Lycoris Black (1904 - 1965) was a pure-blood witch and the middle child of Sirius Black II and Hesper Gamp. She was their only daughter. Lycoris never married, and never had children, as her cousin Cassiopeia, too. She had two brothers - Regulus and Arcturus.[1]
Behind the scenes
- Based on a statement by Horace Slughorn, Lycoris may have been a member of the Slytherin House.
- Lycoris, on the family tapestry in the film, is depicted like a man rather than a woman. It is same with her brother Regulus Black I, he is depicted more a woman than a man.
Etymology
- Lycoris means "twilight" in Greek. This name dosn't fit into Black family tradition of naming people by stars. It is also a genus of flowering plants in the Amaryllis family that is associated with death and reincarnation in Chinese and Japanese folklore. Ovid and Virgil also mention a mistress of Mark Antony called Lycoris. It is also possible that this name was derived from the plant and sweet liquorice. Another member of family with a name of flower is Narcissa.