Florean Fortescue

Florean Fortescue is the owner of an ice cream parlour in Diagon Alley. In 1993, he gave Harry Potter free ice cream and helped him write an essay on witch burnings in the fourteenth century. He disappeared in 1996 from Diagon Alley, and his ice cream parlour was left in a mess, leading many to believe he had been dragged off forcibly.

It is possible Florean Fortescue is related to former Hogwarts Headmaster Dexter Fortescue.

Behind the scenes

 * J.K. Rowling stated in a podcast that he was killed. She also stated she felt more attatched to the character after knowing someone named Florean.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince