Alexander McAvity

**Alexander McAvity** is a British-Australian Muggle-born Wizard, mainly known for his role in the Muggle-born and Squib Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

## Biography

### Family Lineage

Alexander McAvity was born in 1934 or 1935 to a British Muggle couple.

### Early Life

Alexander McAvity attended Hogwarts, where he was sorted into Ravenclaw. At some point during his time at Hogwarts McAvity invented a spell that measured objects using the metric system, which would later be discovered in the Ravenclaw library by Anthony Goldstein. McAvity attended Hogwarts around the same time as Vespasian Yaxley, the father of Corban Yaxley, who was a Fifth Year Slytherin when he was sorted.

After graduating at the top of his class in 1952 McAvity applied for a job at the British Ministry of Magic, only to be denied for his blood status. McAvity decided to focus his life on rooting out the institutional bigotry in British Wizarding society, and founded a political movement that fought for the rights of Muggle-borns, Squibs, and Muggles, which he named AMPA (Alliance for Muggle-born Pride and Acceptance), an acronym asserted by Abraxas Malfoy to stand for "Alexander McAvity's Private Army". He also popularised the phrase "Mudblood Pride". McAvity preached non-violence and managed to bring genuine change to Britain, most notably the election of Nobby Leach as Minister for Magic.

In 1964, McAvity was arrested by Alastor Moody for disorderly conduct, breach of the peace, holding a rally without a permit. During a later meeting with Moody, McAvity would recall him showing great professionalism compared to the Hit Wizards. In that same year, Louise Campbell, mother of Margarite Scarabee, attended one of McAvity's Mudblood Pride rallies, which led her to be fired from her Ministry job and blacklisted from government employment. This caused her husband Claude Scarabee to leave his wife and child and return to his family in France.

McAvity's pureblood opponents, most notably Abraxas Malfoy, branded him a "Dark Lord", and eventually forced him to flee the country sometime after Nobby Leach's death. McAvity had written three articles for the British Journal of Charms Research under a fake name, as at the time the Journal had a policy of rejecting articles written by Muggle-borns. When one of the article was nominated for a prestigious international award, McAvity revealed the truth, hoping this would shame the Journal's editors into reversing its policy. Instead, the Journal pressed charges of fraud, and DMLE Director Randolph Parkinson promised he would pursue the maximum penalty of fifteen years in Azkaban. Forced to leave the country, McAvity fled to the Magical Commonwealth of Australia, where he would spend the next several decades of his life, eventually rising to become a senior official in their government.

McAvity's movement survived his departure under the leadership of his Muggle-born lieutenants Martha Bracewell, Timothy Spraggins, and Rian O'Grady, who all turned to violence. Martha Bracewell died in an attack on the Marriage Contract Registry Office in 1960, which also killed Elaine Crouch, Barty Crouch Senior's first wife. Timothy Spraggins committed suicide when he was caught and cornered while trying to sabotage the Hogwarts Express. Ryan O'Grady, who was truly Tom Riddle in disguise, publicly assassinated Cantankerous Nott Junior in 1970, and disappeared soon afterwards. Another one of these attacks would kill Lord Greengrass, the father and predecessor of Daniel Greengrass. This would result in Daniel Greengrass carrying a great sense of hostility towards McAvity and his movement, which would be carried over to his daughter Daphne.

Some British Wizards blame McAvity, and especially the violence that followed him, for the rise of Voldemort and his Pure-blood ideology.

When the Quidditch World Cup came to Uluru in Australia in 1986 McAvity took part in organizing it. His duties included writing the QWC public safety regulations, which would be reused for the 1994 QWC eight years later.

McAvity met with Albus Dumbledore sometime in the summer or fall of 1992 at an ICW session.

### Book 2 - The Secret Enemy

Gilderoy Lockhart gives his students a brief history lesson on Alexander McAvity and the movement he founded.

### Book 3 - The Death Eater Menace

Alexander McAvity becomes a common target of the Hogwarts Cultural Preservation Society, who often discuss his movement.

### Book 4 - The Resurrection Game

After several unexpected victories for the Australian team in the Preliminary rounds of the Quidditch World Cup McAvity returns to British soil for the first time in decades to represent Australia at the quarter-finals and finals. After hearing of McAvity's coming visit from Peter Pettigrew, Augustus Rookwood notes that though it was beneficial to their cause they had done nothing to arrange it. McAvity arrives at the Ministry of Magic on the morning of August 13th by international portkey, surrounded by around ten other diplomats and a dozen Australian aurors, including Buck Macmillan and Delphini White. He amicably greets Dumbledore, who gives him an open invitation to visit Hogwarts, while giving a more tense greeting to Barty Crouch Senior and Corban Yaxley. McAvity attends the Australia-Uganda match, which Australia wins 410 to 350.

During McAvity's visit the Death Eaters use their contacts at the Daily Prophet to focus the Prophet's articles on anti-McAvity propaganda. After the Bulgaria-France match McAvity is introduced by Barty Crouch to Grigor Dermitov, Minister of Magic for Bulgaria, who is visiting the Cup as an Emissary of the Balkan Alliance, the Kumar Pasha, who represents Wizarding Luxembourg, Dolores Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister of Magic, and Lucius Malfoy, Lord Malfoy.

After violence breaks out in the aftermath of the Australia-Ireland match, which was slightly lessened by McAvity's personal appeal for calm among the Australians, McAvity lodges a formal protest with the ICW and requests that Australia send in additional security personnel. Despite this, McAvity refuses to let British aurors into the Australian zone of the QWC grounds.

When riots break out after the Bulgaria-Ireland final as a result of a Death Eater attack, three men disguised as Aurors make their way to abduct McAvity under the guise of an arrest, but they are foiled by Delphini White and Bill Weasley. When one of McAvity's assailants tries to use him as a human shield, Delphini stuns McAvity, giving Bill enough time to stun the false Auror. Corban Yaxley arrives not long after, and Delphini tries in vain to get him and his Hit Wizards to unmask the three men before the sudden appearance of the Dark Mark over the WQC grounds causes them to be teleported away. Delphini Renervates McAvity, who loses his temper when Yaxley tries to blame him for the riots, revealing that the assailants (who he believes to have been genuine British Aurors) had killed or injured most of his staff and planned to execute him. When Yaxley tries anyway to have him arrested, Albus Dumbledore reminds him that McAvity has diplomatic immunity. McAvity offers to stay in Britain until the investigation is settled, but only if he is allowed to claim sanctuary at Hogwarts.

Shortly after the beginning of the school year, Hermione Granger invites McAvity to speak at the next meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Abusive Magic. McAvity's divisive reputation, along with her failure to consult with other members of the group, causes Hermione to be removed as President of SPAM in favor of Justin Finch-Fletchley. When word of the request makes its way to the Board of Governors, they hastily pass a resolution that outside lecturers must have Board approval before being allowed to speak at Hogwarts.

Several days later, McAvity meets with Albus Dumbledore, Barty Crouch, and Amelia Bones, who inform him that the Ministry has concluded that Peter Pettigrew and Augustus Rookwood are the most likely party to have been behind the riots, and that McAvity is not only being exonorated from any involvement in the QWC attacks, but that he is also being granted a general amnesty. Dumbledore reveals that the Ministerial Decree of November 1981, as part of the lifting of the Death Eater Laws, also pardoned "*all persons accused or suspected of insurrection against the government who have not been convicted and sentenced on or before 30 November, 1981",* with the exception of serious crimes such as murder or use of an Unforgivable Curse. McAvity is also selected to replace German Junior Mugwump Ermengard Burkhalter as the ICW representative at the Tournament, as no other Mugwumps are available.

During the formal Welcoming Feast for the arrival of the Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students, Hermione visits Alexander McAvity's quarters to speak to him about his movement, and later acquires a copy of his memoirs and collected speeches.

## Magical Abilities & Skills

McAvity is an accomplished wizard who graduated at the top of his class in 1952. He must have been skilled at Charms as he created one for measuring in the metric system during his time at Hogwarts.

## Behind the Scenes

According to TSM Alexander McAvity is portrayed by Colin Mochrie, as he wanted him to be someone so seemingly mild-mannered that the idea of him being a Dark Lord is preposterous.

## Canon Divergence

Alexander McAvity is an original character of the Prince of Slytherin universe.

## References

Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 57 - The Boggart (Pt 2),

"...a Muggleborn wizard who graduated Hogwarts in 1952...".
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 118 - Secrets Revealed,

Anthony Goldstein uses McAvity's metric measuring charm.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 147 - The Quidditch World Cup (Pt 2),

Alexander McAvity returns to British soil and is greeted by a ministry delegation.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 57 - The Boggart (Pt 2),

Lockhart gives a lecture on Dark Lords.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 56 - The Boggart (Pt 1),

McAvity is informed of the results of the Ministry investigation.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Chapter not added yet,

Rita Skeeter reveals the reasons behind her grudge against Lily Potter.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Chapter not added yet,

Tracey reveals the true reason McAvity fled the British Isles.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 149 - The Quidditch World Cup (Pt 4),

Barty Crouch Senior opens up to Percy about his feelings towards McAvity.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Chapter not added yet,

Percy travels to Crouch Manor to deliver a report.
Book 3 - HP&DEM - Ch. 118 - Secrets Revealed,

Daphne Greengrass gives a speech on the more violent aspects of McAvity's movement.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 148 - The Quidditch World Cup (Pt 3),

Harry reflects on Daphne's disdain for McAvity.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 147 - The Quidditch World Cup (Pt 2),

Dumbledore and McAvity amicably greet each other.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 146 - The Quidditch World Cup (Pt 1),

"AUSTRALIA'S ADVANCE TO QWC QUARTER-FINALS HERALDS DARK LORD'S RETURN!".
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 147 - The Quidditch World Cup (Pt 2),

The Australians defeat the Ugandans, sending them to the Cup quarterfinals.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 148 - The Quidditch World Cup (Pt 3),

Mr. Misericorde reports to Voldemort.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 148 - The Quidditch World Cup (Pt 3),

Crouch introduces McAvity to various foreign dignitaries.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Ch. 151 - The Quidditch World Cup (Pt 6),

McAvity is nearly abducted during the QWC riot.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Chapter not added yet,

Hermione sends an invitation of Alexander McAvity.
Book 2 - HP&TSE - Ch. 56 - The Boggart (Pt 1),

Dumbledore is forced to deny SPAM's request.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Chapter not added yet.
Book 4 - HP&TRG - Chapter not added yet,

"The Hogwarts Charter. The Wizengamot Charter. A draft copy of Alexander McAvity's memoirs and collected speeches. And a Muggle book entitled Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky.".