The Order of the Phoenix
"Mudbloods and werewolves and traitors and thieves..."
-- Kreacher the House-Elf
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During Voldemort's first rise to power in the 1970s, Dumbledore gathered a group of people together to fight against him. They called themselves The Order of the Phoenix. Members represented a wide variety of folk, from wizards to Squibs. This diversity is a true mark of the organization and very much a key philosophy of Dumbledore, standing in direct contrast to the philosophy of exclusiveness found in those like the Malfoys, the Blacks, and by Voldemort himself.
After Voldemort regained his powers in 1995 and the Ministry was unwilling to resist him, Dumbledore re-formed the Order and recruited new members. There was a conscious effort to find people who would be spies within the Ministry; Shacklebolt and Tonks joined at this time (OP). This newly formed Order fought a pitched battle with Death Eaters in June of 1996.
Interestingly, the group of students being trained in Defense Against the Dark Arts by Harry, which calls itself Dumbledore's Army, also consists of a rather motley group of misfits and unlikely heroes. That group also went into battle in June of 1996 and thankfully suffered no deaths, although several members were injured.
Many members of the Order died in Voldemort's first Rise to Power in the 1970s. During the second Rise, several members have already been killed.
Until Sirius' death, the Order of the Phoenix used number twelve Grimmauld Place as their headquarters. This old house, in a run-down area of London about a mile from King's Cross, is hidden with a Fidelius Charm. In August of 1995 Harry spent some time there, hiding out and helping the Order (OP3, OP4, OP5, OP6, OP7, OP9).
Members of the Order of the Phoenix
Black, Sirius
Let the Order use his family home, number
twelve Grimmauld Place, as its headquarters. As the Ministry was on
the lookout for him, he was not allowed out much. Killed in the Department
of Mysteries by his cousin, the Death Eater Bellatrix
Lestrange.
Diggle, Dedalus
Wizard who is part of the Advance Guard that helps Harry in his escape
from the Dursley house; appears to have helped shadow Harry in the years
before Harry started Hogwarts. Favors a violet top hat, which often falls
off as he's quite excitable (PS2, PS5; OP3).
Doge, Elphias
Old wizard, with a wheezy voice and silver hair who attended Hogwarts with Dumbledore.
Was part of the original Order of the Phoenix and at the time wore a stupid
hat. Part of the Advance Guard that helped Harry in his escape from the
Dursley house (OP3, OP9).
Dumbledore,
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian
Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Founder and Secret
Keeper of the Order of the Phoenix. Saved the day at the Department of
Mysteries (OP3, OP37)
by incapacitating all the Death Eaters and dueling with Voldemort. Killed
in June of 1997 by Severus Snape.
Dumbledore,
Aberforth
The occasion on which the team photograph kept by Moody was taken was the
only time Moody had ever met Aberforth, as of mid-August 1996 (OP9).
Aberforth was Albus Dumbledore's brother, and works as the barkeep at the
Hog's Head in Hogsmeade. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Aberforth used
the Hog's Head to assist with the evacuation of students, and the arrivals
of everyone who came to help fight.
Figg, Arabella Doreen
Squib who lives with several cats in Wisteria Walk two streets from Privet
Drive; key to Dumbledore's efforts to watch over Harry while he's with
the Dursleys. Was working alongside Mundungus Fletcher the day the Dementors
came to Privet Drive (OP2).
Fletcher, Mundungus "Dung"
Crook by trade, and handy to have around, though unreliable. Was not part
of the original Order of the Phoenix (OP5).
Dung probably caused Moody's death during the Battle of the Seven Harrys
when he went AWOL after Death Eaters attacked.
Hagrid, Rubeus
Half-giant who was sent with Madame Maxime to look for Giants in the mountains.
Fought in the Battle of the Tower, the Battle of the Seven Harrys and
the Battle of Hogwarts.
Jones,
Hestia
Pink-cheeked black-haired witch who is part of the Advance Guard that helps
Harry in his escape from the Dursley house. New member of the Order (OP3).
Lupin, Remus J.
Werewolf, part of the Advance Guard that helps Harry in his escape from
the Dursley house -- a necessary part of the team, being the only member
Harry knew well and would trust at sight. Lupin, who has always had difficulty
obtaining paid work due to his condition, now lives at headquarters and
works full time for the Order. Fought at the Department
of Mysteries, the Battle
of the Seven Harrys and was killed along with his wife Nymphadora
Tonks at the Battle
of Hogwarts.
McGonagall,
Minerva
Animagus. Transfiguration teacher and Dumbledore's second-in-command at
Hogwarts. Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Moody, Alastor "Mad-Eye"
Auror (widely considered to have been one of the best Aurors who ever worked
for the Ministry) who was part of the original Order of the Phoenix.
Noted for never having descended to the level of the Death Eaters even
when given authorization to use the Unforgivable Curses during the first
war against Voldemort; always brought suspects in alive where possible,
and has the scars to prove it.
One of his few sentimental gestures is that he keeps a battered old photograph of the original Order of the Phoenix. Part of the Advance Guard that helped Harry escape from the Dursley house. Fought at the Department of Mysteries (GF19, GF27, OP3, OP35), and was killed in the Battle of the Seven Harrys.
Podmore, Sturgis
Square-jawed wizard with thick straw colored hair, about two years older
than Snape and Harry's parents.
Part of the Advance Guard that helped Harry in his escape from the Dursley
house. Arrested by watchwizard Eric Munch on
31 August 1995 at 1 am in the Ministry of Magic trying to force a top-security
door; charged with trespass and attempted robbery, refused to speak in
his own defense before the Wizengamot, and sentenced to 6 months in Azkaban
on 6 September 1995 (OP3, OP14).
Shacklebolt,
Kingsley
Auror with some seniority and considerable ability, Kingsley was in charge
of the hunt for Sirius Black, and was thus able to misdirect it to protect
Sirius, aided and abetted where possible by Arthur
Weasley. Kingsley was chosen by Fudge to assist in his confrontation
with Dumbledore about the DA, and was key to protecting
Harry from expulsion. Part of the Advance Guard that helped Harry escape
from the Dursley house, Shacklebolt appears to have known James
Potter, since he referred to James by his given name while remarking
on Harry's resemblance to James at the Dursleys', although Shacklebolt
is not mentioned as having been part of the 1970s Order of the Phoenix.
Fought at the Department of Mysteries; continued Sirius' duel with Bellatrix,
but she escaped from him (OP3, OP27, OP36).
Fought in the Battle of the Seven Harrys and the Battle of Hogwarts. Shacklebolt
succeeded Rufus Scrimgeour and Pius Thicknesse as Minister of Magic and
brought many much-needed reforms to the Ministry (DH36).
Snape, Severus
A former Death Eater and extremely skilled Occlumens who spied for the
Order during the 1970s at great personal risk. Never ate at twelve
Grimmauld Place. Snape's role was to maintain his identity as a Death
Eater to spy on Voldemort and use that information to keep Harry alive.
in 1996, Dumbledore commanded Snape to kill him if he needed to to maintain
his cover (among other reasons), and Snape bitterly agreed. Snape killed
Dumbledore in June of 1997 and (still undercover) was made Hogwarts Headmaster
the following year after Death Eaters took over the Ministry. Although
Voldemort believed that Snape was faithful, he killed him anyway in a
mistaken attempt to gain control over the Elder
Wand.
Tonks, Nymphadora
Auror, very junior as of the summer of 1996, having just qualified in the
summer of 1995, Tonks was a member of the Order after it re-formed the
same year she qualified. Young (perhaps 6 years older than Harry) and
very clumsy (nearly failed Stealth and Tracking, has no talent for some
very basic spells such as Scourgify),
but exceptionally talented in Concealment and Disguise, being a Metamorphmagus
who changes her appearance at will. Part of the Advance Guard that helps
Harry in his escape from the Dursley house; key part of the Order's spy
network within the Ministry; seriously wounded duelling with Bellatrix
Lestrange in the battle at the Department of Mysteries (OP3, OP38).
Tonks also fought in the Battle
of the Seven Harrys and was killed along with her husband Remus
Lupin at the Battle
of Hogwarts.
Vance, Emmeline
Stately-looking witch. Part of the Advance Guard that helped Harry in his
escape from the Dursley house (OP3).
"Nastily" murdered by Death Eaters in the first weeks of the Second
Wizarding War (late June or early July 1996)
(HBP1); Severus Snape claimed
to Bellatrix that he was the one who betrayed her (HBP5).
Murder occurred near 10 Downing Street, London (HBP1).
Weasley,
Arthur
Discreetly recruiting for the Order within the Ministry of Magic, as well
as gathering information for them there. Injured by Voldemort's snake while
serving on guard duty (OP5, OP21).
Fought in the Battle of the Seven Harrys and the Battle of Hogwarts.
Weasley,
Bill
Took a desk job at Gringotts' London branch to be available to help the
Order. He has been talking to the Goblins, trying to determine which side
they're on (OP5, OP9).
Bill was so badly mauled by Greyback in the Battle in the tower that he
was initially thought to be dead. He survived, but with disfiguring scars
and some werewolf-like tendencies. Fought in the Battle of the Seven Harrys
and the Battle of Hogwarts.
Weasley,
Charlie
Working with dragons in Romania, recruiting for the Order as well (OP5).
Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Weasley,
Molly
Took charge of decontaminating number
twelve Grimmauld Place when the Order took it over (OP6).
Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, where she killed Bellatrix
Lestrange.
Members of the Order of The Phoenix of the 1970s
who are not part of the above
Bones, Edgar
Killed along with most of his family. Hagrid considered the Bones family
to be among the best witches and wizards of the age (PS4, OP9).
Dearborn,
Caradoc
Vanished 6 months after the team photo was taken; his body was never found
(OP9).
Fenwick, Benjy
Killed, only bits found of him (OP9).
Longbottom,
Frank and Alice
Aurors, each noteworthy for having faced Voldemort personally and survived
3 times. Tortured into madness by the Lestranges and Barty Crouch jr. after
Voldemort's fall. Currently in St. Mungo's (GF30, OP9, OP38).
McKinnon,
Marlene
Killed by Death Eaters (among them Travers,
according to Karkaroff) together with her whole family, two weeks after
the team photo was taken. Hagrid considered her one of the best witches
of the age (PS4, GF30, OP9).
Meadows, Dorcas
Killed by Voldemort personally, a measure of how important she was to the
fight against him (OP6, OP9).
Pettigrew,
Peter
Chosen as the Potter's Secret-Keeper due to doubts
about the reliability of Remus Lupin, coupled
with Sirius Black's last-minute idea of a bluff.
Unfortunately, Pettigrew had sold out to Voldemort as a spy at least a
year before. Betrayed the Potters, currently serving Voldemort as a Death
Eater (PA19, GF1, GF33, OP3).
Prewett, Gideon
and Fabian
Brothers who died fighting a group of five Death Eaters, including Antonin
Dolohov. Moody thought very highly of them, and Hagrid considered them
to be among the best wizards of the age (PS4, OP9, OP25).
Potter, Lily and James
Each noteworthy for having faced Voldemort personally and survived three
times. Killed personally by Voldemort in Godric's
Hollow on Halloween, 1981 (PS1, OP38).
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JKR
quotes about the Order of the Phoenix (Accio Quote!)
