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*[[Muriel's mother]] is a grandmother of Molly and her brothers because Muriel is their aunt, and a sister of one of their parents.
 
*[[Muriel's mother]] is a grandmother of Molly and her brothers because Muriel is their aunt, and a sister of one of their parents.
 
*[[Muriel]] — an aunt of [[Molly Weasley|Molly Weasley née Prewett]], thus a sister or sister-in-law to [[Molly Weasley's father|Mr.]] or [[Molly Weasley's mother|Mrs. Prewett]]. While Muriel is Molly's aunt, and thus related to the family, it is not confirmed as to whether she is a Prewett.
 
*[[Muriel]] — an aunt of [[Molly Weasley|Molly Weasley née Prewett]], thus a sister or sister-in-law to [[Molly Weasley's father|Mr.]] or [[Molly Weasley's mother|Mrs. Prewett]]. While Muriel is Molly's aunt, and thus related to the family, it is not confirmed as to whether she is a Prewett.
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*[[J. Prewitt]] - possibly a relative<ref>Surnames in wizarding worlds, as with muggles, can presumably change over time. If so, then this makes J. Prewitt a relative of Molly and her brothers, but this is unconfirmed</ref>
   
 
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==Gallery of Members==

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"No one lived after he decided ter kill 'em, no one except you, an' he'd killed some of the best witches and wizards of the age - the McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts - you were only a baby an' you lived"
Hagrid and Harry[src]

Prewett is the surname of a pure-blood wizarding family, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. They are related to the Black, Weasley, and Macmillan families.[2] With the deaths of Fabian and Gideon in the First Wizarding War[3], the Prewett family became extinct in the male line[4], though it continues in the female line through the children of Molly Weasley née Prewett

Some members of the Prewett family would likely be labelled "blood traitors", as they were members of the Order of the Phoenix and did not believe in the ideology of blood purity. However, the attitude of the prejudiced House of Black towards the Prewetts suggests that not all members would be considered blood traitors. Lucretia Black was not disowned for marrying Ignatius Prewett,[2] implying that the Prewetts were more accepted in elite pure-blood circles than a family like the Weasleys.

It is unknown whether Molly's second cousin (a squib accountant) is a Pure-blood or not; he could have a muggle mother.

Family Members

Possible Relations

Gallery of Members

Family Tree

                     Prewett       Arcturus Black IIIMelania Macmillan                  
              ┌─────────┴─────────┐          ┌────────┴────────┐  
              │                   │          │                 │  
    Mrs.  ┬  Mr.              Ignatius - Lucretia           Orion ┬ Walburga  
  Prewett │ Prewett           Prewett     Black             Black │  Black  
          │                                                       │  
    ┌─────┴───────────────┬────────────┐                 ┌────────┴────────┐  
    │                     │            │                 │                 │  
  Molly ┬ Arthur       Gideon       Fabian            Sirius            Regulus  
Prewett │ Weasley      Prewett      Prewett           Black              Black         
        │  
        │    
 Weasley family

Etymology

The surname Prewett is Welsh in origin. It is derived from the Middle English word prou, meaning "brave" or "valiant", and the suffix "-et", which implies smallness. Thus, it is believed to be derived from a nickname for someone small, but brave.[8]

Notes and references

  1. Gideon and Fabian, the only known males, are dead; Bilius, if he is Molly's brother, is also dead and he never married.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Black family tree
  3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  4. Gideon and Fabian, the only known males, are dead; Bilius, if he is Molly's brother, is also dead and he never married. .
  5. Sirius Black stated in Ch. 6 of Order of the Phoenix that Molly Weasley was his "cousin by marriage". This means that Ignatius could not have been Molly, Fabian, and Gideon's father, as this would have made them first cousins by blood of Sirius. Ignatius was Sirius's uncle by marriage, and if Molly was his niece, this could explain Sirius's comment. See this talk page for more information.
  6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
  7. Surnames in wizarding worlds, as with muggles, can presumably change over time. If so, then this makes J. Prewitt a relative of Molly and her brothers, but this is unconfirmed
  8. House of Names: Prewett