Derek[3] was a wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was a member of Gryffindor house, who ran the Wizard Card Collectors' Club during the 1990s.
Biography[]
1991–1992 school year[]
When the school year started, he could be seen at the Classroom 5B where he was in charge of a game of pairs with Chocolate Frog Cards.[4]
1992–1993 school year[]
In 1992 he met Harry Potter again at Diagon Alley, and talked to him about the new card combinations. In the school year, he maintained his post at the Club. This year, he was in charge of giving prizes to students who possessed a certain set of cards.[5]
1993–1994 school year[]
In the 1993–1994 school year, this student could be seen by the Club yet again. He maintained the award-giving game he had ran the previous year.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
- "A football card! This is what Derek was talking about... I wonder if he would trade this for a Famous Witches and Wizards Card."
- — The cut line (presumably intended for Harry), that named Derek.[src]
- Derek is never referred to by name in the normal gameplay of all the video games he makes an appearance. The line of dialogue that mentions his name was intended to be used in the Game Boy Color version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. However, this piece of dialogue was cut and went unused, though it still appears in the game's ROM.[3]
- In the GBC version of the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Derek meets Harry Potter at Diagon Alley during the latter's first visit, where he offers Harry a Folio Magi and some card combinations, being very proud to help Harry.[4] However, this incident cannot be considered canon, as Harry first discovers what Chocolate Frog Cards are aboard the Hogwarts Express with Ronald Weasley.[7]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First appearance) (GBC version only)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (GBC version only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (GBA version only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ He must have at least been in his first year in 1991.
- ↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Game Boy Color) on The Cutting Room Floor
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - GBC version
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - GBC version
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) - GBA version
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 (The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters)