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'''Gulliver Pokeby''' ([[1750s|1750]] - [[1830s|1839]]) was a [[Magizoologist]], expert on magical birds, and the author of ''[[Why I Didn't Die When the Augurey Cried]]''. He was the first to identify that the [[Augurey]]'s cries meant rain was coming, rather than impending death. <ref>''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]]''</ref> He was immortalised on a [[Chocolate Frog Cards|Chocolate Frog Card]], which featured him wearing his [[Gulliver Pokeby's pocket watch|golden pocket watch]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''</ref> |
'''Gulliver Pokeby''' ([[1750s|1750]] - [[1830s|1839]]) was a [[Magizoologist]], expert on magical birds, and the author of ''[[Why I Didn't Die When the Augurey Cried]]''. He was the first to identify that the [[Augurey]]'s cries meant rain was coming, rather than impending death. <ref>''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]]''</ref> He was immortalised on a [[Chocolate Frog Cards|Chocolate Frog Card]], which featured him wearing his [[Gulliver Pokeby's pocket watch|golden pocket watch]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''</ref> |
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==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 18:04, 5 January 2013
- "Born in the mid-eighteenth century Gulliver Pokeby was an expert on magical birds. Acknowledged as the first wizard to identify the meaning of Augurey song, Pokeby penned Why I Didn't Die When the Augurey Cried."
- — Pokeby's Frog Card[src]
Gulliver Pokeby (1750 - 1839) was a Magizoologist, expert on magical birds, and the author of Why I Didn't Die When the Augurey Cried. He was the first to identify that the Augurey's cries meant rain was coming, rather than impending death. [1] He was immortalised on a Chocolate Frog Card, which featured him wearing his golden pocket watch.[2]
Etymology
Gulliver is French for glutton.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Pottermore (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)