Bob Hitchens was a Muggle[1][2] who married the pure-blood witch Iola Black, the youngest sister of famous Phineas Nigellus Black. Their marriage caused her to be struck off the Black family tree tapestry.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- It was not clear at first whether Hitchens was a Muggle or a Muggle-born wizard. Although the partial family tree on the Harry Potter Lexicon lists him as a Muggle, it does the same for Muggle-born wizard Ted Tonks, possibly indicating that the Blacks did not draw a distinction between Muggles and Muggle-borns. However, in the partial tree written by J. K. Rowling given in the Harry Potter Film Wizardry, Ted Tonks is listed as a Muggle-born and Hitchens as a Muggle.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears on Black family tapestry)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Harry Potter Film Wizardry
- ↑ The hand-drawn tree by J.K. Rowling expressly states that Bob Hitchens is a Muggle, and as her word is the highest form of canon, we know he is a Muggle.
- ↑ House of Black