Macmillan family
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Macmillan is the surname of a pure-blood wizarding family. As of the 1990s, the family is comprised of nine consecutive generations of pure-bloods[2]. They are distantly related to the Black and Prewett families[3].
Recent generations of Macmillans may be considered "blood traitors", since Ernie Macmillan had friends of other blood statuses[2] and fought against Death Eater ideals as a member of Dumbledore's Army[4]. However, the Macmillans are seemingly more respectable in pure-blood circles than a family such as the Weasleys, since Melania Macmillan married into the highly prejudiced House of Black.[3].
[edit] Family Members
- Ernie Macmillan — a Hufflepuff student in Harry Potter’s year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
- Melania Black née Macmillan — wife of Arcturus Black III, paternal grandmother of Sirius Black
[edit] Etymology
Macmillan is a surname of Scottish origin. Clan MacMillan is a Highland Scottish clan dating back to at least the fourteenth century; Harold Macmillan was a British Prime Minister.
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ This may be the case with Melania Black née Macmillan, as Horace Slughorn has claimed that all Blacks were Sorted into Slytherin.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Black family tree
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
