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{{Youmay|Lycoris Black|her relative [[Licorus Black]]}}
 
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'''Lycoris Black''' ([[1900s|1904]] – [[1960s|1965]]) was a [[pure-blood]] witch, the middle child of [[Sirius Black II]] and [[Hesper Gamp]] and sister of [[Arcturus Black II|Arcturus]] and [[Regulus Black I|Regulus]]. Lycoris never married and never had children.<ref name="BFT" />
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'''Lycoris Black''' ([[1900s|1904]] – [[1960s|1965]]) was a [[pure-blood]] witch, the middle child of [[Sirius Black II]] and his wife [[Hesper Gamp]] and sister of [[Arcturus Black III]] and [[Regulus Black I|Regulus]]. Lycoris never married and never had children.<ref name="BFT" />
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*Based on a statement by [[Horace Slughorn]] that all members of the Black family were in his house, Lycoris may have been a member of the [[Slytherin]] House. However, she attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] c. [[1910s|1915]] - [[1920s|1922]], when [[Horace Slughorn|Slughorn]] may not have been [[Potions master]].
 
*Based on a statement by [[Horace Slughorn]] that all members of the Black family were in his house, Lycoris may have been a member of the [[Slytherin]] House. However, she attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] c. [[1910s|1915]] - [[1920s|1922]], when [[Horace Slughorn|Slughorn]] may not have been [[Potions master]].
*Lycoris, on the [[House of Black|family]] [[Black family tree tapestry|tapestry]] in [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|the film adaption]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', is depicted like a man rather than a woman. It is same with her brother [[Regulus Black I]], he is depicted more a woman than a man.
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*Lycoris, on the [[House of Black|family]] [[Black family tree tapestry|tapestry]] in [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|the film adaption]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', is depicted like a man rather than a woman.
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*It can also be noted that Lycoris’ name is similar to her distant relative [[Licorus Black]] who appears only on the version of the [[Black family tree tapestry]] shown in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''.
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
''[[Wikipedia:Lycoris|Lycoris]]'' means "twilight" in Greek. This name does not fit into Black family tradition of naming people by stars. It is also a [[Wikipedia:Lycoris (genus)|genus]] of flowering plants in the Amaryllis family that is associated with death and reincarnation in Chinese and Japanese folklore; another member of family with a name of flower is [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]]. Ovid and Virgil also mention a mistress of Mark Antony called Lycoris. It is also possible that this name was derived from the plant and sweet [[Wikipedia:Licorice|liquorice]]. The name is also similar to that of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycorias Lycorias], a Nereid (sea nymph) of Greek mythology.
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''[[Wikipedia:Lycoris|Lycoris]]'' means "twilight" in Greek. This name does not fit into Black family tradition of naming people by stars. It is also a [[Wikipedia:Lycoris (genus)|genus]] of flowering plants in the ''Amaryllis'' family that is associated with death and reincarnation in Chinese and [[Japan]]ese folklore; another member of family with a name of flower is [[Narcissa Malfoy]]. Ovid and [[Wikipedia:Virgil|Virgil]] also mention a mistress of [[Wikipedia:Mark Antony|Mark Antony]] called Lycoris. It is also possible that this name was derived from the plant and sweet [[Wikipedia:Licorice|liquorice]]. The name is also similar to that of [[wikipedia:Lycorias|Lycorias]], a Nereid (sea nymph) of Greek mythology.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Comment|Appears on Black family tapestry}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Comment|Appears on Black family tapestry}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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Revision as of 22:07, 12 January 2015

Lycoris Black (19041965) was a pure-blood witch, the middle child of Sirius Black II and his wife Hesper Gamp and sister of Arcturus Black III and Regulus. Lycoris never married and never had children.[1]

Behind the scenes

Etymology

Lycoris means "twilight" in Greek. This name does not fit into Black family tradition of naming people by stars. It is also a genus of flowering plants in the Amaryllis family that is associated with death and reincarnation in Chinese and Japanese folklore; another member of family with a name of flower is Narcissa Malfoy. Ovid and Virgil also mention a mistress of Mark Antony called Lycoris. It is also possible that this name was derived from the plant and sweet liquorice. The name is also similar to that of Lycorias, a Nereid (sea nymph) of Greek mythology.

Appearances

Notes and references