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| − | '''Selina Sapworthy''' was a [[Wizards|witch]] |
+ | '''Selina Sapworthy''' was a [[Wizards|witch]], a [[Gryffindor]] alumna at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] and, later in her life, an award-winning author in the fields of [[Herbology]] and plant-related [[Divination]]. She was also a loyal servant to the [[International Quidditch Team]]<ref name="HPLE"/>, sometime after her graduation. |
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| + | Selina Sapworthy was born somewhere in the [[Great Britain|British Isles]] and, as a child, attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], where she was [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into [[Gryffindor]] [[Hogwarts Houses|House]].<ref name="portrait">See [[:File:SelinaSapworthy.jpg|this image]].</ref> During this time, she presumably excelled in the studies of [[Herbology]] and [[Divination]], as she later wrote books on both subjects. |
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| + | Once she graduated from Hogwarts, Sapworthy became a loyal servant to the [[International Quidditch Team]].<ref name="HPLE"/> |
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| + | She went on to write an [[Herbology]] [[list of books|book]], ''[[Winogrand's Wonderous Water Plants]]'', focusing specifically on the water plants among [[Winogrand|Sir Winogrand's]] collection in the [[African Lakes]]. It was part of the required reading at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] for at least a quarter of a century.<ref name="book">''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]'' - ''A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films'' (see [[:File:Winogrand'sFrontAndBackCover.png|this image]]).</ref> She also published ''[[Xylomancy (book)|Xylomancy]]'', a book exploring the eponymous (and often overlooked) art of [[Xylomancy|Divination by twigs]].<ref name="Pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref> |
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| + | A [[Portraits|portrait]] of her was hung at [[Hogwarts Castle]] by the [[1990s]], near the sixth-floor landing of the [[Grand Staircase]]. |
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| + | *"Selena" is the Latinized form of "Selene", a Greek name that means "moon". Selene was the name of a Greek goddess of the moon, sometimes identified with the goddess Artemis.<ref name="BTN">[http://www.behindthename.com/name/selena "Selena"] on [http://www.behindthename.com/ Behind the Name]</ref> "Sapworthy" may be a variation of the [[England|English]] surname "Sapworth", and a pun on the word "sap", the word used to describe the juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition, as both her known published works involve plants in some way. |
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| + | *The portrait of Selina Sapworthy featured in the [[Harry Potter films|''Harry Potter'' films]] seems to have been based on a [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/RothwellMaryShelley.jpg 1840 portrait of Mary Shelley], author of the Gothic novel ''[[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus]]'', by artist [[Wikipedia:Richard Rothwell|Richard Rothwell]]. |
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==Appearances== |
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==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 12:37, 11 July 2014
Selina Sapworthy was a witch, a Gryffindor alumna at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and, later in her life, an award-winning author in the fields of Herbology and plant-related Divination. She was also a loyal servant to the International Quidditch Team[2], sometime after her graduation.
Biography
Early life
Selina Sapworthy was born somewhere in the British Isles and, as a child, attended Hogwarts, where she was Sorted into Gryffindor House.[3] During this time, she presumably excelled in the studies of Herbology and Divination, as she later wrote books on both subjects.
Later life
Once she graduated from Hogwarts, Sapworthy became a loyal servant to the International Quidditch Team.[2]
She went on to write an Herbology book, Winogrand's Wonderous Water Plants, focusing specifically on the water plants among Sir Winogrand's collection in the African Lakes. It was part of the required reading at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for at least a quarter of a century.[4] She also published Xylomancy, a book exploring the eponymous (and often overlooked) art of Divination by twigs.[5]
A portrait of her was hung at Hogwarts Castle by the 1990s, near the sixth-floor landing of the Grand Staircase.
Etymology
- "Selena" is the Latinized form of "Selene", a Greek name that means "moon". Selene was the name of a Greek goddess of the moon, sometimes identified with the goddess Artemis.[6] "Sapworthy" may be a variation of the English surname "Sapworth", and a pun on the word "sap", the word used to describe the juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition, as both her known published works involve plants in some way.
Behind the scenes
- The portrait of Selina Sapworthy featured in the Harry Potter films seems to have been based on a 1840 portrait of Mary Shelley, author of the Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, by artist Richard Rothwell.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Name on book cover)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter Limited Edition
- ↑ See this image.
- ↑ Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films (see this image).
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ "Selena" on Behind the Name
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| Classrooms | ||
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| Glanmore Peakes' Corridor · Secret Hallway · Sixth-floor corridor | ||
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| East Wing · Floor 6 Bonus · Frog Choir hall · Room of Rewards · Trophy Room | ||
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| Horace Slughorn's office | ||
| Portraits, statues and other artwork | ||
| Damara Dodderidge · Edessa Sakndenberg · Edgar Stroulger · Glanmore Peakes · Portrait at the Storeroom · Selina Sapworthy · Skeleton in a top hat · Temeritus Shanks · Vindictus Viridian · Wendelin the Weird | ||
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