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+ | |conflict = Second Wizarding War |
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− | |image=[[File:BATTleOFhoGWARtsz.PNG|265px]] |
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+ | |image = Death Eaters versus Dumbledore's Army.PNG |
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− | |conflict=Second Wizarding War |
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+ | |partof = [[Wizarding Wars]] |
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− | |hidep=y |
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− | |date=[[24 June]] |
+ | |date = [[24 June]] [[1995]]<ref name="GOF" /> – [[2 May]] [[1998]]<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref> |
− | |location=[[Wizarding world]], |
+ | |location = [[Wizarding world]], [[Great Britain]]<ref name="GOF"/><ref name="DH"/><ref name="OTP"/><ref name="HBP"/> |
+ | |cause = |
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− | |result=Ministry/Order of the Phoenix/Dumbledore's Army/allies victory. Death of Voldemort and defeat of Death Eaters.<ref name="DH" /> |
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+ | |result = *[[Order of the Phoenix]]/[[Dumbledore's Army]]/allies victory. |
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− | |commander1=*[[Rufus Scrimgeour]] † <ref name="HBP1"/> |
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+ | *[[Death]] of [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and defeat of [[Death Eaters]].<ref name="DH" /> |
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− | *[[Albus Dumbledore]] † <ref name="OTP5">''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' (Chapter 5, "The Order of the Phoenix")</ref> |
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− | *[[Harry Potter]]<ref name=" |
+ | |commander1 = *[[Harry Potter]]<ref name="DH"/><ref name="OTP"/><ref name="HBP"/> |
+ | *[[Rufus Scrimgeour]]<ref name="HBP1"/> † |
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+ | *[[Albus Dumbledore]]<ref name="OTP5">{{OOTP|B|5}}</ref> † |
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*[[Minerva McGonagall]]<ref name="DH31"/> |
*[[Minerva McGonagall]]<ref name="DH31"/> |
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− | *[[Alastor Moody]] |
+ | *[[Alastor Moody]]<ref name="DH"/><ref name="OTP"/><ref name="HBP"/> † |
− | *[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]<ref name=" |
+ | *[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]<ref name="DH"/><ref name="OTP"/><ref name="HBP"/> |
+ | *[[Neville Longbottom]]<ref name="DH"/> |
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*[[Bane]]<ref name="DH"/> |
*[[Bane]]<ref name="DH"/> |
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*[[Kreacher]]<ref name="DH" /> |
*[[Kreacher]]<ref name="DH" /> |
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− | |commander2=*[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] |
+ | |commander2 = *[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]<ref name="GOF"/><ref name="DH"/><ref name="OTP"/><ref name="HBP"/> † |
− | *[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] |
+ | *[[Bellatrix Lestrange]]<ref name="DH"/><ref name="OTP"/><ref name="HBP"/><ref name="HBPf">{{HBP|F}}</ref> † |
− | *[[Lucius Malfoy]] |
+ | *[[Lucius Malfoy]]<ref name="GOF"/><ref name="OTP34">{{OOTP|B|34}}</ref> (reformed) |
− | *[[Fenrir Greyback]]<ref name=" |
+ | *[[Fenrir Greyback]]<ref name="DH"/><ref name="HBP"/> |
+ | *[[Pius Thicknesse]] ([[Imperius Curse|Imperiused]]) |
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− | |combatants1=*[[Order of the Phoenix]] (around 20)<ref name="DH31"/> |
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− | *[[ |
+ | |combatants1 = *[[Order of the Phoenix]]<ref name="DH31"/> (around 20) |
+ | *[[Dumbledore's Army]]<ref name="DH31"/> (20+) |
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− | *[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] (under [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] early-mid war)<ref name="HBP3">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' (Chapter 3, "Will and Won't")</ref><ref name="DH" /> |
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− | *[[ |
+ | *[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]<ref name="DH" /><ref name="HBP3">{{HBP|B|3}}</ref> |
− | *[[ |
+ | *[[Hogsmeade]] residents<ref name="DH36"/> |
− | *[[ |
+ | *[[Centaur]]s<ref name="DH31"/> (50+) |
− | *[[ |
+ | *[[House-elf|House-elves]]<ref name="DH31"/> (100+) |
− | *[[ |
+ | *[[Thestral]]s<ref name="DH31"/> (10+) |
+ | *[[Ghost]]s<ref name="DH31"/> (4+) |
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*[[Buckbeak]]<ref name="DH31"/> |
*[[Buckbeak]]<ref name="DH31"/> |
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*[[Grawp]]<ref name="DH31" /> |
*[[Grawp]]<ref name="DH31" /> |
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− | |combatants2=*[[Death Eaters]] |
+ | |combatants2 = *[[Death Eaters]]<ref name="GOF"/><ref name="DH"/><ref name="OTP"/><ref name="HBP"/> (200+) |
*[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] (under [[Pius Thicknesse]] ([[Imperius Curse|Imperius]]ed), late war)<ref name="DH" /> |
*[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] (under [[Pius Thicknesse]] ([[Imperius Curse|Imperius]]ed), late war)<ref name="DH" /> |
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− | *[[Giant]]s |
+ | *[[Giant]]s<ref name="DH"/> (2+) |
− | *[[Dementor]]s |
+ | *[[Dementor]]s<ref name="DH"/> (100+) |
− | *[[Acromantula]]s |
+ | *[[Acromantula]]s<ref name="DH"/> (100+) |
− | *[[Werewolf|Werewolves]] |
+ | *[[Werewolf|Werewolves]]<ref name="HBP"/> (50+) |
− | *[[Inferius|Inferi]] |
+ | *[[Inferius|Inferi]]<ref name="HBP"/> (100+) |
− | *[[Snatchers]] |
+ | *[[Snatchers]]<ref name="DH" /> |
− | |casualties1=*50-70 killed in action,<ref name="DH36"/> unknown others murdered<ref name="GOF"/><ref name=" |
+ | |casualties1 = *50-70 killed in action,<ref name="DH36"/> unknown others murdered<ref name="GOF"/><ref name="DH"/><ref name="OTP"/><ref name="HBP"/> |
+ | *[[Bartemius Crouch Senior]] |
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*[[Cedric Diggory]]<ref name="GOF32" /> |
*[[Cedric Diggory]]<ref name="GOF32" /> |
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− | *[[Broderick Bode]]<ref name="OTP25"> |
+ | *[[Broderick Bode]]<ref name="OTP25">{{OOTP|B|25}}</ref> |
− | *[[Sirius Black]]<ref name="OTP35"> |
+ | *[[Sirius Black]]<ref name="OTP35">{{OOTP|B|35}}</ref> |
− | *[[Amelia Bones]]<ref name="HBP1"> |
+ | *[[Amelia Bones]]<ref name="HBP1">{{HBP|B|1}}</ref><ref name="HBP4">{{HBP|B|4}}</ref> |
− | *[[Emmeline Vance]]<ref name="HBP2"> |
+ | *[[Emmeline Vance]]<ref name="HBP2">{{HBP|B|2}}</ref> |
− | *[[Igor Karkaroff]]<ref name="HBP6"> |
+ | *[[Igor Karkaroff]]<ref name="HBP6">{{HBP|B|6}}</ref> |
*[[Florean Fortescue]]<ref name="HBP6" /> |
*[[Florean Fortescue]]<ref name="HBP6" /> |
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− | *[[Hannah Abbott's mother|Mrs |
+ | *[[Hannah Abbott's mother|Mrs Abbott]]<ref name="HBP">{{HBP}}</ref> |
*[[Montgomery]]<ref name="HBP" /> |
*[[Montgomery]]<ref name="HBP" /> |
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− | *[[Albus Dumbledore]]<ref name="HBP27"> |
+ | *[[Albus Dumbledore]]<ref name="HBP27">{{HBP|B|27}}</ref> |
− | *[[Charity Burbage]]<ref name="DH1"> |
+ | *[[Charity Burbage]]<ref name="DH1">{{DH|B|1}}</ref> |
*[[Hedwig]]<ref name="DH4" /> |
*[[Hedwig]]<ref name="DH4" /> |
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*[[Alastor Moody]]<ref name="DH5" /> |
*[[Alastor Moody]]<ref name="DH5" /> |
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*[[Rufus Scrimgeour]]<ref name="DH11" /> |
*[[Rufus Scrimgeour]]<ref name="DH11" /> |
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− | *[[Gregorovitch]]<ref name="DH14" /> |
+ | *[[Mykew Gregorovitch]]<ref name="DH14" /> |
*[[Bathilda Bagshot]]<ref name="DH17" /><ref name="DH22" /> |
*[[Bathilda Bagshot]]<ref name="DH17" /><ref name="DH22" /> |
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− | *[[Ted Tonks]]<ref name="DH22" /> |
+ | *[[Edward Tonks|Ted Tonks]]<ref name="DH22" /> |
*[[Dirk Cresswell]]<ref name="DH22" /> |
*[[Dirk Cresswell]]<ref name="DH22" /> |
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*[[Gornuk]]<ref name="DH22" /> |
*[[Gornuk]]<ref name="DH22" /> |
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*[[Gellert Grindelwald]]<ref name="DH23" /> |
*[[Gellert Grindelwald]]<ref name="DH23" /> |
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− | *[[Dobby]]<ref name="DH24"> |
+ | *[[Dobby]]<ref name="DH24">{{DH|B|24|}}</ref> |
+ | *[[Bogrod]] |
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− | *[[Fred Weasley]]<ref name="DH31">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 31, "The Battle of Hogwarts")</ref> |
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+ | *[[Griphook]] |
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− | *[[Remus Lupin]]<ref name="DH33">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 33, "The Prince's Tale")</ref> |
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+ | *[[Fred Weasley]] I<ref name="DH31">{{DH|B|31}}</ref> |
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+ | *[[Remus Lupin]]<ref name="DH33">{{DH|B|33}}</ref> |
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*[[Nymphadora Tonks]]<ref name="DH33" /> |
*[[Nymphadora Tonks]]<ref name="DH33" /> |
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− | *[[ |
+ | *[[Lavender Brown]]<ref name="DHF2">{{DH|F2}}</ref> |
− | *[[ |
+ | *[[Colin Creevey]]<ref name="DH34">{{DH|B|34}}</ref> |
+ | *[[Severus Snape]]<ref name="DH32">{{DH|B|32}}</ref> |
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− | |casualties2=*2 to 3 dozen |
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+ | |casualties2 = *2 to 3 dozen |
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− | *[[Gibbon]]<ref name="HBP29">''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (Chapter 39, "The Phoenix Lament")</ref> |
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+ | *[[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Barty Crouch, Jnr]]<ref name="GOF36" /> |
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+ | *[[Gibbon]]<ref name="HBP39">{{HBP|B|39}}</ref> |
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*[[Peter Pettigrew]]<ref name="DH23" /> |
*[[Peter Pettigrew]]<ref name="DH23" /> |
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+ | *[[Scabior]] |
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*[[Vincent Crabbe]]<ref name="DH31" /> |
*[[Vincent Crabbe]]<ref name="DH31" /> |
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− | *[[Nagini]]<ref name="DH36"> |
+ | *[[Nagini]]<ref name="DH36">{{DH|B|36}}</ref> |
*[[Bellatrix Lestrange]]<ref name="DH36" /> |
*[[Bellatrix Lestrange]]<ref name="DH36" /> |
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*[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]<ref name="DH36" /> |
*[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]<ref name="DH36" /> |
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+ | {{Quote|This isn't like last time. The Order is better prepared, we've got a head start, we know what Voldemort's up to —|[[Remus Lupin]] regarding the upcoming Second Wizarding War in [[August]] [[1995]] to [[Molly Weasley]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
+ | The '''Second Wizarding War''' referred to the conflicts stemming from the [[Dark wizard]] [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s second rise to power after his [[Return of Lord Voldemort|return]] in [[1995]]. Voldemort and his followers, the [[Death Eaters]], waged a violent campaign across both the [[Wizardkind|wizarding]] and [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] communities. |
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+ | The Death Eaters strived to topple the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] and subjugate [[Muggle-born]]s, with the eventual goal of conquering the entire wizarding world, in addition to the [[Non-magic world|Muggle world]]. [[Harry Potter]], prophesied as the ''"Chosen One"'' capable of bringing an end to Voldemort's power, took an active role in this war, alongside his peers in [[Dumbledore's Army]] and the members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]]. |
+ | The Second War technically began on [[24 June]] 1995, though was not officially announced by the Ministry until nearly a year later on [[18 June]] [[1996]], and ended on [[2 May]] [[1998]], at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], after the [[Voldemort's Last Stand|death]] of the Dark Lord. |
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− | ==Background== |
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− | ===[[First Wizarding War]]=== |
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+ | ==History== |
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+ | ===Prelude {{C|1970–1995}}=== |
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+ | ====[[First Wizarding War]]==== |
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{{Main|First Wizarding War}} |
{{Main|First Wizarding War}} |
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+ | {{Quote|Imagine that Voldemort's powerful now. You don't know who his supporters are, you don't know who's working for him and who isn't; you know he can control people so that they do terrible things without being able to stop themselves. You're scared for yourself, and your family, and your friends. Every week, news comes of more deaths, more disappearances, more torturing ... the Ministry of Magic's in disarray, they don't know what to do, they're trying to keep everything hidden from the Muggles, but meanwhile, Muggles are dying too. Terror everywhere ... panic ... confusion ... that's how it used to be.|[[Sirius Black]] explaining the First Wizarding War to the [[trio]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}} |
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+ | The First Wizarding War was fought for approximately eleven years, from [[1970]] to [[1981]]. It included [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s rise to power, the induction of the [[Death Eaters]], and the mass chaos that resulted in his reign of terror. |
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+ | Several great wizards were murdered in this time; brothers [[Fabian Prewett|Fabian]] and [[Gideon Prewett]], the [[McKinnon family|McKinnons]], the [[Bones family|Boneses]], and [[James Potter I|James]] and [[Lily J. Potter|Lily Potter]].<ref name="OTP">{{OOTP}}</ref> Others, such as [[Alice Longbottom|Alice]] and [[Frank Longbottom]], were left permanently injured, both physically and/or mentally, to the extent that they could no longer perform [[magic]].<ref name="GOF">{{GOF}}</ref> |
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− | {{Quote|Even my parents, they're [[Muggle]]s, know something's going on.|[[Hermione Granger]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)}} |
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− | The [[First Wizarding War]] was fought for approximately eleven years, from [[1970]] to [[1981]]. It included [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s rise to power, the induction of the [[Death Eaters]], and the mass chaos that resulted in his reign of terror. |
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+ | [[File:Potter family murder.gif|250px|thumb|left|The Potter family home under attack, Lily was murdered by Lord Voldemort]] |
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− | Several great wizards were murdered in this time — brothers [[Fabian and Gideon Prewett]],<ref name="OTP" /> [[Marlene McKinnon]],<ref name="OTP" /> the [[Bones family]],<ref name="OTP" /> and Harry Potter's parents, [[James and Lily Potter]].<ref name="OTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref> Others, such as [[Alice and Frank Longbottom]], were left permanently both physically and/or mentally injured, to the extent that they could no longer perform magic.<ref name="GOF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref> |
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+ | On [[31 October]] [[1981]], Voldemort [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1981)|attacked]] the home of James and Lily Potter in hopes of preventing [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|the prophecy]] regarding his downfall from ever coming to fruition.<ref name="OTP" /> However, his [[Killing Curse]] on their son, [[Harry Potter|Harry]], backfired due to the sacrifice Harry's mother made for him. Voldemort, having lost his physical body and magical powers, fled to a forest in Albania as a wisp of a shattered soul.<ref name="GOF" /> |
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− | + | The fragments of his soul stored in his [[Horcrux]]es prevented his actual death,<ref name="GOF" /><ref name="DH" /> which should have occurred when the Killing Curse backfired. Death Eaters were arrested by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]; others such as [[Lucius Malfoy]], [[Corban Yaxley]], [[Walden Macnair]], [[Amycus Carrow]], [[Alecto Carrow]], [[Avery II|Avery]], [[Crabbe]], [[Nott]], and [[Goyle]] claimed they had been enslaved by the [[Imperius Curse]]. The First Wizarding War ended and peace was temporarily restored to the wizarding world. |
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+ | [[File:Baby Harry Left At Privet Drive.png|250px|thumb|right|Harry Potter was left on the doorstep of 4 Privet Drive]] |
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− | There was much speculation afterward concerning Voldemort's survival. Only [[Albus Dumbledore]] had any confirmation he was in Albania. However, some, including [[Rubeus Hagrid]], believed he was still alive, as he "wasn't human enough to die."<ref name="PS" /> As Dumbledore strongly suspected that the worst was not over, Harry Potter was taken into the care of his [[Muggle]] relatives, the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]].<ref name="PS" /> Dumbledore placed a protective charm on their home which would break on either: |
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+ | There was much speculation afterward concerning Voldemort's survival. Only [[Albus Dumbledore]] had any confirmation he was in Albania. However, some, including [[Rubeus Hagrid]], believed he was still alive, as he "wasn't human enough to die". As Dumbledore strongly suspected that the worst was not over, Harry Potter was taken into the care of his [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] relatives, the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]].<ref name="PS">{{PS}}</ref> Dumbledore placed a protective charm on their home which would break on either: |
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#The day Harry [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday|came of age]],<ref name="OTP" /> or |
#The day Harry [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday|came of age]],<ref name="OTP" /> or |
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#The day Harry stopped calling 4 Privet Drive home (the day he left and never returned).<ref name="HBP" /> |
#The day Harry stopped calling 4 Privet Drive home (the day he left and never returned).<ref name="HBP" /> |
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+ | ====Attempted theft of the Philosopher's Stone==== |
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− | ===[[1991–1992 school year|1991-1992]]=== |
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+ | {{Quote|KILL HIM! KILL HIM!|Voldemort ordering Quirrell to murder Harry|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}} |
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− | [[File:Quirrel-Voldemort.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Voldemort on the back of Quirrell's head]] |
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+ | Lord Voldemort waited for his followers to find him, but he was instead located by [[Quirinus Quirrell]]. Quirrell helped him infiltrate Hogwarts so they could [[Plot to steal the Philosopher's Stone|steal]] the Philosopher's Stone. Voldemort first attempted to steal the stone from [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]], but the vault was emptied before he had the chance. |
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+ | [[File:B1C17M1 Quirrell and Harry by the Mirror of Erised.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry discovering Quirrell attempting to steal the [[Philosopher's Stone]]]] |
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− | Lord Voldemort waited patiently for ten years in Albania for one of his servants to come to his aid. He possesed the bodies of snakes and other animals to keep himself mobile,<ref name="GOF" /> but it was not until [[1991]], when [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] professor [[Quirinus Quirrell]] visited Albania and was taken in by Voldemort's charisma. Voldemort possessed Quirrell and lived on the back of his head like a parasite, forcing Quirrell to feed off [[unicorn blood]] to give him strength. Voldemort [[Plot to steal the Philosopher's Stone|attempted to steal]] the [[Philosopher's Stone]] from [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]] and later [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]],<ref name="PS" /> but was thwarted by the wit and courage of [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]]. Voldemort's soul then fled back to Albania, leaving a terribly weakened Quirrell to eventually die.<ref name="GOF" /> |
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+ | This attempt resulted in a skirmish, which took place on [[4 June]] [[1992]]. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger battled through a set of obstacles in the underground chambers. Most eleven-year-old children would find it near impossible to pass through these chambers, but they succeeded anyway.<ref name="PS16">{{PS|B|16}}</ref> In the last chamber, Harry defeated Voldemort and kept the stone safe, with Quirrell dying in the process. This forced Voldemort back into hiding.<ref name="PS17">{{PS|B|17}}</ref> |
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+ | ====Second opening of the Chamber of Secrets==== |
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− | During that year, [[centaur]]s [[Ronan]] and [[Bane]] predicted through Astrology that since the planet Mars was shining directly above Scotland, war would come soon.<ref name="PS">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref> |
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+ | {{Quote|Now, Harry, I'm going to teach you a little lesson. Let's match the powers of Lord Voldemort, Heir of Salazar Slytherin, against famous Harry Potter, and the best weapons Dumbledore can give him...|Tom Riddle to Harry Potter during the battle in the Chamber of Secrets|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}} |
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+ | [[File:Ginny writing in the diary.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ginny Weasley confiding her feelings for Harry Potter to Tom Riddle's diary]] |
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+ | Before his first downfall, Voldemort had split his soul into six fragments which he embedded into [[Horcrux]]es. He did this out of his terror and paranoia of death.<ref name="DH" /><ref name="HBP23">{{HBP|B|23}}</ref> One such Horcrux was [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|his diary]], which Voldemort, through his servant Lucius Malfoy (who was ignorant of the diary's true form, not recognising it as a Horcrux, but thinking it was some obscure Dark object his master had created), tried to use to regain a physical form in [[1992]].<ref name="CS" /> |
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+ | This time his unsuspecting victim was [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], who unwittingly allowed the diary to siphon life from her to the preserved memory of [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]], Voldemort's former self<ref name="CS" /> However, this plot was foiled once again by [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], along with [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]'s phoenix, [[Fawkes]]. |
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− | ===[[1992–1993 school year|1992-1993]]=== |
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− | Before his first downfall, Voldemort had split his soul into six fragments which he embedded into [[Horcrux]]es. He did this out of his terror and paranoia of death.<ref name="HBP23">''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (Chapter 23, "Horcruxes")</ref><ref name="DH" /> One such Horcrux was [[Tom Riddle's diary]], which Voldemort, through his servant Lucius Malfoy (who was ignorant of the diary's true form, not recognising it as a Horcrux, but thinking it was some obscure Dark object his master had created), tried to use to regain a physical form in [[1992]].<ref name="CS"/> This time his unsuspecting victim was [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], who unwittingly allowed the diary to siphon life from her to the preserved memory of [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]].<ref name="CS"/> However, once again this plot was foiled by [[Harry Potter]], his friends [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]], and [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]'s phoenix, [[Fawkes]]. The Horcrux was destroyed with a fang from [[Salazar Slytherin's basilisk]].<ref name="CS">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref> This also led to Dumbledore having some proof of his belief that Voldemort had Horcruxes though not fully certain of it.<ref name="HBP23"/> |
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+ | [[File:Diary fang.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry stabbing Tom Riddle's diary with a Basilisk fang]] |
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− | ===[[1993–1994 school year|1993-1994]]=== |
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+ | Harry slayed [[Serpent of Slytherin|Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk]] with Godric Gryffindor's Sword, which was acquired from the Sorting Hat. After slaying the Basilisk, he unknowingly destroyed the Horcrux with one of the serpent's fangs.<ref name="CS">{{COS}}</ref> The Basilisk venom destroyed the diary completely, putting it beyond the realm of magical repair. Harry was bitten by the Basilisk in the process and was an inch from death. However, Fawkes' tears healed his wound and saved his life. This also led to Dumbledore having some proof of his belief that Voldemort had Horcruxes though not fully certain of how many.<ref name="HBP23" /> |
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− | In [[1994]], Ron's pet rat, Scabbers, was revealed to be [[Peter Pettigrew]]. Though thought to be dead, he was in hiding, due to the fact he was now a Death Eater and an accomplice. He had been hiding in his [[Animagus]] form of a rat since shortly after betraying the Potters to their deaths on [[1981|31 October, 1981]].<ref name="POA" /> His disguise was discovered by the part-[[Kneazle]] [[Crookshanks]], [[Sirius Black]], who had escaped from [[Azkaban]] in the Animagus form of a black dog named Padfoot, and [[Remus Lupin]]. Though not from lack of trying, Harry Potter failed to successfully turn Peter Pettigrew over to the Ministry of Magic, and he escaped to return to service to Voldemort, though later regretted it, where he made two complicated dark potions, one of which was the [[Regeneration potion]], to return Voldemort to a body.<ref name="POA">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''</ref><ref name ="GOF"/> |
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+ | ====Servant returns to the master==== |
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− | ===[[1994-1995 school year|1994-1995]]=== |
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+ | {{Quote|The Dark Lord lies alone and friendless, abandoned by his followers. His servant has been chained these twelve years. Tonight, before midnight... the servant will break free and set out to rejoin his master. The Dark Lord will rise again with his servant's aid, greater and more terrible than ever he was. Tonight... before midnight... the servant... will set out... to rejoin... his master.|Professor Trelawney's second prediction|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}} |
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− | Voldemort soon learned [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|one]] of his loyal [[Death Eaters]] was alive and had [[Azkaban escapes#1982|escaped]] [[Azkaban]]. After a group of Death Eaters [[Riot at the Quidditch World Cup|wreaked havoc]] at the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]], Barty Crouch Jr. scared them off by [[Morsmordre|launching]] the [[Dark Mark]] into the sky. Voldemort and Crouch then hatched a plan to bring [[Harry Potter]] to Voldemort. Using [[Polyjuice Potion]], Crouch disguised himself as [[Alastor Moody]], who would be returning to Hogwarts to teach [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]. Using his position of authority, Crouch entered [[Harry Potter]] into the [[Triwizard Tournament]], under the name of a false fourth school. During the final task, Crouch turned the Triwizard Cup into a [[Portkey]], which then transported Harry to the [[Little Hangleton graveyard]]. Using Harry's blood, Voldemort was able to [[Regeneration Potion|regain physical form]] and overcome the protective spell from Harry's mother. After a [[Duel in Little Hangleton|duel between the two]], Harry managed to escape and report Voldemort's return to [[Albus Dumbledore]]. |
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+ | In 1994, Ron's pet grey rat, Scabbers, was revealed as [[Peter Pettigrew]]. Although thought to be dead (he was believed to be murdered by Sirius Black), he turned out to have been in hiding, due to the fact he was now a Death Eater and an accomplice of Voldemort. He had been hiding in his [[Animagus]] form of a grey rat named Scabbers since shortly after betraying Lily and James Potter to their deaths on 31 October, 1981.<ref name="POA" /> He spent 12 years with the Weasley family, as their pet. |
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+ | [[File:Wormtail & Voldemort.png|250px|thumb|right|Peter Pettigrew and Lord Voldemort making the plot to return the latter to his body]] |
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+ | Pettigrew's disguise was discovered by the part-[[Kneazle]] [[Crookshanks]], [[Sirius Black]], who had escaped from [[Azkaban]] in the Animagus form of a black dog named Padfoot, and [[Remus Lupin]]. Though not from lack of trying, Harry Potter failed to successfully turn Peter Pettigrew over to the Ministry of Magic, and Pettigrew escaped to return to service to Voldemort, though he later regretted it, where he made two complicated Dark potions, one of which was the [[Regeneration potion]], to return Voldemort to a physical body.<ref name="GOF" /><ref name="POA">{{POA}}</ref> |
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− | ===[[Rebirth of Lord Voldemort]] (1995)=== |
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+ | ====Triwizard Tournament==== |
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− | {{Quote|Don't you turn your back at me, Harry Potter! I want you to look at me when I kill you! I want to see the light leave your eyes!|Voldemort before the Duel in Little Hangleton|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}} |
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+ | {{Quote|Cedric Diggory was murdered by Lord Voldemort... The Ministry of Magic does not wish me to tell you this... It is my belief, however, that the truth is generally preferable to lies, and that any attempt to pretend that Cedric died as the result of an accident, or some sort of blunder of his own, is an insult to his memory.|Dumbledore speaking to students about Voldemort's return|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}[[File:B4C16M1 Champions chosen v1.png|250px|thumb|left|The Goblet of Fire selecting Harry as the fourth champion]] |
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− | [[File:Vldemrt_70_Rbrth.JPG|thumb|right|225px|Voldemort immediately after his rebirth]] |
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+ | Voldemort soon learned that [[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Bartemius Crouch Jnr]], one of his loyal [[Death Eaters]], was alive and had [[Azkaban escapes#1982|escaped]] [[Azkaban]]. Voldemort went in search of his servant and found him being kept prisoner in his father's house. After a group of Death Eaters [[Reappearance of the Dark Mark|wreaked havoc]] at the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]], Barty Crouch Jnr scared them off by [[Morsmordre|launching]] the [[Dark Mark]] into the sky. Voldemort and Crouch Jnr then hatched a plan to bring [[Harry Potter]] directly to Voldemort. |
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+ | Using a [[Polyjuice Potion]], Barty Crouch Jnr disguised himself as [[Alastor Moody]], who would be returning to Hogwarts to teach [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]. Taking advantage of his position of authority, Crouch Jnr entered Harry Potter into the [[Triwizard Tournament]], under the name of a false fourth school. During the final challenge of the tournament, Barty Crouch Jnr turned the Triwizard Cup into a [[Portkey]], which then transported Harry to the [[Little Hangleton graveyard]]. Using Harry's blood, Voldemort was able to [[Regeneration potion|regain physical form]] and overcome the protective spell from Harry's mother. After a [[Duel in Little Hangleton|duel between the two]], Harry managed to escape and report Voldemort's return to [[Albus Dumbledore]]. |
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− | In the beginning, there were casualties which went unnoticed by most. [[Bertha Jorkins]], a [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] official at the [[Department of International Magical Cooperation]], was captured by [[Peter Pettigrew]] during her holiday to [[Albania]] in summer of [[1994]].<ref name="GOF33">''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (Chapter 33, "The Death Eaters")</ref> She was interrogated for information on the [[Triwizard Tournament]] and then murdered with the [[Killing Curse]]. [[Frank Bryce]], [[Muggle]] caretaker of the [[Riddle family]] mansion, was murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] with the Killing Curse on [[20 August]], [[1994]], after overhearing Voldemort's plans to murder [[Harry Potter]].<ref name="GOF1">''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (Chapter 1, "The Riddle House")</ref> |
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+ | ===Voldemort's return to power {{C|1995–1996}}=== |
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− | [[File:Malfoysvoldemort.PNG|thumb||left|210px|Lord Voldemort with his Death Eaters, minutes after his rebirth.]] |
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− | [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]], head of the Department of Magical Cooperation at the Ministry, was murdered by his son [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch, Jr]] in May of [[1995]].<ref name="GOF35">''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (Chapter 35, "Veritaserum")</ref> Barty had been previously incarcerated in [[Azkaban]] for the crime of taking part in the capture and, by means of the [[Cruciatus Curse]], torture of the aforementioned Longbottoms.<ref name="GOF30">''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (Chapter 30, "The Pensieve")</ref> Later, his father smuggled him out of prison to fulfill the dying wish of Mrs. Crouch. However, with the aid of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and [[Peter Pettigrew]], Crouch broke free of his father's [[Imperius Curse]] and took up the position of [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], in an elaborate scheme to take on the identity of [[Alastor Moody]]. His father was subsequently put under the Imperius curse by Lord Voldemort, but when he escaped, he was killed by his son before he could reveal the truth to [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]. However due to Harry's escape his identity was comprimised and his soul was destroyed by the [[Dementor's Kiss]].<ref name="GOF36">''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (Chapter 36, "The Parting of the Ways")</ref> |
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+ | {{Quote|The thin man stepped out of the cauldron, staring at Harry ... and Harry stared back into the face that had haunted his nightmares for three years. Whiter than a skull, with wide, livid scarlet eyes and a nose that was flat as a snake's with slits for nostrils ... Lord Voldemort had risen again.|Voldemort's regeneration in the [[Little Hangleton graveyard]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}} |
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+ | In the beginning, there were casualties which went unnoticed by most. [[Bertha Jorkins]], a [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] official at the [[Department of International Magical Co-operation]], was captured by [[Peter Pettigrew]] during her holiday to [[Albania]] in summer of [[1994]].<ref name="GOF33">{{GOF|B|33}}</ref> She was interrogated for information on the [[Triwizard Tournament]] and then murdered with the [[Killing Curse]]. [[Frank Bryce]], [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] caretaker of the [[Riddle family]] mansion, was murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] with the Killing Curse on [[20 August]], [[1994]], after overhearing Voldemort's plans to murder [[Harry Potter]].<ref name="GOF1">{{GOF|B|1}}</ref> |
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+ | [[File:B4C32M1 Voldemort rises in Little Hangleton graveyard.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Voldemort gaining a body during his rebirth]] |
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− | [[File:Cdrc_dggry's_dth.JPG|thumb|225px|[[Death]] of ''[[Cedric Diggory]]'']] |
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+ | [[Bartemius Crouch Senior|Barty Crouch Snr]], head of the Department of Magical Co-operation at the Ministry, was murdered by his son [[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Barty Crouch, Jnr]] in May of [[1995]].<ref name="GOF35">{{GOF|B|35}}</ref> Barty had been previously incarcerated in [[Azkaban]] for the crime of taking part in the capture and, by means of the [[Cruciatus Curse]], torture of the aforementioned Longbottoms.<ref name="GOF30">{{GOF|B|30}}</ref> Later, his father smuggled him out of prison to fulfil the dying wish of his wife. |
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− | On the same night, [[Cedric Diggory]] was murdered by [[Peter Pettigrew]], who used the Killing Curse on Voldemort's orders, with [[Voldemort's wand|Voldemort's yew wand]].<ref name="GOF32">''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (Chapter 32, "Flesh, Blood, and Bone")</ref> Through a spell and potion, Voldemort regained his physical form, though under developed, and attempted to duel Harry Potter. He failed, as the "echoes" of his previous victims, including James and Lily Potter, Cedric Diggory, Bertha Jorkins, and Frank Bryce came to the scene at the accidental summoning of [[Priori Incantatem]]. They held back Voldemort's spell's power, allowing Harry to escape using the [[Triwizard Cup]] as a [[portkey]] back to Hogwarts.<ref name="GOF34">''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (Chapter 34, "Priori Incantatem")</ref> |
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+ | However, with the aid of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and [[Peter Pettigrew]], Crouch Jnr broke free of his father's [[Imperius Curse]] and assumed the identity of [[Alastor Moody]]. Under this disguise, he was able to take up the position of [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] while his father was subsequently put under the Imperius curse by Lord Voldemort, but when he escaped, he was murdered by his son before he could reveal the truth to [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]. However, due to Harry's escape, his identity was compromised and his [[soul]] was destroyed by the [[Dementor's Kiss]].<ref name="GOF36">{{GOF|B|36}}</ref> |
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− | ===The Ministry of Magic's denial (1995-96)=== |
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+ | [[File:Priori Incantatem Pottermore.png|250px|thumb|left|Voldemort attempting to murder Harry in [[Little Hangleton]]]] |
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+ | On the same night, Hogwarts's champion, [[Cedric Diggory]], was murdered by Peter Pettigrew, who used the Killing Curse on Voldemort's orders, via the usage of the Dark Lord's [[Tom Riddle's wand|yew wand]].<ref name="GOF32">{{GOF|B|32}}</ref> Through a spell and potion, Voldemort regained his physical form, though under developed, and attempted to duel Harry Potter. He failed, as the "echoes" of his previous victims, including James and Lily Potter, Cedric Diggory, Bertha Jorkins, and Frank Bryce, came to the scene at the accidental summoning of [[Reverse Spell|Priori Incantatem]]. They held back Voldemort's spell's power, allowing Harry to escape using the [[Triwizard Cup]] as a [[portkey]] back to Hogwarts.<ref name="GOF34">{{GOF|B|34}}</ref> |
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{{Main|Campaign to discredit Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter}} |
{{Main|Campaign to discredit Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter}} |
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+ | {{Quote|They're trying to discredit him. Didn't you see the Daily Prophet last week? They reported that he'd been voted out of the Chairmanship of the International Confederation of Wizards because he's getting old and losing his grip, but it's not true, he was voted out by Ministry wizards after he made a speech announcing Voldemort's return. They've demoted him from Chief Warlock on the Wizengamot — that's the Wizard High Court — and they're talking about taking away his Order of Merlin, First Class, too.|[[Remus Lupin]] explaining the Ministry of Magic's slandering of Albus Dumbledore|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
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− | [[File:TheBoyWhoLies.jpg|thumb|256px|A [[Daily Prophet]] article showing the Ministry trying to slander Harry Potter and anyone who believed him]]Shortly after Harry emerged from the maze claiming Lord Voldemort had returned, [[Cornelius Fudge]], the [[Minister for Magic]], refused to believe it, as it might compromise his position as Minister. Instead of working with Dumbledore to prepare the wizarding world for battle and try to stop the Death Eaters, Cornelius Fudge launched a [[Campaign to discredit Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter|campaign to slander and discredit]] both Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore, as Fudge was paranoid that Dumbledore was after his job. Fudge used his influence at the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' to convince the wizarding public that Dumbledore and Harry were crazy, attention-seeking liars and that everything was going well in the world. |
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+ | [[File:Daily prophet the boy who lies.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' article showing the Ministry trying to slander Harry Potter and anyone who believed him]] |
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+ | Shortly after Harry emerged from the maze claiming Voldemort had returned, [[Cornelius Fudge]], the [[Minister for Magic]], refused to believe it, as it could compromise his position as Minister. Instead of working with Dumbledore to prepare the wizarding world for battle and try to stop the Death Eaters, he launched a campaign to slander and discredit both Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore, as Fudge was paranoid that Dumbledore was after his job. He used his influence at the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' to convince the wizarding public that Dumbledore and Harry were crazy, attention-seeking liars and that everything was going well in the world. |
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+ | [[File:Campaign to discredit Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The ''Daily Prophet'' against Dumbledore]] |
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+ | The Ministry appointed [[Dolores Umbridge]] to [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher at Hogwarts, and soon she became [[Hogwarts High Inquisitor]], giving her enormous power over the students and teachers, as well as enforcing the Ministry's agenda at Hogwarts. Harry was further alienated by both students and friends, as they were sceptical of his claim that Voldemort had returned. This included [[Seamus Finnigan]], and even [[Percy Weasley]], who wrote a [[Percy Weasley's letter to Ronald Weasley (II)|letter]] to his brother Ron, saying he should distance himself from Harry. Umbridge also punished Harry with sadistic, torture-like detentions for telling the truth by making him write "I must not tell lies" with a [[Black Quill]]. |
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+ | However, Harry Potter found strength from within by forming a secret organisation with his friends called [[Dumbledore's Army]] in order to prepare themselves for the war that would soon follow. As Dumbledore's Army trained, disappearances continued to occur as Voldemort gained power, while the Ministry turned a blind eye to it. The [[Dementor]]s guarding Azkaban started to move their authority to Voldemort and a large break-out occurred, including the release of notoriously sadistic Death Eater [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], who was also a cousin of [[Sirius Black]]. Dumbledore was forced to flee the school when Dumbledore's Army was discovered and he took the blame for it. This allowed Umbridge to be appointed as Headmistress of Hogwarts, though she did not get much help from the other teachers in stopping the chaos that the students caused to disrupt her tyrannical regime. |
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+ | [[File:Giant Colony.png|250px|thumb|right|Hagrid and [[Olympe Maxime|Madame Maxime]]'s giant colony mission for the Order of the Phoenix]] |
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+ | The Death Eaters took full advantage of the Ministry's denial and kept a low profile, rebuilding their forces quietly and secretly. They managed to recruit both [[Dementor]]s and [[giant]]s because the Ministry refused to take the suggested actions, and successfully engineered the Azkaban breakout because of this. Consistent with the denial, Cornelius Fudge suggested the breakout and occurring disappearances were the work of Sirius Black, much to the contrary. |
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+ | The only resistance the Death Eaters met with, at the time, was the [[Order of the Phoenix]], which was suppressed by the Ministry's propaganda and threat of dismissal, thus furthering Voldemort's freedom of action. Falsely-reformed Death Eaters such as [[Lucius Malfoy]] and [[Walden Macnair]] remained in the Ministry's trust, subtly sabotaging the government's efficiency and gathering information on them. While Harry and several Order of the Phoenix members suggested that Fudge was acting under the [[Imperius Curse]], Dumbledore believed otherwise, which was not a lot of comfort. |
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− | The Ministry appointed [[Dolores Umbridge]] to [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher at Hogwarts, and soon she became [[Hogwarts High Inquisitor]], giving her enormous power over the students and the teachers and enforcing the Minsitry's agenda at Hogwarts. Harry was further alienated by students and friends, such as [[Seamus Finnigan]], and even his friend Ron's brother [[Percy Weasley]], who wrote Ron a letter saying that Ron should distance himself from Harry. Umbridge also punished Harry with sadistic, torture-like detentions for telling the truth by making him write "I must not tell lies" with a [[Blood Quill]]. |
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+ | Despite the Ministry's propaganda and corrupt political procedures in suppressing the truth, there are many who chose to believe Dumbledore and Harry instead, such as the [[Longbottom family]] and [[Ernest Macmillan]], who claimed that his family had long stood beside Dumbledore. When Harry provided an interview of the truth via ''[[The Quibbler]]'', it riled many more people to support him, including Seamus Finnigan. |
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− | However, Harry found strength from within by forming a secret organization with his friends called [[Dumbledore's Army]] to prepare themselves for the war that would soon follow. As Dumbledore's Army trained, disapperances continued to occur as Voldemort gained power, while the Ministry turned a blind eye to it. The [[Dementor]]s guarding Azkaban started to move their authority to Voldemort and a large break-out occured, including the release of notoriously sadistic Death Eater [[Bellatrix Lestrange]]. Dumbledore was forced to flee the school when Dumbledore's Army was discovered and he took the blame for it, and Umbridge was appointed Headmistress of Hogwarts, though she did not get much help from the other teachers stopping the chaos that the students caused to distrupt her tyrannical regime. |
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+ | ====Battle of the Department of Mysteries==== |
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+ | {{Quote|Then, high above them, two more doors burst open and five more people sprinted into the room: Sirius, Lupin, Moody, Tonks, and Kingsley. Malfoy turned and raised his wand, but Tonks had already sent a [[Stunning Spell]] right at him. Harry did not wait to see whether it had made contact, but dived off the dais out of the way. The Death Eaters were completely distracted by the appearance of the members of the Order, who were now raining spells down upon them as they jumped from step to step toward the sunken floor: Through the darting bodies, the flashes of light, Harry could see Neville crawling along. He dodged another jet of red light and flung himself flat on the ground to reach Neville.|The Battle of the Department of Mysteries|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}} |
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− | {{Quote|Things aren't going at all well with the [[Order of the Phoenix|Order]]…and these disappearances are just how it started before. Voldemort is on the move.|[[Sirius Black]] to [[Harry Potter]], pointed out the comparison of the [[First Wizarding War|First War]] and the events in [[1996]].|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}} |
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+ | After the [[Death Eaters]] made two unsuccessful attempts to steal [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|a prophecy]] from the [[Department of Mysteries]], it was realised that only those about whom the prophecy referred could remove them from the shelves in the Hall of Prophecy. Thus, in June [[1996]], [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] used his connection to [[Harry Potter]] to send him a fake vision of his godfather, [[Sirius Black]], being tortured within the department.<ref name="OTP" /> |
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+ | [[File:Thestral on air.gif|250px|thumb|left|The six D.A. members travelling to the Ministry on the backs of [[Thestral]]s]] |
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− | [[File:Fighting_Death_Eaters.jpg|thumb|left|210px|A few of the D.A. members battle Death Eaters in the Hall of Prophecy.]]After the [[Death Eaters]] made two unsuccessful attempts to steal a [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] from the [[Department of Mysteries]],<ref name="OTP" /> it was realised that only those about whom the prophecy referred could remove them from the shelves in the Hall of Prophecy. Thus, in June [[1996]], [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] used his connection to [[Harry Potter]] to send him a fake vision of his godfather, [[Sirius Black]], being tortured.<ref name="OTP" /> |
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+ | After leading Umbridge into the [[Forbidden Forest]] where she was carried away by [[centaur]]s after she insulted them, Harry, Ron, Hermione and fellow members of [[Dumbledore's Army]]: [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Luna Lovegood]], and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] flew on [[Thestral]]s to the [[Department of Mysteries]] within the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] to try to rescue Sirius. After obtaining the "Dark Lord's prophecy," they were confronted by a group of [[Death Eaters]] (Bellatrix Lestrange among them), who are under the leadership of [[Lucius Malfoy]].<ref name="OTP" /> |
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+ | [[File:Battle department of mysteries.gif|250px|thumb|right|D.A. members battling Death Eaters in the Hall of Prophecy]] |
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− | After leading Umbridge into the [[Forbidden Forest]] where [[Skirmish in the Forbidden Forest|she was carried away]] by [[centaur]]s after insulting them, Harry and fellow [[Dumbledore's Army]] members [[Hermione Granger]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Luna Lovegood]], and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] flew on [[Thestral]]s to the [[Department of Mysteries]] within the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] building to try to rescue Sirius. After obtaining the "Dark Lord's [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]]," they were confronted by [[Death Eaters]] [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange]], [[Rabastan Lestrange]], [[Crabbe]], [[Nott]], [[Avery, Jr.]], [[Augustus Rookwood]], [[Walden Macnair]], [[Jugson]], [[Antonin Dolohov]], [[Mulciber (Marauder-era)|Mulciber]], and the group's leader [[Lucius Malfoy]].<ref name="OTP" /> |
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+ | The D.A. students quickly distracted them, scattering throughout the Department of Mysteries, and frequently encountering and duelling with the [[Dark wizard]]s. Neville was kicked in the face and as a result could not perform spells;<ref name="OTP" /> Hermione, Luna, Ron, and Ginny, including numerous Death Eaters, were all incapacitated, but there were no fatalities until five members from the [[Order of the Phoenix]] — Sirius Black, [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Nymphadora Tonks]], [[Remus Lupin]], and Alastor Moody — arrived. They battled the Death Eaters before Bellatrix Lestrange suddenly blasted Sirius Black with her wand, causing him to fall and disappear through a mysterious [[veil]], killing him instantly.<ref name="OTP" /> |
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+ | Soon afterwards, [[Albus Dumbledore]] appeared and (through the use of an [[Anti-Disapparition Jinx]]) captured all the Death Eaters except Bellatrix, who ran out of the chamber while being chased by a vengeful Harry Potter, who, for the first time in his life, used and cast the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on Bellatrix. However the curse was too weak, as Harry was furious at Bellatrix for murdering Sirius, and this only gave her a small amount of pain. The two proceeded to exchange spells in the Atrium. |
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− | The D.A. students quickly distracted the Death Eaters, scattering throughout the Department of Mysteries, and frequently encountering and duelling with the [[dark wizard]]s. Neville had his face kicked and as a result could not perform spells;<ref name="OTP" /> Hermione, Luna, Ron, and Ginny were all incapacitated, as well as numerous Death Eaters, but there were no fatalities until five members from the [[Order of the Phoenix]] — [[Sirius Black]], [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Nymphadora Tonks]], [[Remus Lupin]], and [[Alastor Moody]] — arrived. They battled the Death Eaters before Bellatrix Lestrange suddenly blasted Sirius Black with her wand, causing him to fall and disappear through a mysterious [[veil]], killing him instantly.<ref name="OTP" /> |
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+ | [[File:Movie-duel.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Voldemort and Dumbledore [[duelling]]]] |
− | + | Searching for Harry and Bellatrix. Dumbledore then came across Lord Voldemort himself. The two engaged in a [[Duel in the Ministry Atrium|duel]] of epic proportions which left the [[Fountain of Magical Brethren]] in ruins, with Dumbledore taking the upper hand and eventually incapacitating Voldemort with an orb of water.<ref name="OTP" /> Unable to defeat Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort attempted to possess Harry in the hope that Dumbledore would sacrifice the latter in order to kill Voldemort. When an army of [[Auror]]s, including Cornelius Fudge, arrived, Voldemort hastily fled, thus ending the battle. Having seen Voldemort with his own eyes, Fudge finally believed Dumbledore and Harry's claims about the Dark Lord's return.<ref name="OTP" /> |
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+ | ===Open war {{C|1996–1998}}=== |
+ | {{Quote|These are ''mad'' times we live in...|[[Horace Slughorn]]|Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince}} |
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+ | Upon their reactivation being no longer secret, the Death Eaters resumed their modus operandi: terrorism, abduction and mass murder. There were numerous casualties of the war in [[1996]]. When Minister [[Cornelius Fudge]] refused to surrender the Ministry, Voldemort destroyed the [[Brockdale Bridge]]<ref name="HBP1" /> drowning many Muggles. [[Florean Fortescue]] and [[Garrick Ollivander]] both went missing and [[Ollivanders]] was emptied, but there was no sign of struggle. [[Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour]] showed evidence of a struggle or fight, but no sign of him was ever found. |
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− | + | A man named [[Octavius Pepper]] disappeared in the early spring. [[Igor Karkaroff]] was found dead in a shack with a [[Dark Mark]] cast over the building a year after he deserted Voldemort.<ref name="HBP6" /> Order of the Phoenix member [[Emmeline Vance]] and Head of [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement|Magical Law Enforcement]] [[Amelia Bones]] were murdered by unknown assailants.<ref name="HBP1" /><ref name="HBP2" /> These events allowed Head of the [[Auror Office]] [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] to replace Fudge as the new [[Minister for Magic]].<ref name="HBP3" /> |
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+ | During this time, Voldemort also gathered the strengths of the [[giant]]s, [[Dementor]]s, and [[Werewolf|werewolves]]<ref name="HBP" /> to his cause. Because of the Ministry's denial, Voldemort was able to rebuild his forces unhindered, which led the Ministry to fall far too back behind by the time they finally accepted the truth. Now forced to admit that he couldn't defeat his old teacher, Voldemort also set a plan in motion to assassinate Albus Dumbledore, the leader of the resistance against him, striking a crippling blow against the wizarding world's morale as well as removing Harry Potter's strongest defender and mentor. |
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− | [[File:StampOutTheEnemy.jpg|left|thumb|225px|[[Rufus Scrimgeour]]-led [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] anti-[[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] propaganda during the Second Wizarding War (c. [[1996]]).]] |
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+ | [[File:StampOutTheEnemy.jpg|200px|thumb|left|[[Rufus Scrimgeour]]-led [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] anti-[[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] propaganda during the Second Wizarding War (c. [[1996]])]] |
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− | During this time, Voldemort also gathered the strengths of the [[giant]]s,<ref name="HBP" /> [[Dementor]]s,<ref name="HBP" /> and [[Werewolf|werewolves]]<ref name="HBP" /> to his cause. Voldemort also set a plan in motion to assassinate Albus Dumbledore, the leader of the resistance against him, striking a crippling blow against the wizarding world's morale as well as removing Harry Potter's strongest defender and mentor. |
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+ | Unfortunately for the Ministry, even with the consequences of Fudge's denial as an example, it did little to change their preference of reputation over true security; Fudge attempted to request Harry to lie to the public how the Ministry was doing a great job in their defence against the Death Eaters, which would have led to more false sense of safety that would endanger them. Although Harry refused, Minister Scrimgeour attempted to do the same and also created many cover ups such as Azkaban breakouts and arresting random suspects to make it look like progress. |
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+ | Harry found the [[Protecting Your Home and Family Against Dark Forces|pamphlet]] distributed by the Ministry to be not so helpful in regards to basic defensive strategies against the Death Eaters. This campaign of corruption and false security would cause the Ministry's defence to drop further, as Death Eaters were able to place [[Imperius Curse]]s onto high-ranking officials, who in turn would take control of others, leading to a network of powerful conspirators, and eventually, the Ministry would pay for its folly in 1997. |
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+ | {{Quote|The lightning-struck tower. Calamity. Disaster. Coming nearer all the time...|[[Sybill Trelawney|Professor Trelawney]] before the battle commenced|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}} |
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+ | [[File:Dark Mark over Hogwarts 2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The [[Dark Mark]] above the [[Astronomy Tower]]]] |
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+ | At the close of the Hogwarts school year in June [[1997]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] was slain by [[Severus Snape]]'s Killing Curse in the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] Astronomy Tower.<ref name="HBP27" /> He had been previously sickened to the brink of exhaustion by the [[Emerald Potion|Drink of Despair]]. After convincing [[Draco Malfoy]] to forgo his plans to murder him, Severus Snape and four other Death Eaters came to the scene. Snape took over the task of killing Dumbledore. |
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+ | Among the Death Eaters present were siblings [[Alecto and Amycus Carrow]],<ref name="HBP27" /> [[Corban Yaxley]],<ref name="DH12" /> [[Thorfinn Rowle]]<ref name="HBP28">{{HBP|B|28}}</ref> and [[Gibbon]],<ref name="HBP" /> along with werewolf [[Fenrir Greyback]].<ref name="HBP27" /> On the side of Hogwarts were siblings [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]],<ref name="HBP29" /> [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]],<ref name="HBP25">{{HBP|B|25}}</ref> and [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]],<ref name="HBP29">{{HBP|B|29}}</ref> [[Hermione Granger]],<ref name="HBP25" /> [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Remus Lupin]], [[Nymphadora Tonks]],<ref name="HBP29" /> [[Minerva McGonagall]],<ref name="HBP28" /> and [[Harry Potter]].<ref name="HBP27" /> Bill Weasley was attacked by werewolf Fenrir Greyback and received scars on his face, but because Greyback was not fully transformed at the time of the attack, Bill sustained only minimal lycanthropic symptoms.<ref name="HBP29" /> On the Death Eaters' side, the only death was Gibbon, killed by a stray [[Killing Curse]] cast by Thorfinn Rowle. |
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− | At the close of the Hogwarts school year in June [[1997]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] was slain by [[Severus Snape]]'s Killing Curse in the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower|Astronomy Tower]].<ref name="HBP27" /> He had been previously sickened to the brink of exhaustion by the [[Drink of Despair]]. After convincing [[Draco Malfoy]] to forgo his plans to murder him, Severus Snape and four other Death Eaters came to the scene. Snape took over the task of killing Dumbledore. |
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+ | [[File:B6C27M1 Dumbledore defeated.png|250px|thumb|left|Albus Dumbledore's body falling from the Astronomy Tower after his death]] |
+ | The Death Eaters were forced to retreat once their task was accomplished. They were pursued by Harry, who duelled with Snape but was unable to prevent the Death Eaters' escape.<ref name="HBP28" /> Much of the luck of the Hogwarts defenders can be attributed to [[Felix Felicis]], liquid luck, which was used by the students who were present.<ref name="HBP29" /> Now that Voldemort was finally rid of Dumbledore, the only wizard he ever was afraid of, he could turn his attention to toppling the Ministry and finally murdering Harry Potter. |
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− | Among the Death Eaters present were siblings [[Alecto and Amycus Carrow]],<ref name="HBP27" /> [[Bellatrix Lestrange]],<ref name="HBPf" /> [[Yaxley]],<ref name="DH12" /> [[Thorfinn Rowle]]<ref name="HBP28">''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (Chapter 28, "Flight of the Prince")</ref> and [[Gibbon]],<ref name="HBP" /> along with werewolf [[Fenrir Greyback]].<ref name="HBP27" /> On the side of Hogwarts were siblings [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]],<ref name="HBP29" /> [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]],<ref name="HBP25">''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (Chapter 25, "The Seer Overheard")</ref> and [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]],<ref name="HBP29">''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (Chapter 29, "The Phoenix Lament")</ref> [[Hermione Granger]],<ref name="HBP25" /> [[Luna Lovegood]],<ref name="HBP29" /> [[Neville Longbottom]],<ref name="HBP29" /> [[Remus Lupin]],<ref name="HBP29" /> [[Nymphadora Tonks]],<ref name="HBP29" /> [[Minerva McGonagall]],<ref name="HBP28" /> and [[Harry Potter]].<ref name="HBP27" /> Bill Weasley was attacked by werewolf Fenrir Greyback and received scars on his face, but because Greyback was not fully transformed at the time of the attack, Bill sustained only minimal lycanthropic symptoms.<ref name="HBP29" /> On the Death Eaters' side, the only death was Gibbon, killed by a stray [[Killing Curse]] cast by Thorfinn Rowle. |
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+ | Throughout the year, parents withdrew their children from Hogwarts due to the Death Eaters' activities becoming increasingly brazen due to the lead they had; families preferred to stick together during these challenging times despite the school being a safer place due to the [[Protective enchantment|powerful magical protections]].<ref name="HBP11">{{HBP|B|11}}</ref> However, it was only when Draco successfully allowed Death Eaters into the fortress that the community was struck with the horrific realisation that there was no longer anywhere safe from Lord Voldemort and his army, resulting in many more families rushing to gather together.<ref name="HBP29"/><ref name="HBP30">{{HBP|B|30}}</ref> |
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− | [[File:2. Albus Dumbledore's Death.jpg|thumb|left|240px|[[Albus Dumbledore]]'s body falling from the [[Astronomy Tower]] after his death]] |
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+ | ====Battle of the Seven Potters==== |
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− | The Death Eaters were forced to retreat once their task was accomplished. They were pursued by Harry, who duelled with Snape but was unable to prevent the Death Eaters' escape.<ref name="HBP28" /> Much of the luck of the Hogwarts' defenders can be attributed to [[Felix Felicis]], liquid luck, which was used by the students who were present.<ref name="HBP29" /> Now that Voldemort was finally rid of Dumbledore, the only wizard he ever was afraid of, he could turn his attention to toppling the Ministry and finally killing Harry Potter. |
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+ | {{Dialogue a-b-a|Harry Potter|Death Eaters, loads of them — we were chased —|Ted Tonks|Death Eaters? What d'you mean, Death Eaters? I thought they didn't know you were being moved tonight, I thought —|They knew.|Harry and Ted after they arrived at the safe-house|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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+ | [[File:B7C4M1 Seven Potters depart.png|250px|thumb|right|The seven Potters preparing to depart Privet Drive]] |
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+ | Also known as the Battle over Little Whinging, this battle occurred when the [[Order of the Phoenix]] was ambushed while attempting to remove [[Harry Potter]] from the [[Dursley family|Dursley]] home at [[4 Privet Drive]] just before Harry's seventeenth birthday. The "seven Potters" included [[Hermione Granger]], [[Fleur Delacour]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], [[Fred and George Weasley]], and [[Mundungus Fletcher]], who all took [[Polyjuice Potion]] to take on the disguise of Harry Potter. [[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]], [[William Weasley|Bill]] and [[Arthur Weasley]], [[Remus Lupin]], [[Nymphadora Tonks]], [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], and [[Rubeus Hagrid]] acted as escorts to various "Potters" to confuse any [[Death Eaters]] who might try to prevent them from reaching their destination of [[The Burrow]].<ref name="DH4">{{DH|B|4}}</ref> |
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− | + | Immediately after takeoff, they were ambushed by at least thirty Death Eaters, including [[Severus Snape]],<ref name="DH4" /> [[Bellatrix Lestrange]],<ref name="DH5">{{DH|B|5}}</ref> and [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]].<ref name="DH4" /> Fletcher [[Apparition|Disapparated]] as soon as he sensed danger,<ref name="DH5" /> and [[Hedwig]] and [[Alastor Moody|Moody]] were both slain by [[Killing Curse]]s.<ref name="DH4" /><ref name="DH5" /> |
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− | [[File:Hedwig's_death.JPG|thumb|left|250px|[[Hedwig]] taking a [[Killing Curse]] that was directed at [[Harry Potter|Harry]]]] |
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− | All others safely arrived at the Burrow, with only [[George Weasley]] sustaining a great injury of the loss of his ear which was accidentally caused by [[Severus Snape]]'s [[Sectumsempra]] curse.<ref name="DH5" /> Harry, however, was devastated by the death of his loyal pet owl.<ref name="DH5" /> |
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+ | All others safely arrived at the Burrow, with only [[George Weasley]] sustaining a great injury with his ear which was accidentally caused by [[Severus Snape]]'s ''[[Sectumsempra]]'' curse. Harry, however, was devastated by the death of his loyal pet owl.<ref name="DH5" /> |
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− | ===Fall of the Ministry of Magic (1997)=== |
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− | [[File:Thicknesse_regime.png|thumb|left|200px|Ministry Officials [[Albert Runcorn]], [[Dolores Umbridge]], [[Pius Thicknesse]] and [[Yaxley]] introduce the new Death Eater controlled Ministry.]] |
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+ | ====Fall of the Ministry of Magic==== |
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− | On [[1 August]], [[1997]], the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] fell under the control of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. The coup was described as "swift and quiet,"<ref name="DH11">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 11, "The Bribe")</ref> but as [[Minister for Magic]] [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] and possibly Head Auror [[Gawain Robards]] were killed, this is disputable. Before [[Rufus Scrimgeour|Scrimgeour]] died, he was interrogated under use of the [[Cruciatus Curse]] about Harry's whereabouts; despite his knowledge, Scrimgeour's last act was to protect Harry from Voldemort.<ref name="DH11" /> Many of the Ministry's top officials were under the influence of the [[Imperius Curse]] when this battle took place, including Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement [[Pius Thicknesse]],<ref name="DH11" /> who became Voldemort's puppet Minister after the take-over. Whether [[Death Eaters]] actually entered the Ministry and fought in person is not known. Regardless, some Death Eaters, such as [[Yaxley]],<ref name="DH12">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 12, "Magic Is Might")</ref> [[Travers]],<ref name="DH13">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 13, "The Muggle-Born Registration Committee)</ref> and [[Selwyn]]<ref name="DH" /> became employees in the new regime. They also quickly placed the [[Taboo]] curse on Voldemort's name as a way of spreading fear and locating enemies which later played an important role in the capture of [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]].<ref name="DH20">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 20, "Xenophilius Lovegood")</ref><ref name="DH22">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 22, "The Deathly Hallows")</ref><ref name="DH23">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 23, "Malfoy Manor")</ref> |
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+ | {{Quote|The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They're coming.|[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]'s warning|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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− | The Order was informed of the coup by [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]'s [[Patronus]], which arrived at [[the Burrow]] during the reception for [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]'s [[Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour|wedding]].<ref name="DH8">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 8, "The Wedding)</ref> Death Eaters arrived as Hermione [[Apparition|Apparated]] herself, Harry and Ron to [[Tottenham Court Road]]. There, after unwittingly breaking the Taboo on Voldemort's name,<ref name="DH9">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 9, "A Place to Hide")</ref> they were ambushed by [[Antonin Dolohov]] and [[Thorfinn Rowle]]. After the [[Luchino Caffe Duel]], Hermione wiped their memories. Harry, Ron and Hermione then took to hiding in [[12 Grimmauld Place]].<ref name="DH9" /><ref name="DH10">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 10, "Kreacher's Tale")</ref><ref name="DH11" /> |
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+ | [[File:Fallen Ministry.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Ministry officials [[Albert Runcorn]], [[Dolores Umbridge]], [[Pius Thicknesse]], and [[Corban Yaxley]] introducing the new Death Eater-controlled Ministry]] |
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+ | On [[1 August]] [[1997]], the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] fell under the control of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. The coup was described as "swift and quiet", but as [[Minister for Magic]] [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] was murdered, this is disputable. Before Scrimgeour died, he was interrogated under use of the [[Cruciatus Curse]] about Harry's whereabouts; despite his knowledge, Scrimgeour's last act was to protect Harry from Voldemort.<ref name="DH11">{{DH|B|11}}</ref> |
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+ | Many of the Ministry's top officials were under the influence of the [[Imperius Curse]] when this battle took place, including [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement|Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement]] Pius Thicknesse,<ref name="DH11" /> who became Voldemort's puppet Minister after the take-over. Voldemort himself did not declare open leadership, instead choosing to use secrecy and confusion to maintain the public's distrust for each other, thus preventing rebellion. Whether [[Death Eaters]] actually entered the Ministry and fought in person is not known. Regardless, some Death Eaters, such as Yaxley,<ref name="DH12">{{DH|B|12}}</ref> [[Travers]],<ref name="DH13">{{DH|B|13}}</ref> and [[Selwyn]]<ref name="DH" /> became employees in the new regime. They also quickly placed the [[Taboo]] on Voldemort's name as a way of spreading fear and locating enemies which later played an important role in the capture of [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]].<ref name="DH22">{{DH|B|22}}</ref><ref name="DH23">{{DH|B|23}}</ref><ref name="DH20">{{DH|B|20}}</ref> |
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− | Meanwhile, Death Eaters [[Attack at the Burrow|interrogated those at the Burrow]] as well as other locations affiliated with the Order. [[Dedalus Diggle]]'s house was burned down,<ref name="DH11" /> though he was not there at the time, and [[Ted Tonks|Ted]] and [[Andromeda Tonks]] were [[Cruciatus Curse|tortured]] for information.<ref name="DH11" /> The Death Eater regime soon established the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]] to round up and imprison [[Muggle-born]]s on charges of "stealing" magic. The new regime also asserted control over [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], attendance at which became mandatory, and installed [[Severus Snape]] as Headmaster.<ref name="DH11" /> |
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+ | [[File:Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Order informed of the coup by Kingsley Shacklebolt's [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]]]] |
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+ | The Order was informed of the coup by Kingsley Shacklebolt's Patronus, which arrived at [[The Burrow]] during the reception for [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]'s [[Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour|wedding]].<ref name="DH8">{{DH|B|8}}</ref> Death Eaters arrived as Hermione [[Apparition|Apparated]] herself, Harry and Ron to [[Tottenham Court Road]]. There, after unwittingly breaking the Taboo on Voldemort's name,<ref name="DH9">{{DH|B|9}}</ref> they were ambushed by [[Antonin Dolohov]] and [[Thorfinn Rowle]]. After the [[Luchino Caffe Duel]], Hermione wiped their memories. Harry, Ron and Hermione then took to hiding in [[12 Grimmauld Place]].<ref name="DH11" /><ref name="DH9" /><ref name="DH10">{{DH|B|10}}</ref> |
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+ | [[File:DH1 wedding interrupted Remus making Harry leave.gif|250px|thumb|left|Death Eaters breaking the protections surrounding the Burrow and storming the wedding]] |
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− | On [[2 September]], [[1997]], Harry, Ron, and Hermione infiltrated the Death Eater-controlled Ministry under the disguise of [[Polyjuice Potion]]. They disguised themselves as [[Albert Runcorn]],<ref name="DH12" /> [[Reginald Cattermole]],<ref name="DH12" /> and [[Mafalda Hopkirk]], respectively. They were looking for [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]], which they believed to be in the possession of [[Dolores Umbridge]].<ref name="DH11" /> Not only did they manage to reclaim the locket, but Harry Potter also liberated [[Alastor Moody's magical eye]] from the front of Umbridge's office door. In addition, they assisted several [[Muggle-born]] wizards in escaping interrogation.<ref name="DH13" /> There were no known deaths or permanent injuries. However, they were forced to abandon [[12 Grimmauld Place]] as a safe house after [[Yaxley]] forcibly [[Apparition|Disapparated]] with them by grabbing Hermione's arm.<ref name="DH14">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 14, "The Thief")</ref> |
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+ | Meanwhile, Death Eaters interrogated those at the Burrow as well as other locations affiliated with the Order. [[Dedalus Diggle]]'s house was burned down,<ref name="DH11" /> though he was not there at the time, and [[Edward Tonks|Ted]] and [[Andromeda Tonks]] were [[Cruciatus Curse|tortured]] for information.<ref name="DH11" /> The Death Eater regime soon established the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]] to round up and imprison [[Muggle-born]]s on charges of "stealing" magic. The new regime also asserted control over [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], attendance at which became mandatory, and installed [[Severus Snape]] as Headmaster. Despite the seemingly absurdity of these new policies, Voldemort's effectiveness in spreading confusion to maintain control made the citizens to accept the changes.<ref name="DH11" /> |
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+ | ====Infiltration of the Ministry==== |
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+ | {{Quote|Blooming pain in the bum, this, eh? Forcing us all to get to work this way! Who are they expecting to turn up, Harry Potter?|A Ministry employee's sarcastic remark|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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+ | The trio learned of the locket's location from [[Mundungus Fletcher]] and planned accordingly. On [[2 September]] [[1997]], Harry, Ron, and Hermione infiltrated the Death Eater-controlled Ministry under the disguise of [[Polyjuice Potion]]. They disguised themselves as [[Albert Runcorn]], [[Reginald Cattermole]],<ref name="DH12" /> and [[Mafalda Hopkirk]], respectively. They were looking for [[Slytherin's Locket|Salazar Slytherin's Locket]], which they believed to be in the possession of [[Dolores Umbridge]].<ref name="DH11" /> |
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+ | [[File:Harry Potter's Patronus saving Marry Cattermole.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The disguised trio infiltrating the Ministry to retrieve the locket]] |
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− | On [[24 December|Christmas Eve]] of [[1997]], [[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] made their way to [[Godric's Hollow]], both to visit the graves of the former's parents and to see if [[Bathilda Bagshot]] knew anything about the [[Deathly Hallows|symbol]] on a [[The Tales of Beedle the Bard|book]] left to Hermione by [[Albus Dumbledore]], and if she possibly had [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]].<ref name="DH16">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 16, "Godric's Hollow")</ref> After visiting the graves of [[James and Lily Potter]], Harry and Hermione were spotted by Bathilda, despite being under Harry's [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]]. They followed her back to her home, where Harry saw a picture of a young wizard he later learned was Bathilda's nephew, [[Gellert Grindelwald]].<ref name="DH18">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 18, "The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore")</ref>Bathilda beckoned Harry to follow her upstairs, and Hermione reluctantly remained on the lower floor. |
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+ | Not only did they manage to reclaim the locket, but Harry Potter also liberated [[Alastor Moody's magical eye]] from the front of Umbridge's office door. In addition, they assisted several [[Muggle-born]] wizards in escaping interrogation and quite possibly saved their lives in the process.<ref name="DH13" /> There were no known deaths or permanent injuries. However, they were forced to abandon [[12 Grimmauld Place]] as a safe house after [[Corban Yaxley|Yaxley]] forcibly [[Apparition|Disapparated]] with them by grabbing Hermione's arm.<ref name="DH14">{{DH|B|14}}</ref> |
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+ | {{Quote|Bathilda must've been dead a while. The snake was... was inside her. You-Know-Who put it there in Godric's Hollow, to wait. You were right. He knew I'd go back.|Harry Potter regarding Voldemort's motives|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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+ | [[File:Bathilda Bagshot and Harry Potter.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry communicating in [[Parseltongue]] with a disguised Nagini]] |
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+ | On Christmas Eve of 1997, [[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] made their way to [[Godric's Hollow]], both to visit the graves of the former's parents and to see if [[Bathilda Bagshot]] knew anything about the symbol on a book left to Hermione by [[Albus Dumbledore]], and if she possibly had [[Sword of Gryffindor|Godric Gryffindor's Sword]].<ref name="DH16">{{DH|B|16}}</ref> At the graves of the Potters, Hermione conjured a wreath of flowers for Harry to put at the foot of their headstone. On the headstone was the inscription "''the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death''". |
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+ | After visiting the graves of [[James and Lily Potter]], Harry and Hermione were spotted by Bathilda, despite being under Harry's [[Cloak of Invisibility|invisibility cloak]]. Harry found it odd that Bathilda sensed them, and connected it to Dumbledore, as he too could sense the presence of others. They followed her back to her home, where Harry saw a picture of a young wizard he later learned was Bathilda's nephew, [[Gellert Grindelwald]].<ref name="DH18">{{DH|B|18}}</ref> Bathilda beckoned Harry to follow her upstairs, and Hermione reluctantly remained on the lower floor. |
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− | [[File:Hermione65432.JPG|thumb|250px|Hermione listening to Ron's tale of how he had found them.]] |
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+ | [[File:NaginiCombat.gif|250px|thumb|right|Nagini attacking Harry in Bathilda Bagshot's house]] |
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− | Once upstairs, Bathilda asked if he was Harry Potter; he was not aware that she asked this in [[Parseltongue]]. When he confirmed that he was, he felt his scar burn — Bathilda had in fact been dead for some time, and [[Nagini]] was in her animated corpse.<ref name="DH17">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 17, "Bathilda's Secret")</ref> She signaled [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and then attacked Harry, biting and coiling herself around him. Hermione came running upstairs and tried to curse the snake while Harry felt Voldemort approaching. Hermione repelled Nagini from Harry using a [[Blasting Curse]] that also ended up breaking [[Harry Potter's wand|Harry's wand]]. Both jumped out of the window and [[Apparition|Disapparated]] just as Voldemort arrived. Hermione managed to heal Harry's bite, but they had to share [[Hermione Granger's wand|her wand]] until [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] returned to them, with a [[Blackthorn wand|spare wand]] taken from [[Snatchers]].<ref name="DH19">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 19, "The Silver Doe")</ref> |
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+ | Upstairs, Bathilda asked if he was Harry Potter; he was not aware that she asked this in Parseltongue. When he confirmed that he was, he felt his scar burn — Bathilda had in fact been dead for some time, and [[Nagini]] was in her animated corpse.<ref name="DH17">{{DH|B|17}}</ref> She signalled [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and then attacked Harry, biting and coiling herself around him. Hermione came running upstairs and tried to curse the snake while Harry felt Voldemort approaching. Hermione repelled Nagini from Harry using a [[Blasting Curse]] that also ended up breaking [[Harry Potter's wand|Harry's wand]]. Both jumped out of the window and [[Apparition|Disapparated]] just as Voldemort arrived. Hermione managed to heal Harry's bite, but they had to share [[Hermione Granger's wand|her wand]] until [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] returned to them, with a [[Blackthorn wand|spare wand]] taken from [[Snatchers]].<ref name="DH19">{{DH|B|19}}</ref> |
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+ | {{dialogue a-b|Harry Potter|[[The Quibbler]]'s going for a new angle, then? Is that what you were doing when you went into the garden, Mr Lovegood? Sending an owl to the Ministry?|Xenophilius Lovegood|They took my Luna because of what I've been writing...They will be here any moment. I must save Luna. I cannot lose Luna. You must not leave.|Xenophilius preventing the trio from leaving|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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+ | On [[30 December]] [[1997]], shortly after [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] returned to the hunt and his friends. Ron destroyed the [[Slytherin's Locket|locket Horcrux]],<ref name="DH19" /> [[Hermione Granger]] expressed a desire to visit [[Xenophilius Lovegood]] in order to question him about a [[Deathly Hallows|mysterious symbol]] somehow connected to {{TBB}}, [[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Gellert Grindelwald]], and [[Godric's Hollow]]. It was also the symbol Xenophilius had worn to the wedding at [[the Burrow]] in the summer.<ref name="DH8" /> |
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+ | [[File:Death Eaters attacking the Lovegoods' house.jpg|250px|thumb|left|[[Death Eaters]] converging on the Lovegood house]] |
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− | On [[30 December]], [[1997]], shortly after [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] returned to his friends and destroyed the [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket|locket Horcrux]],<ref name="DH19" /> [[Hermione Granger]] expressed a desire to visit [[Xenophilius Lovegood]] in order to question him about a [[Deathly Hallows|mysterious symbol]] somehow connected to ''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]'', [[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Gellert Grindelwald]], and [[Godric's Hollow]]. It was also the symbol Xenophilius had worn to the wedding at [[the Burrow]] in the summer.<ref name="DH8" /> |
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+ | In spite of [[Harry Potter]]'s scepticism, the trio went to the [[Lovegood House]]. There, Xenophilius told them about the legend of the [[Deathly Hallows]]. They began to grow suspicious, however, when they saw a copy of ''[[The Quibbler]]'' that was no longer supportive of Harry and the [[Order of the Phoenix]],<ref name="DH21">{{DH|B|21}}</ref> and when they deduced that [[Luna Lovegood]] had not been home for a long time. Xenophilius admitted that [[Death Eaters]] had taken her hostage against his good behaviour, and that he had alerted them to Harry's presence in his home.<ref name="DH21" /> |
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− | + | Xenophilius tried to hold them there, but ended up causing the [[erumpent horn]] in his living room to explode. The trio hid as [[Selwyn]] and [[Travers]] arrived and started to beat and torture Xenophilius,<ref name="DH21" /> thinking he had been lying to them. Hermione then engineered their escape so that the Death Eaters caught a glimpse of her and Harry but not of Ron, who was supposed to be home with [[spattergroit]]. That way, Ron's alibi was preserved and the Death Eaters would not punish Xenophilius or Luna.<ref name="DH22" /> |
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+ | ====Skirmish at Malfoy Manor==== |
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+ | {{Quote|You're going to kill me? After I saved your life? You owe me, Wormtail!|Harry to Wormtail when he attempted to strangle Harry|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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The small but bloody skirmish of [[Malfoy Manor]] occurred after [[Fenrir Greyback]] captured [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Griphook]], and [[Dean Thomas]] after Harry broke the [[Taboo]] on Voldemort's name. Greyback and five [[Snatchers]] descended on their location around [[Easter]] of [[1998]] when Harry accidentally broke the Taboo.<ref name="DH22" /><ref name="DH23" /> |
The small but bloody skirmish of [[Malfoy Manor]] occurred after [[Fenrir Greyback]] captured [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], [[Hermione Granger]], [[Griphook]], and [[Dean Thomas]] after Harry broke the [[Taboo]] on Voldemort's name. Greyback and five [[Snatchers]] descended on their location around [[Easter]] of [[1998]] when Harry accidentally broke the Taboo.<ref name="DH22" /><ref name="DH23" /> |
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+ | [[File:Dobby preparing to apparate DHF1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ollivander and Luna were saved from Malfoy Manor by Dobby the house-elf]] |
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− | Opting to take Harry directly to Voldemort for the large reward, they [[Apparition|Apparated]] to his headquarters of Malfoy Manor. Though Voldemort was elsewhere, the [[Malfoy family]],<ref name="DH23" /> [[Bellatrix Lestrange]],<ref name="DH23" />, and [[Peter Pettigrew]]<ref name="DH23" /> were present. Bellatrix [[Stunning Spell|stunned]] the Snatchers for their "lack of respect" towards her, and ordered [[Draco Malfoy]] to take all the hostages to the basement, where they met with [[Luna Lovegood]] and [[Garrick Ollivander]]. Bellatrix kept Hermione back for a while, and tortured her with the [[Cruciatus Curse]] for information on how they were able to get [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]]. In spite of her great suffering, Hermione was able to concoct a bogus story, claiming the sword was a fake.<ref name="DH23" /> |
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+ | Opting to take Harry directly to Voldemort for the large reward, they [[Apparition|Apparated]] to his headquarters at Malfoy Manor. Though Voldemort was elsewhere, the [[Malfoy family]],<ref name="DH23" /> [[Bellatrix Lestrange]],<ref name="DH23" /> and [[Peter Pettigrew]]<ref name="DH23" /> were present. Bellatrix [[Stunning Spell|stunned]] the Snatchers for their "lack of respect" towards her and ordered [[Draco Malfoy]] to take all the hostages to the basement. Once in the basement Harry and Ron met with [[Luna Lovegood]] and [[Garrick Ollivander]]. |
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+ | Bellatrix kept Hermione upstairs and brutally tortured her with the [[Cruciatus Curse]] for information on how they were able to get [[Sword of Gryffindor|Godric Gryffindor's Sword]] and at one point threatened to run her through with a dagger. In spite of her great suffering, Hermione was able to concoct a bogus story, claiming the sword was a fake.<ref name="DH23" /> Harry overhearing Hermione say the sword was a fake convinced Griphook to back up her claim. |
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− | [[File:Ronconforts.jpg|thumb|left|Ron and Hermione watch as Dobby dies in Harry's arms.]] |
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+ | [[File:B7C23M1.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Dobby releasing the chandelier in the pallor of Malfoy Manor]] |
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− | {{Quote|You're going to kill me? After I saved your life? You owe me, Wormtail!|Harry to Wormtail when he attempted to strangle Harry|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|<ref name="DH23"/>}} |
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− | [[Dobby]] the house-elf was sent to Harry from [[Aberforth Dumbledore]] |
+ | [[Dobby]] the house-elf was sent to Harry's aid from [[Aberforth Dumbledore]].<ref name="DH28">{{DH|B|28}}</ref> Harry requested that he evacuate Dean, Ollivander, and Luna using the elf's special brand of Apparition magic. Dean and Luna were both reluctant to leave Harry and protested. The noise was overheard in the house above, and Peter Pettigrew was sent to investigate. He was ambushed in the basement when Harry and Ron took his wand and briefly battled him hand-to-hand.<ref name="DH23" /> However, when Harry reminded Pettigrew that he had saved his life, Pettigrew hesitated to murder Harry. Despite Harry and Ron's efforts to stop it, Pettigrew's Voldemort-made [[Peter Pettigrew's silver hand|silver hand]] turned against him and strangled him to death for the tiny, merciful impulse that Wormtail felt.<ref name="DH23" /> |
+ | [[File:Dobby death.gif|250px|thumb|right|Dobby dying in Harry's arms]] |
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− | The two boys then stormed the room where Bellatrix was holding Hermione. When Dobby reappeared, the group - Harry, Ron, Hermione, Griphook, and Dobby - Disapparated to the cottage of [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]. It was only then that they discovered Bellatrix had thrown a blade and stabbed Dobby, who died soon afterwards. Dobby was buried in the garden of [[Shell Cottage]] with the epitaph of ''"Here lies Dobby, A Free Elf."''<ref name="DH24" /> |
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+ | The two boys then stormed the room where Bellatrix was holding Hermione. When Dobby reappeared, the group — Harry, Ron, Hermione, Griphook, and Dobby — disapparated to the cottage of [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]. It was only then that they discovered Bellatrix had thrown a blade and stabbed Dobby, who died soon afterwards. Dobby was buried in the garden of [[Shell Cottage]] with the epitaph of ''"Here lies Dobby, A Free Elf."''<ref name="DH24" /> |
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+ | ====Gringotts break-in==== |
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+ | {{Dialogue|Harry Potter|The vault we need to get into isn't empty, and I'm guessing its protection will be pretty powerful. It belongs to the Lestranges.|Griphook|You have no chance. No chance at all.|Discussion of breaking into Gringotts|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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− | [[File:Dragona.jpg|thumb|left|Dragon at Gringotts]] |
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+ | [[File:Gemino Curse 3.gif|250px|thumb|left|The trio in the Lestrange vault looking for [[Hufflepuff's Cup|Helga Hufflepuff's Cup]], while fighting the [[Doubling Charm|Geminio]] Curse]] |
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+ | While staying at [[Shell Cottage]], Harry, Ron, and Hermione planned to break into [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]] in order to steal an item from the [[Lestrange family|Lestrange]] vault, as they suspected from Bellatrix's earlier panic that it was one of Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es.<ref name="DH24" /> Using hair that had fallen onto Hermione's sweater when Bellatrix was holding her at [[Malfoy Manor]], the trio brewed [[Polyjuice Potion]] so that Hermione could disguise herself as the Death Eater. She then [[Transfiguration|transfigured]] various aspects of Ron's appearance and he took on the alias of "Dragomir Despard",<ref name="DH26">{{DH|B|26}}</ref> a foreign wizard. Harry and Griphook followed under the [[Cloak of Invisibility|invisibility cloak]]. |
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+ | [[File:Ukrainian Ironbelly .png|250px|thumb|The trio escaping on the back of a half-blind dragon]] |
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− | While staying at [[Shell Cottage]], Harry, Ron, and Hermione planned to break into [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]] in order to steal an item from the [[Lestrange family|Lestrange]] vault, as they suspected from Bellatrix’s earlier panic that it was one of Voldemort’s [[Horcrux]]es.<ref name="DH24" /> Using hair that had fallen onto Hermione's sweater when Bellatrix was holding her at [[Malfoy Manor]], the trio brewed [[Polyjuice Potion]] so that Hermione could disguise herself as the Death Eater. She then [[Transfiguration|transfigured]] various aspects of Ron's appearance and he took on the alias of "Dragomir Despard",<ref name="DH26">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 26, "Gringotts")</ref> a foreign wizard. Harry and Griphook followed under the [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]]. |
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+ | With Griphook's help, and Harry using [[Confundus Charm]]s and the [[Imperius Curse]] on Death Eater [[Travers]] and various bank employees, the trio got into the Lestrange vault. There, they struggled to get Helga Hufflepuff's Cup as the treasure [[Flagrante Curse|turned hot enough to burn them]] and multiplied when touched. Just as they obtained the Cup, Griphook took [[Sword of Gryffindor|Godric Gryffindor's Sword]] from Harry and deserted them. Harry, Hermione and Ron escaped by flying [[Gringott's Dragon|the half-blind dragon]] that had been guarding the vault out of the bank.<ref name="DH26" /><ref name="DH27">{{DH|B|27}}</ref> |
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+ | ====Malfoy Manor massacre==== |
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− | [[File:Bellatrix-vault-gringotts-bank-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.jpg|thumb|The look of Bellatrix Lestrange's Vault after the [[Helga Hufflepuff's Cup]] duplicated into multiple pieces by using the [[Geminio]] spell.]] |
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+ | {{Main|Massacre at Malfoy Manor}} |
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+ | {{Quote|The Elder Wand slashed through the air...|Voldemort's massacre|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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+ | [[File:The Killing Curse.gif|250px|thumb|left|The massacre unfolding]] |
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+ | On the same day as the break-in, Voldemort was informed by several goblins from Gringotts that the [[Trio]] had robbed the [[Lestrange Vault]]. This caused Voldemort to panic, and when he was informed that [[Hufflepuff's Cup|a small golden cup]] had been stolen, he flew into a rage. Realising at that moment that Harry was hunting his Horcruxes, Voldemort unleashed the [[Elder Wand]] while [[Nagini]] watched and the rest of the witnesses fled, including [[Lucius Malfoy]] and even [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] pushing others aside in their haste. |
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+ | The Dark Lord smote each [[goblin]] on the floor in their turn,<ref name="DH27" /> including [[Griphook]] who collapsed holding the [[Sword of Gryffindor]],<ref name="DHF2">{{DH|F2}}</ref> until he was left alone amongst the dead with his followers, who were slowly and fearfully approaching the carnage.<ref name="DH27" />{{Clear}} |
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− | With Griphook's help, and Harry using [[Confundus Charm]]s and the [[Imperius Curse]] on Death Eater [[Travers]] and various bank employees, the trio got into the Lestrange vault. There, they struggled to get [[Helga Hufflepuff's Cup]] as the treasure [[Flagrante|turned hot enough to burn them]] and [[Geminio|multiplied]] when touched.<ref name="DH26" /> Just as they obtained the Cup, Griphook took [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]] from Harry and deserted them. Harry, Hermione and Ron escaped by flying [[Ukrainian Ironbelly at Gringotts|the half-blind dragon]] that had been guarding the vault out of the bank.<ref name="DH26" /><ref name="DH27">''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (Chapter 27, "The Final Hiding Place")</ref> |
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− | ===Battle of Hogwarts |
+ | ====Battle of Hogwarts==== |
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+ | {{Quote|I know that you are preparing to fight. Your efforts are futile. You cannot fight me. I do not want to kill you. I have great respect for the teachers of Hogwarts. I do not want to spill magical blood. Give me Harry Potter, and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded. You have until midnight.|Voldemort's ultimatum|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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− | [[File:Voldemort and his followers at the Battle of Hogwarts.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord Voldemort leading his Death Eaters into battle]] |
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+ | [[File:Hogwarts Post-Battle.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Battle of Hogwarts]] |
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+ | Following the massacre, Lord Voldemort warned the Carrows that Harry might go to the [[Ravenclaw]] tower and ordered a massive attack on [[Hogwarts Castle]], where his Horcrux was hidden as [[Ravenclaw's Diadem|Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]]. Harry, Ron, and Hermione went into the Room of Requirement, followed close behind by Vincent Crabbe, Draco Malfoy, and Gregory Goyle. Crabbe set off Fiendfyre, burning everything until Harry, Ron, and Hermione rescued Draco and Goyle and flew from the Room on broomsticks. Crabbe was unable to escape and perished.<ref name="DH31" /> |
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− | + | Hogwarts fortified itself for the attack. Voldemort demanded that Hogwarts hand over Harry Potter but, despite his threats, they remained in support of Harry and refused.<ref name="DH31" /> Eventually, having been convinced to hand himself over by Snape's memories,<ref name="DH33" /> Harry surrendered himself to Voldemort in the [[Forbidden Forest]], convinced that his death would destroy Voldemort as well, for a piece of Voldemort's soul attached itself to Harry's soul when the [[Killing Curse]] backfired, turning Harry into an accidental [[Horcrux]]. |
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+ | [[File:Harry's sacrifice.gif|250px|thumb|left|Voldemort hitting Harry with the Killing Curse]] |
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− | {{Quote|Harry Potter is dead. He was killed as he ran away, trying to save himself while you lay down your lives for him. We bring you his body as proof that your hero is gone. The battle is won. My Death Eaters outnumber you, and the Boy Who Lived is finished.|Voldemort after Harry's apparent death|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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+ | Voldemort's use of the Killing Curse on Harry merely sent Harry's soul into a [[Limbo]] where he had a brief conversation with Dumbledore before reawakening in the forest.<ref name="DH36" /><ref name="DH35">{{DH|B|35}}</ref> To maintain his safety, Potter feigned his death. Ordered by Voldemort to confirm Harry's demise, [[Narcissa Malfoy]] discovered that Potter was in fact alive, but kept it secret in exchange for information from Harry concerning the welfare of her child Draco<ref name="DH36" /> (she and Lucius no longer cared who won, they just cared whether or not Draco was alive and well). |
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+ | [[File:Hogwarts Big Battle at Hogwarts Moment Pottermore.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Voldemort gloating over Harry's 'death', Neville slaying Nagini, and the second half of the battle breaking out]] |
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− | Voldemort's use of the Killing Curse on Harry merely sent Harry's soul into a [[Limbo]] where he had a brief conversation with Dumbledore before reawaking in the forest.<ref name="DH35" /><ref name="DH36" /> To maintain his safety, Potter feigned his death. Ordered by Voldemort to confirm Harry's demise, [[Narcissa Malfoy]] discovered that Potter was in fact alive, but kept it secret in exchange for information from Harry concerning the welfare of her child Draco<ref name="DH36" /> (she no longer cared who won, she just cared whether or not Draco was alive and well). [[Rubeus Hagrid]] was forced to carry Harry back to the Castle, where the Hogwarts community believed he had been killed and Voldemort claimed that he had been caught trying to escape and save himself. In the ensuing commotion, Harry concealed himself with the Invisibility Cloak, and witnessed Neville beheading [[Nagini]], Voldemort's last remaining [[Horcrux]]<ref name="DH36" />. |
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+ | [[Rubeus Hagrid]] was forced to carry Harry back to the Castle, where the Hogwarts community believed he had been murdered and Voldemort claimed that he had been caught trying to escape and save himself. In the ensuing commotion, Harry concealed himself with the invisibility cloak, and witnessed Neville beheading [[Nagini]], Voldemort's last remaining [[Horcrux]]. Morale renewed by Longbottom's bravery, the final battle included the [[house-elf|house-elves]], the residents of [[Hogsmeade]]; the friends and families of every remaining student, a few returning [[Slytherin]]s, a flock of [[Thestral]]s, a herd of [[centaur]]s, and the outlaw Hippogriff [[Buckbeak]].<ref name="DH36" /> Death Eaters were either cut down or forced to surrender. |
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+ | [[File:Molly vs Bellatrix DHF2.gif|250px|thumb|left|Bellatrix and Molly duelling in the Great Hall]] |
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− | {{Quote|NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!|[[Molly Weasley]] to [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] after a killing curse cast by Bellatrix missed Ginny by an inch.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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+ | In the [[Great Hall]] of Hogwarts, the crowd congregated around Voldemort battling [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Minerva McGonagall]] and [[Horace Slughorn]] all at once, and "''his last, best lieutenant''," [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], fighting [[Hermione Granger]], [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], and [[Luna Lovegood]]. After Bellatrix nearly murdered Ginny, [[Molly Weasley]] stepped in, killing the Death Eater.<ref name="DH36" /> Voldemort blasted his three opponents away from him and turned on Molly, but Harry Potter revealed himself at that moment.<ref name="DH36" /> |
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+ | ====Voldemort's Last Stand==== |
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− | Morale renewed by Longbottom's bravery, the final battle included the [[house-elf|house-elves]],<ref name="DH36" /> the residents of [[Hogsmeade]];<ref name="DH36" /> the friends and families of every remaining student,<ref name="DH36" /> a few returning [[Slytherin]]s,<ref name="DH36" /> a flock of [[Thestral]]s,<ref name="DH36" /> a herd of [[centaur]]s,<ref name="DH36" />and the outlaw Hippogriff [[Buckbeak]].<ref name="DH36" /> Death Eaters were either cut down or forced to surrender. In the [[Great Hall]] of Hogwarts, the crowd congregated around Voldemort battling [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Minerva McGonagall]] and [[Horace Slughorn]] all at once, and "his last, best lieutenant," [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], fighting [[Hermione Granger]], [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], and [[Luna Lovegood]]. After Bellatrix nearly killed Ginny, [[Molly Weasley]] stepped in, killing the Death Eater.<ref name="DH36" /> Voldemort blasted his three opponents away from him and turned on Molly, but Harry Potter revealed himself at that moment <ref name="DH36" />. |
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+ | {{Quote|We did it! We bashed them, wee Potter's the one! And Voldy's gone mouldy, so now let's have fun!|[[Peeves]] sings a victory song after Harry defeats Voldemort|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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+ | [[File:Voldemort vanquished.png|250px|thumb|right|Harry's final defeat of Lord Voldemort and the end of the Second Wizarding War]] |
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+ | The crowd retreated and watched then as the two great enemies, Voldemort and Harry Potter, bantered and circled each other. Harry dared Voldemort to feel remorse,<ref name="DH36" /> to which Voldemort responded by shooting a [[Killing Curse]] from the [[Elder Wand]]. Harry simultaneously cast his own signature spell, the [[Disarming Charm]], using [[Draco Malfoy's wand]]. However, because the Elder Wand rightfully belonged to Harry, the Killing Curse rebounded and ended Voldemort's life once and for all, restoring peace to the wizarding world. Harry then, shortly after, used the Elder Wand to repair his own broken wand, and then placed it back in Dumbledore's tomb, hoping the wand's power would die with him.<ref name="DH36" /> |
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+ | The Second Wizarding War was over with a decisive victory for the [[Order of the Phoenix]] and [[Dumbledore's Army]].<ref name="DH36" /> Few members of the Order survived, but most of the [[Death Eaters]] and allies were either killed or imprisoned after the war, except the [[Malfoy family]].<ref name="DH36" /><ref name="DH36" /><ref name="DH37">{{DH|B|E}}</ref> |
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− | ====The Duel in the Great Hall (1998)==== |
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− | {{Main|Duel in the Great Hall}}[[File:Duelinthegreathall.jpg|thumb|270px|Lord Voldemort's final stand]] |
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− | The crowd retreated and watched then as the two great enemies, Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter, bantered and circled each other. Harry dared Voldemort to feel remorse,<ref name="DH36" /> to which Voldemort responded by shooting a [[Killing Curse]] from the [[Elder Wand]]. Harry simultaneously fired his own signature spell, the [[Disarming Charm|Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus)]], using [[Draco Malfoy's wand]]. However, because the Elder Wand rightfully belonged to Harry, the Killing Curse rebounded and ended Voldemort's life once and for all, restoring peace to the wizarding world. Harry then, shortly after, used the Elder Wand to repair his own broken wand, and then placed it back in Dumbledore's tomb, hoping the wand's power would die with him.<ref name="DH36" /> |
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+ | ===Aftermath {{C|1998–}}=== |
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− | The Second Wizarding War was over with a decisive victory for the [[Order of the Phoenix]] and [[Dumbledore's Army]].<ref name="DH36" /> Few members of the order survived, but most the [[Death Eaters]] and allies were either killed or imprisoned after the war, except the [[Malfoy family]].<ref name="DH36" /><ref name="DH37" />Those killed were Augustus Rookwood, Jugson, Avery, Mulciber, Thorfin Rowle, Travers, and many others. |
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+ | {{Quote|The sun rose steadily over Hogwarts, and the Great Hall blazed with life and light. Harry was an indispensible part of the mingled outpourings of jubilation and mourning, of grief and celebration. They wanted him there with them, their leader and symbol, their saviour and their guide... He must speak to the bereaved, clasp their hands, witness their tears, receive their thanks, hear the news now creeping in from every quarter as the morning drew on; that the Imperiused up and down the country had come back to themselves, that Death Eaters were fleeing or else being captured, that the innocent of Azkaban were being released at that very moment.|Harry Potter regarding the end of the Second Wizarding War|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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+ | [[File:DailyProphetHogwartsSaved.png|200px|thumb|left|The ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' reports on the aftermath of the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]]] |
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+ | After the defeat of [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], twenty or more Death Eaters were killed. The rest were imprisoned, with the exception of the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]]. Approximately fifty-five defenders of Hogwarts were killed in the final battle.<ref name="DH36" /> [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] was named interim [[Minister for Magic]], and later took the position on permanently. [[Minerva McGonagall]] became headmistress of Hogwarts. Celebrations were held in the Great Hall of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. |
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+ | In the years following the Second Wizarding War, Minister of Magic [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] led a massive reform of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in order to put an end to [[Blood status|prejudice based on blood status]] and to better combat [[Dark wizard]]s in the future. In addition to the reforms, [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] revolutionised the [[Auror Office]] and [[Hermione Granger]] helped advance the rights of magical creatures and eradicated the old pro-[[pure-blood]] laws from high up in the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]].<ref name="transcript" /> |
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− | After the defeat of [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], 20 or more Death Eaters were killed. The rest were imprisoned, with the exception of the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]]. Approximately 55 soldiers of the Order and the D.A. were killed in the final battle.<ref name="DH36" /> [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] was named interim [[Minister for Magic]], and later took the position on permanently. [[Minerva McGonagall]] became headmistress of Hogwarts. Celebrations were held in the Great Hall of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. |
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+ | [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] later went on to join his brother George at Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes, which became an enormous money-spinner. Harry would later be promoted to the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and Hermione became the Minister of Magic. |
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− | In the years following the Second Wizarding War, the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] was massively reformed in order to put an end to [[blood purity|prejudice based on blood status]] and to better combat [[Dark Wizard]]s in the future.<ref name="transcript" /> In addition to the reforms of Minister Shacklebolt, [[Harry Potter]] revolutionised the [[Auror Office]] and [[Hermione Granger]] advanced the rights of magical creatures and eradicated the old pro-[[pure-blood]] laws from high up in the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]].<ref name="transcript" /> [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] joined his brother George at Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes, which became an enormous money-spinner. |
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− | |[[Broderick Bode]] |
+ | |[[Broderick Bode]]<ref name="OTP" /> |
− | <ref name="OTP" /> |
||
|[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] |
|[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] |
||
|Unknown [[Death Eaters]] |
|Unknown [[Death Eaters]] |
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|January [[1996]] |
|January [[1996]] |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |[[Sirius Black]] |
+ | |[[Sirius Black]]<ref name="OTP" /> |
− | <ref name="OTP" /> |
||
|[[Marauders]], [[Order of the Phoenix]] |
|[[Marauders]], [[Order of the Phoenix]] |
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|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] |
|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] |
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|[[17 June]], [[1996]] |
|[[17 June]], [[1996]] |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |[[Amelia Bones]] |
+ | |[[Amelia Bones]]<ref name="HBP1" /><ref name="HBP4" /> |
− | <ref name="HBP1" /><ref name="HBP4" /> |
||
|[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] |
|[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] |
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|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] |
|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] |
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|Summer of [[1996]] |
|Summer of [[1996]] |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |[[Igor Karkaroff]] |
+ | |[[Igor Karkaroff]]<ref name="HBP6" /> |
+ | |None |
||
− | <ref name="HBP6" /> |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Unknown [[Death Eaters]] |
||
− | |[[Death Eaters]] (betrayed), [[Durmstrang Institute|Durmstrang]] |
||
− | |rowspan=" |
+ | | rowspan="4" |Unknown |
− | |rowspan="4"|Unknown |
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|Killed for betraying his fellow Death Eaters after the [[First Wizarding War]] |
|Killed for betraying his fellow Death Eaters after the [[First Wizarding War]] |
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|[[July]] [[1996]] |
|[[July]] [[1996]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Hannah Abbott's mother|Mrs |
+ | |[[Hannah Abbott's mother|Mrs Abbott]]<ref name="HBP" /> |
− | + | | rowspan="2" |N/A |
|
− | |rowspan="2"|N/A |
||
|Found dead in her home |
|Found dead in her home |
||
|Autumn of [[1996]] |
|Autumn of [[1996]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Florean Fortescue]] |
+ | |[[Florean Fortescue]]<ref name="HBP6" /> |
− | <ref name="HBP6" /> |
||
|Unknown, possibly [[Death Eaters]] |
|Unknown, possibly [[Death Eaters]] |
||
− | |Abducted from his shop along with [[Garrick Ollivander|Mr |
+ | |Abducted from his shop along with [[Garrick Ollivander|Mr Ollivander]] |
|[[1996]] |
|[[1996]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Emmeline Vance]] |
+ | |[[Emmeline Vance]]<ref name="HBP2" /> |
− | <ref name="HBP2" /> |
||
|[[Order of the Phoenix]] |
|[[Order of the Phoenix]] |
||
|Unknown [[Death Eaters]] |
|Unknown [[Death Eaters]] |
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|Mid-[[1996]] |
|Mid-[[1996]] |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |[[Albus Dumbledore]] |
+ | |[[Albus Dumbledore]]<ref name="HBP27" /> |
− | <ref name="HBP27" /> |
||
|[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], [[Order of the Phoenix]] (founder and leader) |
|[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], [[Order of the Phoenix]] (founder and leader) |
||
|[[Severus Snape]], on Dumbledore's own orders |
|[[Severus Snape]], on Dumbledore's own orders |
||
|[[Killing Curse]] |
|[[Killing Curse]] |
||
|As part of his own plan; Dumbledore was already dying and Snape was a spy for the [[Order of the Phoenix]] |
|As part of his own plan; Dumbledore was already dying and Snape was a spy for the [[Order of the Phoenix]] |
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− | |rowspan="2"|[[June]] [[1997]] |
+ | | rowspan="2" |[[June]] [[1997]] |
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Gibbon]] |
+ | |[[Gibbon]]<ref name="HBP29" /> |
− | <ref name="HBP29" /> |
||
|[[Death Eaters]] |
|[[Death Eaters]] |
||
|[[Thorfinn Rowle]] |
|[[Thorfinn Rowle]] |
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|Rowle was aiming for [[Remus Lupin]] during battle |
|Rowle was aiming for [[Remus Lupin]] during battle |
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|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Charity Burbage]] |
+ | |[[Charity Burbage]]<ref name="DH1" /> |
− | <ref name="DH1" /> |
||
|[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] |
|[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] |
||
|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] |
|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] |
||
− | |rowspan="3"|[[Killing Curse]] |
+ | | rowspan="3" |[[Killing Curse]] |
|Gathering of Death Eaters at [[Malfoy Manor]] |
|Gathering of Death Eaters at [[Malfoy Manor]] |
||
− | |rowspan="3"|[[July]] [[1997]] |
+ | | rowspan="3" |[[July]] [[1997]] |
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Hedwig]] |
+ | |[[Hedwig]]<ref name="DH4" /> |
− | <ref name="DH4" /> |
||
|[[Harry Potter]] |
|[[Harry Potter]] |
||
|A [[Hedwig's killer|Death Eater]] |
|A [[Hedwig's killer|Death Eater]] |
||
− | |rowspan="2"|[[Battle of the Seven Potters]] |
+ | | rowspan="2" |[[Battle of the Seven Potters]] |
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Alastor Moody]] |
+ | |[[Alastor Moody]]<ref name="DH5" /> |
− | <ref name="DH5" /> |
||
|[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], [[Order of the Phoenix]] |
|[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], [[Order of the Phoenix]] |
||
− | |rowspan=" |
+ | | rowspan="5" |[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] |
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Rufus Scrimgeour]] |
+ | |[[Rufus Scrimgeour]]<ref name="DH11" /> |
− | <ref name="DH11" /> |
||
|[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] (Minister for Magic) |
|[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] (Minister for Magic) |
||
|Possibly [[Killing Curse]] |
|Possibly [[Killing Curse]] |
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|[[1 August]] [[1997]] |
|[[1 August]] [[1997]] |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |[[German family]] |
+ | |[[Family that lived in Gregorovitch's former home|German family]]<ref name="DH12" /> |
− | + | | rowspan="8" |N/A |
|
− | |rowspan=" |
+ | | rowspan="3" |[[Killing Curse]] |
+ | |Murdered for not having information on [[Mykew Gregorovitch|Gregorovitch]]'s location |
||
− | |rowspan="2"|[[Killing Curse]] |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Autumn of [[1997]] |
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− | |Killed for not having information on [[Gregorovitch]]'s location |
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− | |rowspan="2"|Autumn of [[1997]] |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |[[Gregorovitch]] |
+ | |[[Mykew Gregorovitch]]<ref name="DH14" /> |
+ | | rowspan="2" |[[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s search for the [[Elder Wand]] |
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− | <ref name="DH14" /> |
||
− | |[[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s search for the [[Elder Wand]] |
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|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Gellert Grindelwald]] |
+ | | rowspan="6" |[[1997]] |
||
− | <ref name="DH22" /> |
||
+ | |- |
||
− | |[[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], or on his orders |
||
+ | |[[Bathilda Bagshot]]<ref name="DH22" /> |
||
− | |rowspan="8"|Unknown |
||
+ | |[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], or on his orders |
||
+ | | rowspan="8" |Unknown |
||
|Body used as a disguise for [[Nagini]] to trap [[Harry Potter]] |
|Body used as a disguise for [[Nagini]] to trap [[Harry Potter]] |
||
− | |rowspan="5"|[[1997]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[Jacob Erland]] |
|[[Jacob Erland]] |
||
− | |rowspan="4"|Unknown |
+ | | rowspan="4" |Unknown |
− | |rowspan="4"|Reported missing on ''[[Potterwatch]]'' |
+ | | rowspan="4" |Reported missing on ''[[Potterwatch]]'' |
|- |
|- |
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|[[Jennifer Winston]] |
|[[Jennifer Winston]] |
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|[[Joshua Flexson]] |
|[[Joshua Flexson]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Ted Tonks]] |
+ | |[[Edward Tonks|Ted Tonks]]<ref name="DH22" /> |
− | <ref name="DH22" /> |
||
|[[Order of the Phoenix]] |
|[[Order of the Phoenix]] |
||
− | |rowspan="3"|[[Snatchers]] |
+ | | rowspan="3" |[[Snatchers]] |
− | |rowspan="3"|The search for "[[Mudblood]]s" and "[[blood traitor]]s" |
+ | | rowspan="3" |The search for "[[Mudblood]]s" and "[[blood traitor]]s" |
− | |rowspan="6"|Spring of [[1998]] |
+ | | rowspan="6" |Spring of [[1998]] |
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Dirk Cresswell]] |
+ | |[[Dirk Cresswell]]<ref name="DH22" /> |
− | <ref name="DH22" /> |
||
|[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], [[Slug Club]] alumnus |
|[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], [[Slug Club]] alumnus |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Gornuk]] |
+ | |[[Gornuk]]<ref name="DH22" /> |
− | <ref name="DH22" /> |
||
|[[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] |
|[[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Peter Pettigrew]] |
+ | |[[Peter Pettigrew]]<ref name="DH23" /> |
− | <ref name="DH23" /> |
||
|[[Marauders]] (betrayed), [[Death Eaters]] |
|[[Marauders]] (betrayed), [[Death Eaters]] |
||
|His own magical [[Peter Pettigrew's silver hand|silver hand]] |
|His own magical [[Peter Pettigrew's silver hand|silver hand]] |
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|He owed a life debt to [[Harry Potter]] |
|He owed a life debt to [[Harry Potter]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Dobby]] |
+ | |[[Dobby]]<ref name="DH24" /> |
− | <ref name="DH24" /> |
||
|[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], [[Harry Potter]] |
|[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], [[Harry Potter]] |
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|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] |
|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] |
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|The [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor|escape from Malfoy Manor]] |
|The [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor|escape from Malfoy Manor]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Bogrod]], and [[Griphook]], and many other [[ |
+ | |[[Bogrod]], and [[Griphook]], and many other [[goblin]]s and guards<ref name="DH27" /> |
|[[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] |
|[[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] |
||
− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Gringott's Dragon]]/<br />[[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] |
|Destruction of Gringotts / [[Killing Curse]] |
|Destruction of Gringotts / [[Killing Curse]] |
||
− | |Gringotts |
+ | |Gringotts break-in |
|- |
|- |
||
|Vincent Crabbe |
|Vincent Crabbe |
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|Himself (by accident) |
|Himself (by accident) |
||
|[[Fiendfyre]] |
|[[Fiendfyre]] |
||
− | |[[Battle of Hogwarts]], his spell raged out of control, destroying everything in the [[Room of Requirement]], including [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]] |
+ | |[[Battle of Hogwarts]], his spell raged out of control, destroying everything in the [[Room of Requirement]], including [[Ravenclaw's Diadem|Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]] |
− | |rowspan=" |
+ | | rowspan="10" |[[2 May]], [[1998]] |
|- |
|- |
||
+ | |[[Lavender Brown]]<ref name="DH31" /> |
||
− | |[[Fred Weasley]] |
||
+ | |[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] |
||
− | <ref name="DH31" /> |
||
+ | |[[Fenrir Greyback]] |
||
+ | |Werewolf attack; from Fenrir Greyback |
||
+ | | rowspan="8" |[[Battle of Hogwarts]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |[[Fred Weasley]]<ref name="DH31" /> |
||
|[[Dumbledore's Army]], [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], [[Order of the Phoenix]] |
|[[Dumbledore's Army]], [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], [[Order of the Phoenix]] |
||
|Unknown |
|Unknown |
||
|Explosion |
|Explosion |
||
− | |rowspan="8"|[[Battle of Hogwarts]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Remus Lupin]] |
+ | |[[Remus Lupin]]<ref name="DH33" /> |
− | <ref name="DH33" /> |
||
|[[Marauders]] (last surviving), [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] (resigned), [[Order of the Phoenix]] |
|[[Marauders]] (last surviving), [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] (resigned), [[Order of the Phoenix]] |
||
|[[Antonin Dolohov]] |
|[[Antonin Dolohov]] |
||
− | |rowspan="2"|Duel |
+ | | rowspan="2" |Duel |
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Nymphadora Tonks]] |
+ | |[[Nymphadora Tonks]]<ref name="DH33" /> |
− | <ref name="DH33" /> |
||
|[[Order of the Phoenix]], [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] ([[Auror]]) |
|[[Order of the Phoenix]], [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] ([[Auror]]) |
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|Bellatrix Lestrange<ref name="transcript">[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript "A transcript of a web chat with J.K. Rowling"] from [http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/ The Leaky Cauldron]</ref> |
|Bellatrix Lestrange<ref name="transcript">[http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript "A transcript of a web chat with J.K. Rowling"] from [http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/ The Leaky Cauldron]</ref> |
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− | |- |
||
− | |[[Lavender Brown]] |
||
− | |[[Hogwarts]] |
||
− | |[[Fenrir Greyback]] |
||
− | |Werewolf attack |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[Colin Creevey]] |
|[[Colin Creevey]] |
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|Unknown |
|Unknown |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Severus Snape]] |
+ | |[[Severus Snape]]<ref name="DH32" /> |
− | <ref name="DH32" /> |
||
|Double agent: [[Order of the Phoenix]] and [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] (primary loyalties) and the [[Death Eaters]] |
|Double agent: [[Order of the Phoenix]] and [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] (primary loyalties) and the [[Death Eaters]] |
||
− | |[[Nagini]], on |
+ | |[[Nagini]], on Voldemort's orders |
|Snakebite |
|Snakebite |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Nagini]] |
+ | |[[Nagini]]<ref name="DH36" /> |
− | <ref name="DH36" /> |
||
|[[Death Eaters]] ([[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s Horcrux) |
|[[Death Eaters]] ([[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s Horcrux) |
||
|[[Neville Longbottom]] |
|[[Neville Longbottom]] |
||
− | |Beheaded with [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]] |
+ | |Beheaded with [[Sword of Gryffindor|Godric Gryffindor's Sword]] |
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] |
+ | |[[Bellatrix Lestrange]]<ref name="DH36" /> |
− | <ref name="DH36" /> |
||
|[[Death Eaters]] |
|[[Death Eaters]] |
||
|[[Molly Weasley]] |
|[[Molly Weasley]] |
||
|Unknown curse |
|Unknown curse |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |[[Tom |
+ | |[[Tom Riddle]]/[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]<ref name="DH36" /> |
|[[Death Eaters]] (founder and leader) |
|[[Death Eaters]] (founder and leader) |
||
|[[Tom Riddle|Himself (inadvertently)]], [[Harry Potter]] |
|[[Tom Riddle|Himself (inadvertently)]], [[Harry Potter]] |
||
|[[Killing Curse]] backfire |
|[[Killing Curse]] backfire |
||
− | |[[Battle of Hogwarts]], [[ |
+ | |[[Battle of Hogwarts]], [[Voldemort's Last Stand|Final duel]] with [[Harry Potter]] |
|} |
|} |
||
+ | Also among the dead were 20-40 Death Eaters and the [[Fallen Fifty]]. |
||
==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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− | *Although the deaths of [[Quirinus Quirrell]], [[Bertha Jorkins]], [[Frank Bryce]], and [[Bartemius Crouch |
+ | *Although the deaths of [[Quirinus Quirrell]], [[Bertha Jorkins]], [[Frank Bryce]], and [[Bartemius Crouch Senior|Barty Crouch Snr]] can all be directly attributed to either Lord Voldemort himself or his Death Eaters, they all died before the Second Wizarding War officially began with Voldemort's rebirth. |
− | *In |
+ | *In {{HBP|FA}}, the [[Millennium Bridge]] shown to be attacked in lieu of the [[Brockdale Bridge]]. The events of the story occur in [[1996]], when the bridge had just begun being built, meaning it was unlikely that people were allowed on it, however, the film does not explicitly state the time the events took place. |
− | *[[Bartemius Crouch |
+ | *[[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Barty Crouch Jnr]] technically wasn't killed in the Second War, but he was given the [[Dementor's Kiss]] by a [[Dementor]] bodyguard brought by [[Cornelius Fudge]]. |
+ | *In {{DH|F2}}, several extra deaths happen that didn't seem to have happened in the book: |
||
+ | **Hermione's [[Stunning Spell]] sends [[Fenrir Greyback]] off the Viaduct Courtyard to the ravine below and to his death after he was discovered mauling [[Lavender Brown]]. As this contradicts the events of the novel, it cannot be considered canon to the book (in which she does blast him away from Lavender but clearly not off a cliff, as he turns up again in the final part of the battle). |
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+ | **[[Scabior]] led the Snatchers into the [[Wooden Bridge]], where he briefly duelled [[Neville Longbottom]] before the latter cast a spell making the bridge collapse, Scabior attempted to get to safety, but inevitably fell to his death into the chasm below. |
||
+ | **[[Pius Thicknesse]] is ruthlessly killed by Voldemort in frustration after he interrupts his concentration with an unwanted interjection. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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+ | *{{GOF}} {{1st}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}} |
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+ | *{{GOF|F}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]'' |
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+ | *{{GOF|G}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]'' |
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+ | *{{OOTP}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' |
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+ | *{{OOTP|F}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' |
||
+ | *{{OOTP|G}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' |
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+ | *{{HBP}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' |
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+ | *{{HBP|F}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]'' |
||
+ | *{{HBP|G}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]'' |
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+ | *{{DH}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' |
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+ | *{{DH|F1}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' |
||
+ | *{{DH|G1}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]'' |
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+ | *{{DH|F2}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' |
||
+ | *{{DH|G2}} |
||
− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]'' |
||
+ | *{{CC}} {{Mention}} {{AR}} |
||
− | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' |
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+ | *{{CC}} {{Mention}} {{AR}} |
||
− | *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' |
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+ | *{{PM}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Motorbike Escape]]'' |
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+ | *{{WW}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter for Kinect]]'' |
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+ | *{{LEGO|Y1}} |
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+ | *{{LEGO|Y2}} |
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+ | *{{LEGO}} |
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+ | *{{DH|ME}} |
||
+ | *{{HPK}} |
||
+ | *{{WU}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{MA}} {{Flashback}} |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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+ | {{Start box}} |
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+ | {{Succession box |
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+ | |predecessor=[[Race to find the Cursed Vaults]] |
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+ | |position=Conflicts in [[Wizarding world|wizarding]] history |
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+ | |years=[[24 June]] [[1995]]–[[2 May]] [[1998]] |
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+ | |successor=Unknown |
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+ | }} |
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+ | {{End box}} |
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+ | |||
+ | [[pl:Druga Wojna Czarodziejów]] |
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[[fr:Deuxième guerre des sorciers]] |
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[[nl:Tweede Tovenaarsoorlog]] |
[[nl:Tweede Tovenaarsoorlog]] |
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+ | [[et:Teine Võlurite sõda]] |
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− | [[Category:Events]] |
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+ | [[pt-br:Segunda Guerra Bruxa]] |
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− | [[Category:Military conflicts]] |
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+ | [[ru:Вторая магическая война]] |
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− | [[Category:Second Order of the Phoenix]] |
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+ | [[ja:第二次魔法戦争]] |
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+ | [[Category:Second Wizarding War|Second Wizarding War]] |
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- "This isn't like last time. The Order is better prepared, we've got a head start, we know what Voldemort's up to —"
- — Remus Lupin regarding the upcoming Second Wizarding War in August 1995 to Molly Weasley[src]
The Second Wizarding War referred to the conflicts stemming from the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort's second rise to power after his return in 1995. Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, waged a violent campaign across both the wizarding and Muggle communities.
The Death Eaters strived to topple the Ministry of Magic and subjugate Muggle-borns, with the eventual goal of conquering the entire wizarding world, in addition to the Muggle world. Harry Potter, prophesied as the "Chosen One" capable of bringing an end to Voldemort's power, took an active role in this war, alongside his peers in Dumbledore's Army and the members of the Order of the Phoenix.
The Second War technically began on 24 June 1995, though was not officially announced by the Ministry until nearly a year later on 18 June 1996, and ended on 2 May 1998, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, after the death of the Dark Lord.
History
Prelude (1970–1995)
First Wizarding War
- "Imagine that Voldemort's powerful now. You don't know who his supporters are, you don't know who's working for him and who isn't; you know he can control people so that they do terrible things without being able to stop themselves. You're scared for yourself, and your family, and your friends. Every week, news comes of more deaths, more disappearances, more torturing ... the Ministry of Magic's in disarray, they don't know what to do, they're trying to keep everything hidden from the Muggles, but meanwhile, Muggles are dying too. Terror everywhere ... panic ... confusion ... that's how it used to be."
- — Sirius Black explaining the First Wizarding War to the trio[src]
The First Wizarding War was fought for approximately eleven years, from 1970 to 1981. It included Lord Voldemort's rise to power, the induction of the Death Eaters, and the mass chaos that resulted in his reign of terror.
Several great wizards were murdered in this time; brothers Fabian and Gideon Prewett, the McKinnons, the Boneses, and James and Lily Potter.[3] Others, such as Alice and Frank Longbottom, were left permanently injured, both physically and/or mentally, to the extent that they could no longer perform magic.[1]
On 31 October 1981, Voldemort attacked the home of James and Lily Potter in hopes of preventing the prophecy regarding his downfall from ever coming to fruition.[3] However, his Killing Curse on their son, Harry, backfired due to the sacrifice Harry's mother made for him. Voldemort, having lost his physical body and magical powers, fled to a forest in Albania as a wisp of a shattered soul.[1]
The fragments of his soul stored in his Horcruxes prevented his actual death,[1][2] which should have occurred when the Killing Curse backfired. Death Eaters were arrested by the Ministry of Magic; others such as Lucius Malfoy, Corban Yaxley, Walden Macnair, Amycus Carrow, Alecto Carrow, Avery, Crabbe, Nott, and Goyle claimed they had been enslaved by the Imperius Curse. The First Wizarding War ended and peace was temporarily restored to the wizarding world.
There was much speculation afterward concerning Voldemort's survival. Only Albus Dumbledore had any confirmation he was in Albania. However, some, including Rubeus Hagrid, believed he was still alive, as he "wasn't human enough to die". As Dumbledore strongly suspected that the worst was not over, Harry Potter was taken into the care of his Muggle relatives, the Dursleys.[34] Dumbledore placed a protective charm on their home which would break on either:
- The day Harry came of age,[3] or
- The day Harry stopped calling 4 Privet Drive home (the day he left and never returned).[4]
Attempted theft of the Philosopher's Stone
- "KILL HIM! KILL HIM!"
- — Voldemort ordering Quirrell to murder Harry[src]
Lord Voldemort waited for his followers to find him, but he was instead located by Quirinus Quirrell. Quirrell helped him infiltrate Hogwarts so they could steal the Philosopher's Stone. Voldemort first attempted to steal the stone from Gringotts Wizarding Bank, but the vault was emptied before he had the chance.
This attempt resulted in a skirmish, which took place on 4 June 1992. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger battled through a set of obstacles in the underground chambers. Most eleven-year-old children would find it near impossible to pass through these chambers, but they succeeded anyway.[35] In the last chamber, Harry defeated Voldemort and kept the stone safe, with Quirrell dying in the process. This forced Voldemort back into hiding.[36]
Second opening of the Chamber of Secrets
- "Now, Harry, I'm going to teach you a little lesson. Let's match the powers of Lord Voldemort, Heir of Salazar Slytherin, against famous Harry Potter, and the best weapons Dumbledore can give him..."
- — Tom Riddle to Harry Potter during the battle in the Chamber of Secrets[src]
Before his first downfall, Voldemort had split his soul into six fragments which he embedded into Horcruxes. He did this out of his terror and paranoia of death.[2][37] One such Horcrux was his diary, which Voldemort, through his servant Lucius Malfoy (who was ignorant of the diary's true form, not recognising it as a Horcrux, but thinking it was some obscure Dark object his master had created), tried to use to regain a physical form in 1992.[38]
This time his unsuspecting victim was Ginny Weasley, who unwittingly allowed the diary to siphon life from her to the preserved memory of Tom Marvolo Riddle, Voldemort's former self[38] However, this plot was foiled once again by Harry Potter, Ron, and Hermione, along with Dumbledore's phoenix, Fawkes.
Harry slayed Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk with Godric Gryffindor's Sword, which was acquired from the Sorting Hat. After slaying the Basilisk, he unknowingly destroyed the Horcrux with one of the serpent's fangs.[38] The Basilisk venom destroyed the diary completely, putting it beyond the realm of magical repair. Harry was bitten by the Basilisk in the process and was an inch from death. However, Fawkes' tears healed his wound and saved his life. This also led to Dumbledore having some proof of his belief that Voldemort had Horcruxes though not fully certain of how many.[37]
Servant returns to the master
- "The Dark Lord lies alone and friendless, abandoned by his followers. His servant has been chained these twelve years. Tonight, before midnight... the servant will break free and set out to rejoin his master. The Dark Lord will rise again with his servant's aid, greater and more terrible than ever he was. Tonight... before midnight... the servant... will set out... to rejoin... his master."
- — Professor Trelawney's second prediction[src]
In 1994, Ron's pet grey rat, Scabbers, was revealed as Peter Pettigrew. Although thought to be dead (he was believed to be murdered by Sirius Black), he turned out to have been in hiding, due to the fact he was now a Death Eater and an accomplice of Voldemort. He had been hiding in his Animagus form of a grey rat named Scabbers since shortly after betraying Lily and James Potter to their deaths on 31 October, 1981.[39] He spent 12 years with the Weasley family, as their pet.
Pettigrew's disguise was discovered by the part-Kneazle Crookshanks, Sirius Black, who had escaped from Azkaban in the Animagus form of a black dog named Padfoot, and Remus Lupin. Though not from lack of trying, Harry Potter failed to successfully turn Peter Pettigrew over to the Ministry of Magic, and Pettigrew escaped to return to service to Voldemort, though he later regretted it, where he made two complicated Dark potions, one of which was the Regeneration potion, to return Voldemort to a physical body.[1][39]
Triwizard Tournament
- "Cedric Diggory was murdered by Lord Voldemort... The Ministry of Magic does not wish me to tell you this... It is my belief, however, that the truth is generally preferable to lies, and that any attempt to pretend that Cedric died as the result of an accident, or some sort of blunder of his own, is an insult to his memory."
- — Dumbledore speaking to students about Voldemort's return[src]
Voldemort soon learned that Bartemius Crouch Jnr, one of his loyal Death Eaters, was alive and had escaped Azkaban. Voldemort went in search of his servant and found him being kept prisoner in his father's house. After a group of Death Eaters wreaked havoc at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, Barty Crouch Jnr scared them off by launching the Dark Mark into the sky. Voldemort and Crouch Jnr then hatched a plan to bring Harry Potter directly to Voldemort.
Using a Polyjuice Potion, Barty Crouch Jnr disguised himself as Alastor Moody, who would be returning to Hogwarts to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts. Taking advantage of his position of authority, Crouch Jnr entered Harry Potter into the Triwizard Tournament, under the name of a false fourth school. During the final challenge of the tournament, Barty Crouch Jnr turned the Triwizard Cup into a Portkey, which then transported Harry to the Little Hangleton graveyard. Using Harry's blood, Voldemort was able to regain physical form and overcome the protective spell from Harry's mother. After a duel between the two, Harry managed to escape and report Voldemort's return to Albus Dumbledore.
Voldemort's return to power (1995–1996)
- "The thin man stepped out of the cauldron, staring at Harry ... and Harry stared back into the face that had haunted his nightmares for three years. Whiter than a skull, with wide, livid scarlet eyes and a nose that was flat as a snake's with slits for nostrils ... Lord Voldemort had risen again."
- — Voldemort's regeneration in the Little Hangleton graveyard[src]
In the beginning, there were casualties which went unnoticed by most. Bertha Jorkins, a Ministry of Magic official at the Department of International Magical Co-operation, was captured by Peter Pettigrew during her holiday to Albania in summer of 1994.[40] She was interrogated for information on the Triwizard Tournament and then murdered with the Killing Curse. Frank Bryce, Muggle caretaker of the Riddle family mansion, was murdered by Voldemort with the Killing Curse on 20 August, 1994, after overhearing Voldemort's plans to murder Harry Potter.[41]
Barty Crouch Snr, head of the Department of Magical Co-operation at the Ministry, was murdered by his son Barty Crouch, Jnr in May of 1995.[42] Barty had been previously incarcerated in Azkaban for the crime of taking part in the capture and, by means of the Cruciatus Curse, torture of the aforementioned Longbottoms.[43] Later, his father smuggled him out of prison to fulfil the dying wish of his wife.
However, with the aid of Lord Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew, Crouch Jnr broke free of his father's Imperius Curse and assumed the identity of Alastor Moody. Under this disguise, he was able to take up the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts while his father was subsequently put under the Imperius curse by Lord Voldemort, but when he escaped, he was murdered by his son before he could reveal the truth to Dumbledore. However, due to Harry's escape, his identity was compromised and his soul was destroyed by the Dementor's Kiss.[32]
On the same night, Hogwarts's champion, Cedric Diggory, was murdered by Peter Pettigrew, who used the Killing Curse on Voldemort's orders, via the usage of the Dark Lord's yew wand.[12] Through a spell and potion, Voldemort regained his physical form, though under developed, and attempted to duel Harry Potter. He failed, as the "echoes" of his previous victims, including James and Lily Potter, Cedric Diggory, Bertha Jorkins, and Frank Bryce, came to the scene at the accidental summoning of Priori Incantatem. They held back Voldemort's spell's power, allowing Harry to escape using the Triwizard Cup as a portkey back to Hogwarts.[44]
Ministry of Magic's denial
- "They're trying to discredit him. Didn't you see the Daily Prophet last week? They reported that he'd been voted out of the Chairmanship of the International Confederation of Wizards because he's getting old and losing his grip, but it's not true, he was voted out by Ministry wizards after he made a speech announcing Voldemort's return. They've demoted him from Chief Warlock on the Wizengamot — that's the Wizard High Court — and they're talking about taking away his Order of Merlin, First Class, too."
- — Remus Lupin explaining the Ministry of Magic's slandering of Albus Dumbledore[src]
Shortly after Harry emerged from the maze claiming Voldemort had returned, Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic, refused to believe it, as it could compromise his position as Minister. Instead of working with Dumbledore to prepare the wizarding world for battle and try to stop the Death Eaters, he launched a campaign to slander and discredit both Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore, as Fudge was paranoid that Dumbledore was after his job. He used his influence at the Daily Prophet to convince the wizarding public that Dumbledore and Harry were crazy, attention-seeking liars and that everything was going well in the world.
The Ministry appointed Dolores Umbridge to Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, and soon she became Hogwarts High Inquisitor, giving her enormous power over the students and teachers, as well as enforcing the Ministry's agenda at Hogwarts. Harry was further alienated by both students and friends, as they were sceptical of his claim that Voldemort had returned. This included Seamus Finnigan, and even Percy Weasley, who wrote a letter to his brother Ron, saying he should distance himself from Harry. Umbridge also punished Harry with sadistic, torture-like detentions for telling the truth by making him write "I must not tell lies" with a Black Quill.
However, Harry Potter found strength from within by forming a secret organisation with his friends called Dumbledore's Army in order to prepare themselves for the war that would soon follow. As Dumbledore's Army trained, disappearances continued to occur as Voldemort gained power, while the Ministry turned a blind eye to it. The Dementors guarding Azkaban started to move their authority to Voldemort and a large break-out occurred, including the release of notoriously sadistic Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange, who was also a cousin of Sirius Black. Dumbledore was forced to flee the school when Dumbledore's Army was discovered and he took the blame for it. This allowed Umbridge to be appointed as Headmistress of Hogwarts, though she did not get much help from the other teachers in stopping the chaos that the students caused to disrupt her tyrannical regime.
The Death Eaters took full advantage of the Ministry's denial and kept a low profile, rebuilding their forces quietly and secretly. They managed to recruit both Dementors and giants because the Ministry refused to take the suggested actions, and successfully engineered the Azkaban breakout because of this. Consistent with the denial, Cornelius Fudge suggested the breakout and occurring disappearances were the work of Sirius Black, much to the contrary.
The only resistance the Death Eaters met with, at the time, was the Order of the Phoenix, which was suppressed by the Ministry's propaganda and threat of dismissal, thus furthering Voldemort's freedom of action. Falsely-reformed Death Eaters such as Lucius Malfoy and Walden Macnair remained in the Ministry's trust, subtly sabotaging the government's efficiency and gathering information on them. While Harry and several Order of the Phoenix members suggested that Fudge was acting under the Imperius Curse, Dumbledore believed otherwise, which was not a lot of comfort.
Despite the Ministry's propaganda and corrupt political procedures in suppressing the truth, there are many who chose to believe Dumbledore and Harry instead, such as the Longbottom family and Ernest Macmillan, who claimed that his family had long stood beside Dumbledore. When Harry provided an interview of the truth via The Quibbler, it riled many more people to support him, including Seamus Finnigan.
Battle of the Department of Mysteries
- "Then, high above them, two more doors burst open and five more people sprinted into the room: Sirius, Lupin, Moody, Tonks, and Kingsley. Malfoy turned and raised his wand, but Tonks had already sent a Stunning Spell right at him. Harry did not wait to see whether it had made contact, but dived off the dais out of the way. The Death Eaters were completely distracted by the appearance of the members of the Order, who were now raining spells down upon them as they jumped from step to step toward the sunken floor: Through the darting bodies, the flashes of light, Harry could see Neville crawling along. He dodged another jet of red light and flung himself flat on the ground to reach Neville."
- — The Battle of the Department of Mysteries[src]
After the Death Eaters made two unsuccessful attempts to steal a prophecy from the Department of Mysteries, it was realised that only those about whom the prophecy referred could remove them from the shelves in the Hall of Prophecy. Thus, in June 1996, Lord Voldemort used his connection to Harry Potter to send him a fake vision of his godfather, Sirius Black, being tortured within the department.[3]
After leading Umbridge into the Forbidden Forest where she was carried away by centaurs after she insulted them, Harry, Ron, Hermione and fellow members of Dumbledore's Army: Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and Ginny Weasley flew on Thestrals to the Department of Mysteries within the Ministry of Magic to try to rescue Sirius. After obtaining the "Dark Lord's prophecy," they were confronted by a group of Death Eaters (Bellatrix Lestrange among them), who are under the leadership of Lucius Malfoy.[3]
The D.A. students quickly distracted them, scattering throughout the Department of Mysteries, and frequently encountering and duelling with the Dark wizards. Neville was kicked in the face and as a result could not perform spells;[3] Hermione, Luna, Ron, and Ginny, including numerous Death Eaters, were all incapacitated, but there were no fatalities until five members from the Order of the Phoenix — Sirius Black, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Nymphadora Tonks, Remus Lupin, and Alastor Moody — arrived. They battled the Death Eaters before Bellatrix Lestrange suddenly blasted Sirius Black with her wand, causing him to fall and disappear through a mysterious veil, killing him instantly.[3]
Soon afterwards, Albus Dumbledore appeared and (through the use of an Anti-Disapparition Jinx) captured all the Death Eaters except Bellatrix, who ran out of the chamber while being chased by a vengeful Harry Potter, who, for the first time in his life, used and cast the Cruciatus Curse on Bellatrix. However the curse was too weak, as Harry was furious at Bellatrix for murdering Sirius, and this only gave her a small amount of pain. The two proceeded to exchange spells in the Atrium.
Searching for Harry and Bellatrix. Dumbledore then came across Lord Voldemort himself. The two engaged in a duel of epic proportions which left the Fountain of Magical Brethren in ruins, with Dumbledore taking the upper hand and eventually incapacitating Voldemort with an orb of water.[3] Unable to defeat Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort attempted to possess Harry in the hope that Dumbledore would sacrifice the latter in order to kill Voldemort. When an army of Aurors, including Cornelius Fudge, arrived, Voldemort hastily fled, thus ending the battle. Having seen Voldemort with his own eyes, Fudge finally believed Dumbledore and Harry's claims about the Dark Lord's return.[3]
Open war (1996–1998)
- "These are mad times we live in..."
- — Horace Slughorn[src]
Upon their reactivation being no longer secret, the Death Eaters resumed their modus operandi: terrorism, abduction and mass murder. There were numerous casualties of the war in 1996. When Minister Cornelius Fudge refused to surrender the Ministry, Voldemort destroyed the Brockdale Bridge[5] drowning many Muggles. Florean Fortescue and Garrick Ollivander both went missing and Ollivanders was emptied, but there was no sign of struggle. Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour showed evidence of a struggle or fight, but no sign of him was ever found.
A man named Octavius Pepper disappeared in the early spring. Igor Karkaroff was found dead in a shack with a Dark Mark cast over the building a year after he deserted Voldemort.[17] Order of the Phoenix member Emmeline Vance and Head of Magical Law Enforcement Amelia Bones were murdered by unknown assailants.[5][16] These events allowed Head of the Auror Office Rufus Scrimgeour to replace Fudge as the new Minister for Magic.[10]
During this time, Voldemort also gathered the strengths of the giants, Dementors, and werewolves[4] to his cause. Because of the Ministry's denial, Voldemort was able to rebuild his forces unhindered, which led the Ministry to fall far too back behind by the time they finally accepted the truth. Now forced to admit that he couldn't defeat his old teacher, Voldemort also set a plan in motion to assassinate Albus Dumbledore, the leader of the resistance against him, striking a crippling blow against the wizarding world's morale as well as removing Harry Potter's strongest defender and mentor.
Unfortunately for the Ministry, even with the consequences of Fudge's denial as an example, it did little to change their preference of reputation over true security; Fudge attempted to request Harry to lie to the public how the Ministry was doing a great job in their defence against the Death Eaters, which would have led to more false sense of safety that would endanger them. Although Harry refused, Minister Scrimgeour attempted to do the same and also created many cover ups such as Azkaban breakouts and arresting random suspects to make it look like progress.
Harry found the pamphlet distributed by the Ministry to be not so helpful in regards to basic defensive strategies against the Death Eaters. This campaign of corruption and false security would cause the Ministry's defence to drop further, as Death Eaters were able to place Imperius Curses onto high-ranking officials, who in turn would take control of others, leading to a network of powerful conspirators, and eventually, the Ministry would pay for its folly in 1997.
Battle of the Astronomy Tower
- "The lightning-struck tower. Calamity. Disaster. Coming nearer all the time..."
- — Professor Trelawney before the battle commenced[src]
At the close of the Hogwarts school year in June 1997, Albus Dumbledore was slain by Severus Snape's Killing Curse in the Hogwarts Astronomy Tower.[18] He had been previously sickened to the brink of exhaustion by the Drink of Despair. After convincing Draco Malfoy to forgo his plans to murder him, Severus Snape and four other Death Eaters came to the scene. Snape took over the task of killing Dumbledore.
Among the Death Eaters present were siblings Alecto and Amycus Carrow,[18] Corban Yaxley,[45] Thorfinn Rowle[46] and Gibbon,[4] along with werewolf Fenrir Greyback.[18] On the side of Hogwarts were siblings Ginny,[47] Ron,[48] and Bill Weasley,[47] Hermione Granger,[48] Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks,[47] Minerva McGonagall,[46] and Harry Potter.[18] Bill Weasley was attacked by werewolf Fenrir Greyback and received scars on his face, but because Greyback was not fully transformed at the time of the attack, Bill sustained only minimal lycanthropic symptoms.[47] On the Death Eaters' side, the only death was Gibbon, killed by a stray Killing Curse cast by Thorfinn Rowle.
The Death Eaters were forced to retreat once their task was accomplished. They were pursued by Harry, who duelled with Snape but was unable to prevent the Death Eaters' escape.[46] Much of the luck of the Hogwarts defenders can be attributed to Felix Felicis, liquid luck, which was used by the students who were present.[47] Now that Voldemort was finally rid of Dumbledore, the only wizard he ever was afraid of, he could turn his attention to toppling the Ministry and finally murdering Harry Potter.
Throughout the year, parents withdrew their children from Hogwarts due to the Death Eaters' activities becoming increasingly brazen due to the lead they had; families preferred to stick together during these challenging times despite the school being a safer place due to the powerful magical protections.[49] However, it was only when Draco successfully allowed Death Eaters into the fortress that the community was struck with the horrific realisation that there was no longer anywhere safe from Lord Voldemort and his army, resulting in many more families rushing to gather together.[47][50]
Battle of the Seven Potters
- Harry Potter: "Death Eaters, loads of them — we were chased —"
- Ted Tonks: "Death Eaters? What d'you mean, Death Eaters? I thought they didn't know you were being moved tonight, I thought —"
- Harry Potter: "They knew."
- — Harry and Ted after they arrived at the safe-house[src]
Also known as the Battle over Little Whinging, this battle occurred when the Order of the Phoenix was ambushed while attempting to remove Harry Potter from the Dursley home at 4 Privet Drive just before Harry's seventeenth birthday. The "seven Potters" included Hermione Granger, Fleur Delacour, Ron, Fred and George Weasley, and Mundungus Fletcher, who all took Polyjuice Potion to take on the disguise of Harry Potter. Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, Bill and Arthur Weasley, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and Rubeus Hagrid acted as escorts to various "Potters" to confuse any Death Eaters who might try to prevent them from reaching their destination of The Burrow.[20]
Immediately after takeoff, they were ambushed by at least thirty Death Eaters, including Severus Snape,[20] Bellatrix Lestrange,[21] and Lord Voldemort.[20] Fletcher Disapparated as soon as he sensed danger,[21] and Hedwig and Moody were both slain by Killing Curses.[20][21]
All others safely arrived at the Burrow, with only George Weasley sustaining a great injury with his ear which was accidentally caused by Severus Snape's Sectumsempra curse. Harry, however, was devastated by the death of his loyal pet owl.[21]
Fall of the Ministry of Magic
- "The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They're coming."
- — Kingsley Shacklebolt's warning[src]
On 1 August 1997, the Ministry of Magic fell under the control of Lord Voldemort. The coup was described as "swift and quiet", but as Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour was murdered, this is disputable. Before Scrimgeour died, he was interrogated under use of the Cruciatus Curse about Harry's whereabouts; despite his knowledge, Scrimgeour's last act was to protect Harry from Voldemort.[22]
Many of the Ministry's top officials were under the influence of the Imperius Curse when this battle took place, including Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement Pius Thicknesse,[22] who became Voldemort's puppet Minister after the take-over. Voldemort himself did not declare open leadership, instead choosing to use secrecy and confusion to maintain the public's distrust for each other, thus preventing rebellion. Whether Death Eaters actually entered the Ministry and fought in person is not known. Regardless, some Death Eaters, such as Yaxley,[45] Travers,[51] and Selwyn[2] became employees in the new regime. They also quickly placed the Taboo on Voldemort's name as a way of spreading fear and locating enemies which later played an important role in the capture of Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, and Hermione Granger.[25][26][52]
The Order was informed of the coup by Kingsley Shacklebolt's Patronus, which arrived at The Burrow during the reception for Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding.[53] Death Eaters arrived as Hermione Apparated herself, Harry and Ron to Tottenham Court Road. There, after unwittingly breaking the Taboo on Voldemort's name,[54] they were ambushed by Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle. After the Luchino Caffe Duel, Hermione wiped their memories. Harry, Ron and Hermione then took to hiding in 12 Grimmauld Place.[22][54][55]
Meanwhile, Death Eaters interrogated those at the Burrow as well as other locations affiliated with the Order. Dedalus Diggle's house was burned down,[22] though he was not there at the time, and Ted and Andromeda Tonks were tortured for information.[22] The Death Eater regime soon established the Muggle-Born Registration Commission to round up and imprison Muggle-borns on charges of "stealing" magic. The new regime also asserted control over Hogwarts, attendance at which became mandatory, and installed Severus Snape as Headmaster. Despite the seemingly absurdity of these new policies, Voldemort's effectiveness in spreading confusion to maintain control made the citizens to accept the changes.[22]
Infiltration of the Ministry
- "Blooming pain in the bum, this, eh? Forcing us all to get to work this way! Who are they expecting to turn up, Harry Potter?"
- — A Ministry employee's sarcastic remark[src]
The trio learned of the locket's location from Mundungus Fletcher and planned accordingly. On 2 September 1997, Harry, Ron, and Hermione infiltrated the Death Eater-controlled Ministry under the disguise of Polyjuice Potion. They disguised themselves as Albert Runcorn, Reginald Cattermole,[45] and Mafalda Hopkirk, respectively. They were looking for Salazar Slytherin's Locket, which they believed to be in the possession of Dolores Umbridge.[22]
Not only did they manage to reclaim the locket, but Harry Potter also liberated Alastor Moody's magical eye from the front of Umbridge's office door. In addition, they assisted several Muggle-born wizards in escaping interrogation and quite possibly saved their lives in the process.[51] There were no known deaths or permanent injuries. However, they were forced to abandon 12 Grimmauld Place as a safe house after Yaxley forcibly Disapparated with them by grabbing Hermione's arm.[23]
Attack at Godric's Hollow
- "Bathilda must've been dead a while. The snake was... was inside her. You-Know-Who put it there in Godric's Hollow, to wait. You were right. He knew I'd go back."
- — Harry Potter regarding Voldemort's motives[src]
On Christmas Eve of 1997, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger made their way to Godric's Hollow, both to visit the graves of the former's parents and to see if Bathilda Bagshot knew anything about the symbol on a book left to Hermione by Albus Dumbledore, and if she possibly had Godric Gryffindor's Sword.[56] At the graves of the Potters, Hermione conjured a wreath of flowers for Harry to put at the foot of their headstone. On the headstone was the inscription "the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death".
After visiting the graves of James and Lily Potter, Harry and Hermione were spotted by Bathilda, despite being under Harry's invisibility cloak. Harry found it odd that Bathilda sensed them, and connected it to Dumbledore, as he too could sense the presence of others. They followed her back to her home, where Harry saw a picture of a young wizard he later learned was Bathilda's nephew, Gellert Grindelwald.[57] Bathilda beckoned Harry to follow her upstairs, and Hermione reluctantly remained on the lower floor.
Upstairs, Bathilda asked if he was Harry Potter; he was not aware that she asked this in Parseltongue. When he confirmed that he was, he felt his scar burn — Bathilda had in fact been dead for some time, and Nagini was in her animated corpse.[24] She signalled Voldemort and then attacked Harry, biting and coiling herself around him. Hermione came running upstairs and tried to curse the snake while Harry felt Voldemort approaching. Hermione repelled Nagini from Harry using a Blasting Curse that also ended up breaking Harry's wand. Both jumped out of the window and Disapparated just as Voldemort arrived. Hermione managed to heal Harry's bite, but they had to share her wand until Ron Weasley returned to them, with a spare wand taken from Snatchers.[58]
Ambush at the Lovegood House
- Harry Potter: "The Quibbler's going for a new angle, then? Is that what you were doing when you went into the garden, Mr Lovegood? Sending an owl to the Ministry?"
- Xenophilius Lovegood: "They took my Luna because of what I've been writing...They will be here any moment. I must save Luna. I cannot lose Luna. You must not leave."
- — Xenophilius preventing the trio from leaving[src]
On 30 December 1997, shortly after Ron Weasley returned to the hunt and his friends. Ron destroyed the locket Horcrux,[58] Hermione Granger expressed a desire to visit Xenophilius Lovegood in order to question him about a mysterious symbol somehow connected to The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald, and Godric's Hollow. It was also the symbol Xenophilius had worn to the wedding at the Burrow in the summer.[53]
In spite of Harry Potter's scepticism, the trio went to the Lovegood House. There, Xenophilius told them about the legend of the Deathly Hallows. They began to grow suspicious, however, when they saw a copy of The Quibbler that was no longer supportive of Harry and the Order of the Phoenix,[59] and when they deduced that Luna Lovegood had not been home for a long time. Xenophilius admitted that Death Eaters had taken her hostage against his good behaviour, and that he had alerted them to Harry's presence in his home.[59]
Xenophilius tried to hold them there, but ended up causing the erumpent horn in his living room to explode. The trio hid as Selwyn and Travers arrived and started to beat and torture Xenophilius,[59] thinking he had been lying to them. Hermione then engineered their escape so that the Death Eaters caught a glimpse of her and Harry but not of Ron, who was supposed to be home with spattergroit. That way, Ron's alibi was preserved and the Death Eaters would not punish Xenophilius or Luna.[25]
Skirmish at Malfoy Manor
- "You're going to kill me? After I saved your life? You owe me, Wormtail!"
- — Harry to Wormtail when he attempted to strangle Harry[src]
The small but bloody skirmish of Malfoy Manor occurred after Fenrir Greyback captured Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Griphook, and Dean Thomas after Harry broke the Taboo on Voldemort's name. Greyback and five Snatchers descended on their location around Easter of 1998 when Harry accidentally broke the Taboo.[25][26]
Opting to take Harry directly to Voldemort for the large reward, they Apparated to his headquarters at Malfoy Manor. Though Voldemort was elsewhere, the Malfoy family,[26] Bellatrix Lestrange,[26] and Peter Pettigrew[26] were present. Bellatrix stunned the Snatchers for their "lack of respect" towards her and ordered Draco Malfoy to take all the hostages to the basement. Once in the basement Harry and Ron met with Luna Lovegood and Garrick Ollivander.
Bellatrix kept Hermione upstairs and brutally tortured her with the Cruciatus Curse for information on how they were able to get Godric Gryffindor's Sword and at one point threatened to run her through with a dagger. In spite of her great suffering, Hermione was able to concoct a bogus story, claiming the sword was a fake.[26] Harry overhearing Hermione say the sword was a fake convinced Griphook to back up her claim.
Dobby the house-elf was sent to Harry's aid from Aberforth Dumbledore.[60] Harry requested that he evacuate Dean, Ollivander, and Luna using the elf's special brand of Apparition magic. Dean and Luna were both reluctant to leave Harry and protested. The noise was overheard in the house above, and Peter Pettigrew was sent to investigate. He was ambushed in the basement when Harry and Ron took his wand and briefly battled him hand-to-hand.[26] However, when Harry reminded Pettigrew that he had saved his life, Pettigrew hesitated to murder Harry. Despite Harry and Ron's efforts to stop it, Pettigrew's Voldemort-made silver hand turned against him and strangled him to death for the tiny, merciful impulse that Wormtail felt.[26]
The two boys then stormed the room where Bellatrix was holding Hermione. When Dobby reappeared, the group — Harry, Ron, Hermione, Griphook, and Dobby — disapparated to the cottage of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour. It was only then that they discovered Bellatrix had thrown a blade and stabbed Dobby, who died soon afterwards. Dobby was buried in the garden of Shell Cottage with the epitaph of "Here lies Dobby, A Free Elf."[27]
Gringotts break-in
- Harry Potter: "The vault we need to get into isn't empty, and I'm guessing its protection will be pretty powerful. It belongs to the Lestranges."
- Griphook: "You have no chance. No chance at all."
- — Discussion of breaking into Gringotts[src]
While staying at Shell Cottage, Harry, Ron, and Hermione planned to break into Gringotts Wizarding Bank in order to steal an item from the Lestrange vault, as they suspected from Bellatrix's earlier panic that it was one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.[27] Using hair that had fallen onto Hermione's sweater when Bellatrix was holding her at Malfoy Manor, the trio brewed Polyjuice Potion so that Hermione could disguise herself as the Death Eater. She then transfigured various aspects of Ron's appearance and he took on the alias of "Dragomir Despard",[61] a foreign wizard. Harry and Griphook followed under the invisibility cloak.
With Griphook's help, and Harry using Confundus Charms and the Imperius Curse on Death Eater Travers and various bank employees, the trio got into the Lestrange vault. There, they struggled to get Helga Hufflepuff's Cup as the treasure turned hot enough to burn them and multiplied when touched. Just as they obtained the Cup, Griphook took Godric Gryffindor's Sword from Harry and deserted them. Harry, Hermione and Ron escaped by flying the half-blind dragon that had been guarding the vault out of the bank.[61][62]
Malfoy Manor massacre
- "The Elder Wand slashed through the air..."
- — Voldemort's massacre[src]
On the same day as the break-in, Voldemort was informed by several goblins from Gringotts that the Trio had robbed the Lestrange Vault. This caused Voldemort to panic, and when he was informed that a small golden cup had been stolen, he flew into a rage. Realising at that moment that Harry was hunting his Horcruxes, Voldemort unleashed the Elder Wand while Nagini watched and the rest of the witnesses fled, including Lucius Malfoy and even Bellatrix Lestrange pushing others aside in their haste.
The Dark Lord smote each goblin on the floor in their turn,[62] including Griphook who collapsed holding the Sword of Gryffindor,[29] until he was left alone amongst the dead with his followers, who were slowly and fearfully approaching the carnage.[62]
Battle of Hogwarts
- "I know that you are preparing to fight. Your efforts are futile. You cannot fight me. I do not want to kill you. I have great respect for the teachers of Hogwarts. I do not want to spill magical blood. Give me Harry Potter, and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded. You have until midnight."
- — Voldemort's ultimatum[src]
Following the massacre, Lord Voldemort warned the Carrows that Harry might go to the Ravenclaw tower and ordered a massive attack on Hogwarts Castle, where his Horcrux was hidden as Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem. Harry, Ron, and Hermione went into the Room of Requirement, followed close behind by Vincent Crabbe, Draco Malfoy, and Gregory Goyle. Crabbe set off Fiendfyre, burning everything until Harry, Ron, and Hermione rescued Draco and Goyle and flew from the Room on broomsticks. Crabbe was unable to escape and perished.[7]
Hogwarts fortified itself for the attack. Voldemort demanded that Hogwarts hand over Harry Potter but, despite his threats, they remained in support of Harry and refused.[7] Eventually, having been convinced to hand himself over by Snape's memories,[28] Harry surrendered himself to Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest, convinced that his death would destroy Voldemort as well, for a piece of Voldemort's soul attached itself to Harry's soul when the Killing Curse backfired, turning Harry into an accidental Horcrux.
Voldemort's use of the Killing Curse on Harry merely sent Harry's soul into a Limbo where he had a brief conversation with Dumbledore before reawakening in the forest.[11][63] To maintain his safety, Potter feigned his death. Ordered by Voldemort to confirm Harry's demise, Narcissa Malfoy discovered that Potter was in fact alive, but kept it secret in exchange for information from Harry concerning the welfare of her child Draco[11] (she and Lucius no longer cared who won, they just cared whether or not Draco was alive and well).
Rubeus Hagrid was forced to carry Harry back to the Castle, where the Hogwarts community believed he had been murdered and Voldemort claimed that he had been caught trying to escape and save himself. In the ensuing commotion, Harry concealed himself with the invisibility cloak, and witnessed Neville beheading Nagini, Voldemort's last remaining Horcrux. Morale renewed by Longbottom's bravery, the final battle included the house-elves, the residents of Hogsmeade; the friends and families of every remaining student, a few returning Slytherins, a flock of Thestrals, a herd of centaurs, and the outlaw Hippogriff Buckbeak.[11] Death Eaters were either cut down or forced to surrender.
In the Great Hall of Hogwarts, the crowd congregated around Voldemort battling Kingsley Shacklebolt, Minerva McGonagall and Horace Slughorn all at once, and "his last, best lieutenant," Bellatrix Lestrange, fighting Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, and Luna Lovegood. After Bellatrix nearly murdered Ginny, Molly Weasley stepped in, killing the Death Eater.[11] Voldemort blasted his three opponents away from him and turned on Molly, but Harry Potter revealed himself at that moment.[11]
Voldemort's Last Stand
The crowd retreated and watched then as the two great enemies, Voldemort and Harry Potter, bantered and circled each other. Harry dared Voldemort to feel remorse,[11] to which Voldemort responded by shooting a Killing Curse from the Elder Wand. Harry simultaneously cast his own signature spell, the Disarming Charm, using Draco Malfoy's wand. However, because the Elder Wand rightfully belonged to Harry, the Killing Curse rebounded and ended Voldemort's life once and for all, restoring peace to the wizarding world. Harry then, shortly after, used the Elder Wand to repair his own broken wand, and then placed it back in Dumbledore's tomb, hoping the wand's power would die with him.[11]
The Second Wizarding War was over with a decisive victory for the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army.[11] Few members of the Order survived, but most of the Death Eaters and allies were either killed or imprisoned after the war, except the Malfoy family.[11][11][64]
Aftermath (1998–)
- "The sun rose steadily over Hogwarts, and the Great Hall blazed with life and light. Harry was an indispensible part of the mingled outpourings of jubilation and mourning, of grief and celebration. They wanted him there with them, their leader and symbol, their saviour and their guide... He must speak to the bereaved, clasp their hands, witness their tears, receive their thanks, hear the news now creeping in from every quarter as the morning drew on; that the Imperiused up and down the country had come back to themselves, that Death Eaters were fleeing or else being captured, that the innocent of Azkaban were being released at that very moment."
- — Harry Potter regarding the end of the Second Wizarding War[src]
After the defeat of Voldemort, twenty or more Death Eaters were killed. The rest were imprisoned, with the exception of the Malfoys. Approximately fifty-five defenders of Hogwarts were killed in the final battle.[11] Kingsley Shacklebolt was named interim Minister for Magic, and later took the position on permanently. Minerva McGonagall became headmistress of Hogwarts. Celebrations were held in the Great Hall of Hogwarts.
In the years following the Second Wizarding War, Minister of Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt led a massive reform of the Ministry of Magic in order to put an end to prejudice based on blood status and to better combat Dark wizards in the future. In addition to the reforms, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley revolutionised the Auror Office and Hermione Granger helped advance the rights of magical creatures and eradicated the old pro-pure-blood laws from high up in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.[65]
Ron Weasley later went on to join his brother George at Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes, which became an enormous money-spinner. Harry would later be promoted to the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and Hermione became the Minister of Magic.
Known casualties
Also among the dead were 20-40 Death Eaters and the Fallen Fifty.
Behind the scenes
- Although the deaths of Quirinus Quirrell, Bertha Jorkins, Frank Bryce, and Barty Crouch Snr can all be directly attributed to either Lord Voldemort himself or his Death Eaters, they all died before the Second Wizarding War officially began with Voldemort's rebirth.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Millennium Bridge shown to be attacked in lieu of the Brockdale Bridge. The events of the story occur in 1996, when the bridge had just begun being built, meaning it was unlikely that people were allowed on it, however, the film does not explicitly state the time the events took place.
- Barty Crouch Jnr technically wasn't killed in the Second War, but he was given the Dementor's Kiss by a Dementor bodyguard brought by Cornelius Fudge.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, several extra deaths happen that didn't seem to have happened in the book:
- Hermione's Stunning Spell sends Fenrir Greyback off the Viaduct Courtyard to the ravine below and to his death after he was discovered mauling Lavender Brown. As this contradicts the events of the novel, it cannot be considered canon to the book (in which she does blast him away from Lavender but clearly not off a cliff, as he turns up again in the final part of the battle).
- Scabior led the Snatchers into the Wooden Bridge, where he briefly duelled Neville Longbottom before the latter cast a spell making the bridge collapse, Scabior attempted to get to safety, but inevitably fell to his death into the chasm below.
- Pius Thicknesse is ruthlessly killed by Voldemort in frustration after he interrupts his concentration with an unwanted interjection.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Mentioned only) (Appears in an alternate reality)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Mentioned only) (Appears in an alternate reality)
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- LEGO Harry Potter
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Motorbike Escape
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Appears in flashback(s))
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 1 (The Other Minister)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 5 (The Order of the Phoenix)
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 34 (The Department of Mysteries)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 3 (Will and Won't)
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 36 (The Flaw in the Plan)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 32 (Flesh, Blood and Bone)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 25 (The Beetle at Bay)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 35 (Beyond the Veil)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 2 (Spinner's End)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 6 (Draco's Detour)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 27 (The Lightning-Struck Tower)
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 1 (The Dark Lord Ascending)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 4 (The Seven Potters)
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 5 (Fallen Warrior)
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 11 (The Bribe)
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 14 (The Thief)
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 17 (Bathilda's Secret)
- ↑ 25.00 25.01 25.02 25.03 25.04 25.05 25.06 25.07 25.08 25.09 25.10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 22 (The Deathly Hallows)
- ↑ 26.00 26.01 26.02 26.03 26.04 26.05 26.06 26.07 26.08 26.09 26.10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor)
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 24 (The Wandmaker)
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince's Tale)
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 34 (The Forest Again)
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 32 (The Elder Wand)
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 36 (The Parting of the Ways)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 39
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 (Through the Trapdoor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 17 (The Man with Two Faces)
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 23 (Horcruxes)
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 33 (The Death Eaters)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 1 (The Riddle House)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 35 (Veritaserum)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 30 (The Pensieve)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 34 (Priori Incantatem)
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 12 (Magic is Might)
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 28 (Flight of the Prince)
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 47.6 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 29 (The Phoenix Lament)
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 25 (The Seer Overheard)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 11 (Hermione's Helping Hand)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 30 (The White Tomb)
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 13 (The Muggle-Born Registration Commission)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 20 (Xenophilius Lovegood)
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 8 (The Wedding)
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 9 (A Place to Hide)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 10 (Kreacher's Tale)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 16 (Godric's Hollow)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 18 (The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore)
- ↑ 58.0 58.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 19 (The Silver Doe)
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 59.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 21 (The Tale of the Three Brothers)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 28 (The Missing Mirror)
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26 (Gringotts)
- ↑ 62.0 62.1 62.2 62.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 27 (The Final Hiding Place)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 35 (King's Cross)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Epilogue (Nineteen Years Later)
- ↑ 65.0 65.1 "A transcript of a web chat with J.K. Rowling" from The Leaky Cauldron