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- "Ravenclaw house has an illustrious history. Most of the greatest wizarding inventors and innovators were in our house, including... Laverne de Montmorency, a great pioneer of love potions...."
- — Robert Hilliard[src]
Laverne de Montmorency (1823 – 1893) was a 19th-century potioneer, who invented a number of love potions. She appears on a Chocolate Frog Card.[1]
Biography[]
Laverne de Montmorency was born in 1823, presumably somewhere in the British Isles.[1]
In her youth, she attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from around 1834 to 1841, and was Sorted into Ravenclaw.[3]
After her graduation from Hogwarts School, Laverne de Montmorency became a pioneer in the field of love potions, becoming a successful potioneer.[1][3]
Ms de Montmorency died in 1893, aged around 70. In her honour, her invention of many love potions was recorded on a silver Chocolate Frog Card.[1]
On 1 September 1991, Prefect Robert Hilliard welcomed the Ravenclaw first-years to Ravenclaw Tower with a short speech, in which he mentioned potioneer Laverne de Montmorency as one of the many notable Hogwarts students, who had been Sorted, like them, into Ravenclaw.[3]
Magical abilities and skills[]
- Potions: Laverne was accomplished in the field of potions, having pioneered love potions during her career as a potioneer.[1]
Etymology[]
- "Laverne" is derived from a French place-name that includes the Gaulish word vern, meaning "alder". It is sometimes associated with Laverna, the Roman goddess of thieves, or the Latin adjective vernus, meaning "of spring".[4]
- The House of Montmorency was one of the oldest and most distinguished noble families in France. Montmorency was also the name of the family's fiefdom. The Montmorency cherry is a popular variety of sour cherries, cultivated in the United States.
Behind the scenes[]
- Despite her hag-like appearance in her Chocolate Frog Card picture, she was actually a human witch.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (First appearance) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- ↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Pottermore introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available here)
- ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/laverne



