Walter Aragon

Walter Aragon
Biographical information
Died	Before 1993
Title(s)	Professor Headmaster
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair color	Black
Skin color	White
Affiliation
Occupation	Headmaster of Hogwarts School
Loyalty	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

"Mens sana in corpore sano."

—Aragon's motto, as inscribed on the portrait depicting him and Professor Gagwilde playing chess.

Professor Walter Aragon was a wizard. Professor Aragon worked in the capacity of Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at some point during his life.

Biography

Lifetime

At some point in his life, Professor Aragon became the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Post-mortem

Professor Aragon died sometime before 1993. There were portraits of the professor hung at the Grand Staircase and one at the Headmaster's office in order to give advice to the current Head.

Behind the scenes

• The portrait of Walter Aragon was based on a 1896 portrait of The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925).
• Aragon's portrait at the Headmaster's office appears only in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets the portrait of Amberose Swott occupies that space, and in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince the portrait of Professor Everard is hung there.
• His motto ""Mens sana in corpore sano." is a Latin phrase quotation often translated as "A sound mind in a healthy body."

Etymology

Walter is from a Germanic name, meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald, "rule" and hari, "army". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere. A famous bearer of the name was Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote 'Ivanhoe' and other notable works.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Appears in portrait(s))

Notes and references

Hogwarts Faculty