Bones family

"No one lived after he decided ter kill 'em, no one except you, an' he'd killed some of the best witches and wizards of the age - the McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts - you were only a baby an' you lived."

- Rubeus Hagrid to Harry Potter

Bones is the surname of a wizarding family with both magical and Muggle heritage. They were a prominent family, with strong connections to the Ministry of Magic, which made them a target of Lord Voldemort during the First Wizarding War. The family was almost entirely slaughtered by Death Eaters, and Amelia Bones and her parents were murdered by Voldemort himself. .

Known Family Members

 * Amelia Bones — Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and member of the Wizengamot, murdered by Voldemort in 1996
 * Edgar Bones — member of the Order of the Phoenix, murdered by Death Eaters during the First Wizarding War
 * Edgar Bones's wife — murdered along with her husband and children
 * The children of Edgar Bones and his wife — murdered by Death Eaters with their parents and grandparents
 * Mr. Bones — father of Amelia, Susan's Father and Edgar, murdered by Voldemort during the First Wizarding War
 * Mrs. Bones — mother of Amelia, Susan's Father and Edgar, murdered by Voldemort during the First Wizarding War
 * Susan Bones Father: This Bones is son of Mr. Bones and Mrs. Bones and brother of Amelia and Edgar. He is the father of Susan Bones.
 * Susan Bones — a Hufflepuff and member of Dumbledore's Army who was in the same year at Hogwarts as Harry Potter.

Etymology
Bones is an English surname originally from either the Old French bon, meaning "good", or the Old English ban, meaning "thin, bony". A bone is a rigid connective organ that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates. Skull and Bones is the name of a secret society based at Yale University; many members of the Bones family were associated with the secret society the Order of the Phoenix.

Notes and references
Famille Bones