Figg is also working for the Order and of course we have now seen Snape leaving an Order meeting.Īfter dinner, Sirius suggests that Harry might have some questions about the Order. Harry has earlier met Mundungus Fletcher, and so knows that crazy old Mrs. Charlie is not present the Order has him recruiting wizards in Romania. Weasley, their sons Bill and Charlie, and one Mundungus Fletcher. At dinner, Harry learns that among the members of the Order are Alastor Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Tonks, Remus Lupin, and Emmeline Vance, who had been part of the Advance Guard that brought him to Grimmauld Place Sirius Black (who owns the house at Grimmauld Place and has donated it to act as Headquarters), Mr. Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys are called down to dinner. Harry points out that this something quite possibly is himself.Ībout this time, the current meeting ends, and Professor Snape is seen to leave through the front door. Despite being in Headquarters, they have learned very little, as the meetings are always closed all they have really managed to gather is that there is something that is being guarded. They are joined by Fred, George, and Ginny, who together explain what they have learned: the Order is a secret society, secret because Dumbledore is being discredited in the press, as Harry himself is, for daring to say that Voldemort had returned. They say that they had wanted to tell Harry about what was going on, but had been asked not to by Professor Dumbledore. As he reads the note, which is in Dumbledore's writing, a house appears in front of Harry.Įntering the house, Harry is then taken upstairs, where he meets with Hermione and Ron. Once in London, Harry is given a note saying that the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix is at Number 12, Grimmauld Place. The first time we hear of the Order by name is when the Advance Guard arrives to bring Harry to London, following the Dementor attack. Sirius returns to his Animagus shape and does so. He then sends Sirius to gather up "the old crowd: Mundungus Fletcher, Arabella Figg, Remus Lupin," and then lie low at Lupin's house and wait for instructions. After Cornelius Fudge has denied that Voldemort could have returned, and leaves, Professor Dumbledore requests that Sirius Black, then in his Animagus form, a large black dog, return to his human shape. While the Order is not mentioned by name at that time, we see it being reorganized at the very end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It is unknown why it is called the Order of the Phoenix.Įvent Details Goblet of Fire It is apparently headed up by Professor Dumbledore, as it is he who directs the remaining members to reform the Order on Voldemort's return. The Order of the Phoenix is a secret society formed with a common goal: to aid in the defeat of Lord Voldemort. Beginner warning: Details follow which you may not wish to read at your current level.