Order of the Phoenix (organisation)

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Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter association
Order members in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Headquarters	Current Headquarters: The Burrow Previously: 12 Grimmauld Place
Leader(s)	Albus Dumbledore(?-June 1997); Unknown thereafter.
Intentions	To prevent Lord Voldemort from carrying out his plans for world conquest
Enemies	Lord Voldemort and his group of Death Eaters; Previously: Ministry of Magic
First appearance	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

"Order of the Phoenix" redirects here. For other uses, see Order of the Phoenix (disambiguation).

For the short story by Borges with a similar title, see The Sect of the Phoenix.

The Order of the Phoenix is a fictional organisation in the Harry Potter series of books written by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, The Order lends its name to the fifth Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

1 Background
- 1.1 Role in the Books
- 1.2 Relations With the Ministry
2 Members of the Order
- 2.1 Original
- 2.2 Members of the Reconstituted Order
3 Assistants and Allies
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Background

The Order was constituted sometime during Voldemort's first attempt to take power; it was disbanded after Voldemort's unsuccessful attempt to murder Harry Potter, as Voldemort was diminished from that attack. Its reconstitution was called for by original leader Albus Dumbledore, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, due to Voldemort's reappearance. Many of the original members returned, with new ones replacing those who died in the service of the original Order.

The Order established their headquarters at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, London, Sirius Black's family home, during the interval between the fourth and fifth entries in the series. Dumbledore was the Secret-Keeper for the Order, meaning that the Order's headquarters at Grimmauld Place could only be revealed to others by Dumbledore. Dumbledore's death at the hands of Severus Snape in book six made the location vulnerable and it was abandoned in favor of The Burrow.^[HP7]

[edit] Role in the Books

From the end of Goblet of Fire on, the current incarnation of the Order led the fight against Voldemort, as the Ministry of Magic first refused to accept his return, and thereafter was unable to contain him. The Order participated in a battle at the Department of Mysteries near the end of Order of the Phoenix, and Order members patrolled Hogwarts on the night of the Death Eaters' second attack and Dumbledore's death in Half-Blood Prince. In the series finale, attention turned to escorting the Death Eaters' main target, series protagonist Harry, from The Dursley's home to The Burrow and fighting the Death Eaters at Hogwarts. As the order was created primarily to combat Voldemort and his Death Eaters, it is unknown if the Order stayed together after Voldemort's death, or whether it disbanded much like the original group did.

[edit] Relations With the Ministry

Although Dumbledore and the original members of the Order had expected the return of Lord Voldemort, members of the Ministry of Magic - most notably the Minister for Magic himself, Cornelius Fudge - were not convinced. Fudge believed that Dumbledore was spreading rumours in an attempt to undermine his authority, due to Dumbledore's general popularity and critique of Fudge's mishandling of certain situations in the first four books of the series.

Dumbledore, however, was vindicated when Lord Voldemort was finally seen in the Ministry headquarters itself. Fudge was replaced as Minister for Magic by Rufus Scrimgeour, former head of the Auror Department, three days before the beginning of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

[edit] Members of the Order

[edit] Original

The following were members of the Order of the Phoenix during Lord Voldemort's initial rise to power and several years prior to the main events of the Harry Potter series. Many of these characters later served as members of the revived Order.

Name	Accomplishments and Operations
Sirius Black	Escaped from Azkaban and went on to serve in the revived Order. Helped defeat two Death Eaters in battle. Killed by Bellatrix Lestrange in the Battle at the Department of Mysteries.
Edgar Bones	Killed, with his wife and children, by a Death Eater during the first Wizarding War. Edgar Bones was the brother of Amelia Bones. His niece, Susan Bones, is a Hufflepuff girl in Harry Potter's year.
Caradoc Dearborn	Went missing during the First Wizarding War, presumably murdered by Death Eaters.
Dedalus Diggle	Meets Harry Potter several times before it is revealed that he is member of the Order of the Phoenix. Diggle was part of the Advance Guard who helped Harry escape from the Dursleys' house in the fifth book. In the final installment, he helped get the Dursleys into a protected area. His house was destroyed by the Death Eaters.
Elphias Doge	Dumbledore's schoolmate. He writes an obituary of Dumbledore for The Daily Prophet and openly continued to defend Dumbledore, against doubting individuals such as Ron's aunt Muriel.
Aberforth Dumbledore	Bartender at The Hog's Head in Hogsmeade village and younger brother of Albus Dumbledore. Assisted Harry in avoiding Death Eaters and entering Hogwarts in Deathly Hallows. He also helped defend the school during the Battle of Hogwarts, defeating Augustus Rookwood. Served in the revived Order.
Albus Dumbledore	Founder of the original Order and frequently described as the greatest wizard of all time. Killed by Severus Snape on top of the Astronomy Tower in what was later revealed as a planned event. Defeated dark wizard Grindelwald.
Benjy Fenwick	Blasted to pieces by Death Eaters. Only "bits of him" were recovered.
Arabella Figg	Elderly woman, a Squib, who was enlisted by Dumbledore to watch over Harry during his entire childhood from her home in his neighborhood. She later told Harry that she regretted being mean to him when he visited her, but that she had to keep the Dursleys from suspecting anything. Served in the revived Order.
Rubeus Hagrid	Care of Magical Creatures Teacher at Hogwarts, as well as Keeper of Keys and Grounds and Gamekeeper. Served in the revived Order. During the escape from the Dursleys, the real Harry and Hagrid were both nearly killed in the crash of the flying motorcycle. Near the end of the Deathly Hallows, Lord Voldemort ordered Hagrid to carry Harry's body to show the Hogwarts Defenders. Although Hagrid did not know it at the time, Harry was only playing dead. Threw Walden Macnair into a wall.
Frank and Alice Longbottom	Tortured into insanity by Bellatrix, Rabastan and Rodolphus Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr. after Voldemort was defeated. Their only son, Neville, is a Gryffindor in Harry's year, and a close friend.
Remus Lupin	Incorrectly suspected of being a traitor to the first order. Also served in the revived Order as an integral part of the Advance Guard sent to safeguard Harry Potter as he was someone whom Harry would recognize and instantly trust. Also went underground to infiltrate werewolves possibly serving Lord Voldemort. Killed by Antonin Dolohov in the Battle of Hogwarts.^[1]
Minerva McGonagall	Deputy Headmistress, Transfiguration professor, and head of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts. Also served in the revived Order. Extremely supportive of Dumbledore and his ideals. Helped defend the castle during the Second Battle of Hogwarts, and near the end of the battle fought Voldemort himself.
Marlene McKinnon	Killed by Death Eaters (among them Travers, according to Igor Karkaroff) together with her whole family.
Dorcas Meadowes	The only known member of the Order apart from James and Lily Potter who was personally killed by Lord Voldemort during the first Wizard War.
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody	Also served in the revived Order. Killed by Lord Voldemort as he was accompanying a fake Harry Potter to a safehouse.
Peter Pettigrew	Defected to the Death Eaters and betrayed James and Lily Potter to their deaths. Killed by his own magical hand, made by Voldemort, for showing mercy to Ron and Harry.
Sturgis Podmore	He was at the Ministry of Magic guarding the Prophecy until he was arrested by a Ministry of Magic security guard for trying to break into the Department of Mysteries, and was sentenced to Azkaban for six months. Harry, Ron and Hermione speculate that he had been placed under the Imperius Curse by Lucius Malfoy.
James and Lily Potter	Killed by Voldemort, who was seeking to kill their son Harry.
Fabian & Gideon Prewett	Molly Weasley's brothers, killed during the First War. It took five Death Eaters (including Antonin Dolohov) to kill the two of them. Molly gave Harry Fabian's watch as his seventeenth birthday gift.
Severus Snape	Went on to serve in the revived Order. Killed in the Battle of Hogwarts by Nagini, since Voldemort thought Snape was the rightful owner of the Elder Wand.^[2]
Emmeline Vance	Part of the advance guard that helps Harry in his escape from the Dursleys in the fifth book. She is killed by Death Eaters in the summer of 1996 on information Snape claims to have given, as described in The Half-Blood Prince. However, as Snape was revealed to have been working on Dumbledore's side all along in Deathly Hallows, it raises doubts as to whether he really did provide information that could have been used to kill her.

[edit] Members of the Reconstituted Order

These characters joined the Order when it was revived by Dumbledore between books four and five of the Harry Potter series.

Name	Accomplishments and Operations
Mundungus Fletcher	Thief and con man who Dumbledore once helped "out of a tight spot" and in return kept Dumbledore apprised of things he would hear from the lower walks and criminal element in the Wizarding World. After Sirius died, he stole most of the valuables from Number 12 Grimmauld Place - including what was revealed to be the Slytherin locket horcrux - and sold them, though he gave the locket to Dolores Umbridge in exchange for her not placing him under arrest. He was a reluctant part of the group sent to retrieve Harry in Deathly Hallows and panicked when Voldemort came towards him, Disapparating to an unknown location and leaving Alastor Moody to be killed by Lord Voldemort.
Hestia Jones	Part of the advance guard that helps Harry in his escape from the Dursleys in the fifth book. She then escorts the Dursleys into hiding at the beginning of the final book, along with Dedalus Diggle. Hestia is surprised to know that the Dursleys are unaware of Harry's importance in the anti-Voldemort movement, and later confronts them for the treatment they give to the boy.
Kingsley Shacklebolt	An Auror, member of The Advance Guard, secretary/bodyguard for the Muggle Prime Minister, and part of the group that battled the Death Eaters in the Ministry at the end of Order of the Phoenix. Helped organize the Order members and students and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, near the end of the battle fighting Voldemort himself. After Voldemort's death, he became acting Minister of Magic. The only wizard the Dursleys ever trusted.
Nymphadora Tonks	Was a member of the Advance Guard, and a part of the group that battled the Death Eaters in the Ministry at the end of book five. Later married to Remus Lupin and mother of Teddy Lupin. Killed during the Battle of Hogwarts. Daughter of Ted Tonks and Andromeda Tonks (nee Black). Andromeda is the sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy.
Arthur Weasley	Father of the Weasley family, bit by Nagini while guarding the door to the Department of Mysteries in Order of the Phoenix. Assisted the Order by helping contact people who would believe Dumbledore and Harry's story in Order of the Phoenix. Fought against Pius Thicknesse, alongside his third son, Percy Weasley, in the Second Battle of Hogwarts.
Molly Weasley	Helped guard the Department of Mysteries in Order of the Phoenix; allowed the Order to use her house as headquarters in Deathly Hallows, and killed Bellatrix Lestrange in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Bill Weasley	Charm-breaker for Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Attacked and scarred by Fenrir Greyback during first Battle of Hogwarts. First son of Arthur and Molly, and brother to Percy, Charlie, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny. He married Fleur Delacour and was a go-between for the Order and the Goblin community. Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Charlie Weasley	Assigned to recruit foreign Order Members during the summer of 1996. Also fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Fleur Delacour	Helped take Harry from the Dursleys' to The Burrow in Deathly Hallows, and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Fred Weasley	Killed during the Battle of Hogwarts. Twin of George Weasley, famous prankster, and radio contributor on Potterwatch under the false name Rapier.
George Weasley	Helped move Harry from the Dursleys' to The Burrow in Deathly Hallows. Was wounded by Severus Snape while on a broomstick. His ear was severed. Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts and defeated Yaxley alongside with Lee Jordan.

[edit] Assistants and Allies

These characters helped the Order but were not official members, often due to either being underage, in school or given other responsibilities.

Name	How They Helped
Harry Potter	Protagonist of series. Showed marked interest in joining the Order. As an underage student, he participated in several of the Order's confrontations with the Death Eaters: the Battle at the Department of Mysteries, the fight against Death Eaters in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and the escape from the Dursley home. Dumbledore had left him a mission to destroy Voldemort's horcruxes, which he successfully completed with the help of Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Dumbledore himself, and Neville Longbottom. He also fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, facing and playing a major role in Voldemort's demise.
Hermione Granger	Of age but not recruited (as she was still in school), she nonetheless took part in several of the Order's confrontations with the Death Eaters: the Battle at the Department of Mysteries, and Harry's escape from the Dursley's home. In the Battle of Hogwarts she helped protect Lavender Brown from Fenrir Greyback, destroyed the Hufflepuff Cup Horcrux, and fought against Bellatrix Lestrange with Luna Lovegood and Ginny Weasley.
Ron Weasley	Also of age but still in school, he was part of the group that aided the Order during the Battle at the Department of Mysteries, the fight against Death Eaters in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Harry's escape from the Dursley's home. In the Battle of Hogwarts he used a Parseltongue phrase he had learned to open the Chamber of Secrets and retrieve some Basilisk fangs to destroy the Horcruxes, and later teamed up with Neville Longbottom to defeat the werewolf Fenrir Greyback.
Neville Longbottom	Took part in the Battle at the Department of Mysteries and the fight against Death Eaters in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. During the Battle of Hogwarts, he killed Voldemort's snake Nagini (which was the final horcrux) and joined forces with Ron Weasley to defeat Fenrir Greyback.
Ginny Weasley	Underage throughout the series, she nonetheless aided the Order several times, fighting in the Battle at the Department of Mysteries and the fight against Death Eaters in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. During the latter battle, she first fights alongside Nymphadora Tonks, then later, in the Battle of Hogwarts, joins Hermione Granger and Luna Lovegood in battling Bellatrix Lestrange.
Luna Lovegood	Luna took part in the Battle at the Department of Mysteries, then aided Harry in discovering the appearance of the Lost Diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw, which Voldemort had made into one of his horcruxes. In the Battle of Hogwarts, she, Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley battled Bellatrix Lestrange.
Filius Flitwick	Assisted in fortifying the castle from Death Eaters as well as defeating Antonin Dolohov.
Pomona Sprout	Assisted in fortifying the castle from Death Eaters.
Horace Slughorn	Potions Teacher and Head of Slytherin in the year Voldemort reigned. Helped protect Hogwarts students and fought against Voldemort in the Final Battle of Hogwarts.
Olympe Maxime	Accompanied Hagrid on his journey to the giants.
Percy Weasley	Originally sided with the Ministry, saying that Voldemort had not returned. He eventually realized his mistake and assisted in the Battle of Hogwarts, covering his brother Fred's body from further damage after Fred was killed in battle, and later fought Pius Thicknesse alongside his father Arthur Weasley.
Ted Tonks	Helped the Order hide Harry Potter from the Death Eaters when Harry was being evacuated from the Dursleys' house. Later murdered by Snatchers, while being on the run from the Ministry due to the fact that he was a Muggle-born.
Andromeda Tonks	Helped the Order hide Harry Potter from the Death Eaters when Harry was being evacuated from the Dursleys' house. Later tortured for Harry's whereabouts.
Lee Jordan	Hosted Radio Show "Potterwatch", about Harry Potter telling the real news that Voldemort didn't want people to know. Alongside George Weasley, Lee defeated the Death Eater Yaxley.
Auntie Muriel	Provided one of the safe houses for the Order members to go to when Harry Potter was removed from Privet Drive.

[edit] See also

v • d • e The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
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