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{{Quote|I heard [[Horace Slughorn|Slughorn]] knows the [[Gwenog Jones|Captain of the Holyhead Harpies]].|Roderick talking with [[Harry Potter|Harry]] in the [[Library]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)}}
'''Roderick Seaton''' was a [[Gryffindor]] student in the [[1990s]]. He was usually seen spending time at the [[Library]].
 
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'''Roderick Seaton''' was a [[Gryffindor]] [[Wizardkind|student]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1990s]]. He was usually seen spending time at the [[Library]] during the [[1996–1997 school year]]. He was a [[Gobstones]] player, and was one of the challengers [[Harry Potter]] had to beat in order to win the Gobstones Cup that year.
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==Etymology==
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The name "Roderick" means "famous power" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ric "power". This name was in use among the Visigoths; it was borne by their last king (also known as Rodrigo), who died fighting the Muslim invaders of Spain in the 8th century. It also had cognates in Old Norse and West Germanic, and it was introduced to England by Scandinavian settlers and the Normans, though it died out after the Middle Ages. It was revived in the English-speaking world by Sir Walter Scott's poem ''The Vision of Don Roderick'' (1811).
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*This particular student was only featured in the Nintendo DS version of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
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*This particular student was only featured in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|PlayStation 2 version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' and the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Nintendo DS version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]'' {{1st}} {{comment|NDS version only}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{PS2 only}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]'' {{Comment|NDS version only}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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[[Category:British individuals|Seaton, Roderick]]
 
[[Category:British individuals|Seaton, Roderick]]
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[[Category:Gobstones players|Seaton, Roderick]]
 
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[[Category:Sorted in the 1990s]]

Revision as of 06:37, 24 August 2014

"I heard Slughorn knows the Captain of the Holyhead Harpies."
— Roderick talking with Harry in the Library.[src]

Roderick Seaton was a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1990s. He was usually seen spending time at the Library during the 1996–1997 school year. He was a Gobstones player, and was one of the challengers Harry Potter had to beat in order to win the Gobstones Cup that year.

Etymology

The name "Roderick" means "famous power" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ric "power". This name was in use among the Visigoths; it was borne by their last king (also known as Rodrigo), who died fighting the Muslim invaders of Spain in the 8th century. It also had cognates in Old Norse and West Germanic, and it was introduced to England by Scandinavian settlers and the Normans, though it died out after the Middle Ages. It was revived in the English-speaking world by Sir Walter Scott's poem The Vision of Don Roderick (1811).

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. He was at least in his first year at Hogwarts during the 1993-1994 school year.
  2. World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling