He decided to hunt down the Potters, choosing the half-blood Harry, like Voldemort himself, as opposed to the pure-blood, Neville. Death Eater Severus Snape heard part of the prophecy and reported it to Voldemort, who believed it referred to Harry Potter. This defiance made the two couples and their infant sons Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom targets of a prophecy concerning a child with the power to defeat the Dark Lord. the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies.' - Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives. and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not. Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies. ' The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches. Even as the Order suffered great losses, they continued to fight, and four of their members - James Potter, Lily Potter, Frank Longbottom, and Alice Longbottom - defied Voldemort himself three times. Caradoc Dearborn disappeared, the Bones family was almost completely destroyed, Benjy Fenwick was brutally murdered, and Marlene McKinnon and her family were murdered by Death Eaters, including Travers. Fabian and Gideon Prewett were murdered by a group of five Death Eaters led by Antonin Dolohov. The Order had to work hard, as they were outnumbered by a ratio of 20:1 by the Death Eaters. Dumbledore created a method of communication among Order members by inventing a way to make Patronuses speak.Īlthough the Death Eaters had been attacking mostly Muggles and Muggle-borns to spread terror, they soon turned to attacking ' blood traitors' such as Order members as well. Aurors from the Ministry of Magic also joined the Order to participate in more secretive, sudden assaults aimed to crush the Dark Rebellion. Dumbledore formed the Order to combat Voldemort's increasing threat and power. The Order of the Phoenix was founded by Albus Dumbledore during Lord Voldemort's first rise to power in the 1970s.

Sirius Black: ' What was there to be gained by fighting the most evil wizard that ever existed? Only innocent lives, Peter!' Peter Pettigrew: ' You don't understand! He would have killed me, Sirius!' Sirius Black: ' THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED! DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!' - Sirius Black confronting Peter Pettigrew about Pettigrew's betrayal Ī photograph of the original Order, including (from left to right): Remus Lupin, Lily Evans, Peter Pettigrew, James Potter, Aberforth Dumbledore, Edgar Bones, Sirius Black, and Albus Dumbledore The Battle of Hogwarts ended with Voldemort's death at Harry Potter's hands and a decisive victory for the Order and their allies. They answered the call to arms by Dumbledore's Army on, fighting Voldemort and his Death Eaters for the final time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Order remained an underground resistance, trying to protect Muggles and broadcast the truth during the worst days of the Second Wizarding War. The following year would see the Order losing their leader and the Ministry being conquered by Voldemort. After an intense battle that occurred there on 18 June 1996 between the Order, Dumbledore's Army, and the Death Eaters, the Ministry finally admitted the truth. The Ministry refused to admit that the Dark Lord had returned, thus the Order alone worked to protect Harry Potter and the prophecy concerning him and Voldemort in the Department of Mysteries.

The Order disbanded but was reconvened in 1995 after Harry Potter informed Dumbledore of Lord Voldemort's return. Their casualties were overwhelming when compared to the Death Eaters. The victory came with the high cost of many of their members. Their first victory came in 1981, with Voldemort's first defeat at the hands of Harry Potter. The Order worked with the Ministry to oppose the Dark Lord and his followers, and played a crucial role in the First Wizarding War. It was constructed after Voldemort returned to England from abroad and started his campaign to take over the Ministry of Magic and persecute Muggle-borns. The original Order was created in the 1970s. The Order of the Phoenix was a secret society founded by Albus Dumbledore to oppose Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. It's the people who fought against You-Know-Who last time.' - Description and history of the Order Harry Potter: ' Is anyone going to bother telling me what the Order of the Phoenix - ?' Hermione Granger: ' It's a secret society.

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