Prisoners deemed irretrievable or too dangerous for detainment may be granted mercy through swift execution.
The act must be witnessed by two members of the Order and recorded by one.
No Unforgivable Curses permitted. No spectacle. No delay once the verdict is final.
Each name must be written in the ledger.
Each death must mean something.
Hermione performs the first execution under this clause. Neville performs the last. Draco volunteers once — then refuses every subsequent tribunal. The reason is classified under Addendum 5A — Exceptional Intelligence Clause.
Timeline of Formations. Known Founders. Membership Records. Sanctum Locations.
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Field Protocols. Security Charms and Counterspells. Disguise and Alias Registry. Emergency Procedures. Death or Capture Contingencies.
Access restricted. Operational security demands this section remain sealed until further notice.
Known Death Eaters and Affiliates. Ministry Sympathisers. Magical Surveillance Reports. Dark Artefacts Log.
The Mirrors know what is in here. They are not telling.
"Five hands hold the line. When one falls, the others burn or bind." — Council oath fragment
Decision Process: Unanimous vote required for executions and Dissolution Clause activation. Simple majority for all other operations. Hermione's veto supersedes all unless three of the five contest her — known as a Candlelight Challenge.
Annotated by G.W. — "All laws are just fences, and the dark finds its way through the cracks anyway."
Compiled from surviving Resistance cells. Accuracy unverified. Many entries based on rumour, intercepted reports, and eyewitness fragments.
Authentication reference for all known annotators of the Phoenix Codex. Used to verify provenance of margin notes, field amendments, and posthumous additions.
This section is being compiled. Come back when the archive has had time to grieve.