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*[[Yaxley family]]
  
*[[Yaxley family]]
 
*Many other distant relatives
  
*Many other distant relatives
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|house=*[[Slytherin]] (most of the family)
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|house=*[[Slytherin]] Black Family <br> Malfoy Family<br> Rose Weasley<br>Albus Severus Potter
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*[[Gryffindor]] ([[Sirius Black]])
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*[[Gryffindor]] Sirius Black<br> Potter Family<br>Weasley Family
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*[[Hufflepuff]] Nymphadora Tonks
 
|loyalty=*[[Death Eaters]] (several members)
  
|loyalty=*[[Death Eaters]] (several members)
 
*[[Order of the Phoenix]] (two members)
  
*[[Order of the Phoenix]] (two members)
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==History==
  
==History==
 
{{Quote|...my parents, with their [[pure-blood]] [[Pure-blood supremacy|mania]], convinced that to be a Black made you practically royal...|[[Sirius Black]] to [[Harry Potter]] on his family's values|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
  
{{Quote|...my parents, with their [[pure-blood]] [[Pure-blood supremacy|mania]], convinced that to be a Black made you practically royal...|[[Sirius Black]] to [[Harry Potter]] on his family's values|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:Siriusveil.jpg|thumb|left|260px|[[Sirius Black]] being pushed into the [[Veil]] to his death by a curse of [[Bellatrix Lestrange|his cousin's]], ending the male line of the House of Black.]]
  
[[File:Siriusveil.jpg|thumb|left|260px|[[Sirius Black]] being pushed into the [[Veil]] to his death by a curse of [[Bellatrix Lestrange|his cousin's]], ending the male line of the House of Black.]]
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The Black family traces its origin back to the Middle Ages. They claim to have entirely [[magic]]al ancestry, but as [[Sirius Black]] informed his godson [[Harry Potter]], no true [[pure-blood]] families existed by the twentieth century. The pure-blood families like the Blacks simply removed [[Muggle]]s and [[Squib]]s from their family trees. The Blacks place a great importance on [[blood purity]], considering themselves akin to royalty in the [[wizarding world]] and disdaining [[Muggle]]s, [[Squib]]s, [[Blood traitor]]s and [[Muggle-born]]s. The family motto, which can be found on the family crest, is ''Toujours Pur'', which means "Always Pure" in French. Many members took this phrase very seriously.<ref name="OOTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>
  
The Black family traces its origin back to the Middle Ages. They claim to have entirely [[magic]]al ancestry, but as [[Sirius Black]] informed his godson [[Harry Potter]], no true [[pure-blood]] families existed by the twentieth century. The pure-blood families like the Blacks simply removed [[Muggle]]s and [[Squib]]s from their family trees. The Blacks place a great importance on [[blood purity]], considering themselves akin to royalty in the [[wizarding world]] and disdaining [[Muggle]]s, [[Squib]]s, [[Blood traitor]]s and [[Muggle-born]]s. The family motto, which can be found on the family crest, is ''Toujours Pur'', which means "Always Pure" in French. Many members took this phrase very seriously.<ref name="OOTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>
   
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Because of their views, a large number of the Black family members practise the [[Dark Arts]] and supported [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] during the [[First Wizarding War|First]] and [[Second Wizarding War]]s. A few Blacks even became [[Death Eaters]], while many others never took the [[Dark Mark]] but believed in the "purification" of the wizarding world nevertheless.<ref name="OOTP" /> A few members of the family, however, disagreed with the traditional views of their family; [[Sirius Black]], for example, joined the [[Order of the Phoenix]], as did [[Nymphadora Tonks]], a distant member of the Black family. Both were murdered by [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix Lestrange née Black]], Sirius's cousin and Tonks's aunt, in battle. Supportive of Voldemort at first, the family loyalists who did not become Death Eaters got cold feet when they saw the levels he would go to achieve his goals. Their hatred towards muggles is such that some members who are not outright Death Eaters would go to lengths to persecute them, such as [[Araminta Meliflua]] trying to pass a [[Ministry Bill to make Muggle-hunting legal]].
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Because of their views, a large number of the Black family members practise the [[Dark Arts]] and supported [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] during the [[First Wizarding War|First]] and [[Second Wizarding War]]s. A few Blacks even became [[Death Eaters]], while many others never took the [[Dark Mark]] but believed in the "purification" of the wizarding world nevertheless.<ref name="OOTP" /> A few members of the family, however, disagreed with the traditional views of their family; [[Sirius Black]], for example, joined the [[Order of the Phoenix]], as did [[Nymphadora Tonks]], a distant member of the Black family. Both were murdered by [[Bellatrix Lestrange ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}, Sirius's cousin and Tonks's aunt, in battle. Supportive of Voldemort at first, the family loyalists who did not become Death Eaters got cold feet when they saw the levels he would go to achieve his goals. Their hatred towards muggles is such that some members who are not outright Death Eaters would go to lengths to persecute them, such as [[Araminta Meliflua]] trying to pass a [[Ministry Bill to make Muggle-hunting legal]].
   
 
With Sirius's death, the male line of the Black family ended; the female line continues through the descendants of his cousins [[Andromeda Tonks]] and [[Narcissa Malfoy]], his second cousin, once removed, [[Arthur Weasley]], the [[Burke family]], the Crouches, the Longbottoms and the [[Potter family]]<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>.
  
With Sirius's death, the male line of the Black family ended; the female line continues through the descendants of his cousins [[Andromeda Tonks]] and [[Narcissa Malfoy]], his second cousin, once removed, [[Arthur Weasley]], the [[Burke family]], the Crouches, the Longbottoms and the [[Potter family]]<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>.
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==="Blasted off"===
  
==="Blasted off"===
 
[[File:Sirius Disowned.jpg|thumb|200px|Sirius' burn mark on the Black family tree.]]
  
[[File:Sirius Disowned.jpg|thumb|200px|Sirius' burn mark on the Black family tree.]]
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{{Quote|Blood traitor, abomination, shame of my flesh! …Filth! Scum! By-products of dirt and vileness! How dare you befoul the house of my fathers!|[[Portrait of Walburga Black at 12 Grimmauld Place|The portrait]] of [[Walburga Black]] screaming at [[Sirius Black|her "traitor" son]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
  
{{Quote|Blood traitor, abomination, shame of my flesh! …Filth! Scum! By-products of dirt and vileness! How dare you befoul the house of my fathers!|[[Portrait of Walburga Black at 12 Grimmauld Place|The portrait]] of [[Walburga Black]] screaming at [[Sirius Black|her "traitor" son]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
The original tree described from Grimmauld Place was subject to some magical interference. According to [[Sirius Black]], his mother [[Walburga Black|Walburga]] blasted names of "[[blood traitor]]s" off the tapestry without hesitation.<ref name="OOTP" /> The Black family motto of ''Toujours Pur'' ("always pure") was followed assiduously by family members; any who disagreed with the notion of [[blood purity]] or married [[Muggle]]s or people of different blood statuses were disowned and blasted off the family tree, as were any [[Squib]]s. Thus, family members that remain on the tapestry can be assumed to have married fellow ("respectable") [[pure-blood]]s. Some even married their own cousins; Walburga and [[Orion Black]], for instance, were second cousins. Generations of this practice resulted in [[Wikipedia:Inbreeding|inbreeding]], which in turn has caused problems such as low fertility and mental instability.
  
The original tree described from Grimmauld Place was subject to some magical interference. According to [[Sirius Black]], his mother [[Walburga Black|Walburga]] blasted names of "[[blood traitor]]s" off the tapestry without hesitation.<ref name="OOTP" /> The Black family motto of ''Toujours Pur'' ("always pure") was followed assiduously by family members; any who disagreed with the notion of [[blood purity]] or married [[Muggle]]s or people of different blood statuses were disowned and blasted off the family tree, as were any [[Squib]]s. Thus, family members that remain on the tapestry can be assumed to have married fellow ("respectable") [[pure-blood]]s. Some even married their own cousins; Walburga and [[Orion Black]], for instance, were second cousins. Generations of this practice resulted in [[Wikipedia:Inbreeding|inbreeding]], which in turn has caused problems such as low fertility and mental instability.
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===Blood relatives===
  
===Blood relatives===
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<gallery widths="85" position="center" orientation="portrait" spacing="small">
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[[File:BellatrixLestrangeRoomOfRequirementSmirk.png|thumb|130px|right|[[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black)]].]]
  
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Bellatrix-promo-bellatrix-lestrange-28967541-432-650.jpg|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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Narcissa-promo-pics-lucius-and-narcissa-malfoy-28195472-1400-1867.jpg|[[Narcissa Malfoy]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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AndromedaTonks.png|[[Andromeda Tonks]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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UncleAlphard.png|[[Alphard Black]]
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Alexia Walkin Black.jpg|[[Alexia Walkin Black]]
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Arcturus Black 1835-1893.jpg|[[Arcturus Black I]]
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Arcturus Black II.jpg|[[Arcturus Black II]]
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Arcturus Black III.jpg|[[Arcturus Black III]]
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Belvina Black 3.jpg|[[Belvina Black|Belvina Burke]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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Callidora Black.jpg|[[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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Cassiopeia Black.jpg|[[Cassiopeia Black]]
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Cedrella Weasley.jpg|[[Cedrella Weasley]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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Charis Black.jpg|[[Charis Black|Charis Crouch]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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Cygnus Black I 2.jpg|[[Cygnus Black I]]
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Cygnus Black II.jpg|[[Cygnus Black II]]
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Cygnus Black III.jpg|[[Cygnus Black III]]
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Dorea Black 5.jpg|[[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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EduardusLimetteBlack.jpg|[[Eduardus Limette Black]]
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Elladora Black.jpg|[[Elladora Black]]
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Hesperblack.png|[[Hesper Black]]
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Isla Black.jpg|[[Isla Black|Isla Hitchens]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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Licorus Black.jpg|[[Licorus Black]]
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Lucretia.jpg|[[Lucretia Black| Lucretia Prewett]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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Lycoris Black.jpg|[[Lycoris Black]]
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Marius Black 2.jpg|[[Marius Black]]
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Misapinoa Black.jpg|[[Misapinoa Black|Misapinoa Blishwick]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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Orion.jpg|[[Orion Black]]
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PhineasNBlack.jpg|[[Phineas Nigellus Black]]
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Phineas Black film.JPG|[[Phineas Black]]
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Pollux Black.jpg|[[Pollux Black]]
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PhoebeBlack.jpg|[[Phoebe Black]]
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Regulus Black I.jpg|[[Regulus Black I]]
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RegulusBlackCloseUps.jpg|[[Regulus Black II]]
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Sirius Black 1845-1853.jpg|[[Sirius Black I]]
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Sirius Black 1877-1952.jpg|[[Sirius Black II]]
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Sirius-black-harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-movie-mobile-wallpaper-1080x1920-9281-3248831100.jpg|[[Sirius Black III]]
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Walburga Black.jpg|[[Walburga Black]]
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</gallery>
 
*[[Alexia Walkin Black]]
  
*[[Alexia Walkin Black]]
 
*[[Alphard Black]] — removed posthumously for leaving money to his disowned nephew
  
*[[Alphard Black]] — removed posthumously for leaving money to his disowned nephew
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*[[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda Tonks née Black]] — disowned for marrying a [[Muggle-born]], [[Edward Tonks|Ted Tonks]]
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*[[Andromeda Tonks ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}} — disowned for marrying a [[Muggle-born]], [[Edward Tonks|Ted Tonks]]
 
*[[Arcturus Black I]]
  
*[[Arcturus Black I]]
 
*[[Arcturus Black II]]
  
*[[Arcturus Black II]]
 
*[[Arcturus Black III]]
  
*[[Arcturus Black III]]
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*[[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix Lestrange née Black]]
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*[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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*[[Belvina Black|Belvina Burke née Black]]
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*[[Belvina Black|Belvina Burke ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}
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*[[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom née Black]]
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*[[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}
 
*[[Cassiopeia Black]]
  
*[[Cassiopeia Black]]
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*[[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]] — disowned for marrying a [[blood traitor]], [[Septimus Weasley]]
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*[[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley]] {{c|née [[Black]]}} — disowned for marrying a [[blood traitor]], [[Septimus Weasley]]
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*[[Charis Black|Charis Crouch née Black]]
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*[[Charis Black|Charis Crouch ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}
 
*[[Cygnus Black I]]
  
*[[Cygnus Black I]]
 
*[[Cygnus Black II]]
  
*[[Cygnus Black II]]
 
*[[Cygnus Black III]]
  
*[[Cygnus Black III]]
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*[[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter née Black]]
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*[[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}
 
*[[Eduardus Limette Black]] — disowned for an unknown reason
  
*[[Eduardus Limette Black]] — disowned for an unknown reason
 
*[[Elladora Black]]
  
*[[Elladora Black]]
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[[File:SiriusBlack.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Sirius Black]].]]
  
 
*[[Hester Black]]
  
*[[Hester Black]]
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*[[Isla Black|Isla Hitchens née Black]] — disowned for marrying a [[Muggle]], [[Bob Hitchens]]
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*[[Isla Black|Isla Hitchens ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}} — disowned for marrying a [[Muggle]], [[Bob Hitchens]]
 
*[[Licorus Black]]
  
*[[Licorus Black]]
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*[[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett née Black]]
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*[[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}
 
*[[Lycoris Black]]
  
*[[Lycoris Black]]
 
*[[Marius Black]] — disowned because he was a [[Squib]]
  
*[[Marius Black]] — disowned because he was a [[Squib]]
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*[[Misapinoa Black|Misapinoa Blishwick née Black]]
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*[[Misapinoa Black|Misapinoa Blishwick ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}
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*[[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Malfoy née Black]] - wife of [[Lucius Malfoy]] and mother of [[Draco Malfoy]]
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*[[Narcissa Malfoy]] {{c|née [[Black]]}} - wife of [[Lucius Malfoy]] and mother of [[Draco Malfoy]]
 
*[[Orion Black]] - Walburga's husband.
  
*[[Orion Black]] - Walburga's husband.
 
*[[Phineas Nigellus Black]]
  
*[[Phineas Nigellus Black]]
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===Relatives by marriage===
  
===Relatives by marriage===
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<gallery orientation="portrait" widths="85" spacing="small" position="center">
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[[File:LuciusMalfoy1.jpg|thumb|right|170px|[[Lucius Malfoy]].]]
  
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Lucius DH profile.jpg|[[Lucius Malfoy]]
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*[[Bob Hitchens]] — husband of [[Isla Black]]
  
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RodolphusLestrange.png|[[Rodolphus Lestrange]]
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*[[Caspar Crouch]] — husband of [[Charis Black]]
  
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TedTonks.JPG|[[Ted Tonks]]
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*[[Charlus Potter]] — husband of [[Dorea Black]]
  
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Druella Rosier.jpg|[[Druella Black]] (née [[Rosier family|Rosier]])
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Bob Hitchens.jpg|[[Bob Hitchens]]
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</gallery>
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*[[Bob Hitchens]] — husband of [[Isla Black|Isla Hitchens]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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*[[Caspar Crouch]] — husband of [[Charis Black|Charis Crouch]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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*[[Charlus Potter]] — husband of [[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
 
*[[Druella Rosier]] — wife of [[Cygnus Black III]]
  
*[[Druella Rosier]] — wife of [[Cygnus Black III]]
 
*[[Ella Max]] — wife of [[Cygnus Black I]]
  
*[[Ella Max]] — wife of [[Cygnus Black I]]
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*[[Harfang Longbottom]] — husband of [[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom née Black]]
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*[[Harfang Longbottom]] — husband of [[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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*[[Herbert Burke]] — husband of [[Belvina Black]]
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*[[Herbert Burke]] — husband of [[Belvina Black|Belvina Burke]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
 
*[[Hesper Gamp]] — wife of [[Sirius Black II]]
  
*[[Hesper Gamp]] — wife of [[Sirius Black II]]
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*[[Ignatius Prewett]] — husband of [[Lucretia Black]]
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*[[Ignatius Prewett]] — husband of [[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
 
*[[Irma Crabbe]] — wife of [[Pollux Black]]
  
*[[Irma Crabbe]] — wife of [[Pollux Black]]
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*[[Jimbo Blishwick]] — husband of [[Misapinoa Black|Misapinoa Blishwick née Black]]
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*[[Jimbo Blishwick]] — husband of [[Misapinoa Black|Misapinoa Blishwick]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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*[[Lucius Malfoy]] — husband of [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Malfoy née Black]]
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*[[Lucius Malfoy]] — husband of [[Narcissa Malfoy]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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*[[Lysandra Yaxley]] — wife of [[Arcturus Black I]]
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*[[Lysandra Yaxley]] — wife of [[Arcturus Black II]]
 
*[[Melania Macmillan]] — wife of [[Arcturus Black III]]
  
*[[Melania Macmillan]] — wife of [[Arcturus Black III]]
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*[[Rodolphus Lestrange]] — husband of [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix Lestrange née Black]]
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*[[Rodolphus Lestrange]] — husband of [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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*[[Septimus Weasley]] — husband of [[Cedrella Black]]
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*[[Septimus Weasley]] — husband of [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
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*[[Edward Tonks|Ted Tonks]] — husband of [[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda Tonks née Black]]
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*[[Edward Tonks|Ted Tonks]] — husband of [[Andromeda Tonks]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}
 
*[[Magenta Tripe]] — wife of [[Licorus Black]]
  
*[[Magenta Tripe]] — wife of [[Licorus Black]]
 
*[[Ursula Flint]] — wife of [[Phineas Nigellus Black]]
  
*[[Ursula Flint]] — wife of [[Phineas Nigellus Black]]
 
*[[Violetta Bulstrode]] — wife of [[Cygnus Black II]]
  
*[[Violetta Bulstrode]] — wife of [[Cygnus Black II]]
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[[File:Neville-Longbottom-neville-longbottom-22817808-600-449.jpg|thumb|150px|Neville Longbottom]]
  
   
 
===Distant relatives===
  
===Distant relatives===
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<gallery orientation="portrait" spacing="small" position="center" widths="85">
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[[File:Weasleys.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Four of the [[Weasley family|Weasley]] children.]]
  
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Neville-promo-pics-neville-longbottom-28261912-390-520.jpg|[[Neville Longbottom]]
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[[File:Draco Malfoy.JPG|thumb|right|150px|[[Draco Malfoy]].]]
  
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[[File:Nymphadora Tonks.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Nymphadora Tonks|Nymphadora Lupin]].]]
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Nymphadora Tonks Deathly Hallows promotional image.jpg|[[Nymphadora Tonks|Nymphadora Lupin]] {{c|née [[Tonks]]}}
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Draco Malfoy hp6.jpg|[[Draco Malfoy]]
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[[File:Barty Crouch Jr.JPG|thumb|right|150px|[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]].]]
  
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ARTHUR1.jpg|[[Arthur Weasley]]
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MOLLY1.jpg|[[Molly Weasley]] {{c|née [[Prewett]]}}
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{|class="wikitable" border="1"
  
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G f prewett.JPG|[[Fabian and Gideon Prewett]]
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Bill-Weasley-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-movies-17182060-1919-2560.jpg|[[Bill Weasley]]
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Charlie1.jpg|[[Charlie Weasley]]
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Percy.jpg|[[Percy Weasley]]
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PHELPS2-1.jpg|[[Fred Weasley I]]
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250px-PHELPS2.jpg|[[George Weasley]]
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Ron-Weasley-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows.jpg|[[Ron Weasley]]
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Ginny-Weasley.jpg|[[Ginny Weasley]]
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Rose weasley.png|[[Rose Weasley]]
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Hugooooo.jpg|[[Hugo Weasley]]
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Remus Lupin Deathly Hallows promo image.jpg|[[Remus Lupin]]
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Scorpious Malfoy.jpg|[[Scorpius Malfoy]]
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HP quiz Ignotus.jpg|[[Ignotus Peverell]]
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BestmainimagejamespotterI.jpg|[[James Potter I]]
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PromoHP7 Harry Potter.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]
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James II.jpg|[[James Potter II]]
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AlbusSevPotter.jpg|[[Albus Potter]]
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Lily PotterDH2.png|[[Lily Potter II]]
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HermioneGranger.jpg|[[Hermione Granger]]
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Fleur-wedding-harry-potter-18924144-1200-1600.jpg|[[Fleur Delacour]]
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Angeina john.jpg|[[Angelina Johnson]]
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Frank1.jpg|[[Frank Longbottom]]
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Alice1.jpg|[[Alice Longbottom]]
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Roger Lloyd Pack as Barty Crouch Sr. (GoF-promo-02).jpg|[[Barty Crouch Sr.]]
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Barty Crouch, Jr.jpg|[[Barty Crouch Jr.]]
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</gallery>
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
 
!Distant Relative
  
!Distant Relative
 
!Relation to the House of Black
  
!Relation to the House of Black
 
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|[[Arthur Weasley]]
  
|[[Arthur Weasley]]
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|Son of [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]<ref>Although it has never been confirmed that Septimus and Cedrella are Arthur's parents, this can be inferred based on [[Sirius Black]]'s statement in Ch. 6 of ''Order of the Phoenix'' that Arthur was "something like [his] second cousin once removed." The Black family tree establishes Cedrella as a first cousin once removed of both [[Orion Black|Orion]] and [[Walburga Black]], Sirius's parents. Thus, any children she had would be their second cousins, and second cousins once removed of their sons Sirius and Regulus. Also, almost all of Sirius's relatives can be seen on the Black family tree because both his parents were born into the House of Black, making it unlikely that he could be related to Arthur in a way not shown. See also this [[Talk:Cedrella Black|talk page]] and an [http://www.hplex.info/essays/essay-black-family-tree.html HPL essay] for more information.</ref>.
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|Son of [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}<ref>Although it has never been confirmed that Septimus and Cedrella are Arthur's parents, this can be inferred based on [[Sirius Black]]'s statement in Ch. 6 of ''Order of the Phoenix'' that Arthur was "something like [his] second cousin once removed." The Black family tree establishes Cedrella as a first cousin once removed of both [[Orion Black|Orion]] and [[Walburga Black]], Sirius's parents. Thus, any children she had would be their second cousins, and second cousins once removed of their sons Sirius and Regulus. Also, almost all of Sirius's relatives can be seen on the Black family tree because both his parents were born into the House of Black, making it unlikely that he could be related to Arthur in a way not shown. See also this [[Talk:Cedrella Black|talk page]] and an [http://www.hplex.info/essays/essay-black-family-tree.html HPL essay] for more information.</ref>.
 
|-
  
|-
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|[[Molly Weasley|Molly Weasley née Prewett]]
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|[[Molly Weasley ]]
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{{c|née [[Prewett]]}}
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|Wife of [[Arthur Weasley]] and niece of [[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett née Black]]<ref name="uncle">[[Sirius Black]] stated in Ch. 6 of ''Order of the Phoenix'' that Molly Weasley was his "cousin by marriage". This means that [[Ignatius Prewett]], Lucretia's husband, could not have been Molly, Fabian, and Gideon's father, as this would have made them first cousins by blood of Sirius. Ignatius was Sirius's uncle by marriage, and if Molly was his niece, this could explain Sirius's comment. See this [[Talk:Ignatius Prewett|talk page]] for more information.</ref>.
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|Wife of [[Arthur Weasley]] and niece of [[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}<ref name="uncle">[[Sirius Black]] stated in Ch. 6 of ''Order of the Phoenix'' that Molly Weasley was his "cousin by marriage". This means that [[Ignatius Prewett]], Lucretia's husband, could not have been Molly, Fabian, and Gideon's father, as this would have made them first cousins by blood of Sirius. Ignatius was Sirius's uncle by marriage, and if Molly was his niece, this could explain Sirius's comment. See this [[Talk:Ignatius Prewett|talk page]] for more information.</ref>.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[Gideon Prewett]]
  
|[[Gideon Prewett]]
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|Nephew of [[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett née Black]]<ref name="uncle" />.
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|Nephew of [[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}<ref name="uncle" />.
 
|-
  
|-
 
|[[Fabian Prewett]]
  
|[[Fabian Prewett]]
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|Nephew of [[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett née Black]]<ref name="uncle" />.
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|Nephew of [[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}<ref name="uncle" />.
 
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|[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]]
  
|[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]]
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|Paternal grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]]
  
|[[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]]
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|Paternal grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Percy Weasley]]
  
|[[Percy Weasley]]
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|Paternal grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Fred Weasley]]
  
|[[Fred Weasley]]
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|[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]
  
|[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]
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|Paternal grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Victoire Weasley]]
  
|[[Victoire Weasley]]
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Great-grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Great-grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Dominique Weasley]]
  
|[[Dominique Weasley]]
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Great-grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Great-grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Louis Weasley]]
  
|[[Louis Weasley]]
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Great-grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Great-grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Molly Weasley II]]
  
|[[Molly Weasley II]]
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Great-grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Great-grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Lucy Weasley]]
  
|[[Lucy Weasley]]
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Great-grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Great-grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Fred Weasley II]]
  
|[[Fred Weasley II]]
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Great-grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Great-grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Roxanne Weasley]]
  
|[[Roxanne Weasley]]
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Great-grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Great-grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Rose Weasley]]
  
|[[Rose Weasley]]
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Great-grand-niece of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Great-grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Hugo Weasley]]
  
|[[Hugo Weasley]]
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]. Great-grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett née Black]].
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|Paternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}. Great-grand-nephew of [[Lucretia Prewett|Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Nymphadora Tonks]]
  
|[[Nymphadora Tonks]]
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|Daughter of [[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda Tonks née Black]].
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|Daughter of [[Andromeda Tonks ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Remus Lupin]]
  
|[[Remus Lupin]]
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|[[Edward Lupin|Teddy Lupin]]
  
|[[Edward Lupin|Teddy Lupin]]
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|Maternal grandmother is [[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda Tonks née Black]].
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|Maternal grandmother is [[Andromeda Tonks ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Draco Malfoy]]
  
|[[Draco Malfoy]]
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|Son of [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Malfoy née Black]].
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|Son of [[Narcissa Malfoy ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Scorpius Malfoy]]
  
|[[Scorpius Malfoy]]
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|Paternal grandmother is [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Malfoy née Black]].
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|Paternal grandmother is [[Narcissa Malfoy ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Ignotus Peverell]]
  
|[[Ignotus Peverell]]
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|[[James Potter I]]
  
|[[James Potter I]]
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|Possible relation of [[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter née Black]]. Definite relation through Charlus Potter.
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|Possible relation of [[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}. Definite relation through Charlus Potter.
 
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|[[Harry Potter]]
  
|[[Harry Potter]]
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|Possible relation of [[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter née Black]] and husband of [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]].
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|Possible relation of [[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}} and husband of [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]].
 
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|[[James Potter II]]
  
|[[James Potter II]]
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|Maternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]; possible relative of [[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter née Black]].
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|Maternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}; possible relative of [[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Albus Potter]]
  
|[[Albus Potter]]
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|Maternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]; possible relative of [[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter née Black]].
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|Maternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}; possible relative of [[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Lily Potter]]
  
|[[Lily Potter]]
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|Maternal great-grandmother-in-law is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]]; possible relative of [[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter née Black]].
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|Maternal great-grandmother is [[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}; possible relative of [[Dorea Black|Dorea Potter]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Araminta Meliflua]]
  
|[[Araminta Meliflua]]
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|[[Frank Longbottom]]
  
|[[Frank Longbottom]]
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|Relation of [[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom née Black]].
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|Relation of [[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom]] {{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Alice Longbottom]]
  
|[[Alice Longbottom]]
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|[[Neville Longbottom]]
  
|[[Neville Longbottom]]
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|Relation of [[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom née Black]].
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|Relation of [[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]]
  
|[[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]]
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|Mother is most likely [[Charis Black|Charis Crouch née Black]].
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|Mother is most likely [[Charis Black|Charis Crouch ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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|[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]]
  
|[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]]
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|Paternal grandmother is most likely [[Charis Black|Charis Crouch née Black]].
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|Paternal grandmother is most likely [[Charis Black|Charis Crouch ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}}.
 
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*Many members of the House of Black have died at considerably younger ages than is normal for wizards and witches, and even muggles for that matter. Of those whose dates of birth and death are shown on the family tree, none lived to be older than one hundred, and most died between the ages of fifty and eighty, with an average life expectancy of only 59.5 years (based on the family tree), though this is possibly the result of major inbreeding (see above) as well as mental instability and war (As seen<ref name="BFT" />).
  
*Many members of the House of Black have died at considerably younger ages than is normal for wizards and witches, and even muggles for that matter. Of those whose dates of birth and death are shown on the family tree, none lived to be older than one hundred, and most died between the ages of fifty and eighty, with an average life expectancy of only 59.5 years (based on the family tree), though this is possibly the result of major inbreeding (see above) as well as mental instability and war (As seen<ref name="BFT" />).
 
*Many members of the family are said to have great good looks, with a touch of aristocratic arrogance to it.
  
*Many members of the family are said to have great good looks, with a touch of aristocratic arrogance to it.
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*The female lines continue through Narcissa (through her descendants with Lucius Malfoy), Andromeda (with Ted Tonks), Callidora (with Harfang Longbottom), Cedrella (with Septimus Weasley) and possibly Isla (with Bob Hitchens).
  
*The female lines continue through Narcissa (through her descendants with Lucius Malfoy), Andromeda (with Ted Tonks), Callidora (with Harfang Longbottom), Cedrella (with Septimus Weasley) and possibly Isla (with Bob Hitchens).
 
*It is also possible that the female Black line continues in Harry Potter, as he is possibly related to [[Charlus Potter]] and [[Dorea Black]].
  
*It is also possible that the female Black line continues in Harry Potter, as he is possibly related to [[Charlus Potter]] and [[Dorea Black]].
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"Toujours pur."
— The family motto, translating to "Always Pure"[src]

The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black was one of the largest, oldest and wealthiest pure-blooded wizarding families in Britain, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. Many wizarding families in Britain are distantly related to the House of Black. Like the Malfoy and Lestrange families, the House of Black is synonymous with elevated status and wealth. The Black family tree is displayed in the drawing room of the family home at 12 Grimmauld Place in London, England on an intricate tapestry, as an ornate mural. It starts in the Middle Ages and shows the dominant line of the family up to the present day.[3]

By the late twentieth century, the House of Black had become extinct in the male line with the deaths of Sirius and Regulus Black, neither of whom had children. The female line continued through the Malfoy family and Teddy Lupin, though the latter descends from a Black who was disowned. It has not been confirmed that the Potter family is also distantly related to the Black family through Dorea Black; they are, however, related through Ginevra Weasley, who married Harry Potter and had three children.

History

"...my parents, with their pure-blood mania, convinced that to be a Black made you practically royal..."
— Sirius Black to Harry Potter on his family's values[src]
Siriusveil

Sirius Black being pushed into the Veil to his death by a curse of his cousin's, ending the male line of the House of Black.

The Black family traces its origin back to the Middle Ages. They claim to have entirely magical ancestry, but as Sirius Black informed his godson Harry Potter, no true pure-blood families existed by the twentieth century. The pure-blood families like the Blacks simply removed Muggles and Squibs from their family trees. The Blacks place a great importance on blood purity, considering themselves akin to royalty in the wizarding world and disdaining Muggles, Squibs, Blood traitors and Muggle-borns. The family motto, which can be found on the family crest, is Toujours Pur, which means "Always Pure" in French. Many members took this phrase very seriously.[4]

Because of their views, a large number of the Black family members practise the Dark Arts and supported Lord Voldemort during the First and Second Wizarding Wars. A few Blacks even became Death Eaters, while many others never took the Dark Mark but believed in the "purification" of the wizarding world nevertheless.[4] A few members of the family, however, disagreed with the traditional views of their family; Sirius Black, for example, joined the Order of the Phoenix, as did Nymphadora Tonks, a distant member of the Black family. Both were murdered by Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black), Sirius's cousin and Tonks's aunt, in battle. Supportive of Voldemort at first, the family loyalists who did not become Death Eaters got cold feet when they saw the levels he would go to achieve his goals. Their hatred towards muggles is such that some members who are not outright Death Eaters would go to lengths to persecute them, such as Araminta Meliflua trying to pass a Ministry Bill to make Muggle-hunting legal.

With Sirius's death, the male line of the Black family ended; the female line continues through the descendants of his cousins Andromeda Tonks and Narcissa Malfoy, his second cousin, once removed, Arthur Weasley, the Burke family, the Crouches, the Longbottoms and the Potter family[5].

Harry is shocked to find Sirius is related to the Malfoys, but Sirius explains all pure blood families are interlinked somehow. Sirius is, in fact, related to Molly and Arthur Weasley.

Family tree

"En stirps nobilis et gens antiquissima Black."
— Latin inscription on the Black family tree tapestry; "Behold the offspring of noble birth and the nation of the most ancient of Black".[src]

"Blasted off"

Sirius Disowned

Sirius' burn mark on the Black family tree.

"Blood traitor, abomination, shame of my flesh! …Filth! Scum! By-products of dirt and vileness! How dare you befoul the house of my fathers!"
— The portrait of Walburga Black screaming at her "traitor" son[src]

The original tree described from Grimmauld Place was subject to some magical interference. According to Sirius Black, his mother Walburga blasted names of "blood traitors" off the tapestry without hesitation.[4] The Black family motto of Toujours Pur ("always pure") was followed assiduously by family members; any who disagreed with the notion of blood purity or married Muggles or people of different blood statuses were disowned and blasted off the family tree, as were any Squibs. Thus, family members that remain on the tapestry can be assumed to have married fellow ("respectable") pure-bloods. Some even married their own cousins; Walburga and Orion Black, for instance, were second cousins. Generations of this practice resulted in inbreeding, which in turn has caused problems such as low fertility and mental instability.

The known disowned members are Eduardus Limette Black (for an unknown reason); Isla Black, for marrying Muggle Bob Hitchens; Phineas Black, for supporting Muggle rights; Marius Black, for being a Squib; Cedrella Black, for marrying blood traitor Septimus Weasley; Alphard Black, for giving gold to his runaway nephew Sirius; Sirius Black III, for running away from home; and Andromeda Black, for marrying Muggle-born Ted Tonks.

Disowned Black Reason
Eduardus Limette Black Unknown
Isla Black Marriage to Muggle Bob Hitchens
Phineas Black Muggle rights supporter
Marius Black Squib
Cedrella Black Marriage to Blood traitor Septimus Weasley
Andromeda Black Marriage to Muggle-born Ted Tonks
Sirius Black Blood traitor
Alphard Black Supported his disowned nephew

Blood relatives

Relatives by marriage

Distant relatives

Distant Relative Relation to the House of Black
Arthur Weasley Son of Cedrella Weasley (née Black)[6].
Molly Weasley

(née Prewett)

Wife of Arthur Weasley and niece of Lucretia Prewett (née Black)[7].
Gideon Prewett Nephew of Lucretia Prewett (née Black)[7].
Fabian Prewett Nephew of Lucretia Prewett (née Black)[7].
Bill Weasley Paternal grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Grand-nephew of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Charlie Weasley Paternal grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Grand-nephew of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Percy Weasley Paternal grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Grand-nephew of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Fred Weasley Paternal grandmother is Cedrella Weasley née Black. Grand-nephew of Lucretia Prewett née Black.
George Weasley Paternal grandmother is Cedrella Weasley née Black. Grand-nephew of Lucretia Prewett née Black.
Ron Weasley Paternal grandmother is Cedrella Weasley née Black. Grand-nephew of Lucretia Prewett née Black.
Ginny Weasley Paternal grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Grand-niece of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Victoire Weasley Paternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Great-grand-niece of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Dominique Weasley Paternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Great-grand-niece of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Louis Weasley Paternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Great-grand-nephew of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Molly Weasley II Paternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Great-grand-niece of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Lucy Weasley Paternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Great-grand-niece of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Fred Weasley II Paternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Great-grand-nephew of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Roxanne Weasley Paternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Great-grand-nephew of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Rose Weasley Paternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Great-grand-nephew of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Hugo Weasley Paternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black). Great-grand-nephew of Lucretia Prewett (née Black).
Nymphadora Tonks Daughter of Andromeda Tonks (née Black).
Remus Lupin Husband of Nymphadora Tonks.
Teddy Lupin Maternal grandmother is Andromeda Tonks (née Black).
Draco Malfoy Son of Narcissa Malfoy (née Black).
Scorpius Malfoy Paternal grandmother is Narcissa Malfoy (née Black).
Ignotus Peverell Descendant is Charlus Potter.
James Potter I Possible relation of Dorea Potter (née Black). Definite relation through Charlus Potter.
Harry Potter Possible relation of Dorea Potter (née Black) and husband of Ginny Weasley.
James Potter II Maternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black); possible relative of Dorea Potter (née Black).
Albus Potter Maternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black); possible relative of Dorea Potter (née Black).
Lily Potter Maternal great-grandmother is Cedrella Weasley (née Black); possible relative of Dorea Potter (née Black).
Araminta Meliflua First cousin of Walburga Black, probably niece of Pollux Black and Irma Crabbe
Hermione Granger Wife of Ron Weasley
Fleur Delacour Wife of Bill Weasley
Audrey Weasley Wife of Percy Weasley
Angelina Johnson Wife of George Weasley
Frank Longbottom Relation of Callidora Longbottom (née Black).
Alice Longbottom Wife of Frank Longbottom.
Neville Longbottom Relation of Callidora Longbottom (née Black).
Barty Crouch Sr. Mother is most likely Charis Crouch (née Black).
Barty Crouch Jr. Paternal grandmother is most likely Charis Crouch (née Black).
Black Family Tree

Part of the family tree tapestry.

Thus, the Blacks are related to the Max, Blishwick, Flint, Hitchens, Gamp, Bulstrode, Burke, Yaxley, Macmillan, Crabbe, Potter, Peverell, Gaunt, Longbottom, Fortescue, Weasley, Delacour, Johnson, Granger, Crouch, Prewett, Rosier, Lestrange, Meliflua, Tonks, Malfoy, and Lupin families (albeit most of them distantly) but are related to all wizarding families as all families were once pure-blood and all pure-blood families are related. Also, muggle-born people are descendants of Squibs who are born into either a pure-blood family or a half-blood family (which is part pure-blood). Therefore, all wizarding families (and some Muggle ones) are related to the House of Black.

Black family tree

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Members of the House of Black

Physical appearances

The Blacks are commonly described as having "great good looks". They are considered to be beautiful people, being tall, thin and having attractive features. The traditional look for most of the Black family is black hair and dark eyes with some exceptions, such as Narcissa Malfoy née Black who has blonde hair and blue eyes, Andromeda Tonks née Black having light brown eyes and brown hair and Sirius Black III, with grey eyes. They possess a certain aristocratic elegance that reflects upon their personality, as they consider themselves "practically royal". Even after incarceration in Azkaban and escape, Bellatrix Lestrange née Black and Sirius were both described to have retained vestiges of these "great good looks", despite losing much of it in the depression of the prison.

Wealth

The Black family, as with many other pure-blood wizarding families like the Malfoys and the Potter family, is considered to be very wealthy. This may be one of the reasons why the members of this family acted somewhat arrogantly.

In 1993, Sirius Black III used money from Vault 711 to pay for Harry Potter's Firebolt. This vault may have been property of the Blacks, since Sirius may have inherited this vault after his mother's death. However, he may have acquired it after being disowned, using the money given to him by his Uncle Alphard.

After Sirius died on 1996, his godson Harry Potter inherited all of Sirius Black's properties, including his house, his house-elf and his vault, which still contained "a reasonable amount of gold". Given its depth, it is likely a high-security vault.

Etymology

Black can be considered a colour, and is the result of the absence of, or complete absorption of, light. In Western culture, the colour black has typically been associated with evil, darkness, and witchcraft, but also with prestige and sophistication — appropriate for the House of Black. Black has also been associated with life and prosperity by other cultures. In ancient China, black was the symbol of the element of water, which also corresponds to Slytherin, the Hogwarts house of almost all members of the Black family. In English heraldry, black represents darkness and ignorance; a possible allusion to the prejudice common to members of the House of Black.

However, the English word black is derived from either the Old English blœc, meaning "black", or blac, meaning "pale".[8] Pallor is associated with sickness and the colour white, which is usually held to symbolize purity in Western and Indian culture, and death in East Asian cultures. This mirrors the typical colouring of members of the House of Black — dark hair and pale skin[9].

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Tapestry of the Black family tree. At the trunk is Phineas Nigellus Black, and at the left side are depicted even more ancient ancestors of the family.

Etymology of given names

Most Black family members are named after stars or constellations. For example, the star Sirius is in the constellation Canis Major (the Dog). What's more, Sirius Black, an Animagus, could morph at will into a black dog named Padfoot. Another example is Bellatrix, the third brightest star in the constellation Orion, which is also the name of Sirius's father and Bellatrix's uncle. Cygnus, Andromeda, and Cassiopeia are also constellations, and Regulus, Alphard and Arcturus are stars as well.

Some members of the extended family have also chosen to follow this naming pattern. For example, Narcissa Malfoy née Black named her son Draco, which is the name of a constellation. In turn, he named his son Scorpius, which is one of the constellations of the zodiac, known as Scorpio in Western astrology. Narcissa herself, however, was not named in keeping with this convention. She was instead named for a plant, the flower Narcissus. Lycoris Black is also named for a plant.

However if a member of the family is disowned and blasted off the Black family tree then the name is never used again in the following generations.

Family Name Astronomical Origin Status of Name
Alphard Black Alphard is the brightest star in the constellation Hydra. Disused since Alphard was disowned for supporting his wayward nephew.
Andromeda Tonks née Black Andromeda is a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere and the name of a galaxy. Disused since Andromeda married a Muggle-born.
Arcturus Black I, II, III Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Boötes the Herdsman.
Bellatrix Lestrange née Black Bellatrix is a star in the constellation Orion.
Cassiopeia Black Cassiopeia is a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere.
Cygnus Black I, II, III Cygnus is a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, also known as the Northern Cross.
Draco Malfoy Draco is a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere.
Orion Black Orion is a well-known constellation in the Northern Hemisphere.
Phoebe Black Phoebe is perhaps associated with another name of the sun god Apollo, Phoebus. It is also the name of a moon of Saturn.
Pollux Black Pollux is a star in the constellation Gemini.
Regulus Black I, II Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo.
Scorpius Malfoy Scorpius is a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sirius Black I, II, III Sirius is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major. Disused since Sirius III was a blood-traitor.

Behind the scenes

  • A hand drawn copy of the most recent section of the family tree was donated to a charity auction for Book Aid by J. K. Rowling, in February 2006. The drawing was purchased on behalf of Daniel Radcliffe for £30,000.
  • According to Sirius Black, if all of the pure-blood families stick with only pure-blood marriages, almost all of them will be relatives because there are only a few pure-blood families. Therefore Sirius relates to the Crabbe family, the Potter family, the Weasley family, the Malfoy family, the Crouch family, the Longbottom family, the Lestrange family, the Lupin family, the Gaunt family, the Riddle family, the Peverell family,the Bulstrode family and the Slytherin family.
  • Walburga and Orion Black were second cousins, though they married, a common occurrence historically for aristocratic, wealthy families. 
  • Another version of the family tree tapestry appeared in the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film). When film makers told Rowling that they needed to "visualise Sirius Black's family tree", she faxed them the complete Black family tree, going back eight generations. On that tree the name Phineas is misspelt Phineus.[10]
  • Many members of the House of Black have died at considerably younger ages than is normal for wizards and witches, and even muggles for that matter. Of those whose dates of birth and death are shown on the family tree, none lived to be older than one hundred, and most died between the ages of fifty and eighty, with an average life expectancy of only 59.5 years (based on the family tree), though this is possibly the result of major inbreeding (see above) as well as mental instability and war (As seen[3]).
  • Many members of the family are said to have great good looks, with a touch of aristocratic arrogance to it.
  • After Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the only pure-blood members who weren't dead or imprisoned are: Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, Scorpius Malfoy, Astoria Greengrass, Andromeda Tonks, Arthur Weasley, Molly Weasley, Bill, Charlie, Percy, George, Ron and Ginny.
  • The female lines continue through Narcissa (through her descendants with Lucius Malfoy), Andromeda (with Ted Tonks), Callidora (with Harfang Longbottom), Cedrella (with Septimus Weasley) and possibly Isla (with Bob Hitchens).
  • It is also possible that the female Black line continues in Harry Potter, as he is possibly related to Charlus Potter and Dorea Black.
  • Out of 36 members, most are descendants of Phineas Nigellus and Ursula Flint (25), 7 were of known generations preceding him and 3 were his siblings. The remaining 1 was Phineas himself.
  • There is at least one disowned Black in each generation (except the generation consisting of Cygnus Black I, Arcturus Black I and Misapinoa Black.)
  • All of the males that have been blasted off the family tree were not disowned due to marriage (except for possibly Eduardus Limette Black, who was blasted off for an unknown reason). Phineas was disowned for supporting Muggle rights, Marius was disowned for being a Squib, Alphard for leaving gold to his disowned nephew, and Sirius for running away from his home and not believing in the importance of blood-purity. The three females to have been disowned after marriage are Andromeda, Cedrella and Isla Black (all for marriage to a Muggle-born, a blood traitor, and a Muggle, respectively) .
  • It is possible James Potter was not the son of Dorea Black, as he married Muggle-born Lily Evans and would possibly have been disowned for that. At the same time, Walburga Black was growing old at the time, and it is possible she overlooked the marriage (as it was around the same time her son, Regulus Black, both disappeared and died).
  • It is possible that some of the disowned male members of the family have male-line descendants that are not recognised by the greater Black family due to their ancestors' actions. Hence, the Black family may still be extant through the existence of unrecognised branches.
  • Though many members of the Black family were supporters of either Voldemort directly or his principles of blood purity, the family did not become related to him (as far as we know; if James Potter was in fact the son of Dorea Black and Charlus Potter, they would have been linked before) until the marriage of Ginny Weasley, a member of the Weasley family and the House of Black, and Harry Potter, who is related to Voldemort through the Peverell brothers, distant ancestors of the both of them.

Notes and references

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  1. ↑ Squibs and members who married non-purebloods were disowned, and they and their descendants were not considered part of the family
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 37 (The Lost Prophecy): "Am I to understand," said Phineas Nigellus slowly from Harry's left, "that my great-great-grandson — the last of the Blacks — is dead?"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Black Family Tree
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  6. ↑ Although it has never been confirmed that Septimus and Cedrella are Arthur's parents, this can be inferred based on Sirius Black's statement in Ch. 6 of Order of the Phoenix that Arthur was "something like [his] second cousin once removed." The Black family tree establishes Cedrella as a first cousin once removed of both Orion and Walburga Black, Sirius's parents. Thus, any children she had would be their second cousins, and second cousins once removed of their sons Sirius and Regulus. Also, almost all of Sirius's relatives can be seen on the Black family tree because both his parents were born into the House of Black, making it unlikely that he could be related to Arthur in a way not shown. See also this talk page and an HPL essay for more information.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Sirius Black stated in Ch. 6 of Order of the Phoenix that Molly Weasley was his "cousin by marriage". This means that Ignatius Prewett, Lucretia's husband, could not have been Molly, Fabian, and Gideon's father, as this would have made them first cousins by blood of Sirius. Ignatius was Sirius's uncle by marriage, and if Molly was his niece, this could explain Sirius's comment. See this talk page for more information.
  8. ↑ Behind the Name: Black
  9. ↑ Sirius Black, Regulus Black, and Bellatrix Lestrange née Black are all noted to have black hair and pale skin, while Andromeda Tonks née Black has light brown hair and pale skin.
  10. ↑ 'Empire' Magazine Feature on OotP from The Leaky Cauldron
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