Kenneth Hastings

Kenneth Hastings
Biographical information
Nationality	Australian
Title(s)	Chaser
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Blond
Skin colour	White
Affiliation
Occupation	Chaser for the Australian National Quidditch team
Loyalty	Australian National Quidditch team

Kenneth Hastings was an Australian wizard who played as a Chaser on the Australian National Quidditch team during the four-hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup, in 1994.

During the 1996–1997 school year, Hastings' Chocolate Frog Card could be won by beating Neville Longbottom at a duelling challenge.

Etymology

The name "Kenneth" is the anglicised form of both Coinneach and Cináed. This name was borne by the Scottish king Kenneth (Cináed) mac Alpin, who united the Scots and Picts in the 9th century. It was popularised outside of Scotland by Sir Walter Scott, who used it for the hero in his novel The Talisman (1825). A famous bearer was the British novelist Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932), who wrote The Wind in the Willows.

Appearances

• Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (NDS edition) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions