Pollux Black

**Pollux Cygnus Black** (3 March, 1912 - 5 October, 1990) was an English pure-blood wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September, 1923, to June of 1930. He was an esteemed member of Slytherin House at school, as well as an early member of the Slug Club. In his later life, he sat on the Hogwarts Board of Governors.

He was the eldest child of Cygnus Black III and his wife, Violetta Black (née Bulstrode). He had three siblings, who varied in age. He was about eleven years old when his younger sister, Cassiopeia Black, was born, and twelve at the birth of his younger brother, Marius. He was eighteen when Dorea Black was born.

He was a paternal grandson of Phineas Nigellus Black, widely known to be Hogwarts' most-hated Headmaster in History, who was Head of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black from 1859 until his death in 1925. He was the nephew of Sirius Black II, Head of the House of Black from 1925 to 1952, and the first cousin of Arcturus Black III, Head of House from 1952 to 1991.

He married Irma Crabbe, daughter of Joseph Crabbe and Antoinette Crabbe (née Greengrass), in 1922. He became the father of Walburga Black in 1925, Alphard Black in 1929, and Cygnus Black IV in 1938. After his father died in 1943, Pollux inherited Black Manor. He was also one of the only members of the House of Black to use Blackmere House as a holiday residence until he moved there permanently in 1974 with his wife, Irma.

He was the maternal grandfather of Sirius Black, who was wrongly convicted for the death of twelve muggles and another wizard, Peter Pettigrew, near the end of the First Wizarding War. Pollux was the only member of the Black family to ever visit him or his other grandchild, Bellatrix Lestrange, in Azkaban.

Among his other grandchildren were Regulus Black, Andromeda Tonks (née Black), and Narcissa Malfoy (née Black). He was also the great-grandfather of Draco Malfoy, son of Narcissa Malfoy, and the great-grandfather of Nymphadora Tonks, daughter of Andromeda.

### Early Life (1912-1923)

Pollux was born to Cygnus Black III and Violetta Black (née Bulstrode). He grew up as an only child, as his other three siblings were born much later, when he was already away or close to going away to Hogwarts.

Despite being an only child, Pollux enjoyed a very social childhood. He had three cousins, Arcturus Black, Lycoris Black, and Regulus Black, who were relatively close in age, on his father's side.

In terms of Pollux's early education, this started very early as well. He was instructed in the ways of his Noble House, and studied several languages, including French, German, Latin, and Mermish. He learned calligraphy, astronomy, and many other subjects in his early childhood. That being said, he was also a very socialised child. His parents often hosted get-togethers at Black Manor and were often invited to other pure-bloods' homes.

In 1913, when Pollux was eleven years old and preparing to leave for school, his younger sister, Cassiopeia Black, was born. A younger brother, Marius, followed in November of 1914, when Pollux was twelve. Finally, in 1920, after Pollux had turned eighteen, his mother gave birth to a younger sister, Dorea.

### Hogwarts years (1923-1930)

Pollux received his Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1913. He was believed to have purchased a wand made of cypress and dragon heartstring at Ollivander's Wand Shop some time before attending. He boarded the Hogwarts Express in London, and was sorted into Slytherin House.

### Engagement and early years of marriage (1920-1929)

His father had been born a member of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, one of the oldest and richest families in Wizarding Britain. That being said, the Blacks also believed in pure-blood supremacy, and disowned those who they thought did not live up to their standards.

Pollux had been enjoying a casual relationship with a witch called Irma Crabbe in his third year at school when she expressed her idea of a courtship. Pollux decided to agree, and it was managed by their parents, but they were both in agreement and both wanted the engagement.

They married in June 1922, after a long engagement and in 1925, Pollux's first child was born. They christened her Walburga Irma, and for some time enjoyed their time as a three person family unit. Pollux had gone into politics, and he was high ranked in the Ministry of Magic by the time that their second child, Alphard Pollux, was born on 11 July, 1929.

Their third child, Cygnus Rigel, was born on 10 October, 1931. Pollux tried to raise Walburga, Alphard, and Cygnus in the same way that he was raised. Irma would instruct them in German, and Pollux would instruct his children in French and Latin, then delegate those responsibilities to a tutor when he no longer had the time.

Walburga was taught to paint and had numerous other hobbies, while Cygnus liked to play on his broom. Alphard liked collecting small creatures which he kept in jars. He also liked to fish, with magic, that is. Pollux never understood Alphard's strange obsession with the outdoors but attempted to keep an open mind when his son would bring something crawly into the house. It was usually then exterminated by his wife Irma, who couldn't stand such things.

### Later life (1950-1990)

Cygnus was the first to marry out of Pollux's children: in 1949, Pollux's children: in 1949, he took his mother's suggestion to marry the daughter of Irma's favourite maternal first cousin, Florinda Rosier (née Yaxley). Unfortunately for Cygnus, his mother's gentle "suggestion" soon turned into an obsession, all with the aim of Druella joining the family. Druella Rosier and Pollux's son Cygnus and were second cousins, but Cygnus despised her. He tried all that he could to get out of the marriage but his mother insisted that they would make a lovely pair. Druella was a very pretty blonde witch and Cygnus eventually gave up on fighting his mother. A magical contract was drawn between the House of Black and the House of Rosier so that Cygnus could not resist.

## Personality

Pollux had brown hair and grey eyes, one typical trait of the House of Bulstrode and the other of the House of Black. Much like the rest of the Black family, he was tall, well-built, and darkly handsome. He did not resemble the Bulstrodes much in his face.

## Abilities and Skills

### Other Skills

* **Occlumens**: Pollux was an experienced Occulmens, trained by his father Cygnus.

## Possessions and Properties

* **Wand:** 13”, Cypress and dragon heartstring

## Relationships

### Family

Walburga and Orion had an arranged marriage and a close relationship, especially since they shared blood purity ideology. Walburga was devastated when her husband died. Walburga's eldest son, Sirius was a huge disappointment to her and the rest of the family, since he disagreed with the Black family's beliefs in blood purity and was sorted into Gryffindor rather than Slytherin. When Sirius left home at the age of 16, she blasted his name off the tapestry. She was most likely pleased when he was sent to Azkaban. She kept Sirius a secret from her younger children and never said a word about his life, while she did praise Regulus constantly. Though she hated him, Kreacher did state Walburga was heartbroken by Sirius' departure.