- "No one lived after he decided ter kill 'em, no one except you, an' he'd killed some of the best witches and wizards of the age - the McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts - you were only a baby an' you lived."
- — Rubeus Hagrid to Harry Potter[src]
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].
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 along with their parents
- Mr. Bones — father of Amelia and Edgar, Susan's paternal grandfather; murdered by Voldemort during the First Wizarding War[4]
- Mrs. Bones — mother of Amelia and Edgar, Susan's paternal grandmother; murdered by Voldemort during the First Wizarding War[5]
- Susan Bones's parent — child of Mr. Bones and Mrs. Bones, sibling of Amelia and Edgar, and parent of Susan
- Seraphina Bones — a witch whose portrait hung at Hogwarts[6]
- Susan Bones — a Hufflepuff and member of Dumbledore's Army who was in the same year at Hogwarts as Harry Potter; niece of Edgar and Amelia Bones
Family tree
Bones family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seraphina Bones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Bones (d. c. 1970s/'80s) | Mrs. Bones (d. c. 1970s/'80s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amelia Bones (d. 1996) | Edgar Bones (d. 1981) | Mrs. Bones (d. 1981) | Mr. Bones | Mrs. Bones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edgar Bones's children (d. 1981) | Susan Bones (b. 1979 or 1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
Bones is an English surname originally from either the Old French bon, meaning "good", or the Old English ban, meaning "thin, bony"[7]. 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.
Notes and references
- ↑ Susan Bones was listed as a half-blood on J. K. Rowling's class list, as seen on Harry Potter and Me.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 20 October, 2000 chat with J.K. Rowling at Accio Quote!
- ↑ 20 October, 2000 chat with J.K. Rowling at Accio Quote!
- ↑ Harry Potter Limited Edition - The Paintings of Hogwarts: Masterpieces from the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Sets (see this image)
- ↑ Behind the Name