Battle in the Department of Mysteries
The first major battle of the Second Wizarding War.
The Battle of the Department of Mysteries, also known as the Battle of the Ministry of Magic, was the very first major conflict of the Second Wizarding War. It took place on 18 June 1996, after the powerful Dark wizard Lord Voldemort secretly lured his archenemy Harry Potter to the Department of Mysteries inside the British Ministry of Magic in London in an effort to obtain the prophecy concerning his future defeat at Potter's hands, as the young wizard was the one prophesied to end Voldemort and his dark reign for good.
Quick Facts
- Date
- 18 June 1996
- Location
- Department of Mysteries, British Ministry of Magic, London
- Result
- Prophecy destroyed
- death of Sirius Black
- the Ministry accepts that Voldemort has returned
Facts from the source article.
Background
Once at the Ministry, Harry was cornered by at least a dozen Death Eaters, but the young hero was aided by five of his fellow members of Dumbledore's Army: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, and Luna Lovegood; all of whom managed to successfully hold their ground and fend off the Death Eaters until the Order of the Phoenix came to their rescue.
In the resulting skirmish, the prophecy was accidentally destroyed, Voldemort was personally seen by Minister Cornelius Fudge himself, all but one of the Death Eaters were captured by Albus Dumbledore, and Sirius Black was killed by his deranged and sadistic cousin Bellatrix Lestrange. In the immediate future the Ministry of Magic went to take proper action against Voldemort's newfound rising power, thus the start of open warfare.
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