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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Second Wizarding War=== |
===Second Wizarding War=== |
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| − | Gibbon was one of the many Death Eaters who fought at the [[Second Wizarding War]]. It is unknown if he had also fought in the [[First Wizarding War|First War]], and if he was imprisoned or he managed to avoid [[Azkaban]]. It is most likely that he was among the Death Eaters who didn't search for Voldemort after his downfall. |
+ | Gibbon was one of the many Death Eaters who fought at the [[Second Wizarding War]]. It is unknown if he had also fought in the [[First Wizarding War|First War]], and if he was imprisoned or he managed to avoid [[Azkaban]]. It is most likely that he was among the Death Eaters who didn't search for Voldemort after his downfall. He participated in the capture of Ollivander along with Fenrir Greyback and Yaxley. |
====Battle of the Astronomy Tower and death==== |
====Battle of the Astronomy Tower and death==== |
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- Remus Lupin: "One of them, Gibbon, escaped and ran to the tower's ladder..."
- Harry Potter: "...To raise the Dark Mark?"
- Remus Lupin: "...Yes... But I don't think Gibbon liked the idea of waiting Dumbledore there, alone, since he descended from the tower, started to battle and was killed by a Killing Curse..."
- — Remus Lupin and Harry Potter after the Battle of the Astronomy Tower[src]
Gibbon was a wizard and a Death Eater of Lord Voldemort. He fought in several battles of the Second Wizarding War, including the Battle of the Astronomy Tower in 1997. During the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, Gibbon set the Dark Mark above the Astronomy Tower. He was accidentally killed by fellow Death Eater Thorfinn Rowle.
Biography
Second Wizarding War
Gibbon was one of the many Death Eaters who fought at the Second Wizarding War. It is unknown if he had also fought in the First War, and if he was imprisoned or he managed to avoid Azkaban. It is most likely that he was among the Death Eaters who didn't search for Voldemort after his downfall. He participated in the capture of Ollivander along with Fenrir Greyback and Yaxley.
Battle of the Astronomy Tower and death
Gibbon during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower
Gibbon fought at the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, along with fellow Death Eaters Alecto and Amycus Carrow, Yaxley, Thorfinn Rowle, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, and the werewolf Fenrir Greyback. Gibbon was the Death Eater who set the Dark Mark above the Astronomy Tower. It is supposed that he did not like the idea of staying at the tower and waiting for Albus Dumbledore alone, so he ran downstairs. He died shortly afterwards, when a stray Killing Curse cast by Thorfinn Rowle that missed Remus Lupin struck Gibbon instead. It is unknown what happened to his body after the battle.
Personality and traits
Almost nothing is known about Gibbon's personality, except the fact that he feared Albus Dumbledore and that he did not want to stay at the Astronomy Tower and wait for him alone.
Magical Abilities and Skills
- Morsmordre: Gibbon was capable of creating a Dark Mark above Hogwarts, during a battle, something that a skilled and experienced wizard could create, according to Arthur Weasley.
- Duelist: He might have been a skilled duelist, as he was said to be fighting against the Order of the Phoenix and escaping in order to go to the Astronomy Tower.
Etymology
A gibbon is a type of primate.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
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