By the 20th century the he family had branched out of France, and at into Great B… The term 'pure-blood' refers to a family or individual without Muggle (non-magic) blood. Harry Potter Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. We were also introduced to their family history a little more, which is steeped in French ancestry, with many dark secrets woven within. that he or she cannot have a single Muggle or Muggle-born grandparent — in order for him or her to be considered pure-blood. Some even become Death Eaters. [8] Many Death Eaters are believed to have done this, and their leader himself took on the name Lord Voldemort out of a desire to not keep the name of his "filthy Muggle father". Leta Lestrange. The Weasleys may not be the purest pure-blood family in the wizarding world, but their hearts are certainly the purest of the lot. Contact the owners of those characters if you desire to make a relative to those five Hogwarts families. Likewise, the concept of blood purity, and how if one goes back far enough it is clear there is no such thing, is strongly analogous to real life racial purity attitudes such as those held by White Supremacists and the Nazis (the latter of whom J.K. Rowling explicitly compared to the Death Eaters, as seen below), but also how it is theorised all human being's ancestry can be traced back to Africa (and specifically Ethiopia), thus precluding the idea that "wholly white" lineages could have ever existed. [4], The number of pure-bloods eventually declined because wizarding families were soon inter-related and marrying cousins caused limited choice for marriage. [5], Some pure-blood families can trace their pure-blood status through many generations of magical ancestors and deny ever having any Muggles within the family, such as the House of Black, the motto of which is "Toujours pur", meaning "Always (or Still) Pure". ‘Harfang Longbottom’, who is presumably one of Neville’s ancestors, is seen on the Black family tapestry connected to Callidora Black. Garrick Ollivander believed that his earliest ancestors in England arrived with the Romans, and set up stall (subsequently shop) to sell to ancient British wizards whose wands were crude of construction and unreliable in performance. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. [5] He later took refuge at Ron Weasley's great-aunt Muriel's home. Loyal to Voldemort's regime, Muggle-born intimidator, prejudiced toward half-blood and muggle-borns and affiliated to Draco Malfoy. [7], Salazar left the school, but created a Chamber of Secrets in the hope a Basilisk would one day purge the school of Muggle-borns. Rodolphus Lestrange. Extant In addition, the non-canon headmaster of Hogwarts Pegasus Peverell is a pureblood wizard as well. As a result, the likes of Marvolo and Morfin Gaunt are cruel, mentally unstable and abusive. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World, LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story, Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Pure-blood_families?oldid=1196458. Linfred was a vague and absent-minded fellow whose Muggle neighbours often called upon his medicinal services. [4], By 1995, the number of pure-blood families were declining. Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World. After all, there aren’t really that many properly ‘pure’ blood wizards to choose from. [7] It was opened twice, and many were Petrified and one student was killed but it never achieved it's goal. These families are all part of the Sacred Twenty-Eight but the list was adapted to the time setting of Horcrux. With barely any " hiiiiiii" families during the dawn of the 11th century, members are receiving a blank slate with these families to write their own interpretation of these canon legacies. [3] However, pure-bloods including the Weasley family opposed and contributed to the eventual defeat of Voldemort and the Death Eaters.[10][11]. Usually, this punishment was served to people who married half-bloods or Muggle-borns, but was also a general chastisement for anyone who displayed any sort of rejection of the Black family’s ideals, such as Sirius. This means that the surnames Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin are claimed by one of the staff members playing the respective characters. Ravenclaw[1] The Black family motto speaks for itself: ‘toujours pur’, meaning ‘always pure’ in French. He wouldn't speak of their connection, but Voldemort would advise people to "prune" their family tree of anyone who was a Muggle, Muggle-born, Squib or blood traitor[6], which the Noble [[[House of Black]] was known for. [2][1] This refusal of marrying Muggles or Muggle-borns had led to difficulty in propagating their families.[1]. Bellatrix Lestrange. Even in Medieval Times, Pureblood status is a rare thing for witches and wizards. At Horcrux this trait is one of the rewards available for purchase. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling's sketch of the Black family tree, J.K. Rowling's old website (archived) - Nott, https://harrypotterbooks.fandom.com/wiki/Pure-blood?oldid=24578. Take the cruel Corvus Lestrange, who forced a member of the Kama family (another very pure-blood family) to conceive with him under the Imperius Curse... 'You’d never know the Weasleys were pure-bloods, the way they behave.’ What we do know is that both of Neville’s parents were pure-blood, as was his gran, Augusta. Horcrux Wikia is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. or too difficult, preferring to goof off or play with Chocolate Frog cards (though he did ultimately emerge as a capable student and wizard in his own right). They would erase any non-wizards off their family tree. Draco and Astoria’s son Scorpius continues the Malfoy line. Several family names survive, but only one is sure to be pure-blood: Harry and Ginny’s children continue the Potter name, but Harry’s half-blood status mean this is no longer a pure-blood family. The term 'pure-blood' refers to a family or individual without Muggle blood. It is unknown if the "Grandad" Neville once mentioned was his paternal or maternal grandfather. [1][2][3] Most wizards and witches consider an individual to be a pure-blood if his or her parents and grandparents were not Muggles or Muggle-born. All of the Sacred Twenty Eight included! Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Community content is available under. Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World. Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World. Likewise, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle were both often thuggishly stupid and gave poor academic performances in spite of their Pure-Blood status, and Harry's mother Lily was one of her teachers', Horace Slughorn's, all-time favourite students, performing exceptionally well in his and other classes. They had a son and a daughter. Community content is available under.