Pandora Lovegood

Pandora Lovegood
Biographical information
Born	Before 1968 (most likely)
Died	Between 13 February 1990 and 12 February 1991
Marital status	Married
Nationality	British
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Dirty-blonde (possibly)
Eye colour	Pale silvery (possibly)
Skin colour	Light (possibly)
Relationship information
Family members	Xenophilius Lovegood (husband) Luna Lovegood (daughter) Rolf Scamander (son-in-law) Lorcan Scamander (grandson) Lysander Scamander (grandson) Lovegood family
Affiliation
House	Ravenclaw (possibly)
Loyalty	Lovegood family

"She was a quite extraordinary witch, you know, but she did like to experiment and one of her spells went rather badly wrong one day. Yes, it was rather horrible."

— Luna Lovegood explaining her mother's tragic death

Pandora Lovegood (d. 1990/1991) was a British witch who was married to Xenophilius Lovegood, the editor of The Quibbler, and with him had one child, Luna Lovegood. Pandora died in either 1990 or 1991 when her own spell backfired, when Luna was nine.

Harry saw a photo of Luna and Pandora while visiting the Lovegoods' house. In this picture Luna looked more well-groomed than Harry had ever seen her. This suggested that Pandora was not as absent-minded as Xenophilius, or that Luna's mother was more demanding about her personal appearance. If this is true it opposed Luna's father, who was generally known as a scruffy, unkempt man.

Biography

"Yes, it was rather horrible. I still feel very sad about it sometimes. But I’ve still got Dad. And anyway, it’s not as though I’ll never see Mum again, is it?"

— Luna's perspective on her mother's death, showing her belief in the Afterlife

According to her daughter, Pandora was an extraordinary witch who liked to experiment with spells. One day in 1990 or 1991, one of these experiments went wrong, killing her in a "horrible" manner in front of Luna, who was subsequently able to see Thestrals because of it. Luna told Harry Potter that she continued to feel sad about her mother's death from time to time but believed that she would see her again after death.

Luna apparently had a large photograph beside her bed at home depicting her and her mother hugging. Pandora was described in the photo as looking very much like her daughter. Many years later, Pandora Lovegood would posthumously become the maternal grandmother to Lorcan and Lysander, the sons of Luna and Rolf Scamander.

Physical appearance

Pandora closely resembled her daughter in appearance.

Magical abilities and skills

Pandora Lovegood was described as being an extraordinary witch by her daughter Luna, implying she was proficient in magic.

• Spell creation: Pandora was noted to enjoy experimenting with and inventing new spells. However, one of her experimental spells one day backfired and accidentally killed her.

Etymology

Pandora is of the Ancient Greek and derived from πᾶν (= pān) => i.e. "all" and δῶρον (= dōron) => "gift", thus "the all-endowed", "the all-gifted" or "the all-giving". Pandora is said to be the first woman created by the gods in Greek mythology. She was given a box by them, and was told never to open it. Pandora, known for her intense curiosity, opened the box releasing things such as misery, sadness, etc. into the world, hence the phrase "do not open Pandora's box". This could relate to her experimenting with spells, thus her curiosity, and her death, the consequence.

Lovegood is a real surname and a compound word (Love and Good). This could be translated to "loving the good" or "chivalry".

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Appears in photographs)
• Pottermore (First identified as Pandora Lovegood) (First appearance) (Appears in photographs)
• Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault (Mentioned only)
• LEGO Dimensions (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)