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'''Greengrass''' is the surname of a [[pure-blood]]<ref>Astoria Greengrass's [[Scorpius Malfoy|son]] was described as pure-blood by [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] in the Epilogue of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', indicating that Astoria would have been pure-blood herself.</ref> wizarding family. They are related to the [[Malfoy family]], and more distantly to the [[House of Black|Black]] and the [[Lestrange family|Lestrange]] families. The social-economic status of the Greengrass family is unknown, however it is likely they are wealthy and belonging to the respectable upper-class, since [[Draco Malfoy ]] married fellow Slytherin Astoria Greengrass and it would be most out-of-character for any member of the Malfoy family to make ties with and/or marry someone they deemed to be of lesser heritage.
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'''Greengrass''' is the surname of a [[pure-blood]]<ref>Astoria Greengrass's [[Scorpius Malfoy|son]] was described as pure-blood by [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] in the Epilogue of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', indicating that Astoria would have been pure-blood herself.</ref> wizarding family. They are related to the [[Malfoy family]], and more distantly to the [[House of Black|Black]] and the [[Lestrange family|Lestrange]] families. The social-economic status of the Greengrass family is unknown, however it is most likely it is a very old and wealthy family and belonging to the upper class, since [[Draco Malfoy ]] married fellow Slytherin Astoria Greengrass and it would be most out-of-character for any member of the Malfoy family to make ties with and/or marry someone they deemed to be of lesser heritage.
   
 
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Greengrass is the surname of a pure-blood[1] wizarding family. They are related to the Malfoy family, and more distantly to the Black and the Lestrange families. The social-economic status of the Greengrass family is unknown, however it is most likely it is a very old and wealthy family and belonging to the upper class, since Draco Malfoy married fellow Slytherin Astoria Greengrass and it would be most out-of-character for any member of the Malfoy family to make ties with and/or marry someone they deemed to be of lesser heritage.

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Etymology

  • The surname Greengrass seems to simply come from the words green and grass, emphasising Slytherin's house colours.

Notes and references

  1. Astoria Greengrass's son was described as pure-blood by Ron Weasley in the Epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, indicating that Astoria would have been pure-blood herself.