(no need to disguise the fact that it is salazar's locket,)
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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.
'''Selwyn''' is the surname of a [[pure-blood]]<ref name="DH13">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Ch. 13</ref> wizarding family.
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[[Dolores Umbridge]] claimed to be related to the Selwyns in [[1997]], lying about how she obtained an ornate [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket|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]].
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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 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>.
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>.
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.
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