- "I'm half and half. Me dad's a Muggle. Mam didn't tell him she was a witch 'til after they were married. Bit of a nasty shock for him."
- — Seamus Finnigan regarding his family[src]
Finnigan was the surname of an Irish Muggle family, though they had some magical blood, since one family member married a witch; their son Seamus was also a wizard.[1]
Known family members[]
- Seamus Finnigan: a Gryffindor student in Harry Potter's year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry[1] and member of Dumbledore's Army.[2][3]
- Mr Finnigan: a Muggle who was shocked to learn that his wife was a witch shortly after their marriage; Seamus' father.[1]
- Mrs Finnigan: a witch and Seamus' mother.[1]
- Fergus: a cousin of Seamus' on either his mother or father's side.[4]
Etymology[]
Finnigan is a fairly common Irish surname. Finnegan's Wake is a popular comedic Irish ballad, as well as the basis for the title of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- LEGO Harry Potter
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 27 (The Centaur and the Sneak)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 29 (The Lost Diadem)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 17 (A Sluggish Memory)