Graves was the surname of a wizarding family. It is unknown whether they were pure-blood or had any No-Maj heritage.
Family history[]
Gondulphus Graves was an American wizard and one of the original twelve Aurors for the Magical Congress of the United States of America. He was not one of the twelve to live to old age. The original twelve Aurors of MACUSA were held in high regard and their descendants were given particular respect. The Graves family remained influential in American wizarding politics.[1]
Percival Graves was an Auror, Director of Magical Security and head of MACUSA's Department of Magical Law Enforcement. He was President Seraphina Picquery's right hand man. In 1926, he was impersonated by the infamous Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald.[2]
Merton Graves was born in 1978 and was the cellist for the popular wizarding band, the Weird Sisters.[3]
Family members[]
| Wizard(s) | Notes |
|---|---|
| Gondulphus Graves | One of the original Aurors of the Magical Congress of the United States of America |
| Percival Graves | Head of the MACUSA Department of Magical Law Enforcement and Director of Magical Security, and right-hand man of the President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, Seraphina Picquery in the 1920s |
| Merton Graves | Cellist for the popular wizarding band, the Weird Sisters |
Etymology[]
Graves is an English occupational name for a steward, derived from Middle English greyve, itself from Old Norse greifi and Low German greve.[4][5]
It is also a French surname derived from the plural form of Old French grave, "gravel".[6]
It is also from Greek word for writer/scribe, "grapheus", or "γραφευς".[7][8]
Appearances[]
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (First mentioned)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA)" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (see this video)
- ↑ "Graves" on Behind the Name
- ↑ "Graves" on Surname Database
- ↑ "Graves" on Ancestry.com
- ↑ "[1]" on Behind the Name
- ↑ "[2]" on Stack Exhange