Gregory Cotton

Gregory Cotton
Biographical information
Born	Before 1971
Nationality	British
Title(s)	Seeker
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation
Occupation	Seeker of the Appleby Arrows
Loyalty	Appleby Arrows

Gregory Cotton (fl. 1987–1999) was a British wizard who played as the Seeker for the Appleby Arrows. He was known for provoking his opponents.

Biography

Cotton was flying for the Appleby Arrows during the 1987–1988 school year, during which he spread a rumour that Pride of Portree were changing their team colours from purple and gold to orange and gold. The rumour shocked the wizarding community and caused many fans to become disheartened with what they saw as a bad uniform change.

During a match with Pride of Portree, he collided with the opposing team's Seeker, Dougal McBride, while both were locked in a race to catch the Golden Snitch. Cotton came out with the Snitch in his hand, but an altercation with McBride ensued, during which jinxes were illegally exchanged, and McBride transfigured Cotton's head into a cabbage. McBride defended his actions to the referee, Josiah Plunkett, by claiming that Cotton had hit him with a Jelly-Fingers Curse during the race for the Snitch, and thus deserved to be "cabbaged."

Etymology

The name "Gregory" is the English form of Latin Gregorius, which was from the Late Greek name Γρηγοριος (Gregorios), derived from γρηγορος (gregoros) meaning "watchful, alert". This name was popular among early Christians, being borne by a number of important saints including Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus (3rd century), Saint Gregory of Nyssa (4th century), Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (4th century), and Saint Gregory of Tours (6th century). It was also borne by the 6th-century pope Saint Gregory I the Great, a reformer and Doctor of the Church, as well as 15 subsequent popes.

Appearances

• Daily Prophet Newsletters (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)