Charlus Potter
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Male |
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Gryffindor (possibly) |
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Charlus Potter was a wizard who married Dorea Black. The couple had one son. Dorea was not disowned by her family, who believed strongly in the importance of blood purity, for her marriage, so it can be assumed that Charlus was a respectable pure-blood wizard.[1]
Charlus may have been related to James Potter, and, by extension, Harry Potter.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- There is some speculation that Charlus Potter was Harry Potter's paternal grandfather, given that J. K. Rowling has said that James's parents were older when they had him[2], and Dorea Potter would have been forty years old when he was born[1]. However, Rowling also said that James's parents died of natural causes when they were elderly, presumably around the same time[3]. Dorea died at the age of fifty-seven[1], which is not elderly in wizarding terms. This may be a mathematical error, as Rowling has also admitted that maths is not her strong suit[4] and inconsistencies have been noted in the timeline, or Charlus and Dorea may simply have been more distant relatives of James Potter.
- If the above theory is correct (Charlus probably being a brother or cousin to James's father), then this leaves us with the mystery of what happened to the Potter son of Charlus and Dorea. Since Harry was not supposed to have any living family other than the Dursleys, we must assume this other Potter (and the rest of his family) must have died before 1981.
- It is also possible that Charlus Potter was a member of Gryffindor house, like the rest of Potter family.
