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'''Professor Oakden Hobday''' was a [[Wizards|wizard]]. He may be a relative of [[Hilliard Hobday|Hilliard]], [[Violetta Hobday|Violetta]], and [[Egmont Hobday]].
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'''Oakden Hobday''' was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]]. He may be a relative of [[Hilliard Hobday|Hilliard]], [[Violetta Hobday|Violetta]], and [[Egmont Hobday]].
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
Professor Hobday was one of two names which [[J. K. Rowling]] considered giving to the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[professor]] in [[Harry Potter]]'s [[fifth year]] when she was planning ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.<ref>"[http://www.hp-lexicon.org/about/sources/jkr.com/jkr-com-trans-jottings1.html More idle jottings (Page 1)]" on the Harry Potter Lexicon</ref>
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*Professor Hobday was one of two names which [[J. K. Rowling]] considered giving to the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[professor]] in [[Harry Potter]]'s [[fifth year]] when she was planning ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.<ref>"[http://www.hp-lexicon.org/about/sources/jkr.com/jkr-com-trans-jottings1.html More idle jottings (Page 1)]" on the Harry Potter Lexicon</ref>
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
The name Oakden began as a surname and was derived from Ogden, the name of several places in England, which means "oak valley," from the Old English words ''ac'', "oak," and ''denu'', "valley."<ref>"[http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=oakden Oakden]" on The Internet Surname Database</ref>
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The name "Oakden" began as a surname and was derived from Ogden, the name of several places in England, which means "oak valley", from the Old English words ''ac'', "oak", and ''denu'', "valley".<ref>"[http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=oakden Oakden]" on The Internet Surname Database</ref>
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{C|Early drafts (planned only)}}
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*''[[J. K. Rowling Official Site]]''
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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[[pl:Oakden Hobday]]
 
[[Category:British individuals|Hobday, Oakden]]
 
[[Category:British individuals|Hobday, Oakden]]
[[Category:Hogwarts employees|Hobday, Oakden]]
 
 
[[Category:Males|Hobday, Oakden]]
 
[[Category:Males|Hobday, Oakden]]
[[Category:Professors|Hobday, Oakden]]
 
 
[[Category:Wizards|Hobday, Oakden]]
 
[[Category:Wizards|Hobday, Oakden]]
 
[[Category:Hobday family]]

Revision as of 21:32, 2 January 2015

Oakden Hobday was a wizard. He may be a relative of Hilliard, Violetta, and Egmont Hobday.

Behind the scenes

Etymology

The name "Oakden" began as a surname and was derived from Ogden, the name of several places in England, which means "oak valley", from the Old English words ac, "oak", and denu, "valley".[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. "More idle jottings (Page 1)" on the Harry Potter Lexicon
  2. "Oakden" on The Internet Surname Database