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{{Wizard individual infobox
 
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|image=[[File:Callidora Black.jpg|250px]]
 
|image=[[File:Callidora Black.jpg|250px]]
|name=Callidora Longbottom (née Black)
 
 
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|name= Callidora Longbottom (née Black)
 
|born=[[1910s|1915]]<ref name="BFT">''[[House of Black|Black family tree]]''</ref>
 
|born=[[1910s|1915]]<ref name="BFT">''[[House of Black|Black family tree]]''</ref>
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|died=Between [[7 August]], [[1995]] and [[18 June]], [[1996]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 37 (''The Lost Prophecy''). Phineas Nigellus says "''Am I to understand that my great-great-grandson -- the last of the Blacks -- is dead?''". This means that Callidora is dead by that date, 18 June 1996, but the Black family tree did not list her death in August, 1995.</ref>
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|skin=White
 
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|family=*[[Arcturus Black II]] (father)<ref name="BFT" />
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|family=*[[Arcturus Black II]] (father)
*[[Lysandra Yaxley]] (mother)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Lysandra Yaxley]] (mother)
*[[Charis Black]] (sister)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Charis Black]] (sister)
*[[Cedrella Black]] (sister)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Cedrella Black]] (sister)
*[[Caspar Crouch]] (brother-in-law)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Caspar Crouch]] (brother-in-law)
*[[Septimus Weasley]] (brother-in-law)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Septimus Weasley]] (brother-in-law)
*[[Arthur Weasley]] (nephew)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Arthur Weasley]] (nephew)
*[[Phineas Nigellus Black]] (paternal grandfather)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Phineas Nigellus Black]] (paternal grandfather)
*[[Ursula Flint]] (paternal grandmother)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Ursula Flint]] (paternal grandmother)
*[[Sirius Black I]] (paternal uncle)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Sirius Black I]] (paternal uncle)
*[[Phineas Black]] (paternal uncle)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Phineas Black]] (paternal uncle)
*[[Cygnus Black II]] (paternal uncle)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Cygnus Black II]] (paternal uncle)
*[[Belvina Black]] (paternal aunt)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Belvina Black]] (paternal aunt)
*[[Harfang Longbottom]] (husband)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Harfang Longbottom]] (husband)
*[[Harfang Longbottom's son|Son]]<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Harfang Longbottom's son|Son]]
*[[Harfang Longbottom's daughter|Daughter]]<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Harfang Longbottom's daughter|Daughter]]
 
*[[Algie|Algie Longbottom]] (possible)
 
*[[Algie|Algie Longbottom]] (possible)
 
*[[Augusta Longbottom]] (possible)
 
*[[Augusta Longbottom]] (possible)
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*[[House of Black|Black family]]
 
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'''Callidora Longbottom''' (née '''Black''') ([[1910s|1915]]—[[1995]]/[[1996]]<ref name="BFT"/>) was a [[pure-blood]] witch, the eldest daughter of [[Arcturus Black II]] and [[Lysandra Yaxley]] and sister of [[Charis Black|Charis]] and [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella]]. She married [[Harfang Longbottom]], and the couple had two children, a [[Harfang Longbottom's son|son]] and [[Harfang Longbottom's daughter|a daughter]].<ref name="BFT"/> She is related to the [[Crouch family|Crouch]] and [[Weasley family|Weasley]] families through her sisters, and may be related to [[Alice and Frank Longbottom]] and their son [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]].
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'''Callidora Longbottom (née Black)''' (b. [[1910s|1915]]) was a [[pure-blood]] witch, the eldest daughter of [[Arcturus Black II]] and [[Lysandra Yaxley]] and sister of [[Charis Black|Charis]] and [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella]]. She married [[Harfang Longbottom]], and the couple had two children, [[Harfang Longbottom's son|a son]] and [[Harfang Longbottom's daughter|a daughter]]<ref>''[[House of Black|Black family tree]]''</ref>. She is related to the [[Crouch family|Crouch]] and [[Weasley family|Weasley]] families through her sisters, and may be related to [[Alice and Frank Longbottom]] and their son [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]].
 
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
*''Callidora'' means "gift of beauty" in Greek.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/submit/view.php?name=callidora Behind the Name: Callidora]</ref> It is also the name of a parasite that preys on moths and butterflies.
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*''Callidora'' means "gift of beauty" in Greek.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/submit/view.php?name=callidora Behind the Name: Callidora]</ref> It is also the name of a [[Wikipedia:Setiostoma callidora|species of sedge moths]].
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*Callidora's sister [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella]] was disowned by their [[House of Black|family]] for marrying [[Septimus Weasley]], a "[[blood traitor]]". Given that Callidora was not burned off the [[House of Black|Black Family tree]] tapestry for her marriage, this suggests that the [[Longbottom family|Longbottoms]] are considered to be a more "respectable" pure-blood family than [[Weasley family|Weasleys]].
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*Callidora’s sister [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella]] was disowned by their [[House of Black|family]] for marrying [[Septimus Weasley]], a "[[blood traitor]]". Given that Callidora was not burned off the [[House of Black|Black family tree]] tapestry for her marriage, this suggests that the [[Longbottom family|Longbottoms]] are considered to be a more "respectable" pure-blood family than [[Weasley family|Weasleys]].
*Based on a statement by [[Horace Slughorn]], Callidora may have been a member of the [[Slytherin]] House. At least one member of the Longbottom family, however, was in [[Gryffindor]]. Slughorn also may not have been Potions master when she attended Hogwarts (c. 1926-1933)
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*Based on a statement by [[Horace Slughorn]], Callidora may have been a member of the [[Slytherin]] House. At least one member of the Longbottom family, however, was in [[Gryffindor]]. Slughorn also may not have been Potions master when she attended [[Hogwarts]] (c. 1926-1933).
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*Since Callidora and [[Cassiopeia Black|Cassiopeia]] were born in the same year, it is most likely that they were classmates at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
*Many [[House of Black|Blacks]] were handsome, and possibly Callidora have got this name because she is beautiful. Her name is similar to name [[Elladora Black|Elladora]], who was Callidora's great-aunt. Callidora's and Elladora's pictures on the family tree in the film are the same.
 
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*Callidora's and Elladora’s pictures on the family tree in the film are the same.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Comment|Appears on Black family tapestry}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Comment|Appears on Black family tapestry}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{Comment|Seen on [[House of Black|Black family]] tree tapestry}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]'' {{Comment|Seen on [[House of Black|Black family]] tree tapestry}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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Revision as of 22:48, 5 July 2014

Callidora Longbottom (née Black) (19151995/1996[1]) was a pure-blood witch, the eldest daughter of Arcturus Black II and Lysandra Yaxley and sister of Charis and Cedrella. She married Harfang Longbottom, and the couple had two children, a son and a daughter.[1] She is related to the Crouch and Weasley families through her sisters, and may be related to Alice and Frank Longbottom and their son Neville.

Etymology

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Black family tree
  2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 37 (The Lost Prophecy). Phineas Nigellus says "Am I to understand that my great-great-grandson -- the last of the Blacks -- is dead?". This means that Callidora is dead by that date, 18 June 1996, but the Black family tree did not list her death in August, 1995.
  3. Behind the Name: Callidora