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Burke is the surname of a pure-blood^[1] wizarding family. They are related to the Black, Flint^[2] and possibly the Malfoy families and they may be the co-owners of the Knockturn Alley shop Borgin and Burkes, which specializes in Dark artefacts.

Family Members

Belvina Burke née Black — the only daughter of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint
Caractacus Burke — one of the original founders of Borgin and Burkes
Elizabeth Burke — a witch with a portrait in the Slytherin Dungeon of Hogwarts Castle who encourages Slytherin students to be "mean to Mudbloods"
Herbert Burke — husband of Belvina Black

Etymology

Burke is an old English term meaning "to murder by suffocation...for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection". It can also be a variant of the British slang term berk, meaning "idiot".^[3] Burke is also a real surname common in Britain and Ireland. It comes from the Norman de Burgo which was Anglicised in Irish as de Búrca.

In the real world, Edmund Burke, generally known only by his surname, was a British political philosopher who argued in favour of traditional monarchism. Thus perhaps the Burke family having many members as pureblood supremacists is meant as an allusion to this historical figure.

Notes and references

↑ Given that Herbert Burke married Belvina Black and that she was not disowned or removed from the Black tapestry for the marriage, it can be assumed that Herbert was pure-blood.
↑ Black family tree
↑ Wiktionary Definition: Burke

[1] Given that Herbert Burke married Belvina Black and that she was not disowned or removed from the Black tapestry for the marriage, it can be assumed that Herbert was pure-blood.

[2] Black family tree

[3] Wiktionary Definition: Burke

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 '''Burke''' is the surname of a [[pure-blood]]<ref>Given that Herbert Burke married Belvina Black and that she was not disowned or removed from the Black tapestry for the marriage, it can be assumed that Herbert was pure-blood.</ref> [[Wizardkind|wizarding]] family.
-They are related to the [[House of Black|Black]], [[Flint family|Flint]]<ref>[[House of Black|Black family tree]]</ref> and possibly the Malfoy families and they may be the co-owners of the [[Knockturn Alley]] shop [[Borgin and Burkes]], which specializes in [[Dark Arts#Dark Items|Dark artefacts]]. This does not neccessary mean they all supported blood-purity or even the Death Eaters, as it is possible for members to be blood traitors like the Blacks. It is also possible that members were sorted into Slytherin traditionally - or even Ravenclaw who has similiarities to Slytherin House - as Elizabeth Burke's portrait hangs near the Slytherin Commonroom enterance and traditionally-sorted Slytherin families like the Flints and Malfoys.
+They are related to the [[House of Black|Black]], [[Flint family|Flint]]<ref>[[House of Black|Black family tree]]</ref> and possibly the Malfoy families and they may be the co-owners of the [[Knockturn Alley]] shop [[Borgin and Burkes]], which specializes in [[Dark Arts#Dark Items|Dark artefacts]].
 ==Family Members==
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 *[[Elizabeth Burke]] — a witch with a [[Portraits|portrait]] in the [[Slytherin Dungeon]] of [[Hogwarts Castle]] who encourages [[Slytherin]] students to be "mean to [[Mudblood]]s"
 *[[Herbert Burke]] — husband of Belvina Black
-*Belvina Black and Herbert Black had three children: two sons and one daughter meaning it is possible that the family still exists - although it unconfirmed what happened to them by the 1990s or 2017 - either in the male or female (although likely under another name if a marriage took place) lines. IT would mean that they would be similiar to Black descendents like Scorpius Malfoy (through Narcissa Black) or Teddy Lupin (through Andromeda Black) but would not carry the Black name.
 ==Etymology==
 ''Burke'' is an old English term meaning "to murder by suffocation...for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection". It can also be a variant of the British slang term ''berk'', meaning "idiot".<ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/burke Wiktionary Definition: Burke]</ref> Burke is also a real surname common in Britain and Ireland. It comes from the Norman de Burgo which was Anglicised in Irish as de Búrca.
-In the real world, Edmund Burke, generally known only by his surname, was a British political philosopher who argued in favour of traditional monarchism. Thus perhaps the Burke family having many members as pureblood supremacists is meant as an allusion to this historical figure. It is possible that the family believed in the pure-bloods reforming - without a political or social revolution - their superior attitudes to make life better for purebloods. For example, realising that Pure-bloods could marry squibs to prevent muggle-borns being born hence systematically removing the threat of muggle-borns in the long-term. This very possible if Herbert Burke was an intellectual (his name means "Bright" in German which would imply similiar theories) who would work out where Muggle-borns came from (or one of his children) and was harmed by the oppressive Ministry or Death Eater regime in the 1970s war.
+In the real world, Edmund Burke, generally known only by his surname, was a British political philosopher who argued in favour of traditional monarchism. Thus perhaps the Burke family having many members as pureblood supremacists is meant as an allusion to this historical figure.
 ==Notes and references==