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McLaggen was the surname of a wizarding family of unknown blood status.
Family members[]
- Tasmina McLaggen — a student who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1890s.[2]
- Mr McLaggen — father of Cormac.[3]
- Cormac McLaggen — a Gryffindor student who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1990s.[4]
Possible relations[]
- Tiberius, a friend of Bertie Higgs and Rufus Scrimgeour, was an uncle of Cormac McLaggen, but it is unknown on what side of the family and whether through blood or marriage.
- McClaggan, a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1920s, was possibly a grandfather of Cormac McLaggen.[5] Due to the difference in their surnames, it may be that the family changed name over time or that he was a maternal relative.
Etymology[]
McLaggen is a Scottish surname, an anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Gille Adhagain, meaning "son of the servant of Adocan."[6][7]
J. K. Rowling revealed that she discovered the surname while writing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and felt compelled to use it for a character because she thought it was "too good to waste".[8]
Behind the scenes[]
- In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, a character called McClaggan is played by Alfie Simmons. Simmons referred to the character he played as "the grandfather of a character from the originals".[5] Similar characters, such as Chang, were also said to be grandfathers of original characters. Due to the difference in the spellings of their surnames, however, this is made more dubious.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- ↑ Hogwarts Legacy Pathological Disappearance letter
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 7 (The Slug Club)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 @alfiettsimmons on Instagram (see this image)
- ↑ "McLaggen" on The Internet Surname Database
- ↑ "McLagan" on Ancestry.com
- ↑ J. K. Rowling at the 2004 Edinburgh Book Festival