Barnabas Deverill(fl.1675-1799) was a wizard. He mastered the Elder Wand in the early eighteenth century, [2] and used it to carve himself out a reputation as a fearsome warlock, until his reign of terror was ended by Loxias who murdered Barnabas and mastered the wand.[3]
Etymology
The name "Barnabas" is a Greek form of an Aramaic name. In Acts in the New Testament the byname Barnabas was given to a man named Joseph, a companion of Paul on his missionary journeys. The original Aramaic is unattested, but it may be from בּר נביא (bar naviya') meaning "son of the prophet", though in Acts 4:36 it is claimed that the name means "son of encouragement". As an English name, it came into occasional use after the 12th century.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First mentioned)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ It is most likely that he owned another wand before the Elder Wand.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 21 (The Tale of the Three Brothers)
- ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real) - Albus Dumbledore on "The Tale of the Three Brothers"