 
				            				        
				        Ritchie Coote was a student at Hogwarts in Gryffindor House. He was a Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team for the 1996-1997 school year (HBP11).
Skills
Good aim
					Ritchie Coote
			
	Gender Male
			Dates fl. 1990s
			Species / Race Wizard
					Distinguishing Features Weedy (for a Beater)
		
	School
		
							Hogwarts - Gryffindor
					
	
	
			Affiliations
			
									Gryffindor Quidditch team
									Gryffindor House
							
		
	
		
	First Introduced HBP11: Hermione’s Helping Hand
Commentary
Etymology
Richie is a diminutive of the given name Richard, which means "brave power". It is derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy" (Behind the Name).
Coote is a surname of early medieval English origin, and derives from the Middle English co(a)te meaning "a coot", and was originally given as a nickname to a bald person (Internet Surname Database).
Notes
Lexicon list of Beaters
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