Boot was the surname of a wizarding family. It is unknown if they were pure-blood, or if they had some Muggle heritage. The family was most famous for its involvement in the founding of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, although Webster Boot, one of the co-founders, later returned to Great Britain where his descendants would be educated at Hogwarts.[1] The family was also well-known for producing Albert Boot, a Minister for Magic.
The British side of the family was distantly related to the Calderon-Boot family after the marriage of Chadwick Boot and Josefina Calderon, remaining one of the most prominent families in the United States of America today.[1]
Known members[]
- Mr Boot — father of Chadwick and Webster Boot
- Mrs Boot — mother of Chadwick and Webster Boot
- Chadwick Boot — Co-founder of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and author
- Webster Boot — Co-founder of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Auror for hire
- Josefina Calderon - Mexican Healer and wife of Chadwick Boot
- Mrs Boot — wife of Webster Boot
- Albert Boot — Minister for Magic from 1747 to 1752
- D. L. Boot — a student at Hogwarts in the 1970s (possibly)
- Terry Boot — a Ravenclaw student at Hogwarts in the 1990s
Family tree[]
| Boot family | Steward family | Sayre family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mr Boot (died c. 1620s) | Mrs Boot (died c. 1620s) | James Steward | Isolt Sayre (b. 1603) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (adoptive children) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martha Steward (b. c. 1634) | Rionach Steward (b. c. 1634) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josefina Calderon | Chadwick Boot (b. 1618) | Webster Boot (b. 1620) | Scottish witch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calderon-Boot family | Boot family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Boot (fl. 1740s) | D. L. Boot (fl. 1967) | Terry Boot (b. 1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology[]
Boot is an English occupational surname for a person who makes or sells boots. It is also a Dutch occupational surname for a boatman, from the Dutch word boot, meaning "boat."[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- In Harry Potter and Me, Terry Boot was listed as a Muggle-born wizard.
Appearances[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ "Boot" on Ancestry.com