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"Alys, don't forget your rat tail."
Horace Slughorn reminding Alys to take her rat tail with her after a Potions lesson[src]

Alys[1] (born 1980s) was a witch who began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1996[1] and was Sorted into Hufflepuff House.

Biography[]

In her first year during the 1996–1997 school year,[1] Alys was reminded by Professor Slughorn not to forget her rat tail on her desk after a Potions lesson.[3]

Etymology[]

The Welsh name "Alys" is probably directly rooted in the name Alice, which is rooted in the Old German name Adelaide (or, directly, Adelheidis), meaning "Nobility".

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