Even if you aren't into Harry Potter, you are at least familiar with the name. The character, written by J.K. Rowling and portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe on screen, is one of the most iconic in pop culture. However, it turns out that the Harry Potter we all know and love isn't even the first wizard to be named Harry Potter.
We know this thanks to the latest history dump provided by Rowling over at Pottermore. If you keep up with Rowling at all, you are probably aware of her tendency to continue to provide additional information about the world she created, and the characters therein. While she hasn't written a new book about Potter and company for quite some time, Rowling can't seem to help revisiting Potter and company. This time around, she went into the history of the Potter family lineage, where she dropped the news about the first Harry Potter.
It turns out that way back in the 12th century, there was a wizard named Linfred of Stinchcombe, who was known as "the Potterer" because of all his time working with plants. This nickname was eventually "corrupted" into Potter, and a family line was born. Eventually, a child was born named Henry Potter, who was known as Harry to friends and family. This Harry was even in possession of the Invisibility Cloak at one point as well, and he passed it down his family line until it got to the Harry we are more familiar with.
There's a lot more information in Rowling's post, so if you are super into Harry Potter, and the universe thereof, you'll want to carve out some time to check it out. For more of Rowling's fun facts about the world of Harry Potter, here's the secret she told Alan Rickman about Severus Snape.
Chris Morgan is the author of The Comic Galaxy of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and The Ash Heap of History. Wisely or not, he's also on Twitter.
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