Elladora Black
Biographical information
Born	1850[1]
Died	1931[1] (aged 81)
Blood status	Pure-blood[1]
Marital status	Single
Also known as	Aunt Elladora
Physical information
Species	Human[1]
Gender	Female[1]
Skin colour	White
Family information
Family members	Cygnus Black I (possible father) Ella Max (possible mother) Sirius Black I (brother)[1] Phineas Nigellus Black (brother)[1] Isla Black (sister)[1] Ursula Flint (sister-in-law)[1] Sirius Black II (nephew)[1] Phineas Black (nephew)[1] Cygnus Black II (nephew)[1] Belvina Black (niece)[1] Arcturus Black II (nephew)[1] Bob Hitchens (brother-in-law) Black family
Affiliation
House	Slytherin (possibly)
Loyalty	House of Black[1]

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Elladora Black (1850 – 1931) was a pure-blood witch, member of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black.

Biography

Elladora was born in 1850.

She was possibly the daughter of Cygnus Black I and Ella Max. Her siblings were Sirius Black I, Phineas Nigellus, and Isla. 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, as well trying to legalise a Muggle-hunting policy through the Ministry.

Behind the scenes

• Based on a statement by Horace Slughorn, Elladora may have been a member of the Slytherin House. This is most likely true, since Sirius Black said all of his family was in the Slytherin House. However, she attended Hogwarts c. 1861 - 1868, when Slughorn wasn't Potions teacher.
• Elladora and her siblings may have been children of Cygnus Black I and Ella Max. In which case, their uncle would have been Arcturus Black I, Cygnus' brother, and aunt Misapinoa Blishwick née Black.
• Elladora's and Callidora's pictures on the Black family tree are the same. Either Callidora and Elladora have similar names.
• Sirius once said to Harry, "dear Aunt Elladora", but on the Black family tree, Elladora is Sirius' great-great-great aunt. Sirius may not have wanted to bore Harry with great-great-great aunt, and just chosen to call her aunt, as it was easier.
• Elladora was only three years old when her elder brother, Sirius, died.
• Elladora could have possibly been a half-namesake for Callidora, as both have names ending with Dora (Which is the nickname of Elladora's four-greats-niece, given to her by her father, though Tonks came from her disowned mother).

Etymology

• The name Ella is a Norman form of the Germanic Alia, meaning "other"^[2]. 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"^[3].
• Elladora was probably named after her mother Ella.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Seen on Black family tree tapestry)

Notes and references