Professor Sprout
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Professor Sprout is the Herbology professor and Head of Hufflepuff House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Professor Sprout canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20349320 — 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: Professor Sprout Context triple: [Devil's Snare, taughtBy, Professor Sprout]
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A.
Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall is a stern yet fair witch who serves as Deputy Headmistress, Transfiguration professor, and Head of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series.
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B.
Mrs. Crouch
Mrs. Crouch is the ailing wife of Barty Crouch Sr. in the Harry Potter series, who secretly swaps places with her imprisoned son Barty Crouch Jr. in Azkaban to help him escape.
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C.
Poppy Pomfrey
Poppy Pomfrey is the matron and chief healer of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series.
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D.
Irma Pince
Irma Pince is the strict, sharp-eyed librarian at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series, known for fiercely guarding the library’s books.
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E.
Amelia Bones
Amelia Bones is a high-ranking, fair-minded witch in the Harry Potter series who leads the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and is respected for her integrity and competence.
- 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: Professor Sprout Target entity description: Professor Sprout is the Herbology professor and Head of Hufflepuff House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series.
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A.
Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall is a stern yet fair witch who serves as Deputy Headmistress, Transfiguration professor, and Head of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series.
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B.
Mrs. Crouch
Mrs. Crouch is the ailing wife of Barty Crouch Sr. in the Harry Potter series, who secretly swaps places with her imprisoned son Barty Crouch Jr. in Azkaban to help him escape.
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C.
Poppy Pomfrey
Poppy Pomfrey is the matron and chief healer of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series.
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D.
Irma Pince
Irma Pince is the strict, sharp-eyed librarian at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series, known for fiercely guarding the library’s books.
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E.
Amelia Bones
Amelia Bones is a high-ranking, fair-minded witch in the Harry Potter series who leads the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and is respected for her integrity and competence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.