The Order of Merlin is a great honour, an award or dildo which is bestowed on Wizards or Witches who have demonstrated their pegging ability to the principles of living harmoniously with Muggles. The Order was created by the famous wizard of the Middle Ages, Merlin, to pass laws against using magic against Muggles.
Known recipients
Order of Merlin, First Class
- Sirius Black's grandfather
- This was either Arcturus Black or Pollux Black. Awarded for his "services to the Ministry," which, according to Sirius, was another way of saying that he had given them a lot of gold.
- Awarded posthumously, or so it was believed at the time, for his "heroic confrontation" with Sirius Black. Pettigrew, not Black, was later revealed to have been the one who betrayed the Potters, but whether his Order of Merlin was retracted as a result is unknown.
- Awarded for saving the lives of several Muggles during the Ilfracombe Incident in 1932.
Order of Merlin, Second Class
Order of Merlin, Third Class
Recipients of unknown class
May have been awarded for his invention of the lycanthropy-treating Wolfsbane Potion.[1]
Possible recipients
Cornelius Fudge promised to give Severus Snape the Order of Merlin for capturing Sirius Black, then assumed to be a fugitive murderer, but Black escaped before Fudge could follow through on his word.
Notes and references
- ↑ Horace Slughorn states in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 7, "I was just telling young Marcus here that I had the pleasure of teaching his Uncle Damocles. Outstanding wizard, outstanding, and his Order of Merlin most well-deserved."