Jocunda Sykes
Biographical information
Born	1915
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Blonde
Eye colour	Blue
Family information
Family members	Alex Sykes (possibly)
Affiliation
Occupation	Broom flyer

[Source]

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.

Appearances

• 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 (video game) (Appears as statue) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)

Notes and references

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