... 1919[]
I think Mr Gervaise Ollivander cannot have been born as late as 1919 since this is the latest possible year of birth for his son Garrick Ollivander as stated in his article. I think the latest he would have been born is around 1900. Josef D. (talk) 18:03, November 4, 2013 (UTC)
Is my math correct?[]
If my math is right, this individual would be Gervaise Ollivander, right? Tfoc (talk) 13:03, September 19, 2020 (UTC)
- Based on what, exactly? - MrSiriusBlack Talk 13:07, September 19, 2020 (UTC)
It could be Gerbold Ollivander, of course, but the game is set in the late 1800's, so roughly the 1880s or 1890s, meaning that we're only 50 to 60 years away from Garrick selling Tom Riddle his yew and phoenix-feather wand. Ollivander is a family business, so it makes sense that these diligent wandmakers would be working to a ripe old age to ensure they have contribruted as much as they possibly could to the craft before passing down their expertise to the next generation. Look at Garrick Ollivander, he was pretty old when he sold Harry his wand, right? Older still in his brief appearance in Harry Potter: Magic Awakened during the 2000s, but he's still gonig at it, even though we know for a fact that he had a son to take over the business. If your average Ollivander is just half as passionate about their craft as Garrick, then one would almost expect that the son is starting to turn grey by the time his father finally hands the mantel to him. So we could be looking at an elderly Gerbold, who has a middle-aged son off somewhere who would then take over years later. I don't think that Garrick is that old, like Armando Dippet old when we see him in book one, and the man on the picture are Garrick in another era featuring a different fashion style. Would make for a cool fanfiction, though. :P ^^' Tfoc (talk) 13:28, September 19, 2020 (UTC)
Hogwarts Legacy Image[]
While this is not explicitly confirmed anywhere, since it can be assumed thatthe man in this screenshot from Hogwarts Legacy is Gervaise Ollivander, should it be used as his picture in his infobox? Garr9988 (talk) 21:36, September 30, 2020 (UTC)
- It is definitely a very interesting and likely possibility, given the time frame of the game, but we know very little about the game, so maybe add it under behind the scenes as speculation, for the time being. When more information comes out about this game, we will know a lot more for sure, which is certainly exciting.--RedWizard98 (talk) 21:39, September 30, 2020 (UTC)
- As noted in the Behind the scenes section on Hogwarts Legacy, there appears to be some non-canon imagery contained in the game (such as the Whomping Willow and the Forbidden Forest Acromantula colony) which wouldn't have existed in the late 1800s. As such, we'll probably need to be extra careful on presuming that Hogwarts Legacy abides by the timeline of characters and events established in prior canon. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 23:21, September 30, 2020 (UTC)
Do we know the Acromantulas were in the Forbidden Forest, though? The poster depicts ruins and, if you look on the right side of the image, what appears to be the entrance to an underground burial chamber with an Acromantula just over it that definitively isn't Hogwarts. Could be the villain in the game have smuggled Acromantulas into Britain and use them to guard something away from Hogwarts in a different forest. Also... The Whomping Willow is fairly dangerous, though, so I don't see anyone, even Dumbledore being able to obtain permission to plant one on the grounds by the Board of Governors lest there was some historical presidence for it. Had it been propsoed to be planted just as an interesting piece of magical flora, it would probably be dismissed as a safety hazard. If, however, there were a Whoping Willow on the school back dating back who knows how many centuries, until finally, someone like Dippet had it removed out of safety concerns, and then Dumbledore needed something to both conceal and guard the tunnel Lupin would use and wrote a letter to the Governors asking if perhaps he could replace the one they lost, citing it as being in the interest of preserving the school's history, I can see him being allowed to plant one on the spot where the last one had been granted he promise to take every measure to keep the students away.
But I digress. I agree, we should add it to the BTS. ^^' Tfoc (talk) 23:46, September 30, 2020 (UTC)