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'''Fawcett''' is the surname of a wizarding family that lives near [[Ottery St. Catchpole]] in [[Devon]], [[England]].<ref name="GOF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref> They live near the wizarding [[Weasley family|Weasley]], [[Diggory family|Diggory]], and [[Lovegood family|Lovegood]] families.
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'''Fawcett''' is the surname of a wizarding family that lives near [[Ottery St. Catchpole]] in [[Devon]], [[England]].<ref name="GOF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref> They live near the [[Weasley family|Weasley]], [[Diggory family|Diggory]], and [[Lovegood family|Lovegood]] wizarding families.
   
 
The only known member of this family is [[S. Fawcett]], a [[Wizards|witch]] who attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] during the [[1990s]] and who was sorted into [[Ravenclaw]] house.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref> In [[1994]], the Fawcetts tried unsuccessfully to get tickets to the [[Quidditch World Cup]]<ref name="GOF"/>.
 
The only known member of this family is [[S. Fawcett]], a [[Wizards|witch]] who attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] during the [[1990s]] and who was sorted into [[Ravenclaw]] house.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref> In [[1994]], the Fawcetts tried unsuccessfully to get tickets to the [[Quidditch World Cup]]<ref name="GOF"/>.
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
''[[Wikipedia:Fawcett|Fawcett]]'' is an English surname and the name of the main street in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The [[Wikipedia:Fawcett Society|Fawcett Society]] is an organisation in the United Kingdom that promotes women's rights. It also has a similar pronunciation to the word "faucet", a kind of water valve.
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''[[Wikipedia:Fawcett|Fawcett]]'' is an English surname and the name of the main street in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, [[England]]. The [[Wikipedia:Fawcett Society|Fawcett Society]] is an organisation in the [[Great Britain|United Kingdom]] that promotes women's rights. It also has a similar pronunciation to the word "faucet", a kind of water valve.
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==

Revision as of 17:15, 1 November 2010

Fawcett is the surname of a wizarding family that lives near Ottery St. Catchpole in Devon, England.[1] They live near the Weasley, Diggory, and Lovegood wizarding families.

The only known member of this family is S. Fawcett, a witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the 1990s and who was sorted into Ravenclaw house.[2] In 1994, the Fawcetts tried unsuccessfully to get tickets to the Quidditch World Cup[1].

Etymology

Fawcett is an English surname and the name of the main street in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The Fawcett Society is an organisation in the United Kingdom that promotes women's rights. It also has a similar pronunciation to the word "faucet", a kind of water valve.

Notes and references