Avery was the surname of a pure-blood[1] wizarding family, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. Its members have traditionally attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and recent members have been Death Eaters.
There were two people with the surname Avery, and unknown first names.
- One was a friend of Tom Marvolo Riddle[2]
- The other was a friend of Severus Snape[3]
Etymology[]
Avery is a surname of ambiguous origin. Some scholars believe that the name is derived from Évreux, a county in Normandy. The House of Évreux was a cadet branch of the Capetians who ruled Navarre from 1328 to 1441.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter (website) (Indirectly mentioned only)