Headmistress of Hogwarts

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fictional occupation leadership position school administrator role

The Headmistress of Hogwarts is the chief administrator and leader of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series, responsible for overseeing its staff, students, and magical education.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Hogwarts headmaster	5
Headmistress of Hogwarts canonical	2
Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5128519 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Headmistress of Hogwarts
Context triple: [Minerva McGonagall, occupation, Headmistress of Hogwarts]

A. Hogwarts Board of Governors
The Hogwarts Board of Governors is the administrative body in the Harry Potter series responsible for overseeing and making high-level decisions about the operation and leadership of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
B. Hogwarts staff
Hogwarts staff are the witches and wizards employed at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who teach, oversee, and support the education and safety of its students.
C. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional British boarding school for young witches and wizards, serving as the primary magical education setting in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
D. Dolores Umbridge
Dolores Umbridge is a high-ranking Ministry of Magic bureaucrat who becomes the tyrannical Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and later Hogwarts High Inquisitor in the Harry Potter series.
E. Academy of Magical Arts
The Academy of Magical Arts is a prestigious Los Angeles-based organization dedicated to the advancement and celebration of the art of magic, best known for operating the world-famous Magic Castle.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Headmistress of Hogwarts
Target entity description: The Headmistress of Hogwarts is the chief administrator and leader of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series, responsible for overseeing its staff, students, and magical education.

A. Hogwarts Board of Governors
The Hogwarts Board of Governors is the administrative body in the Harry Potter series responsible for overseeing and making high-level decisions about the operation and leadership of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
B. Hogwarts staff
Hogwarts staff are the witches and wizards employed at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who teach, oversee, and support the education and safety of its students.
C. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional British boarding school for young witches and wizards, serving as the primary magical education setting in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
D. Dolores Umbridge
Dolores Umbridge is a high-ranking Ministry of Magic bureaucrat who becomes the tyrannical Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and later Hogwarts High Inquisitor in the Harry Potter series.
E. Academy of Magical Arts
The Academy of Magical Arts is a prestigious Los Angeles-based organization dedicated to the advancement and celebration of the art of magic, best known for operating the world-famous Magic Castle.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional occupation ⓘ leadership position ⓘ school administrator role ⓘ
appearsIn	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ⓘ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⓘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ⓘ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ⓘ
associatedWith	Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony ⓘ linked to: Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony (1991) Hogwarts house points system ⓘ Hogwarts start-of-term feast ⓘ linked to: Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony (1991)
countryOfFictionalLocation	United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy	J. K. Rowling ⓘ
employer	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ⓘ
fieldOfWork	magical education ⓘ
genre	fantasy fiction ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Hogwarts professors ⓘ Hogwarts students ⓘ
hasTitleHolder	Albus Dumbledore ⓘ Armando Dippet ⓘ Brutus Scrimgeour ⓘ linked to: Rufus Scrimgeour Charity Burbage ⓘ Dexter Fortescue ⓘ Dilys Derwent ⓘ Dolores Umbridge ⓘ Eupraxia Mole ⓘ Everard ⓘ Minerva McGonagall ⓘ Muggle-born headmistress of Hogwarts in the 17th century ⓘ Phineas Nigellus Black ⓘ Pomona Sprout ⓘ Severus Snape ⓘ Unnamed headmistress during the 18th century ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
partOf	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ⓘ
positionInOrganization	chief administrator of Hogwarts ⓘ overall leader of Hogwarts ⓘ
reportsTo	Board of Governors of Hogwarts ⓘ linked to: Hogwarts Board of Governors
responsibleFor	curriculum decisions ⓘ enforcing school rules ⓘ overseeing Hogwarts staff ⓘ overseeing Hogwarts students ⓘ overseeing magical education at Hogwarts ⓘ safety of the school ⓘ staff appointments ⓘ student discipline ⓘ
symbolicItem	office in Hogwarts castle ⓘ password-protected office entrance ⓘ
universe	Harry Potter series ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter novel series

How these facts were elicited