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'''Sally Smith''' was a [[Wizardkind|student]] who began attending [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]]. She was sorted into the [[Gryffindor]] house.
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'''Sally Smith''' was a [[Wizardkind|student]] who began attending [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]].
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*J. K. Rowling stated several times there were two "missing Gryffindor girls" in Harry's year and she promised would have posted their names<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2004/0304-wbd.htm]</ref><ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2005/0705-tlc_mugglenet-anelli-3.htm]</ref><ref>[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2008/1/2/pottercast-131-j-k-rowling-interview-transcript]</ref>, but never did this. Looking very carefully at the notebook shown in "Harry Potter and Me", it can be deduced the two girls were Sophie Roper and Sally Smith.
 
*She shared a [[Gryffindor Girls' Dormitory|dormitory]] with [[Hermione Granger]], [[Calì Patil]], [[Lavanda Brown]] and [[Sophie Roper]].
 
 
*Smith appeared on the student list shown by [[J. K. Rowling]] in ''[[Harry Potter and Me]]'', but her given name was only partially visible, appearing to begin with "Ge-". On [[Pottermore]], Rowling revealed that the character's given name was originally "Georgina," but that this was crossed out and replaced with "Sally."<ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]] (transcription available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8979923935/the-original-forty-off-pottermore here])</ref>
 
*Smith appeared on the student list shown by [[J. K. Rowling]] in ''[[Harry Potter and Me]]'', but her given name was only partially visible, appearing to begin with "Ge-". On [[Pottermore]], Rowling revealed that the character's given name was originally "Georgina," but that this was crossed out and replaced with "Sally."<ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]] (transcription available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8979923935/the-original-forty-off-pottermore here])</ref>
*Before it was descovered Sally was a Gryffindor, it was supposed she was one of the many unidentified Hufflepuff girls, because one of her possible ancestors is Helga Hufflepuff.
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*It is possible Sally is one of the many unidentified Hufflepuff girls. She is likely in Hufflepuff because one of her possible ancestors is Helga Hufflepuff.
   
 
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Revision as of 14:54, 20 December 2014

Sally Smith was a student who began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991.

Behind the scenes

  • Smith appeared on the student list shown by J. K. Rowling in Harry Potter and Me, but her given name was only partially visible, appearing to begin with "Ge-". On Pottermore, Rowling revealed that the character's given name was originally "Georgina," but that this was crossed out and replaced with "Sally."[3]
  • It is possible Sally is one of the many unidentified Hufflepuff girls. She is likely in Hufflepuff because one of her possible ancestors is Helga Hufflepuff.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling
  2. J. K. Rowling's original list of forty students contains five males and five females from each house. As all five Ravenclaw females are known, the remaining females whose houses are unknown must be in one of the other three houses.
  3. Pottermore (transcription available here)