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- "Mens sana in corpore sano."
- — Aragon's motto, as inscribed on the portrait depicting him and Professor Gagwilde playing chess[src]
Professor Walter Aragon[3] was a wizard. Professor Aragon worked in the capacity of Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at some point during his life.[4]
Biography[]
At some point in his life, Professor Aragon became the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[4] He also seemed to have an interest in Care of Magical Creatures, as he authored at least one title on the subject, Newts of Bognor.[5] Aragon was also a fervent Wizard's Chess competitor, and used to play with his contemporary Brian Gagwilde.[2]
Professor Aragon died sometime before 1943.[1] There were portraits of the professor hung at the Grand Staircase[6] and one at the Headmaster's office[4] in order to give advice to the current headmaster.
Aragon had a Wizard's Chess competition named after him called the Walter Aragon Wizard Chess Competition.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- The solo portrait of Aragon was based on a 1896 portrait of The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925).[7]
- Aragon's portrait of him by himself only appears at the Headmaster's office in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the portrait of Amberose Swott occupies that space, and in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the portrait of Professor Everard is hung there.
- In The Making of Harry Potter, Walter Aragon's name appears on the portrait in the Headmasters' Office depicting two headmasters playing chess. Brian Gagwilde is named as the other headmaster.
- His motto "Mens sana in corpore sano" is a Latin phrase quotation often translated as "A healthy mind in a healthy body."[8]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (First appearance) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))[9]
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter Limited Edition (Mentioned only)
- The Making of Harry Potter (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J. K. Rowling stated at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 15 August 2004 (source) that all portraits at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are of deceased individuals. Thus, Aragon must have died sometime in or before 1995, given his portrait's appearance in the Headmaster's office in the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "The Curse-Breaker's Gambit"
- ↑ His portrait bears his name.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films (see this image)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) - PC version
- ↑ Harry Potter Limited Edition - The Paintings of Hogwarts: Masterpieces from the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Sets
- ↑
Mens sana in corpore sano on Wikipedia
- ↑ He appears in a portrait in Hogsmeade most likely because he had fled from his portrait at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the Battle.
