Jocunda Sykes

Jocunda Sykes
Biographical information
Born	1915
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Blonde
Eye colour	Blue
Skin colour	White
Relationship information
Family members	Alex Sykes (I) (possibly) Alex Sykes (II) (possibly) Sykes family
Affiliation
Occupation	Broom flyer
Loyalty	Sykes family

"Famous for flying across the Atlantic on a broomstick - the first person to do so."

— Chocolate Frog Card

Jocunda Sykes (b. 1915) was a witch who was famous for flying across the Atlantic Ocean.

Biography

Jocunda Sykes's bronze Chocolate Frog Card

She was the first witch ever to fly across the Atlantic Ocean on a broomstick, in 1935. This made her, and the broomstick she flew across the Atlantic with, the Oakshaft 79, famous throughout the Wizarding world.

There was a bust of Sykes at the Hogwarts Castle's Entrance Hall, near the stairway leading to the Dungeons.

Magical abilities and skills

• Flying: Sykes was a highly accomplished and gifted broomstick flyer, being the first witch in wizarding history to fly across the Atlantic Ocean on a broom, an achievement for which she was immortalised on a Chocolate Frog Card.

Behind the scenes

• Jocunda is possibly the wizard counterpart of Amelia Earhart, who is famous for flying across the Atlantic on a plane, the first woman to do so.
• In the Danish version of the second game her name is misspelt "Jocunca Sykes".
• The etymology of her first name, from the Latin for "congenial" or "delightful", is the source of the English jocund, generally suggesting a cheerful and carefree approach to life. Also, her last name is an anagram for "skies", though the "i" has been replaced by a "y" in order to make it look more like a well-respected name.
• In Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, she is depicted as dark-skinned with black hair and brown eyes, in contrast to all her other depictions.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears as statue) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• J. K. Rowling's official site
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)