"....Maddock appeared to be trying to kick the Snitch towards Magpie Seeker Lennox Campbell"
-- match report in the Daily Prophet (DP2)
Lennox Campbell is a Quidditch player who played Seeker for the Montrose Magpies Quidditch team in the 1990s (DP2).
During a match against the Kenmare Kestrels, Campbell understandably missed the Snitch kicked at him by Magpies Chaser Alasdair Maddock, allowing the opposing Seeker to catch it and causing the Magpies to lose the game (DP2).
Commentary
Etymology
Lennox usually appears as a Scottish surname, related to the district Lennox, which was originally recorded as Leuenaichs and Levanaux in the twelfth century. It derives from Old Gaelic leamhan + ach ("of the elm field") (Internet Surname Database).
Campbell is a Gaelic surname deriving from cam béul meaning "wry or crooked mouth". It may also derive from Latin de bello campo meaning "of the fair field" (Behind the Name).
Notes
Lexicon list of Seekers
Although the date printed on the second Daily Prophet Newsletter (DP2) is 8 February 1999, the timeframe for this event is 1992-1993.
From the Web
Writing by J K Rowling on Pottermore: The Daily Prophet
Pottermore features:
- The British and Irish Quidditch League
- British and Irish Quidditch teams to support
- Quidditch collection
Harry Potter Wiki: Lennox Campbell
Pensieve (Comments)
Tags: catching confusion defeat directions lose loss match team
