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- "Artium Magister."
- — Gagwilde's motto, as inscribed on the portrait depicting him and Professor Aragon playing chess[src]
Professor Brian Gagwilde was a wizard, a Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,[8] and a Wizard's Chess master.[6]
Biography[]
Lifetime[]
Gagwilde was born at some point prior to 1551.[1][2]
He wrote the book Jiggery Pokery and Hocus Pocus,[9][7] and became a Hogwarts Headmaster at some point.[8] He was also a fervent Wizard's Chess competitor, and used to play with his contemporary Walter Aragon. He also used to play with Aberforth Dumbledore at the Hog's Head Inn, until he suffered such a crushing defeat that he stopped playing the game altogether.[6]
Post-mortem[]
Professor Gagwilde died at some point before 1992.[4] In addition to the portrait of the professor hung in the Grand Staircase,[6][1] another one, in which he was depicted as playing a game of chess with Walter Aragon, was placed in the Headmaster's office after his passing to give advice to the current Head.[8] He was a contemporary of Aragon and Aberforth Dumbledore, having played chess with them in life, but his exact date of death is not known.
Possessions[]
- Wizard's chess set: This was the chess set he used when he lost to Aberforth.[6]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (First appearance) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Appears in portrait(s))
- The Making of Harry Potter (Appears in portrait(s))
- Pottermore (Mentioned on book cover)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Appears in portrait(s))[1]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (see this image) – Notably, this portrait is identical to this image, which states the subject is from 1568.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brian Gagwilde would have had to have been at least seventeen years old to be employed as the Hogwarts Headteacher.
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, "THE CURSE-BREAKER'S GAMBIT" Achievement – He played Aberforth Dumbledore during his lifetime, so he must have been a contemporary of Aberforth.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J. K. Rowling stated at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 15 August 2004 (source) that all portraits at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are of deceased individuals. Thus, Gagwilde must have died sometime in or before the 1989–1990 school year, given his portrait's appearance in the Marble Staircase in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.
- ↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "The Curse-Breaker's Gambit"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pottermore
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Harry Potter Limited Edition - The Paintings of Hogwarts: Masterpieces from the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Sets
- ↑ "The Dames Hit Hollywood! Day Four: Warner Brothers Studio" from An Elegant Obsession blog
