Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation)
![Left to right: ''Order of the Phoenix'' members [[Mad-Eye Moody]], [[Nymphadora Tonks]], [[Sirius Black]], [[Remus Lupin]] and [[Albus Dumbledore]] {{efn|''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' (2007)}}](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/aa/Orderphoenix.jpg/250px-Orderphoenix.jpg)
The
Order of the Phoenix is a fictional organisation in the ''
Harry Potter'' series of novels by
J. K. Rowling. Founded by
Albus Dumbledore to fight
Lord Voldemort and his
Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, ''
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. The original members of the Order of the Phoenix include: Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Alastor Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, James Potter, Lily Potter (née Evans), Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Emmeline Vance, Marlene McKinnon, Frank Longbottom, Alice Longbottom, Benjy Fenwick, Edgar Bones, Sturgis Podmore, Caradoc Dearborn, Hestia Jones, Rubeus Hagrid, Fabian Prewett, Gideon Prewett, Dorcas Meadowes, Severus Snape, Aberforth Dumbledore, Elphias Doge, Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher, and Dedalus Diggle.
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