Mulciber (Marauder-era)

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Mulciber (first name unknown) was a wizard who joined the Death Eaters in the late 1970s or early 1980s. He specialized in the Imperius Curse.

Mulciber attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with Severus Snape. Lily Evans, who was also Snape's friend at the time, did not understand how Snape could associate with Mulciber. She found Mulciber's sense of humour to be very sadistic.

Mulciber eventually joined the Death Eaters. Igor Karkaroff tried to turn Mulciber in to the Ministry of Magic in an attempt to gain release from Azkaban Prison, only to be informed, to his dismay, that Mulciber had already been caught. In 1996 with the revolt of the Dementors, Mulciber escaped Azkaban along with nine other Death Eater prisoners. Later that year, he participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, and was captured once more.

[edit] Etymology

Mulciber, meaning "smelter", is an alternate name for the Roman god of fire and metalurgy, Vulcan. It is also the name of a character from John Milton's Paradise Lost, who is the architect of a demon city and a fallen angel.

[edit] Behind the scenes

• One of the earliest Death Eaters to have joined Lord Voldemort was also named Mulciber. The relationship of the two is unclear, but, given the timeline, it is most likely that they were father and son. However, the references to both Mulcibers are hard to separate, and thus it is possible that Karkaroff accused the older Mulciber rather than the younger.

[edit] Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)