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'''Pyrites''' is the surname of a wizarding family which is most likely [[pure-blood]]. The family was never mentioned in the actual books, but appears on some earlier drafts which [[J. K. Rowling]] released on her website.
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'''Pyrites''' is the surname of a wizarding family which is most likely [[pure-blood]]. The family was never mentioned in the actual books, but appears on some earlier drafts which [[J. K. Rowling]] released on her official website.
   
 
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*[[Pyrites]], a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]].
 
*[[Pyrites]], a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]].
*[[Argo Pyrites]], an author.
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*[[Argo Pyrites]], a [[wizarding world|wizarding]] author.
   
==Name Etymology==
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==Etymology==
Pyrite is a shiny yellow mineral that typically forms in clusters of cubic crystals. Due to its resemblance to gold, pyrite is also known as fool's gold, which is probably why Rowling chose it as a name for a showy but sinister Death Eater.
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Pyrite is a shiny yellow mineral that typically forms in clusters of cubic crystals. Due to its resemblance to gold, iron (III) pyrite is also known as fool's gold, which is probably why Rowling chose it as a name for a showy but sinister Death Eater.
 
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Revision as of 17:34, 22 February 2015

Pyrites is the surname of a wizarding family which is most likely pure-blood. The family was never mentioned in the actual books, but appears on some earlier drafts which J. K. Rowling released on her official website.

Family Members

Etymology

Pyrite is a shiny yellow mineral that typically forms in clusters of cubic crystals. Due to its resemblance to gold, iron (III) pyrite is also known as fool's gold, which is probably why Rowling chose it as a name for a showy but sinister Death Eater.