Irma Black (née Crabbe) (fl. 1925-1938) was an English pure-blood witch and a member of the Crabbe family. She was the wife of Pollux Black, the mother of Walburga Black, Alphard Black, and Cygnus Black (III) and the grandmother of Bellatrix Lestrange, Andromeda Tonks, Narcissa Malfoy, Sirius and Regulus Black.[2]
Irma may also be a relative of Vincent Crabbe and his father.
Etymology[]
Irma’s husband Pollux and son Cygnus on the Black family tree tapestry
Irma is a German short form of names beginning with the Old Germanic element ermen, meaning "whole" or "universal".[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- Irma was possibly a member of Slytherin house as a Hogwarts student, like the rest of her family.
- It is possible that Irma had a niece: Araminta Meliflua. This is presumed as Walburga Black (Irma’s daughter) was a first cousin of Araminta. Pollux Black (Irma’s husband) had three siblings, only one is known to have married and had a son.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (First appearance) (Appears on Black Family Tapestry)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Sirius stated that he was the last of the Blacks by the late 1995, so it is possible that Irma died at some point before or during that year.
- ↑ Black Family tree
- ↑ Behind the Name: Irma
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