Society for the Prevention of Abusive Magic

**The Society for the Prevention of Abusive Magic**, also known as **S.P.A.M.** or **SPAM**, is a student group at Hogwarts formed during the 1993-1994 school year in response to Theodore Nott being disinherited through the Ultimate Sanction.

## Goals

SPAM was originally founded as a support group for the recently disinherited Theo No-Name, but at their first meeting their purpose quickly expanded to include researching why magic and technology don't mix, find out some way to work around the Ultimate Sanction and fight against blood-based bigotry.

## Members

The founding members are:

* Hermione Granger
* Harry Black
* Theodore No-Name
* Blaise Zabini
* Jim Potter
* Ron Weasley
* Luna Lovegood
* Anthony Goldstein
* Sue Li
* Susan Bones
* Kevin Entwhistle
* Justin Finch-Fletchley
* Penelope Clearwater
* Colin Creevey

Later additions:

* Fred Weasley
* Katie Bell
* Alicia Spinnet
* Bobby Lattimer

Spies within CPS:

* Ginny Weasley
* Amy Wilkes

## History

### Origins

After Theo was disinherited through the Ultimate Sanction Hermione Granger came up with the idea of forming a support group, which she shared with Blaise Zabini in the office of Monsignor Lucardi, accidentally coining the name SPAM.

### Book 3 - The Death Eater Menace

SPAM was officially founded on 3 September 1993 when they held their first meeting. At the same time in another classroom a group of purebloods founded the Cultural Preservation Society, or CPS, which would soon become SPAM's chief rival.

 At some point after the original meeting Harry somehow managed to convince the Hogwarts elves to provide Muggle treats for their meetings.

In February an article by Rita Skeeter implied that a Muggleborn conspiracy was behind the Azkaban Breakout, and after a speech by Daphne Greengrass on Alexander McAvity's more radical followers members of CPS began to deface SPAM posters in the hallways.

Eventually, in late March, the CPS tried to prank a SPAM meeting by putting a potion into a cake that would make them refer to each other by blood-based slurs, but Cedric Diggory and Cho Chang were caught at the scene by Head Boy Bobby Lattimer as they planted the cake.

In Harry's personal timeline SPAM received no prior warning about the prank and so Cedric and Cho weren't caught by Lattimer. After eating the cake several SPAM members, including Harry, became ill and had to spend the night in the infirmary. The prank also caused House Parkinson to lose 20,000 Galleons in under an hour due to Hermione's deal with Andrew Parkinson. In the aftermath of the prank Lily Potter became faculty sponsor for SPAM as all student groups were now required to have one.

In Hermione's personal timeline no mention is made of the prank or SPAM, which most likely disbanded at some point during the school year, if it ever formed at all.

Two days after the failed prank the SPAM members met again in the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade before Minister Fudge's speech, where Justin announced he would be joining the Wizengamot as Lord Prince at the next Wizengamot meeting.

On April 30th 1994 the Wizengamot struck the Ultimate Sanction, which ended the artificial hatred and distrust many students felt towards Theo. Several CPS members, including Cedric Diggory and Cho Chang, apologised to Theo, but many abstained, and neither CPS nor SPAM was disbanded.

During the train ride home at the end of the school year Harry noticed that despite the abscense of the Ultimate Sanction there was still visible division between the two groups.

## References

Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 83 - Prelude (Theodore Nott),

Theo is disinherited by Tiberius Nott.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 99 - Feasts, Electives & Student Organizations (Conclusion),

First SPAM meeting.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 99 - Feasts, Electives & Student Organizations (Conclusion),

First meetings of SPAM and CPS.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 122 - The Hunting of Sirius Black (Pt 1),

SPAM is pranked by the CPS, forcing Harry to spend the night in the infirmary and costing House Parkinson 20,000 Galleons.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 131 - Moving Forward,

SPAM meets in the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 106 - Random Moments of Weirdness,

A summary is given of November's SPAM Meetings.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 118 - Secrets Revealed,

Anti-Muggleborn tensions rise at Hogwarts.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 127 - Redux (Pt 1),

Cedric and Cho are caught trying to prank the SPAM meeting.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 123 - The Hunting of Sirius Black (Pt 2),

Hermione asks Lily Potter to be SPAM's faculty sponsor.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 126 - Speaking of Time,

Hermione summarizes the events of the previous timeline to Harry.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 138 - The Future All Around Us, Waiting to Be Born (Pt 2),

The Ultimate Sanction is struck, but tensions remain.