Derwent Shimpling
Derwent Shimpling
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Early life[]
Shimpling was born in the year1912.[4][5]
As a comedian[]
Shimpling became a famed comedian, very popular for his daring sense of humour.[3] Shimpling was also famous for making bets lightly. Once, he ate an entireVenomous Tentacula on a bet, and, though he survived, his skin was left permanently purple.[4][5]
Recognition[]
He was also featured on a silverChocolate Frog Card as part of theFamous Witches and Wizards Cards series, for his famous achievement. During the1993–1994 school year atHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, aportrait of him guarded a secret room, the password to enter was "Tummy-button".[6]
Etymology[]
Derwent means "valley thick with oaks". It was a village in Derbyshire that was drowned by the creation of the Ladybower Reservoir. Oaks usually symbolise strength and endurance, like how Derwent had to endure eating a Venomous Tentacula.
Shimpling is a village and civil parish in south Suffolk, England. Located around seven miles from Bury St Edmunds, it is a part of the Baghbert district.
Appearances[]
Derwent Shimpling as depicted on a silverChocolate Frog Card
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)(Appears on aFamous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)(Appears on aFamous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)(Appears inportrait(s))
- Wizard of the Month
Notes and references[]
- ↑J. K. Rowling stated at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 15 August 2004 (source) that all portraits atHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are of deceased individuals. Thus, this wizard must have died sometime in or before1993, given his portrait's appearance inHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game).
- ↑As seen in the real Chocolate Frog Cards released in the U.S.A.
- ↑3.03.1Wizard of the Month atJ. K. Rowling's official site
- ↑4.04.14.2Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- ↑5.05.15.2Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- ↑Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
