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{{Quote|Andromeda was my favourite cousin. No, Andromeda's not on here either, look. Andromeda's sisters are still here because they made lovely, respectable pure-blood marriages, but Andromeda married a Muggle-born, [[Ted Tonks]], so -|[[Sirius Black]] discussing Andromeda with [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
{{Quote|Andromeda was my favourite cousin. No, Andromeda's not on here either, look. Andromeda's sisters are still here because they made lovely, respectable pure-blood marriages, but Andromeda married a Muggle-born, [[Ted Tonks]], so -|[[Sirius Black]] discussing Andromeda with [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
   
'''Andromeda Tonks''' (née '''Black''') (b. between [[1951]] and [[1955]]<ref name="birth"/>), also known as '''Dromeda''', was a [[pure-blood]] witch, born into the [[House of Black|Black family]]. She was the middle daughter of [[Cygnus Black III|Cygnus]] and [[Druella Rosier|Druella Black]], as well as the sister of [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]] and [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]]. She attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1960s]] and was sorted into [[Slytherin]] house. After Hogwarts, she married a [[Muggle-born]], [[Ted Tonks]] and was disowned by her prejudiced family. She became the mother of [[Nymphadora Tonks]]. During the [[Second Wizarding War]], Andromeda and her husband were allies of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], as their daughter was a member.
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'''Andromeda Tonks''' (née '''Black''') (b. between [[1951]] and [[1955]]<ref name="birth"/>), also known as '''Dromeda''', was a [[pure-blood]] witch, born into the [[House of Black|Black family]]. She was the middle daughter of [[Cygnus Black III|Cygnus]] and [[Druella Rosier|Druella Black]], as well as the sister of [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]] and [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]]. She attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1960s]] and was sorted into [[Slytherin]] house.
   
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After Hogwarts, she married a [[Muggle-born]], [[Ted Tonks]] and was disowned by her prejudiced family. In 1973 she became the mother of [[Nymphadora Tonks]]. During the [[Second Wizarding War]], Andromeda and her husband were allies of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], as their daughter was a member. Nymphadora married [[Remus Lupin]] in [[1997]] and had a son, [[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]]. During the war in [[1998]], Andromeda's husband was murdered by [[Snatchers]], Remus was murdered at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], and Nymphadora was also murdered by Andromeda's sister, Bellatrix Lestrange.
Nymphadora married [[Remus Lupin]] in [[1997]], and they had a son, [[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]]. During the war, Andromeda's husband was killed by [[Snatchers]] in [[1998]]. Remus was killed at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]; Nymphadora was also killed by Andromeda's sister, Bellatrix. After the [[Second Wizarding War]], Andromeda raised her grandson with the help of his godfather [[Harry Potter]], which meant that Teddy also spent time with the [[Potter family|Potter]] and [[Weasley family|Weasley]] families.
 
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After the [[Second Wizarding War]], Andromeda raised her grandson with the help of his godfather [[Harry Potter]], which meant that Teddy also spent time with the [[Potter family|Potter]] and [[Weasley family|Weasley]] families.
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Family===
 
===Family===
Andromeda was born in the early [[1950s]]. She was the second daughter of [[Cygnus Black III|Cygnus]] and [[Druella Rosier|Druella Black]] (née [[Rosier family|Rosier]]), and younger sister of [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] and older sister of [[Narcissa Malfoy]]. [[Walburga Black|Walburga]] and [[Orion Black]] were her aunt and uncle on her father's side, and [[Sirius Black|Sirius]] and [[Regulus Black]] her cousins. [[Evan Rosier]] may be a relative on her mother's side. [[Alphard Black]] was also Andromeda's uncle. <ref>[[House of Black|Black family tree]]</ref>
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Andromeda was born in the early [[1950s]]. She was the second daughter of [[Cygnus Black III|Cygnus]] and [[Druella Rosier|Druella Black]] (née [[Rosier family|Rosier]]), and younger sister of [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] and older sister of [[Narcissa Malfoy]]. [[Walburga Black|Walburga]] and [[Orion Black]] were her aunt and uncle on her father's side, and [[Sirius Black|Sirius]] and [[Regulus Black]] her cousins. [[Evan Rosier]] may be a relative on her mother's side. [[Alphard Black]] was also Andromeda's uncle.<ref>[[House of Black|Black family tree]]</ref>
   
 
She was Sirius Black's favourite cousin, but he never met her [[Tonks family|married family]] before his imprisonment in [[Azkaban]] in [[1981]].<ref name="OTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>
 
She was Sirius Black's favourite cousin, but he never met her [[Tonks family|married family]] before his imprisonment in [[Azkaban]] in [[1981]].<ref name="OTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>
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{{Quote|She is no niece of ours, my Lord. We – Narcissa and I – have never set eyes on our sister since she married the [[Mudblood]]. This brat has nothing to do with either of us, nor any beast she marries.|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] to [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] about the recent marriage of [[Nymphadora Tonks]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
{{Quote|She is no niece of ours, my Lord. We – Narcissa and I – have never set eyes on our sister since she married the [[Mudblood]]. This brat has nothing to do with either of us, nor any beast she marries.|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] to [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] about the recent marriage of [[Nymphadora Tonks]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
   
Andromeda attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] from the mid-[[1960s]] to the early [[1970s]] and was [[Sorting Hat|sorted]] into Slytherin [[Hogwarts Houses|house]]<ref name="slytherin" />. She may have been very skilled at [[Charms]] class. It is also possible that she was good at [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] because in her adult life [[Attack at the Tonks Residence|she managed to resist torture]] without revealing any vital information or losing her sanity.
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Andromeda attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] from the mid-[[1960s]] to the early [[1970s]] and was [[Sorting Hat|sorted]] into Slytherin [[Hogwarts Houses|house]].<ref name="slytherin" /> She may have been very skilled at [[Charms]] class. It is also possible that she was good at [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] because in her adult life [[Attack at the Tonks Residence|she managed to resist torture]] without revealing any vital information or losing her sanity.
   
[[File:Andromeda_Black_Family_Tree.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Andromeda's burn mark on the Black Family Tree.]]
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[[File:Andromeda_Black_Family_Tree.jpg|thumb|left|172px|Andromeda's burn mark on the Black Family Tree.]]
 
At some point during or after her education at Hogwarts, Andromeda met [[Ted Tonks]], a [[Muggle-born]] wizard. Despite her [[House of Black|family]]'s steadfast belief in the importance of [[blood purity]], Andromeda married Ted and was subsequently disowned and burned off the [[House of Black|family tapestry]] in [[12 Grimmauld Place]] by her aunt, parents and sisters. Statements by her sisters indicate that both of them cut off contact with Andromeda because they considered her a [[blood traitor]] for her marriage.<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
 
At some point during or after her education at Hogwarts, Andromeda met [[Ted Tonks]], a [[Muggle-born]] wizard. Despite her [[House of Black|family]]'s steadfast belief in the importance of [[blood purity]], Andromeda married Ted and was subsequently disowned and burned off the [[House of Black|family tapestry]] in [[12 Grimmauld Place]] by her aunt, parents and sisters. Statements by her sisters indicate that both of them cut off contact with Andromeda because they considered her a [[blood traitor]] for her marriage.<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
   
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===Second Wizarding War===
 
===Second Wizarding War===
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{{Dialogue a-b|Andromeda|What happened to our daughter? Hagrid said you were ambushed; where is Nymphadora?|Harry|I don't know. We don't know what happened to anyone else.|Andromeda asks Harry about her daughter's safety|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
Although Andromeda and Ted did not appear to be official members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], they allowed their [[Tonks House|home]] to be one of the Order's safe-houses and were supportive of the organisation to which their daughter belonged. Nymphadora married [[Remus Lupin]] in the summer of [[1997]]; he suspected that her parents did not approve because he was a [[werewolf]], though it is unknown if this was true; given the fact that Andromeda wasn't supremacist these suspicions of Lupin may have not been true.
 
Although Andromeda and Ted did not appear to be official members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], they allowed their [[Tonks House|home]] to be one of the Order's safe-houses and were supportive of the organisation to which their daughter belonged. Nymphadora married [[Remus Lupin]] in the summer of [[1997]]; he suspected that her parents did not approve because he was a [[werewolf]], though it is unknown if this was true; given the fact that Andromeda wasn't supremacist these suspicions of Lupin may have not been true.
   
 
After the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], they were instrumental in Harry Potter's moving from Privet Drive to the Burrow: [[Harry Potter]] and [[Rubeus Hagrid]] took temporary refuge in the Tonks' home, where Andromeda took care of Hagrid's injuries. She seemed somewhat offended when Harry first reacted to her as if she were her sister Bellatrix because of their resemblance. She and Ted were both very worried about their daughter when they learned that the Order was ambushed by [[Death Eaters]] when transporting Harry, though Ted tried to reassure his wife by pointing out that their daughter had been through worse in the course of her work as an [[Auror]].
 
After the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], they were instrumental in Harry Potter's moving from Privet Drive to the Burrow: [[Harry Potter]] and [[Rubeus Hagrid]] took temporary refuge in the Tonks' home, where Andromeda took care of Hagrid's injuries. She seemed somewhat offended when Harry first reacted to her as if she were her sister Bellatrix because of their resemblance. She and Ted were both very worried about their daughter when they learned that the Order was ambushed by [[Death Eaters]] when transporting Harry, though Ted tried to reassure his wife by pointing out that their daughter had been through worse in the course of her work as an [[Auror]].
   
 
When the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] fell under [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s control in August of [[1997]], the magical protections around the Order safe-houses were broken. Andromeda and Ted were interrogated and [[Cruciatus Curse|tortured]] by Death Eaters for information pertaining to Harry Potter and the Order. Their son-in-law reported that they were "shaken, obviously, but otherwise okay".<ref name="DH" /> Soon after this, their daughter discovered that she was pregnant and came to stay with Andromeda and Ted, as her husband temporarily left her out of fear that he would pass on lycanthropy to their child.
{{Dialogue a-b|Andromeda|What happened to our daughter? Hagrid said you were ambushed; where is Nymphadora?|Harry|I don't know. We don't know what happened to anyone else.|Andromeda asks Harry about her daughter's safety|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
 
When the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] fell under [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s control in August of [[1997]], the magical protections around the Order safe-houses were broken. Andromeda and Ted were interrogated and [[Cruciatus Curse|tortured]] by Death Eaters for information pertaining to Harry Potter and the Order. Their son-in-law reported that they were "shaken, obviously, but otherwise okay"<ref name="DH" />. Soon after this, their daughter discovered that she was pregnant and came to stay with Andromeda and Ted, as her husband temporarily left her out of fear that he would pass on lycanthropy to their child.
 
   
 
The Ministry soon began persecuting [[Muggle-born]]s by forming the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]], which charged Muggle-borns with having stolen their magic and their wands from "real" witches and wizards. Ted refused to register on principle and was forced to go on the run; Andromeda, as a [[pure-blood]], was safe, and stayed with her pregnant daughter. Some time before the birth of her grandson [[Ted Lupin|Teddy]], Andromeda was left a widow, as her [[Ted Tonks|husband]] was killed by [[Snatchers]].
 
The Ministry soon began persecuting [[Muggle-born]]s by forming the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]], which charged Muggle-borns with having stolen their magic and their wands from "real" witches and wizards. Ted refused to register on principle and was forced to go on the run; Andromeda, as a [[pure-blood]], was safe, and stayed with her pregnant daughter. Some time before the birth of her grandson [[Ted Lupin|Teddy]], Andromeda was left a widow, as her [[Ted Tonks|husband]] was killed by [[Snatchers]].
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==Physical appearance==
 
==Physical appearance==
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[[File:Bellatrix_in_fire.png|thumb|Bellatrix, of whom Andromeda strikingly resembles.]]
 
Andromeda is described as closely resembling her elder sister [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]] physically (as Harry almost attacked her thinking that she was Bellatrix), though she has light brown hair instead of dark, and has softer and wider eyes.<ref name="DH" /> Thus, she is likely tall and bears the patrician beauty common to the [[House of Black|Black family]], aside her aforementioned eyes, of which are kinder than her eldest sister's arrogant and heavily-lidded stare.
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[[File:Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Wallpaper-bellatrix2.jpg|thumb|left|130px|Bellatrix, of whom Andromeda strikingly resembles.]]Andromeda is described as closely resembling her elder sister [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]] physically (as Harry almost attacked her thinking that she was Bellatrix), though she has light brown hair instead of dark, and has softer and wider eyes.<ref name="DH" /> Thus, she is likely tall and bears the patrician beauty common to the [[House of Black|Black family]], aside her aforementioned eyes, of which are kinder than her eldest sister's arrogant and heavily-lidded stare. Because of how they describe Andromeda J.K. Rowling allows us to know she resembles her oldest sister [[Bellatrix Lestrange]].
   
 
==Personality and traits==
 
==Personality and traits==
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It is safe to assume, given her marriage to a Muggle-born, that Andromeda was very different from both of her sisters: while her sisters married into "respectable" pure-blood families, she married for love despite her [[Black Family Tree|family]]'s opposition, leading to her family's hatred. She is clearly a good mother showing her concern about her [[Nymphadora Tonks|daughter]]'s whereabouts after the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]] and taking care of her during her pregnancy, she is also a good grandmother raising her daughter's son after her death. Apart from her husband and daughter, her cousin [[Sirius Black|Sirius]] considered her to be his only true family, demonstrating that Andromeda always treated Sirius with respect and kindness. In addition of being a good wife, mother and grandmother, she is a good friend, because despite that [[Attack at the Tonks Residence|she was under torture]], she did not reveal anything that could harm [[Harry Potter|Harry]] or any of her [[Order of the Phoenix|friends]]. Like [[Molly Weasley]], Andromeda is a woman dedicated to her family and friends.
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It is safe to assume, given her marriage to a Muggle-born, that Andromeda was very different from both of her sisters: while her sisters married into "respectable" pure-blood families, she married for love despite her [[Black Family Tree|family]]'s opposition, leading to her family's hatred. She is clearly a good mother showing her concern about her [[Nymphadora Tonks|daughter]]'s whereabouts after the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]] and taking care of her during her pregnancy, she is also a good grandmother raising her daughter's son after her death. Apart from her husband and daughter, her cousin [[Sirius Black|Sirius]] considered her to be his only true family, demonstrating that Andromeda always treated Sirius with respect and kindness. In addition of being a good wife, mother and grandmother, she is a good friend, because despite that [[Attack at the Tonks Residence|she was under torture]], she did not reveal anything that could harm [[Harry Potter|Harry]] or any of her [[Order of the Phoenix|friends]]. Like [[Molly Weasley]], Andromeda is a woman dedicated to her family and friends. Thus, in many ways, Adromeda's personality contradicted the "evil Slytherin" stereotype held by many students of the other Houses.
   
 
==Magical abilities and skills==
 
==Magical abilities and skills==
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===Husband and daughter===
 
===Husband and daughter===
 
[[File:Tonks14.jpg|thumb|115px|Andromeda's daughter, Nymphadora Tonks.]]Andromeda married [[Ted Tonks]] in spite of her [[House of Black|family]]'s hatred of [[Muggle-born]]s, which led to her being disowned<ref name="OTP" /> and shunned by her own sisters. Thus, it can be assumed that the two loved each other greatly. Ted comforted his wife when they were unsure what happened to their [[Nymphadora Tonks|daughter]] after the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], reassuring her that, as an [[Auror]], Tonks had been through worse.<ref name="DH" />
[[File:TonksBattleofHogwarts.png|thumb|Andromeda's daughter, Nymphadora Tonks]]
 
Andromeda married [[Ted Tonks]] in spite of her [[House of Black|family]]'s hatred of [[Muggle-born]]s, which led to her being disowned<ref name="OTP" /> and shunned by her own sisters. Thus, it can be assumed that the two loved each other greatly. Ted comforted his wife when they were unsure what happened to their [[Nymphadora Tonks|daughter]] after the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], reassuring her that, as an [[Auror]], Tonks had been through worse.<ref name="DH" />
 
   
[[File:Andromeda_and_Ted.jpg|thumb|275px|left|Andromeda and her husband, Ted, on the Black Family Tree]]
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[[File:Andromeda_and_Ted.jpg|thumb|left|176px|Andromeda and her husband, Ted, on the Black Family Tree.]]
   
[[Nymphadora Tonks]] and her mother were close, though Tonks disliked the given name her "fool of a mother" gave her<ref name="OTP" />. Andromeda was frantic with worry over her daughter's participation in the [[Second Wizarding War]], and opted to stay with her during her pregnancy while Ted went on the run from the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]. When Tonks went to fight in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], she left her [[Ted Lupin|infant son]] in the care of his grandmother, who would raise the boy after his parents' deaths in battle with the help of Teddy´s godfather Harry Potter.<ref name="DH" />
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[[Nymphadora Tonks]] and her mother were close, though Tonks disliked the given name her "fool of a mother" gave her.<ref name="OTP" /> Andromeda was frantic with worry over her daughter's participation in the [[Second Wizarding War]], and opted to stay with her during her pregnancy while Ted went on the run from the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]. When Tonks went to fight in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], she left her [[Ted Lupin|infant son]] in the care of his grandmother, who would raise the boy after his parents' deaths in battle with the help of Teddy´s godfather Harry Potter.<ref name="DH" />
   
 
===Sisters===
 
===Sisters===
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[[File:Bellatrix-HP-DH-part-2-harry-potter-18935884-800-600.jpg|thumb|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] her older sister and murder of her daughter [[Nymphadora]]]]
[[File:Narcissa_Malfoy_dh_part2.jpg|thumb|Andromeda's younger sister, Narcissa Malfoy]]
 
It is unknown what kind of relationship Andromeda had with her older sister, [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], and younger sister, [[Narcissa Malfoy]], when they were younger. However, both her sisters believed in [[pure-blood]] supremacy, whereas Andromeda obviously did not, given her marriage. After she married the Muggle-born Ted, Andromeda was disowned and both her sisters cut off all contact with her<ref name="DH" />. Andromeda's relationship with Bellatrix was likely particularly hateful, given that Bellatrix murdered Andromeda's cousin, [[Sirius Black]]<ref name="OTP" />, as well as her [[Nymphadora Tonks|daughter]] (though, given the circumstances, she likely didn't learn of the latter until after the [[Battle of Hogwarts|the battle]] and [[Bellatrix Lestrange|her eldest sister's]] death). Andromeda also seemed to be offended when [[Harry Potter]], upon first seeing her, reacted as if she were her older sister.<ref name="DH" /> Andromeda's relationship with Narcissa, however, is unknown.
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It is unknown what kind of relationship Andromeda had with her older sister, [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], and younger sister, [[Narcissa Malfoy]], when they were younger. However, both her sisters believed in [[pure-blood]] supremacy, whereas Andromeda obviously did not, given her marriage. After she married the Muggle-born Ted, Andromeda was disowned and both her sisters cut off all contact with her.<ref name="DH" /> Andromeda's relationship with Bellatrix was likely particularly hateful, given that Bellatrix murdered Andromeda's cousin, [[Sirius Black]],<ref name="OTP" /> as well as her [[Nymphadora Tonks|daughter]] (though, given the circumstances, she likely didn't learn of the latter until after [[Battle of Hogwarts|the battle]] and [[Bellatrix Lestrange|her eldest sister's]] death). Andromeda also seemed to be offended when [[Harry Potter]], upon first seeing her, reacted as if she were her older sister.<ref name="DH" /> Andromeda's relationship with Narcissa, however, is unknown.
   
 
===Sirius Black===
 
===Sirius Black===
Andromeda's younger cousin [[Sirius Black]] told [[Harry Potter]] in [[1995]] that Andromeda was his favourite cousin<ref name="OTP" />. Like her, Sirius was considered a "[[blood traitor]]" by their family, and was disowned for his beliefs. Thus, the two were likely close in their younger years. Sirius considered Andromeda and Tonks his only, and true, family.
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Andromeda's younger cousin [[Sirius Black]] told [[Harry Potter]] in [[1995]] that Andromeda was his favourite cousin.<ref name="OTP" /> Like her, Sirius was considered a "[[blood traitor]]" by their family, and was disowned for his beliefs. Thus, the two were likely close in their younger years. Sirius considered Andromeda and Tonks his only, and true, family.
   
 
===Harry Potter===
 
===Harry Potter===
[[File:HarryPotter5.jpg|thumb|Harry Potter in 1995]]
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[[File:HarryPotter5.jpg|thumb|left|146px|[[Harry Potter]] in 1995.]]
The first time Harry met Andromeda, he thought that she looked a lot like her sister Bellatrix, but with softer, kinder eyes and lighter hair. Her resemblance to Bellatrix was such that Harry attempted to attack Andromeda, but upon realising his mistake, he felt bad and apologised as her physical comparison to her sister seemed offensive to her. After [[Duel in the Great Hall|Voldemort's downfall]], Harry helped Andromeda raise her grandson, and his godson, [[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]]. Harry liked and respected Andromeda for her ideals and because she was Tonks' mother. It is possible that after the [[Second Wizarding War|war]] they would see each other regularly, and probable in such a scenario that they would develop a bond because of Teddy, Lupin and Tonks's memory. It is also highly likely that Andromeda herself was welcomed at Harry and Ginny's house as a dinner guest.
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The first time Harry met Andromeda, he thought that she looked a lot like her sister Bellatrix, but with softer, kinder eyes and lighter hair. Her resemblance to Bellatrix was such that Harry attempted to attack Andromeda, but upon realising his mistake, he felt bad and apologised as her physical comparison to her sister seemed offensive to her. After [[Duel in the Great Hall|Voldemort's downfall]], Harry helped Andromeda raise her grandson, and his godson, [[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]]. Harry liked and respected Andromeda for her ideals and because she was Tonks' mother. It is possible that after the [[Second Wizarding War|war]] they would see each other regularly, and probable in such a scenario that they would develop a bond because of Teddy, Remus and Tonks's memory. It is also highly likely that Andromeda herself was welcomed at Harry and Ginny's house as a dinner guest.
   
 
===Order of the Phoenix===
 
===Order of the Phoenix===
Andromeda wasn't an official member of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], but nevertheless, she supported the Order's ideals (given her marriage to a [[Ted Tonks|Muggle-born]]). As her [[Nymphadora Tonks|daughter]] and [[Remus Lupin|son-in-law]] were members, she would allow the Order use of her house as a safe house. It is likely that she has a good relation with all of the members, and as she was at Hogwarts at the same time as [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur and]] [[Molly Weasley]], so a friendship could have started there. The degree and nature of her involvment during the [[First Wizarding War]] is unknown, but it is reasonable to assume that she helped them in some way. Andromeda proved her loyalty in 1998 [[Attack at the Tonks Residence|when she was tortured by Death Eater]] at her home and did not reveal anything of import regarding Harry or the Order, despite the fact that she was under torture.
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Andromeda wasn't an official member of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], but nevertheless, she supported the Order's ideals (given her marriage to a [[Ted Tonks|Muggle-born]]). As her [[Nymphadora Tonks|daughter]] and [[Remus Lupin|son-in-law]] were members, she would allow the Order use of her house as a safe house. It is likely that she has a good relation with all of the members, and as she was at Hogwarts at the same time as [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur and]] [[Molly Weasley]], so a friendship could have started there. The degree and nature of her involvement during the [[First Wizarding War]] is unknown, but it is reasonable to assume that she helped them in some way. Andromeda proved her loyalty in 1998 [[Attack at the Tonks Residence|when she was tortured by Death Eater]] at her home and did not reveal anything of import regarding Harry or the Order, despite the fact that she was under torture.
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*Due to the similarities in appearance shared by Andromeda and her sister, [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], fans of the Harry Potter series set up an online petition to have [[Helena Bonham Carter]], who plays Bellatrix, play Andromeda in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''.<ref>http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/HelenaBCforAndromedaTonks/</ref> However, as Harry and Hagrid escape to the [[Burrow]] rather than the Tonks' house, Andromeda and Ted were both cut from the film.
 
*Due to the similarities in appearance shared by Andromeda and her sister, [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], fans of the Harry Potter series set up an online petition to have [[Helena Bonham Carter]], who plays Bellatrix, play Andromeda in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''.<ref>http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/HelenaBCforAndromedaTonks/</ref> However, as Harry and Hagrid escape to the [[Burrow]] rather than the Tonks' house, Andromeda and Ted were both cut from the film.
*Out of all three sisters, Andromeda was the only sister that hasn't appeared in any of the films.
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*Out of all three Black sisters, Andromeda was the only sister that hasn't appeared in any of the films.
 
*Andromeda is also the only member of the five Black cousins who hasn't appeared in the films, as her two sisters appeared in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' through to the ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', Bellatrix also appearing in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Order of the Phoenix]]'', Sirius appeared in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' through ''Order of the Phoenix'' and in ''Deathly Hallows: Part 2'' and a younger Regulus appeared in one of Horace Slughorn's photographs in the ''Half-Blood Prince''.
 
*Andromeda is also the only member of the five Black cousins who hasn't appeared in the films, as her two sisters appeared in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' through to the ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', Bellatrix also appearing in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Order of the Phoenix]]'', Sirius appeared in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' through ''Order of the Phoenix'' and in ''Deathly Hallows: Part 2'' and a younger Regulus appeared in one of Horace Slughorn's photographs in the ''Half-Blood Prince''.
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"Andromeda was my favourite cousin. No, Andromeda's not on here either, look. Andromeda's sisters are still here because they made lovely, respectable pure-blood marriages, but Andromeda married a Muggle-born, Ted Tonks, so -"
Sirius Black discussing Andromeda with Harry Potter[src]

Andromeda Tonks (née Black) (b. between 1951 and 1955[1]), also known as Dromeda, was a pure-blood witch, born into the Black family. She was the middle daughter of Cygnus and Druella Black, as well as the sister of Bellatrix and Narcissa. She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1960s and was sorted into Slytherin house.

After Hogwarts, she married a Muggle-born, Ted Tonks and was disowned by her prejudiced family. In 1973 she became the mother of Nymphadora Tonks. During the Second Wizarding War, Andromeda and her husband were allies of the Order of the Phoenix, as their daughter was a member. Nymphadora married Remus Lupin in 1997 and had a son, Teddy Lupin. During the war in 1998, Andromeda's husband was murdered by Snatchers, Remus was murdered at the Battle of Hogwarts, and Nymphadora was also murdered by Andromeda's sister, Bellatrix Lestrange.

After the Second Wizarding War, Andromeda raised her grandson with the help of his godfather Harry Potter, which meant that Teddy also spent time with the Potter and Weasley families.

Biography

Family

Andromeda was born in the early 1950s. She was the second daughter of Cygnus and Druella Black (née Rosier), and younger sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and older sister of Narcissa Malfoy. Walburga and Orion Black were her aunt and uncle on her father's side, and Sirius and Regulus Black her cousins. Evan Rosier may be a relative on her mother's side. Alphard Black was also Andromeda's uncle.[3]

She was Sirius Black's favourite cousin, but he never met her married family before his imprisonment in Azkaban in 1981.[4]

Early life

"She is no niece of ours, my Lord. We – Narcissa and I – have never set eyes on our sister since she married the Mudblood. This brat has nothing to do with either of us, nor any beast she marries."
Bellatrix Lestrange to Lord Voldemort about the recent marriage of Nymphadora Tonks[src]

Andromeda attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s and was sorted into Slytherin house.[2] She may have been very skilled at Charms class. It is also possible that she was good at Defence Against the Dark Arts because in her adult life she managed to resist torture without revealing any vital information or losing her sanity.

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Andromeda's burn mark on the Black Family Tree.

At some point during or after her education at Hogwarts, Andromeda met Ted Tonks, a Muggle-born wizard. Despite her family's steadfast belief in the importance of blood purity, Andromeda married Ted and was subsequently disowned and burned off the family tapestry in 12 Grimmauld Place by her aunt, parents and sisters. Statements by her sisters indicate that both of them cut off contact with Andromeda because they considered her a blood traitor for her marriage.[5]

Lupin: "Nymphadora Tonks, who prefers to be known by her surname only."
Tonks: "So would you if your fool of a mother had called you Nymphadora."
Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin[src]

At roughly the age of twenty, Andromeda and Ted had one child, Nymphadora Tonks. Andromeda selected the name, which her daughter strongly disliked, preferring to be known simply as "Tonks" by her friends. Ted, Remus Lupin and Andromeda called her Dora for short.

Andromeda had a talent for cleanliness that her husband and daughter did not share.[4]

Second Wizarding War

Andromeda: "What happened to our daughter? Hagrid said you were ambushed; where is Nymphadora?"
Harry: "I don't know. We don't know what happened to anyone else."
— Andromeda asks Harry about her daughter's safety[src]

Although Andromeda and Ted did not appear to be official members of the Order of the Phoenix, they allowed their home to be one of the Order's safe-houses and were supportive of the organisation to which their daughter belonged. Nymphadora married Remus Lupin in the summer of 1997; he suspected that her parents did not approve because he was a werewolf, though it is unknown if this was true; given the fact that Andromeda wasn't supremacist these suspicions of Lupin may have not been true.

After the Battle of the Seven Potters, they were instrumental in Harry Potter's moving from Privet Drive to the Burrow: Harry Potter and Rubeus Hagrid took temporary refuge in the Tonks' home, where Andromeda took care of Hagrid's injuries. She seemed somewhat offended when Harry first reacted to her as if she were her sister Bellatrix because of their resemblance. She and Ted were both very worried about their daughter when they learned that the Order was ambushed by Death Eaters when transporting Harry, though Ted tried to reassure his wife by pointing out that their daughter had been through worse in the course of her work as an Auror.

When the Ministry of Magic fell under Lord Voldemort's control in August of 1997, the magical protections around the Order safe-houses were broken. Andromeda and Ted were interrogated and tortured by Death Eaters for information pertaining to Harry Potter and the Order. Their son-in-law reported that they were "shaken, obviously, but otherwise okay".[5] Soon after this, their daughter discovered that she was pregnant and came to stay with Andromeda and Ted, as her husband temporarily left her out of fear that he would pass on lycanthropy to their child.

The Ministry soon began persecuting Muggle-borns by forming the Muggle-Born Registration Commission, which charged Muggle-borns with having stolen their magic and their wands from "real" witches and wizards. Ted refused to register on principle and was forced to go on the run; Andromeda, as a pure-blood, was safe, and stayed with her pregnant daughter. Some time before the birth of her grandson Teddy, Andromeda was left a widow, as her husband was killed by Snatchers.

Andromeda's daughter and son-in-law were killed during the Battle of Hogwarts by Bellatrix Lestrange, Andromeda's sister, and Antonin Dolohov, respectively. Bellatrix was later killed by Molly Weasley.

Later life

Andromeda was left with custody of her grandson, though Teddy would also spend a lot of time with his godfather, Harry Potter, and the Weasley family.[5]

Physical appearance

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Bellatrix, of whom Andromeda strikingly resembles.

Andromeda is described as closely resembling her elder sister Bellatrix physically (as Harry almost attacked her thinking that she was Bellatrix), though she has light brown hair instead of dark, and has softer and wider eyes.[5] Thus, she is likely tall and bears the patrician beauty common to the Black family, aside her aforementioned eyes, of which are kinder than her eldest sister's arrogant and heavily-lidded stare. Because of how they describe Andromeda J.K. Rowling allows us to know she resembles her oldest sister Bellatrix Lestrange.

Personality and traits

It is safe to assume, given her marriage to a Muggle-born, that Andromeda was very different from both of her sisters: while her sisters married into "respectable" pure-blood families, she married for love despite her family's opposition, leading to her family's hatred. She is clearly a good mother showing her concern about her daughter's whereabouts after the Battle of the Seven Potters and taking care of her during her pregnancy, she is also a good grandmother raising her daughter's son after her death. Apart from her husband and daughter, her cousin Sirius considered her to be his only true family, demonstrating that Andromeda always treated Sirius with respect and kindness. In addition of being a good wife, mother and grandmother, she is a good friend, because despite that she was under torture, she did not reveal anything that could harm Harry or any of her friends. Like Molly Weasley, Andromeda is a woman dedicated to her family and friends. Thus, in many ways, Adromeda's personality contradicted the "evil Slytherin" stereotype held by many students of the other Houses.

Magical abilities and skills

  • Healer: After the Battle of the Seven Potters, Harry and Hagrid took refuge in her house, where she healed Hagrid's injuries. Given Hagrid's half-giant nature, and concomitant natural magical resistance, this does imply she was a talented healer.
  • Household Charms: Andromeda had a talent for cleanliness, a talent that her husband and her daughter did not share.
  • Resistance to Dark Magic: Despite being under torture, she managed to resist and did not reveal any vital information to her attackers.

Relationships

Parents

Andromeda's relationship with her parents was likely a bad one. Because she married a muggle-born against her family's ideals of blood purity she was disowned and not considered a Black after that. It is safe to assume that her parents did not consider her as their daughter anymore and like Bellatrix and Narcissa cut off all contact with her. It is also possible that Andromeda's parents never met their granddaughter.

Husband and daughter

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Andromeda's daughter, Nymphadora Tonks.

Andromeda married Ted Tonks in spite of her family's hatred of Muggle-borns, which led to her being disowned[4] and shunned by her own sisters. Thus, it can be assumed that the two loved each other greatly. Ted comforted his wife when they were unsure what happened to their daughter after the Battle of the Seven Potters, reassuring her that, as an Auror, Tonks had been through worse.[5]

Andromeda and Ted

Andromeda and her husband, Ted, on the Black Family Tree.

Nymphadora Tonks and her mother were close, though Tonks disliked the given name her "fool of a mother" gave her.[4] Andromeda was frantic with worry over her daughter's participation in the Second Wizarding War, and opted to stay with her during her pregnancy while Ted went on the run from the Muggle-Born Registration Commission. When Tonks went to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts, she left her infant son in the care of his grandmother, who would raise the boy after his parents' deaths in battle with the help of Teddy´s godfather Harry Potter.[5]

Sisters

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Bellatrix Lestrange her older sister and murder of her daughter Nymphadora

It is unknown what kind of relationship Andromeda had with her older sister, Bellatrix Lestrange, and younger sister, Narcissa Malfoy, when they were younger. However, both her sisters believed in pure-blood supremacy, whereas Andromeda obviously did not, given her marriage. After she married the Muggle-born Ted, Andromeda was disowned and both her sisters cut off all contact with her.[5] Andromeda's relationship with Bellatrix was likely particularly hateful, given that Bellatrix murdered Andromeda's cousin, Sirius Black,[4] as well as her daughter (though, given the circumstances, she likely didn't learn of the latter until after the battle and her eldest sister's death). Andromeda also seemed to be offended when Harry Potter, upon first seeing her, reacted as if she were her older sister.[5] Andromeda's relationship with Narcissa, however, is unknown.

Sirius Black

Andromeda's younger cousin Sirius Black told Harry Potter in 1995 that Andromeda was his favourite cousin.[4] Like her, Sirius was considered a "blood traitor" by their family, and was disowned for his beliefs. Thus, the two were likely close in their younger years. Sirius considered Andromeda and Tonks his only, and true, family.

Harry Potter

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Harry Potter in 1995.

The first time Harry met Andromeda, he thought that she looked a lot like her sister Bellatrix, but with softer, kinder eyes and lighter hair. Her resemblance to Bellatrix was such that Harry attempted to attack Andromeda, but upon realising his mistake, he felt bad and apologised as her physical comparison to her sister seemed offensive to her. After Voldemort's downfall, Harry helped Andromeda raise her grandson, and his godson, Teddy Lupin. Harry liked and respected Andromeda for her ideals and because she was Tonks' mother. It is possible that after the war they would see each other regularly, and probable in such a scenario that they would develop a bond because of Teddy, Remus and Tonks's memory. It is also highly likely that Andromeda herself was welcomed at Harry and Ginny's house as a dinner guest.

Order of the Phoenix

Andromeda wasn't an official member of the Order of the Phoenix, but nevertheless, she supported the Order's ideals (given her marriage to a Muggle-born). As her daughter and son-in-law were members, she would allow the Order use of her house as a safe house. It is likely that she has a good relation with all of the members, and as she was at Hogwarts at the same time as Arthur and Molly Weasley, so a friendship could have started there. The degree and nature of her involvement during the First Wizarding War is unknown, but it is reasonable to assume that she helped them in some way. Andromeda proved her loyalty in 1998 when she was tortured by Death Eater at her home and did not reveal anything of import regarding Harry or the Order, despite the fact that she was under torture.

Etymology

Many members of the House of Black — such as Sirius, Bellatrix and Cygnus — appear to be named after stars or constellations, and the name Andromeda follows this pattern. It is a northern constellation that contains the Andromeda Galaxy and was named after the character from Greek mythology: a princess who was chained to a rock to be sacrificed to a sea monster, as divine punishment for her mother's (Cassiopeia) boasting, but was saved by the hero Perseus, whom she then married. This may allude to Andromeda Tonks' estrangement from her aristocratic, but cruel extended family.

Behind the scenes

  • Due to the similarities in appearance shared by Andromeda and her sister, Bellatrix Lestrange, fans of the Harry Potter series set up an online petition to have Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Bellatrix, play Andromeda in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.[6] However, as Harry and Hagrid escape to the Burrow rather than the Tonks' house, Andromeda and Ted were both cut from the film.
  • Out of all three Black sisters, Andromeda was the only sister that hasn't appeared in any of the films.
  • Andromeda is also the only member of the five Black cousins who hasn't appeared in the films, as her two sisters appeared in the Half-Blood Prince through to the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Bellatrix also appearing in the Order of the Phoenix, Sirius appeared in Prisoner of Azkaban through Order of the Phoenix and in Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and a younger Regulus appeared in one of Horace Slughorn's photographs in the Half-Blood Prince.
  • Andromeda was only in her mid-40s when she had her grandson, Teddy Lupin.

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Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Black family tapestry shows that Andromeda is younger than Bellatrix, who was born in 1951, and older than Narcissa, who was born in 1955.
  2. 2.0 2.1 In Chapter 4 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Horace Slughorn states: "The whole Black family had been in my house, but Sirius ended up in Gryffindor!" This implies that all Blacks except Sirius were Sorted into Slytherin while Slughorn was Head of House. Andromeda presumably attended Hogwarts from the mid-1960s to early 1970s, and thus would have been a student of Slughorn, who was stated to have begun teaching at Hogwarts around the same time as Albus Dumbledore in Chapter 5 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, in 1938 or earlier. Sirius Black also states "My whole family have been in Slytherin" and in Chapter 23 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, confirming that at least those Blacks closely related to Sirius were in Slytherin.
  3. Black family tree
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  6. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/HelenaBCforAndromedaTonks/
Order of the Phoenix
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Founder:
Albus Dumbledore
Leaders:
Albus Dumbledore | Alastor Moody | Kingsley Shacklebolt
Original Order of of the Phoenix:
Aberforth Dumbledore | Alastor Moody | Alice Longbottom | Arabella Figg | Benjy Fenwick | Caradoc Dearborn | Dedalus Diggle | Dorcas Meadowes | Edgar Bones | Elphias Doge | Emmeline Vance | Fabian Prewett | Frank Longbottom | Gideon Prewett | James Potter | Lily Potter | Marlene McKinnon | Mundungus Fletcher | Peter Pettigrew (defected) | Remus Lupin | Rubeus Hagrid | Severus Snape | Sirius Black | Sturgis Podmore
Reconstituted Order of the Phoenix:
Aberforth Dumbledore | Alastor Moody | Arabella Figg | Arthur Weasley | Bill Weasley | Charlie Weasley | Dedalus Diggle | Elphias Doge | Emmeline Vance | Fleur Delacour | Fred Weasley | George Weasley | Harry Potter | Hermione Granger | Hestia Jones | Kingsley Shacklebolt | Minerva McGonagall | Molly Weasley | Mundungus Fletcher | Nymphadora Tonks | Remus Lupin | Ron Weasley | Rubeus Hagrid | Severus Snape | Sirius Black | Sturgis Podmore
Order of the Phoenix allies:
Andromeda Tonks | Augusta Longbottom | Buckbeak | Dobby | Fawkes | Filius Flitwick | Firenze | Garrick Ollivander | Ginny Weasley | Grawp | Helena Ravenclaw | Horace Slughorn | Karkus | Karkus's wife | Kreacher | Lee Jordan | Luna Lovegood | McKinnon family | Mr Westenberg | Mrs Westenberg | Muriel | Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington | Neville Longbottom | Oliver Wood | Olympe Maxime | Rita Skeeter | Patrick Delaney-Podmore | Peeves | Percy Weasley | Pomona Sprout | Poppy Pomfrey | Sybill Trelawney | Ted Tonks | The Fallen Fifty | Westenberg family | Winky | Xenophilius Lovegood
Other affiliations:
Dumbledore's Army | Forbidden Forest Centaur colony | Headless Hunt | Hogwarts Hippogriff herd | Hogwarts house-elves | Hogwarts Ghosts | Hogwarts Staff |
Hogwarts students | Hogwarts Thestral herd | British Ministry of Magic | Giant colony (Karkus's control)