Order of Merlin

[Brooks A. Rowlett]

No: HPFGUIDX 1978

It seems pretty clear from two other things that Order of Merlin is some
kind of (British) Wizard award, probably like the George Cross for
extrordinary heroism by a civilian.  (As opposed to Victoria's Cross
which is for extraoridinary heroism by a British military person).

*Pettigrew got one posthumously for trying to arrest Sirius

*Fudge told Snape he ought to expect at least a Second Class for
actually capturing Sirius.

The US has no military awards that are broken into classes like that;
the British have few if any; but  at least the Chinese, French, Russian,
Japanese and WWII Germans had classes of awards.  I don't know if there
were classes of Iron Cross in WWI, or the Franco-Prussian War.

I have therefore presumed that Dumbledore has his OM1C for the defeat of Grindelwald.

-Brooks