Quentin Trimble
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Family information
Family members	Quintin Trimble (possibly)
Affiliation
Occupation	Author

[Source]

Quentin Trimble was a wizard. He was an expert on Defence Against the Dark Arts, having authored at least one book on the subject. Mr. Trimble authored The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, a required textbook for first-year students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.^[1]

Behind the scenes

• In the films there is a portrait of someone called "Quintin Trimble". This may be a misspelling of Quentin Trimble, however, it is currently unknown if the two are to be taken as the same person or not.

Etymology

"Trimble" may be a variation of tremble, to shake, which a person may do when confronted with dark forces, as he most likely did, given the literary work he authored.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned on DVD2)

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