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Odo the Hero

And Odo the hero, they bore him back home
To the place that he'd known as a lad ...
-- from the song "Odo the Hero"

Odo the Hero

Odo the Hero is the “dying wizard” about whom was written a drinking song in the Wizarding World. Part of the song goes as follows:

And Odo the hero, they bore him back home

To the place that he’d known as a lad

They laid him to rest with his hat inside out.

And his wand snapped in two, which was sad (HBP22, DH8).

Odo
Gender Male
Species / Race Wizard
Other Names The Hero
Distinguishing Features Probably apocryphal
First Introduced HBP22: After the Burial

Commentary

Etymology

"Odo is a name typically associated with historical figures from the Middle Ages and before. Odo is etymologically related to the names Otho and Otto, and to the French name Odon and modern version Eudes, and to the Italian names Ottone and Udo; all come from the Germanic word ot meaning "possessor of wealth." (Wikipedia)

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