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- "Ominis was born blind, and no spell could reverse it."
- — Sebastian Sallow to his friend[src]
Blindness is a term used for somebody who has complete or nearly complete vision loss. The reasons behind blindness can differ greatly, and although it is usually treatable, it cannot be cured.[5]
History[]
Ominis Gaunt was a pure-blood blind wizard alive during the late 19th century, and he used a sentient wand that guided him around and allowed him to duel. His blindness could not be cured by any means.[3] This likely involved some magical cause, because mundane nature could easily be corrected.[6]
A wizarding speakeasy owned by Gnarlak the goblin, which was located in New York during the 1920s, was called The Blind Pig.[7]
During the 1990–1991 school year, Verucca Buckthorn-Snyde blinded Jacob with a variation of the Conjunctivitis Curse that was purple in colour in Knockturn Alley, intending the curse for his father Peregrine.[8] Jacob was hospitalised in St Mungo's as a result, and Healers could not cure his blindness with the Oculus Potion.[2]
By early 1993, Rubeus Hagrid's pet Acromantula, Aragog, had become blind.[4] Later, on 29 May 1993, Fawkes blinded the Serpent of Slytherin by clawing at its eyes in the Chamber of Secrets.[1]
Blind individuals[]
- Aragog – from old age.[4]
- Gringott's Dragon – half-blind from age.[9]
- Jacob – from the Conjunctivitis Curse.[8]
- Ominis Gaunt – from birth.[3]
- Mopsus[10]
- Serpent of Slytherin – after being clawed in the eyes by Fawkes.[1]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Indirectly mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Indirectly mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Hogwarts Legacy
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 17 (The Heir of Slytherin)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 55 (The Broken Path)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hogwarts Legacy, Main Quest "In the Shadow of the Undercroft"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 15 (Aragog)
- ↑
Visual impairment on Wikipedia
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Illness and Disability" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 54 (Best-Laid Plans)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 6 (The Ghoul in Pyjamas)
- ↑ 16 July, 2005 Edinburgh press conference on Accio Quote!