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"Lestrange, I want that essay on my desk by tomorrow or it's detention. Same goes for you, Avery."
Horace Slughorn regarding Lestrange's and Avery's slacking off[src]

Avery I[7] (born c. 1920s) was a wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Slytherin House. He was a member of Tom Riddle's gang when they attended Hogwarts, and was a member of the Slug Club.[5][6]

Biography[]

Young Death Eaters

Avery at a Slug Club supper with his school friends Tom Riddle, Lestrange, and others

Avery attended Hogwarts at the same time as Tom Riddle, and was sorted into Slytherin House. He became a member of Riddle's gang, and was a favourite student of Horace Slughorn. Avery was present at the same Slug Club meeting in 1944 or 1945 as Tom Riddle and was reprimanded by the Potions Master for failing to hand in a particular essay.[5][6]

Personality and traits[]

With what little we see of Avery, as a teenager he admired Tom Riddle and already viewed him as a leader. Like the other members of the gang, he already was committing dark acts as a student, meaning he was likely sadistic even then. He appeared to be somewhat lax in his schoolwork as Slughorn quite sternly threatened to give him detention if his essay wasn't completed. Despite this his was likely a skilled wizard or related to someone notable since he was chosen to be in the Slug Club.

Etymology[]

Avery is an English surname derived from an Old French version of the name Alfred. The meaning of the name is derived from the Old English words aelf, meaning elf, and raed, meaning counsel.

Behind the scenes[]

  • Another Death Eater named Avery attended Hogwarts at the same time as Severus Snape. Given the timeline, it is possible that they are father and son.
  • It's unknown if he was still alive and active during the Second Wizarding War, since all references to an Avery seem to be to the younger one. Regardless there are several Death Eaters throughout the series who are never identified. If he survived until the end of the series he would've presumably been killed or arrested following the Battle of Hogwarts.

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. If Avery was at Hogwarts in 1943, with Tom Riddle, he must have been born in between the gap of 1926 (at the time he would be 17) and 1932 (where he would be 11).
  2. Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Pure-Blood" at Wizarding World - The Sacred Twenty-Eight Pure-blood directory includes the Avery family. As this Avery was born around 1930, he could have been factored in and would not have been a Muggle or Muggle-born
  3. Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Malfoy Family" at Wizarding World
  4. "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 17 (A Sluggish Memory)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 23 (Horcruxes)
  7. A guide to Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters at Pottermore (via The Internet Archive)
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