Professor Dame Phyllida Spore was a witch. A celebrated Herbologist and author, Professor Spore was once the Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Biography
Lifetime
Professor Spore studied Herbology and authored One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, a textbook that was still used at Hogwarts in the 1990s.[3] At some point in her life, she became the Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[4]
Post-mortem
Professor Spore died sometime before 1995.[1] Two portraits of her hung at Hogwarts: one depicted a middle aged woman,[5] and another, hung in the Headmaster's office,[4] depicted a younger witch with long dark hair.[6]
Behind the scenes
- Phyllida's portrait at the Headmaster's office appears only in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets a large painting of a wizard sleeping standing up against an armchair occupies that space, and in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince the portrait of Phineas Nigellus Black is hung there.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Name seen on wood panelling)[citation needed]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Appears in portrait(s))
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 In interviews, J.K. Rowling has stated that "all the portraits you see in the headmaster's study are all headmasters and mistresses who died". Spore's portrait is visible in the film version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
- ↑ Spore's title may be indication that she was either a muggle-born or half-blood witch. According to Remus Lupin, there are no princes in the wizarding world, and this presumably means that there is also no other nobility.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) - Chapter 21 (The Pensieve)
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