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{{Family infobox
Scamander is the surname of a wizarding family. They have many magizoologists in this family.
 
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|image=[[File:Newton Scamander.jpg|250px]]
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|name=Scamander family
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|blood=[[Pure-blood]] or [[Half-blood]]
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|family members=*[[Newton Scamander]]
 
*[[Rolf Scamander]]
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*[[Lorcan Scamander]]
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*[[Lysander Scamander]]
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|status=Extant in male line
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|hider=
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|related=[[Lovegood family]]
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|hidea=
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|house=[[Hufflepuff]]<ref name="pottermoreintro">[[Pottermore]] introduction for Hufflepuffs (transcription available [http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/9001123651/hufflepuff-spoilers here])</ref>
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|loyalty=*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]
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*[[Magizoology]]
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}}
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'''Scamander''' is the surname of a wizarding family. Many of its members have worked as [[magizoologist]]s. They are related to the [[Lovegood family]].
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==Known Family Members==
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[[File:Luna lovegood.jpg|thumb|left|140px|[[Luna Lovegood|Luna Scamander née Lovegood]].]]
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*[[Lorcan Scamander]] — son of Rolf and Luna
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*[[Lysander Scamander]] — son of Rolf and Luna
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*[[Luna Lovegood|Luna Scamander née Lovegood]] — wife of Rolf, member of [[Dumbledore's Army]] and a wizarding naturalist
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*[[Newton Scamander's mother|Mrs. Scamander]] — a breeder of fancy [[Hippogriff]]s
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*[[Newton Scamander]] — a famous [[magizoologist]] who used to work for the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]
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*[[Porpentina Scamander]] — Newton's wife
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*[[Rolf Scamander]] — grandson of Newton and Porpentina, and a magizoologist
   
 
==Family Tree==
 
==Family Tree==
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{{Familytree/start}}
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{{Familytree||MSC|-|y|-|NSM||MSC=Mr Scamander|NSM=[[Newton Scamander's mother|Mrs. Scamander]]}}
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{{Familytree||||||!}}
[[Newt Scamander]] + [[Porpentina Scamander]]
 
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{{Familytree|||||NSCM|-|y|-|PSC|NSCM=[[Newton Scamander]] ([[1890s|1897]]-)|PSC=[[Porpentina Scamander]]}}
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{{Familytree|||||||||!}}
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{{Familytree||||||||SS||XL|-|-|y|-|-|MSL|XL=[[Xenophilius Lovegood]]|MSL=[[Pandora Lovegood]]†|SS=Scamander}}
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{{Familytree|||||||||!||||||||!}}
[[Rolf Scamander]] + [[Luna Lovegood]]
 
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{{Familytree||||||||RS|-|-|y|-|-|LL|RS=[[Rolf Scamander]]|LL=[[Luna Lovegood]] (b. 1981-)}}
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{{Familytree|||||||||||,|-|^|-|.}}
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{{Familytree||||||||||LS||LOS|LS=[[Lysander Scamander]]|LOS=[[Lorcan Scamander]]}}
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{{Familytree/end}}
[[Lorcan Scamander|Lorcan]] [[Lysander Scamander]]
 
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==Etymology==
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In Greek mythology, ''[[Wikipedia:Scamander|Scamander]]'' was a river god who fought for Troy during the Trojan War. He was also considered a personification of the Scamander River, along the lower plains of which the battles of the Trojan War were fought, according to ''[[Wikipedia:The Iliad|The Iliad]]''. The river is now called [[Wikipedia:Karamaenderes River|Karamenderes]] and flows through the Turkish province of Çanakkale. It is also the name of a town and a river in Tasmania.
   
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[ru:Саламандеры]]
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[[fr:Famille Scamander]]
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[[pl:Rodzina Scamander]]
 
[[Category:Scamander family| ]]
 
[[Category:Scamander family| ]]

Revision as of 04:17, 1 August 2014

Scamander is the surname of a wizarding family. Many of its members have worked as magizoologists. They are related to the Lovegood family.

Known Family Members

Luna lovegood

Luna Scamander née Lovegood.

Family Tree

Mr Scamander
 
 
 
Mrs. Scamander
 
 
 
 
 
 
Newton Scamander (1897-)
 
 
 
Porpentina Scamander
 
 
 
 
 
 
ScamanderXenophilius Lovegood
 
 
 
 
 
Pandora Lovegood
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rolf Scamander
 
 
 
 
 
Luna Lovegood (b. 1981-)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lysander ScamanderLorcan Scamander

Etymology

In Greek mythology, Scamander was a river god who fought for Troy during the Trojan War. He was also considered a personification of the Scamander River, along the lower plains of which the battles of the Trojan War were fought, according to The Iliad. The river is now called Karamenderes and flows through the Turkish province of Çanakkale. It is also the name of a town and a river in Tasmania.

Notes and references

  1. Pottermore introduction for Hufflepuffs (transcription available here)