Damocles Belby

Horace Slughorn: "Is your uncle working on anything new, Belby?"

Marcus Belby: "Nah, the only potion he has now is a stiff one at the end of the evening."

— Horace Slughorn and Marcus Belby

Damocles
Physical information
Gender	Male
Relationship information
Family members	Mr. Belby (unknown - either brother or brother-in-law) Marcus Belby (nephew) Flavius Belby (relation unknown)
Affiliation
Occupation	Potioneer

Damocles was a potioneer who invented the Wolfsbane Potion. This achievement is likely the reason he was awarded an Order of Merlin.

While at Hogwarts, Damocles was a favourite student of Horace Slughorn, who remarked that he was an "outstanding" wizard. He may have been a member of the Slug Club.

Damocles had a nephew, Marcus Belby, who stated that his uncle and father did not get along. As such, Damocles had little contact with his relatives, and was not very well known to his nephew Marcus. This is probably why Marcus failed to be accepted into the Slug Club.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)