Granger Family

Natalene Granger Nèe Lefebvre

Raphaël Granger

Miata Granger

Joanne Granger Nèe Graves

Hugues Granger

Hermione Jean Granger-Weasley Nèe **Granger**

Octavia ‘Tav’ Theodosia Granger

Addie Granger Nèe Wilkins

Ava Granger Nèe Wilkins

Mamillius Australia Granger

(Hermione’s children, twins Rose and Fern, Hugo.)

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> But you're Muggles! We must have a drink! What's that you've got there? Oh, you're changing Muggle money. Molly, look!
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> Arthur Weasley upon meeting the Grangers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

**Granger** was the surname of a Muggle family that could have had, but didn’t necessarily have, some distant magical blood. Members Hermione Jean Granger, Octavia ‘Tav’ Theodosia Granger and Mamillius Australia Granger were Muggle-Born Witches and a Wizard respectively. Hermione’s children, Rose, Fern and Hugo Granger-Weasley were Half-Bloods.

## Family history

Hermione's parents were both Dentists, accepting of the Wizarding World and proud of her accomplishments. In 1997, Hermione modified their memories so that they believed they were Wendell Wilkins and Monica Wilkins Nèe McQueen who didn’t have any children and wanted to move to Australia. She did all this in order to protect them from Death Eaters. After the Second Wizarding War ended, she found them and restored their memories.

The Grangers were related by marriage to the wizarding Weasley, Prewett, Potter, Black, Delacour, and Johnson Families.

## Family members

### Main family

 Hugo Granger-Weasley | Son of Hermione and Ron Granger-Weasley. Hugo is Rose and Fern’s younger brother.

### Granger relatives

 Ginevra Molly Potter | Only daughter, and the youngest in the family; played Quidditch for the Holyhead Harpies before becoming a Quidditch correspondent for the *Daily Prophet*; wife of Harry Potter.

## Etymology

The surname Granger is of French origin derived from *grange*, a term for a barn or farm with buildings that store grain, thus 'granger' is a term for a farm bailiff. Also, "Granger" is a term for a member of the Grange Movement of the United States, which involved agricultural activism in the nineteenth century, possibly alluding to Hermione Granger's activism on behalf of house-elves.

## Behind the scenes

* In Template:COS, Arthur Weasley is seen talking to Hermione's parents. While the line is quite soft, Mr Weasley comments "I understand other Muggles are quite afraid of you." Since Hermione's parents are both Dentists, this comment refers to that common Muggle phobia.
* The Granger Family is very similar to the Evans Family. Originally a Muggle Family, until two female members (Hermione, Tav and Lily, Iris) and one male member (Mamillius and Basil) became Muggle-Born Witches and Wizards respectively. One Witch married a Pure-Blood Wizard (Ron and James) and started a family. They both had at least one son (Fern and Harry), but Hermione went on to have a daughter and a second son.
* Even though Hermione is a main character, her family wasn't explored like Harry's, Jade’s and Ron's. Rowling stated that this was because Hermione's parents were too boring (and meant to be) to go into detail about.

## Notes and references

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