He even mumbled that it would be possible to erase the Black family crest from the goblets. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, during the dinner scene at Grimmauld Place, Mundungus casually asked Sirius if the goblets used at dinner were real silver. Mundungus disguised himself as a witch under a veil to get into the Hog's Head from which he had been banned. 8 Nonetheless, Dumbledore still trusted Mundungus to keep an eye on Harry during his fifth year at Hogwarts. Mundungus likely got quite the rebuke from Dumbledore as, according to Hermione, Dumbledore was scary in his anger. 7 As a result, Dumbledore and the Order quickly took action to prevent Harry's expulsion from Hogwarts or confiscation of his wand by the Ministry. Figg gave Mundungus the beat-down he so clearly deserved, he Apparated to Dumbledore and told him of the dementor attack on Harry. Overall, he looked like a baleful Basset hound. He had bloodshot, baggy eyes long, straggly, ginger hair grubby hands, and dressed in tatters. Mundungus returned from buying stolen cauldrons and had the mingled stench of alcohol and tobacco upon his person. Mundungus, however, acted true to form and instead of keeping an eye on Harry, Apparated to some unknown location to buy stolen cauldrons ’ a business opportunity too good for him to resist. It is more likely than not, however, that he was a member of the Order the first time around.ĭumbledore trusted him enough to allow him into the new Order, and gave him the task of guarding Harry with the use of Moody's Invisibility Cloak. He mentions Mundungus as one of the "old crowd." Therefore, it is clear Mundungus was either in the original Order of the Phoenix (the Order) or served as one of Dumbledore's contacts during the first wizard war. 3 Obviously Mundungus is, at best, a dodgy character.Īt the end of Goblet of Fire, Dumbledore sends Sirius off to gather the "old crowd" 4 for purposes of fighting Voldemort once again. 2 In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he tries to put one over on Percy Weasley by putting in a claim for a 12-roomed tent with en-suite Jacuzzi when he actually slept under a cloak propped up with sticks. Arthur Weasley (Arthur) refers to Mundungus as trying to hex him while his back was turned during one of Arthur's nine raids. We first hear about Mundungus in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Providing A Quick Background of a Shady Kind of Guy This matters because he may have been present at Godric's Hollow the night the Potters were killed. The second, however, is his previous role in the old Order of the Phoenix. The first is the aforementioned possible theft of the Horcrux locket I will not tackle this issue here. Two critical issues center around Mundungus. Mind you, such an action is shockingly reprehensible, but for a guy like Mundungus, who seems to have no concept of ethics, he would figure that Sirius wouldn't miss a few heirlooms where he was going. Given that Mundungus ransacked Grimmauld Place shortly after Sirius' death, just about every fan suspects him of stealing the heavy locket (a likely Horcrux). Mundungus is Dumbledore's friend in low places ’ he makes it possible for Dumbledore to connect with that element of the wizarding community. He counts as his friends other thieves and underworld connections, which Dumbledore and the Weasley twins find invaluable. Mundungus 1 Fletcher (Mundungus) is a low-life sneak thief. Mundungus Fletcher: Is There More to Him than Meets the Nose?
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