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Wilfrid Pettigrew (23 March, 1910 - 7 February, 1969) was an English pure-blood wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September, 1921 to June 1928. He was a member of Slytherin House and a member of the Pettigrew family. He was a long-time employee and driver of the Knight Bus.

He married Keziah Goshawk in 1929, and they had one child together, Stefan Pettigrew. Wilfrid passed away at the age of 58 in Forest Hill, Lewisham, London, England. His son, Stefan Pettigrew, would later marry a witch named Joan Soley and become the father to Peter Pettigrew.

Biography

Early life

Wilfrid Pettigrew was born on 23 March, 1910, in Forest Hill, south east London. His father was a half-blood wizard and his mother was a witch. Forest Hill is a district of the London Borough of Lewisham in south east London, England, on the South Circular Road. Until the mid-19th century the name Forest Hill, originally simply "The Forest," referred to the woodland which once covered the area and which was a relict part of the Great North Wood.

Hogwarts years

Wilfrid Pettigrew received his Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1921. That same summer, he visited Diagon Alley, located in London, and purchased a wand made of spruce and dragon heartstring from Ollivander's Wand Shop. On 1 September, 1921, he boarded the train for Hogwarts and was sorted into Slytherin House that same night. He shared a dormitory with a boy called Barnaby Fawley.

Marriage

He married Keziah Goshawk on 30 March, 1929, and they had one child together, Stefan Pettigrew, on 19 September, 1932. His son, Stefan Pettigrew, would later marry a witch named Joan Soley and become the father to Peter Pettigrew.

Wilfrid Pettigrew was employed for a long time as a driver of the Knight Bus.

Death

Wilfrid passed away at the age of 59 in Forest Hill, Lewisham, London, England.

Etymology

The name Wilfrid means "he who wants peace."

The name "Pettigrew" could be derived from the French word "petit" ("small") and the English word "grew," hence "grew small."

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