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The Order of the Phoenix is a fictional organisation in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling.Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
The Death Eaters first existed over 11 years before the events of the Harry Potter novels, torturing and murdering Muggles (non-magical people), as well as anyone who opposed them. When a deadly curse from Voldemort rebounded off Harry Potter and disembodied the Dark Lord, the Death Eaters largely disbanded and vanished. [2] [3] [4]
When the Order of the Phoenix battles Voldemort's Death Eaters in the Department of Mysteries, Dumbledore arrives to aid them. He subdues most of the Death Eaters and binds them with an Anti-Disapparition Jinx to prevent them from escaping. He then engages in a duel with Voldemort, who tries to possess Harry so Dumbledore will kill him.
Centaurs live in forests and are skilled in healing and astrology. Centaurs who associate with humans are often seen as traitors to their kind. In Deathly Hallows, centaurs fight against the Death Eaters in the Battle of Hogwarts. Chimaera – A creature with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.
After winter break, Quirrell procures a Dementor to teach students the Patronus charm. Though Hermione and Harry initially fail, Harry recognizes Dementors as shadows of death. He invents the True Patronus charm, destroying the Dementor. After Harry teaches him to cast a regular Patronus, Draco discovers Harry can speak Parseltongue.
According to Rowling, Snape is the only Death Eater capable of producing a full Patronus, which, like Lily's, is a doe. [3] Snape is a talented duellist, able to hold off by himself (if only briefly) a group of three Hogwarts professors that included former duelling champion Filius Flitwick .
The Dark Mark is the symbol of Voldemort and the Death Eaters. It appears as a skull with a snake for a tongue, and it is cast into the sky whenever Death Eaters commit a murder. Every Death Eater has the Dark Mark branded on their left forearm. This brand allows the Death Eaters and Voldemort to summon each other.
Thirteen years after Voldemort's fall, Bellatrix was one of the many Death Eaters who escaped Azkaban and rejoined him. After escaping from prison, she was present at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in the climax of the book, in which a group of Death Eaters attempted to steal Sybill Trelawney's prophecy pertaining to Voldemort's ...