Prologue – Ministry of Magic, Department of Records
Book of Wizarding Families: Volume IV
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House of Delaney
Status: Extant in female line
Common characteristics: Silver white hair and lavender eyes
The Delaney family is known to be one of, if not the oldest family in the Wizarding World, tracing their lineage to the first sorceress, Morgana le Fey.
Not much is known of the House of Delaney as they were very secretive and tended to keep to themselves. It is, however, known that three of the most famous seers in history hail from this family so it would be fair to assume that foresight is a gift that is passed from generation to generation.
Curiously enough, as of the late 1700s, the family only gave birth to females and males who married into this family tended to adopt the surname in order to keep the noble name intact. Often, the Delaney females married only second or third sons from other pure blood families; this might have been to ensure willingness to adopt the Delaney name.
Notable family members and their marriages:
Seer Morgaine Delaney [1798 – 1848] to Pavo Delaney (born Black)
Seer Aoife Delaney [1841 – 1901] to Rigel Delaney (born Selwyn)
Seer Aislinn Delaney [1886 – 1927] to Bartholomew Delaney (born Prewett)
In the early 1900s the famous seer Aislinn Delaney refused to ally with Gellert Grindelwald, which resulted in the Dark Wizard vowing to extinguish the Delaney family. The family was thought to be extinct when Deirdre Delaney, Aislinn's only daughter, and husband Barnabas Delaney (born Shafiq) were both found dead in Delaney Manor on June 31, 1927. However, further review of records reveal the existence of one Calypso Delaney, born March 13, 1927. Her location is currently unknown.