File:Gulliver Pokeby.jpg | |
Gulliver Pokeby | |
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Biographical information | |
Born | |
Died |
1839 (aged 89) |
Physical information | |
Species | |
Gender |
Male |
Hair colour |
Blond |
Skin colour |
White |
Affiliation | |
Occupation |
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- "Born in the mid-eighteenth century Gulliver Pokeby was an expert on magical birds. Acknowledged as the first wizard to identify the meaning of Augurey song, Pokeby penned Why I Didn't Die When the Augurey Cried."
- —Pokeby's Frog Card[src]
Gulliver Pokeby (1750 - 1839) was a Magizoologist, expert on magical birds, and the author of Why I Didn't Die When the Augurey Cried. He was the first to identify that the Augurey's cries meant rain was coming, rather than impending death. [1] He was immortalised on a Chocolate Frog Card, which featured him wearing his golden pocket watch.[2]
Etymology[]
Gulliver is French for glutton.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Pottermore (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)