J.K. Rowling offers Harry Potter fans botany knowledge
By Callum Gunn
Who would have thought that the Harry Potter world could come in use in botany?
Well, Harry Potter fans were left screaming at a Who Wants to Be a Millionaire contestant who clearly didn’t know anything about the wizarding world?
–The name of which flower comes from the Latin word for “wolf”–
More from Harry Potter
- Tom Felton is the star of the new Harry Potter x CASETiFY collection
- Create a magical event worthy of Hogwarts with this new Harry Potter-themed party planning book
- Can Fantastic Beasts hold up to the Harry Potter franchise?
- Show off your Wizard’s Chess skills with this Harry Potter set that’s now over half off
- Harry Potter continues to inspire generations – including Jack Harlow
Ask most Harry Potter fans and they’d be able to answer that without even seeing the multiple choice answers that popped up on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Fans of the J.K. Rowling universe didn’t need to take Professor Sprout’s Herbology classes. They just had to know the name of one very special and heartbreaking character.
If you thought of “Lupin,” you would be 100% right. Honestly, the “wolf” part of the question would have given the answer right away. And many Harry Potter fans did get it right and took to Twitter to share their frustrations over the “ignorant muggle” contestant on the program. Oh, and he even ruled out the name, which made even more fans irate.
Watch your favorite shows on fuboTV: Watch over 67 live sports and entertainment channels with a 7-day FREE trial!
There were some who wouldn’t have been able to answer it off the bat and understandably so. Rowling has never mentioned—at least, not that I know of—where the name for Professor Remus Lupin came from. However, the minute the multiple choice answers came up, all the connections were made and fans were back to screaming the answer.
Thankfully, there were plenty of Harry Potter fans in the audience. When the contestant used his Ask the Audience lifeline, the majority gave him the name Rowling chose for her werewolf character.
https://twitter.com/robsterH1964/status/994342205476294656
@jk_rowling thank to Harry Potter I was able to answer the question the Latin for wolf on who wants to be a millionaire!!! Even with a bottle of wine on me. There’s a method to your madness #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire
— katie (@irishkokolily) May 9, 2018
Next: 7 Severus Snape facts you might not be aware of
Did you watch Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Would you have needed a lifeline to answer that? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Don’t forget to follow Wizards and Whatnot on Twitter to stay up to date with the latest Wizarding World news and opinions.