The Order

This article is about the association. You may be looking for the book of the same name, see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Order of the Phoenix Biographical information Founder(s) Albus Dumbledore Leader(s) formerly Albus Dumbledore Headquarters 12 Grimmauld Place The Burrow Intentions To protect the Wizarding world from Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters Affiliation Albus Dumbledore Ministry of Magic

Enemies Voldemort Death Eaters Behind the scenes First appearance Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Latest appearance Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The Order of the Phoenix is a secret society founded by Albus Dumbledore to oppose Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Origin and First Wizarding War 1.2 The Order Reforms 1.3 Ministry Relations 1.4 The Second Wizarding War 2 Members of the Order of the Phoenix 3 Appearances 4 External Links [edit] History[edit] Origin and First Wizarding WarThe Order of the Phoenix was founded by Albus Dumbledore during Lord Voldemort's 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. It was during the First War that Lily and James Potter I were murdered and Alice and Frank Longbottom were driven insane by the Cruciatus Curse. The Order continued to suffer huge losses until the first fall of Lord Voldemort. It was disbanded upon Voldemort's disappearance.

[edit] The Order ReformsWhen Voldemort returned, the Order was reformed within the hour by an astute Dumbledore, who sent Sirius Black in his Animagus form of Padfoot to alert key members such as Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher, and Remus Lupin to the new threat.

Upon its reconstruction, the Order set up headquarters at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, London - Sirius Black's family home. Dumbledore was the Secret-Keeper for the Order of the Phoenix, meaning that the Order's headquarters at Grimmauld Place could only be revealed to others by Dumbledore.

Members of the order were assigned by Dumbledore to protect Harry Potter and for guard duty.

[edit] Ministry RelationsAlthough Dumbledore and the original members of the Order accepted the return of Lord Voldemort, members of the Ministry of Magic (notably Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic) were not convinced. Fudge preferred to believe that Dumbledore was spreading rumours in an attempt to undercut his authority as Minister for Magic. Years earlier, there had been widespread support for Dumbledore to take the position, although he declined, choosing instead to remain at Hogwarts. In his early years as Minister, Fudge was constantly bombarding Dumbledore, frantically seeking advice. These actions sowed the seeds of paranoia in Fudge, as he feared Dumbledore would usurp his power. He also accused Dumbledore of "going senile in his old years", and that he was clearly mistaken about Voldemort's return.

The Ministry forced the wizard newspaper, the Daily Prophet, to keep quiet on any stories that would present Dumbledore or Harry Potter in a favourable light. The Order was forced to exist underground and certain members, such as Kingsley Shacklebolt, were unable to even greet one another in public for fear of exposing their allegiances. The efforts of the Ministry proved effective, as the majority of the wizarding public began to believe both Dumbledore and Harry to be liars. Voldemort and his Death Eaters were thus allowed for nearly a year to conduct their business in secret, with most wizards and witches refusing to acknowledge even the possibility of his renewed existence.

Dumbledore, however, was vindicated when Lord Voldemort was finally sighted in the Ministry of Magic itself. Fudge was forced to admit that Dumbledore had been right; due to Fudge's failure to prevent infiltration of the Ministry by Voldemort, he was replaced by Rufus Scrimgeour as Minister for Magic.

[edit] The Second Wizarding WarDuring the Second Wizarding War, the Order was the major source of resistance against Voldemort. Its members were involved in all the major battles against Voldemort and his Death Eaters. The Order suffered a major setback at the death of its leader, Albus Dumbledore. It suffered another major setback when Voldemort took control of the Ministry. After this, its members became fugitives. The Order, along with Dumbledore's Army and other individuals, fought the Death Eaters one last time at Hogwarts, where they defeated Voldemort's army while Voldemort himself fell at the hands of Harry Potter.

[edit] Members of the Order of the PhoenixName Membership  Notes Sirius Black First Order, Second Order  Killed by Bellatrix Lestrange during the the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, 1996 Edgar Bones First Order  Killed in the First Wizarding War Caradoc Dearborn First Order  Presumed killed during First Wizarding War Fleur Delacour Assumed member (by association with Bill Weasley), Second Order  Fought in the Battle over Little Whinging in 1997 and the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Dedalus Diggle First Order, Second Order  Member of the Advance Guard in 1995, one of two Order members assigned to evacuate the Dursleys in 1997 Dobby Assumed member, Second Order  Tailed Death Eater Draco Malfoy in 1997, participated and killed by Bellatrix Lestrange in the Battle of Malfoy Manor Elphias Doge First Order, Second Order  Part of the Advance Guard in 1995 Aberforth Dumbledore First Order, Second Order  Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Albus Dumbledore First Order, Second Order  Founder, arranged his own death with Severus Snape during the Second Wizarding War Benjy Fenwick First Order  Killed and mutilated in First Wizarding War Arabella Figg First Order, Second Order  Assigned to watch over Harry Potter in 1995; is a Squib Mundungus Fletcher First Order, Second Order  Assigned to watch over Harry Potter in 1995 Filius Flitwick Assumed member, Second Order  Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Hermione Granger Assumed member, Second Order  Fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower in 1997, and the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Grawp Assumed member, Second Order  Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Rubeus Hagrid First Order, Second Order  Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Hestia Jones Second Order  Member of the Advance Guard in 1995, one of the two Order members assigned to evacuate the Dursleys in 1997 Karkus Considered allegiance with Second Order  Killed by Golgomath Kreacher Assumed member, Second Order  His master was Harry Potter, participated as leader of the house-elf army of Hogwarts in the Battle of Hogwarts Alice Longbottom First Order  Tortured into insanity by the Cruciatus Curse during the First Wizarding War Frank Longbottom First Order  Tortured into insanity by the Cruciatus Curse during the First Wizarding War Neville Longbottom Assumed member, Second Order  Fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower in 1997, and the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Luna Lovegood Assumed member, Second Order  Fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower in 1997, and the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Remus Lupin First Order, Second Order  Killed during the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Olympe Maxime Assumed member (by association with Rubeus Hagrid), Second Order  Accompanied Hagrid on his mission to gain allegiance of the Giants Minerva McGonagall First Order, Second Order  Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Marlene McKinnon First Order  Killed in the First Wizarding War Dorcas Meadowes First Order  Killed in the First Wizarding War Alastor Moody First Order, Second Order  Killed during the Battle over Little Whinging in 1997 Muriel Assumed member, Second Order  Allowed the Order to use her home as a safe house Peter Pettigrew First Order  Defected and joined Death Eaters, betrayed the Potters to Lord Voldemort Sturgis Podmore First Order, Second Order  Arrested in 1996 attempting to break into the Department of Mysteries under the Imperius Curse James Potter First Order  Murdered by Lord Voldemort in Godric's Hollow, 1981 Harry Potter Assumed member, Second Order  Defeated Lord Voldemort for good during the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Lily Potter First Order  Murdered by Lord Voldemort in Godric's Hollow, 1981 Fabian Prewett First Order  Killed in the First Wizarding War Gideon Prewett First Order  Killed in the First Wizarding War Kingsley Shacklebolt Second Order  Fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, led the Order during the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Severus Snape First Order, Second Order  Defected from Death Eaters before the end of the First Wizarding War, deep cover spy, killed in the Second Wizarding War Pomona Sprout Assumed member, Second order  Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Andromeda Tonks Assumed member, Second Order  Allowed the Order to use her family's home as a safe house Nymphadora Tonks Second Order  Killed during the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Ted Tonks Assumed member, Second Order  Allowed the Order to use his family's home as a safe house. Murdered in 1998. Emmeline Vance First Order, Second Order  Killed in the Second Wizarding War Arthur Weasley Second Order  Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Bill Weasley Second Order  Fought in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle over Little Whinging in 1997, and the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Charlie Weasley Second Order  Assigned to recruit foreign wizards, led reinforcements to the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Fred Weasley Assumed member (by association with the rest of the Weasley family), Second Order  Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998, killed in action George Weasley Assumed member (by association with the rest of the Weasley family), Second Order  Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 Lost his left ear in The Battle over Little Whinging in 1997 Ginny Weasley Assumed member (by association with the rest of the Weasley family), Second Order  Fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower in 1997, and the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998, nearly killed by Bellatrix Lestrange in Battle of Hogwarts nearly missing the Killing Curse Molly Weasley Second Order  Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 and killed Bellatrix Lestrange. Ronald Weasley Assumed member (by association with the rest of the Weasley family), Second Order  Fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower in 1997, and the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998 [edit] AppearancesHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [edit] External LinksLinks for the Order of the Phoenix from the Harry Potter Search Engine Retrieved from "http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Order_of_the_Phoenix"