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Encyclopedia > Pomona Sprout
Harry Potter character
Pomona Sprout

Pomona Sprout, as portrayed by Miriam Margolyes, in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Gender Female
House Hufflepuff
Actor Miriam Margolyes
First appearance Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Professor Pomona Sprout is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series. She is the Herbology Mistress/teacher and the Head of Hufflepuff House at Hogwarts. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... Margolyes as Professor Sprout in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Miriam Margolyes OBE (born May 18, 1941) is a British character actress. ... Starring Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Produced by David Heyman Distributed by Warner Brothers Release date November 15, 2002 Runtime 161 min. ... In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... Margolyes as Professor Sprout in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Miriam Margolyes OBE (born May 18, 1941) is a British character actress. ... Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (film) or Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (video game) Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (published in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone) is the first novel in the Harry Potter series written by J... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Mistress is the feminine form of the word master. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and seventeen. ...

Contents

Background

Her rooms are located in her greenhouses and her office is just behind Greenhouse Three. She is described as a dumpy little witch with flyaway grey hair who wears a patched, frayed hat and shabby robes. Her clothing is often covered in earth due to the time she spends tending plants in the Hogwarts greenhouses, where she holds her classes. Sprout has a brisk, cheerful disposition and is firm but fair with her students, displaying no prejudice based on blood purity or house affiliation. As she demonstrates throughout the series, she is skilled with and knowledgeable about magical plants. The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken. ... Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... Spoiler warning: // A bubotuber is a thick, black, slug-like plant that extends perpendicularly to the soil. ...


Sprout is introduced in Philosopher's Stone, but she plays no active role until Chamber of Secrets, in which she teaches her second year students to work with Mandrake plants. She is responsible for raising the Mandrakes to full maturity, at which point their juice is used to revive the Petrified victims of the basilisk. Sprout subsequently appears in Goblet of Fire, in which she shows her fourth year class how to collect bubotuber pus for use as a cure for persistent acne. Later on in the school year, as the Hufflepuff head, she comforts Amos Diggory and his wife after the death of their son, Hufflepuff student Cedric Diggory, whom she knew well. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (film) or Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (video game) Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (published in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone) is the first novel in the Harry Potter series written by J... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... Spoiler warning: // A bubotuber is a thick, black, slug-like plant that extends perpendicularly to the soil. ... In geology, petrifaction or petrification is the process by which organic material is converted into stone or a similar substance. ... Woodblock print of a basilisk from Ulisse Aldrovandi, Monstrorum historia, 1642 Cityseal of Zwolle from 1295 with Saint-Michael killing a basilisk In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk (from the Greek βασιλίσκος basiliskos, a little king, in Latin Regulus) is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents and... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... Spoiler warning: // A bubotuber is a thick, black, slug-like plant that extends perpendicularly to the soil. ... This article is about minor members of the Ministry of Magic in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ... Cedric Diggory is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


In Order of the Phoenix, Sprout is a nonvocal supporter of Harry Potter's story about Lord Voldemort's resurrection. Like many teachers at Hogwarts, she detests Dolores Umbridge's presence and does her best to disobey her. On one such occasion, she awards twenty house points to Gryffindor merely because Harry passes her a watering can. [[ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|<< Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]] | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince >> Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) or Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) “OotP” redirects here. ... Harry James Potter is a fictional character and the main character of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series of books. ... Lord Voldemort (né Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the archvillain in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ... In the Harry Potter series, the Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder - Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ...


After the raid of Hogwarts in Half-Blood Prince, Sprout meets with fellow staff Minerva McGonagall, Filius Flitwick, Horace Slughorn and Rubeus Hagrid to discuss the future of Hogwarts. Sprout is a staunch advocate of keeping Hogwarts open after Headmaster Albus Dumbledore's death, stating that Dumbledore would have wanted it so. She also supports the suggestion that Dumbledore should be laid to rest at Hogwarts though no headmaster has ever received a burial there before. Sprout attends Dumbledore's funeral, where she appears cleaner than her students have ever seen her before. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ... Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Professor Filius Flitwick (born October 17, year unknown)[1] is a fictional character in the Harry Potter books. ... Professor Horace E. F. Slughorn (born between 1898 and 1902) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels written by J.K. Rowling. ... Professor Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ... Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ...


In Deathly Hallows, she chases Severus Snape away from Hogwarts with Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick. Informed that Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters are coming to besiege Hogwarts, she uses her knowledge of magical plants by improvising offensive botany. She helps defend Hogwarts in the Battle of Hogwarts, where she, Neville Longbottom, and a dozen other students throw Mandrakes from the castle walls, grapple enemies with Venomous Tentaculas, and hurl Snargaluff pods at enemies, commenting smirkly that she'd "like to see Death Eaters fighting those." “HP7” redirects here. ... Severus Tobias Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ... Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Professor Filius Flitwick (born October 17, year unknown)[1] is a fictional character in the Harry Potter books. ... Spoiler warning: // A bubotuber is a thick, black, slug-like plant that extends perpendicularly to the soil. ... Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


The epilogue of the final book reveals that nineteen years after the events in Deathly Hallows, Neville Longbottom has become the Herbology teacher at Hogwarts - the circumstances of Pomona Sprout's departure from the job are not revealed. Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


Naming

Though Professor Sprout's first name was initially revealed on her Cap Candy-produced Chocolate Frog collector card [1], it was not considered canon until Professor Slughorn used it in Half-Blood Prince. Presumably as a reference to the subject she teaches, Sprout shares her first name with Pomona, the goddess of fruit trees and horticulture in Roman mythology. Her last name is equally appropriate; "sprout" is an English verb meaning "to grow (as shoots or buds)". It is also a noun referring to the germinated upper section of a plant. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pomona, Nicolas Fouché, c. ... Horticulture (Latin: hortus (garden plant) + cultura (culture)) is classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... A head of Minerva found in the ruins of the Roman baths in Bath Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... It has been suggested that Verbal agreement be merged into this article or section. ... In English, a noun or noun substantive is a lexical category which is defined in terms of how its members combine with other grammatical kinds of expressions. ... It has been suggested that Germination rate be merged into this article or section. ...


Until after the climactic events in The Half-Blood Prince, Sprout is the only current Head of House whose first and last names are not alliterative, as are the names of Filius Flitwick of Ravenclaw, Minerva McGonagall of Gryffindor, and Severus Snape of Slytherin. (The non-alliterative Horace Slughorn takes over as Head of Slytherin after Snape's departure.) Alliteration is a literary device in which the same sound appears at the beginning of two or more consecutive words. ... Professor Filius Flitwick (born October 17, year unknown)[1] is a fictional character in the Harry Potter books. ... In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... Severus Tobias Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... Professor Horace E. F. Slughorn (born between 1898 and 1902) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels written by J.K. Rowling. ...


Movie portrayal

Professor Sprout was played by British character actress Miriam Margolyes in the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the only film in which the character has appeared thus far. Margolyes as Professor Sprout in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Miriam Margolyes OBE (born May 18, 1941) is a British character actress. ... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second fantasy adventure film in the popular Harry Potter films series, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ...


See also


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Pomona Sprout in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Professor Sprout is one of the main advocates of keeping Hogwarts open after Dumbledore's death, stating that Albus Dumbledore would've wanted it.
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