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|blood=[[Pure-blood]] or [[Half-blood]]<ref name="pottermore">According to ''[[Pottermore]]'', Nobby Leach (Minister for Magic between 1962 and 1968) was the first Muggle-born wizard ever to be appointed to the office)</ref> |
|blood=[[Pure-blood]] or [[Half-blood]]<ref name="pottermore">According to ''[[Pottermore]]'', Nobby Leach (Minister for Magic between 1962 and 1968) was the first Muggle-born wizard ever to be appointed to the office)</ref> |
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| − | '''Minister Ottaline Gambol''' was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Minister for Magic]] who was in office |
+ | '''Minister Ottaline Gambol''' was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Minister for Magic]] who was in office from [[1827]] to [[1835]]. Fascinated with [[Muggle]] technology, she was "daring and controversial" and proposed the train as a solution to the age-old dilemma of how to transport hundreds of students to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] without attracting non-magic attention, leading to the creation of the [[Hogwarts Express]].<ref name="Pottermore">Hogwarts Express information on Pottermore (transcription available [http://welp-pottermore.tumblr.com/post/9147590569/the-hogwarts-express here])</ref> |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
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| − | Ottaline Gambol was born sometime |
+ | Ottaline Gambol was born sometime prior to [[1827]], somewhere in the [[Great Britain|British Isles]], to at least one magical parent. It is likely she attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in her youth. |
===As Minister for Magic=== |
===As Minister for Magic=== |
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+ | Ms. Gambol rose to the office of [[Minister for Magic]] in [[1827]] and proved to be effective in the solution of the problem of how to transport hundreds of students to and from [[Hogwarts Castle]] without attracting the [[Muggle]]s' attention.<ref name="Pottermore"/> |
[[Portkey]]s had been arranged at collecting points all over Britain ever since the imposition of the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy|International Statute of Secrecy]] in [[1690s|1692]]. However, Portkeys proved not to be the ideal solution to the problem of school transportation (up to a third of students would fail to arrive every year, as well as many students were prone to [[Portkey-sickness]]). A return to the unregulated travel of the past was impossible, as well as other magical routes into the school (like the usage of [[Floo Powder]]) were strongly resisted by successive [[Headmaster]]s, who were concerned the security of the Castle would be breached.<ref name="Pottermore"/> |
[[Portkey]]s had been arranged at collecting points all over Britain ever since the imposition of the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy|International Statute of Secrecy]] in [[1690s|1692]]. However, Portkeys proved not to be the ideal solution to the problem of school transportation (up to a third of students would fail to arrive every year, as well as many students were prone to [[Portkey-sickness]]). A return to the unregulated travel of the past was impossible, as well as other magical routes into the school (like the usage of [[Floo Powder]]) were strongly resisted by successive [[Headmaster]]s, who were concerned the security of the Castle would be breached.<ref name="Pottermore"/> |
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[[File:Hogsmeadestation2.PNG|left|thumb|350px|The [[Hogwarts Express]] at [[Hogsmeade Station]].]] |
[[File:Hogsmeadestation2.PNG|left|thumb|350px|The [[Hogwarts Express]] at [[Hogsmeade Station]].]] |
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Sometime between [[1810s|1819]] and [[1840s|1849]] Minister Ottaline Gambol made a daring and controversial suggestion to solve the problem: intrigued by the [[Muggle]] technology, the Minister saw the potential of using a train as a secure and comfortable alternative to [[Portkey]]s. Thus the [[Hogwarts Express]] came to be. Where the locomotive was actually obtained from remains unknown, but there are classified files at the [[British Ministry of Magic Headquarters|Ministry of Magic]] pertaining to [[Ministry of Magic operation to acquire the Hogwarts Express|a large-scale operation]] involving one hundred and sixty-seven [[Memory Charm]]s, as well as the biggest [[Concealment Charm]] ever performed in Britain. The morning after this operation, the residents of [[Hogsmeade]] awoke to find a [[Hogsmeade Station|railway station]] that had not been there previously and Muggle railway employees in [[Crewe]] had the feeling they had misplaced something, which stayed with them for the rest of the year.<ref name="Pottermore"/> |
Sometime between [[1810s|1819]] and [[1840s|1849]] Minister Ottaline Gambol made a daring and controversial suggestion to solve the problem: intrigued by the [[Muggle]] technology, the Minister saw the potential of using a train as a secure and comfortable alternative to [[Portkey]]s. Thus the [[Hogwarts Express]] came to be. Where the locomotive was actually obtained from remains unknown, but there are classified files at the [[British Ministry of Magic Headquarters|Ministry of Magic]] pertaining to [[Ministry of Magic operation to acquire the Hogwarts Express|a large-scale operation]] involving one hundred and sixty-seven [[Memory Charm]]s, as well as the biggest [[Concealment Charm]] ever performed in Britain. The morning after this operation, the residents of [[Hogsmeade]] awoke to find a [[Hogsmeade Station|railway station]] that had not been there previously and Muggle railway employees in [[Crewe]] had the feeling they had misplaced something, which stayed with them for the rest of the year.<ref name="Pottermore"/> |
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==Behind the Scenes== |
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Ottaline Gambol may have been related to the founder of [[Gambol and Japes|Gambol and Japes']]. |
Ottaline Gambol may have been related to the founder of [[Gambol and Japes|Gambol and Japes']]. |
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Revision as of 21:47, 31 October 2014
Minister Ottaline Gambol was a British Minister for Magic who was in office from 1827 to 1835. Fascinated with Muggle technology, she was "daring and controversial" and proposed the train as a solution to the age-old dilemma of how to transport hundreds of students to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry without attracting non-magic attention, leading to the creation of the Hogwarts Express.[2]
Biography
Early life
Ottaline Gambol was born sometime prior to 1827, somewhere in the British Isles, to at least one magical parent. It is likely she attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in her youth.
As Minister for Magic
Ms. Gambol rose to the office of Minister for Magic in 1827 and proved to be effective in the solution of the problem of how to transport hundreds of students to and from Hogwarts Castle without attracting the Muggles' attention.[2]
Portkeys had been arranged at collecting points all over Britain ever since the imposition of the International Statute of Secrecy in 1692. However, Portkeys proved not to be the ideal solution to the problem of school transportation (up to a third of students would fail to arrive every year, as well as many students were prone to Portkey-sickness). A return to the unregulated travel of the past was impossible, as well as other magical routes into the school (like the usage of Floo Powder) were strongly resisted by successive Headmasters, who were concerned the security of the Castle would be breached.[2]
The Hogwarts Express at Hogsmeade Station.
Sometime between 1819 and 1849 Minister Ottaline Gambol made a daring and controversial suggestion to solve the problem: intrigued by the Muggle technology, the Minister saw the potential of using a train as a secure and comfortable alternative to Portkeys. Thus the Hogwarts Express came to be. Where the locomotive was actually obtained from remains unknown, but there are classified files at the Ministry of Magic pertaining to a large-scale operation involving one hundred and sixty-seven Memory Charms, as well as the biggest Concealment Charm ever performed in Britain. The morning after this operation, the residents of Hogsmeade awoke to find a railway station that had not been there previously and Muggle railway employees in Crewe had the feeling they had misplaced something, which stayed with them for the rest of the year.[2]
Gambol left office in 1835.
Behind the Scenes
Ottaline Gambol may have been related to the founder of Gambol and Japes'.
Appearances
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
