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==Behind the scenes==
 
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*The Professor was voiced by [[Rupert Degas]] in the English edition of ''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]''.
 
*His favorite [[spell]] is the [[Bird-Conjuring Charm]].<ref> See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOoAFUUyycA&feature=BFa&list=ELtMQLA1ScYkc this video].</ref>
 
*His favorite [[spell]] is the [[Bird-Conjuring Charm]].<ref> See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOoAFUUyycA&feature=BFa&list=ELtMQLA1ScYkc this video].</ref>
   

Revision as of 17:30, 28 November 2012


This Charms[1] Professor taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry some two hundred years after the publication of Miranda Goshawk's Book of Spells. He was fairly familiar with this book's contents, and once helped a Hogwarts student in navigating and learning its spells.

History

Early life

This individual was presumably born somewhere in Great Britain. He may have attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he would most likely have gotten high marks in the subject of Charms. Sometime in his adult life, he took on the position of Charms Professor at Hogwarts.

Teaching with the Book of Spells

One night, he was in the Restricted Section of the Hogwarts Library when he happened upon a young Hogwarts student. After admonishing them for being there, he promised not to take any house points and inquired as to what they were doing there. The student produced a note indicating that they were permitted to be in that section to check out a copy of Book of Spells. The Professor was impressed that this student got permission for such a task, and offered to guide them through the book's contents.

Together, the two explored the old book, the Professor giving occasional advice on how to complete the book's assigned tasks and offering his own opinions on Goshawk's words, as well as awarding house points when the student achieved a particularly remarkable task. In time, the student had learned all the spells the book had to offer, and the Professor expressed his pride in his student.

Magical abilities and skills

  • Charms: As a Charms Professor, this individual was naturally learned in the subject. He could easily recognize and advise on all the spells printed in Book of Spells, including those that had merely been written in the margins by former students. He was also a skilled spellcaster in his own right, capable of casting Muffliato with proper reflexes to prevent a student from harm when Book of Spells conjured a greenhouse full of Mandrakes.
  • Care of Magical Creatures: He could identify a number of magical creatures conjured forth by Book of Spells on sight. He was also knowledgeable in dealing with them. For instance, he knew that a Kelpie can only be subdued by bridling it.
  • Herbology: As with the creatures, he could also identify the variety of magical plants that Book of Spells spawned, such as Mandrakes and Devil's Snare, as well as advise on how to deal with them.
  • Logical thinking: This wizard possessed a great deal of logical thinking skills, a trait rare in a wizard. He was able to quickly adapt to the challenges Book of Spells provided and give sufficient advice to guide the student reading the book through them.

Behind the scenes

Apppearances

Notes and references

  1. On the subject of the Unlocking Charm, this Professor says that he personally wouldn't teach it so early on in a wizard's studies, implying that Charms is his subject.
  2. See this video.