Background on the name Hedwig

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Hi! 
Hedwig was a saint. Here is a website with a bit of history:
http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/1016.htm#hedw

The interesting thing to note, I thought, was the following:

"Towards the end of her life she had the gift of working cures and 
making predictions. Several miracles are recorded of her--she fell 
asleep, it was said, one night while reading the Bible by candlelight; 
the book caught fire and burned, but was undamaged. A blind man's 
sight was restored because of her blessing."

Sounds like a witch to me! It also says she was a founder of hospitals 
for incurable diseases. Perhaps she was the founder of "St.Mungo's 
Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries", too...that might have 
gotten her into Harry textbook. :) 

Cheers! 
-Cornflower O'Shea