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Ignatia Wildsmith

Ignatia Wildsmith

Ignatia Wildsmith was the inventor of Floo Powder (FW, Pm, WoM).

Ignatia attended Hogwarts, where she was sorted into Ravenclaw house (Pm).

Floo Powder is now produced only by Floo-Pow, a company headquartered in Diagon Alley.

Other canon notes and references

Wildsmith was the "Wizard of the Month" on JKR's website for December 2004 (JKR, WoM).

 

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Etymology

"Ignis" is Latin for "fire".

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