In the Harry Potter books, what is Professor Sprout's first name?
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Last updated Sep 20 2016.
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POMONA.
Sprout, Professor Pomona: A humorous connection is made between Professor Sprout's name and her position at Hogwarts. She is the Herbology teacher (the study of plants), and a sprout is a new growth, for instance a new bud on a plant. It is also the name of an unpopular vegetable. Pomona, Professor Sprout's first name, is fittingly a goddess of the garden and fruit.
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