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{{Youmay|the boy who attended the 1994 Quidditch World Cup|[[Kevin (disambiguation)|another person with the same name]]}}
 
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{{Quote|You bust slug! You bust slug!|Kevin to his mother at the Quidditch World Cup|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
 
'''Kevin''' was a young [[Wizardkind|wizard]] who attended the [[Quidditch World Cup]] final in [[1994]] with his parents. He played with his father's [[wand]] at the campsite, enlarging a slug until his mother caught and stopped him. When she accidentally stepped on the magically enlarged slug, he cried out, ''"You bust slug! You bust slug!"''<ref name="GOF7">{{GOF|B|7}}</ref>
   
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==Etymology==
'''Kevin''' was a child who attended the [[Quidditch World Cup]] final in [[1994]] with his parents. He played with his father's [[wand]] at the campsite, performing [[underage magic]]. He [[Engorging Charm|enlarged]] a slug before his mother caught him, then he cried when she accidentally stepped on the slug and popped it.
 
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The name "Kevin" is the anglicised form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhín established a monastery in Glendalough, Ireland in the 6th century and is the patron saint of Dublin. It became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland in the 20th century.
   
 
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Revision as of 21:15, 5 October 2019

"You bust slug! You bust slug!"
— Kevin to his mother at the Quidditch World Cup[src]

Kevin was a young wizard who attended the Quidditch World Cup final in 1994 with his parents. He played with his father's wand at the campsite, enlarging a slug until his mother caught and stopped him. When she accidentally stepped on the magically enlarged slug, he cried out, "You bust slug! You bust slug!"[2]

Etymology

The name "Kevin" is the anglicised form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhín established a monastery in Glendalough, Ireland in the 6th century and is the patron saint of Dublin. It became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland in the 20th century.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter believed he was "no older than two" in the summer of 1994
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 7 (Bagman and Crouch)