These '''individuals''' were [[House-elf|House-elves]]thatservedasservantsfor the [[House of Black]] before [[1980|1985]]. [[Elladora Black]] started the family tradition of cutting the heads of off the house-elves when they were too old to carry tea trays. Theirheads were hung on plaques on the walls of [[12Grimmauld Place|12]] [[Grimmauld Place]].
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These '''individuals''' were [[House-elf|House-elves]] that served as servants for the [[House of Black]] in the years between [[Elladora Black]]'s birth, in [[1850s|1850]], and [[Walburga Black]]'s death, in [[1980|1985]].
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[[Elladora Black]] started the family tradition of cutting the heads off of the house-elves when they were too old to carry tea trays. Their heads were hung on plaques on the walls of [[12 Grimmauld Place|12]] [[Grimmauld Place]].
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==Behind the scenes==
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', the house-elves heads are not mounted on plaques, as described in the novel, but are propped up inside belljars perched in nooks by the stairs leading to the upper floors. This deviation is repeated in the video game adaptations of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''.
Elladora Black started the family tradition of cutting the heads off of the house-elves when they were too old to carry tea trays. Their heads were hung on plaques on the walls of 12Grimmauld Place.
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