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Aug 22, 2016 · Cygnus Black, the great-grandson of Phineas Nigellus Black, is the father of Bellatrix, Andromeda, and Narcissa Black. He is the maternal uncle to Sirius and Regulus. Cygnus was married to to Druella Rosier.
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"Merlin help me, Cygnus is now crawling and follows Arcturus about like an unwelcome shadow. Arcturus is begging for an Invisibility Potion and frankly I can't blame him. I'd be tempted to brew one if it weren't for the eternal snivelling that Cygnus would regale me with."
— A letter by Ursula Flint to her husband, Phineas Nigellus Black
By the 1890s, Cygnus was crawling and following his older brother, Arcturus about like an unwelcome shadow.
Like many other members of the House of Black, Cygnus is named after a constellation. Cygnus is a northern constellation also known as the Swan or the Northern Cross. It was named for several swans which appear in Greek mythology, including the one Zeus transformed into to seduce Leda, the form Orpheus took after his death, and a son of the god Apo...
•Based on a statement by Horace Slughorn, Cygnus may have been a member of the Slytherin House. However, he attended Hogwarts c. 1900–1907, when Slughorn wasn't Potions teacher.
•On the film version of the Black family tree, there was no picture of Cygnus, only his and his wife's names. This is corrected on the family tree visible on the DVD2 of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
•Cygnus was possibly named after Cygnus Black I, an early member of the House of Black, who was his possible grandfather. His grandson was also named Cygnus.
•It is worth noting that Phineas Nigellus Black (Cygnus's father) was forty-two years old when he had Cygnus. Most House of Black members have their children at considerably young ages, e.g. Pollux Black was thirteen when he had his daughter. It is likely that both of these issues are mathematical errors by J. K. Rowling, for there are many errors in the family tree and Rowling has also admitted that "math is not her strong suit".
•Both Cygnus and his grandson Alphard have the exact same face in the tapestry, only mirrored.
•The Black Family Tree article for Orion claims that his grandfather is brother of Cygnus, who is said to be Walburga's uncle; J.K. Rowling's hand written tree, however, reveals that Cygnus is her •Before the reveal that Fleamont and Euphemia Potter were the parents of James, it was speculated that Cygnus' daughter Dorea and her husband Charlus were his parents and thus the grandparents of Harry Potter. Therefore, Cygnus was the presumed grandfather and great-grandfather of James and Harry, respectively.
•Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears on Black family tapestry)
•Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Seen on Black family tree tapestry)
•Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Seen on Black family tree tapestry)
•Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)
Harry met fellow Hogwarts student Luna Lovegood, a Ravenclaw, on 1 September, 1995 on the Hogwarts Express. Although Harry found the younger witch rather strange, he was grateful when she told him that she believed his claim that Lord Voldemort had returned.
Cygnus graduated from Hogwarts after he completed his studies there. He soon married Ella Max, who was likely a Pure-blooded witch from the Max family. Cygnus and Ella had a very short marriage as Cygnus would die at a very young age soon after marriage.
He married Druella Rosier, and the couple had three daughters: Bellatrix, the eldest, in 1951, Andromeda, the middle child, in 1953, and Narcissa Black, the youngest child, in 1955. [3] Andromeda was disowned for marrying a Muggle-born wizard, Ted Tonks. All the family but Sirius subsequently shunned her. [4]
Married to Violetta Bulstrode. 4 children: Pollux (1912-1990), Cassiopeia (1915-1992), Marius (dates unknown; disowned), and Dorea (1920-1977) (BFT). Family. Cgynus Black is a part of the large and prestigious wizarding family, the Black family. Etymology. Tags: families family tree fathers prejudice son tapestry.
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