Madam Malkin was the owner of Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. She was a squat witch dressed all in mauve who was very friendly, unless anyone displayed signs of aggression in her shop.
Etymology[]
Madam Malkin in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.
The name "Malkin" may be derived from "Malkin Tower" which was a key element in the Pendle Witches trial.[3]
Graymalkin was the name of a cat that belonged to one of the three witches (the Weird Sisters) in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.[4]
A malkin is also an old name for a scarecrow, dressed to frighten away birds. Malkin-trash was someone who was poorly or frighteningly dressed.[5]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (film) (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (video game) (GBC version only)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Name seen on sign)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
Notes and references[]
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (video game) - GBC version
- ↑ Pendle witches at Wikipedia
- ↑ William Shakespeare, Macbeth (I, i, 8) http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/MobMacb.html
- ↑ Lexicons of Early Modern English. Ed. Ian Lancashire. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Library and University of Toronto Press, 2006. Date consulted: 11 June 2011. URL: http://leme.library.utoronto.ca/lexicon/entry.cfm?ent=617-1557
