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'''Cassiopeia Black''' ([[1910s|1915]] – [[1992]]) was a [[pure-blood]] witch, the eldest daughter of [[Cygnus Black II]] and [[Violetta Bulstrode]] and sister of [[Pollux Black|Pollux]], [[Marius Black|Marius]] and [[Dorea Black|Dorea]]. Cassiopeia never married or had any children.<ref name="BFT" />
 
'''Cassiopeia Black''' ([[1910s|1915]] – [[1992]]) was a [[pure-blood]] witch, the eldest daughter of [[Cygnus Black II]] and [[Violetta Bulstrode]] and sister of [[Pollux Black|Pollux]], [[Marius Black|Marius]] and [[Dorea Black|Dorea]]. Cassiopeia never married or had any children.<ref name="BFT" />
 
Between 1985 and 1992, she may have resided in 12 Grimmauld Place, it being her ancestral home.
 
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==

Revision as of 23:56, 12 September 2013

Cassiopeia Black (19151992) was a pure-blood witch, the eldest daughter of Cygnus Black II and Violetta Bulstrode and sister of Pollux, Marius and Dorea. Cassiopeia never married or had any children.[1]

Behind the scenes

  • Based on a statement by Horace Slughorn, Cassiopeia may well have been a member of the Slytherin House. However, she attended Hogwarts c. 1926 - 1933, when Slughorn may not have been Potions master.
  • Since Cassiopeia and Callidora were born in the same year, it is most likely that they were classmates at Hogwarts.
  • Cassiopeia is a queen in Greek mythology, and her daughter is Andromeda. Another relative was Andromeda Tonks, a grand-niece of Cassiopeia Black.
  • Cassiopeia died after her brother Pollux, in the same year when their cousin died. At that time, Cassiopeia's grand-nephew (Sirius Black III) was in Azkaban.
  • If Dorea (Cassiopeia's sister) is the mother of James Potter I, Cassiopeia would be the maternal aunt of James, the aunt-in-law of Lily Evans, the great-aunt of Harry Potter, and a relative to several others of the Potter family.
  • On the family tree featured in the film, her first name is misspelt "Cassiapeia".

Etymology

Like many members of the House of Black, Cassiopeia is named after a constellation. The constellation is in turn named after Queen Cassiopeia of Greek mythology, a beautiful but vain woman whose arrogant boasting led to her downfall. The name is derived from the Greek Κασσιόπη, meaning "she whose words excel".

Appearances

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