Daphne Greengrass

***Harry Potter: Neko's Mate***

* Castor Greengrass (father)
* Illiana Greengrass (mother)
* †Helena Greengrass (aunt)

***Violence Inherent in the System***

* Damien Greengrass (father)
* Melian Greengrass (mother)
* Luthien Greengrass (younger sister)

***Harry Potter: Neko's Mate***

* Harry Potter (betrothed)

***The Power of Seven***

* Ron Weasley (boyfriend) (implied)

**Daphne Greengrass** is a canonical pure-blood witch and Hogwarts student. She was in the same year as Harry Potter, and was sorted into Slytherin.

## Canonical information

Main article: **Daphne Greengrass** at *The Harry Potter Wiki*
Daphne has a two years younger sister, Astoria, who eventually married Draco Malfoy and had a son Scorpius. The parents of Daphne and Astoria are never mentioned.

## Non-canonical information

### Physical description

In fanfiction, Daphne is often described as having blonde hair and blue eyes, but her looks were never described in the books and while an unnamed Slytherin girl fitting this description does appear in two of the movies there is no evidence that she is meant to be Daphne specifically.

* In *A Godfather's Promise*, fourth-year Daphne is described as one of the tallest girls in her year, and taller than many boys as well. Her hair is said to be midnight black, almost shining blue in places, and her eyes to be violet. Her face is symmetric, and her cheekbones high; her neck is slender and pale.

### Parents' names

Since the parents of Daphne and Astoria are never mentioned in canon, they have received many names in fanfiction. Here are some:

### *A Godfather's Promise*

Main article: Daphne Greengrass in A Godfather's Promise
Here, Daphne is one of only three Slytherin students in her year who did not wear Draco's "Potter stinks" badges (the other two were Tracey Davis and Blaise Zabini). Harry notes that she has "quite the talent" for Potions, but also that she is "a bitch", absolutely unforgiving and stone-cold and quick to insult most everybody around her. When Harry tries to befriend her, she eventually seems to enjoy his presence, until Fleur Delacour shows her interest in public. Being the oldest of four sisters in a wealthy pure-blood family, she expects to be married off to the benefit of the family rather than herself, but if she could land Harry that might be a win-win-situation. At the 1994 Yule ball she shares her thoughts with Susan Bones, who is in a similar situation but worse – having no siblings at all to share the burden with – and the two bond and become a couple, albeit in secret.

Her father, while a pure-blood, does business with muggles and Daphne knows enough about their culture that her Christmas present to Harry is a copy of Macchiavelli's *The Prince*.

### *Harry Potter: Neko's Mate*

In this story, the Greengrass family is allied to the Potters, and Daphne's aunt Helena was betrothed to James Potter and would have been one of his wives had she not been murdered. Daphne inherited the betrothal contract, which becomes open for discussion when Harry comes into his Lordship. When she realizes that Harry has received separate Lord's Quarters, and that the other betrothed, Padma Patil, has been given permission to share them, she asks to be allowed to do so as well – preferably before the rest of Slytherin learn of their engagement.

Daphne's full name is said to be Daphne Illiana Greengrass, after her mother, and her birthday is given as 25 February. She is blonde.

### *The Power of Seven*

Shortly after school lets out in 1997, Voldemort attacks the Greengrass estate and most of the family is "conscripted" to work for him; Daphne manages to escape but is bitten by Greyback, and since the moon is full she is turned into a werewolf. She contacts Remus Lupin, who sets her up in a safe house and promises to supply her with Wolfbane potion. He also introduces her to Ron Weasley, another victim of a werewolf mauling, although not as severely affected; since he wasn't bitten during the full moon, he doesn't transform, but he has seen a strong increase in libido. The two hit it off, and together they organize the final attack against Voldemort. Once the fighting starts, they head for the dungeons, hoping some prisoners are alive to be rescued, but stumble upon Greyback fresh from a session of torture. He doesn't take them seriously at first, taunting and toying with them until Lupin shows up as well; together, the three of them eventually manages to put him down.

### *Violence Inherent in the System*

In this story, Daphne and Astoria have a younger sister named Luthien; their parents are named Damien and Melian. Harry saves Luthien from a dementor attack, and when Dumbledore is removed from the position as Harry's magical guardian Damien offers to take it. Daphne and Astoria are drawn into Harry's circle of friends – including Dumbledore's Army – and in order to protect their standing within Slytherin house they concoct an intricate plan to humiliate Harry, which he is supposed to foil in the last minute.

### Minor appearances

* In *Breath Mints / Battle Scars*, aurors led by John Dawlish of the Crusaders For Justice raid the Slytherin dormitories in February 1999, arresting a number of students for "retrial"; among them are Daphne and Astoria.

* In *Ignore the Dementor*, Draco has been a close friend of the Greengrass sisters since they were all small children and thinks of them both like sisters; he does not marry Astoria, instead ending up in a relationship with Neville Longbottom.

## References

1. ↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," *South West News Service*, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
2. ↑ Unidentified blonde Slytherin girl at the *Harry Potter Wiki*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 5
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 14
5. ↑ *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 6
6. ↑ *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 7
7. ↑ *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 9
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *A Godfather's Promise*, Chapter 11
9. ↑ *Harry Potter: Neko's Mate*, Chapter 8
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 *Harry Potter: Neko's Mate*, Chapter 11
11. ↑ *Harry Potter: Neko's Mate*, Chapter 36
12. ↑ *Harry Potter: Neko's Mate*, Chapter 38
13. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 57
14. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 56
15. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 58
16. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 65
17. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 68
18. ↑ *The Power of Seven*, Chapter 78
19. ↑ *Violence Inherent in the System*, Chapter 3
20. ↑ *Breath Mints / Battle Scars*, Chapter 35
21. ↑ *Breath Mints / Battle Scars*, Chapter 36
22. ↑ *Ignore the Dementor*, Chapter 24