Morag MacDougal was a pure-blood[1] witch who began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991 and was sorted into the Ravenclaw[1] house. She was in the same year as Harry Potter.[3]
Biography[]
She was the witch who Neville Longbottom had to give the Sorting Hat back to when he accidentally ran off with it after being sorted.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- Based on a list of students revealed by J. K. Rowling in Harry Potter and Me, this character was originally named "Katrina" and later changed to "Isobel".[4]
- A student named Morag appeared in the PC version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game). She worked with matches in Professor McGonagall's transfiguration class. It is possible that this is Morag MacDougal, who may have repeated her first year. (Match to needle is a spell known to be covered in first year transfiguration classes.)
Etymology[]
Morag is from Gaelic mór, "tall." Dougall is from the Gaelic Dubhgall, or "dark stranger," and "Mac" is "son of."
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and Me (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Potter and Me
- ↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Original Forty" at Harry Potter (website) on Pottermore