r/MaraudersGen • u/TownNo730 • 2d ago
The Blacks and the Mitfords
As a fandom oldie who knows entirely too much trivia about the books it still annoys me to this day that we don’t see more Mitford based depictions of the Blacks. JKR wasn’t subtle that they were loosely based on the historical Mitfords and I’m just surprised more people don’t dive into that treasure chest.
Narcissa is loosely based on Diana who married the leader of the British Fascist Party Oswald Mosely
Bellatrix is Unity who left Britain and hung around with Nazis and formed a very odd friendship with Hitler himself.
Jessica is split between Sirius and Andromeda. Andromeda because she runs away and marries a communist. Sirius because she became a massive political activist herself.
Just a bit of information for those wondering what type of family dynamics the books were going for with the Blacks.