Avery II

"Mulciber and Avery's idea of humour is just evil. Evil, Sev. I don't understand how you can be friends with them."

- Lily Evans to Severus Snape

Avery was a wizard who joined the Death Eaters in the late 1970s or early 1980s. He is characterized as a weak individual, and has suffered Voldemort's wrath at least twice.

Hogwarts Years
Avery attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Slytherin house. He was friends with a "gang of Slytherins" that would later become Death Eaters and included Severus Snape, Mulciber, Evan Rosier, and the Lestranges, according to Sirius Black. Avery and his friends played cruel pranks on their fellow students, such as Mary MacDonald, even going so far as to use Dark magic.

First Wizarding War
Sometime during the First Wizarding War, Avery was apprehended by Ministry of Magic officials and stood trial for being a Death Eater. Avery was one of few who "wormed his way out of trouble", according to Sirius Black, since he pleaded the Imperius Curse. He was not sent to Azkaban.

It can be assumed Avery assisted in the Quidditch World Cup Riot a year before Lord Voldemort returned, though this is not proven.

Voldemort's Return
Avery was the first Death Eater to crack and grovel at Lord Voldemort's feet during his rebirth at the cemetery, saying that he didn't look for Voldemort after his downfall because he believed him to be "finished". He begged Voldemort to forgive everyone. Voldemort responded by using the Cruciatus Curse on him and saying he wanted thirteen years repayment before forgiving the Death Eaters for the lack of belief they had in him.

The Prophecy and the Battle of the Department of Mysteries
In 1995, Voldemort was seeking a prophecy that had been made about himself and Harry Potter, a record of which was kept in the Department of Mysteries in the Ministry of Magic. Avery told his master that it would be posible to obtain the prophecy by placing Unspeakable Broderick Bode under the Imperius Curse and having him get for them. This attempt failed, as prophecies are protected by spells that only allow them to be retrieved about whom they are made. Voldemort punished Avery for this mistake.

Avery later fought at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, and was likely sent to Azkaban along with the other Death Eaters present at the battle, save for Bellatrix Lestrange.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows