The origin of the name Potter

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9. Harry's oldest recorded ancestor is a wizard named Linfred, who Muggles viewed as an eccentric old man who was always "pottering about in his garden with all his funny plants".
In reality, he was inventing potions, but they nonetheless nicknamed him "the Potterer", which over time became just "Potter".

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