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{{Family infobox
'''Greengrass''' is the surname of a [[pure-blood]]<ref>Astoria Greengrass's [[Scorpius Malfoy|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.</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.
 
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|name= Greengrass family
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|blood= [[Pure-blood]]
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|family members= *[[Astoria Greengrass]]
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*[[Daphne Greengrass]]
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|status= Extant; at least in female line
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|related=*[[Malfoy family]]
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*[[Lestrange family]]
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*[[House of Black|Black family]]
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|house=[[Slytherin]]
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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, and one of the [[Sacred Twenty-Eight]]. They are related to the [[Malfoy family]], and more distantly to the [[House of Black|Black]] and the [[Lestrange family|Lestrange]] families. The socio-economic status of the Greengrass family is unknown. However, it is most likely they are a very old and wealthy family, belonging to wizarding Britain's privileged upper class, along with being one of the Sacred Twenty-Eights, since [[Draco Malfoy]] married 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 (though Draco did mellow out after the [[Second Wizarding War]], having seen the error of his [[Death Eater]] lifestyle).
   
 
==Family Members==
 
==Family Members==
 
*[[Astoria Greengrass|Astoria Malfoy née Greengrass]] — wife of [[Draco Malfoy]], mother of [[Scorpius Malfoy]]
 
*[[Astoria Greengrass|Astoria Malfoy née Greengrass]] — wife of [[Draco Malfoy]], mother of [[Scorpius Malfoy]]
*[[Daphne Greengrass]] — Astoria's older sister, she was in [[Harry Potter]]'s year and [[Slytherin]] house at [[Hogwarts]]
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*[[Daphne Greengrass]] — Astoria's older sister, she was in [[Harry Potter]]'s year and [[Slytherin]] house at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], and was one of Pansy Parkinson's gang.
*[[Cassiopeia "Queenie" Greengrass]] -Astoria's younger sister, in [[Slytherin]]
 
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
* The surname ''Greengrass'' seems to simply come from the words ''green'' and ''grass'', emphasising [[Slytherin]]'s house colours.
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* The surname ''Greengrass'' seems to simply come from the words ''green'' and ''grass'', emphasising [[Slytherin]]'s house colours. This would imply the Greengrass family have been traditionally sorted into Slytherin.
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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[[pl:Rodzina Greengrass]]
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[[es:Familia Greengrass]]
 
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Revision as of 22:10, 11 August 2013

Greengrass is the surname of a pure-blood[1] wizarding family, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. They are related to the Malfoy family, and more distantly to the Black and the Lestrange families. The socio-economic status of the Greengrass family is unknown. However, it is most likely they are a very old and wealthy family, belonging to wizarding Britain's privileged upper class, along with being one of the Sacred Twenty-Eights, since Draco Malfoy married 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 (though Draco did mellow out after the Second Wizarding War, having seen the error of his Death Eater lifestyle).

Family Members

Etymology

  • The surname Greengrass seems to simply come from the words green and grass, emphasising Slytherin's house colours. This would imply the Greengrass family have been traditionally sorted into Slytherin.

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.