Minor Dark wizards in Harry Potter

This article is about minor Dark wizards from the Harry Potter series. See Lord Voldemort, Death Eater and Gellert Grindelwald for further selections.

Avery

Template:HP character There are two Death Eaters named Avery. Sirius Black mentions an Avery who was one of Severus Snape's colleagues at Hogwarts; another Avery is mentioned in various Pensieve scenes as a contemporary of Tom Riddle.

Snape's contemporary Avery avoided being brought to justice after Lord Voldemort's downfall by saying he was acting under the Imperius Curse. After Voldemort rose again, Avery was punished with the Cruciatus Curse after flinging himself at Voldemort's feet and begging for forgiveness.

Avery's luckless streak continued — he was tortured at least once more by Voldemort, the second time occurring in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when Augustus Rookwood debunked the information Avery had given Voldemort concerning Broderick Bode being able to take the prophecy from the Department of Mysteries.

He participated in the Department of Mysteries battle and was paired up with Walden Macnair. He was apprehended at the Department of Mysteries and afterwards sent to Azkaban prison.

Alecto and Amycus Carrow

Main article: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Alecto and Amycus Carrow are siblings (sister and brother, respectively) who participated in the assault on Hogwarts school. Amycus is described as being squat and lumpy with a lopsided leer and a wheezy giggle; Alecto is referred to as a "stocky little woman" and shares her brother's squatness and laugh. They are "the Carrows" mentioned by Snape in the second chapter of the sixth book. They were said to have been amongst those who believed that Lord Voldemort was gone forever. In the final book, they become "teachers" at Hogwarts, severely disciplining students who were against Lord Voldemort. Amycus taught Defense Against the Dark Arts, but as Neville Longbottom put it, it became just "The Dark Arts". Alecto taught Muggle Studies, which became a compulsory subject, and taught students how despicable and horrible muggles were. They were defeated and restrained by Harry, Luna and Professor McGonagall shortly before the Battle of Hogwarts.

Amycus is a hero in Greek mythology and can also be a vulgarization of the Latin word Amicus, meaning friend (in this case, a friend of Voldemort). Alecto is one of the Furies, the Greek goddesses of revenge.

Crabbe Sr.

Template:HP character Little is known about Crabbe Sr. except that he is a Death Eater and Vincent Crabbe's father. Mentioned by Lord Voldemort during his "rebirth". In the raid on the Ministry of Magic, he was defeated and imprisoned.

Antonin Dolohov

Template:HP character Antonin Dolohov is described as having a long, pale and twisted face and was one of the five Death Eaters who murdered Gideon and Fabian Prewett (Molly Weasley's brothers). He also tortured many Muggles and opponents of Voldemort during the first war. Dolohov was caught shortly after Igor Karkaroff, who named him during his own trial. He was sent to Azkaban, but escaped during the mass breakout of January 1996. He fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and was returned to Azkaban prison. He escaped once more and fought in The Battle of Hogwarts, reportedly battling Lupin and Tonks, and was the one who most likely killed them. Dolohov is later killed by Professor Flitwick.

Gibbon

Template:HP character Gibbon was a Death Eater who participated in the assault on Hogwarts school and set off the "Dark Mark". He was hit by a Killing Curse fired accidentally by fellow Death Eater Thorfinn Rowle.

Fenrir Greyback

Template:HP character Fenrir Greyback is a werewolf. He is aligned with the Death Eaters as a snatcher (a group of Death Eaters and other wizards that search the country for "Mudbloods" and other wanted wizards). Greyback thirsts for blood even when he is not in wolf shape.

In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Greyback attacks Bill Weasley, thus permanently altering his face due to the unhealable bite wounds.

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Greyback plays the role of a snatcher, and finds Harry, Ron, and Hermione in their camp because they used The Dark Lord's name when it was tabooed, and brings them to Malfoy's Manor where he shows sheer jealousy of the Dark Mark that is tattooed on the Death Eaters' left arms.

Goyle Sr.

Template:HP character Goyle Sr., little is known about him except that he is Gregory Goyle's father and a member of the Death Eaters and is currently imprisoned. He was present at Lord Voldemort's "rebirth". He and Crabbe Sr. are mentioned as being the largest in size of the Death Eaters at the rebirth ceremony.

Herpo the Foul

Template:HP character Herpo the Foul was an ancient Greek Dark wizard who bred the first known Basilisk. He appears on Famous Wizard card number 4 and in the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them under "Basilisk". Herpo was also one of a short list of known Parselmouths (others include: Salazar Slytherin, Marvolo Gaunt, Morfin Gaunt, Merope Gaunt, Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter). Herpo's name derives from the Greek herpeton which means "reptile" and/or herpo which means "to creep".

Jugson

Template:HP character Jugson is the name of a Death Eater who fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange

Template:HP character Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange are a pair of Death Eaters. They are brothers, and Rodolphus is married to Bellatrix Lestrange. Alongside Bellatrix and Barty Crouch Jr, the two brothers aided in the Cruciatus torture of Frank and Alice Longbottom, driving both of the Longbottoms into insanity.

All three Lestranges were formerly imprisoned in Azkaban until their escape in January 1996, along with several other Death Eaters; Rodolphus and Rabastan were re-imprisoned after the Death Eater attack on the Ministry.

Rodolphus Lestrange was mentioned by Sirius Black as having been among Severus Snape's "friends" at Hogwarts. A Lestrange was also part of Tom Marvolo Riddle's class. This Lestrange is most likely the father of Rodolphus and Rabastan.

Rabastan and Rodolphus are described in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as "a thickset man who stared blankly up at Crouch" and "a thinner, more nervous-looking man whose eyes were darting around the crowd", though no indication is given as to which was which, most likely respectfully. Rodolphus and Bellatrix are described as being Lord Voldemort's most loyal followers.

Walden Macnair

Template:HP character Walden Macnair is a Death Eater who also has a job within the Ministry of Magic as an executioner for the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, and was assigned with the task of executing Buckbeak in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He also served as one of Lord Voldemort's envoys to the giants, and it seems he helped to persuade them to join forces with the Death Eaters. He also fought in the battle in the Department of Mysteries in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was paired with Avery, and was wounded by Neville Longbottom when Neville poked Hermione Granger's wand through the eyehole in his Death Eater mask. During the Battle of Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Macnair is knocked into the wall by Hagrid, and falls unconscious.

Nott

Template:HP character Nott is the father of Theodore Nott, a Slytherin student at Hogwarts, in Harry's year. Rowling mentioned on her website that he is an elderly widower.

Nott was a Death Eater and after Lord Voldemort's fall, he wormed his way out of Azkaban, but joined him when he rose again in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Nott was involved in the battle in the Department of Mysteries in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and was injured. After he was stunned by Hermione Granger, Lucius Malfoy ordered the rest of the Death Eaters to leave him there.

Yardley Platt

A serial goblin-killer mentioned on the Famous wizard trading cards written by Rowling.

Augustus Rookwood

Template:HP character Augustus Rookwood was an Unspeakable in the Department of Mysteries, who was a Death Eater spy during Voldemort's first rise to power. He was friendly with Ludovic Bagman's father, and offered "Ludo" a job in the Ministry of Magic. Rookwood acted as though he was aiding the anti-Voldemort cause, but proved to be a double agent. He gained information from many, including Ludo, and had other unwitting agents throughout the Ministry and the rest of the Wizarding world.

Igor Karkaroff named Rookwood during his own trial, and Rookwood was sent to Azkaban but escaped in the mass breakout of January 1996.

After his escape, Rookwood returned to Voldemort, and informed him that Avery's information about Bode being able to steal the prophecy was incorrect. Since Rookwood was an employee of the Department of Mysteries, it can be assumed he helped in the planning for the raid on the Department of Mysteries. He also took part in the fight there. He was at the Death Chamber battle, where he was seen duelling with Kingsley Shacklebolt, casting the Avada Kedavra death curse.

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, he caused an explosion that killed Fred Weasley during The Battle of Hogwarts, and was chased by Percy Weasley, who had become distraught over the death of his brother. Rookwood was finally subdued by Aberforth Dumbledore with a Stunning Spell.

In his mugshot in the Daily Prophet, Rookwood is described as having a pockmarked face and greasy hair, and looking bored.

Evan Rosier

Template:HP character Evan Rosier (d. 1980) was killed by Aurors, shortly after Igor Karkaroff's capture. While resisting arrest, he took a big chunk out of Mad-Eye Moody's nose. Sirius Black recalls him as one of Snape's friends.

Evan is Greek and means "of noble birth", appropriate for a typical Death Eater with pure-blood prejudices. Rosier is the name of a fallen angel (formerly holding the rank of Dominion in the angelic hierarchy).

As the maiden name of the mother of Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy was Rosier, it is possible that Evan Rosier is a relative.

Selwyn

Selwyn was a Death Eater loyal to Lord Voldemort after his return. The Selvyns were an old wizarding family that Dolores Umbridge claimed to be descended from.

Travers and Mulciber

Template:HP character Travers and Mulciber were Death Eaters. Travers was a Death Eater, who, according to Karkaroff, killed the McKinnons. Mulciber broke out of Azkaban and participated in the battle at the Department of Mysteries. He was sent to Azkaban. In Igor Karkaroff's trial scene, Barty Crouch notes that "Travers and Mulciber, we have"; as Mulciber is later seen participating in the Second War, it is likely that Travers, having been spoken of in the same vein, also survived and escaped. He may have been one of the escapees in the mass breakout of January 1996. Travers was seen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. He's there when Harry, Ron and Hermione break into Gringotts and is ultimately put under an Imperius Curse by Harry and forced to hide.

Mulciber is the Latin for "melter", and was used as a name for the Roman god Vulcan (first by Virgil). Mulciber is the name of one of the fallen angels in John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost.

Wilkes

Template:HP character Wilkes (d. 1980) was a Death Eater killed by Aurors.

Yaxley

Template:HP character Yaxley was, according to Snape in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, one of the Death Eaters who thought Voldemort to be dead. He is one of Voldemort's spies in the Ministry of Magic. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Yaxley places the Imperius Curse upon Pius Thicknesse and fights at the Battle of Hogwarts where he is defeated by George Weasley and Lee Jordan.

This character is probably related to Lysandra Yaxley, mother of Callidora, Cedrella, and Charis Black, which would also make him a distant relative of many other pure-blooded families, including the Malfoys, Blacks, Weasleys and Potters.