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'''Chroniculus Punnet''' was a magical historian and the author of ''[[Hogwarts, A History]]''<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' - PS2 version</ref>. His book is a compilation of the history of both [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts School]] and [[Hogwarts Castle]]. [[Hermione Granger]] was an avid reader of his work. Punnet has, however, left out of his book the [[House-elf|house-elves']] work in the [[Hogwarts kitchen|castle's kitchens]], to Hermione's distaste.
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'''Chroniculus Punnet''' was a magical historian and author. <ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' - PS2 version</ref>
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
 
''Chroniculus'' is a derivation of the English word ''Chronicle'', meaning "a written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time". <ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chronicle ''Chronicle'' on the Wiktionary]</ref> ''Punnet'' is a pun on the English word ''Pun'', meaning "joke or type of wordplay". <ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pun ''Pun'' on the Wiktionary]</ref>
 
''Chroniculus'' is a derivation of the English word ''Chronicle'', meaning "a written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time". <ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chronicle ''Chronicle'' on the Wiktionary]</ref> ''Punnet'' is a pun on the English word ''Pun'', meaning "joke or type of wordplay". <ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pun ''Pun'' on the Wiktionary]</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*In the PS2 version of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'', Punnet is credited as the wizard who wrote ''[[Hogwarts, A History]]''. However, a later film prop identifies the book's author as [[Garino|Professor Garino]].
   
 
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Chroniculus Punnet was a magical historian and author. [1]

Etymology

Chroniculus is a derivation of the English word Chronicle, meaning "a written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time". [2] Punnet is a pun on the English word Pun, meaning "joke or type of wordplay". [3]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references