Bridget Wenlock

Bridget Wenlock (1202—1286) was a famous thirteenth-century Arithmancer, and the first to establish the magical properies of the number seven.

Early life
Bridget Wenlock was born in the year 1202, somewhere in the British Isles. In her youth, she attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from around 1213 to 1220, where she was Sorted into Hufflepuff.

Adulthood
After her graduation from Hogwarts School, Bridget Wenlock studied further into Arithmancy, becoming an accomplished and celebrated Arithmancer. Wenlock was the first to establish the inherent magical properties of the number seven.



Death and post-mortem
Ms. Wenlock died in 1286, aged around 84. In her honour, her Arithmancy achievement was recorded on a Chocolate Frog Card.

There was also a portrait of her hung on the Sixth Floor Corridor of Hogwarts Castle, hiding a secret passage to the Portrait Room (the password was Snafflejack). There was also a bust of her on the Fat Lady's Corridor, on the seventh floor of the Castle.

During his third year at Hogwarts School, sometime between 1987 and 1990, Gabriel Truman got into a big trouble for duelling a Ravenclaw Prefect who insisted that Bridget Wenlock had come from his house. Instead of a week of detentions, Professor Sprout let him off with a warning and a box of coconut ice.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
 * Wizard of the Month
 * Pottermore

Notes and references
Brigitte Wenlock