Cassiopeia Black

Cassiopeia Black
Biographical information
Born	1915
Died	1992 (aged 77)
Blood status	Pure-blood
Marital status	Single
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Skin colour	White
Family information
Family members	Cygnus Black II (father) † Violetta Bulstrode (mother) Pollux Black (brother) † Marius Black (brother) Dorea Black (sister) † Charlus Potter (brother-in-law) Irma Crabbe (sister-in-law) Cygnus Black III (nephew) † Walburga Black (niece) † Alphard Black (nephew) † Black family
Affiliation
House	Slytherin (possibly)
Loyalty	House of Black Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Cassiopeia Black (1915 – 1992) 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.

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

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears on Black family tapestry)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Seen on Black family tree tapestry)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Seen on Black family tree tapestry)