Laverne de Montmorency
Biographical information
Born	1823
Died	1893 (aged 70)
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Skin colour	Green
Affiliation
Occupation	Potioneer
House	Ravenclaw[1]
Loyalty	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

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Laverne de Montmorency (1823—1893) was a nineteenth-century potioneer, who invented a number of love potions. She appears on a Chocolate Frog Card.^[2]

BiographyEdit

Early lifeEdit

Laverne de Montmorency was born in 1823, somewhere in the British Isles.^[2]

In her youth, she attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from around 1834 to 1841, and was Sorted into Ravenclaw.^[1]

AdulthoodEdit

After her graduation from Hogwarts School, Laverne de Montmorency presumably studied further into Potion-making, becoming an accomplished potioneer and an expert in Love Potions. She became famous for her invention of many such potions.^[2]

Death and post-mortemEdit

Ms. de Montmorency died in 1893, aged around 70. In her honour, her invention of many Love Potions was recorded on a Chocolate Frog Card.

On 1 September, 1991, Prefect Robert Hilliard welcomed the Ravenclaw first years to Ravenclaw Tower with a short speech, in which he mentioned potioneer Laverne de Montmorency as one of the many notable Hogwarts students, who had been Sorted, like them, into Ravenclaw.^[1]

EtymologyEdit

The House of Montmorency was one of the oldest and most distinguished noble families in France. Montmorency was also the name of the family's fiefdom.

Behind the scenesEdit

• Despite this individual's Hag-like appearance in her Chocolate Frog Card picture, she was actually a witch.

AppearancesEdit

The Harry Potter Wiki has 2 images related to Laverne de Montmorency.

• 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)
• Pottermore (Mentioned only)

Notes and referencesEdit

Potions (class)
Professors: Vindictus Veridian · Severus Snape · Horace Slughorn
Textbooks: Magical Drafts and Potions · One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi · Advanced Potion-Making · Moste Potente Potions
Potions at Hogwarts: Potions Classroom · Potions Staircase · Potions basement · Potions Club · Potion Master's office · Potion Master's storeroom · Dungeon Five · Cauldron cupboard
Potioneers: Arsenius Jigger · Damocles · Glover Hipworth · Golpalott · Gregory the Smarmy · Gunhilda of Gorsemoor · Hector Dagworth-Granger · Hesper Starky · J. Pippin · Laverne de Montmorency · Libatius Borage · Regulus Moonshine · Rubens Winikus · Sacharissa Tugwood · Tilden Toots · Dr. Ubbly
Potions Studied: Boil-Cure Potion · Forgetfulness Potion · Hair-Raising Potion · Shrinking Solution · Undetectable Poisons · Wiggenweld Potion · Girding Potion · Antidotes · Strengthening Solution · Everlasting Elixirs · Felix Felicis · Draught of Living Death · Amortentia · Elixir to Induce Euphoria · Hiccoughing Solution · Poison Antidote · Swelling Solution · Draught of Peace · Wit-Sharpening Potion · Polyjuice Potion