Smith was the surname of a wizarding family that descended from Helga Hufflepuff,[1] one of the founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Their family heirloom, Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, was stolen from Hepzibah Smith by Tom Marvolo Riddle,[1] who then turned it into one of his Horcruxes.[6] It was eventually destroyed by Hermione Granger, who stabbed it with a Basilisk fang.[5]
Known family members[]
- Hepzibah Smith — a very wealthy witch who was murdered by Tom Riddle[1]
- Mr Smith — Zacharias Smith's father.[3]
- Sally Smith — a student at Hogwarts in the 1990s.[4]
- Zacharias Smith — a Hufflepuff student at Hogwarts in the 1990s and member of Dumbledore's Army,[2][7] though he abandoned the D.A. during the Battle of Hogwarts.[5]
Etymology[]
Smith is the most common surname in the United Kingdom and the United States. It originally comes from the Anglo-Saxon word smitan, meaning “to smite” or “to strike”. The occupation smith or blacksmith was derived from this word, and Smith thus became an occupational surname.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Possible appearance) (Voice only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and Me (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 20 (Lord Voldemort's Request)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 16 (In The Hog's Head)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 30 (The White Tomb)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and Me
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 23 (Horcruxes)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 18 (Dumbledore's Army)