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'''Jocunda Sykes''' was the first [[Wizards|witch]] ever to fly across the Atlantic ocean on a [[broomstick]], in [[1930s|1935]]. <ref>Sykes's Chocolate Frog Card in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''</ref> This made her, and the broomstick she flew across the Atlantic with, the [[Oakshaft 79]], famous throughout the wizarding world. <ref>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]'' - Chapter 9 (''The Development of the Racing Broom'')</ref>
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'''Jocunda Sykes''' was the first [[Wizards|witch]] ever to fly across the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on a [[broomstick]], in [[1930s|1935]]. <ref>Sykes's Chocolate Frog Card in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''</ref> This made her, and the broomstick she flew across the Atlantic with, the [[Oakshaft 79]], famous throughout the wizarding world. <ref>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]'' - Chapter 9 (''The Development of the Racing Broom'')</ref>
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There was a bust of Sykes at the [[Hogwarts Castle]]'s [[Entrance Hall]], near the stairway leading to the [[Dungeons]]. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' - PS2 version</ref>
  
There was a bust of Sykes at the [[Hogwarts Castle]]'s [[Entrance Hall]], near the stairway leading to the [[Dungeons]]. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' - PS2 version</ref>
   
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*Jocunda is possibly the wizard counterpart of [[Wikipedia:Amelia Earhart|Amelia Earhart]], who is famous for flying across the Atlantic on a plane, the first woman to do so.
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Jocunda is possibly the wizard counterpart of Amelia Earhart, whom is famous for flying across the Atlantic on a plane, the first woman to do so.
  
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*The etymology of her first name, from the Latin for "congenial" or "delighful", is the source of the English ''jocund, ''generally suggesting a cheerful and carefree approach to life. Also, her last name is an anagramm for "skies", though the "i" has been replaced by a "y" in order to make it look more like a well-respected name.
   
 
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Revision as of 15:47, 1 July 2015

Jocunda Sykes was the first witch ever to fly across the Atlantic Ocean on a broomstick, in 1935. [1] This made her, and the broomstick she flew across the Atlantic with, the Oakshaft 79, famous throughout the wizarding world. [2]

There was a bust of Sykes at the Hogwarts Castle's Entrance Hall, near the stairway leading to the Dungeons. [3]

Behind the scenes

  • Jocunda is possibly the wizard counterpart of Amelia Earhart, who is famous for flying across the Atlantic on a plane, the first woman to do so.
  • In the Danish version of the second game her name is misspelt "Jocunca Sykes".
  • The etymology of her first name, from the Latin for "congenial" or "delighful", is the source of the English jocund, generally suggesting a cheerful and carefree approach to life. Also, her last name is an anagramm for "skies", though the "i" has been replaced by a "y" in order to make it look more like a well-respected name.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Sykes's Chocolate Frog Card in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
  2. ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real) - Chapter 9 (The Development of the Racing Broom)
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) - PS2 version
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