Walter Aragon
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Walter Aragon
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- "Mens sana in corpore sano."
- — Aragon's motto, as inscribed on the portrait depicting him andProfessor Gagwilde playing chess[src]
Professor Walter Aragon[3] was awizard. Professor Aragon worked in the capacity ofHeadmaster ofHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at some point during his life.[4]
Biography[]
At some point in his life, Professor Aragon became theHeadmaster ofHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[4] He also seemed to have an interest inCare of Magical Creatures, as he authored at least one title on the subject,Newts of Bognor.[5] Aragon was also a ferventWizard's Chess competitor, and used to play with his contemporaryBrian Gagwilde.[2]
Professor Aragon died sometime before1943.[1] There were portraits of the professor hung at theGrand Staircase[6] and one at theHeadmaster's office[4] in order to give advice to the current headmaster.
Aragon had aWizard's Chess competition named after him called theWalter Aragon Wizard Chess Competition.[2]
After theBattle of Hogwarts, he was most likely among those who congratulatedHarry Potter on his defeat ofLord Voldemort, along with the otherheadteachers of Hogwarts.[7]
Behind the scenes[]
- The solo portrait of Aragon was based on a1896 portrait of The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, byJohn Singer Sargent (1856–1925).[8]
- Aragon's portrait of him by himself only appears at theHeadmaster's office inLEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. In thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the portrait ofAmberose Swott occupies that space, and in thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the portrait ofProfessor Everard is hung there.
- InThe Making of Harry Potter, Walter Aragon's name appears on the portrait in the Headmasters' Office depictingtwo headmasters playing chess.Brian Gagwilde is named as the other headmaster.
- His motto "Mens sana in corpore sano" is a Latin phrase quotation often translated as "A healthy mind in a healthy body."[9]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)(First appearance)(Appears inportrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)(Appears inportrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows(Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)(Appears inportrait(s))[10]
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4(Appears inportrait(s))
- Harry Potter Limited Edition(Mentioned only)
- The Making of Harry Potter(Appears inportrait(s))
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery(Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.1J. 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, Aragon must have died sometime in or before1995, given his portrait's appearance in theHeadmaster's office in theLEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.
- ↑2.02.12.2Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "The Curse-Breaker's Gambit"
- ↑His portrait bears his name.
- ↑4.04.14.2LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑Harry Potter Limited Edition -A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films (seethis image)
- ↑Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) - PC version
- ↑Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 36 (The Flaw in the Plan) – "All around the walls, the headmasters and head mistresses of Hogwarts were giving him a standing ovation"
- ↑Harry Potter Limited Edition -The Paintings of Hogwarts: Masterpieces from the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Sets
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Mens sana in corpore sano onWikipedia - ↑He appears in a portrait inHogsmeade most likely because he had fled from his portrait atHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during theBattle.
