Horace Slughorn

Professor Horace E. F. Slughorn (born between 1898 and 1902) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels written by J.K. Rowling. He is a teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and makes his first appearance in the sixth book of the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He is also a good and trusted friend of Albus Dumbledore. Prior to the beginning of the series, Horace Slughorn was the long-serving P... more

Professor Horace E. F. Slughorn (born between 1898 and 1902) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels written by J.K. Rowling. He is a teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and makes his first appearance in the sixth book of the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He is also a good and trusted friend of Albus Dumbledore. Prior to the beginning of the series, Horace Slughorn was the long-serving Potions master at Hogwarts and Head of Slytherin House since at least the 1940. He retired in the 1980s, but returned to both positions, as Potions master at the beginning of Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts and as Slytherin Housemaster at the end of that year. During his long initial period of employment at Hogwarts, Slughorn taught several of the main characters in the Harry Potter story. Among his pupils were the young Severus Snape and Lily Evans, Harry's mother and one of Slughorn's favourite students, whom he repeatedly praises as "one... less