Adam Pickering

"Leeches! Aren't they great? Think of the uses!"

- Adam Pickering talk with Harry Potter in the Boys' Dormitory

Adam Pickering was a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1990s. During the 1996–1997 school year, he was usually seen hanging out in the Gryffindor boy's dormitory, and would play chess with Harry Potter. He exchanged leeches with Harry Potter.

Etymology
"Adam" is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning "to make".

Behind the scenes

 * This particular student was only featured in the PlayStation 2 version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and the Nintendo DS version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)