Gaspard Shingleton

Gaspard Shingleton was a wizard and the celebrated inventor of the Self-Stirring Cauldron. His contribution to the wizarding world, while significant for its convenience in Potions-making and other forms of cauldron-based magic, is his only known achievement. Information about his life and career comes exclusively from a Famous Wizard Card.

Details regarding Gaspard Shingleton's birth, death, family, and life story are unknown, as he is not mentioned in historical accounts within the original seven novels.

No canonical descriptions of Gaspard Shingleton's physical appearance or personality exist.

While his full range of abilities is undocumented, his invention suggests considerable skill in specific areas of magic:

• Invention: Shingleton's primary talent was clearly in the field of magical invention, successfully creating a complex and widely used magical object.
• Charms: The ability to create a Self-Stirring Cauldron would have required advanced knowledge of Charms to enchant the object with autonomous movement.

• Self-Stirring Cauldron: As its inventor, Shingleton is inextricably linked to this device. The cauldron automatically stirs its contents at the correct speed and interval, greatly simplifying the brewing process for many potions.

No information is available regarding Gaspard Shingleton's family, friends, or other personal relationships.

• Gaspard: A French and German form of the name Caspar, which is traditionally assigned to one of the Three Magi who visited the infant Jesus. The name is believed to derive from a Persian term meaning “treasurer” or “keeper of the treasure,” which aptly describes an inventor who bestowed a valuable creation upon the world.
• Shingleton: An English surname of locational origin, likely derived from an Old English place name meaning “shingled settlement” or “settlement in a wood.”

Gaspard Shingleton is not mentioned in the seven original Harry Potter novels. His existence in the wizarding world was established through a Famous Wizard Card (Card No. 37).

• The card first appeared in the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game).
• The character and his invention were later incorporated into the lore on the Pottermore website (Pottermore).