Are the black family related to Salazar Slytherin?

The Peverells, Gaunts, Blacks, Malfoys, Potters, Weasleys, Prewetts, and other families are all linked to one another through bloodlines and intermarriage. The only known direct descendants from Salazar Slytherin were the Gaunts, who for the most part shared their ancestor's beliefs in the purity of wizard blood.
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What ethnicity is Salazar Slytherin?

The name Salazar is originally a Spaniard name. Salazar is a surname meaning old hall (from Castilian Sala (hall) and Basque zahar (old). The name originates from the town of the same name: Salazar, in northern Burgos, Castile.
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Who is Salazar Slytherin's parents?

Salazar was born into a wealthy Irish pure-blood family; he was the eldest child and only son of Tertius and Cordelia Slytherin and elder brother of Elianna Slytherin.
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Is Draco a descendant of Salazar Slytherin?

Through his mother's family, he is the last descendant of the wizard Salazar Slytherin, one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Who is Salazar Slytherin true heir?

Voldemort was Salazar's heir, and as far as it is explained, he is taking up the mission in the way he believes Salazar had intended, with the Chamber and the Basilisk.
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Is Harry related to Godric Gryffindor?

Harry is descended from both Salazar Slytherin (through his mother) and Godric Gryffindor (through his father).
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Who is the descendant of Godric Gryffindor?

Godric Gryffindor is the only founder who is not mentioned to have any descendants, although for a time it was speculated that Harry Potter himself was a descendant of Gryffindor either through James Potter possibly because James hailed from Godric's hometown, or possibly through a line of Squibs to James's wife Lily ...
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Are Draco and Sirius Black related?

The Malfoys are related to the Black family through Narcissa (a first cousin of Sirius Black, Harry's godfather), which makes Draco a nephew of both Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks. Draco is also Nymphadora Tonks' first cousin through their mothers.
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Are the sacred 28 all related?

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It is therefore very likely that all the families listed in the Sacred Twenty-Eight are related to each other.
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Who is stronger Salazar Slytherin or Godric Gryffindor?

They are both undoubtedly, two of the greatest wizards who ever lived and it would be nigh impossible to predict who'd come out on top, in a duel. There is no scale of comparison between the two's magical prowess, in the books, so the answer is inconclusive. That's all. That's everything.
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Who did Godric Gryffindor marry?

Rowena was the wife of Godric Gryffindor and the best friend of Helga Hufflepuff. She also maintained a good friendship with Salazar Slytherin in their early years due to him being able to challenger her intelligence, but when his friendship with Godric broke down, she took her husband's side and pushed him away.
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What is the oldest wizarding family?

Ollivander – Makers of fine wands since 382 BC, the Ollivanders could make quite a claim to being among the oldest wizarding families.
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Is the Bloody Baron related to Salazar Slytherin?

He was sorted into Slytherin House and was educated in the magical arts by Salazar Slytherin for the seven years that followed.
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Is Salazar Arabic?

Salazar is a common in Latin America because there were a number of Salazars among the early Spanish conquerors and settlers. Salazar is also a common surname among Roma people.
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Was Salazar Slytherin a dark wizard?

No, he isn't a Dark Wizard. There is no evidence that Salazar Slytherin was a Dark wizard, nor was he interested in the Dark Arts. He built the Chamber of Secrets and hid the Basilisk in there to rid Hogwarts of muggle-borns and half-bloods, because blood-purity was very important to him.
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Is Hermione related to Salazar Slytherin?

Of course, the Riddles were related to Salzar Slytherin himself, and this made Hermione the living heir of Slytherin.
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Are the Weasleys inbred?

Other families

The Weasley family, despite being pro-Muggle and unwilling to take up inbreeding for the sake of purity, had shown certain signs of having engaged in it. Arthur and Molly Weasley were possibly second cousins once removed.
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Are the Lovegoods pureblood?

They were still considered Pure or Half-Blood. They became very well known through their eccentric beliefs and by their role in the Second Wizarding War. Xenophilius Lovegood married Pandora Lovegood sometime before 1981, when their daughter and only child, Luna Lovegood, was born.
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Are all pure-blood families related?

Most pure-blood families were related by then in an effort, by some, to retain their status by marrying only other pure-blood families, but it had eventually led to inbreeding.
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Is the black family related to the Weasleys?

The Weasleys descend from Cedrella Black, a granddaughter of Phineas Nigellus Black. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy all descend from Pollux Black (left).
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Are Sirius and Lucius related?

Sirius Black is Draco Malfoy's first cousin once removed. According to an answer in Quora: Since, the Malfoy and Black were all about pure blood and stuff, they also married in pure bloods. Narcissa, cousin of Sirius and Regulus Black married Lucius Malfoy.
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Are Luna and Draco cousins?

I truly believe Luna and Draco are cousins. Luna's mother has to be Lucius' sister, in my eyes. Hagrid said all Purebloods are related one way or another, and I think he's right. Movie Luna and Draco look so much alike, they just have to be family.
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Who is the true heir of Hufflepuff?

The Heir of Hufflepuff was none other than Cedric Diggory, who was well on his way to fulfilling the prophecy of the Heir of Hufflepuff when he was tragically murdered by Peter Pettigrew.
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Is Albus Dumbledore a descendant of Godric Gryffindor?

Why Albus Dumbledore is a descendant of Godric Gryffindor : r/harrypotter.
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Who is the descendant of Ravenclaw?

Ravenclaw has definitely died out as Helena was the last descendant and she's long dead. Slytherin may have also died out but that depends if the Cursed Child is canon or not.
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