Macmillan family

The Macmillan family is a family from Harry Potter.

Family Members

 * Melania Macmillan
 * Arcturus Black III (in-law)
 * Lucretia Black
 * Orion Black
 * Ignatius Prewett (in-law)
 * Walburga Black (distant relative and in-law)
 * Sirius Black III (disowned)
 * Regulus Black II
 * Ernie Macmillan

Family
Melania Macmillan married Arcturus Black III. They had two children; Lucretia and Orion. Lucretia Black married Ignatius Prewett, but they had no children. Orion Black married his second cousin Walburga Black and they had two children, Sirius III and Regulus II. Sirius Black III was disowned for supporting Muggle rights.

Ernie Macmillan is distantly related to Melania Macmillan, although it is unknown how.

Related Families

 * Black family
 * Prewett family

Etymology
Macmillan: Macmillan is a Scottish surname. There is a clan in Scotland that is the Clan Macmillan that dates back to the 14th century.

Melania: Melania is a Latin name that is derived from the Greek word melaina, which means "black, dark".

Ernie: Ernie is a shortened form of the name Ernest. Ernest is derived from the German word meaning "serious", eornost.