Celerina Potter

Celerina Laurine Potter (née Gaunt) (15 Aug 1759 - 7 Dec 1842) was an English pure-blood witch, a member of the Archaic and Most Impeccable House of Gaunt, an old pure-blood wizarding family with an extremely strong notion of pureblood supremacy. She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1 September 1770 to 20 June 1777. During her time at Hogwarts, she met Jonathan Potter, a Gryffindor two years above her. Despite him being a pureblood, her family did not approve of him, and during her Seventh year, she and Jonathan married, despite the various threats of her family. She was immediately disowned by her father, who considered her a “disgrace to the House of Gaunt and a traitor of blood.”  Not long after, Celerina took refuge with her in-laws. She would birth six children, including Cormac Potter, whom she had four years into her marriage. Celerina was known to be Parseltongue, one of the abilities the House of Gaunt was known for. Some of her descendants did inherit this ability, however, but thankfully, none of her children had it. Celerina died on 7 December 1880 at the age of 108.

Early life
Celerina Laurine Gaunt was born on 15 Aug 1759 as a member of the House of Gaunt, an old pureblood wizarding family, descended from Hogwarts founder Salazar Slytherin. She was taught from birth to believe in the superiority of pure-bloods, and to look down onto anyone who disagreed. She grew quite fond of reading and oil paintings growing up. These particular subjects were very important to her, as it kept her preoccupied with her family’s insanity.

Hogwarts years
Celerina had received her Hogwarts letter in July of 1770 and had purchased a wand made from pear and dragon heartstring from Ollivander’s wand shop in Diagon Alley, London. She was sorted into Slytherin House that night on 1 September, like the rest of her family.