Swoopstikes

Swoopstikes
Biographical information
Died	Between 1520 and 1991
Nationality	British or Irish
Title(s)	Professor Potions Master
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Grey
Skin colour	White
Affiliation
Occupation	Potions Master at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Entomologist
Loyalty	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Tutshill Tornados

Professor Swoopstikes was a wizard and a former Potions Master at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Biography

Professor Swoopstikes became the Potions Master at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at an unknown point in the school's history. He was also an entomologist, with a vast knowledge of magical insects. Professor Swoopstikes was also a fan of the Tutshill Tornados Quidditch team.

A portrait of Professor Swoopstikes was hung in the Tracery Hall at Hogwarts Castle, depicting him among his vast insect collection, holding a magnifying glass in one hand and a Billywig in the other.

Magical abilities and skills

• Potions: As a former Potions Master who taught the subject at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Swoopstikes would have been an expert in the magical art and science of potion-making.
• Magizoology: Swoopstikes was also a Magizoologist, with an expansive knowledge of magical insects, meaning he was highly knowledgeable of the study of magical creatures and their habits.

Etymology

• To "swoop" is to "move rapidly downward through the air", perhaps an indication towards entomology.
• A "stike" is a stanza, and therefore the plural form of stike, "stikes", refers to multiple stanzas.

Appearances

• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Appears in portrait(s))