Elladora Black
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| Elladora Black | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Born | |
| Died | |
| Blood status | |
| Title(s) |
Aunt (by Sirius Black III) |
| Physical description | |
| Species |
Human[1] |
| Gender |
Female[1] |
| Skin colour |
White |
| Family information | |
| Family members |
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| Affiliation | |
| House |
possibly Slytherin |
| Loyalty | |
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Elladora Black (1850 - 1931) was the sister of Sirius, Phineas Nigellus, and Isla Black. She never married or had children.[1] Elladora instituted the policy of cutting off the heads of the family house-elves and mounting them on the wall once they became too old to carry a tea tray.[2]
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[edit] Behind the scenes
- Based on a statement by Horace Slughorn, Elladora may have been a member of the Slytherin House, which most likely true, since Sirius Black says that all of his family was in the Slytherin House.
- Elladora's and Callidora's pictures on a Black family tree are the same. Either Callidora and Elladora have got similar names.
- Sirius one said to Harry "dear aunt Elladora", but on the Black family tree, Elladora isn't Sirius' aunt, but great great great aunt.
[edit] Etymology
The name Ella is a Norman form of the Germanic Alia, meaning "other"[3]. It is also possibly related to Aella, a Greek name meaning "whirlwind". Aella of mythology was an Amazon killed by Hercules. The name Dora, often considered a diminutive of Theodora, is derived from the Greek word doron, meaning "gift"[4]
[edit] Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
