Magenta Black (née Tripe)
Biographical information
Blood status	Pure-blood
Marital status	Married
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Family information
Family members	Licorus Black (husband) Misapinoa Black (possible daughter) Jimbo Blishwick (possible son-in-law) Arcturus Black I (possible son) Cygnus Black I (possible son) Ella Max (possible daughter-in-law) Sirius Black I (possible grandson) Phineas Nigellus Black (possible grandson) Elladora Black (possible granddaughter) Isla Black (possible granddaughter) House of Black (descendents)
Affiliation
Loyalty	House of Black

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Magenta Black (née Tripe) (fl. 19th century) was a pure-blood witch married to the pure-blood wizard, Licorus Black, who was the earliest known member of the House of Black. Her name appears on the Black family tree tapestry that hangs in the ancestral home of 12 Grimmauld Place. It is possible that she was Misapinoa, Cygnus I and Arcturus I's mother.^[1]

Etymology Edit

Magenta is a bright pinkish purple colour. Tripe (from French tripe) is a type of edible offal from the stomachs of various farm animals. It is also used in modern English as a fairly polite synonym for nonsense.

Behind the scenesEdit

• This character appears only on the version of the Black family tree shown in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. She was not included on the version of the tree which J. K. Rowling gave to a charity auction in 2006^[2]. However, according to director David Yates, Rowling provided the filmmakers with a copy of the Black family tree going back eight generations^[3]. The filmmakers presumably received a more complete version of the tree than the one auctioned off, which only goes back six generations.

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears on Black family tapestry)
• Harry Potter Film Wizardry (Appears on Black family tapestry)
• Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey (Appears on Black family tapestry)

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