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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}} {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}<ref name="shop">As he was the one that created the shop, he may have written the shop-name. Then it indirectly refers to him.</ref>
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]'' {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}<ref name="shop" />
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}<ref name="shop" />
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Comment|Mentioned in flashback in Disc 2}} {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}<ref name="shop" />
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}<ref name="shop" />
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]'' {{Comment|Mentioned on the ''Daily Prophet''}} {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}<ref name="shop" />
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}<ref name="shop" />
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}<ref name="shop" />
 
*''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]'' {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}<ref name="shop" />
 
*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}<ref name="shop" />
 
*''[[Lego|Harry Potter LEGO Sets]]'' {{Comment|Indirectly mentioned on shop sign}}<ref name="shop" />
 
 
*''[[Pottermore]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Pottermore]]'' {{Mention}}
   

Revision as of 20:24, 13 November 2011

Ollivander (fl. 382 B.C.) was the wizard who arrived at Britain from, apparently, a Mediterranean country and set up Ollivanders Wand Shop in 382 B.C.. An expert wandmaker, Ollivander sold to ancient British wizards whose wands were crude of construction and unreliable in performance.[1]

Biography

Early life

Ollivander was apparently an ancient Roman wizard. Based on the etymology of his name, which is said to mean "he who owns the olive wand," he may have been brought up in a Mediterranean country (olive trees not being native to Great Britain).[1]

Career as a wandmaker

It is believed by Garrick Ollivander, a descendant of this individual, that the founder of Ollivanders Wand Shop arrived with the Romans, setting up a stall (subsequently a shop) to manufacture and sell wands to the ancient British wizards, whose wands were crudely-made and inferior in quality and performance.[1]

Behind the scenes

  • Despite Garrick Ollivander's claims that the original Ollivander arrived to Great Britain with the Romans, this individual started his wand-making business in 382 B.C. but the Roman conquest of Britain (Britannia) only began effectively in 43 B.C., under Emperor Claudius.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pottermore background information on Garrick Ollivander (transcription available here)