Luca Caruso (wizard)

Luca Michali Caruso
Biographical information
Born	c. 1984 or earlier
Signature
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Unknown
Affiliation
Loyalty	Dumbledore's Army

Luca Michali Caruso was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1990s. Caruso joined Dumbledore's Army in 1996 and was one of the people to sign their name on its parchment. At some point, Caruso also purchased Diabolic Dare Devils, Weasleys' Wildfire Whiz-bangs, and a Basic Blaze Box from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.

Etymology

• "Luca" is either the Hungarian feminine form of the name "Lucius", belonging to Draco Malfoy's father, Lucius Malfoy, or the Italian and Romanian form of "Luke".

• "Caruso" is Sicilian (South Italian) for "guy" or "boy".

So therefore it is unknown if Luca is a boy or girl.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Name appears on list)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned only)

Behind the scenes

• The name is an homage to Luca Caruso, the son of Miraphora Mina, graphic artist of the Harry Potter films.