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|name=Faris Spavin |
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+ | |blood=[[Pure-blood]] or [[Half-blood]]<ref>According to ''[[Pottermore]]'', Nobby Leach (Minister for Magic between 1962 and 1968) was the first Muggle-born wizard ever to be appointed to the office) meaning that he was not a muggle-born</ref> |
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| − | '''Minister Faris "Spout-Hole" Spavin''' was [[Minister for Magic]] from [[1860s|1865]] to [[1900s|1903]]. He |
+ | '''Minister Faris "Spout-Hole" Spavin''' was [[Minister for Magic]] from [[1860s|1865]] to [[1900s|1903]]. He survived an assassination attempt made by a [[centaur]], who took offence to the punch line of his infamous joke. <ref>Sixth question of the Third [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]] at [[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J. K. Rowling's Official Site]].</ref><ref name=pottermore>''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book5/chapter7/moment1/ministers-for-magic New from J.K. Rowling: Ministers for Magic]</ref> |
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| + | Spavin's term was also notable for introducing some reforms to the game of [[Quidditch]] (and the commotion they originated): on the night of [[21 June]], [[1880s|1884]], the [[Department of Magical Games and Sports]] decreed the institutionalisation of the [[Stooging|Stooging Penalty]] in [[Quidditch]]. This announcement caused widespread discontent among British Quidditch players and fans, who [[1884 riot at the British Ministry of Magic Headquarters|demonstrated profusely at the Ministry of Magic Headquarters]]: the assembled crowd bombarded a [[Unidentified Department of Magical Games and Sports representative|Departmental representative]] with [[Quaffles]], as well as threatened to stooge Minister Spavin himself. Wizards from the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]] were duly dispatched there and the crowd reluctantly dispersed.<ref name="QA6">''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' - Chapter 6 (''Changes in Quidditch Since the Fourteenth Century'')</ref> |
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| + | This was not without precedent: just over a year before, [[1883 riot at the British Ministry of Magic Headquarters|another riot]] had broken out at the Ministry as the Department of Magical Games and Sports had decided to get rid of "goal baskets" in favour of the modern [[goalpost]]s.<ref name="QA6" /> |
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| + | Attended Queen Victoria's funeral in an admiral's hat and spats, at which point the [[Wizengamot]] suggested gently he step down as [[Minister for Magic]], he was 147 when he stepped aside.<ref name=pottermore /> |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | *He is known to have served the longest |
+ | *He is known to have served the longest term as Minister: thirty-eight years. |
==Etymology== |
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| − | The name "Faris" means "knight" in Arabic. |
+ | *The name "''Faris''" means "''knight''" in Arabic, but also "''stone''" in both Greek and English. Faris is also the name of a municipality in Laconia, Greece. It has a population of roughly 5,000. |
| + | *Spavin is a word given to a disorder located in a horse's neck, usually a swelling. The word has French origins and comes from the word "''espavin''", meaning "''swelling''". |
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==Appearances== |
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*''[[J. K. Rowling Official Site|J. K. Rowling's Official Site]]'' {{1st Mention}} |
*''[[J. K. Rowling Official Site|J. K. Rowling's Official Site]]'' {{1st Mention}} |
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*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' {{Comment|Indirect mention}} |
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' {{Comment|Indirect mention}} |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Minister Faris "Spout-Hole" Spavin was Minister for Magic from 1865 to 1903. He survived an assassination attempt made by a centaur, who took offence to the punch line of his infamous joke. [2][3]
Spavin's term was also notable for introducing some reforms to the game of Quidditch (and the commotion they originated): on the night of 21 June, 1884, the Department of Magical Games and Sports decreed the institutionalisation of the Stooging Penalty in Quidditch. This announcement caused widespread discontent among British Quidditch players and fans, who demonstrated profusely at the Ministry of Magic Headquarters: the assembled crowd bombarded a Departmental representative with Quaffles, as well as threatened to stooge Minister Spavin himself. Wizards from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement were duly dispatched there and the crowd reluctantly dispersed.[4]
This was not without precedent: just over a year before, another riot had broken out at the Ministry as the Department of Magical Games and Sports had decided to get rid of "goal baskets" in favour of the modern goalposts.[4]
Attended Queen Victoria's funeral in an admiral's hat and spats, at which point the Wizengamot suggested gently he step down as Minister for Magic, he was 147 when he stepped aside.[3]
Behind the scenes
- He is known to have served the longest term as Minister: thirty-eight years.
Etymology
- The name "Faris" means "knight" in Arabic, but also "stone" in both Greek and English. Faris is also the name of a municipality in Laconia, Greece. It has a population of roughly 5,000.
- Spavin is a word given to a disorder located in a horse's neck, usually a swelling. The word has French origins and comes from the word "espavin", meaning "swelling".
Appearances
- J. K. Rowling's Official Site (First mentioned)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Indirect mention)
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ According to Pottermore, Nobby Leach (Minister for Magic between 1962 and 1968) was the first Muggle-born wizard ever to be appointed to the office) meaning that he was not a muggle-born
- ↑ Sixth question of the Third W.O.M.B.A.T. at J. K. Rowling's Official Site.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: Ministers for Magic
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Quidditch Through the Ages - Chapter 6 (Changes in Quidditch Since the Fourteenth Century)
