Nott

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Nott was a pure-blood wizard who was one of the earliest members of the Death Eaters, having joined in 1955, before second-generation recruits like Lucius Malfoy^[2]. He served Lord Voldemort in both the First and Second Wizarding Wars. After the Battle of Hogwarts, he was presumably killed or imprisoned in Azkaban. His only child, Theodore Nott, was a Slytherin student in Harry Potter's year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 First Wizarding War 1.3 Second Wizarding War 1.3.1 Battle of the Department of Mysteries 1.4 Post-War 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Notes and references

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Nott was born into the pure-blood Nott family, which placed much interest in purity of blood. He began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the age of eleven and was most likely Sorted into Slytherin House. He might have been a classmate of Tom Riddle, as well as a member of his gang. While part of the student body, he seems to have become a friend of Horace Slughorn, and as such was likely part of the Slug Club, although the professor denied this connection in later years, after Nott was revealed to have become one of the first Death Eaters.

[edit] First Wizarding War

Nott fought in the First Wizarding War, and, along with Mulciber, Rosier and Dolohov, he had travelled to Hogsmeade, to "say good luck to Voldemort, during his attemp to ask for work at Hogwarts". After Voldemort's downfall, Nott was able to avoid being sent to Azkaban after the downfall of Lord Voldemort in 1981. An elderly widower, Nott raised his son, Theodore, after the death of his wife sometime before 1991.^[1] Nott was also one of the Death Eaters who didn't search for Voldemort after his downfall.

[edit] Second Wizarding War

When Voldemort returned to power in 1995, Nott Apparated to his side when summoned and professed to be Voldemort's most faithful servant^[3].

[edit] Battle of the Department of Mysteries

The following year, Nott participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. He grabbed hold of Harry Potter as he and his friends fled the Hall of Prophecies, but was stunned by Hermione Granger, leaving him incapacitated as shelves filled with prophecies collapsed around him. The group leader, Lucius Malfoy, ordered the other Death Eaters to leave Nott behind, stating that his injuries would be considered nothing by Voldemort compared to the loss of the particular prophecy which Voldemort sought.^[4] After the battle, Nott was exposed as a Death Eater and imprisoned in Azkaban.

After this, Nott most likely escaped from Azkaban along with many other Death Eaters in the summer of 1997 and served Voldemort during the height of the Second Wizarding War. He possibly fought in several battles, including the Battle of Hogwarts.

[edit] Post-War

After Lord Voldemort's final defeat, Nott was presumably killed or reimprisoned in Azkaban.

[edit] Behind the scenes

• It is not specified if Nott attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, although if he did, it is possible he would have been in Slytherin House like his son.

[edit] Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) ^[5]
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)

[edit] Notes and references