Archibald Bulstrode II

**Archibald Bulstrode II** (4 February, 1860 - 15 June, 1937) was an English pure-blood wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September, 1871 to June of 1878. He was Head of the House of Bulstrode from the year 1902 until his death in 1937.

He married Euphemia Parkinson in November 1877 at the age of seventeen. The marriage was believed to have been rushed, marrying when Euphemia was but sixteen, and their oldest daughter, Elizabetha Carrow (née Bulstrode) was born five months later. He was the father of Violetta Black (née Bulstrode) who later married Cygnus Black III. He was also the father of Theodore Bulstrode Snr.

He was the maternal grandfather of Esia Lestrange (née Carrow) and Viola Malfoy (née Carrow), as well as Pollux Black, Cassiopeia Black, Marius Black, and Dorea Potter (née Black). He was the paternal grandfather of Theodore Bulstrode Jnr.

He was the great-grandfather of brothers Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange, as well as Abraxas Malfoy. He was also the great-grandfather of Walburga Black, Alphard Black, and Cygnus Black IV: as well as most notably James Potter, father of Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived.

He was the second great-grandfather of Lucius Malfoy, as well as Sirius Black III, Regulus Black IV, Altair Black, Aquila Black, Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black), wife of her second cousin once removed, Rodolphus, Andromeda Tonks (née Black), Narcissa Malfoy, wife of Lucius, her third cousin (née Black), Cornelius Bulstrode II, and Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived.

He was the third great-grandfather twice over of Draco Malfoy, as well as the paternal third great grandfather of Millicent Bulstrode.

## Biography

### Early life

Archibald Bulstrode was born on 4 February, 1860, in Belgravia, London, England. He was the son of Cornelius Bulstrode I and Priscilla Bulstrode (née Goyle). He had an older sister, Myrtle Bulstrode, who was three years his senior. He was the paternal grandson of Archibald Bulstrode I and Aleta Bulstrode (née Crouch), daughter of Horatius Crouch and Lycoris Crouch (née Rosier). His maternal grandparents were Dominic Goyle and Mariabella Goyle.

#### Hogwarts years

He received his Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1871. That same summer, he visited Diagon Alley, located in London, and purchased a wand made of mahogany and dragon heartstring from Ollivander's Wand Shop. On 1 September, 1871, he boarded the train for Hogwarts and was sorted into Slytherin House that same night.

He left the school after completing his seventh year in 1878.

### Later life

He married Euphemia Parkinson in November 1877 at the age of seventeen. The marriage was believed to have been rushed, marrying when Euphemia was but sixteen, and their oldest daughter, Elizabetha Bulstrode, was born five months later. In September of 1880, their second child, another daughter, Violetta Bulstrode, was born. Finally, a son, named Theodore Cornelius, was born three years later, in 1883.

His daughter, Violetta, married Cygnus Black III, a member of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, in 1901. They had a son together, Pollux, in early 1902.

#### Head of House

On 22 December, 1902, Cornelius Bulstrode I passed away. Archibald became known as the Head of the House of Bulstrode, and succeeded to his father's seat on the Wizengamot. He would hold this position until his own death in 1937. His son, Theodore Bulstrode Snr., became the Heir to the House, while his grandson, Theodore Bulstrode Jr., became the Heir Apparent.

His daughter, Elizabetha, married Blaise Carrow, who was Heir to the House of Carrow, on 5 June, 1907. Their oldest daughter, Esia, was born in 1908. Then, in 1913, they had another daughter, Viola. The same year, his other daughter, Violetta, had a daughter, Cassiopeia. In 1914, she had another son, Marius.

In 1920, his daughter Violetta had a daughter, Dorea. But in 1922, his grandson, Marius, died of what was presumed to be an accidental drowning. Then, two years later, Archibald's wife, Euphemia, died.

#### Death

Archibald Bulstrode passed away on 15 June, 1937, at the age of 77.

#### Legacy

He was the maternal grandfather of Esia Lestrange (née Carrow) and Viola Malfoy (née Carrow), as well as Pollux Black, Cassiopeia Black, Marius Black, and Dorea Potter (née Black). He was the paternal grandfather of Theodore Bulstrode Jnr.

He was the great-grandfather of brothers Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange, as well as Abraxas Malfoy. He was also the great-grandfather of Walburga Black, Alphard Black, and Cygnus Black IV: as well as most notably James Potter, father of Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived.

He was the second great-grandfather of Lucius Malfoy, as well as Sirius Black III, Regulus Black IV, Altair Black, Aquila Black, Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black), wife of her second cousin once removed, Rodolphus, Andromeda Tonks (née Black), Narcissa Malfoy, wife of Lucius, her third cousin (née Black), Cornelius Bulstrode II, and Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived.

He was the third great-grandfather twice over of Draco Malfoy, as well as the paternal third great grandfather of Millicent Bulstrode.

## Etymology

The name Archibald is derived from the Germanic elements *ercan* "genuine" and *bald* "bold". The first element was altered due to the influence of Greek names beginning with the element *αρχος (archos)* meaning "master". The Normans brought this name to England. It first became common in Scotland in the Middle Ages.