Malkin
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| Malkin | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Title(s) | |
| Physical information | |
| Species | |
| Gender |
Female |
| Hair colour |
White[1] |
| Eye colour |
Blue[2] |
| Skin colour |
White[2] |
| Affiliation | |
| Occupation |
Shop owner |
| Loyalty | |
Madam Malkin was the owner of Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. She was a squat witch who was very friendly, unless anyone displayed signs of aggression in her shop.
Etymology
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Added by Seth CooperThe name "Malkin" may be derived from "Malkin Tower" which was a key element in the Pendle Witches trial.[3]
Graymalkin was the name of a cat that belonged to one of the three witches (the Weird Sisters) in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.[4]
A malkin is also an old name for a scarecrow, dressed to frighten away birds. Malkin-trash was someone who was poorly or frighteningly dressed.[5]
AppearancesEdit
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (GBC version only)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - GBC version
- ↑ Pendle witches at Wikipedia
- ↑ William Shakespeare, Macbeth (I, i, 8) http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/MobMacb.html
- ↑ Lexicons of Early Modern English. Ed. Ian Lancashire. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Library and University of Toronto Press, 2006. Date consulted: 11 June 2011. URL: http://leme.library.utoronto.ca/lexicon/entry.cfm?ent=617-1557
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