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| − | '''Selwyn''' is the surname of a wizarding family that is most likely [[pure-blood]]. |
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| + | |family members=[[Selwyn]] |
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| + | |related=[[Umbridge family]] (claimed) |
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| + | '''Selwyn''' is the surname of a [[pure-blood]]<ref name="DH13">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Ch. 13</ref> wizarding family, and one of the [[Sacred Twenty-Eight]]. |
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+ | [[Dolores Umbridge]] claimed to be related to the Selwyns in [[1997]], lying about how she obtained [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]]. Umbridge took it as a bribe from [[Mundungus Fletcher]], but told [[Hermione Granger]], who was disguised as [[Mafalda Hopkirk]] through use of [[Polyjuice Potion]], that it was an old family heirloom. She was likely lying to "bolster her own pure-blood credentials"<ref name="DH13"/>; however, it is unclear whether Umbridge was lying about her relation to the Selwyns or simply her own [[blood purity|blood status]]. |
| − | There is a [[Death Eater]] who has the surname [[Selwyn]] |
+ | There is also a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] who has the surname [[Selwyn]] who fought in the [[Second Wizarding War]]<ref name="DH421">''Deathly Hallows'', Ch. 4 and Ch. 21</ref>. |
| + | ==Etymology== |
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| + | ''[[Wikipedia:Selwyn|Selwyn]]'' is an uncommon surname of Anglo-Saxon origin derived from the words ''sel'', "castle", and ''wyn'', "friend". It is also the name of a [[Wikipedia:Selwyn Range (Canada)|mountain range]] in the Canadian Rockies, and a Cambridge College. |
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Revision as of 13:00, 22 November 2014
Selwyn is the surname of a pure-blood[1] wizarding family, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight.
Dolores Umbridge claimed to be related to the Selwyns in 1997, lying about how she obtained Salazar Slytherin's Locket. Umbridge took it as a bribe from Mundungus Fletcher, but told Hermione Granger, who was disguised as Mafalda Hopkirk through use of Polyjuice Potion, that it was an old family heirloom. She was likely lying to "bolster her own pure-blood credentials"[1]; however, it is unclear whether Umbridge was lying about her relation to the Selwyns or simply her own blood status.
There is also a Death Eater who has the surname Selwyn who fought in the Second Wizarding War[2].
Etymology
Selwyn is an uncommon surname of Anglo-Saxon origin derived from the words sel, "castle", and wyn, "friend". It is also the name of a mountain range in the Canadian Rockies, and a Cambridge College.
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ch. 13
- ↑ Deathly Hallows, Ch. 4 and Ch. 21