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'''Diggory''' is the surname of a wizarding family. They live near [[Ottery St. Catchpole]], and thus close to the [[Weasley]], [[Lovegood family|Lovegood]], and Fawcett families.
 
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|image=[[File:AmosCedric.jpg|250px]]
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|name=Diggory family
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|blood=[[Half-blood]] (as of some time before 1930)<ref>The Diggory Family was not included in the 1930s "Sacred Twenty Eight" meaning that they ceased being pure-blood some time before then.</ref>
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|family members=*[[Eldritch Diggory]] †
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*[[Cedric Diggory]] †
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*[[Amos Diggory]]
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*[[Cedric Diggory's mother|Mrs Diggory]]
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|status=Probably extant
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|related=
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|house=[[Hufflepuff]]
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|loyalty=*[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]
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*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]
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'''Diggory''' is the surname of a [[Wizardkind|wizarding family]].
 
They live near [[Ottery St. Catchpole]] in [[Devon]], [[England]], and thus close to the [[Weasley family|Weasley]] (The [[Burrow]]), [[Lovegood family|Lovegood]], and [[Fawcett family|Fawcett]] families.
   
==Family Members==
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==Family members==
* [[Amos Diggory]], an employee of the [[Ministry of Magic]]
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*[[Eldritch Diggory]] [[Minister for Magic]] from [[1733]] to [[1747]]. Died in office from a case of [[dragon pox]].
* [[Cedric Diggory]], a [[Hufflepuff]] student and [[Triwizard Tournament|Triwizard Champion]] who was killed by [[Peter Pettigrew]]
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*[[Amos Diggory]] a [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] employee in the [[1990s]]
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*[[Cedric Diggory]] — a [[Hufflepuff]] student and [[Triwizard Tournament|Triwizard Champion]] who was killed by [[Peter Pettigrew]] in [[1995]]
* [[Mrs. Diggory]], Amos's wife and Cedric's mother
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*[[Cedric Diggory's mother|Mrs Diggory]] Amos's wife and Cedric's mother
   
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==Etymology==
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It is commonly believed that [[J. K. Rowling]] borrowed ''Diggory'' from [[w:c:narnia:Digory Kirke|Digory Kirke]] in C.S. Lewis's ''[[Wikipedia:The Chronicles of Narnia|Narnia]]'' series, as he is said to be one of her favourite authors.
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==Notes and references==
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[[fr:Famille Diggory]]
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[[pl:Rodzina Diggory]]
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[[ru:Диггори]]
 
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Revision as of 05:10, 17 February 2015

Diggory is the surname of a wizarding family. They live near Ottery St. Catchpole in Devon, England, and thus close to the Weasley (The Burrow), Lovegood, and Fawcett families.

Family members

Etymology

It is commonly believed that J. K. Rowling borrowed Diggory from Digory Kirke in C.S. Lewis's Narnia series, as he is said to be one of her favourite authors.

Notes and references

  1. The Diggory Family was not included in the 1930s "Sacred Twenty Eight" meaning that they ceased being pure-blood some time before then.