Yaxley family
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Yaxley is the surname of a pure-blood wizarding family. They are related to the Black family, and more distantly to the Crouch, Weasley, and Longbottom families[2].
[edit] Family Members
- Lysandra Black née Yaxley — wife of Arcturus Black II, mother of Cedrella Weasley née Black, Callidora Longbottom née Black and Charis Crouch née Black
- Yaxley — a Death Eater and head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement when Lord Voldemort was in control of the Ministry of Magic[3]
[edit] Etymology
Yaxley is the name of two English villages, one in Cambridgeshire and one in Suffolk.
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ Horace Slughorn claimed that all Blacks have been in Slytherin in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- ↑ Black family tree
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
