Bertram Prewett

**Bertram Prewett** (14 January, 1847 - 19 April, 1923) was a Pure-blood English wizard and member of the Most Ancient House of Prewett. He became Head of the Most Ancient House of Prewett after the death of his father in 1905. He was the only child of Fraser Prewett and Cressida Prewett (née Parkinson). He was the husband of Molly Prewett (neé Brown).

He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September, 1858 to June of 1865. He married his wife Molly in 1875. Together they had three children in a span of thirteen years. He was the father of Ottoline Greengrass (née Prewett), Clarence Prewett, and ‘Auntie’ Muriel Prewett. He had five grandchildren, including Bilius and Ignatius Prewett. He was the great-grandfather of Fabian and Gideon Prewett, brothers who died bravely during the First Wizarding War, as well as Molly Weasley (née Prewett), a member of the second Order of the Phoenix.

He was the paternal second great-grandfather of Maud Prewett, and second great-grandfather to Ginny Weasley and her six brothers, including Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, and Ron. He was also a third great-grandfather of sisters Daphne and Astoria Greengrass, as well as Luna Lovegood, through his daughter Ottoline Greengrass.

## Biography

### Early life (1847-1875)

Bertram Prewett was born on 14 January, 1847, in Ottery St. Catchpole, Devon England. He was the only child of Fraser Prewett and his wife Cressida Prewett (née Parkinson). Born into the Most Ancient House of Prewett, Bertram was his grandfather Horace’s Heir Apparent. Bertram’s mother, Cressida, sadly died when he was only a year old. His father never remarried.

He had an aunt Marian, who was married to Hector Gamp I, and he had a first cousin, Hector Gamp II, who was seven years older than him. His other aunt, Fern, twin sister to his father Fraser, was married to Ambrose Macmillan I, and had a two year old son, Hiram Macmillan, at the time of his birth. When Bertram was one year old, his cousin, Hercule Macmillan, was born.

#### Hogwarts years (1858-1865)

He received his Hogwarts letter in the summer of 1858, and began attending on 1 September later that year. He was sorted into Gryffindor House, like many members of his family before him. His cousin Hiram was in his third year of school at the time and a member of Slytherin House: they had a falling out as a result of the incident.

Similarly, when his cousin Hercule was sorted into Slytherin in 1860, they had a falling out as well. In the year 1861, Bertram’s grandfather, Horace Prewett died, which made his father Head of the Most Ancient House of Prewett, and Bertram himself the Heir.

In his fourth year of school, Bertram tried out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and made the cut. He played the position of Keeper. Bertram completed his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the year 1865.

### Later life (1875-1923)

Bertram Prewett married a witch called Molly Brown on 2 November, 1875, at the age of 28. They had their first child together, Ottoline, named for Molly’s mother, the following year in 1876. They had a son called Clarence in 1878.

Many years later, their third child, Muriel Prewett, was born in the year 1890. His daughter Ottoline Prewett married Ivor Greengrass I, Heir to the Noble House of Greengrass, in 1896. Bertram’s father-in-law, Wendellin Brown, died the following year in 1897.

Bertram became a grandfather in 1898 with the birth of Marian Jane Greengrass, and again in 1900 with the birth of Rowina Greengrass, and again a third time in 1902 with the birth of Ivor Greengrass II. His mother-in-law, Ottoline Brown, then passed away in the year 1903.

His father, Fraser Prewett, passed away in 1905, at the age of 81. Bertram henceforth became Head of the Most Ancient House of Prewett.

#### Widowhood

Bertram’s son, Clarence Prewett, married a witch named Alodia McKinnon in 1911. Bertram’s grandson Bilius was born in April of 1912, but a few days before his birth, Bertram’s wife, Molly, died. She did not live to meet their paternal grandchildren. They had been married 36 years.

#### Death

Bertram Prewett died on 19 April, 1923 in Ottery St. Catchpole, Devon, England, at the age of 76.

#### Legacy

Bertram Prewett is a paternal ancestor of many witches and wizards in Great Britain, including brothers Fabian and Gideon Prewett, who died bravely during the First Wizarding War, as well Molly Weasley (née Prewett). Through his great-grandson Gideon, he was the second great-grandfather of Maud Prewett, a member of the second Order of the Phoenix, and through his great-granddaughter and his wife’s namesake, Molly Weasley, Bertram is a second great-grandfather of Ginny Weasley and her six brothers, including Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, and Ron.

He is also a second great-grandfather of Pandora Lovegood (née Moon), who died in a Potions accident in the year 1990. Through his eldest daughter, Ottoline Greengrass (née Prewett), his grandson Ivor Greengrass II, and great-granddaughter Antiope Moon (née Greengrass), he is the third great-grandfather of Luna Lovegood.

Similarly, he is a great-grandfather of Ignatius Greengrass II, and a second great-grandfather of Cyril Greengrass, Ambrose Greengrass I, Ignatius Greengrass III, and Rosalind Greengrass, who died young. Through his great-grandson, Ignatius II, he is a third great-grandfather of sisters Daphne and Astoria Greengrass, as well as their cousins Clotilda, Lisette, and Ambrose Greengrass II.

## Etymology

The name Bertram means "bright raven", derived from the Germanic element *beraht* "bright" combined with *hramn* "raven". The Normans introduced this name to England. Shakespeare used it in his play *All's Well That Ends Well* (1603).

The surname *Prewett* is Welsh in origin. It is derived from the Middle English word prou, meaning "brave" or "valiant", and the suffix "-et", which implies smallness. Thus, it is believed to be derived from a nickname for someone small, but brave.