Basil (British Obliviator)
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Basil was a British Ministry of Magic Obliviator known for his work modifying the memories of Muggles who witnessed magical events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Basil (British Obliviator) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20428407 — 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: Basil (British Obliviator) Context triple: [Obliviator, hasNotableMember, Basil (British Obliviator)]
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A.
Amos Diggory
Amos Diggory is a minor character in the Harry Potter series, a Ministry of Magic employee and the proud, emotional father of Hogwarts student Cedric Diggory.
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B.
Barty Crouch Jr.
Barty Crouch Jr. is a dark wizard and devoted Death Eater in the Harry Potter series, best known for impersonating Mad-Eye Moody to help Voldemort return to power.
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C.
Tobias Snape
Tobias Snape is the Muggle father of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series, depicted as a harsh and often abusive figure in his son's troubled childhood.
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D.
Theseus Scamander
Theseus Scamander is a British Auror and war hero in the Wizarding World, best known as Newt Scamander’s older brother in the Fantastic Beasts film series.
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E.
Teddy Lupin
Teddy Lupin is a minor character in the Harry Potter series, the Metamorphmagus son of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks who is orphaned during the Battle of Hogwarts and later raised by his godfather Harry Potter.
- 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: Basil (British Obliviator) Target entity description: Basil was a British Ministry of Magic Obliviator known for his work modifying the memories of Muggles who witnessed magical events.
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A.
Amos Diggory
Amos Diggory is a minor character in the Harry Potter series, a Ministry of Magic employee and the proud, emotional father of Hogwarts student Cedric Diggory.
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B.
Barty Crouch Jr.
Barty Crouch Jr. is a dark wizard and devoted Death Eater in the Harry Potter series, best known for impersonating Mad-Eye Moody to help Voldemort return to power.
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C.
Tobias Snape
Tobias Snape is the Muggle father of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series, depicted as a harsh and often abusive figure in his son's troubled childhood.
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D.
Theseus Scamander
Theseus Scamander is a British Auror and war hero in the Wizarding World, best known as Newt Scamander’s older brother in the Fantastic Beasts film series.
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E.
Teddy Lupin
Teddy Lupin is a minor character in the Harry Potter series, the Metamorphmagus son of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks who is orphaned during the Battle of Hogwarts and later raised by his godfather Harry Potter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.