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'''Cantankerus Nott '''(c. 1930s) is a wizard who is presumed to be the author of a pure-blood directory published in the 1930s.<ref>http://www.pottermore.com/en/book2/chapter7/moment1/pure-blood</ref>
 
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}}'''Cantankerus Nott''' (fl. [[1930s]]) was a [[wizardkind|wizard]] and a member of the [[pure-blood]] [[Nott family]]. He is widely believed to have been the one who penned the ''[[Pure-Blood Directory]]''. This book listed the "[[Sacred Twenty-Eight|twenty-eight truly pure-blood families]]", with "''the aim of helping such families maintain the purity of their bloodlines''". The book was also published anonymously in Britain in the early [[1930s]].<ref>{{PM|pure-blood}}</ref>
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==Etymology==
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*"Cantankerous" is a word meaning ill-tempered, surly, argumentative, and uncooperative.
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*This wizard may be related to [[Theodore Nott]], and may be his father.
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* He is most likely related to [[Theodore Nott]] as well as his [[Nott|father]]. It is also possible that he the same person as Theodore's father.
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* Some of the families presented in his directory aren't as pure-blooded as he claimed such as the [[Ollivander family]]. Also many pure-blooded families such as the [[Potter family|Potters]] were not listed, in fact many pure-blood supremacists were angered by their lack of inclusion. Due to this Cantankerus Nott seems to have been a highly biassed individual.
*It is unknown whether he is a [[Pure-blood|pure blood]] or not, though judging by the fact that he is believed to have published a pure-blood directory, this is likely.
 
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==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{PM}} {{Mention}}
*''[[Pottermore]]''
 
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Revision as of 17:40, 7 November 2019

Cantankerus Nott (fl. 1930s) was a wizard and a member of the pure-blood Nott family. He is widely believed to have been the one who penned the Pure-Blood Directory. This book listed the "twenty-eight truly pure-blood families", with "the aim of helping such families maintain the purity of their bloodlines". The book was also published anonymously in Britain in the early 1930s.[1]

Etymology

  • "Cantankerous" is a word meaning ill-tempered, surly, argumentative, and uncooperative.

Behind the scenes

  • He is most likely related to Theodore Nott as well as his father. It is also possible that he the same person as Theodore's father.
  • Some of the families presented in his directory aren't as pure-blooded as he claimed such as the Ollivander family. Also many pure-blooded families such as the Potters were not listed, in fact many pure-blood supremacists were angered by their lack of inclusion. Due to this Cantankerus Nott seems to have been a highly biassed individual.

Appearances

Notes and references