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*The [[Weasley family]], students at Hogwarts during the time when Percival's photo hung there, often described their brother [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] as 'a prat'. It is an amusing coincidence that "Percy's a prat" sounds so similar to this wizard's name. |
*The [[Weasley family]], students at Hogwarts during the time when Percival's photo hung there, often described their brother [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] as 'a prat'. It is an amusing coincidence that "Percy's a prat" sounds so similar to this wizard's name. |
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| − | *Pratt may have died sometime prior to [[1993]], as many portraits hung at [[Hogwarts Castle]] depict deceased individuals. Some art historians have |
+ | *Pratt may have died sometime prior to [[1993]], as many portraits hung at [[Hogwarts Castle]] depict deceased individuals. Some art historians have assigned it to the latter half of the sixteenth century or the first decade of the seventneeth century on stylistic grounds. |
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==Appearances== |
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Revision as of 14:34, 7 January 2011
- "I'm a man of few words - I rarely speak. Find someone else if discourse you seek."
- — Percival Pratt's portrait[src]
Percival Pratt was a wizard poet. He has a portrait hung in Hogwarts Castle's Grand Staircase. He is portrayed as a man in a red robe, writing on his desk, with a starry sky and a full moon behind him. He is often heard saying rhymes and riddles to students who walk by. He often encourages students to "take time every day to rhyme what [they] say." Mr. Pratt's portrait guards a shortcut between the Grand Staircase and the Boathouse. The password of this shortcut brings out the absurd character: "This password is absurd". [2]. However, in the next school year he did not guard any secret passageway anymore.
Behind the scenes
His portrait.
- The Weasley family, students at Hogwarts during the time when Percival's photo hung there, often described their brother Percy as 'a prat'. It is an amusing coincidence that "Percy's a prat" sounds so similar to this wizard's name.
- Pratt may have died sometime prior to 1993, as many portraits hung at Hogwarts Castle depict deceased individuals. Some art historians have assigned it to the latter half of the sixteenth century or the first decade of the seventneeth century on stylistic grounds.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (First identified as Percival Pratt)
Notes and references
- ↑ A small portrait of Pratt hung in Gryffindor Tower in 1993 (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)).
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game), PS2 version