👨👩👧👦 Wizarding Families 👨👩👧👦
Bloodlines, legacies, and family trees
⚡ The Potter Family
The Boy Who Lived's Lineage
The Potters are an old pure-blood family, though not obsessed with blood purity. Descended from the Peverell line (Ignotus Peverell, original owner of the Invisibility Cloak). James Potter inherited significant wealth from his parents.
Fleamont Potter
James's Father
Invented Sleekeazy's Hair Potion, quadrupled family fortune. Married Euphemia. Had James late in life. Died of dragon pox before Harry was born.
Euphemia Potter
James's Mother
Married Fleamont. Had James after years of trying. Died of dragon pox with her husband before Harry was born.
James Potter (1960-1981)
Harry's Father - "Prongs"
Only child. Gryffindor, Chaser, Head Boy. Animagus (stag). Married Lily Evans. Joined Order of Phoenix. Murdered by Voldemort October 31, 1981.
Lily Potter née Evans (1960-1981)
Harry's Mother
Muggle-born. Gryffindor. Talented at Potions and Charms. Married James. Her love sacrifice protected Harry. Murdered by Voldemort trying to save Harry.
Harry James Potter (1980-)
The Chosen One
Only child. Gryffindor, Seeker. Defeated Voldemort. Married Ginny Weasley. Had three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna.
Ginny Potter née Weasley (1981-)
Harry's Wife
Youngest Weasley. Gryffindor, Chaser, then professional Quidditch player. Later Quidditch correspondent for Daily Prophet.
Next Generation
Harry's Children
- James Sirius Potter - Named for James Potter and Sirius Black. Sorted into Gryffindor.
- Albus Severus Potter - Named for Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape. Sorted into Slytherin.
- Lily Luna Potter - Named for Lily Potter and Luna Lovegood. House unknown.
🏡 The Weasley Family
The Blood Traitors
Pure-blood family, but considered "blood traitors" for loving Muggles. Not wealthy but rich in love. All redheads. Large family with strong values. Seven children - most in a generation for centuries.
Arthur Weasley
Father
Head of Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office. Fascinated by Muggles. Attacked by Nagini (survived). Later promoted to head of Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects. Member of Order of the Phoenix.
Molly Weasley née Prewett
Mother
Fierce protector of family. Excellent at household magic. Brothers Fabian and Gideon Prewett killed by Death Eaters in First War. Member of Order of Phoenix. Killed Bellatrix Lestrange in Battle of Hogwarts.
Bill Weasley
Eldest Son
Curse-breaker for Gringotts in Egypt. Long hair, earring, fang earring. Married Fleur Delacour. Scarred by Fenrir Greyback. Three children: Victoire, Dominique, Louis.
Charlie Weasley
Second Son
Dragon handler in Romania. Former Gryffindor Seeker. Never married as of epilogue. Helped bring dragons for First Task of Triwizard Tournament.
Percy Weasley
Third Son
Ambitious, rule-following. Prefect, Head Boy. Fell out with family over loyalty to Ministry. Reconciled during Battle of Hogwarts. Married Audrey, had two daughters: Molly and Lucy.
Fred Weasley (1978-1998)
Older Twin
Prankster, co-founded Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Beater on Gryffindor Quidditch team. Member of Order and D.A. Killed by explosion during Battle of Hogwarts.
George Weasley
Younger Twin
Survived loss of ear (Snape's curse) and twin brother. Continued Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Married Angelina Johnson, had two children: Fred and Roxanne.
Ron Weasley
Sixth Child
Harry's best friend. Gryffindor Keeper. Destroyed Horcrux (locket). Married Hermione Granger. Two children: Rose and Hugo. Worked at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, then became Auror.
Ginny Weasley
Youngest, Only Daughter
Possessed by Tom Riddle's diary at age 11. Powerful witch. Chaser for Gryffindor and professional teams. Married Harry Potter. Three children (see Potter family).
Weasley Extended Family
- 👨👦 Fabian and Gideon Prewett: Molly's brothers, killed by Death Eaters in First War
- 🎩 Ignatius Prewett: Married Lucretia Black (from Black family)
- 🏰 Septimus Weasley: Married Cedrella Black (another Black family connection)
🐍 The Malfoy Family
Pure-Blood Aristocracy
Old, wealthy pure-blood family. Obsessed with blood purity. Historically allied with dark wizards but ultimately chose family over Voldemort. Name "Malfoy" comes from French "mal foi" meaning "bad faith."
Abraxas Malfoy
Lucius's Father
Friends with Tom Riddle at Hogwarts. Died of dragon pox. Left fortune to Lucius.
Lucius Malfoy
Draco's Father
Death Eater. Slytherin. Gave Riddle's diary to Ginny Weasley. Imprisoned in Azkaban after Battle of Department of Mysteries. Defected with family at end of war. Lost status and power.
Narcissa Malfoy née Black
Draco's Mother
From Black family (Sirius's cousin). Not a Death Eater but supported them. Loved Draco above all. Lied to Voldemort about Harry being dead to find Draco. This lie saved Harry and contributed to Voldemort's defeat.
Draco Malfoy
Only Child
Harry's rival. Slytherin Seeker. Forced to become Death Eater at 16. Tasked with killing Dumbledore but couldn't do it. Defected with family. Married Astoria Greengrass. One son: Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy.
Astoria Malfoy née Greengrass
Draco's Wife
Younger sister of Daphne Greengrass. Changed Draco's views. Raised Scorpius to be better than previous Malfoys. Died young from blood curse.
Scorpius Malfoy
Next Generation
Draco and Astoria's only child. Sorted into Slytherin. Best friends with Albus Potter. Kind, unlike previous Malfoys.
⚫ The Black Family
"Toujours Pur" (Always Pure)
Ancient pure-blood family, one of the "Sacred Twenty-Eight." Obsessed with blood purity. Family motto: "Toujours Pur" (Always Pure). Members who married Muggles or blood traitors were "blasted off" the family tapestry at 12 Grimmauld Place. Many became Death Eaters.
Phineas Nigellus Black
Hogwarts Headmaster
Least popular Headmaster ever. Portrait in Headmaster's office and at Grimmauld Place. Helped Harry and Dumbledore by relaying information.
Orion Black
Father of Sirius & Regulus
Married Walburga Black (his second cousin). Firm believer in pure-blood supremacy. Died before Harry's time.
Walburga Black
Mother of Sirius & Regulus
Fanatical pure-blood supremacist. Disowned Sirius for rejecting family values. Her portrait at Grimmauld Place screamed at "blood traitors" and couldn't be removed.
Sirius Black (1959-1996)
The Rebel
Broke tradition by being sorted into Gryffindor. Rejected family's pure-blood mania. Best friends with James Potter. Wrongly imprisoned 12 years. Harry's godfather. Killed by Bellatrix. Last of the Black males.
Regulus Arcturus Black (1961-1979)
The Redeemed
Younger brother. Slytherin. Became Death Eater at 16. Turned against Voldemort after learning about Horcruxes. Stole Slytherin's locket from cave. Killed by Inferi at age 18. Hero.
Bellatrix Lestrange née Black
The Fanatic
Sirius's cousin. Voldemort's most loyal Death Eater. Tortured the Longbottoms. Killed Sirius, Dobby, others. Killed by Molly Weasley at Battle of Hogwarts.
Narcissa Malfoy née Black
Bellatrix's Sister
Married Lucius Malfoy. Loved Draco above ideology. Lied to Voldemort to save son (see Malfoy family).
Andromeda Tonks née Black
The Disowned
Third Black sister. Married Muggle-born Ted Tonks, was disowned. Mother of Nymphadora Tonks. Raised grandson Teddy Lupin after daughter's death.
Nymphadora Tonks
Andromeda's Daughter
Metamorphmagus. Auror. Order member. Married Remus Lupin. Mother of Teddy. Killed at Battle of Hogwarts alongside Remus.
Ted "Teddy" Lupin
Last of Black Line
Son of Remus and Tonks. Metamorphmagus. Orphaned as baby. Raised by Andromeda. Harry's godson. Sorted into Hufflepuff. Dated Victoire Weasley.
Black Family Connections
The Blacks married into many other pure-blood families, creating a web of connections:
- 🐍 Connected to Malfoys (Narcissa)
- ⚡ Connected to Potters through Sirius (godfather)
- 🐺 Connected to Lupins (Tonks married Remus)
- 🏡 Connected to Weasleys (Cedrella Black married Septimus Weasley, Lucretia Black married Ignatius Prewett)
- 💀 Connected to Lestranges (Bellatrix married Rodolphus)
- 🧙 Connected to Crouch family
🐉 The Longbottom Family
Frank Longbottom
Neville's Father
Auror. Member of Order of Phoenix. Tortured into insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange, Barty Crouch Jr., and others using Cruciatus Curse. Permanent resident at St. Mungo's Hospital.
Alice Longbottom
Neville's Mother
Auror. Member of Order of Phoenix. Tortured into insanity alongside Frank. At St. Mungo's. Gives Neville candy wrappers when he visits.
Augusta Longbottom
Neville's Grandmother
Formidable witch. Raised Neville. Always wore vulture hat. Initially disappointed Neville wasn't like Frank. Later very proud of him after Battle of Department of Mysteries.
Neville Longbottom
The Chosen One (Almost)
Could have been "the chosen one" from prophecy. Raised by grandmother. Clumsy, forgetful, but brave. Led D.A. resistance at Hogwarts. Killed Nagini with Gryffindor's sword. Married Hannah Abbott. Became Herbology Professor at Hogwarts.
🏰 The Dumbledore Family
Percival Dumbledore
Father
Attacked three Muggle boys who hurt Ariana. Imprisoned in Azkaban. Died there. Never revealed why he attacked them (to protect Ariana's secret).
Kendra Dumbledore
Mother
Moved family to Godric's Hollow after Percival's imprisonment. Kept Ariana hidden to protect her. Killed by Ariana's uncontrolled magic.
Albus Dumbledore (1881-1997)
Eldest Son
Greatest wizard of his age. Became Ariana's caregiver after Kendra died, giving up plans to tour world. Best friends with Grindelwald briefly. Ariana died during duel between Albus, Aberforth, and Grindelwald. Regret shaped his life. Headmaster of Hogwarts. Killed by Snape on his own orders.
Aberforth Dumbledore
Younger Brother
Barman of Hog's Head Inn. Close to Ariana. Resented Albus for years over Ariana's death. Reconciled somewhat. Helped Harry in Book 7. Member of Order of Phoenix.
Ariana Dumbledore (1885-1899)
Sister
Attacked by Muggle boys at age six for doing magic. Traumatized, magic became unstable. Kept hidden for her protection. Accidentally killed mother. Killed at age 14 during three-way duel. Albus never knew whose curse killed her.
Other Notable Families
The Gaunt Family
Descended from Salazar Slytherin. Obsessed with pure blood to point of inbreeding. Impoverished. Marvolo Gaunt (violent), Morfin (simple), and Merope (Voldemort's mother, died in childbirth). Line extinct.
The Riddle Family (Muggles)
Wealthy Muggle family in Little Hangleton. Tom Riddle Sr. abandoned pregnant Merope. Tom Sr., his parents, murdered by Voldemort in 1943. Line extinct.
The Lovegood Family
Xenophilius Lovegood (editor of The Quibbler), wife (died experimenting with spells), Luna. Eccentric, believe in unusual creatures. Luna married Rolf Scamander.
The Diggory Family
Amos Diggory (Ministry worker), wife, Cedric. Cedric killed in Triwizard Tournament. Parents devastated. No other children mentioned.
The Lestrange Family
Dark pure-blood family. Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange (Death Eaters). Bellatrix married Rodolphus but loved Voldemort. All imprisoned after torturing Longbottoms.
The Scamander Family
Newt Scamander (famous magizoologist, author of Fantastic Beasts). Grandson Rolf married Luna Lovegood. Twin sons: Lorcan and Lysander.
Blood Matters Less Than Choices
The series shows that family bloodlines matter far less than the choices individuals make. Pure-blood families like the Blacks and Gaunts decayed through obsession with purity. "Blood traitors" like the Weasleys thrived through love.
Chosen families (Harry with the Weasleys, Sirius with the Potters, Teddy raised by Andromeda and loved by Harry) proved as strong as blood relations. In the end, love and loyalty mattered more than ancestry.
"It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be."
— Albus Dumbledore