Avery (Marauder-era)
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Likey Pure-blood or Half-blood |
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Male |
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Avery (possible father) |
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- "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[src]
Avery was a wizard who joined the Death Eaters in the late 1970s or early 1980s. He didn't search for Lord Voldemort after his downfall, but this was forgiven, after his master's return. Avery also fought at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries with a group of Death Eaters, attemping to take a prophecy from Harry Potter. After the battle, he was imprisoned in Azkaban, but escaped in 1997. It is possible that he fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. After Voldemort's defeat in 1998, he was presumably killed or imprisoned again in Azkaban. Avery was also a member of Slytherin house, along with Severus Snape and Mulciber.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] 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[1]. Avery and his friends played cruel pranks on their fellow students, such as Mary MacDonald, even going so far as to use Dark magic[2]. Lily Evans, who was also Snape's friend at the time, did not understand how Snape could associate with Avery. She found Avery's sense of humour to be very sadistic.
[edit] 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. He was also one of the Death Eaters who didn't search for his master after his downfall.
It can be assumed Avery assisted in the Quidditch World Cup Riot a year before Lord Voldemort returned, though this is not proven.[3]
[edit] Second Wizarding War
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.[3]
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 possible 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 by the person about whom they are made. Voldemort punished Avery for this mistake.
[edit] Battle of the Department of Mysteries
Avery later fought at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, when he was paired with fellow Death Eater Macnair. Avery was most likely sent to Azkaban along with the other Death Eaters present at the battle, save for Bellatrix Lestrange.[1] It is possible that he escaped in 1997, along with other Death Eaters.
It is also possible that Avery fought in several other battles, including the Battle of Hogwarts.
[edit] Post-War
After Lord Voldemort's final defeat, Avery was presumably was killed or imprisoned in Azkaban again.
[edit] Personality and Traits
Avery, when he was a student at Hogwarts, was described by Lily Evans as having an "evil sense of humour". She also called Avery and Mulciber "Death Eaters" before they became two of them, meaning that they had a passion with Dark Arts and blood purity. Avery was also disloyal, as he didn't search for his master after his downfall, and is characterized as a weak individual.
[edit] Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) [4]
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Despite this character not actually being identified in the film, there were more than ten Death Eaters at the Ministry of Magic and the character was identified in the book as being one of the Death Eaters present during that battle
