Order of the Phoenix (organisation)
The Order of the Phoenix is an organization that features in Harry Potter.
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History
The Order of the Phoenix was an organization that was created by Albus Dumbledore in the 1970's to oppose Lord Voldemort during his first rise to power. Dumbledore formed the Order to combat Voldemort's increasing threat and power. Aurors from the Ministry of Magic also joined the Order to participate in more secretive, sudden assaults aimed to crush the Dark Rebellion. Dumbledore created a method of communication among Order members by inventing a way to make Patronuses speak. Although the Death Eaters had been attacking mostly Muggles and Muggle-borns to spread terror, they soon turned to attacking "blood traitors" such as Order members as well. The Order had to work hard, as they were outnumbered by a ratio of 20:1 by the Death Eaters. Fabian and Gideon Prewett were murdered by a group of five Death Eaters led by Antonin Dolohov. Caradoc Dearborn disappeared, the Bones family was almost completely destroyed, Benjy Fenwick was brutally murdered, and Marlene McKinnon and her family were murdered by Death Eaters, including Travers. Even as the Order suffered great losses, they continued to fight, and four of their members — James Potter, Lily Potter, Frank Longbottom, and Alice Longbottom — defied Voldemort himself three times. This defiance made the two couples and their infant sons Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom targets of a prophecy concerning a child with the power to defeat the Dark Lord. Death Eater Severus Snape heard part of the prophecy and reported it to Voldemort, who believed it referred to Harry Potter. He decided to hunt down the Potters, choosing the half-blood Harry, like Voldemort himself, as opposed to the pure-blood, Neville. The Potters, who were in hiding under the Fidelius Charm, caused Snape to change his side since he had always been in love with Lily Potter and felt the need to give her something in return for the friendship the two had shared years before. It was not enough to save them, however; Dumbledore offered to be the Potters' Secret-Keeper in suspicion that a member of the Order who was a very close friend to the family has turned spy for the Death Eaters. James, however, insisted that Harry's godfather Sirius Black was a better candidate for the role, but Black had a different plan; he secretly suggested to James and Lily to use him as a decoy while another Order member among their closest friends, Peter Pettigrew, took the Secret-Keeper position instead.
Overview
Members
- Sirius Black :
- Fleur Delacour :
- Aberforth Dumbledore :
- Arabella Figg :
- Mundungus Fletcher :
- Remus Lupin :
- Mad-Eye Moody :
- James Potter :
- Lily Potter :
- Kingsley Shacklebolt :
- Nymphadora Tonks :
- Arthur Weasley :
- Bill Weasley :
- Charlie Weasley :
- Molly Weasley :
Notes
- The Order of the Phoenix was created by J. K. Rowling where it featured in the setting of the Harry Potter universe.
In other media
Films
- In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the Order of the Phoenix appeared in the setting of the live-action film adaptation.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:
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