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|born = Between [[1 September]] [[1978]] and [[31 August]] [[1979]] (most likey)<ref name="Birth">Fay told Harry Potter that she was attending N.E.W.T. level Potions classes. As Harry, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger were the only Gryffindors of their year who took the class, Fay was most likely in the year above them.</ref>
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|blood=[[Pure-blood|Pure]] or [[half-blood]]<ref>After Harry asked Fay about a hairdryer, she answered "''I think one of the girls in my dormitory has a machine for drying her hair''", implying she is not entirely familiar with the Muggle world.</ref>
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|blood = [[Pure-blood]] or [[half-blood]] (possibly)<ref name="Blood">After Harry asked Fay about a hairdryer, she answered "''I think one of the girls in my dormitory has a machine for drying her hair''", implying that she was not entirely familiar with the [[Muggle world]] and its technology.</ref>
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{{Quote|I'm taking my [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] [[Potions (class)|Potions]] this term!|Fay speaking to [[Harry Potter]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)}}
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{{Quote|I'm taking my [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] [[Potions (class)|Potions]] this term!|Fay speaking to [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)}}
 
'''Fay Dunbar''' (b. c. [[1978]]/[[1979]]) was a [[Wizardkind|witch]] and [[Gryffindor]] student who aspired to become a [[Auror|member]] of the [[Auror Office]]. She attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1990s]].<ref name="HBPG"/>
   
 
Fay hoped to become an [[Auror]].<ref name="HBPG"/> It is unknown if she fulfilled her dream after graduating from Hogwarts.
'''Fay Dunbar''' (born c. [[1979]]-[[1980]]) was a [[pure-blood|pure]] or [[half-blood]] [[Wizardkind|witch]] who aspired to become a [[Auror|member]] of the [[Auror Office]]. She attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], her first year being the [[1991–1992 school year]]. She shared a dormitory with [[Lavender Brown]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Parvati Patil]] and [[Fay Dunbar's friend|a girl]] who became her best friend.
 
 
Fay was a fan of [[Quidditch]], and liked to play as a [[Beater]]. She planned to try out for the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] in [[1993]]. That year, she took [[Care of Magical Creatures]] and [[Divination]], hoping to become an [[Auror]]. In her [[fifth year]], she achieved an [[Outstanding]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] in [[Potions (class)|Potions]], the only grade [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] would accept, and excelled while [[Horace Slughorn]] was [[Potions master]].
 
 
It is unknown if she fulfilled her dream after graduating from Hogwarts.
 
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Early life===
 
===Early life===
Fay Dunbar was born in late [[1970s|1979]] or early-to-mid [[1980]], presumably into a [[pure-blood]] or [[half-blood]] family, as she seemed unfamiliar with a [[Muggle]] hairdryer. She thought that [[Quidditch]] was the greatest sport in the world, and her preferred position was, apparently, playing [[Beater]]. She was also a fan of [[Gobstones]].
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Fay Dunbar was born in late [[1978]] or early-to-mid [[1979]], presumably into a [[pure-blood]] or [[half-blood]] family, as she seemed unfamiliar with a [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] hairdryer.<ref name="Blood"/> She was also a fan of [[Gobstones]].<ref name="HBPG"/>
   
 
At the age of eleven, Fay was accepted into [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[Scotland]].
 
At the age of eleven, Fay was accepted into [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[Scotland]].
   
 
===Hogwarts years===
 
===Hogwarts years===
====First and second years====
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====Fifth year====
 
In her [[fifth year]], Fay sat her [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]]s. By this time, she had decided she wished to be a [[Auror|member]] of the [[Auror Office]] and be a [[Dark wizard]]-catcher. She achieved an [[Exceeds Expectations]] or [[Outstanding]] in [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]], good marks in [[Herbology]], [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] and [[Charms (class)|Charms]] and an [[Outstanding]] in [[Potions (class)|Potions]].<ref name="HBPG">{{HBP|G}} - NDS version</ref>
{{Dialogue a-b|Fay|I think [[Quidditch]] is the greatest sport in the [[Wizarding world]]!|Girl|I don't like Quidditch, it's too fast paced for me.|Fay conversing with her new friend.|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)}}
 
[[File:Fay bed.png|thumb|left|200px|Fay's part of the dormitory.]]
 
 
After arriving at [[Hogwarts Castle]], Fay was [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into [[Gryffindor|Gryffindor House]], presumably after [[Tracey Davis]] was made a [[Slytherin]], meaning she was brave and daring. She shared a dormitory in [[Gryffindor Tower]] with [[Lavender Brown]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Parvati Patil]] and [[Fay Dunbar's friend|a ginger girl]]. Fay and the ginger girl befriended, while Parvati and Lavender grew close and Hermione gradually became friends with [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley]].
 
 
[[File:Fay castle.png|thumb|right|150px|Fay in [[Hogwarts Castle]].]]
 
Fay's friendship with the girl was unlikely, as, whereas she loved Quidditch, her friend found that it was too fast-paced for her and did not like it. However, they were rarely seen without one another and became almost inseparable. The both of them came to dislike [[Draco Malfoy]], [[Vincent Crabbe]] and [[Gregory Goyle]], who were renowned as bullies. She also came to acknowledge that, in her opinion, the [[Ravenclaw Quidditch team]] had the most handsome players in the school, though she considered [[Cedric Diggory]] as the best-looking.
 
 
At some point in her first few years, Fay may have joined the [[Gobstones|Gobstones Club]].
 
 
As [[second year]]s and above are allowed to have their own [[broomstick]]s, Fay brought [[Fay Dunbar's broomstick|her broom]] to Hogwarts and rested it against her bed. She also kept [[Fay Dunbar's Beater's bat|her Beater's bat]] at the foot of her bed, by [[Fay Dunbar's trunk|her trunk]].
 
At the end of her [[second year]], when her class had to choose their elective subjects, Fay chose [[Care of Magical Creatures]], presumably believing that [[Silvanus Kettleburn|Professor Silvanus Kettleburn]] was still teaching, and [[Divination]]. These two subjects were also chosen by all the other girls in her dormitory, though her friend also did [[Arithmancy (class)|Arithmancy]].
 
 
====Third year====
 
{{Quote|Hello Hermione! I'm going to try out for the Quidditch team next term!|Fay speaking to [[Hermione Granger]] in her dormitory.|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)}}
 
[[File:Fay class.png|thumb|left|150px|Fay in class.]]
 
 
At some point in the summer holidays, Fay's mother or father signed her [[Hogsmeade permission form]], allowing her to go to [[Hogsmeade]] at designated weekends.
 
 
After the summer holidays, Fay returned to Hogwarts, though this time [[Dementor]]s were standing guard at every entrance. Neither Fay nor her friend liked the [[Dementor]]s. After Fay heard that she was doing the same subjects as [[Draco Malfoy]], she was highly displeased, and wished she did not have any classes with him. Her friend felt the same about having [[Care of Magical Creatures]] with [[Gregory Goyle]] and [[Vincent Crabbe]].
 
 
Fay planned on trying out for the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]. As she had a [[Beater's bat]] by her bed, she presumably liked playing [[Beater]], but the team already had two; [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and [[George Weasley]]. However, it is possible that she hoped she could replace one of them, or was simply confused.
 
 
Fay and her friend, as well as Parvati and Lavender, were up and ready for their first day before Hermione was, though Parvati and Lavender had already left. While Hermione rushed to her class, the two friends remained in the dormitory, talking for a while. In the lesson, they were taught about [[Boggart]]s by [[Remus Lupin]], the new teacher as of [[Gilderoy Lockhart|Professor Lockhart]]'s departure, and had a practical lesson on how to destroy them. Fay faced the Boggart, and it frightened her by becoming either a rat, rattlesnake or eyeball, the other two belonging to her friend and to Lavender.
 
[[File:Booking.png|thumb|right|250px|Fay and her friend in [[Care of Magical Creatures]].]]
 
 
During the first [[Care of Magical Creatures]], they went into the forest, which Fay's friend was afraid of because of the Dementors, and were told that their copies of ''[[The Monster Book of Monsters]]'', which had bitten them, had to be stroked in order to open. When [[Rubeus Hagrid|Professor Hagrid]], who took Kettleburn's place after he resigned, introduced the [[Hippogriff]] [[Buckbeak]], Fay, along with the rest of the class, did not seem to be able to believe her eyes. After Hagrid asked for a volunteer, she was afraid and stepped back, leaving [[Harry Potter]] to interact with Buckbeak instead. She watched apprehensively behind Hermione and [[Ronald Weasley]], and applauded happily after Harry flew the Hippogriff. Unfortunately for him, Malfoy insulted Buckbeak, who proceeded to attack him. Fay ran and hid behind a rock with her best-friend and Parvati. The class was dismissed while Hagrid took Malfoy to [[Poppy Pomfrey|Madam Pomfrey]] in the [[hospital wing]].
 
[[File:Fay hogsmeade.png|thumb|left|100px|Fay going to Hogsmeade.]]
 
 
Fay went to [[Hogsmeade|Hogsmeade Village]], on at least the first weekend they were allowed, and went with a girl other than her friend, she may not have been able to go.
 
 
After [[Sirius Black]] broke onto [[Gryffindor Tower]], Fay slept with the rest of the school in the [[Great Hall]] in squashy purple sleeping bags that Professor Dumbledore conjured. However, she returned to her normal bed the day after, and spent most of her time talking with her friend in their dormitory.
 
 
[[File:Divination girls.png|thumb|250px|Fay, her friend and [[Parvati Patil]] in [[Divination]].]]
 
Fay was later present during the Divination lesson that Hermione, after being insulted by [[Sybill Trelawney|Professor Trelawney]], stormed out of the class. At the time, she was crystal-gazing with her friend, and looked up in surprise after Hermione left. She returned to her work straight away, and was later one of the last out of the classroom. On the [[Divination staircase]], she walked with another girl, rather than her friend, who walked into [[Harry Potter]].
 
 
====Fourth and fifth years====
 
{{Quote|I think Cedric Diggory is the most handsome boy in the school.|Fay speaking to Hermione.|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)}}
 
 
In her [[fourth year]], Fay and the rest of the school mourned the loss of [[Cedric Diggory]] during the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. Fay had said the year before that she though Cedric was the most handsome boy in the school.
 
 
In her [[fifth year]], Fay sat her [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]]s. By this time, she had decided she wished to be a [[Auror|member]] of the [[Auror Office]] and be a Dark wizard-catcher. She achieved an [[Exceeds Expectations]] or [[Outstanding]] in Transfiguration, good marks in [[Herbology]], [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] and [[Charms (class)|Charms]] and an [[Outstanding]] in [[Potions (class)|Potions]].
 
[[File:Fay and friend.png|thumb|left|200px|Fay and her friend in class.]]
 
   
 
====Sixth and seventh years====
 
====Sixth and seventh years====
{{Quote|I think one of the girls in my dormitory has a machine for drying her hair.|Fay answering Harry's question.|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)}}
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{{Quote|I think one of the girls in my dormitory has a machine for drying her hair.|Fay answering Harry Potter's question|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)}}
 
In her [[sixth year]] or [[seventh year]] in [[1996]], Fay studied hard for her [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test]]s, still wanting to become an Auror. This year, she could often be found in the [[Middle Courtyard]], near the [[Transfiguration department]].<ref name="HBPG"/>
   
 
Shortly before the [[Christmas holidays]], [[Harry Potter]] was looking for a [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] hairdryer for [[Arthur Weasley]], a collector of non-magical artefacts. Fay told him that one of the girls in her dormitory had "''a machine for drying her hair''", although it is unknown which girl she was referring to.<ref name="HBPG"/>
In her [[sixth year]], Fay studied hard for her [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test]]s, still wanting to become an Auror. As [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] was [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Professor|teacher]] that year, [[Horace Slughorn]] taught her instead. This year, she could often be found in the [[Middle Courtyard]], near the [[Transfiguration department]].
 
[[File:Fay outside.png|thumb|right|100px|Fay outside of the castle.]]
 
   
 
That same year, Fay also played [[Gobstones]] with Harry, who was trying to defeat all the Gobstones players to win the Gobstones Cup.<ref name="HBPG"/>
Shortly before the [[Christmas holidays]], [[Harry Potter]] was looking for a [[Muggle]] hairdryer for [[Arthur Weasley]], a collector of non-magical artefacts. Fay told him that one of the girls in her dormitory had "''a machine for drying her hair''", most likely referring to her friend.
 
   
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==Magical abilities and skills==
That same year, Fay also played [[Gobstones]] with Harry, who was trying to defeat all the Gobstones players to win the Gobstones Cup.
 
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*'''[[Transfiguration]]''': Fay managed to achieve an [[Exceeds Expectations]] at [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] in [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]].<ref name="HBPG"/>
 
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*'''[[Herbology]]''': Fay achieved either an Exceeds Expectations or Outstanding in this subject at Ordinary Wizarding Level.<ref name="HBPG"/>
The attendance of Hogwarts being made mandatory in her [[seventh year]], Fay probably returned to the school under [[Headmaster]] [[Severus Snape]]. It's assumed that she participed in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], once that [[Harry Potter]] claimed that the entire [[Gryffindor]] table remained after [[McGonagall]]'s order to those who didn't want to fight, or were under age, leave Hogwarts.
 
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*'''[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]''': Fay achieved either an Exceeds Expectations or Outstanding in this subject at Ordinary Wizarding Level.<ref name="HBPG"/>
 
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*'''[[Charm]]s''': Fay achieved either an Exceeds Expectations or Outstanding in [[Charms (class)|Charms]] at Ordinary Wizarding Level.<ref name="HBPG"/>
===Later life===
 
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*'''[[Potion]]s''': Fay achieved an [[Outstanding]] in [[Potions (class)|Potions]] at Ordinary Wizarding Level.<ref name="HBPG"/>
It is unknown if Fay survived the [[Second Wizarding War]]. If she did, she most likely became an Auror, as, even if she had not achieved the grades, all those who participated in the battle were permitted to begin training at the [[Auror Office]], where she would've been colleagues with her old classmates, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Harry Potter]], the latter of whom would become her eventual superior in the office.
 
 
==Physical description==
 
[[File:Gryffind2.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Fay in her dormitory.]]
 
Fay was considerably taller than her friend, with brown hair which reached her shoulder blades. She had blue eyes and often wore her uniform tidily, though she took off her jumper and robe during one [[Care of Magical Creatures]] lesson and carried them around on her arm. Occasionally, she wore her hair in pigtails, like her friend.
 
 
==Personality and traits==
 
Fay was more outgoing than her friend, openly shouting "''go away!''" one morning when Hermione rushed passed her, while her friend just exclaimed "''hey!''". She was the only girl in her dormitory who liked [[Quidditch]], and was unashamed at saying that [[Cedric Diggory]] was the most handsome boy in the school. She was also rather slack, staying in the dormitory while everyone else ran off for [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]. Fay's greatest fear was either a rat, a rattlesnake or a bloody eyeball.[[File:FayD.png|thumb|Fay Dunbar]]
 
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
Derived from Middle English faie meaning "fairy". It appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Arthurian legends in the name of Morgan le Fay. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century. In some cases it may be used as a short form of Faith<ref> http://www.behindthename.com/name/fay </ref>, or another spelling for the mythological irish creature; the Fae.
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Derived from Middle English faie meaning "[[fairy]]". It appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Arthurian legends in the name of [[Morgan le Fay]]. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century. In some cases it may be used as a short form of Faith,<ref name="name">[http://www.behindthename.com/name/fay/ Behind the name - Fay]</ref> or another spelling for the mythological Irish creature; the Fae.
   
Dunbar means "castle headland" and comes from the old barony of Dunbar, now in East Lothian in Scotland. The place name Dunbar itself comes from the Gaelic dun meaning "fort" and barr meaning "summit". Locality from the town of Dunbar, at the mouth of the Frith of Forth, Scotland, so called from its situation on the rock which at this place projects into the sea<ref>http://surnames.behindthename.com/php/search.php?type=n&terms=dunbar .</ref>.
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Dunbar means "castle headland" and comes from the old barony of Dunbar, now in East Lothian in Scotland. The place name Dunbar itself comes from the Gaelic dun meaning "fort" and barr meaning "summit". Locality from the town of Dunbar, at the mouth of the Frith of Forth, Scotland, so called from its situation on the rock which at this place projects into the sea.<ref name="surname">[http://surnames.behindthename.com/php/search.php?type=n&terms=dunbar/ Behind the name - Dunbar].</ref>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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*Fay only appears in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|third]] ([[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube)|console versions]]) and [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|sixth]] ([[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Nintendo DS)|NDS]] and PSP versions) video games. She does not appear in either the books or films. In the third video game, her name is only given on the [[Marauder's Map]] in the PS2 version (along with many other NPC students), not the Xbox or GameCube versions, although her name can still be found in the game files.
[[File:Fay Dunbar.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Fay Dunbar in ''The Half-Blood Prince'' game.]]
 
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*If Fay participated in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], and survived, it is possible that she could have joined the [[Auror Office]], along with others such as [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]] and [[Neville Longbottom]]. However, this is unconfirmed.
*Fay was named only in the video game adaptation of ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince''. However, from the little we learn of her in this game, we can identify her with one of Hermione's roommates seen in ''The Prisoner of Azkaban'' game:
 
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*Fay has blonde hair in {{HBP|GA}}, although she has black hair in {{POA|GA}}.
**Fay says that one of the girls in ''her'' dormitory has a hairdryer. Harry proceeds to ask Hermione. Therefore, she is one of the "unidentified Gryffindor girls".
 
**As she shares more physical characteristics with the brown-haired roommate than the red-haired, we can tell that they are one and the same.
 
*Fay and her friend were the only two fifth year Gryffindors who did not join [[Dumbledore's Army]].
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
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*{{HBP|G}} {{C|NDS and PSP}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]] {{1st ID}}
 
   
 
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"I'm taking my N.E.W.T. Potions this term!"
— Fay speaking to Harry Potter[src]

Fay Dunbar (b. c. 1978/1979) was a witch and Gryffindor student who aspired to become a member of the Auror Office. She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1990s.[4]

Fay hoped to become an Auror.[4] It is unknown if she fulfilled her dream after graduating from Hogwarts.

Biography

Early life

Fay Dunbar was born in late 1978 or early-to-mid 1979, presumably into a pure-blood or half-blood family, as she seemed unfamiliar with a Muggle hairdryer.[2] She was also a fan of Gobstones.[4]

At the age of eleven, Fay was accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland.

Hogwarts years

Fifth year

In her fifth year, Fay sat her Ordinary Wizarding Levels. By this time, she had decided she wished to be a member of the Auror Office and be a Dark wizard-catcher. She achieved an Exceeds Expectations or Outstanding in Transfiguration, good marks in Herbology, Defence Against the Dark Arts and Charms and an Outstanding in Potions.[4]

Sixth and seventh years

"I think one of the girls in my dormitory has a machine for drying her hair."
— Fay answering Harry Potter's question[src]

In her sixth year or seventh year in 1996, Fay studied hard for her Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests, still wanting to become an Auror. This year, she could often be found in the Middle Courtyard, near the Transfiguration department.[4]

Shortly before the Christmas holidays, Harry Potter was looking for a Muggle hairdryer for Arthur Weasley, a collector of non-magical artefacts. Fay told him that one of the girls in her dormitory had "a machine for drying her hair", although it is unknown which girl she was referring to.[4]

That same year, Fay also played Gobstones with Harry, who was trying to defeat all the Gobstones players to win the Gobstones Cup.[4]

Magical abilities and skills

Etymology

Derived from Middle English faie meaning "fairy". It appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Arthurian legends in the name of Morgan le Fay. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century. In some cases it may be used as a short form of Faith,[6] or another spelling for the mythological Irish creature; the Fae.

Dunbar means "castle headland" and comes from the old barony of Dunbar, now in East Lothian in Scotland. The place name Dunbar itself comes from the Gaelic dun meaning "fort" and barr meaning "summit". Locality from the town of Dunbar, at the mouth of the Frith of Forth, Scotland, so called from its situation on the rock which at this place projects into the sea.[7]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Wiki
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Notes and references

  1. Fay told Harry Potter that she was attending N.E.W.T. level Potions classes. As Harry, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger were the only Gryffindors of their year who took the class, Fay was most likely in the year above them.
  2. 2.0 2.1 After Harry asked Fay about a hairdryer, she answered "I think one of the girls in my dormitory has a machine for drying her hair", implying that she was not entirely familiar with the Muggle world and its technology.
  3. "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) - NDS version
  5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) - PS2 version
  6. Behind the name - Fay
  7. Behind the name - Dunbar.
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