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+ | '''Tobias Misslethorpe'''<ref name="LE">''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]''</ref> was the founding editor of ''[[Witch Weekly]]''.<ref name="portrait">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{see image|File:Tobias Misslethorpe.jpg}}</ref> His portrait was painted by [[Oliver Cartwright]]<ref name="LE"/>. |
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+ | During his lifetime, Misslethorpe founded ''[[Witch Weekly]]'', a popular magazine for [[wizardkind|witches]], serving as its first editor.<ref name="portrait" /> |
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+ | Misslethorpe died sometime in or prior to [[1993]].<ref name="death" /> A [[portrait]] of him, painted by the artist [[Oliver Cartwright]], was hung at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="portrait" /> |
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+ | The name "Tobias" is the Greek form of Tobiah. This is the name of the hero of the apocryphal Book of Tobit in many English versions of the Old Testament. It relates how Tobias, with the help of the archangel Raphael, is able to drive away a demon who has been plaguing Sarah, who subsequently becomes his wife. It is also known that he shares the same first name as that of [[Tobias Snape]], who is the [[Muggle]] father of [[Severus Snape]]. |
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+ | *Misslethorpe's portrait was based on an [http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/10/3/1349274716566/disraeliportrait.jpg 1881 elegiac of Prime-Minister Benjamin Disraeli], by [[Wikipedia:John Everett Millais|John Everett Millais]] (1829–1896). The face, however, was modeled after [[Barry Wilkinson]], the props master on all eight [[Harry Potter films|''Harry Potter'' films]].<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyridder/7537611422/ The Making of Harry Potter photo] on Flickr</ref> |
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− | *This character's portrait can be seen in the "The Quest of Sir Cadogan" feature on Disc 2 of the ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' DVD. |
+ | *This character's portrait can be seen in the "The Quest of [[Sir Cadogan]]" feature on Disc 2 of the ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' DVD. |
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+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]'' {{Portrait}} |
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+ | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]'' <ref>Tobias himself has escaped during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], but his portrait is there.</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:37, 27 August 2015
Tobias Misslethorpe[2] was the founding editor of Witch Weekly.[3] His portrait was painted by Oliver Cartwright[2].
Biography
Life
During his lifetime, Misslethorpe founded Witch Weekly, a popular magazine for witches, serving as its first editor.[3]
Legacy
Misslethorpe died sometime in or prior to 1993.[1] A portrait of him, painted by the artist Oliver Cartwright, was hung at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[3]
Etymology
The name "Tobias" is the Greek form of Tobiah. This is the name of the hero of the apocryphal Book of Tobit in many English versions of the Old Testament. It relates how Tobias, with the help of the archangel Raphael, is able to drive away a demon who has been plaguing Sarah, who subsequently becomes his wife. It is also known that he shares the same first name as that of Tobias Snape, who is the Muggle father of Severus Snape.
Behind the scenes
- Misslethorpe's portrait was based on an 1881 elegiac of Prime-Minister Benjamin Disraeli, by John Everett Millais (1829–1896). The face, however, was modeled after Barry Wilkinson, the props master on all eight Harry Potter films.[4]
- This character's portrait can be seen in the "The Quest of Sir Cadogan" feature on Disc 2 of the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) [5]
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J. K. Rowling stated at the 2004 Edinburgh Book Festival that all portraits at Hogwarts are of deceased individuals. As Misslethorpe's portrait first appeared in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, it can be inferred that he died in or prior to 1993, the year in which the first portion of the novel is set.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter Limited Edition
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (see this image)
- ↑ The Making of Harry Potter photo on Flickr
- ↑ Tobias himself has escaped during the Battle of Hogwarts, but his portrait is there.