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+ | '''Percival Pratt''' was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] poet. He has a portrait hung in [[Hogwarts Castle]]'s [[Grand Staircase]]. He is portrayed as a man in a red robe, writing on his desk, with a starry sky and a full moon behind him. He is often heard saying rhymes and riddles to students who walk by. He often encourages students to " ''take time every day to rhyme what ''[they]'' say ''." Up until [[1996]], Mr. Pratt's portrait guarded a shortcut between the [[Grand Staircase]] and the [[Boathouse]]. The password of this shortcut was "''This password is absurd''". <ref>[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]], PS2 version</ref>. |
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| ⚫ | *The name "{{wplink|Percival}}" was created by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for his poem ''Perceval, the Story of the Grail''. In the poem Perceval was one of King Arthur's knights of the Round Table who was given a glimpse of the Holy Grail. The character (and probably the name) of Perceval was based on that of the Welsh hero {{wplink|Peredur}}. The spelling was perhaps altered under the influence of Old French percer val "to pierce the valley". |
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*The [[Weasley family]], students at Hogwarts during the time when Percival's photo hung there, often described their brother [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] as 'a prat'. It is an amusing coincidence that "Percy's a prat" sounds so similar to this wizard's name. |
*The [[Weasley family]], students at Hogwarts during the time when Percival's photo hung there, often described their brother [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] as 'a prat'. It is an amusing coincidence that "Percy's a prat" sounds so similar to this wizard's name. |
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*Pratt may have died sometime prior to [[1991]], as many portraits hung at [[Hogwarts Castle]] depict deceased individuals. Some art historians have assigned it to the latter half of the [[16th century|sixteenth century]] or the first decade of the [[17th century|seventeenth century]] on stylistic grounds. |
*Pratt may have died sometime prior to [[1991]], as many portraits hung at [[Hogwarts Castle]] depict deceased individuals. Some art historians have assigned it to the latter half of the [[16th century|sixteenth century]] or the first decade of the [[17th century|seventeenth century]] on stylistic grounds. |
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| + | *Percival's portrait seems to have been based [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/John_Fletcher_from_NPG.jpg on a circa 1620 portrait] of English playwright [[Wikipedia:John Fletcher (playwright)|John Fletcher (1579–1625)]], by an unknown artist.<ref>[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait.php?search=ap&npgno=420&eDate=&lDate= National Portrait Gallery]</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:39, 27 July 2015
- "I'm a man of few words - I rarely speak. Find someone else if discourse you seek."
- — Percival Pratt's portrait[src]
Percival Pratt was a wizard poet. He has a portrait hung in Hogwarts Castle's Grand Staircase. He is portrayed as a man in a red robe, writing on his desk, with a starry sky and a full moon behind him. He is often heard saying rhymes and riddles to students who walk by. He often encourages students to " take time every day to rhyme what [they] say ." Up until 1996, Mr. Pratt's portrait guarded a shortcut between the Grand Staircase and the Boathouse. The password of this shortcut was "This password is absurd". [2].
Etymology
- The name "Percival" was created by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for his poem Perceval, the Story of the Grail. In the poem Perceval was one of King Arthur's knights of the Round Table who was given a glimpse of the Holy Grail. The character (and probably the name) of Perceval was based on that of the Welsh hero Peredur. The spelling was perhaps altered under the influence of Old French percer val "to pierce the valley".
- E. J. Pratt (1882–1964) was a celebrated Canadian poet who has won the country's Governor General's Award for poetry three times, and who has been called "the foremost Canadian poet of the first half of the century."
Behind the scenes
His portrait.
- The Weasley family, students at Hogwarts during the time when Percival's photo hung there, often described their brother Percy as 'a prat'. It is an amusing coincidence that "Percy's a prat" sounds so similar to this wizard's name.
- Pratt may have died sometime prior to 1991, as many portraits hung at Hogwarts Castle depict deceased individuals. Some art historians have assigned it to the latter half of the sixteenth century or the first decade of the seventeenth century on stylistic grounds.
- Percival's portrait seems to have been based on a circa 1620 portrait of English playwright John Fletcher (1579–1625), by an unknown artist.[3]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (First appearance) (Appears in portrait(s))[4]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Appears in portrait(s))[5]
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (First identified as Percival Pratt)
Notes and references
- ↑ A small portrait of Pratt hung in Gryffindor Tower in 1993 (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)).
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game), PS2 version
- ↑ National Portrait Gallery
- ↑ Seen next to the entrance to the Grand Staircase.
- ↑ Seen in Gryffindor Tower and right under a painting of a giraffe on the seventh floor at the Grand Staircase