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John Kent Fruiterers in 1991
- "I am related to the Selwyns... Indeed, there are few pure-blood families to whom I am not related. A pity... that the same cannot be said for you. 'Parents profession: greengrocers.'"
- — Umbridge taunts Mary Cattermole about her parents' profession[src]
Greengrocer is a Muggle profession dealing in the buying and selling of fruits and vegetables.
History[]
John Kent was a greengrocer who owned his own store as of 1991.[1] There was also a greengrocer that Harry Potter and Rubeus Hagrid walked past on their way to the Leaky Cauldron in 1991.[1]
The Muggle-born witch Mary Cattermole's parents were greengrocers. Dolores Umbridge taunted her with this fact during her trial before the Muggle-Born Registration Commission in 1997.[2]
Known greengrocers[]
- Gwendoline Babcocke[3]
- Hughes[4]
- John Kent[1]
- Mary Cattermole's father[2]
- Mary Cattermole's mother[2]
- Tut[5]
- Walker[4]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Deluxe Illustrated Slipcase Edition)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World (First appearance)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 13 (The Muggle-Born Registration Commission)
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World, Case 7: Flames of Attraction
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- ↑ Illustration of Diagon Alley by Jim Kay from the Deluxe Illustrated Slipcase Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (see here).