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|died=[[1700s|1703]]<ref name="death">In interviews, J.K. Rowling has stated that "[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more all the portraits you see in the headmaster's study are all headmasters and mistresses who died]". Veridian's portrait is dated 1703.</ref>
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{{Quote|They bought Harry's school books in a shop called Flourish and Blotts where the shelves were stacked to the ceiling with books as large as paving stones bound in leather; books the size of postage stamps in covers of silk; books full of peculiar symbols and a few books with nothing in them at all. ''[…]'' Hagrid almost had to drag Harry away from ''Curses and Countercurses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and Much, Much More)'' by Professor Vindictus Viridian.|Description.|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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'''Professor Vindictus Viridian''' was a [[wizardkind|wizard]] and the author of ''[[Curses and Counter-Curses|Curses and Countercurses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and Much, Much More)]]''.<ref name="PS5">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 5 (''Diagon Alley'')</ref>
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==Etymology==
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{{Quote|And if wishes grew on trees, life would be a breeze. Please pester someone else!|Veridian's portrait, refusing to open to [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)}}
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The name Vindictus is derived from the Latin ''vindicta'' ("revenge") and the surname Viridian from the Latin ''viridis'' ("green").
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'''ProfessorVindictusViridian'''(d.[[1700s|1703]]<refname="death"/>)wasa [[potioneer]], author and [[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the early [[18th century|eighteenth century]].
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==Biography==
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===Lifetime===
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Based on his portrait, Veridian was a [[potioneer]]. At some point in his life, he was named [[Headmaster]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]<ref name="WWHP">''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]'' - see [[:File:Dumbledore's office portraits.jpg|this image]]</ref>. Also during his lifetime, he published a famous [[List of books|book]] on [[curses]]: ''[[Curses and Counter-Curses|Curses and Counter-Curses (Bewitch your Friends and Befuddle your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and much, much more)]]''.
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===Post-mortem===
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[[File:Dumbledore's office portraits.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Professor Veridian's portrait in the [[Headmaster's office]].]]
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Professor Veridian died in [[1700s|1703]].<ref name="death"/> Two [[portrait]]s of him hung at Hogwarts: one was hung in the [[Headmaster's office]] along with the [[Headmaster portraits|portraits of other Headmasters and Headmistresses]],<ref name="WWHP"/> and another at the [[Grand Staircase]].<ref name="OPg">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''</ref>
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In the [[1995-1996 school year]], Veridian's portrait at the [[Grand Staircase]] was used to conceal the entrance to the [[Room of Rewards]]. He was frequently annoyed by all the hustle and bustle of the students' school life. In order to gain entry to the Room of Rewards, [[Hermione Granger]] threatened to convince [[Myrtle|Moaning Myrtle]] to haunt the landing where the portrait hung. Disliking Myrtle, Veridian let [[Harry Potter]] and his friends through.<ref name="OPg"/>
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==Magical abilities and skills==
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*'''[[Curse]]s''': Professor Viridian was exceptionally skilled with [[curse]]s, [[hex]]es and [[jinx]]es, and wrote [[Curses and Counter-Curses|a book]] which included such [[spell]]s as the [[Full Body-Bind Curse]], [[Jelly-Legs Curse]], [[Leg-Locker Curse]], [[Pimple Jinx]], [[Stickfast Hex]], [[Tickling Hex]], [[Tongue-Tying Curse]] and [[Hair Loss Curse]]. Hence, it can be presumed he was able to cast such [[spell]]s.
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==Etymology==
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The name Vindictus is derived from the Latin ''vindicta'' ("revenge") and the surname Veridian from the Latin ''viridis'' ("green").
==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
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*Inthefilmsandvideogamesthere'saportraitof someone called "[[Vindictus Veridian]]".This may be a misspelling of Vindictus Viridian, however, it is currently unknown if the twoaretobetaken as the same person or not.
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*''[[HarryPotterLimitedEdition]]''confirmsthathissurnamewasmisspelled "Veridian" in the [[HarryPotter(filmseries)|filmseries]].
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{Portrait}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{Portrait}}<ref>DVD 2 - Special Features (''The Quest of Sir Cadogan'')</ref>
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{Portrait}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{Portrait}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{Portrait}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{Portrait}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{Portrait}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' {{Portrait}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' {{Portrait}}
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*[[Pottermore]]
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*''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]'' {{Portrait}}
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*''[[Pottermore]]'' {{Mention}}
==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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|predecessor=Unknown, eventually [[Everard]]
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In the 1995-1996 school year, Veridian's portrait at the Grand Staircase was used to conceal the entrance to the Room of Rewards. He was frequently annoyed by all the hustle and bustle of the students' school life. In order to gain entry to the Room of Rewards, Hermione Granger threatened to convince Moaning Myrtle to haunt the landing where the portrait hung. Disliking Myrtle, Veridian let Harry Potter and his friends through.[3]
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