] children were going to [[12 Grimmauld Place]]. As Phineas expressed unwillingness to help, the portrait of Dexter Fortescue was particularly vocal, as was [[Armando Dippet]] and a portrait of an [[unidentified female Head]].<ref name="OP22">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 22 (''St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries'')</ref> |
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===Busting of Dumbledore's Army=== |
===Busting of Dumbledore's Army=== |
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+ | {{Quote|Blatant corruption! The Ministry did not cut deals with petty criminals in my day, no sir, they did not!|Fortescue to [[Cornelius Fudge]] and [[Dolores Umbridge]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
| ⚫ | In [[1995]], he roared his disapproval at [[Cornelius Fudge]] and [[Dolores Umbridge]] when the latter explained to the former how she had learned of the first meeting of [[Dumbledore's Army]] in the [[Hog's Head]]. She explained that [[Willy Widdershins]] had been there and had reported back. [[Minerva McGonagall]], also present, commented that she had wondered how Willy had gotten off so lightly after all those [[regurgitating toilet]]s, and Fortescue erupted, saying that they did not cut deals with petty criminals in his day.<ref name="OP27"/> |
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| ⚫ | In [[1995]], he roared his disapproval at [[Cornelius Fudge]] and [[Dolores Umbridge]] when the latter explained to the former how she had learned of the first meeting of [[Dumbledore's Army]] in the [[Hog's Head]]. She explained that [[Willy Widdershins]] had been there and had reported back. [[Minerva McGonagall]], also present, commented that she had wondered how Willy had gotten off so lightly after all those [[regurgitating toilet]]s, and Fortescue erupted, saying that they did not cut deals with petty criminals in his day.<ref name="OP27" /> |
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| − | {{quote|All around the walls, the headmasters and headmistresses of Hogwarts were giving him a standing ovation ''[...]'' |Description|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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| − | When [[Harry Potter]] went to the [[Headmaster's office]], shortly after [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s defeat and the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]], Fortescue joined the ovation made by the previous Hogwarts |
+ | When [[Harry Potter]] went to the [[Headmaster's office]], shortly after [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Duel in the Great Hall|defeat]] and the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]], Fortescue joined the ovation made by the previous [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Headmaster portraits|Headmaster]], waving him his ear trumpet.<ref name="DH36">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 36 (''The Flaw in the Plan'')</ref> |
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| + | Fortescue believed in honour and duty, reprimanding Phineas Nigellus for "dereliction of duty" and bellowing at Cornelius Fudge, Dolores Umbridge, John Dawlish, and Kingsley Shacklebolt for cutting deals with petty criminals. |
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| + | In life, he was hard of hearing, necessitating the use of an ear trumpet before his death, a trait passed along to his portrait self who is seen using it to listen to private conversations in the Headmaster's office and speaking loudly when addressing observers or other portraits. |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | + | *J.K. Rowling has confirmed on Pottermore that [[Florean Fortescue]], who ran an [[Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour|ice cream parlour]] in [[Diagon Alley]], is one of his descendants. |
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| + | The name "Dexter" comes from an occupational surname meaning "one who dyes" in Old English. It also coincides with the Latin word ''dexter'' meaning "right-handed, skilled". |
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==Appearances== |
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+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{Portrait}} |
| − | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{ |
+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Portrait}} |
| + | * ''[[Pottermore]]'' |
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Revision as of 21:36, 11 April 2016
Professor Dexter Fortescue was a Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Not much is known about his time at Hogwarts.[3]
Biography
As Headmaster of Hogwarts
Dexter Fortescue was made Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in an unknown time period, certainly sometime after the early 18th century.[1] After his death, his portrait was hung at the Headmaster's office, in order to offer advice to the current Head.[3]
In his lifetime, Professor Fortescue had at least one child. His surname lived on to the 1990s, in the person of Florean Fortescue, his direct descendant, who ran Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour in Diagon Alley.[4]
Attack on Arthur Weasley
- "Insubordination, sir! Dereliction of duty!"
- — Fortescue to Phineas Nigellus[src]
Shortly after Arthur Weasley was attacked by Nagini at the Department of Mysteries, in 1995, Professor Albus Dumbledore attempted to wake up the portrait of Phineas Nigellus Black, to tell Sirius Black that Harry Potter and the Weasley children were going to 12 Grimmauld Place. As Phineas expressed unwillingness to help, the portrait of Dexter Fortescue was particularly vocal, as was Armando Dippet and a portrait of an unidentified female Head.[5]
Busting of Dumbledore's Army
- "Blatant corruption! The Ministry did not cut deals with petty criminals in my day, no sir, they did not!"
- — Fortescue to Cornelius Fudge and Dolores Umbridge[src]
In 1995, he roared his disapproval at Cornelius Fudge and Dolores Umbridge when the latter explained to the former how she had learned of the first meeting of Dumbledore's Army in the Hog's Head. She explained that Willy Widdershins had been there and had reported back. Minerva McGonagall, also present, commented that she had wondered how Willy had gotten off so lightly after all those regurgitating toilets, and Fortescue erupted, saying that they did not cut deals with petty criminals in his day.[3]
Voldemort's defeat
When Harry Potter went to the Headmaster's office, shortly after Lord Voldemort's defeat and the end of the Second Wizarding War, Fortescue joined the ovation made by the previous Hogwarts Headmaster, waving him his ear trumpet.[6]
Personality and traits
Fortescue believed in honour and duty, reprimanding Phineas Nigellus for "dereliction of duty" and bellowing at Cornelius Fudge, Dolores Umbridge, John Dawlish, and Kingsley Shacklebolt for cutting deals with petty criminals.
In life, he was hard of hearing, necessitating the use of an ear trumpet before his death, a trait passed along to his portrait self who is seen using it to listen to private conversations in the Headmaster's office and speaking loudly when addressing observers or other portraits.
Behind the scenes
- J.K. Rowling has confirmed on Pottermore that Florean Fortescue, who ran an ice cream parlour in Diagon Alley, is one of his descendants.
Etymology
The name "Dexter" comes from an occupational surname meaning "one who dyes" in Old English. It also coincides with the Latin word dexter meaning "right-handed, skilled".
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Appears in portrait(s))
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 In Order of the Phoenix, Fortescue makes reference to "The Ministry [not cutting] deals with petty criminals in [his] day", implying that he lived after the Ministry's inception in 1707.
- ↑ J.K. Rowling stated at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 15 August 2014 (source) that all portraits at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are of deceased individuals. Thus, Fortescue must have died sometime in or before 1995, given his portrait's appearance in the Headmaster's office in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 27 (The Centaur and the Sneak)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pottermore - J.K. Rowling's thoughts: "Florean Fortescue"
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 22 (St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 36 (The Flaw in the Plan)
