Bones Entire Family

Bones was the surname of a wizarding family with both magical and Muggle heritage.Susan Bones was listed as a half-blood on J. K. Rowling's class list, as seen on . They were a prominent family, with strong connections to the Ministry of Magic. These connections made them a target of Lord Voldemort during the First Wizarding War. The family was almost entirely slaughtered by Death Eaters, and Amelia Bones and her parents were murdered by Voldemort himself.
==Recent history==
Seraphina Bones was a witch whose portrait hung at Hogwarts Castle in the 1990s. Seraphina was most likely a forerunner of the Bones family, which was active in the 20th century.
===First Wizarding War===
During the First Wizarding War, Edgar Bones became member of the original Order of the Phoenix. The Order was an organisation led and founded by Albus Dumbledore. The organisations aim was to oppose the Dark Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Edgar also married a woman and had more than one child with her. Edgar was also described as being a great wizard by Alastor Moody. Rubeus Hagrid also told Harry Potter that the Bones family was considered among the greatest wizards of the time.
Edgar, his wife, and children were murdered by Death Eaters sometime in the later half of 1981. His mother and father were also murdered by Voldemort.20 October, 2000 chat with J.K. Rowling at Accio Quote!
===Between the wars===
Amelia joined the Ministry of Magic and was there-on known as "Madam Bones". Amelia was possibly roused by her parents' deaths and the deaths of some of her siblings at the hands of Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. She became the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and had a seat on the Wizengamot.Susan Bones was sorted into Hufflepuff House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991. In her fifth year, Susan became a member of Dumbledore's Army, an organisation taught and led by Harry Potter. Later on in the year, the Death Eaters who murdered her uncle Edgar and his family escaped from Azkaban, the wizarding prison, and many students questioned Susan for information about this.
==Family members==
Wizard(s) 	Notes
Amelia Bones 	Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and member of the Wizengamot; murdered by Voldemort in 1996
Edgar Bones 	Member of the Order of the Phoenix; murdered by Death Eaters during the First Wizarding War
Edgar Bones' wife 	Murdered along with her husband and children
The children of Edgar Bones and his wife	Murdered by Death Eaters along with their parents
Effie Bones 	A witch living in the 19th century.
Mr Bones 	Parents of Amelia and Edgar, Susan's paternal grandparents; murdered by Voldemort during the First Wizarding War
Mrs Bones 	Parents of Amelia and Edgar, Susan's paternal grandparents; murdered by Voldemort during the First Wizarding War
Susan Bones' parent 	Child of Mr Bones and Mrs Bones, sibling of Amelia and Edgar, and parent of Susan
Seraphina Bones 	A witch whose portrait hung at Hogwarts
Susan Bones 	A Hufflepuff and member of Dumbledore's Army who was in the same year at Hogwarts as Harry Potter; niece of Edgar and Amelia Bones
==Family tree==
==Etymology==
Bones is an English surname originally from either the Old French bon, meaning "good", or the Old English ban, meaning "thin, bony"Behind the Name. A bone is a rigid connective organ that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates. Skull and Bones is the name of a secret society based at Yale University; many members of the Bones family were associated with the secret society the Order of the Phoenix.
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==Notes and references==
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