The Ongoing Adventures of James Sirius Potter - James Potter series

doll Madame Delacroix made of him. Nicknamed “Stonewall” by Zane, he maintains that
“questions are a sign that a student has not been paying attention”. His favorite expression
seems to be “onward and upward”.
Prof. Desdemona Delacroix – Divination, Advanced Enchantments and Remote
Parapsychology. She is the foremost expert on Remote Physio-Apparition and makes an
“intimidatingly” delicious gumbo. Her wand is made from graperoot. Apparently blind with
milky eyes, she walks with a large wooden cane. She is boney with a dark, lined face and her
hair covered with a scarf. Her smile transforms her face from a “skeletal hag to a desiccated
but pleasantly mischievous grandmother”. James believes she is also involved in the Merlin
conspiracy. Nicknamed the “voodoo queen” by Ted, James is sure he saw a younger version of
her on the lake the night of his arrival at Hogwarts. She was, in fact, bringing the throne to
the Grotto that night, using Remote Physio-Apparition, and was later present on the night of
Merlin’s return. It is eventually discovered that she constructed a doll resembling James and
placed it in the shadow of a Harry Potter doll, adversely influencing James’ confidence and
self-image during his year at Hogwarts. She also was the “suspicious man” in Diagon Alley
who sold Ralph his wand for 20 galleons.
Madame Professor Desdemona Delacroix
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