'''Ignatius Prewett''' was a [[pure-blood]] [[Wizards|wizard]] who married [[Lucretia Black]].<ref>''[[House of Black|Black Family tree]]''</ref> He was an uncle by blood of [[Fabian Prewett|Fabian]] and [[Gideon Prewett]], as well as their sister [[Molly Weasley|Molly]],<ref>[[Sirius Black]] stated in Ch. 6 of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' that Molly Weasley was his "cousin by marriage". This means that Ignatius 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 article's [[Talk:Ignatius Prewett|talk page]] for more information.</ref> and an uncle by marriage of [[Sirius Black|Sirius]] and [[Regulus Black]]. Ignatius and his wife Lucretia did not have any children.
'''Ignatius Prewett''' was a [[pure-blood]] [[Wizards|wizard]] who married [[Lucretia Black]].<ref>''[[House of Black|Black Family tree]]''</ref> He was an uncle by blood of [[Fabian Prewett|Fabian]] and [[Gideon Prewett]], as well as their sister [[Molly Weasley|Molly]],<ref>[[Sirius Black]] stated in Ch. 6 of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' that Molly Weasley was his "cousin by marriage". This means that Ignatius 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 article's [[Talk:Ignatius Prewett|talk page]] for more information.</ref> and an uncle by marriage of [[Sirius Black|Sirius]] and [[Regulus Black]]. Ignatius and his wife Lucretia did not have any children.
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Molly gave her third son [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] the middle name "Ignatius", presumably in honour of her uncle.
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Given that Molly gave her third son [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] the middle name "Ignatius", presumably in honour of her uncle, it is likely that she and Ignatius were close.
Given that Molly gave her third son Percy the middle name "Ignatius", presumably in honour of her uncle, it is likely that she and Ignatius were close.
Behind the scenes
Ignatius is a Roman name altered from its original Etruscan to resemble the Latin ignis, "fire". It was the name of several saints, including the founder of the Jesuits.[4]
↑Sirius Black stated in Ch. 6 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that Molly Weasley was his "cousin by marriage". This means that Ignatius 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 article's talk page for more information.
