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Heliotrope Willis was a British witch who lead the activist group Troll Rights Movement. She claimed trolls had a non-violent nature and made excellent guards, but, ironically, when her group crashed an anti-troll rally, she was knocked unconscious by indiscriminate club-swinging of the trolls present.[2]

Etymology[]

Heliotrope is a term used to describe a plant which turns to face the sun, derived from the Greek helios, "sun", and tropein, "to turn."[3] In the language of flowers, heliotropes represent devotion.[4] Miss Heliotrope is a character in The Little White Horse, a 1946 novel by Elizabeth Goudge, which was a childhood favourite of J. K. Rowling.[5]

The surname Willis is derived from the given name William,[6] which means "will helmet", from the Germanic elements wil, "will," and helm, "helmet."[7]

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Notes and references[]

  1. As a leader of an activist group, she was likely over 17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Daily Prophet Newsletters: 8 February, 1999, Page 1
  3. "WP favicon Heliotropium on Wikipedia
  4. WP favicon Language_of_flowers on Wikipedia
  5. Sydney Morning Herald article on Accio Quote!
  6. "Willis" on Behind the Name
  7. "William" on Behind the Name
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