Gunhilda of Gorsemoor
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Gunhilda of Gorsemoor (1556-1639) was a one-eyed, hump-backed Healer who discovered a cure for dragon pox.[1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Not much is known about Gunhilda of Gorsemoor's early life. She was born in 1556, and might have attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in her youth.
[edit] As a Healer
At some point in her life, Gunhilda became a Healer. She was seen as a talented and hardworking Healer by everyone who knew her. A gifted potioneer, Gunhilda became very famous for her development of the cure for dragon pox, a disease that in worst cases can and did kill many wizards, including Chauncey Oldridge[2] and, more recently, Abraxas Malfoy.[3] Although effective, Gunhilda's cure has not eradicated the disease.[4]
[edit] Death and Legacy
After her death in 1639, everyone who knew her felt great sorrow.[1] The great Healer might have died but she was not forgotten; her cure for dragon pox continued saving lifes many centuries after her death. For this, Gunhilda was featured in a Chocolate Frog Card.[1] A statue of Gunhilda can be found in the Gunhilda of Gorsemoor Corridor on the third-floor at Hogwarts Castle. When one taps the statue's hump with a wand and incants the spell Dissendium, a secret passage is opened, leading to the basement of Honeydukes Sweetshop in Hogsmeade Village.[5]
[edit] Behind the scenes
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- Gunhilda shares her name with Gunhilda Kneen, an eleventh-century witch who came down with a "touch" of dragon pox, and as a result couldn't play in a Quidditch match. [6]
[edit] See also
[edit] Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Appears as statue) [7]
- 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)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears as statue) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Appears as statue)
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Gunhilda's Chocolate Frog Cards (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)).
- ↑ Chauncey Oldridge's Chocolate Frog Card (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)).
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- ↑ Seen as Abraxas Malfoy died of it in the twentieth century.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real).
- ↑ Seen covered with cobwebs when the trio go to the Forbidden Corridor the first time.
