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Cassiopeia Black | 28.02.2013 в 00:12

Cassiopeia Black (1915 – 1992) was a pure-blood witch, the eldest daughter of Cygnus Black II and Violetta Bulstrode and sister of Pollux, Marius and Dorea. Cassiopeia never married or had any children.[1]Contents [show] Behind the scenesEditBased on a statement by Horace Slughorn, Cassiopeia may well have been a member of the Slytherin House. However, she attended Hogwarts c. 1926 - 1933, when Slughorn may not have been Potions master.Since Cassiopeia and Callidora were born on the same year, it is most likely that they were classmates at Hogwarts.Cassiopeia is a queen in Greek mythology, and her daughter is Andromeda. After her is named Andromeda Tonks, who is grand-niece of Cassiopeia Black.Cassiopeia died after her brother Pollux, in the same year when their cousin died. At that time, Cassiopeia's grand-nephew (Sirius Black III) was in Azkaban.If Dorea (Cassiopeia's sister) is the mother of James Potter I, Cassiopeia would be the maternal aunt of James, the aunt-in-law of Lily Evans, the great-aunt of Harry Potter, and a relative to several others of the Potter family.On the family tree featured in the film, her first name is misspelt "Cassiapeia".EtymologyEditLike many members of the House of Black, Cassiopeia is named after a constellation. The constellation is in turn named after Queen Cassiopeia of Greek mythology, a beautiful but vain woman whose arrogant boasting led to her downfall. The name is derived from the Greek Κασσιόπη, meaning "she whose words excel".