Violetta Black (née Bulstrode)
Biographical information
Died	c. 1920 or later[1]
Blood status	Pure-blood[2]
Marital status	Married
Physical information
Species	Human[2]
Gender	Female[2]
Family information
Family members	Cygnus Black II (husband)[2] Phineas Nigellus Black (father-in-law)[2] Ursula Flint (mother-in-law)[2] Pollux Black (son)[2] Irma Crabbe (daughter-in-law)[2] Cassiopeia Black (daughter)[2] Marius Black (son)[2] Dorea Black (daughter)[2] Charlus Potter (son-in-law)[2] Cygnus Black III (grandson)[2] Walburga Black (granddaughter)[2] Alphard Black (grandson)[2] James Potter (possible grandson) Millicent Bulstrode (possibly)
Affiliation
Loyalty	House of Black[2] Bulstrode family

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Violetta Black (née Bulstrode) was a pure-blood witch, the wife of Cygnus Black II, and the mother of Pollux, Cassiopeia, Marius, and Dorea^[2]. She may be related to Millicent Bulstrode.

Etymology

Violetta is a version of the name Violet, derived from the flower. It was the stage name of a German-born circus performer born without legs or arms who was well-known during the 1920s. The name Violetta could also be meant to mean violent or violence.

Behind the scenes

• Violetta is the great-grandmother of Narcissa Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, Sirius Black, Andromeda Tonks, and Regulus Black, the great-great-grandmother of Nymphadora Lupin and Draco Malfoy, and the great-great-great-grandmother of Teddy Lupin and Scorpius Malfoy.

• If Dorea (Violetta's second daughter) is the mother of James Potter I, then Violetta is the (maternal) grandmother of James, the grandmother-in-law of Lily Evans, and the great-grandmother of Harry Potter, the great-grandmother-in-law of Ginny Weasley, and the great-great-grandmother of James Potter II, Albus Potter, and Lily Potter.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears on Black family tree tapestry)

Notes and references