Giffard Abbott

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Giffard Abbott was a wizard. There are portraits of him hanging in Hogwarts Castle. He had a pet dog and he seemed to enjoy drinking: he was portrayed with a bottle of wine in his hand. He seemed to have access to a source of food, because Damara Dodderidge frequently asked him if he had any to give her.^[1]

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 1992-1993 school year 1.2 1995-1996 school year 1.3 1996-1997 school year 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Notes and references

[edit] Biography

[edit] 1992-1993 school year

In early 1993, Giffard had a portrait at the Grand Staircase, hung immediately below the first-floor landing. As it was placed in an unacessible place, it is unlikely he guarded any shortcut to another part of the school.^[2]

[edit] 1995-1996 school year

One of his portraits was hanging at the Grand Staircase, guarding the shortcut to the Transfiguration Courtyard, under the password "Dragon's Egg".^[1] There was another set of portraits of him, hiding another hidden passageway between the Clock Tower and the corridor outside the Library; the password needed to gain acess to this shortcut was "Tempus neminem manet"^[3].

[edit] 1996-1997 school year

Giffard's portrait was moved to another landing of the Grand Staircase during the next school year. However, he still guarded a secret passage to the same place in the Transfiguration Courtyard. Its password became "Light Against Darkness"^[4].

[edit] Behind the scenes

• Giffard may have died sometime prior to early 1993, as many portraits hung at Hogwarts depict deceased individuals. His clothes indicate that he most likely lived during the Middle Ages.

[edit] Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Appears in portrait(s)) (First identified as Giffard Abbott)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))

[edit] Notes and references