Bones family

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Bones is the surname of a wizarding family with both magical and Muggle heritage^[1]. They were a prominent family, with strong connections to the Ministry of Magic, which made them a target of Lord Voldemort during the First Wizarding War. The family was almost entirely slaughtered by Death Eaters^[2], and Amelia Bones and her parents were murdered by Voldemort himself.^[3].

[edit] Known Family Members

• Amelia Bones — Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and member of the Wizengamot, murdered by Voldemort in 1996
• Edgar Bones — member of the Order of the Phoenix, murdered by Death Eaters during the First Wizarding War
• Edgar Bones's wife — murdered along with her husband and children
• The children of Edgar Bones and his wife — murdered by Death Eaters with their parents and grandparents
• Mr. Bones — father of Amelia and Edgar, murdered by Voldemort during the First Wizarding War^[4]
• Mrs. Bones — mother of Amelia and Edgar, murdered by Voldemort during the First Wizarding War^[5]
• Susan Bones — a Hufflepuff and member of Dumbledore's Army who was in the same year at Hogwarts as Harry Potter

[edit] Etymology

Bones is an English surname originally from either the Old French bon, meaning "good", or the Old English ban, meaning "thin, bony"^[6]. A bone is a rigid connective organ that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates. Skull and Bones is the name of a secret society based at Yale University; many members of the Bones family were associated with the secret society the Order of the Phoenix.

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