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Figures that one of the few things I still care about in the Harry Potter universe would turn up still more mysteries. The Black family tree!!! Here's the link, but the pertinent quotes are below.
"There are several familiar names visible, including Callidora who married a Harfang Longbottom. Her sister Charis who married Caspar Crouch. Intriguingly there is a Dorea (1920-1977) who married Charles Potter and had one child, a son. The time frame seems to be consistent with them being James' parents."
He also says there is another listing of a name that is very intriguing to Potter fans "Arcturus Black (1884-1959)." The article goes on to mention these items will be on display Monday, February 20th at 24 Maddox Street London W1 [...]This paper from Jo , along with others, will then be auctioned off the next day."
Conclusions from this:
1. Narcissa is no longer the only known Black with a name not derived from a star or constellation. Belvina? Dorea? Callidora? Elladora? (Incidentally, what was the name of Samantha Stevens' mother in "Bewitched"? I want to say it was close to that...) No more doubt that the family is full of sadists, considering those names...
2. Where the hell are the men of the Black family? I mean... somebody must be carrying on the name, right? But I see no men other than Phineus and Arcturus... WTF? And of course it would appear that the lines leading to Sirius and Regulus, and Bellatrix, Andie, and Narcissa are the ones that are covered. *Growls*
3. Harry is either blind or illiterate. Seriously, how else could he have missed seeing "POTTER" on the tapestry???
4. There are a hell of a lot more burned-out folks than I expected, considering the two we see can't possibly be the ones we know from the books. Huh.
"There are several familiar names visible, including Callidora who married a Harfang Longbottom. Her sister Charis who married Caspar Crouch. Intriguingly there is a Dorea (1920-1977) who married Charles Potter and had one child, a son. The time frame seems to be consistent with them being James' parents."
He also says there is another listing of a name that is very intriguing to Potter fans "Arcturus Black (1884-1959)." The article goes on to mention these items will be on display Monday, February 20th at 24 Maddox Street London W1 [...]This paper from Jo , along with others, will then be auctioned off the next day."
Conclusions from this:
1. Narcissa is no longer the only known Black with a name not derived from a star or constellation. Belvina? Dorea? Callidora? Elladora? (Incidentally, what was the name of Samantha Stevens' mother in "Bewitched"? I want to say it was close to that...) No more doubt that the family is full of sadists, considering those names...
2. Where the hell are the men of the Black family? I mean... somebody must be carrying on the name, right? But I see no men other than Phineus and Arcturus... WTF? And of course it would appear that the lines leading to Sirius and Regulus, and Bellatrix, Andie, and Narcissa are the ones that are covered. *Growls*
3. Harry is either blind or illiterate. Seriously, how else could he have missed seeing "POTTER" on the tapestry???
4. There are a hell of a lot more burned-out folks than I expected, considering the two we see can't possibly be the ones we know from the books. Huh.
