Gideon Crumb

Gideon Crumb
Biographical information
Born	1975
Nationality	British
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Brown
Skin colour	Light
Affiliation
Occupation	Bagpipe and Keyboard player for The Weird Sisters
Loyalty	The Weird Sisters

"Ma ma ma, ma ma ma, ma ma ma"

— Gideon Crumb singing Do the Hippogriff

Gideon Crumb (b. 1975) was the wizard who played bagpipes for the popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters.

Biography

On 25 December 1994, Crumb and his fellow bandmates played during the Yule Ball at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They played songs such as Do the Hippogriff.

Etymology

The name "Gideon" means "feller" or "hewer" in Hebrew. Gideon was a hero of the Old Testament who led the Israelites against the Midianites. In the English-speaking world, Gideon has been used as a given name since the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular among the Puritans.

Behind the scenes

• Steven Claydon played Gideon Crumb in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In the film, he plays a keyboard in addition to bagpipes.
• If Gideon attended Hogwarts, then he would have graduated a mere year or less before he played at the Yule Ball; he would have started at Hogwarts in September 1986 or 1987, and thus would have finished in June 1993 or 1994.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)

Notes and references

The Weird Sisters
Lead singer	Lead guitar	Rhythm guitar	Bass guitar
Myron Wagtail	Kirley Duke	Heathcote Barbary	Donaghan Tremlett
Bagpipes	Drums	Cello	Lute
Gideon Crumb	Orsino Thruston	Merton Graves	Herman Wintringham
Known songs
Blood Sucker · Do The Hippogriff · Magic Works · This Is The Night