哈利波特系列故事中的人物背景（下）

5，Professor Trelawney Was Once Married

Trelawney was a better Seer than she was given credit for, seeing as several of her predictions did come true. As for her past, this actually involved an ex-husband whom she had been married to before she took her job at Hogwarts.

The reason for her divorce is a rather weird one, with Pottermore revealing that Sybill’s marriage ended because she refused to take her husband’s surname of Higglebottom. This was due to the difficulty in pronouncing this name, and that seems to be enough for the couple to have gotten a divorce.

4，Greyback Turned Remus Into A Werewolf For Revenge

It was stated that Fenrir Greyback had been the one to turn Remus Lupin into a werewolf and Pottermore expanded upon this premise. It turns out that Remus’ father was an employee in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures and recognized Greyback -- who had been pretending to be a Muggle -- as a werewolf.

Although Remus’ father couldn’t convince the Ministry, he insulted werewolves enough for Greyback to track his house down and attack his son out of revenge. So, poor Remus lived life as a werewolf all because his father lost his cool and badmouthed werewolves.

3，The Meaning Of A Hatstall And Who Qualified For It

There was always a curiosity among fans over what the term was for children who took a long time to be sorted into their Houses. Pottermore clarified the term to be a “Hatstall,” and that only two students were true Hatstalls. These were Minerva McGonagall and Peter Pettigrew.

In McGonagall’s case, the Sorting Hat was unsure if she deserved to go to Gryffindor or Ravenclaw. In the matter of Pettigrew, it deliberated between Gryffindor and Slytherin. Both children sat for more than five minutes, which is considered as the required limit for one to be a Hatstall.

2，Trevor The Toad Escaped Into The Hogwarts Lake

Trevor was far from a helpful pet to Neville, instead being a source of exasperation due to his frequent attempts to escape. As mentioned in Pottermore, Trevor actually was successful in escaping, with his destination being the lake of Hogwarts.

His departure didn’t make Neville sad, though, as he felt relieved that he didn’t have to worry about catching the toad escape all the time. Trevor himself was happy with his freedom since he was able to join other magical amphibians of his kind in the lake.

1，Azkaban Was Originally A Torture Site

While Azkaban was a feared location for everyone, its origins were even more horrifying, as stated in Pottermore. Ekrizdis was a dark wizard who lured unsuspecting Muggle sailors to the location that would become Azkaban, where he tortured and killed them.

His exploits lasted long enough for the area to become infested with Dementors, who remained even after Ekrizdis’ death, the event that removed the concealment charms around the location. In order to make use of the area, the Ministry of Magic turned it into a prison and kept the Dementors there as guards.