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'''Gunhilda of Gorsemoor''' ([[1550s|1556]]-[[1630s|1639]]) was a one-eyed, hump-backed [[Healer]] who discovered a cure for [[dragon pox]]. <ref name="FWC"/>
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'''Gunhilda of Gorsemoor''' ([[1550s|1556]]-[[1630s|1639]]) was a one-eyed, hump-backed [[Healer]] who discovered a [[Dragon pox cure|cure]] for [[dragon pox]].<ref name="FWC" />
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Early life===
 
===Early life===
Not much is known about Gunhilda of Gorsemoor's early life. She was born in [[1550s|1556]], and might have attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in her youth.
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Not much is known about Gunhilda of Gorsemoor's early life. She was born in [[1550s|1556]], and might have attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in her youth, from c. 1567- 1574.
   
 
===As a Healer===
 
===As a Healer===
[[File:Gunhilda of Gorsemoor USA Card.jpg|thumb|left|195px|Gunhilda, treating a sick [[Wizards|wizard]].]]
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[[File:Gunhilda of Gorsemoor USA Card.jpg|thumb|left|195px|Gunhilda, treating a sick [[Wizardkind|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]] <ref name="CO'sFWC">[[Chauncey Oldridge]]'s [[Chocolate Frog Cards|Chocolate Frog Card]] (''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'').</ref> and, more recently, [[Abraxas Malfoy]]. <ref name="HBP">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''.</ref> Although effective, Gunhilda's cure has not erradicated the disease. <ref name="A. Malfoy">Seen as [[Abraxas Malfoy]] died of it in the twentieth century.</ref>
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At some point in her life, Gunhilda became a [[Healer]]. She was seen as a talented and hard-working [[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]]<ref name="CO'sFWC">[[Chauncey Oldridge]]'s [[Chocolate Frog Cards|Chocolate Frog Card]] (''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'').</ref> and, more recently, [[Abraxas Malfoy]].<ref name="HBP">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''.</ref> Although effective, Gunhilda's cure has not eradicated the disease.<ref name="A. Malfoy">Seen as [[Abraxas Malfoy]] died of it in the twentieth century.</ref>
   
===Death and Legacy===
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===Death and legacy===
After her death in [[1630s|1639]], everyone who knew her felt great sorrow. <ref name="FWC"/> 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 Cards|Chocolate Frog Card]]. <ref name="FWC"/>
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After her death in [[1630s|1639]], everyone who knew her felt great sorrow.<ref name="FWC" /> The great Healer might have died but she was not forgotten; her cure for [[dragon pox]] continued saving lives many centuries after her death. For this, Gunhilda was featured in a [[Chocolate Frog Cards|Chocolate Frog Card]].<ref name="FWC" />
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|Honeydukes Sweetshop]] in [[Hogsmeade|Hogsmeade Village]]. <ref name="PoA">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
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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 [[One-Eyed Witch Passage|secret passage]] is opened, leading to the basement of [[Honeydukes|Honeydukes Sweetshop]] in [[Hogsmeade|Hogsmeade Village]], a passage which Harry Potter used.<ref name="PoA">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
[[File:Gunhilda's Statue.jpg|right|thumb|150px|This statue of Gunhilda can be found at [[Hogwarts Castle]].]]
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[[File:Statue of Gunhilda of Gorsemoor (also known as One-Eyed Witch).JPG|right|thumb|150px|This statue of Gunhilda can be found at [[Hogwarts Castle]].]]
*Gunhilda shares her name with [[Gunhilda Kneen]], an eleventh-century [[Wizards|witch]] who came down with a "touch" of [[dragon pox]], and as a result couldn't play in a [[Quidditch]] match. <ref name="QTtA">''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]''.</ref>
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*Gunhilda shares her name with [[Gunhilda Kneen]], an eleventh-century [[Wizardkind|witch]] who came down with a "touch" of [[dragon pox]], and as a result couldn't play in a [[Quidditch]] match.<ref name="QTtA">''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]''.</ref>
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==Etymology==
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The name "Gunhilda" is from the Old Norse name ''Gunnhildr'', derived from the elements ''gunnr'' "war" and ''hildr'' "battle".
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==See also==
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==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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Revision as of 03:02, 16 November 2014

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, from c. 1567- 1574.

As a Healer

Gunhilda of Gorsemoor USA Card

Gunhilda, treating a sick wizard.

At some point in her life, Gunhilda became a Healer. She was seen as a talented and hard-working 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[3] and, more recently, Abraxas Malfoy.[4] Although effective, Gunhilda's cure has not eradicated the disease.[5]

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 lives 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, a passage which Harry Potter used.[6]

Behind the scenes

Statue of Gunhilda of Gorsemoor (also known as One-Eyed Witch)

This statue of Gunhilda can be found at Hogwarts Castle.

Etymology

The name "Gunhilda" is from the Old Norse name Gunnhildr, derived from the elements gunnr "war" and hildr "battle".

See also

Appearances

Notes and references

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Textbooks A Collection of Above Three Hundred Receipts in Cookery, Physick, and Surgery · Advanced Potion-Making · Ingredient Encyclopedia · Magical Drafts and Potions · One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
Potions studied at Hogwarts
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