Irma Black (née Crabbe) (fl. 1925-1938) was an English pure-blood witch who was the wife of Pollux Black, the mother of Walburga Black, Alphard Black, and Cygnus Black III, (through her first child) the maternal grandmother of Sirius Black and Regulus Black, and (through her third child) the paternal grandmother of Bellatrix Lestrange, Andromeda Tonks, and Narcissa Malfoy.[4]
Irma may also be a relative of Vincent Crabbe and his father.
Etymology[]
Irma is a German short form of names beginning with the Old Germanic element ermen, meaning "whole" or "universal".[5]
Behind the scenes[]
- Irma was possibly a member of Slytherin house as a Hogwarts student, like the rest of her family.
- It is possible that Irma had a niece: Araminta Meliflua. This is presumed as Walburga Black (Irma’s daughter) was first cousin of Araminta. Pollux Black (Irma’s husband) had three siblings, only one is known to have married and had a son.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears on Black family tree tapestry)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Was presumably of age, 17, to have her first child, Walburga, in 1925.
- ↑ Because her husband was only 13 when Walburga was born and therefore underage, it is possible that she was also underage when she had Walburga.
- ↑ Irma's youngest son, Cygnus Black III was born in 1938.
- ↑ Black Family tree
- ↑ Behind the Name: Irma