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{{Quote|Step away from your cauldrons, please, the examination is over.|Griselda Marshbanks oversees the [[1996]] [[Potions (class)|Potions]] [[O.W.L.]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
{{Quote|Step away from your cauldrons, please, the examination is over.|Griselda Marshbanks oversees the [[1996]] [[Potions (class)|Potions]] [[O.W.L.]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
   
'''Madam Professor Griselda Marchbanks''', CDMG, APMO, fdBB, was a [[Wizards|witch]], who served as Governor of the [[Wizarding Examinations Authority]] that ran the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]], [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] and [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]] examinations. Before resigning in [[1995]], Madam Marchbanks was one of the [[Wizengamot]] elders.
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'''Madam Professor Griselda Marchbanks''', <small>CDMG</small>, <small>APMO</small>, <small>fdBB</small>, was a [[Wizards|witch]], who served as Governor of the [[Wizarding Examinations Authority]] that ran the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]], [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] and [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]] examinations from the late [[19th century]] to, at least, the early [[21st century]]. Before resigning in [[1995]], Madam Marchbanks was one of the [[Wizengamot]] elders.
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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In the [[1995–1996 school year]], [[Dolores Umbridge]] was appointed [[Hogwarts High Inquisitor|High Inquisitor]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts School]] by then-[[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]].<ref name="OP15" />
 
In the [[1995–1996 school year]], [[Dolores Umbridge]] was appointed [[Hogwarts High Inquisitor|High Inquisitor]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts School]] by then-[[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]].<ref name="OP15" />
Professor Marchbanks, along with [[Tiberius Ogden]], resigned from the [[Wizengamot]] in protest of Umbridge's appointment. Subsequently, Marchbanks was accused of having ties to "''subversive goblin groups''" by the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''.<ref name="OP15" />
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Professor Marchbanks, along with [[Tiberius Ogden]], resigned from the [[Wizengamot]] in protest of Umbridge's appointment. Subsequently, Marchbanks was accused of having ties to "''subversive [[goblin]] groups''" by the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''.<ref name="OP15" />
   
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[[File:MarchbanksSubversiveGoblinGroups.png|thumb|right|200px|A [[1995]] ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' article: "''Madam Marchbank'' [sic] ''Denies Links to Subversive Goblin Groups''".]]
 
Later that school year, [[Dolores Umbridge|Umbridge]] became [[Headmaster|Headmistress]] of Hogwarts.<ref name="OP28">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 28 (''Snape's Worst Memory'')</ref>
 
Later that school year, [[Dolores Umbridge|Umbridge]] became [[Headmaster|Headmistress]] of Hogwarts.<ref name="OP28">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 28 (''Snape's Worst Memory'')</ref>
 
When Marchbanks arrived at the [[Hogwarts Castle|Castle]] with her colleagues from the [[Wizarding Examinations Authority|W.E.A.]] to administer the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] Examinations, she showed no signs of respect for Umbridge, expressing scorn at the belief that the Ministry could catch [[Albus Dumbledore]].<ref name="OP31" />
 
When Marchbanks arrived at the [[Hogwarts Castle|Castle]] with her colleagues from the [[Wizarding Examinations Authority|W.E.A.]] to administer the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] Examinations, she showed no signs of respect for Umbridge, expressing scorn at the belief that the Ministry could catch [[Albus Dumbledore]].<ref name="OP31" />
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*Professor Marchbanks is ancient in age, as she examined [[Albus Dumbledore]] during his [[N.E.W.T.]]s in [[1890s|1899]]. [[J. K. Rowling]]'s [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]] claimed she was still working placing her approximate age today at least in her 130s, and possibly even older.
 
*Professor Marchbanks is ancient in age, as she examined [[Albus Dumbledore]] during his [[N.E.W.T.]]s in [[1890s|1899]]. [[J. K. Rowling]]'s [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]] claimed she was still working placing her approximate age today at least in her 130s, and possibly even older.
 
*Along with the other [[O.W.L.]] examiners, Professor Marchbanks was omitted from the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''. However, [[Dolores Umbridge]] is seen supervising the [[Charms (class)|Charms]] theory exam.
 
*Along with the other [[O.W.L.]] examiners, Professor Marchbanks was omitted from the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''. However, [[Dolores Umbridge]] is seen supervising the [[Charms (class)|Charms]] theory exam.
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*In [http://atrossbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Harry-Potter-and-the-Order-of-the-Phoenix-2nd-draft.pdf an early draft] of the fifth film, Professor Marchbanks is male.
   
 
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*''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]'' {{Comment|Mentioned on the ''Daily Prophet''}}
   
 
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Revision as of 19:59, 12 June 2013

"Step away from your cauldrons, please, the examination is over."
— Griselda Marshbanks oversees the 1996 Potions O.W.L.[src]

Madam Professor Griselda Marchbanks, CDMG, APMO, fdBB, was a witch, who served as Governor of the Wizarding Examinations Authority that ran the O.W.L., N.E.W.T. and W.O.M.B.A.T. examinations from the late 19th century to, at least, the early 21st century. Before resigning in 1995, Madam Marchbanks was one of the Wizengamot elders.

Biography

Early life

Griselda Marchbanks was born no later than the 1870s.[3] She presumably attended Hogwarts School in her youth.

Professional life

Outstanding WOMBAT

A W.O.M.B.A.T. exam paper, naming Professor Marchbanks as Governor of the W.E.A.

Working for the Ministry of Magic

"Examined [Dumbledore] personally in Transfiguration and Charms when he did N.E.W.T.s… Did things with a wand I'd never seen before."
— Marchbanks on Albus Dumbledore[src]

By the late 1890s, Professor Marchbanks was already working for the Wizarding Examinations Authority in the capacity of examiner.[3] She personally tested Albus Dumbledore in both his Transfiguration and Charms practical Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests. She held Dumbledore in great esteem from then on as he did magic she had never seen the likes of before.[3] At some point in her life, Marchbanks was made a member of the Wizengamot.[2]

1995–1996 school year

"Hogwarts is a school, not an outpost of Cornelius Fudge's office. This is a further disgusting attempt to discredit Albus Dumbledore."
— Griselda Marchbanks to the Daily Prophet in 1995[src]

In the 1995–1996 school year, Dolores Umbridge was appointed High Inquisitor of Hogwarts School by then-Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge.[2] Professor Marchbanks, along with Tiberius Ogden, resigned from the Wizengamot in protest of Umbridge's appointment. Subsequently, Marchbanks was accused of having ties to "subversive goblin groups" by the Daily Prophet.[2]

MarchbanksSubversiveGoblinGroups

A 1995 Daily Prophet article: "Madam Marchbank [sic] Denies Links to Subversive Goblin Groups".

Later that school year, Umbridge became Headmistress of Hogwarts.[4] When Marchbanks arrived at the Castle with her colleagues from the W.E.A. to administer the Ordinary Wizarding Level Examinations, she showed no signs of respect for Umbridge, expressing scorn at the belief that the Ministry could catch Albus Dumbledore.[3] She examined a variety of students in Harry Potter's year, including Draco Malfoy in his Charms practical, Harry Potter in his Divination practical and all the fifth-years in the Potions and Astronomy practicals.[3] It is not known whether if she was reinstated in the Wizengamot after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and subsequent sacking of Umbridge or not.

After the war

After the end of the Second Wizarding War, Marchbanks continued to work in the W.E.A. in her post of Governor.[1]

Behind the scenes

Etymology

The name "Griselda" is possibly derived from the Germanic elements gris "grey" and hild "battle". It is not attested as a Germanic name. This was the name of a patient wife in medieval tales by Boccaccio and Chaucer.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.K. Rowling's Official Site
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
  4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 28 (Snape's Worst Memory)
Level 10 employees
Wizengamot members
Amelia Bones · Elphias Doge · Albus Dumbledore · Cornelius Fudge · Griselda Marchbanks · Tiberius Ogden · Ralston Potter · Henry Potter · Dolores Umbridge · Two elderly witches · Dumpy, heavily-moustached wizard · Frizzy-haired witch
Council of Magical Law members
Albus Dumbledore · Alastor Moody · Bartemius Crouch Senior · Female juror · Male member · Clerk
Muggle-Born Registration Commission members
Dolores Umbridge · Yaxley · Unidentified two Ministry Guards
British Ministry of Magic Departments
Unknown levels
Administrative Services · Archives · Committee on Experimental Charms · Department of Magical Artefacts · Department of Magical Education · Exploding bonbons disposal unit · Gold reserves · Magical Maintenance · Public Information Services · Rare, Obscure, and Confounding Case Division · Remittance Office · Research committee · Very Important Members of Section M.I. Trx. · Wizarding Examinations Authority
Committee on Experimental Charms personnel
Balfour Blane · Gilbert Wimple
Department of Magical Artefacts personnel
Sage Bragnam (Head Curator)
Magical Maintenance Department personnel
Reginald Cattermole · Orford Umbridge · Lift attendant · Man
Research committee personnel
Phoebus Penrose (Head)
Wizarding Examinations Authority personnel
Griselda Marchbanks · Tofty · Unidentified plump little witch examiner · Unidentified examiner with a wart on his nose