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Revision as of 22:37, 20 November 2009
Gunhilda of Gorsemoor (1556-1639) was a one-eyed, hump-backed Healer who discovered a cure for dragon pox. [1]
Biography
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.
As a Healer
Gunhilda, treating a sick wizard.
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 erradicated the disease. [4]
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 third-floor corridor 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]
Behind the scenes
This statue of Gunhilda can be found at Hogwarts Castle.
- 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]
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)
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.