"As a law-abiding member of the magical community who does not pretend to be a great wit, I have often wondered why my fellow wizards feel the need to perform spells and charms in the name of 'fun'."
-- Ethelbald Mordaunt, letter to the Daily Prophet (DP1)
Wizard whose next door neighbour, Elladora Guffy, was overly fond of practical joke spells (DP1)
Madam Guffy has a habit of charming Mordaunt's garden furniture to do things like spin unexpectedly. Ethelbald sent a letter complaining about Guffy to the Daily Prophet (DP1)
Skills
No sense of humour.
Commentary
Notes
While the date printed on DP1 is 31 July 1998, the timeframe for these events is 1992-1993.
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