- "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.[src]
Professor Vindictus Viridian was a wizard and the author of Curses and Countercurses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and Much, Much More).[1]
Etymology
The name Vindictus is derived from the Latin vindicta ("revenge") and the surname Viridian from the Latin viridis ("green").
Behind the scenes
- In the films and video games there's a portrait of someone called "Vindictus Veridian". This may be a misspelling of Vindictus Viridian, however, it is currently unknown if the two are to be taken as the same person or not.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter films (Appears in portrait(s))
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)