Professor Swoopstikes was a wizard and a former Potions Master at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[3]
Biography[]
Professor Swoopstikes became the Potions Master at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at an unknown point in the school's history. He was also an entomologist, with a vast knowledge of magical insects. Professor Swoopstikes was also a fan of the Tutshill Tornados Quidditch team.[3]
A portrait of Professor Swoopstikes was hung in the Tracery Hall at Hogwarts Castle, depicting him among his vast insect collection, holding a magnifying glass in one hand and a Billywig in the other.
Magical abilities and skills[]
- Potions: As a former Potions Master who taught the subject at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Swoopstikes would have been an expert in the magical art and science of potion-making.
- Magizoology: Swoopstikes was also a Magizoologist, with an expansive knowledge of magical insects, meaning he was highly knowledgeable of the study of magical creatures and their habits.
Etymology[]
- To "swoop" is to "move rapidly downward through the air", perhaps an indication towards entomology.[4]
- A "stike" is a stanza, and therefore the plural form of stike, "stikes", refers to multiple stanzas.[5]
Appearances[]
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Appears in portrait(s))
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Since Professor Swoopstikes is a fan of the Tutshill Tornados and that Quidditch team was founded on that year.
- ↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (see this video)
- ↑ See this definition here.
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