Nott is the surname of a pure-blood wizarding family. The family is old and seems to be of a similar status as the Malfoys, whom they are acquainted with.^[1]

The Notts generally seem to be sorted into Slytherin house upon attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. During the First and Second Wizarding Wars, they were allied with Lord Voldemort.

Family members

• Cantankerus Nott — suspected author of the Pure-Blood Directory in the 1930s
• Mr. Nott – one of the earliest Death Eaters
• Mrs. Nott – Theodore's mother, who died when he was a child
• Theodore Nott – a Slytherin student in Harry Potter’s year at Hogwarts

Etymology

The name Nott may be derived from Nótt, the personification of night in Norse mythology. It is also similar in pronounciation to the words "naught" and "knot".

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