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'''Caractacus Burke''' is the an owner of the shop '''Borgin and Burkes''' in the ], and has been known to have tricked ] into selling her Slytherin ] for only 10 galleons. ] once mentioned that Burke was not known for his generosity. He is referred to as a small old man, revolving slowly in the Pensieve, silver as a ghost but much more solid, with a thatch of hair that completely covered his eyes. |
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] is the ] form of the ] name ''Caradoc'', which, ironically, is the first name of dead ] member ]. Caractacus was a King of the ] who held out against ]' invasion in 43AD. |
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The surname Burke is probably best known in Britain as being one half of ], a pair of notorious murderers and ]. |
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A relative, Herbert Burke, married Belvina Black. They had two sons and one daughter. The timeframe is right for the two sons to have been Caractucus Burke and the other Burke involved in founding the store. Actually, the other Burke could also have been Caractucus' sister, for all we know. |
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