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{{Wizard individual infobox
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|theme = wizard
|image=[[File:Hesper Black.jpg|250 px|Hesper's name on the family tree]]
 
|name=Hesper Black (née Gamp)
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|image = Hesper Black.jpg
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|name = Hesper Black (née Gamp)
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|born=
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|born =
|died=c. [[1900s|1906]] or later<ref>Her youngest son was born in that year.</ref>
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|died = c. [[1906]] or later<ref>Her youngest son was born in that year.</ref> (possibly)
|blood=[[Pure-blood]]<ref name="BFT">''[[House of Black|Black family tree]]''</ref>
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|blood = [[Pure-blood]]<ref name="BFT">''[[House of Black|Black family tree]]''</ref>
|marital=Married
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|marital = Married or widowed
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|nationality =
|alias=
 
|title=
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|alias =
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|title =
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|signature =
|species=[[Human]]<ref name="BFT" />
 
|gender=Female<ref name="BFT" />
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|species = [[Human]]<ref name="BFT" />
 
|gender = Female<ref name="BFT" />
|height=
 
|hair=
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|height =
|eyes=
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|weight =
|skin=
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|hair =
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|eyes =
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|skin =
|family=*[[Sirius Black II]] (husband)<ref name="BFT" />
 
*[[Arcturus Black III]] (son)<ref name="BFT" />
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|family = *[[Sirius Black II]] (husband)<ref name="BFT" />
*[[Lycoris Black]] (daughter)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Arcturus Black III]] (son)<ref name="BFT" />
*[[Regulus Black I]] (son)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Lycoris Black]] (daughter)<ref name="BFT" />
*[[Orion Black]] (grandson)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Regulus Black I]] (son)<ref name="BFT" />
*[[Lucretia Black]] (granddaughter)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Phineas Nigellus Black]] (father-in-law)<ref name="BFT" />
*[[Phineas Nigellus Black]] (father-in-law)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Ursula Flint|Ursula Black]] (née [[Flint family|Flint]]) (mother-in-law)<ref name="BFT" />
*[[Ursula Flint]] (mother-in-law)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Phineas Black]] (brother-in-law)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Arcturus Black II]] (brother-in-law)<ref name="BFT" /> †
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*[[Belvina Black|Belvina Burke]] (née [[House of Black|Black]]) (sister-in-law)<ref name="BFT" /> †
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*[[Cygnus Black II]] (brother-in-law)<ref name="BFT" /> †
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*[[Lysandra Yaxley|Lysandra Black]] (née [[Yaxley family|Yaxley]]) (sister-in-law by marriage)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Herbert Burke]] (brother-in-law by marriage)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Violetta Bulstrode|Violetta Black]] (née [[Bulstrode family|Bulstrode]]) (sister-in-law by marriage)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Pollux Black]] (nephew by marriage)<ref name="BFT" /> †
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*[[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom]] (née [[House of Black|Black]]) (niece by marriage)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Cassiopeia Black]] (niece by marriage)<ref name="BFT" /> †
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*[[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley]] (née [[House of Black|Black]]) (niece by marriage)<ref name="BFT" />
 
*[[Marius Black]] (nephew)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Charis Black|Charis Crouch]] (née [[House of Black|Black]]) (niece by marriage)<ref name="BFT" /> †
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*[[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter]] (née [[House of Black|Black]]) (niece by marriage)<ref name="BFT" /> †
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*[[Belvina Burke's sons]] (nephews by marriage)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Belvina Burke's daughter]] (niece by marriage)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Melania Macmillan|Melania Black]] (née [[Macmillan family|Macmillan]]) (daughter-in-law)<ref name="BFT" /> †
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*[[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett]] (née [[House of Black|Black]]) (granddaughter)<ref name="BFT" /> †
 
*[[Orion Black]] (grandson)<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[Ulick Gamp]] (possibly)
 
*[[Gamp]] (possibly)
 
*[[Gamp]] (possibly)
|hidem=y
 
|animagus=
 
|boggart=
 
|loyalty=*[[House of Black]]<ref name="BFT" />
 
 
*[[Gamp family]]
 
*[[Gamp family]]
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*[[House of Black]]
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|romances = [[Sirius Black II]] (husband) †
 
|animagus =
 
|boggart =
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|wand =
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|patronus =
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|job =
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|house =
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|loyalty = *[[Gamp family]]<ref name="BFT" />
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*[[House of Black]]<ref name="BFT" />
 
}}
 
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'''Hesper Black (née Gamp)''' was a [[pure-blood]] [[Wizards|witch]] who married [[Sirius Black II]]. The couple had three children together: [[Arcturus Black III|Arcturus]], [[Lycoris Black|Lycoris]], and [[Regulus Black I|Regulus]].
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'''Hesper Black''' (née '''Gamp''') (fl. 1901-1906) was a [[pure-blood]] [[Wizardkind|witch]] who married [[Sirius Black II]]. The couple had three children together: [[Arcturus Black III|Arcturus]], [[Lycoris Black|Lycoris]], and [[Regulus Black I|Regulus]]. She was a grandmother of [[Lucretia Black]] and [[Orion Black]].<ref name="BFT" />
 
She was a grandmother of [[Orion Black]] and [[Lucretia Black]].<ref name="BFT" />
 
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
[[File:Regulus Black I.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Hesper’s son [[Regulus Black I|Regulus]] on the family tree]]
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[[File:Regulus Black I.jpg|140px|thumb|left|Hesper's son [[Regulus Black I|Regulus]] on the family tree]]
 
''Hesper'' is an English variation of the name ''Esther''<ref>''[http://www.behindthename.com/name/hester Behind the Name: Hester]''</ref>, which is believed to be derived from the Persian word for "star," possibly an allusion to the naming pattern of the [[House of Black|family]] she married into.
 
''Hesper'' is an English variation of the name ''Esther''<ref>''[http://www.behindthename.com/name/hester Behind the Name: Hester]''</ref>, which is believed to be derived from the Persian word for "star," possibly an allusion to the naming pattern of the [[House of Black|family]] she married into.
   
 
The ''Book of Esther'' in the ''Old Testament'' tells the story of Queen [[Wikipedia:Esther|Esther]], the Jewish wife of the king of Persia who saved her people from extermination.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/esther Behind the Name: Esther]</ref>
 
The ''Book of Esther'' in the ''Old Testament'' tells the story of Queen [[Wikipedia:Esther|Esther]], the Jewish wife of the king of Persia who saved her people from extermination.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/esther Behind the Name: Esther]</ref>
   
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It's also possible that her name derives from [[wikipedia:Hesperus|Hesperus]], the "Evening Star" from Greek mythology (Vesper for the Romans). This was a name assigned to the planet Venus, visible during the evening, whose morning counterpart ("Morning Star") would become called "Lucifer" in Latin.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer Lucifer] on Wikipedia</ref>
There was also one Esther by birth in the Black family – [[Hester Black]].
 
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*The person who discovered [[Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration]] might have been related to Hesper.
 
*The person who discovered [[Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration]] might have been related to Hesper.
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*She shares her name with [[Hesper Black]].
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*On one version of the Black family tree designed by [[MinaLima Design]] for the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' films]], as seen [https://minalima.com/product/black-family-tapestry/ here], the name "Gamp" was misspelled "Gemp".
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Comment|Name seen on Black family tree tapestry}}
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*{{OOTP|F}} {{C|Name seen on Black family tree tapestry}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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Latest revision as of 05:00, 15 March 2024

Hesper Black (née Gamp) (fl. 1901-1906) was a pure-blood witch who married Sirius Black II. The couple had three children together: Arcturus, Lycoris, and Regulus. She was a grandmother of Lucretia Black and Orion Black.[2]

Etymology

Regulus Black I

Hesper's son Regulus on the family tree

Hesper is an English variation of the name Esther[3], which is believed to be derived from the Persian word for "star," possibly an allusion to the naming pattern of the family she married into.

The Book of Esther in the Old Testament tells the story of Queen Esther, the Jewish wife of the king of Persia who saved her people from extermination.[4]

It's also possible that her name derives from Hesperus, the "Evening Star" from Greek mythology (Vesper for the Romans). This was a name assigned to the planet Venus, visible during the evening, whose morning counterpart ("Morning Star") would become called "Lucifer" in Latin.[5]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references