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| − | *[[J.K. Rowling]] has revealed that she originally intended to include a subplot involving the [[Elder Wand]] that would explain the circumstances of Florean's disappearance, but decided to cut it, as she felt it was "not really leading anywhere." She promised to include more information on Florean's death in the [[Harry Potter Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia]] she plans to write in the future. Additionally, she stated that she did not want Florean to die, as she became rather attached to his character after her closest friend married a man with the same name.<ref name="pottercast" /> |
+ | *[[J.K. Rowling]] has revealed that she originally intended to include a subplot involving the [[Elder Wand]] that would explain the circumstances of Florean's disappearance, but decided to cut it, as she felt it was "not really leading anywhere." She promised to include more information on Florean's death in the [[Harry Potter Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia]] she plans to write in the future. Additionally, she stated that she did not want Florean to die, as she became rather attached to his character after her closest friend married a man with the same first name.<ref name="pottercast" /> |
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Revision as of 05:29, 25 May 2009
- Harry: "[Florean] used to give me free ice creams. What's happened to him?"
- Bill: "Dragged off, by the look of his place."
- Ron: "Why?"
- Bill: "Who knows? He must've upset them somehow. He was a good man, Florean."
- — Harry Potter and Ron Weasley ask Ron's brother, Bill, about Florean's disappearance[src]
Florean Fortescue (d. 1996) was the owner of Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour in Diagon Alley. He was an expert on the subject of medieval witch-burnings.[1]
During the summer of 1993, when Harry Potter stayed at the Leaky Cauldron for a couple of weeks, Florean gave Harry free ice cream sundaes every half hour and helped him complete his homework.[1]
In 1996, Florean was forcibly dragged away by Death Eaters, leaving his ice cream parlour a mess.[2] He was later murdered.[3] Although the reason he was targeted remains unknown, Bill Weasley speculated that he might have done something to provoke the anger of the Death Eaters.[2]
It is possible that Florean was related to former Hogwarts Headmaster Dexter Fortescue.
Behind the scenes
- J.K. Rowling has revealed that she originally intended to include a subplot involving the Elder Wand that would explain the circumstances of Florean's disappearance, but decided to cut it, as she felt it was "not really leading anywhere." She promised to include more information on Florean's death in the Encyclopedia she plans to write in the future. Additionally, she stated that she did not want Florean to die, as she became rather attached to his character after her closest friend married a man with the same first name.[3]