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- "Ho, ho, ho. Merry christmas. Ho, ho, ho."
- — An Enchanted Father Christmas figurine speaking in the style of Father Christmas[src]
An enchanted Father Christmas figurine at 12 Grimmauld Place in 1995
Father Christmas (also known as Santa Claus or simply Santa) is a mythological figure associated with Christmas, who is typically portrayed as a jolly old man with a long, white beard.[1]
History[]
A Father Christmas statue on display at Ginzberg Delaunay in December 1926
A statue of Father Christmas was on display at the Ginzberg Delaunay department store in New York in December 1926.[2] Actor Earnest Mahoney played Santa Claus in the Christmas-themed musical Ho, Ho, Ho! at the Brockman Theatre during this time as well.[3]
Ronald Weasley remarked that the Muggle perception of gnomes, specifically the figures they had called garden gnomes, resembled traditional depictions of Father Christmas much more than they resembled real gnomes.[4]
Rubeus Hagrid was described as presenting his idea of having the students in Care of Magical Creatures class come down on alternate evenings to observe the Blast-Ended Skrewts and make notes about their extraordinary behaviour "with the air of Father Christmas pulling an extra-large toy out of his sack."[5]
In December 1995, while Harry Potter was staying at 12 Grimmauld Place at over the Christmas holidays, an enchanted Father Christmas toy on a broomstick flew around the house.[6] The stuffed house-elf heads on the walls of the stairs leading to the upper floor were also adorned with Father Christmas-style hats and beards.[7]
Behind the scenes[]
- The U.S. edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets published by Scholastic uses the name "Santa Claus".
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 the 12 Grimmauld Place model has LEGO-Albus Dumbledore like traits.
- There is a widely-discussed theory (attributed to redditor TheSortingSombrero) that Father Christmas exists within the Potterverse as a real wizard, that he uses Floo Powder to get down the fireplaces, that he uses a Time-Turner to get his presents delivered in one night and has the Philosopher's Stone to be immortal and to pay for the presents.[8]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears as object)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Appears as statue)
- The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Appears as statue) (Mentioned on a poster)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Appears as object)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ "
Santa Claus on Wikipedia
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
- ↑ The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 3 (The Burrow)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 15 (Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) - Chapter 18 (House of Black)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)
- ↑ THEORY: Santa is Actually a Wizard from "Harry Potter" from Seventeen.com