Wilfred the Wistful was a wizard from an unknown period. A statue of him is located in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Mrs. Norris disappeared behind the statue when she encountered Harry Potter heading towards the Owlery in 1995.
Etymology[]
The name "Wilfred" means "desiring peace" from Old English wil "will, desire" and frið "peace". Saint Wilfrid was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop. The name was rarely used after the Norman conquest, but it was revived in the 19th century.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
Ædificium Oriens · Apothecary department · Book of Monster's Repair Workshop · Care of Magical Creatures classroom · Cauldron cupboard · First Year written exams classroom · Gargoyle Corridor · Ghoul Studies classroom · The Grindylow Lagoon · Horace Slughorn's first office · Laundry · Lost Wands · Lower Art Room · Rolanda Hooch's office · Serpentine Corridor · Stink Bomb Store · Study Hall | ||
Emeric Switch · Iris Pius · Paracelsus · Portrait of an old man · Reginald Oddpick · Sedley Smirkpaltter · Thomas More · Tobias Misslethorpe · Wilfred the Wistful |