The new questions, and Peverell

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 148615

> Carol:
> 
> The surname Peverell could have been derived by JKR from a place 
name,
> as Snape was, but it also appears to be a variant of Peavey. Here's a
> site with the Peverel family crest (one "l"):
> 
a_svirn:
Peverells, or Peverels, or Peverils were the Norman family that came 
with the Conqueror. They became the most influential magnates in 
Nottinghamshire in 12-13th centuries (William Peverel Sr was the chap 
who founded the Nottingham castle as well as Peveril Castle). They 
were the Sheriffs of Nottingham etc. What interests me even more it 
was said that the first Peverell was a bastard son of the king William 
(the Conqueror). Now, Gaunt does also have a very distinct royal ring 
to it. And that's strange, because we are told ad nauseum in HBP that 
there are no princes in the WW. Yet Voldemort's royal (if not quite 
legitimate) descent is being hinted at. I wonder why.