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Mafalda Hopkirk

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Mafalda Hopkirk
Physical description
Species

Human

Gender

Female

Height

Small

Hair colour

Grey

Eye colour

Black

Skin colour

White

Affiliation
Occupation

Improper Use of Magic Office employee

Loyalty

British Ministry of Magic

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Mafalda Hopkirk is a diminutive witch who works in the Improper Use of Magic Office at the Ministry of Magic.

Contents

[edit] Biography

[edit] 1992

It was Mafalda Hopkirk who sent notice to Harry Potter regarding his alleged illegal use of a Hover Charm at 4 Privet Drive, in 1992.

[edit] 1995

Hopkirk's letter to Harry in 1995

Again, in 1995, she sent a notice to Harry expelling him from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his use of the Patronus in front of his cousin Dudley, a Muggle. A second notice from Hopkirk minutes later reinstated him.

[edit] 1997

In 1997, Hopkirk still worked for the Ministry under the new Death Eater regime. Her position was then described as "assistant." She assisted Dolores Umbridge with the registration and persecution of Muggle-borns, apparently assigned to record-keep for Umbridge by Travers. Hermione Granger disguised herself as Hopkirk through the use of Polyjuice Potion in order to infiltrate the Ministry with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley during this time.

[edit] Physical Description

She is described as being a "wispy" witch with flyaway grey hair. Hopkirk's Polyjuice Potion was described as having a "pleasant heliotrope colour", which suggests she is not as nasty as her superiors.

[edit] Etymology

  • Mafalda - Portuguese form of Matilda. Means "strength in battle," from Germanic maht: "might, strength," and hild: "battle". This was the name of the wife of William the Conqueror.

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