Giffard Abbott

"Pass, friend to Hufflepuff!"

- Gifford Abbott

Giffard Abbott was a wizard. He has a portrait hanging in Hogwarts Castle's Grand Staircase. He guards the shortcut to the Transfiguration Courtyard, the password being Dragon's Egg in the 1995-1996 school year and Light Against Darkness in the 1996-1997 school year. There were another set of portraits of him, hiding yet another hidden passageway between the Clock Tower and the corridor outside the Library; the password was Tempus meminem manet. He has a pet dog. He seems to enjoy drinking: he was portrayed with a bottle of wine in his hand. He seems to gain access to a source of food, because Damara Dodderidge frequently asks him if he has any to give her.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)