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J.K. Rowling's "Wizard of the Month"
Each month J.K. Rowling updates her official site with a "Wizard of the Month". Here's an archive of her past wizards on her site.
2004
May:
Felix Summerbee
Inventor of the Cheering Charm
June:
Gwenog Jones
Captain and Beater of the only all-female national Quidditch team (the Holyhead Harpies)
July:
Donoghan Tremlett
The Weird Sisters' 32-year-old bass player
August:
Honoria Nutcombe
Founded the Society of the Reformation of Hags
September:
Uric the Oddball
Highly eccentric old wizard who is famed, among other things, for wearing a jellyfish for a hat
October:
Glenda Chittock
(1964-present)
Popular presenter of the W.W.N. (Wizarding Wireless Network) program 'Witching Hour'
November:
Devlin Whitehorn
(1945-present)
Founder of the Nibus Racing Broom Company
December:
Ignatia Wildsmith:
(1227 – 1320)
The witch who invented Floo Powder
2005
January:
Derwent Shimpling
(1912-present)
Ate an entire Venemous Tentacula for a bet and survived, though still purple
February:
Artemisia Lufkin
(1754-1825)
First witch to become Minister for Magic
March:
Mungo Bonham
(1560-1659)
Famous wizard healer. Founded St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
April:
Gondoline Oliphant
(1720-1799)
Famous for the studies of life and habits of trolls. Clubbed to death in the Cotswolds while sketching.
May:
Felix Summerbee
Inventor of the Cheering Charm
June:
Elfrida Clagg
(1612-1687)
Chieftainess of Warlock's Castle.
July:
Chauncey Oldridge
(1342-1379)
First known victim of Dragon Pox.
August:
Bridget Wenlock
(1202-1285)
Famous Arithmancer. First to establish the magical properties of the number seven.
September:
Gaspard Shingleton
(1959-present)
Celebrated inventor of the Self-Stirring Cauldron.
October:
Fifi LaFolle
(1888-1971)
Author of the 'Enchanted Encounters' series
November:
Calotta Pinkstone
(1922 – present)
Famous campaigner for lifting the International Confederation of Wizard’s Statute of Secrecy and telling Muggles that
wizards still exist. Ms. Pinkstone has been imprisoned several times for her blatant and deliberate use of magic in public
places.
December:
Bowman Wright
(1492 – 1560)
Famous for developing the Golden Snitch.
2006
January:
Jocunda Sykes
(1915 - present)
Famous for flying across the Atlantic on a broomstick - the first person to do so.
February:
Yardley Platt
(1446 - 1557)
Serial goblin-killer.
March:
Daisy Dodderidge
(1467-1555)
First landlady of the Leaky Cauldron.
April:
Grogan Stump
(1770-1884)
Popular Minister for Magic, appointed 1811.
May:
Fabius Watkins
(1940-1975)
Legendary Captain and Chaser of Montrose Magpies. Died in freak collision with helicopter.
