Sinistra: The mystery is solved

[hp_lexicon]

No: HPFGUIDX 74751

It's official. Sinistra is a woman. 

I have been corresponding with the team who is doing the translation 
of OP into Portuguese, answering their questions about various 
characters and facts in the book. (Side note: It's pretty darn cool 
that the Portugese translation team has been working with the 
Lexicon up on their computer screens for reference the whole 
time...) 

The other day they emailed me and asked what gender Sinistra was, 
since in Portuguese it makes a big difference in the choice of word 
endings where it doesn't in English. At first they said she had to 
be female because of the feminine ending on Sinistra, but I pointed 
out that then everyone with the last name of Garcia would be a 
woman, so that logic didn't help. I suggested that they contact 
Rowling and ask, which is what they did. Today I received an email 
from the Portugal team telling me that Rowling's reps have confirmed 
that Sinistra is in fact a woman. 

I know that some of you who have been here for a few years remember 
our lengthy discussions about this question. I am glad to say that 
you can all sleep easily now that the mystery is officially solved. 

Carry on.

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon