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"Mulciber and Avery's idea of humour is just evil. Evil, Sev. I don't understand how you can be friends with them."

Mulciber was a wizard, possibly son of Mulciber, and a Slytherin student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After graduating from Hogwarts, he became a Death Eater. He fought in several battles during the First Wizarding War. Mulciber was imprisoned in Azkaban after Voldemort's first downfall, but escaped after Lord Voldemort's return in 1995. During the Second Wizarding War, Mulciber fought at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries with a group of Death Eaters, attempting to take a prophecy from Harry Potter. After the battle, he was imprisoned in Azkaban, but escaped in 1997. It is possible that he fought at the Battle of Hogwarts, too. After Voldemort's defeat in 1998, he was presumably killed or imprisoned again in Azkaban.

Biography

Early life

Mulciber attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1970s. He and his friend Avery enjoyed playing cruel pranks on their fellow students, including Mary Macdonald, on whom Mulciber attempted to use Dark Magic during the 1975-1976 school year. Mulciber was also a friend of Severus Snape, which upset Lily Evans, who was Snape's best friend at the time. She found Mulciber's sense of humour to be very sadistic and did not understand how Severus could associate with someone like him.

First Wizarding War

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, telling that he specialised at the Imperius Curse, only to be informed, to his dismay, that Mulciber had already been caught.

Second Wizarding War

In 1996 with the revolt of the Dementors, Mulciber escaped Azkaban along with nine other Death Eater prisoners.

Battle of the Department of Mysteries

"We'll split into pairs and search, and don't forget, be gentle with Potter until we've got the prophecy, you can kill the others if necessary..."

— Lucius Malfoy gives orders to the group of Death Eaters^[src]

Later that year, he participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and was paired with Lucius Malfoy. It's unknown if he encountered the children during the chase, but he likely fought the Order of the Phoenix when they came to the rescue. After the battle, he was captured once more.

It is possible that he escaped along with other Death Eaters in 1997 and that he fought at the Battle of Hogwarts.

Post-war

After the Battle of Hogwarts, it is likely that he was either killed or imprisoned again in Azkaban.

Personality and traits

Even during his years at Hogwarts, Mulciber was described by Lily Evans as having an "evil" sense of humour, even more than Avery. He enjoyed playing cruel pranks on other students, showing a sadistic streak. Lily also called Mulciber and Avery "Death Eaters", before they became two of them, meaning that they had a passion with Dark Arts and blood-purity.

Magical abilities and skills

Imperius Curse: According to Igor Karkaroff, Mulciber specialised in the Imperius Curse, forcing people to do many frightening things. It is possible that he attemped to use the Imperius Curse on Mary MacDonald, during his time at Hogwarts.

Etymology

May refer to Mulciber (Hephaestus), meaning "smelter", is an alternate name for the gentle son of Zeus and Hera who had a club foot and was a craftsman and balcksmith in Greek mythology. In Roman mythology he is the god of fire and metallurgy, Vulcan. More likely Rowling n refers to Mulciber, a character in John Milton's Paradise Lost, a story based on mankind falling into sin and the struggle of heaven and hell. Mulciber was a fallen angel who is the architect of Pandemonium, the capital of Hell and home to the demons' council.

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.
During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in the movie, a Death Eater was defeated by Mad-Eye with a scream: it is possibly Avery or Mulciber, but it is not confirmed.
Mulciber may have been the one to be hit by Ginny with Reducto in the film adaptation of Order of the Phoenix. Also, it was either him, Avery, Macnair, or Lucius who had Pluto blown up in his face by Luna with Reducto in the book (though whoever it was probably survived).

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)

Notes and references

Death Eaters

Leader: Lord Voldemort
Death Eaters Avery II · Alecto Carrow · Amycus Carrow · Crabbe · Bartemius Crouch Junior † · Antonin Dolohov · Gibbon † · Goyle · Gareth Greengrass's brother · Jugson · Barnaby Lee's father · Barnaby Lee's mother · Bellatrix Lestrange † · Rabastan Lestrange · Rodolphus Lestrange · Walden Macnair · Mulciber I · Mulciber II · Nott · Pyrites (possibly) · Augustus Rookwood · Rosier · Evan Rosier † · Thorfinn Rowle · Selwyn · Merula Snyde's father · Merula Snyde's mother · Travers · Wilkes † · Corban Yaxley · Unidentified Death Eaters
Death Eater defectors Regulus Black † · Igor Karkaroff † · Draco Malfoy · Lucius Malfoy · Peter Pettigrew † · Severus Snape †
Death Eater allies Borgin · Vincent Crabbe · John Dawlish · Delphini · Golgomath · Gregory Goyle · Fenrir Greyback · Mafalda Hopkirk · Narcissa Malfoy (defected) · Ismelda Murk (unofficially, supposedly) · Nagini · Mr Padgett · Mrs Padgett · Pansy Parkinson · Quirinus Quirrell · Albert Runcorn · Stanley Shunpike (Imperiused) · Scabior · Serpent of Slytherin · Pius Thicknesse (Imperiused) · Dolores Umbridge
Other affiliations British Ministry of Magic (under Voldemort's control) · Daily Prophet (under Voldemort's control) · Dementors · Draco Malfoy's gang · Kreacher (formerly) · Tom Riddle's gang · Gang of Slytherins · Giants (Golgomath's control) · Inferi · Charmed skeletons · Muggle-Born Registration Commission · Theodore Nott (possibly) · Snatchers · Werewolf army · The Unforgivable
Death Eater establishments Abandoned nuclear power plant · Borgin and Burkes · British Ministry of Magic Headquarters (under Voldemort's control) · The Cave · Chamber of Secrets · Forbidden Forest · Gaunt Shack · Lee family house · Lestrange Vault · Little Hangleton graveyard · Malfoy Manor · Misty Dell · Riddle House · Snatcher Camp · Spinner's End (Severus Snape's house) · The Abandoned Substation · The Ruins · The Quarry

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-{{quote|Mulciber and [[Avery Jr.|Avery]]'s idea of humour is just evil. ''Evil'', Sev. I don't understand how you can be friends with them.|[[Lily Evans]] to [[Severus Snape]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
+{{Quote|Mulciber and [[Avery (Marauder-era)|Avery]]'s idea of humour is just evil. ''Evil'', Sev. I don't understand how you can be friends with them.|[[Lily Evans]] to [[Severus Snape]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
-'''Mulciber''' (first name unknown) was a [[Wizards|wizard]] who joined the [[Death Eaters]] in the late [[1970s]] or early [[1980s]]. After [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s downfall, Mulciber was captured and sentenced to [[Azkaban]], but escaped in [[1996]]. He also participated at the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] with a group of Death Eaters, in order to take a [[The Prophecy|Prophecy]] from [[Harry Potter]], but was caught and imprisoned again. It is possible that he escaped again in [[1997]], and that he fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. After the battle, he was either killed or imprisoned in [[Azkaban]] once more.
+'''Mulciber''' was a [[Wizards|wizard]], possibly son of [[Mulciber (Riddle-era)|Mulciber]], and a [[Slytherin]] student at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. After graduating from Hogwarts, he became a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. He fought in several battles during the [[First Wizarding War]]. Mulciber was imprisoned in [[Azkaban]] after [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s first downfall, but escaped after  Lord Voldemort's [[Return of the Dark Lord|return]] in [[1995]]. During the [[Second Wizarding War]], Mulciber fought at the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] with a group of Death Eaters, attempting to take a [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] from [[Harry Potter]]. After the battle, he was imprisoned in [[Azkaban]], but escaped in [[1997]]. It is possible that he fought at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], too. After Voldemort's defeat in [[1998]], he was presumably killed or imprisoned again in Azkaban.
 ==Biography==
 ===Early life===
-Mulciber attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1970s]]. He and his friend [[Avery (Marauder-era)|Avery]] enjoyed playing cruel pranks on their fellow students, including [[Mary Macdonald]], on whom Mulicber attempted to use [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]] during the [[1975]]-[[1976]] school year. Mulciber was also a friend of [[Severus Snape]], which upset [[Lily Evans]], who was Snape's best friend at the time. She found Mulciber's sense of humour to be very sadistic and did not understand how Severus could associate with someone like him.
+Mulciber attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1970s]]. He and his friend [[Avery (Marauder-era)|Avery]] enjoyed playing cruel pranks on their fellow students, including [[Mary Macdonald]], on whom Mulciber attempted to use [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]] during the [[1975]]-[[1976]] school year. Mulciber was also a friend of [[Severus Snape]], which upset [[Lily Evans]], who was Snape's best friend at the time. She found Mulciber's sense of humour to be very sadistic and did not understand how Severus could associate with someone like him.
 ===First Wizarding War===
-Mulciber eventually joined the [[Death Eaters]]. [[Igor Karkaroff]] tried to turn Mulciber in to the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in an attempt to gain release from [[Azkaban]] Prison, telling that he specialised at the [[Imperius Curse]], only to be informed, to his dismay, that Mulciber had already been caught. It is possible that, if Mulciber had managed to defect, he would not have searched for Voldemort.
+Mulciber eventually joined the [[Death Eaters]]. [[Igor Karkaroff]] tried to turn Mulciber in to the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in an attempt to gain release from [[Azkaban]] Prison, telling that he specialised at the [[Imperius Curse]], only to be informed, to his dismay, that Mulciber had already been caught.
 ===Second Wizarding War===
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 ====Battle of the Department of Mysteries====
-{{quote|We'll split into pairs and search, and don't forget, be gentle with Potter until we've got the prophecy, you can kill the others if necessary...|[[Lucius Malfoy]] gives orders to the group of Death Eaters|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
+{{Quote|We'll split into pairs and search, and don't forget, be gentle with Potter until we've got the prophecy, you can kill the others if necessary...|[[Lucius Malfoy]] gives orders to the group of Death Eaters|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
-Later that year, he participated in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], and was paired with [[Lucius Malfoy]]. After the battle, he was captured once more.
+Later that year, he participated in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] and was paired with [[Lucius Malfoy]]. It's unknown if he encountered the children during the chase, but he likely fought the [[Order of the Phoenix]] when they came to the rescue. After the battle, he was captured once more.
-It is possible that he escaped along with other Death Eaters in [[1997]], and that he fought at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
+It is possible that he escaped along with other Death Eaters in [[1997]] and that he fought at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
-===Post-War===
+===Post-war===
 After the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], it is likely that he was either killed or imprisoned again in [[Azkaban]].
-==Personality and Traits==
+==Personality and traits==
-Even his years at Hogwarts, Mulciber was described by [[Lily Evans]] as having an "evil sense of humour", even more than [[Avery (Marauder-era)|Avery]]. Lily also called Mulciber and Avery "Death Eaters", before they became two of them, meaning that they had a passion with [[Dark Arts]] and [[pure-blood|blood-purity]]. Mulciber didn't manage to avoid [[Azkaban]], but it is presumed that, if he did so, he wouldn't search for [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]].
+Even during his years at Hogwarts, Mulciber was described by [[Lily Evans]] as having an "evil" sense of humour, even more than [[Avery (Marauder-era)|Avery]]. He enjoyed playing cruel pranks on other students, showing a sadistic streak. Lily also called Mulciber and Avery "Death Eaters", before they became two of them, meaning that they had a passion with [[Dark Arts]] and [[pure-blood|blood-purity]].
+==Magical abilities and skills==
-==Magical Abilities and Skills==
 *'''[[Imperius Curse]]:''' According to [[Igor Karkaroff]], Mulciber specialised in the Imperius Curse, forcing people to do many frightening things. It is possible that he attemped to use the Imperius Curse on [[Mary MacDonald]], during his time at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].
 ==Etymology==
-[[Wikipedia:Mulciber|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 ''[[Wikipedia:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost]]'', who is the architect of a demon city and a fallen angel.
+May refer to [[Wikipedia:Mulciber|Mulciber]] (Hephaestus), meaning "smelter", is an alternate name for the gentle son of Zeus and Hera who had a club foot and was a craftsman and balcksmith in Greek mythology. In Roman mythology he is the god of fire and metallurgy, Vulcan. More likely Rowling n refers to Mulciber, a character in John Milton's ''[[Wikipedia:Paradise Lost|Paradise Lost]]'', a story based on mankind falling into sin and the struggle of heaven and hell. Mulciber was a fallen angel who is the architect of Pandemonium, the capital of Hell and home to the demons' council.
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*One of the earliest [[Death Eaters]] to have joined [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was also named [[Mulciber (Riddle-era)|Mulciber]]. The [[Mulciber family|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.
+*One of the earliest [[Death Eaters]] to have joined [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was also named [[Mulciber (Riddle-era)|Mulciber]]. The [[Mulciber family|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.
+*During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in the movie, a Death Eater was defeated by Mad-Eye with a scream: it is possibly Avery or Mulciber, but it is not confirmed.
+*Mulciber may have been the one to be hit by Ginny with Reducto in the film adaptation of ''Order of the Phoenix. ''Also, it was either him, Avery, Macnair, or Lucius who had Pluto blown up in his face by Luna with Reducto in the book (though whoever it was probably survived).
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{Mention}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' <ref>Despite this character not actually being identified in the film, there were more than ten [[Death Eaters]] at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] and the character was identified in the book as being one of the Death Eaters present during that battle</ref>
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
+==Notes and references==
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