Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Amelia Bones
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| Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter - Character | |
| Amelia Bones | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Hair color | Unknown |
| Eye color | Unknown |
| Related Family | Edgar Bones (brother), Susan Bones (niece) |
| Loyalty | Ministry of Magic |
Contents |
[edit] Overview
Amelia Bones is the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
[edit] Role in the Books
[edit] Order of the Phoenix
Harry is required to attend a hearing at the Ministry regarding his use of magic while underage and in the presence of Muggles. Somehow, instead of a hearing, this becomes a trial by the full Wizengamot. As the magic in question was the creation of a Patronus, Madam Bones is curious as to whether Harry can, in fact, produce a corporeal Patronus, one with an actual form. When the evidence has all been heard, it is Madam Bones who calls for the show of hands to vote on Harry's innocence or guilt.
At the organizational meeting of Dumbledore's Army, a question asked by Susan Bones suggests to Harry that she may be related to Madam Bones. Susan confirms that Amelia is her aunt.
[edit] Half-Blood Prince
In the meeting between Cornelius Fudge and the Muggle Prime Minister, we learn that Madam Bones has been murdered. The Prime Minister is quite upset about this, because it happened "right around the corner", and has not yet been solved.
Narcissa Malfoy, with Bellatrix Lestrange in tow, visits Severus Snape. In the course of their conversation, Bellatrix accuses Snape of not being loyal to the Death Eaters, saying that she is Voldemort's most trusted aide. Snape wonders if that is still true, and points out that it was information Snape provided that had made the murders of Madam Bones and the Vance families possible.
[edit] Strengths
During Harry's trial in Order of the Phoenix, Amelia Bones showed herself to be fair-minded and honest. In contrast to Fudge and Umbridge, she was uncorrupted and insisted on hearing the truth about Harry's case.
