At Malfoy Manor, Severus Snape met with Voldemort and his Death Eaters to deliver a report. He informed them that the Order of the Phoenix planned to move Harry Potter to a secure location, as he was no longer protected by his mother's sacrificial enchantment. Voldemort confiscated Lucius Malfoy's wand, since his own was ineffective against Harry's due to their wands being "brothers," both containing cores from the same phoenix feather. During the transfer, Harry narrowly escaped Voldemort's attack, but Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody and Hedwig tragically lost their lives in the process.