Changes: Lisette de Lapin

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Lisette de Lapin was a French witch who was convicted of practicing witchcraft by Muggles in the city of Paris in 1422. She disappeared from her prison cell the evening before her scheduled execution. One theory is that she was an Animagus whose animal form was small enough to allow her to slip out the barred window. This idea has never been confirmed, but, sometime after Lisette's escape, a large white rabbit was spotted sailing across the English Channel in a cauldron. A rabbit fitting that description would later serve as an advisor to King Henry VI.

Magical historians have suggested that Lisette de Lapin may have been the inspiration behind Beedle the Bard's character Babbitty.

Etymology

Lisette is a French nickname of Elisabeth.^[1] Lapin is the French word for rabbit, which combined with the the particle de ("of") to form the surname de Lapin, can be interpreted as meaning either "of the rabbit" or "of a place called Lapin."

Appearances

The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

↑ "Lisette" at Behind the Name

[1] "Lisette" at Behind the Name

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-'''Lisette de Lapin''' was a [[France|French]] [[witch]] who was convicted of practicing witchcraft by [[Muggles]] in the city of Paris in [[Events prior to 1800|1422]]. She disappeared from her prison cell the evening before her scheduled execution. One theory is that she was an [[Animagus]] whose animal form was small enough to allow her to slip out the barred window. This idea has never been confirmed, but, sometime after Lisette's escape, a large white rabbit was spotted sailing across the English Channel in a [[cauldron]]. A rabbit fitting that description would later serve as an advisor to [[Wikipedia:Henry VI of England|King Henry VI]].
+'''Lisette de Lapin''' was a [[France|French]] [[witch]] who was convicted of practicing witchcraft by [[Muggles]] in the city of Paris in [[1420s|1422]]. She disappeared from her prison cell the evening before her scheduled execution. One theory is that she was an [[Animagus]] whose animal form was small enough to allow her to slip out the barred window. This idea has never been confirmed, but, sometime after Lisette's escape, a large white rabbit was spotted sailing across the English Channel in a [[cauldron]]. A rabbit fitting that description would later serve as an advisor to [[Wikipedia:Henry VI of England|King Henry VI]].
 Magical historians have suggested that Lisette de Lapin may have been the inspiration behind [[Beedle the Bard|Beedle the Bard's]] character [[Babbitty]].