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| − | '''Macmillan''' is the surname of a [[pure-blood]] wizarding family, and one of the [[Sacred Twenty-Eight]]. As of the [[1990s]], the family is comprised of nine consecutive generations of pure-bloods<ref name="CS">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref> - as, through Melania Black, |
+ | '''Macmillan''' is the surname of a [[pure-blood]] wizarding family, and one of the [[Sacred Twenty-Eight]]. As of the [[1990s]], the family is comprised of nine consecutive generations of pure-bloods<ref name="CS">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref> - as, through Melania Black, née Macmillan, they are distantly related to the [[House of Black|Black]] and [[Prewett family|Prewett]] families<ref name="BFT">[[House of Black#Family Tree|Black family tree]]</ref>. |
Recent generations of Macmillans may be considered "[[blood traitor]]s", since [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] had friends of other [[blood purity|blood statuses]]<ref name="CS"/> and fought against [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] ideals as a member of [[Dumbledore's Army]]<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>. However, the Macmillans are seemingly more respectable in pure-blood circles than a family such as the [[Weasley family|Weasleys]], since [[Melania Macmillan]] married into the highly prejudiced [[House of Black]].<ref name="BFT"/>. |
Recent generations of Macmillans may be considered "[[blood traitor]]s", since [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] had friends of other [[blood purity|blood statuses]]<ref name="CS"/> and fought against [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] ideals as a member of [[Dumbledore's Army]]<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>. However, the Macmillans are seemingly more respectable in pure-blood circles than a family such as the [[Weasley family|Weasleys]], since [[Melania Macmillan]] married into the highly prejudiced [[House of Black]].<ref name="BFT"/>. |
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Revision as of 09:46, 20 July 2014
Macmillan is the surname of a pure-blood wizarding family, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. As of the 1990s, the family is comprised of nine consecutive generations of pure-bloods[2] - as, through Melania Black, née Macmillan, 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].
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
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.
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