Mafalda (born c. 1983) was a witch who attended Hogwarts School in the 1990s. She was the daughter of Molly Weasley's second cousin (most likely a Squib) and a Muggle mother.[4]
Biography[]
Mafalda was born in around 1983 to an accountant father and a Muggle mother. Although her father was most likely a Squib, he did not expect to become the parent of a witch.[4]
Mafalda started at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September 1994, and was Sorted into Slytherin house.[4]
Personality and traits[]
All in all, Mafalda was a rather unpleasant individual, even to her own parents. She liked to impress others and showed off as much as possible. She was also very nosy, eavesdropping often, and was very loud-mouthed too, prone to gossip. There are noted parallels between the nature of Mafalda and those of Hermione Granger (in their academic prowess) and Rita Skeeter (in their morbid curiosities).[4]
Magical skills and abilities[]
- Magical aptitude: Whilst explicit details about Mafalda's magical talent are not known, it is known that she was generally a very gifted witch, even rivalling the overachieving Hermione Granger.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
- Mafalda was originally planned to be included in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but was ultimately cut. J. K. Rowling stated on her website that she was very fond of Mafalda, calling her a "match for Hermione", and that she did not want to have to cut her from the book. Her role in the plot would have been to eavesdrop on conversations held between the children of Death Eaters in her house, then repeat what she heard to the Trio in an attempt to impress them. Hermione would have discovered that, much to her own horror, Mafalda was her equal in many ways, and would have been caught between hating Mafalda's disregard for rules and longing to try to outdo her. However, Rowling found that Mafalda "wasn't doing the job she was supposed to do", as there were severe limitations to how much information an eleven-year-old girl stuck at Hogwarts could gather, and consequently developed Rita Skeeter further to fill her role.[4]
- J. K. Rowling jokingly promised to name a character after a person using the screen name "Icicle" in a September 1999 Barnes & Noble webchat.[5] She also revealed sometime prior to the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire that she planned to include a "Weasley cousin" in the book.[6] This led to Internet rumours that the Weasley cousin would be named Icicle.[7][8]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned) (Cut from final edit)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Her mother was a Muggle and her father's blood status was unknown, though he was presumably a Squib. If so, this would make Mafalda a half-blood as she would have Muggles, a Squib and pure-blood or half-blood wizards as her parents and grandparents.
- ↑ It is also possible that her father was a Muggle whose parent was the Squib great-aunt or uncle of Molly. If this was the case, this would mean that Mafalda would have two Muggles and a Squib as her parents and grandparents, most likely making her a Muggle-born.
- ↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Mafalda and her family (Internet Archive of J. K. Rowling's official site)
- ↑ "JKR Quotes: Future and Unspecified Characters" from The Sugar Quill
- ↑ Transcription of 2000 CBBC interview with J. K. Rowling
- ↑ "JKR Quotes: Future and Unspecified Characters Rumors: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
- ↑ "Rumours" from Harry Potter Realm