Sir Sidley Smirk Platter,[2] Grand Sorc. (born c. 1503) was a wizard who was appointed Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards sometime after Pierre Bonaccord.[1]
Biography[]
Smirk Platter was depicted in a portrait that hung somewhere at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1] This portrait was painted in 1542, when he was 39 years old, as indicated by the inscription "Anno Etatis Suae 39"[1] (anno aetatis suae is a Latin term meaning "in the year of his age").[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- This portrait was made specifically for the Harry Potter films, and was modelled after Matt Cooke,[4] a member of the dressing props team since Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
- Despite Sidley's bearing of Matt Cooke's likeness, the rest of his portrait seems to have been based on a portrait of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (c. 1600), by an unknown artist.
- Smirk Platter may have passed away sometime prior to the 1990s as many portraits hung at Hogwarts Castle depict deceased individuals.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter films (First appearance) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter: The Exhibition (Appears in portrait(s))
- The Making of Harry Potter (Appears in portrait(s))
Notes and references[]
| International Confederation of Wizards | |
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| International Confederation of Wizards' Conference | |
| Supreme Mugwump | |
| Pierre Bonaccord · Cottismore Croyne · Sidley Smirk Platter · Anton Vogel · Vicência Santos · Albus Dumbledore · Babajide Akingbade | |
| Delegates | |
| Momolu Wotorson · Ya Zhou · Heinrich Eberstadt (Switzerland) · Albus Dumbledore (Great Britain) | |
| Other employees | |
| Hector Podmore (Great Britain) · Rudolph Spielman · Arnold Guzman (USA) · Ida Webb (Great Britain) · Royston Idlewind · Mentor Metaxas · Constance Pickering (Great Britain) · Mathilda Grimblehawk (Great Britain) | |
| Divisions and posts | |
| Calamity World Centre · Department of Aurors · Educational Office · Head of Incarceration · High Council · Quidditch Committee · International Director · International Task Force · Security Advisor · Statute of Secrecy Task Force | |
| Possessions | |
| Incarceration Carriage | |
| Events | |
| Candidates' Dinner · Selection Ceremony · The walk of the Qilin |
| International Confederation of Wizards | |
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| International Confederation of Wizards' Conference | |
| Supreme Mugwump | |
| Pierre Bonaccord · Cottismore Croyne · Sidley Smirk Platter · Anton Vogel · Vicência Santos · Albus Dumbledore · Babajide Akingbade | |
| Delegates | |
| Momolu Wotorson · Ya Zhou · Heinrich Eberstadt (Switzerland) · Albus Dumbledore (Great Britain) | |
| Other employees | |
| Hector Podmore (Great Britain) · Rudolph Spielman · Arnold Guzman (USA) · Ida Webb (Great Britain) · Royston Idlewind · Mentor Metaxas · Constance Pickering (Great Britain) · Mathilda Grimblehawk (Great Britain) | |
| Divisions and posts | |
| Calamity World Centre · Department of Aurors · Educational Office · Head of Incarceration · High Council · Quidditch Committee · International Director · International Task Force · Security Advisor · Statute of Secrecy Task Force | |
| Possessions | |
| Incarceration Carriage | |
| Events | |
| Candidates' Dinner · Selection Ceremony · The walk of the Qilin |