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"You can have your little girl, Lovegood, if you get up those stairs and bring me down Harry Potter. But if this is a plot, if it's a trick, if you've got an accomplice waiting up there to ambush us, we'll see if we can spare a bit of your daughter for you to bury."

— Selwyn to Xenophilius Lovegood^[src]

Selwyn was a pure-blood^[1] wizard and a Death Eater of Lord Voldemort who fought in the Second Wizarding War. Selwyn fought in several battles, including the Battle of the Seven Potters. He also fought at the Ambush at the Lovegood House, along with Travers. It is possible that he also fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. After Voldemort's final defeat, Selwyn was presumably killed or imprisoned in Azkaban.

Biography

Second Wizarding War

Selwyn was one of the many Death Eaters who fought in the Second Wizarding War. It is unknown if he had also fought in the First War, and if he was imprisoned, or if he managed to avoid being imprisoned in Azkaban. It is most likely that he was among the Death Eaters who didn't search for Voldemort after his downfall.

Battle over of the Seven Potters

"Your wand, Selwyn! Give me your wand!"

— Lord Voldemort to Selwyn, during the Battle of the Seven Potters^[src]

Selwyn participated in the Battle of the Seven Potters, and chased Rubeus Hagrid and the real Harry Potter. Towards the end of the chase, he was ordered by Lord Voldemort to surrender his wand when Lucius Malfoy's was destroyed by Harry's wand.^[2]

Ambush at the Lovegood House

In early 1998, Selwyn travelled with Travers to Xenophilius Lovegood's house. Lovegood had been printing articles in The Quibbler urging the public to support Harry Potter, and his daughter Luna was taken to control his behaviour. Lovegood alerted the Death Eaters when Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger came to his home, hoping that they would return his daughter, if he handed over Harry. However, as Selwyn and Travers arrived, the Erumpent horn in the residence blew up, giving Harry, Hermione, and Ron a chance to hide. Selwyn beat up and tortured Lovegood, suspicious that the wizard had been lying, but Hermione then engineered the trio's escape so that the Death Eaters saw Harry before they disapparated. Afterwards, Selwyn and Travers arrested Lovegood.^[3]

It is possible that Selwyn fought in several other battles, such as the Battle of Hogwarts.

Post-war

After Lord Voldemort's final defeat, Selwyn was presumably killed or imprisoned in Azkaban.

Physical appearance

Little is known about Selwyn's appearance; it is, however, known that he had a rough voice.

Personality and traits

Selwyn was a cruel character; he hit Xenophilius Lovegood, when he called him and Travers, thinking that he wanted to entrap them. He also threatened Xenophilius that he would kill or mutilate his daughter, Luna. He was also quite suspicious, as he believed that Xenophilius wanted to entrap and kill him and Travers.

Behind the scenes

When Harry, Ron, and Hermione infiltrated the Ministry of Magic in 1997, Dolores Umbridge mentioned that the Selwyns were an old pure-blood family, and claimed to be related to them. However, she may have just been trying to bolster her own pure-blood credentials.
Selwyn may have been Hedwig's killer, as he was one of the Death Eaters pursuing Harry and Hagrid at the time.^[1]
Dolores Umbridge claimed that the 'S' on Slytherin's Locket stood for Sewlyn in hopes to enhance her pure-blood credintials.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Possible appearance)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Nintendo DS) (First appearance)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Chapter 13
↑ Deathly Hallows, Ch. 4
↑ Deathly Hallows, Ch. 21

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[DH13-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Chapter 13

[DH4-2] Deathly Hallows, Ch. 4

[DH21-3] Deathly Hallows, Ch. 21

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+|blood=[[Pure-blood]]<ref name="DH13">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' Chapter 13</ref>
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+|house=[[Slytherin]] (possibly)
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 {{Quote|You can have your little girl, Lovegood, if you get up those stairs and bring me down Harry Potter. But if this is a plot, if it's a trick, if you've got an accomplice waiting up there to ambush us, we'll see if we can spare a bit of your daughter for you to bury.|Selwyn to [[Xenophilius Lovegood]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
-'''Selwyn''' was a [[pure-blood]]<ref name="DH13" /> [[Wizards|wizard]] and a [[Death Eater]] of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] who fought in the [[Second Wizarding War]]. Selwyn fought in several battles, including the [[Battle over Little Whinging]]. He also fought at the [[Ambush at the Lovegood House]], along with [[Travers]]. He also fought at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. After Voldemort's final defeat, Selwyn was imprisoned in [[Azkaban]].
+'''Selwyn''' was a [[pure-blood]]<ref name="DH13" /> [[Wizards|wizard]] and a [[Death Eater]] of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] who fought in the [[Second Wizarding War]]. Selwyn fought in several battles, including the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]]. He also fought at the [[Ambush at the Lovegood House]], along with [[Travers]]. It is possible that he also fought at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. After Voldemort's final defeat, Selwyn was presumably killed or imprisoned in [[Azkaban]].
 ==Biography==
 ===Second Wizarding War===
-Selwyn was one of the [[Death Eaters]] who fought in the [[Second Wizarding War]]. He had also fought in the [[First Wizarding War|First War]], and was imprisoned in [[Azkaban]] for his crime. He was among the Death Eaters who did search for Voldemort after his downfall.
+Selwyn was one of the many [[Death Eaters]] who fought in the [[Second Wizarding War]]. It is unknown if he had also fought in the [[First Wizarding War|First War]], and if he was imprisoned, or if he managed to avoid being imprisoned in [[Azkaban]]. It is most likely that he was among the Death Eaters who didn't search for Voldemort after his downfall.
-====Battle over Little Whinging====
+====Battle over of the Seven Potters====
-{{Quote|Your wand, Selwyn! Give me your wand!|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] to Selwyn, during the [[Battle over Little Whinging]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
+{{Quote|Your wand, Selwyn! Give me your wand!|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] to Selwyn, during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
-Selwyn participated in the [[Battle over Little Whinging]], and chased [[Rubeus Hagrid]] and the real [[Harry Potter]]. Towards the end of the chase, he was ordered by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] to surrender his [[Selwyn's wand|wand]] when [[Lucius Malfoy]]'s was destroyed by Harry's [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]].<ref name="DH4">''Deathly Hallows'', Ch. 4</ref>
+Selwyn participated in the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], and chased [[Rubeus Hagrid]] and the real [[Harry Potter]]. Towards the end of the chase, he was ordered by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] to surrender his [[wand]] when [[Lucius Malfoy]]'s was destroyed by Harry's [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]].<ref name="DH4">''Deathly Hallows'', Ch. 4</ref>
 ====Ambush at the Lovegood House====
-In early [[1998]], Selwyn travelled with [[Travers]] to [[Xenophilius Lovegood]]'s [[Lovegood House|house]]. Lovegood had been printing articles in ''[[The Quibbler]]'' urging the public to support Harry Potter, and his daughter [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]] was taken to control his behaviour. Lovegood [[Ambush at the Lovegood House|alerted the Death Eaters]] when [[Harry Potter|Harry]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] came to his home, hoping that they would return his daughter, if he handed over Harry. However, as Selwyn and Travers arrived, the [[Erumpent]] horn in the residence blew up, giving Harry, Hermione, and Ron a chance to hide. Selwyn beat up and tortured Lovegood, suspicious that the wizard had been lying, but Hermione then engineered the trio's escape so that the Death Eaters saw Harry before they [[Apparition|Disapparated]]. Afterwards, Selwyn and Travers arrested Lovegood.<ref name="DH21">''Deathly Hallows'', Ch. 21</ref>
+In early [[1998]], Selwyn travelled with [[Travers]] to [[Xenophilius Lovegood]]'s [[Lovegood House|house]]. Lovegood had been printing articles in ''[[The Quibbler]]'' urging the public to support Harry Potter, and his daughter [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]] was taken to control his behaviour. Lovegood [[Ambush at the Lovegood House|alerted the Death Eaters]] when [[Harry Potter|Harry]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] came to his home, hoping that they would return his daughter, if he handed over Harry. However, as Selwyn and Travers arrived, the [[Erumpent]] horn in the residence blew up, giving Harry, Hermione, and Ron a chance to hide. Selwyn beat up and tortured Lovegood, suspicious that the wizard had been lying, but Hermione then engineered the trio's escape so that the Death Eaters saw Harry before they [[Apparition|disapparated]]. Afterwards, Selwyn and Travers arrested Lovegood.<ref name="DH21">''Deathly Hallows'', Ch. 21</ref>
 It is possible that Selwyn fought in several other battles, such as the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-*When Harry, Ron, and Hermione [[Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic|infiltrated]] the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in [[1997]], [[Dolores Umbridge]] mentioned that the [[Selwyn family|Selwyns]] were an old [[pure-blood]] family, and claimed to be related to them. However, she may have just been trying to bolster her own pure-blood credentials.<ref name="DH13" />
+*When Harry, Ron, and Hermione [[Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic|infiltrated]] the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in [[1997]], [[Dolores Umbridge]] mentioned that the [[Selwyn family|Selwyns]] were an old [[pure-blood]] family, and claimed to be related to them. However, she may have just been trying to bolster her own pure-blood credentials.
+*Selwyn may have been [[Hedwig's killer]], as he was one of the Death Eaters pursuing Harry and Hagrid at the time.<ref name="DH13" />
+* [[Dolores Umbridge]] claimed that the 'S' on [[Slytherin's Locket]] stood for Sewlyn in hopes to enhance her [[pure-blood]] credintials.
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{1st}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' {{Possible}}<ref>Four [[Death Eaters]] attacked the [[Lovegood House]] in the film. Selwyn was possibly one of the four.</ref>
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' {{Possible}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''<ref>Despite this character not actually identified in the film, there were more than hundred [[Death Eaters]] at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].</ref>
+*[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Nintendo DS)|''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Nintendo DS)'']] {{1st}}
 ==Notes and references==
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