Black family names (astronomy)
Blaise
blaise_writer at blaise_42.yahoo.invalid
Mon Jul 28 12:08:07 UTC 2003
Catlady wrote: Rastaban is beta Draconis. Was that the name of
Rodolphus Lestrange's brother (the fourth man of the Pensieve Four)?
Monika said yes to this, but in my version of OotP Rodolphus' brother
is called Rabastan, not Rastaban. I can't find Rabastan in my little
star dictionary, nor in my classical dictionary. Can anyone enlighten
me as to what the name signifies? Or did JKR mean Rastaban and make
an error? Or is it just my copy of OotP?
As for Narcissus, as far as I know there is no star or constellation
with this name, nor is there any connection between the myth of
Narcissus and the stars. So I conclude that JKR chose Narcissa as a
name to represent the woman's qualities rather than following the
Black family tradition. I suppose one could think up some kind of
backstory concerning Narcissa Black's birth and childhood that
explains why she was given a non-astronomical name (could she be a
bastard child? or her mother had her in a previous marriage?). Any
other theories?
I hope everyone who went enjoyed Nimbus! Wish I'd been there!
Blaise
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