Antheia Malfoy

## Antheia Herminia Malfoy (née Greengrass)

**Antheia Herminia Malfoy** (née **Greengrass**) (1 June 1680 - 28 Dec 1766) was a pure-blood witch who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries. She was the 5th child and 3rd daughter of Lysander Greengrass VI and his wife Evandra Greengrass (née Ollivander). She had nine siblings in total, including her older twin brother, Achilles Greengrass I. She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry of 1 September 1691 to June of 1698. She was the wife of Romilius Malfoy, whom she married at the age of eighteen on 5 Aug 1699. They had a few children, including Tiberius Malfoy, Cressida Malfoy, and Valeria Malfoy. Antheia is an ancestor of several hundred witches and wizards to this day, including Draco Malfoy.

## Biography

#### Early life (1680 - 1691)

Antheia was born on 1 June 1680 at the Greengrass Estate as the 5th child and 3rd daughter to Lysander Greengrass II and Evandra Greengrass (née Ollivander). She was born alongside her older twin brother, Achilles Greengrass I. She was five years younger than Cyrillus, four years younger than Bryonia, and two years younger than Corinda. Five younger siblings would be born after her: Phaedra (1682), Isander (1683), Maximos (1684), Hyperion (1686), and Jocasta (1687). Antheia was extremely close with her twin brother, Achilles, growing up and still carried that loving brother-sister bond well into their adulthood.

Growing up, Antheia, her older sisters and younger sister enjoyed playing in the lavish rose garden at the family estates and loved to play pranks on their brothers.

Antheia had attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September 1691 to June of 1698, and was sorted into Slytherin House.

#### Marriage and issue (1698 - 1705)

Antheia had recieved a marriage proposal from her good friend and second confidante, Romilius Malfoy, son of Maximus Malfoy, not long after she graduated from Hogwarts in June of 1698. In fact, Antheia had became smitten with the dashing young Malfoy gentlemen and when he asked her father and brother, Achilles for permission to court and eventually marry her, they accepted. They were married in an extreme lavish ceremony on 16 Aug 1698, about two months later. It was reported that the young couple were quite fond of each other and their fondness had grown into love. The couple even made headlines in the Daily Prophet, stating that *"The new Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy are now one of the most demonstrative pair of the century."* They had a few children together, including:

* Tiberius Romilius Malfoy (16 Aug 1699 - 23 Nov 1779) m. Lauressa Spungen (1702 1786). Had issue.
* Cressida Antheia Malfoy (10 May 1703 - 6 Sep 1772)

* Valeria Herminia Malfoy (2 July 1705 - 19 Dec 1792)

#### Later life (1705 - 1766)

Antheia was known for her angelic beauty and loving nature towards her husband and children. She was also known to have been an advocate for witches, especially for young mothers were still getting accustomed to domestic duties and those who had trouble with pregnancy. In some ways, she was considered a feminist.

She approved of her son's marriage to Lauressa Spungen in 1723. In 1726, her grandson, Corellius Malfoy, was born.

#### Death

Antheia died on 28 Dec 1766, about six years after her husband, at the age of 86. Her twin brother, Achilles Greengrass, would never actually fully recover from his sister's passing, as he would pass almost a year and a half later. She was preceded in death by both of her parents and eight of her siblings. She was survived by her three children, her daughter-in-law, two sons-in-law, several grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and some 2nd great-nieces and nephews.

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#### Legacy

Due to her kind nature and being seen as an example of a strong witch and housewife, Antheia's contributions has made her one of the most respected and most beloved witches and ancestors of all time by both the Houses of Greengrass and Malfoy. One of her descendants, Aurelia Nott (née Malfoy), paternal grandmother of Theodore Nott, was very much like her in appearance and personality. Her other famous descendants are Abraxas Malfoy, his only son, Lucus Malfoy II, and his only grandson, Draco Malfoy.

## Etymology

Antheia was one of the Charites, or Graces, of Greek mythology and was the goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths. She was depicted in Athenian vase painting as one of the attendants of Aphrodite. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek word (anthos) meaning 'flower, blossom." It was also an epithet of the Greek goddess Hera.

The surname Greengrass is of English topographical origins and would have denoted one who lived at a hamlet so named. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century words '*grene*,' meaning 'green' and '*groes*,' meaning grass.