Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======The Carrow Family====== =====Introduction===== The Carrow family is a wizarding family, strongly implied to be [[Pure-blood]], known for producing at least two notorious [[Death Eater|Death Eaters]]: the siblings **[[Alecto Carrow]]** and **[[Amycus Carrow]]**. They were fanatical followers of [[Lord Voldemort]] and played a significant role during the [[Second Wizarding War]]. Their primary contribution to Voldemort's cause was their tyrannical tenure as professors at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] during the 1997-1998 school year, where they imposed a regime of fear and taught the [[Dark Arts]] to students. =====Known Members===== The only known members of the family are the brother and sister duo who served [[Lord Voldemort]]. * **[[Alecto Carrow]]** * A stocky witch with a hunched posture and a lumpy, pasty face. She was appointed Professor of [[Muggle Studies]] at [[Hogwarts]] following Voldemort's takeover of the [[Ministry of Magic]]. Her curriculum was twisted into anti-Muggle propaganda, teaching students that Muggles were like animals and that wizards were naturally superior. She enjoyed punishing and torturing students alongside her brother. During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], she was sent to the [[Ravenclaw Tower]] to guard it against [[Harry Potter]]. Upon discovering him, she touched her [[Dark Mark]] to summon Voldemort but was immediately stunned by [[Luna Lovegood]]. * **[[Amycus Carrow]]** * A squat, piggish-looking wizard with a lumpy face similar to his sister's and a distinctive wheezing laugh. [[Lord Voldemort]] appointed Amycus as the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor, though he renamed the subject simply "**[[Dark Arts]]**". He taught students how to perform curses, and discipline frequently involved practicing the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on students in detention. After finding Alecto stunned in the [[Ravenclaw common room]], he spat in Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]]'s face, enraging [[Harry Potter]] to the point that Harry successfully cast the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on him. He was subsequently bound and incapacitated by Professor McGonagall. =====Role in the Second Wizarding War===== The Carrows were among the [[Death Eater|Death Eaters]] who participated in the infiltration of [[Hogwarts]] on the night of [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s death. Though they did not ascend the [[Astronomy Tower]] themselves, their presence was used by [[Draco Malfoy]] as evidence of the threat to his family if he failed his mission. Their most prominent role came after [[Lord Voldemort]] seized control of the wizarding world in 1997. They were installed at [[Hogwarts]] as teachers under Headmaster [[Severus Snape]]. Functioning as Deputy Headmasters in all but name, they were responsible for all discipline, which they administered with sadistic glee. Their cruelty towards students who opposed the new regime was a primary catalyst for the reformation of [[Dumbledore's Army]], led by [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Ginny Weasley]], and [[Luna Lovegood]]. During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], the Carrows were tasked with guarding the [[Ravenclaw common room]]. Their swift defeat and capture by [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Harry Potter]], and [[Minerva McGonagall]] marked one of the first significant victories for the defenders of [[Hogwarts]] during the battle. Their ultimate fate after Voldemort's fall is unknown, but it is presumed they were sent to [[Azkaban]]. =====Etymology===== * **Carrow:** The surname may derive from "carrion," the decaying flesh of dead animals, which fits their nature as [[Death Eater|Death Eaters]] who serve a master obsessed with conquering death. It could also be a reference to Carrow, a region in Cornwall, a county with rich folklore in the UK. * **Alecto:** Her name comes from Greek mythology. Alecto (//Ἀληκτώ//, "the unceasing in anger") was one of the three Furies, or Erinyes, goddesses of vengeance. * **Amycus:** His name is also from Greek mythology. Amycus was a brutish, mythical king of the Bebryces who challenged all foreigners to a boxing match he would invariably win, killing them. He was eventually defeated and killed by the Argonaut Polydeuces. The name reflects his thuggish and bullying personality. =====Behind the Scenes===== * In the film adaptations, Alecto Carrow is portrayed by Suzie Toase and Amycus Carrow is portrayed by Ralph Ineson. * The film depiction of their defeat differs from the novel. In //Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2//, the Carrows confront [[Harry Potter]] and [[Luna Lovegood]] in the [[Ravenclaw common room]] (film). After Amycus threatens Luna, Harry uses the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on him, and Luna subsequently petrifies Alecto. The confrontation with Professor McGonagall occurs separately and does not involve the Carrows (film). * While never explicitly stated in the books, the Carrows are presumed to be a [[Pure-blood]] family, given their prejudiced ideology and their high rank within the [[Death Eater]] organization, which was dominated by those who believed in blood purity.
