The Chosen One
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Titles, nicknames, and honorifics
“The Chosen One” was a name applied to Harry Potter in reference to Professor Trelawney’s prophecy about an individual destined to defeat or be defeated by Lord Voldemort. Read MoreCon: The Connection 1999• Source
J.K. Rowling interview transcript, The Connection (WBUR Radio), 12 October, 1999… Read MoreHogwort
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Glossary • Plants
A small plant typically found in the southern United States. Rowling saw hogwort at Kew Gardens circa 1992 and the name stuck in her mind. Read MoreCulpeper Complete Herbal• Source
Culpeper’s Complete Herbal, published in 1653, is a source Rowling used as a reference for herbs and other plants. She told “60 Minutes”: “I used to collect names of plants that sounded witchy, and then I found this, ‘Culpeper’s Complete Herbal,’ and it was the answer to my every prayer: flax… Read More
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The Chosen One
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Titles, nicknames, and honorifics
“The Chosen One” was a name applied to Harry Potter in reference to Professor Trelawney’s prophecy about an individual destined to defeat or be defeated by Lord Voldemort. Read More