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{{Quote|There were relatives of [[Death Eaters|their]] victims among the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] students, who now found themselves the unwilling objects of a gruesome sort of reflected fame as they walked the corridors: Susan Bones, whose [[Edgar Bones|uncle]], [[Edgar Bones's wife|aunt]] and [[Edgar Bones's children|cousins]] had all [[Killing Curse|died]] at the hands of [[Death Eaters|one of the ten]], said miserably during [[Herbology]] that she now had a good idea what it felt like to be [[Harry Potter|Harry]].|In [[January]] of [[1996]], Susan found herself the subject of much unwanted attention due to the deaths of her family|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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{{Quote|There were relatives of their victims among the Hogwarts students, who now found themselves the unwilling objects of a gruesome sort of reflected fame as they walked the corridors: Susan Bones, whose uncle, aunt, and cousins had all died at the hands of one of the ten, said miserably during Herbology that she now had a good idea what it felt like to be Harry.|Susan as the subject of much unwanted attention|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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'''Susan Bones''' (b. [[1979]]/[[1980]]) was a [[half-blood]] [[Wizardkind|witch]]<ref name="HPM" /> and a [[Hufflepuff]] student at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] from [[1991]]-[[1998]].<ref name="OP16" /> She was a member of the prominent [[Bones family]], a family with strong connections to the [[Ministry of Magic]].
   
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'''Susan Bones''' was a [[half-blood|Half-blood]] [[Wizards|witch]] and a Hufflepuff student at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. Most members of her [[Bones family|family]], including her grandparents, her uncle [[Edgar Bones|Edgar]], [[Edgar Bones's wife|his wife]] and [[Edgar Bones's children|their children]], were killed by [[Lord Voldemort]] during the [[First Wizarding War]]. Another relative of hers was her aunt [[Amelia Bones]], who was a high-ranking member of the [[Wizengamot]] in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], and also participated in Harry Potter's hearing in their fifth year before being killed by Voldemort, too, in [[1996]]. In her fifth year, Susan became a member of [[Dumbledore's Army]], an organisation founded and led by [[Harry Potter]]. In [[1998]], Susan fought in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] against Voldemort and his [[Death Eaters]]. Her life after the war is unknown.
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Most of Susan's [[Bones family|extended family]], including her grandparents, [[Edgar Bones|uncle]], [[Edgar Bones' wife|aunt]], and [[Edgar Bones' children|cousins]] were all murdered personally by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] during the [[First Wizarding War]],<ref name="OP25">{{OOTP|B|25}}</ref> and her other aunt [[Amelia Bones]] was [[Killing Curse|murdered]] by Voldemort in [[July]] of [[1996]].<ref name="HBP1">{{HBP|B|1}}</ref> In her fifth year, Susan became a member of [[Dumbledore's Army]], an organisation taught and led by [[Harry Potter]].<ref name="OP16" /> Susan fought along side her fellow D.A. members in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
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It can be assumed that Susan survived the [[Second Wizarding War]], as her name was not listed amongst the casualties of the fallen deceased. What happened to Susan afterwards is unknown.
   
 
==Biography==
  
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===Early life===
  
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Little is known about Susan's early life, other than the fact that she was born to at least one wizard parent, and presumably named after her aunt [[Amelia Bones|Amelia]]'s middle name. Susan came from a largely magical family background, and also a rather powerful and respected family. However, due to her family's position, they were sought after during the [[First Wizarding War]] by [[Death Eaters]] and a large majority were killed. Susan was born in or around [[1980]], a year before the war ended and went on to study at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts School]] in [[1991]], where she was [[Sorting ceremony|sorted]] into Hufflepuff House<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref>.
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Little is known about Susan's early life, other than the fact that she was born to at least one wizard parent, and presumably named after her aunt [[Amelia Bones|Amelia]]'s middle name. Susan came from a largely magical family background, and also a rather powerful and respected family.
   
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Due to her family's position, they were sought after during the [[First Wizarding War]] by [[Death Eaters]] and a large majority were killed. Susan was born in or around [[1980]], a year before the war ended.
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[[File:Bones sorting.PNG|thumb|left|190px|Susan Bones being sorted by the [[Sorting Hat]].]]
  
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During the [[1990–1991 school year]], the year before Susan started at Hogwarts, her aunt Amelia had her [[Amelia Bones's assistant|personal assistant]] at the Ministry sent to [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]] with [[Spattergroit]]; since she was assigned a [[Jacob's sibling|seventh-year Hogwarts student]] in the [[Ministry of Magic student programme]] to replace the assistant, she found it easier to spend more time with her niece.<ref name="HM77Assist">{{HM|7|7|Assist Madam Bones}}</ref>
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===Hogwarts years {{C|1991-1998}}===
 
====First year====
  
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{{Dialogue a-b|[[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]]|Bones, Susan.|[[Sorting Hat]]|HUFFLEPUFF!|Susan Bones being sorted|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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{{Dialogue a-b|Minerva McGonagall|Bones, Susan.|Sorting Hat| ''HUFFLEPUFF''!|Susan Bones being sorted|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:Susan Sorting.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Susan being Sorted into Hufflepuff House|alt=]]
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Susan Bones started her education at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]] the same year as the famous [[Harry Potter]]. Susan shared a [[Hogwarts boats|boat]] with [[Seamus Finnigan]] and [[Hermione Granger]].<ref name="PSF">{{PS|F}}</ref> She was the third student to be called upon by [[Minerva McGonagall]] for the [[Sorting ceremony]] and was Sorted into [[Hufflepuff|Hufflepuff House]]<ref name="PS7">{{PS|B|7}}</ref>.
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The Head of Hufflepuff House at the time was [[Pomona Sprout]], the [[Herbology]] [[Professor]]. She was sorted into this house along with [[Hannah Abbott]], [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]], [[Wayne Hopkins]], [[Megan Jones]], and [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] all of whom she presumably became friends with. It is also assumed that Hufflepuff house is the house that many of her relatives were Sorted into as well.
   
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[[File:Ron Weasley and Susan Bones (1991) a.JPG|250px|thumb|Susan in class sitting next to Ron Weasley]]
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Susan Bones started her education at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]]. She was the second student to be called up by [[Minerva McGonagall]] for the [[Sorting ceremony]] and was Sorted into [[Hufflepuff]], which was headed by [[Pomona Sprout]], the [[Herbology]] [[Professor]]. She was sorted into this house along with [[Hannah Abbott]], [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]], [[Megan Jones]], and [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]]. During her first year, Susan would learn all about the basics of magic and spell performance, like her other classmates.
  
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During her first year, Susan would learn all about the basics of [[magic]] and [[spell]] performance, like her other classmates. She was also present at the [[End-of-Term Feast]] during which Gryffindor won the [[House Cup]] breaking Slytherin's seven year winning streak.
   
 
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{{Quote|[[Hannah Abbott|Hannah]], [[Harry Potter|he]]'s a [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]]. Everyone knows that's the mark of a dark wizard. Have you ever heard of a decent one who could talk to snakes? They called [[Salazar Slytherin|Slytherin]] himself ''Serpent-tongue''.|Ernie Macmillan shares his opinion of Harry with the Hufflepuffs.|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
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{{Quote|Hannah, he's a [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]]. Everyone knows that's the mark of a dark wizard. Have you ever heard of a decent one who could talk to snakes? They called [[Salazar Slytherin|Slytherin]] himself ''Serpent-tongue''.|Ernie Macmillan sharing his opinion of Harry with the Hufflepuffs|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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[[File:Duelling Club 1992.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Susan with fellow students during the first and last meeting of the Duelling Club]]
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During her second year, Susan seemed to develop a crush on then-[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] Professor [[Gilderoy Lockhart]], which caused her to be off-task daydreaming during his lessons. She participated in the [[Duelling Club]], as a precaution due to the Basilisk attacks that occurred after the [[Chamber of Secrets]] had been opened.
   
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At the meeting, Susan witnessed her fellow Hufflepuff [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]] almost attacked by a serpent, including [[Harry Potter]] giving it orders in Parseltongue. Like most present, she did not have the ability to understand the language, and may have assumed that Harry was egging the snake on, as several other students did. In reality, he had successfully ordered it not to attack Justin.<ref name="COSF">{{COS|F}}</ref>
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[[File:Susan hwermion.PNG|thumb|right|270px|Susan and Hermione in their [[second year]].]]
  
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During her [[1992|second year]], Susan seemed to develop a crush on then-[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] Professor [[Gilderoy Lockhart]], which caused her to be off-task daydreaming during his lessons.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''</ref> She participated in the [[Duelling Club]] as a precaution due to the Basilisk attacks that occurred after the [[Chamber of Secrets]] had been opened. During the Duelling Club's meeting, Susan's friend [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]] was almost attacked by a serpent which was acting under the orders of [[Harry Potter]] via the use of his [[Parseltongue]] ability.
  
   
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[[File:Susan Bones and Hermione Granger in DADA COSF.PNG|250px|thumb|Susan and Hermione Granger sitting next to each other in DADA]]
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Susan seemed to get along well with [[Hermione Granger]], a Gryffindor, and the two shared an interest in the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Gilderoy Lockhart and the two would be usually seated together in their [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] classes, both listening intently on Lockhart's every word. She and Hermione seemed to become quite good friends this year and [[Herbology]] both worked next to one another when potting [[Mandrake]]s, and it must have come as a shock when later on in the year Hermione was petrified by the [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk|Basilisk]] that resided in the [[Chamber of Secrets]].
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Susan seemed to become good friends this year with Hermione Granger, a [[Gryffindor]]. The two shared an interest in the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Gilderoy Lockhart. They usually sat together in their Defence Against the Dark Arts classes, listening intently to Lockhart's every word. Both appeared quite giddy when Lockhart passed out his pop quiz at the beginning of the first lesson, giggling to each other when he walked away.
   
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[[File:Hermiona i susan.png|250px|thumb|left|Susan in her second-year Herbology class with [[Hermione Granger]]]]
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Later in the year, Lockhart was shown to be a fraud. Presumably, after knowing all the truth about Lockhart in the end of the school year, she lost her interest in him as he no longer was a great wizard who had done heroic deeds and performed extraordinary magic.
  
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In [[Herbology]] she and Hermione also worked next to one another when potting [[Mandrake]]s. It must have come as a shock when her friends Hermione and Justin Finch-Fletchley, along with [[Colin Creevey]], were all petrified by the [[Serpent of Slytherin|Basilisk]] living in the [[Chamber of Secrets]].<ref name="COSF" />
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Later in the year, Lockhart was exposed as a fraud. Presumably, after learning the truth that Lockhart was not a great and heroic wizard in the end of the school year, she lost her interest in him. When Hagrid returned to Hogwarts, Susan applauded him along with a majority of the school as they celebrated the close of a terrifying year.<ref name="COSF"/>
   
 
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During her [[1993–1994 school year|third year]], she would have started taking [[Hogwarts subjects#Electives|elective subjects]]. The school was also believed to be in danger from [[Azkaban]] escapee, [[Sirius Black]], who was suspected to be looking for Harry Potter.
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[[File:Susan herb.PNG|thumb|left|230px|Susan during a Herbology class.]]
  
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During her [[1993-1994 school year|third year]], she would have to select what subjects she wished to take. The school would also be in believed danger from Azkaban escapee, [[Sirius Black]], who was suspected to be looking for Harry Potter.
  
   
 
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During Susan's [[1994–1995 school year|fourth year]] Hogwarts held the [[Triwizard Tournament]] and Hufflepuff's [[Cedric Diggory]] was one of the Triwizard champions. It is likely that Susan Bones supported Cedric Diggory in favour of Harry Potter, as he was in her house and both her best friends [[Hannah Abbott]] and [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] were strong supporters of Diggory. During the year as a required tradition of the tournament the holding school would hold the [[Yule Ball]], in which Susan would have been required to wear dress robes and attend, in preparation for this she would have been taught how to dance with the rest of the student body by [[Minerva McGonagall]]. Cedric Diggory was technically the joint-winner with Harry Potter after he and Harry both reached the [[Triwizard Cup]], thus making them the champions. Sadly Diggory lost his life to [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] after being [[Portkey|taken]] to [[Little Hangleton]] and the [[Second Wizarding War]] began. The students were horrified to learn of Cedric's death, mainly students of [[Hufflepuff]], who were closest to him, but the relationship of Susan with Cedric is unknown. It is more than likely that Susan attended the [[Memorial Feast to Cedric Diggory]] at the end of the school year.
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During Susan's [[1994–1995 school year|fourth year]] Hogwarts held the [[Triwizard Tournament]] and Hufflepuff's [[Cedric Diggory]] was one of the Triwizard champions. It is likely that Susan Bones supported Diggory in favour of Harry Potter, as he was in her house and both her best friends [[Hannah Abbott]] and [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] were strong supporters of Diggory.
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[[File:Third task onlookers.jpg|thumb|250px|Susan attending the third task with fellow Hufflepuffs]]
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Cedric Diggory was technically the joint-winner of the Tournament with Harry Potter after he and Harry both reached the [[Triwizard Cup]], thus making them the champions. Sadly, Diggory was murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] after being [[Portkey|taken]] to [[Little Hangleton]] along with Potter. This signified the beginning of the [[Second Wizarding War]]. Susan was most likely in the stands when Harry returned with Cedric's body.
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[[File:Students at memorial.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The memorial feast of Cedric Diggory that Susan attended]]
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The students were horrified to learn of Cedric's death, especially those of [[Hufflepuff]], who were closest to him. Whether Susan had any closer relationship with Diggory is unknown, but it is more than likely that Susan attended the [[Memorial feast to Cedric Diggory]] at the end of the school year. She most likely attended with her Hufflepuff friends Hannah and Ernie.
   
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Susan|My [[Amelia Bones|aunt]] says you can produce a fully corporeal Patronus, is that true?|Harry Potter|Er — you don't know Madam Bones, do you?|She's my auntie. I'm Susan Bones.|Susan Bones asking Harry about his Patronus|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)}}
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[[File:SusanBonesDA.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Susan in the [[Room of Requirement]].]]
  
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Susan Bones|My [[Amelia Bones|aunt]] says you can produce a fully corporeal Patronus, is that true?|Harry Potter|Er- you don't know Madam Bones, do you?|She's my auntie. I'm Susan Bones.|Susan Bones asking Harry about his Patronus
  
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In [[1995]], Hogwarts was to be under the watchful eye of the Minister and his personally appointed [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher [[Dolores Umbridge]]. Umbridge worked with Susan's aunt in the Ministry, and both served on the court for Harry Potter's trial. When Umbridge came to Hogwarts, she ensured that no practical defensive spells would be taught in her lessons, despite the claims that Lord Voldemort had returned.
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In [[1995]], Hogwarts was to be under the watchful eye of the Minister and his personally appointed [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher [[Dolores Umbridge]]. Umbridge worked with Susan's aunt in the Ministry, and both served on the court for Harry Potter's trial. When Umbridge came to Hogwarts, she ensured that no practical defensive spells would be taught in her lessons, despite the claims that Lord Voldemort had returned. Thus she did not teach anything worth learning.
   
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[[File:SusanBonesDA.PNG|241x241px|thumb|right|Susan in the [[Room of Requirement]] after a D.A. meeting]]
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With the students looking for a teacher, and Harry with the best knowledge of defensive spells, Hermione Granger pledged the idea of forming an alliance to learn spells and rebel against Umbridge. This would be called [[Dumbledore's Army]], which Susan would become a member of. During the first meeting, Susan was curious to know whether Harry could produce a corporeal [[Patronus]]. Harry later gave lessons on Patronuses, but it is unknown whether she produced one or what form it took. Later on in the year, the [[Death Eaters]] who murdered her Uncle [[Edgar Bones|Edgar]] and his family escaped from [[Azkaban]], the wizarding prison, and many students questioned Susan for information about this. After the Death Eaters' escape, Susan told Harry that she understood how he felt, knowing that the person who had killed his family was at large and constantly being asked questions about it, Harry finally had someone who could almost relate to his state of mind. Susan was pestered throughout the year by students asking about her family.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>
  
   
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With the students looking for a teacher, and Harry with the best knowledge of defensive and offensive spells, Hermione Granger pledged the idea of forming an alliance to learn spells and rebel against Umbridge. This organisation would be called [[Dumbledore's Army]], which Susan would become a member of. During the first meeting, Susan was curious to know whether Harry could produce a corporeal [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]], a fact which she had been told by her aunt; when Harry asked if she knew Madam Bones, Susan confirmed the familial relationship.<ref name="OP16"/>
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[[File:Bullied_susan.PNG|thumb|left|260px|Susan with Crabbe and Goyle.]]
  
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{{Dialogue a-b-c|Goyle|My father reckons your aunt's a troublemaker, someone will teach her a lesson!|Susan|What do you want? Harry! Hermione, Ron hey! Please, help!|Crabbe|Aw look, they've come to save their ickle friend.|Crabbe and Goyle intimidate Susan.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)}}
  
   
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[[File:B5C27M1 Dumbledore's Army in the Room of Requirement.png|250x250px|thumb|left|Susan present for the D.A. Patronus lesson]]
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On top of dealing with the murders of her family members, this year was also her [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], which left her in even greater stress as she attempted to keep it all together and do well in her exams. Also, on at least one occasion [[Vincent Crabbe]] and [[Gregory Goyle]] took it upon themselves to bully Susan, making fun of her aunt and complaining that she was interfering with the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]'s agenda. They went so far as to take her wand, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione had to come to her aid. The trio duelled the two Slytherins, defeating them and forcing them to leave Susan alone. Susan got her wand back and learned about the D.A. meeting in the [[Room of Requirement]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''</ref>.
  
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Harry later gave lessons on Patronuses, but it is unknown whether Susan produced one or what form it took. Later on in the year, the [[Death Eaters]] who murdered her uncle [[Edgar Bones|Edgar]] and his family escaped from [[Azkaban]], the wizarding prison, and many students questioned Susan for information about this.
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After the Death Eaters' escape, Susan told Harry that she understood how he felt, knowing that the person who had murdered his family was at large and constantly being asked questions about it. Harry finally had someone who could almost relate to his state of mind. Susan was pestered throughout the year by students asking about her family and its murdered members, which she found distressing.<ref name="OP25"/>
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On top of dealing with the murders of her family members, this year was also her [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], which left her in even greater stress as she attempted to keep it all together and do well in her exams.
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[[File:Bullied_susan.PNG|240x240px|thumb|right|Susan being bullied by [[Vincent Crabbe|Crabbe]] and [[Gregory Goyle|Goyle]] for being a Bones]]
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Also, on at least one occasion Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle took it upon themselves to bully Susan, making fun of her aunt and complaining that she was interfering with the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]'s agenda. They went so far as to take her wand, and [[Harry Potter|Harry]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] had to come to her aid. The trio duelled the two Slytherins, defeating them and forcing them to leave Susan alone. Susan got her wand back and learned about the D.A. meeting in the [[Room of Requirement]].<ref name="OOTPG">{{OOTP|G}}</ref>
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At the end of the year, Susan was among the D.A. members who came to Harry's aid when he was attacked on the [[Hogwarts Express]] by Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle, her own erstwhile bullies. Susan and her friends all unleashed a volley of [[jinx]]es and [[hex]]es which reduced the three to gigantic slugs.<ref name="OOTP38">{{OOTP|B|38}}</ref>
   
 
====Sixth year====
  
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{{Dialogue a-b|Girl 1|Did you hear about her aunt? Poor Susan!|Girl 2|Yes, it's awful, I didn't want to leave my family behind this summer.|Two students conversing about Susan Bones.|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)}}
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{{Dialogue a-b|Girl 1|Did you hear about her aunt? Poor Susan!|Girl 2|Yes, it's awful, I didn't want to leave my family behind this summer.|Two students conversing about Susan Bones|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)}}
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[[File:Susanbones court.PNG|thumb|right|245px|Susan alone in the [[Entrance Courtyard]].]]
  
   
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During the summer holidays before her [[1997-1998 school year|sixth year]] at Hogwarts, one of Susan's last living relatives and one of the greatest witches of her time, [[Amelia Bones]], was murdered by Lord Voldemort after putting up a good fight against him in her own home. This caused Susan some distress and worry, as most of her family had been killed during the [[First Wizarding War]] and now that the [[Second Wizarding War]] had been declared official it was only a matter of time before [[Death Eaters]] sought out after the remaining members of her family. When Susan returned to Hogwarts, she was learning how to [[Apparition|Apparate]] and on one occasion [[Splinch]]ed herself during one of the lessons, losing one of her legs. Her leg was successfully reattached, but the incident appeared to leave Susan somewhat shaken.
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During the summer holidays before her [[1997–1998 school year|sixth year]] at Hogwarts, one of Susan's last living relatives and one of the greatest witches of her time, [[Amelia Bones]], was personally murdered by Lord Voldemort in her own home, though to her credit she did not go down without a fight.<ref name="HBP1">{{HBP|B|1}}</ref> Losing her aunt this way would have been especially shocking and tragic for Susan and her parents after most of her extended family had already been killed during the [[First Wizarding War]]. With the [[Second Wizarding War]] now being fought openly, the remaining members of her family were also under threat of being sought out by [[Death Eaters]].
   
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[[File:B6C18M1 Apparition lessons in the Great Hall.png|250px|thumb|left|Susan Bones Splinching herself in an Apparition lesson]]
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Later on in the school year, Hogwarts fell [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower|under attack]] by Death Eaters. The D.A. members were called to arms via [[Dumbledore's Army coin|their coins]], and despite the murder of her aunt, Susan did not show up for battle, and possibly try and avenge her, it is possible that since the D.A. meetings were no longer held that Susan no longer carried her coin around with her and did not notice the call to arms message.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref>
  
   
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When Susan returned to Hogwarts, she took the [[Apparition]] lessons offered to all students of her year. On one occasion she [[Splinching|Splinched]] herself during a lessons, losing one of her legs. Her leg was successfully reattached, but the incident appeared to leave Susan somewhat shaken.<ref name="HBP18"/>
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====Seventh year and Battle of Hogwarts====
  
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{{Quote|We have already placed protection around the castle, but it is unlikely to hold for very long unless we reinforce it. I must ask you there for to -|McGonagall preps the students before battle.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
  
   
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Later on in the school year, Hogwarts fell [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower|under attack]] by Death Eaters. The D.A. members were called to arms via [[Dumbledore's Army coin|their coins]], and despite the murder of her aunt, Susan did not show up for battle. It is possible that since the D.A. meetings were no longer held, Susan no longer carried her coin around with her and did not notice the summons.
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Susan's [[1997–1998 school year|seventh year]] at Hogwarts would be under the indirect control of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. With Severus Snape appointed headmaster and the [[Alecto and Amycus Carrow|Carrows]] as teachers, Susan's year would be set off to a rocky start, what with her being a member of the Bones family, a wizarding family high on Voldemort's list to eliminate. Susan would rejoin the reformed [[Dumbledore's Army]], this time in a protest against Snape and the Carrows instead of Umbridge. Susan fought in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], alongside members of the D.A., suits of armour and her teachers.
  
   
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====Seventh year====
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{{Quote|We have already placed protection around the castle, but it is unlikely to hold for very long unless we reinforce it. I must ask you therefore to —|McGonagall preps the students before battle|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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Susan was not listed among the casualties, and is presumed to have survived the [[Second Wizarding War]]. Her later life is unknown.
  
   
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Susan returned to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] for her seventh year, at which point the school was under the indirect control of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. If she dropped out, she would have been a fugitive. Attendance was compulsory for children of magical families that year. Susan would have been in danger anyway, with her being a member of the Bones family. A wizarding family high on Voldemort's list to eliminate, as most of them were staunch supporters of Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix.<ref name="DHF2"/>
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==Physical appearance==
  
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Susan has long red hair which she wears in a long plait down her back. In [[1996]], Susan splinched herself whilst practising [[Apparition]], and in doing so she lost one of her legs. However Susan was able to have her leg successfully reattached by the Heads of Houses but the ordeal left her confidence somewhat shaken.
  
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[[File:DA 1998.jpg|250x250px|thumb|right|D.A. members in [[1998]]]]
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While under the control of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his followers, students were brutally punished and taught different subjects. For example, how to use dark magic instead of defending against it. Sensing the need for rebellion yet again, Susan joined the reconstituted [[Dumbledore's Army]]. She and fellow D.A. members stood up against [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] control of Hogwarts.
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Susan may have participated in spray painting the walls or helping fellow students who were also suffering. She would hide in the [[Room of Requirement]], as the room had become a sort of sanctuary for D.A. members.<ref name="DH29">{{DH|B|29}}</ref> She was in the room when Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger returned to Hogwarts.<ref name="DH29" />
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[[File:Voldemort vanquished.png|250px|thumb|left|Susan and the other defenders of Hogwarts witnessing [[Harry Potter]]'s final defeat of Voldemort]]
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She rejoined [[Dumbledore's Army]], which had been reformed in a protest against Snape and the [[Alecto and Amycus Carrow|Carrows]] and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts alongside members of the [[Dumbledore's Army|D.A.]] and her professors.
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She was most likely in the Great Hall during the second half of the battle and witnessed Harry Potter's final defeat of Lord Voldemort and therefore the end to the [[Second Wizarding War]], as she was not listed among the deceased.<ref name="DHF2">{{DH|F2}}</ref>
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After the battle, she most likely kept her [[Dumbledore's Army coin|D.A. coin]], as a badge of honour, as did other D.A. members. It can be assumed that she attended the [[2014]] [[DUMBLEDORE'S ARMY REUNITES AT QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP FINAL|reunion]] of Dumbledore's Army.
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==Physical description==
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Susan was known for wearing her hair in a long plait down her back.<ref name="OP16" /> In [[1996]], Susan [[Splinching|splinched]] herself whilst practising [[Apparition]], and in doing so she lost one of her legs. However Susan was able to have her leg successfully reattached by the Heads of Houses but the ordeal left her confidence somewhat shaken.<ref name="HBP18">{{HBP|B|18}}</ref>
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==Magical abilities and skills==
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*'''[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]''': Susan was a member of [[Dumbledore's Army]] in her fifth year,<ref name="OP16"/> and learned how to cast many defensive and offensive spells under [[Harry Potter]]'s exemplary teaching.<ref name="OOTP38"/><ref name="OOTPG"/>
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*'''[[Duelling]]''': Susan had a level of skill in [[martial magic]]. Striking preemptively, she and her friends cursed [[Draco Malfoy]], [[Gregory Goyle]] and [[Vincent Crabbe]] with a variety of [[dark charm]]s that made them resemble [[slug]]s.<ref name="OOTP38"/> She also fought in, and most likely survived, the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], given how her name was not among those of the fallen.<ref name="DHF2"/>
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==Possessions==
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*'''[[Wand]]''': Like all British wizards and witches, it can be assumed that Susan's [[wand]] was among her most valued possessions and that she purchased it from [[Ollivanders]] at the age of eleven. Her wand was of unknown length, [[Wand wood|wood]] and [[Wand core|core]] material.<ref name="OOTPG"/>
   
 
==Relationships==
  
==Relationships==
 
===Family===
  
===Family===
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{{Quote|Susan Bones' grandparents were killed by Voldemort.|J. K. Rowling in a interview|Accio Quote!}}
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[[File:Ameliq.gif|left|thumb|[[Amelia Bones]], Susan's aunt.]]
  
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Not much is known about the relationship of Susan with her family. Susan was a member of the [[Bones family]], a family of many great wizards. The Bones family supported the [[Order of the Phoenix]] during the [[First Wizarding War]]. That was also the reason why the most of them were killed by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] or his [[Death Eaters]]. Her grandparents, her uncle [[Edgar Bones|Edgar]], his [[Edgar Bones's wife|wife]] and their [[Edgar Bones's children|children]]. [[Amelia Bones]], who participated in Harry Potter's hearing was Susan's aunt. They seemed to have a close relationship. However, Amelia was killed by Voldemort in 1996.
 
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[[File:Friendships.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[Hannah Abbott]] and [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]].]]
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[[File:Amelia Bones.jpg|227x227px|thumb|Susan's aunt [[Amelia Bones]]]]
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Not much is known about the relationship of Susan with her family. Susan was a member of the [[Bones family]], a family of many great witches and wizards. The Bones family supported the [[Order of the Phoenix]] during the [[First Wizarding War]]. That was the reason why the most of them were murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] or his [[Death Eaters]].
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Her grandparents, uncle [[Edgar Bones|Edgar]], his [[Edgar Bones' wife|wife]], and their [[Edgar Bones' children|children]]. were all murdered. [[Amelia Bones]], who participated in Harry Potter's hearing was Susan's aunt. They seemed to have a close relationship. However, Amelia was murdered by Voldemort in 1996.
   
 
===Dumbledore's Army===
  
===Dumbledore's Army===
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{{Dialogue a-b-c|Gregory Goyle |My father reckons your aunt's a troublemaker, someone will teach her a lesson!|Susan|What do you want? Harry! Hermione, Ron hey! Please, help!|Vincent Crabbe|Aw look, they've come to save their ickle friend.|The [[Trio]] rushing to Susan's defence|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)}}
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[[Dumbledore's Army]] was an organisation founded by [[Harry Potter]], [[Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]], and led by Harry. Susan became a member during her fifth year, in order to be taught [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] by Harry, as [[Dolores Umbridge]], the new D.A.D.A. professor, didn't teach them how to properly defend themselves, thinking they would oppose the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].
 
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[[File:Hermione_dh2.PNG|thumb|left|100px|[[Hermione Granger]]]]
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[[File:Dumbledore's_Army.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Dumbledore's Army]], her allies|left]]
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Dumbledore's Army was an organisation founded by [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]], and led by Harry. Susan became a member during her fifth year, in order to be taught [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] by Harry, as [[Dolores Umbridge]], the new D.A.D.A. professor, didn't teach them how to properly defend themselves, thinking they would oppose the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].<ref name="OP16"/>
   
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Susan became a member, along with her fellow [[Hufflepuff]]s [[Hannah Abbott]], [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]], [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]] and [[Zacharias Smith]]. Susan shared a dormitory with [[Hannah Abbott]] (a fellow Hufflepuff) and was most probably invited to join [[Dumbledore's Army]] by her. She may have been also a close friend of Ernie and Justin. It is unknown if she was a friend of Zacharias, too. Susan and her fellow classmates (except Zacharias) fought for [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
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Susan became a member, along with her fellow [[Hufflepuff]]s [[Hannah Abbott]], [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]], [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]] and [[Zacharias Smith]].<ref name="OP16"/> Susan shared a dormitory with [[Hannah Abbott]] (a fellow Hufflepuff) and was most probably invited to join [[Dumbledore's Army]] by her. She may have been also a close friend of Ernie and Justin. It is unknown if she was a friend of Zacharias, too. Susan and her fellow housemates (except Zacharias) fought for [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
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[[File:Seamus_GOF.JPG|thumb|150px|[[Seamus Finnigan]]]]
  
   
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She was very impressed by learning that Harry could cast a Patronus, and she also told him how she felt about her relatives' deaths during the [[First Wizarding War]].
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She was very impressed by learning that Harry could cast a Patronus, and she also told him how she felt about her relatives' deaths during the [[First Wizarding War]].<ref name="OP16"/>
   
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She was also a friend of [[Seamus Finnigan]], whom she shared a boat with on her first year and was often seen talking to him in lessons and in [[Dumbledore's Army]] meetings.
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She was also seemed to be a friend of [[Seamus Finnigan]], whom she shared a boat with on her first year and was often seen talking to him in lessons and in [[Dumbledore's Army]] meetings.<ref name="PSF"/>
   
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Other members of the army she possibly knew are [[Ginny Weasley]], [[Parvati Patil]], [[Lavender Brown]], [[Dean Thomas]], [[Padma Patil]], [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Alicia Spinnet]], [[Angelina Johnson]], [[Katie Bell]], [[Fred and George Weasley]], [[Colin Creevey|Colin]] and [[Dennis Creevey]], [[Terry Boot]], [[Anthony Goldstein]], [[Michael Corner]],? Cho Chang? and [[Marietta Edgecombe]]. The most of them fought at the Battle of Hogwarts and survived the war.
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Other members of the army she possibly knew are [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], [[Parvati Patil]], [[Lavender Brown]], [[Dean Thomas]], [[Padma Patil]], [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Alicia Spinnet]], [[Angelina Johnson]], [[Katie Bell]], [[Fred and George Weasley]], [[Colin Creevey|Colin]] and [[Dennis Creevey]], [[Terry Boot]], [[Anthony Goldstein]], [[Michael Corner]], [[Cho Chang]] and [[Marietta Edgecombe]].<ref name="OP16"/> The majority of them fought at the Battle of Hogwarts and their fate is ambiguous.
   
 
==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==
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*"Susan" is the Anglicised form of Susanna, meaning Lily or Rose.<ref> [http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Potter-family-history-uk.ashx?fn=Susanna] Ancestry.com etymologies </ref> The lily is often a symbol of purity. It is noted that Susan is most likely named after her Aunt [[Amelia Bones]], whose middle name is Susan.
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*"Susan" is the Anglicised form of Susanna, meaning Lily or Rose.<ref>[http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Potter-family-history-uk.ashx?fn=Susanna Ancestry.com etymologies]</ref> The lily is often a symbol of purity. It is noted that Susan is most likely named after her Aunt [[Amelia Bones]], whose middle name is Susan.
 
*"Bones" is the word for the skeletal form of a being, many members of Susan's family are murdered or have been killed during the books and this may be in reference to this.
  
*"Bones" is the word for the skeletal form of a being, many members of Susan's family are murdered or have been killed during the books and this may be in reference to this.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:Da-susan.jpg|150px|thumb|Susan Bones as depicted on {{PM}} by [[Owen Davey]]]]
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[[File:Susan Bones LEGO mini-figure.jpg|thumb|Susan Bones as a LEGO mini-figure]]
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*In the first two films, she was played by [[Eleanor Columbus]], the daughter of director [[Chris Columbus]], making her one of the few [[United States of America|American]] actresses to appear in the [[Harry Potter films|films]] as one of the students. However, she had no dialogue. Susan is played by [[Emma Jayne-Corboz]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''{{fact}}.
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*In the first two films, she was played by [[Eleanor Columbus]], the daughter of director [[Chris Columbus]], making her one of the few [[United States of America|American]] actresses to appear in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|films]] as one of the students. The casting was allowed by J.K. Rowling for the purpose of "director's trademark". However, Susan Bones had no dialogue and was a non-speaking role whenever Eleanor played the part; this was because of Rowling's "strictly British and Irish cast" rule. British actress [[Emma-Jayne Corboz|Emma Jayne-Corboz]] later portrayed her in {{DH|F1}} and {{DH|F2}}.
 
*She is one of the Original Forty students listed by [[J. K. Rowling]] along with [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley]].
  
*She is one of the Original Forty students listed by [[J. K. Rowling]] along with [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley]].
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Susan was voiced by [[Alex Tregear]].
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|video game adaptation]] of {{OOTP}}, Susan was voiced by [[Alex Tregear]].
 
*Susan wears her hair in a long plait down her back, however in the films and video games she is shown to leave her hair down.
  
*Susan wears her hair in a long plait down her back, however in the films and video games she is shown to leave her hair down.
 
*The middle name of Amelia Bones is Susan, which could imply that Susan was named after her aunt, or that the name Susan runs in the Bones family.
  
*The middle name of Amelia Bones is Susan, which could imply that Susan was named after her aunt, or that the name Susan runs in the Bones family.
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*In {{OOTP|FA}}, Susan is omitted and one of Susan's lines is spoken instead by [[Luna Lovegood]].
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*In the [http://atrossbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Harry-Potter-and-the-Order-of-the-Phoenix-2nd-draft.pdf earliest draft] of the fifth film, it is Susan who says "''That is most remarkable, Mr Potter''".
  
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Susan is omitted and one of Susan's lines is spoken instead by [[Luna Lovegood]].
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**Susan appears in the [http://atrossbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Harry-Potter-and-the-Order-of-the-Phoenix-2nd-draft.pdf earliest draft] of the fifth film where she says "''That is most remarkable, Mr Potter''".
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*In the books, the sorting is done in alphabetical order, but in the films, it is not, and in 1991, Susan is the third sorted. She shows relief when put into Hufflepuff, suggesting that her family may all be in Hufflepuff. Susan is the only non-major character in the series whose Sorting is shown onscreen (the others being Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco, and Lily, though the latter was in another year and shown in a memory.)
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', she is shown to be sharing a [[Hogwarts boats|boat]] with [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Seamus Finnigan]].
  
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*She shared a dormitory in the [[Hufflepuff Basement]] with [[Hannah Abbott]], [[Megan Jones]] and [[Leanne]].
  
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*In the books, the sorting is done in alphabetical order, but in the films, it is not, and in 1991, Susan is the third sorted. She shows relief when put into Hufflepuff, suggesting that her family may all be in Hufflepuff. Susan is the only non-major character in the series whose Sorting is shown onscreen (the others being Harry, Ron, Hermione and Malfoy.)
  
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
 
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[[File:Susanboat.PNG|thumb|right|Susan in the [[Hogwarts boats|boat]] with [[Seamus Finnigan]] and [[Hermione Granger]].]]
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"There were relatives of their victims among the Hogwarts students, who now found themselves the unwilling objects of a gruesome sort of reflected fame as they walked the corridors: Susan Bones, whose uncle, aunt, and cousins had all died at the hands of one of the ten, said miserably during Herbology that she now had a good idea what it felt like to be Harry."
— Susan as the subject of much unwanted attention[src]

Susan Bones (b. 1979/1980) was a half-blood witch[2] and a Hufflepuff student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1991-1998.[5] She was a member of the prominent Bones family, a family with strong connections to the Ministry of Magic.

Most of Susan's extended family, including her grandparents, uncle, aunt, and cousins were all murdered personally by Lord Voldemort during the First Wizarding War,[8] and her other aunt Amelia Bones was murdered by Voldemort in July of 1996.[9] In her fifth year, Susan became a member of Dumbledore's Army, an organisation taught and led by Harry Potter.[5] Susan fought along side her fellow D.A. members in the Battle of Hogwarts.

It can be assumed that Susan survived the Second Wizarding War, as her name was not listed amongst the casualties of the fallen deceased. What happened to Susan afterwards is unknown.

Biography

Early life

Little is known about Susan's early life, other than the fact that she was born to at least one wizard parent, and presumably named after her aunt Amelia's middle name. Susan came from a largely magical family background, and also a rather powerful and respected family.

Due to her family's position, they were sought after during the First Wizarding War by Death Eaters and a large majority were killed. Susan was born in or around 1980, a year before the war ended.

During the 1990–1991 school year, the year before Susan started at Hogwarts, her aunt Amelia had her personal assistant at the Ministry sent to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries with Spattergroit; since she was assigned a seventh-year Hogwarts student in the Ministry of Magic student programme to replace the assistant, she found it easier to spend more time with her niece.[10]

Hogwarts years (1991-1998)

First year

Minerva McGonagall: "Bones, Susan."
Sorting Hat: " HUFFLEPUFF!"
— Susan Bones being sorted[src]
Susan Sorting

Susan being Sorted into Hufflepuff House

Susan Bones started her education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991 the same year as the famous Harry Potter. Susan shared a boat with Seamus Finnigan and Hermione Granger.[11] She was the third student to be called upon by Minerva McGonagall for the Sorting ceremony and was Sorted into Hufflepuff House[4].

The Head of Hufflepuff House at the time was Pomona Sprout, the Herbology Professor. She was sorted into this house along with Hannah Abbott, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Wayne Hopkins, Megan Jones, and Ernie Macmillan all of whom she presumably became friends with. It is also assumed that Hufflepuff house is the house that many of her relatives were Sorted into as well.

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Susan in class sitting next to Ron Weasley

During her first year, Susan would learn all about the basics of magic and spell performance, like her other classmates. She was also present at the End-of-Term Feast during which Gryffindor won the House Cup breaking Slytherin's seven year winning streak.

Second year

"Hannah, he's a Parselmouth. Everyone knows that's the mark of a dark wizard. Have you ever heard of a decent one who could talk to snakes? They called Slytherin himself Serpent-tongue."
— Ernie Macmillan sharing his opinion of Harry with the Hufflepuffs[src]
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Susan with fellow students during the first and last meeting of the Duelling Club

During her second year, Susan seemed to develop a crush on then-Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, which caused her to be off-task daydreaming during his lessons. She participated in the Duelling Club, as a precaution due to the Basilisk attacks that occurred after the Chamber of Secrets had been opened.

At the meeting, Susan witnessed her fellow Hufflepuff Justin Finch-Fletchley almost attacked by a serpent, including Harry Potter giving it orders in Parseltongue. Like most present, she did not have the ability to understand the language, and may have assumed that Harry was egging the snake on, as several other students did. In reality, he had successfully ordered it not to attack Justin.[12]

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Susan and Hermione Granger sitting next to each other in DADA

Susan seemed to become good friends this year with Hermione Granger, a Gryffindor. The two shared an interest in the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Gilderoy Lockhart. They usually sat together in their Defence Against the Dark Arts classes, listening intently to Lockhart's every word. Both appeared quite giddy when Lockhart passed out his pop quiz at the beginning of the first lesson, giggling to each other when he walked away.

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Susan in her second-year Herbology class with Hermione Granger

In Herbology she and Hermione also worked next to one another when potting Mandrakes. It must have come as a shock when her friends Hermione and Justin Finch-Fletchley, along with Colin Creevey, were all petrified by the Basilisk living in the Chamber of Secrets.[12]

Later in the year, Lockhart was exposed as a fraud. Presumably, after learning the truth that Lockhart was not a great and heroic wizard in the end of the school year, she lost her interest in him. When Hagrid returned to Hogwarts, Susan applauded him along with a majority of the school as they celebrated the close of a terrifying year.[12]

Third year

During her third year, she would have started taking elective subjects. The school was also believed to be in danger from Azkaban escapee, Sirius Black, who was suspected to be looking for Harry Potter.

Fourth year

During Susan's fourth year Hogwarts held the Triwizard Tournament and Hufflepuff's Cedric Diggory was one of the Triwizard champions. It is likely that Susan Bones supported Diggory in favour of Harry Potter, as he was in her house and both her best friends Hannah Abbott and Ernie Macmillan were strong supporters of Diggory.

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Susan attending the third task with fellow Hufflepuffs

Cedric Diggory was technically the joint-winner of the Tournament with Harry Potter after he and Harry both reached the Triwizard Cup, thus making them the champions. Sadly, Diggory was murdered by Lord Voldemort after being taken to Little Hangleton along with Potter. This signified the beginning of the Second Wizarding War. Susan was most likely in the stands when Harry returned with Cedric's body.

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The memorial feast of Cedric Diggory that Susan attended

The students were horrified to learn of Cedric's death, especially those of Hufflepuff, who were closest to him. Whether Susan had any closer relationship with Diggory is unknown, but it is more than likely that Susan attended the Memorial feast to Cedric Diggory at the end of the school year. She most likely attended with her Hufflepuff friends Hannah and Ernie.

Fifth year

Susan: "My aunt says you can produce a fully corporeal Patronus, is that true?"
Harry Potter: "Er — you don't know Madam Bones, do you?"
Susan: "She's my auntie. I'm Susan Bones."
— Susan Bones asking Harry about his Patronus[src]

In 1995, Hogwarts was to be under the watchful eye of the Minister and his personally appointed Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Dolores Umbridge. Umbridge worked with Susan's aunt in the Ministry, and both served on the court for Harry Potter's trial. When Umbridge came to Hogwarts, she ensured that no practical defensive spells would be taught in her lessons, despite the claims that Lord Voldemort had returned. Thus she did not teach anything worth learning.

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Susan in the Room of Requirement after a D.A. meeting

With the students looking for a teacher, and Harry with the best knowledge of defensive and offensive spells, Hermione Granger pledged the idea of forming an alliance to learn spells and rebel against Umbridge. This organisation would be called Dumbledore's Army, which Susan would become a member of. During the first meeting, Susan was curious to know whether Harry could produce a corporeal Patronus, a fact which she had been told by her aunt; when Harry asked if she knew Madam Bones, Susan confirmed the familial relationship.[5]

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Susan present for the D.A. Patronus lesson

Harry later gave lessons on Patronuses, but it is unknown whether Susan produced one or what form it took. Later on in the year, the Death Eaters who murdered her uncle Edgar and his family escaped from Azkaban, the wizarding prison, and many students questioned Susan for information about this.

After the Death Eaters' escape, Susan told Harry that she understood how he felt, knowing that the person who had murdered his family was at large and constantly being asked questions about it. Harry finally had someone who could almost relate to his state of mind. Susan was pestered throughout the year by students asking about her family and its murdered members, which she found distressing.[8]

On top of dealing with the murders of her family members, this year was also her O.W.L. year at Hogwarts, which left her in even greater stress as she attempted to keep it all together and do well in her exams.

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Susan being bullied by Crabbe and Goyle for being a Bones

Also, on at least one occasion Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle took it upon themselves to bully Susan, making fun of her aunt and complaining that she was interfering with the Ministry of Magic's agenda. They went so far as to take her wand, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione had to come to her aid. The trio duelled the two Slytherins, defeating them and forcing them to leave Susan alone. Susan got her wand back and learned about the D.A. meeting in the Room of Requirement.[7]

At the end of the year, Susan was among the D.A. members who came to Harry's aid when he was attacked on the Hogwarts Express by Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle, her own erstwhile bullies. Susan and her friends all unleashed a volley of jinxes and hexes which reduced the three to gigantic slugs.[13]

Sixth year

Girl 1: "Did you hear about her aunt? Poor Susan!"
Girl 2: "Yes, it's awful, I didn't want to leave my family behind this summer."
— Two students conversing about Susan Bones[src]

During the summer holidays before her sixth year at Hogwarts, one of Susan's last living relatives and one of the greatest witches of her time, Amelia Bones, was personally murdered by Lord Voldemort in her own home, though to her credit she did not go down without a fight.[9] Losing her aunt this way would have been especially shocking and tragic for Susan and her parents after most of her extended family had already been killed during the First Wizarding War. With the Second Wizarding War now being fought openly, the remaining members of her family were also under threat of being sought out by Death Eaters.

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Susan Bones Splinching herself in an Apparition lesson

When Susan returned to Hogwarts, she took the Apparition lessons offered to all students of her year. On one occasion she Splinched herself during a lessons, losing one of her legs. Her leg was successfully reattached, but the incident appeared to leave Susan somewhat shaken.[14]

Later on in the school year, Hogwarts fell under attack by Death Eaters. The D.A. members were called to arms via their coins, and despite the murder of her aunt, Susan did not show up for battle. It is possible that since the D.A. meetings were no longer held, Susan no longer carried her coin around with her and did not notice the summons.

Seventh year

"We have already placed protection around the castle, but it is unlikely to hold for very long unless we reinforce it. I must ask you therefore to —"
— McGonagall preps the students before battle[src]

Susan returned to Hogwarts for her seventh year, at which point the school was under the indirect control of Lord Voldemort. If she dropped out, she would have been a fugitive. Attendance was compulsory for children of magical families that year. Susan would have been in danger anyway, with her being a member of the Bones family. A wizarding family high on Voldemort's list to eliminate, as most of them were staunch supporters of Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix.[15]

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D.A. members in 1998

While under the control of Lord Voldemort and his followers, students were brutally punished and taught different subjects. For example, how to use dark magic instead of defending against it. Sensing the need for rebellion yet again, Susan joined the reconstituted Dumbledore's Army. She and fellow D.A. members stood up against Death Eater control of Hogwarts.

Susan may have participated in spray painting the walls or helping fellow students who were also suffering. She would hide in the Room of Requirement, as the room had become a sort of sanctuary for D.A. members.[16] She was in the room when Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger returned to Hogwarts.[16]

Battle of Hogwarts
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Susan and the other defenders of Hogwarts witnessing Harry Potter's final defeat of Voldemort

She rejoined Dumbledore's Army, which had been reformed in a protest against Snape and the Carrows and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts alongside members of the D.A. and her professors.

She was most likely in the Great Hall during the second half of the battle and witnessed Harry Potter's final defeat of Lord Voldemort and therefore the end to the Second Wizarding War, as she was not listed among the deceased.[15]

Later life (1998-?)

After the battle, she most likely kept her D.A. coin, as a badge of honour, as did other D.A. members. It can be assumed that she attended the 2014 reunion of Dumbledore's Army.

Physical description

Susan was known for wearing her hair in a long plait down her back.[5] In 1996, Susan splinched herself whilst practising Apparition, and in doing so she lost one of her legs. However Susan was able to have her leg successfully reattached by the Heads of Houses but the ordeal left her confidence somewhat shaken.[14]

Magical abilities and skills

Possessions

  • Wand: Like all British wizards and witches, it can be assumed that Susan's wand was among her most valued possessions and that she purchased it from Ollivanders at the age of eleven. Her wand was of unknown length, wood and core material.[7]

Relationships

Family

"Susan Bones' grandparents were killed by Voldemort."
— J. K. Rowling in a interview[src]
Amelia Bones

Susan's aunt Amelia Bones

Not much is known about the relationship of Susan with her family. Susan was a member of the Bones family, a family of many great witches and wizards. The Bones family supported the Order of the Phoenix during the First Wizarding War. That was the reason why the most of them were murdered by Lord Voldemort or his Death Eaters.

Her grandparents, uncle Edgar, his wife, and their children. were all murdered. Amelia Bones, who participated in Harry Potter's hearing was Susan's aunt. They seemed to have a close relationship. However, Amelia was murdered by Voldemort in 1996.

Dumbledore's Army

Gregory Goyle : "My father reckons your aunt's a troublemaker, someone will teach her a lesson!"
Susan: "What do you want? Harry! Hermione, Ron hey! Please, help!"
Vincent Crabbe: "Aw look, they've come to save their ickle friend."
— The Trio rushing to Susan's defence[src]
Dumbledore's Army

Dumbledore's Army, her allies

Dumbledore's Army was an organisation founded by Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, and led by Harry. Susan became a member during her fifth year, in order to be taught Defence Against the Dark Arts by Harry, as Dolores Umbridge, the new D.A.D.A. professor, didn't teach them how to properly defend themselves, thinking they would oppose the Ministry of Magic.[5]

Susan became a member, along with her fellow Hufflepuffs Hannah Abbott, Ernie Macmillan, Justin Finch-Fletchley and Zacharias Smith.[5] Susan shared a dormitory with Hannah Abbott (a fellow Hufflepuff) and was most probably invited to join Dumbledore's Army by her. She may have been also a close friend of Ernie and Justin. It is unknown if she was a friend of Zacharias, too. Susan and her fellow housemates (except Zacharias) fought for Hogwarts at the Battle of Hogwarts.

She was very impressed by learning that Harry could cast a Patronus, and she also told him how she felt about her relatives' deaths during the First Wizarding War.[5]

She was also seemed to be a friend of Seamus Finnigan, whom she shared a boat with on her first year and was often seen talking to him in lessons and in Dumbledore's Army meetings.[11]

Other members of the army she possibly knew are Ginny Weasley, Parvati Patil, Lavender Brown, Dean Thomas, Padma Patil, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Alicia Spinnet, Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell, Fred and George Weasley, Colin and Dennis Creevey, Terry Boot, Anthony Goldstein, Michael Corner, Cho Chang and Marietta Edgecombe.[5] The majority of them fought at the Battle of Hogwarts and their fate is ambiguous.

Etymology

  • "Susan" is the Anglicised form of Susanna, meaning Lily or Rose.[17] The lily is often a symbol of purity. It is noted that Susan is most likely named after her Aunt Amelia Bones, whose middle name is Susan.
  • "Bones" is the word for the skeletal form of a being, many members of Susan's family are murdered or have been killed during the books and this may be in reference to this.

Behind the scenes

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Susan Bones as depicted on Pottermore by Owen Davey

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Susan Bones as a LEGO mini-figure

Appearances

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Susan Bones as she appears in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

Notes and references

  1. ↑ As she was sorted in 1991, at which point she would be eleven years old. Thus, she had to have been born between September 1979 and August 1980.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and Me (see this image)
  3. ↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 16 (In The Hog's Head)
  6. ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 25 (The Beetle at Bay)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 1 (The Other Minister)
  10. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 7 (A New Curse) - Assignment "Assist Madam Bones"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 38 (The Second War Begins)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 18 (Birthday Surprises)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 29 (The Lost Diadem)
  17. ↑ Ancestry.com etymologies
  18. ↑ Unidentified Hufflepuff girl (I) might be her.
  19. ↑ During game play some students when you walk past will say "Did you hear about her Aunt? Poor Susan", referring to the death of Susan's Aunt, Amelia Bones.
Dumbledore's Army
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Harry Potter · Hermione Granger · Ronald Weasley
Leaders
Harry Potter · Neville Longbottom · Luna Lovegood · Ginny Weasley
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Gryffindor ClearBG2 Gryffindor Katie Bell · Lavender Brown · Colin Creevey · Dennis Creevey · Seamus Finnigan · Angelina Johnson · Lee Jordan · Cormac McLaggen · Parvati Patil · Alicia Spinnet · Dean Thomas · Romilda Vane · Fred Weasley · George Weasley · Nigel Wolpert · Unidentified female · Unidentified female (II)
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Ravenclaw ClearBG2 Ravenclaw Terry Boot · Cho Chang · Michael Corner · Marietta Edgecombe · Anthony Goldstein · Padma Patil · Maisy Reynolds · Unidentified male · Unidentified male (II) · Unidentified female
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