Marlene McKinnon

> Marlene McKinnon, she was killed two weeks after this was taken. They got her whole family.
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> Marlene and her family were murdered by Death Eaters, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

## Physical information

### Hair colour

Light blonde (dyed)
Dirty blonde (original)

## Affiliation

### Loyalty

* McKinnon family
* Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
	+ Gryffindor
	+ Gryffindor quidditch team
* Order of the Phoenix

**Marlene McKinnon** (d. July 1981) was a British pure-blood witch and member of the original Order of the Phoenix. Marlene attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1970s and was sorted into Gryffindor House. Marlene played as a Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. She fought in the First Wizarding War, but was murdered by Death Eaters, along with her family. The McKinnons were later described as being one of the families Voldemort and his followers completely wiped out.

## Biography

> No one ever lived after he decided ter kill ’em, no one except you, an’ he’d killed some o’ the best witches an’ wizards of the age — the McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts —
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> Rubeus Hagrid telling Harry Potter about Voldemort's murder of the McKinnon family, harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Marlene was a member of the wizarding McKinnon family, which consisted of some of the best witches and wizards of their age, meaning that Marlene too was a very accomplished witch.

Marlene's parents divorced when she was young and she spent most of her time with her father, but spent her summers with her mother in the countryside where she met and befriended James Potter and Peter Pettigrew, two wizards who lived close by.

In 1971, Marlene begun attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Gryffindor House. She became close friends with Lily Evans and Mary Macdonald with whom she shared a dorm with. She also became close with Willow Evans, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin in her year, as well as Peter and James. Marlene played as a Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and was known to be very competitive, joining James in his early practices at every opportunity. By Marlene's sixth year, she had entered a relationship with Dorcas Meadowes, a Slytherin-student in her year.

During the First Wizarding War, Marlene became a member of the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation led and founded by Albus Dumbledore, in order to oppose Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. She fought in several battles of the First Wizarding War and became a valued member of the Order.

After Peter Pettigrew had betrayed the Order, he begun giving information to Lord Voldemort. This caused the death of Marlene and her whole family at the hands of the Death Eaters in early July 1981. Travers was one of the people who was involved.

## Magical abilities and skills

* **Magical aptitude**: To be a member of the Order of the Phoenix, it is highly likely that Marlene was a talented witch who most likely used her magical ability in a number of battles against the Death Eaters before her untimely death. Hagrid referred to her and her family as among the best witches and wizards of their time.

## Etymology

"Marlene" is a name of Germanic origin, and is a blend of the names "Maria" and "Magdaline", which mean "star of the sea" and "of Magdala" respectively. The name "McKinnon" is Scottish, an Anglicised version of the Gaelic name "Mac Fhionghuin", meaning "fair born" or "fair son." It is also translated as "love."