Gideon Crumb

Gideon Crumb
Biographical information
Born	1975
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Brown
Eye colour	Blue
Skin colour	Pale
Affiliation
Occupation	Bagpipe player Keyboard player
Loyalty	Weird Sisters

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

— In the song

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

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

Gideon Crumb's Chocolate Frog Card.

• 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