List of Harry Potter characters

Template:Short description Template:Pp-vandalism Template:Pp-semi-indef Template:Italic title Template:Use dmy datesTemplate:Use British EnglishTemplate:Dynamic list Template:Multiple issues This is a list of characters from the Harry Potter series. Each character appears in at least one Harry Potter–related book or story by J. K. Rowling. These books and stories include the seven original Harry Potter novels (1997–2007), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2001), Quidditch Through the Ages (2001), The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016), Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists (2016), Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (2016), Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (2016) and the Harry Potter prequel (2008).

Characters by surname

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• Template:Visible anchor – Hufflepuff prefect in the same year as Harry Potter.<ref name="Abbott" /><ref name="AbbottPrefect2">Template:Cite web</ref> Member of Dumbledore's Army.<ref name="AbbottPrefect2"/> Hannah leaves Hogwarts in Half-Blood Prince after her mother is murdered by Death Eaters, but returns in Deathly Hallows to participate in the Battle of Hogwarts. As an adult, Hannah becomes the owner of The Leaky Cauldron and marries Neville Longbottom.<ref name="Abbott" /> She is portrayed by Charlotte Skeoch in the Harry Potter films.<ref name="Skeoch" />

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• Bagman, Ludo – Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports at the Ministry of Magic. A former Beater for the Wimbourne Wasps Quidditch team, Ludo is known for his cheerful, flamboyant personality and somewhat careless attitude. He plays a key role in organizing major events such as the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament during the series.<ref name="Bagman" />
• Template:Visible anchor – Author of A History of Magic, and the great-aunt of Gellert Grindelwald. Under the influence of Veritaserum, Bagshot was a major source of information for Rita Skeeter's biography of Albus Dumbledore.<ref name="Bagshot" /> Bagshot is portrayed by Hazel Douglas in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010).<ref name="BagshotDouglas" />
• Template:Visible anchor – Gryffindor Quidditch Chaser one year above Harry. Member of Dumbledore's Army. In Half-Blood Prince, Katie is cursed after touching a necklace Draco Malfoy intended to give to Albus Dumbledore. In Deathly Hallows, she participates in the Battle of Hogwarts. Katie is portrayed by Emily Dale in the first two Harry Potter films. She is portrayed by Georgina Leonidas in Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Black, Sirius – Harry's godfather. Animagus. He was falsely accused of murdering twelve Muggles and betraying Lily and James Potter to Voldemort. Sirius escapes from the wizard prison Azkaban and joins the revived Order of the Phoenix. He is later killed by his cousin Bellatrix Lestrange
• Template:Visible anchor – Hufflepuff student in Harry's year and member of Dumbledore's Army. Niece of Amelia Bones and Edgar Bones. Susan is portrayed by Eleanor Columbus in the Harry Potter films and by Alex Tregear in the Order of the Phoenix video game.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Columbus">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Gryffindor student in Harry's year and member of Dumbledore's Army. In Order of the Phoenix, she initially believes the Ministry's smear campaign against Harry. The following year, she has a romance with Ron Weasley, which ends after she becomes jealous of Ron's friendship with Hermione Granger. In Deathly Hallows, Lavender is attacked by Fenrir Greyback during the Battle of Hogwarts. Her fate is not clear in the novel, but she dies in the film adaptation. Lavender is portrayed by Kathleen Cauley in the film adaptation of Chamber of Secrets, by Jennifer Smith in Prisoner of Azkaban, and by Jessie Cave in Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows – Part 2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts. Killed by Voldemort. Portrayed by Carolyn Pickles in the Harry Potter films.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Muggle gardener who is killed by Voldemort. Bryce is portrayed by Eric Sykes in the film adaptation of Goblet of Fire (2005).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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• Carrow, Alecto – Death Eater and sister of Amycus Carrow. Professor of Muggle Studies and Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts under Severus Snape.<ref name="HBP1">Rowling, J. K. (2005). Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Bloomsbury Publishing. Chapter 27: Alecto Carrow is introduced as a Death Eater.</ref><ref name="DH1">Rowling, J. K. (2007). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Bloomsbury Publishing. Chapter 12: Alecto Carrow becomes Professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts under Voldemort's regime.</ref>
• Carrow, Amycus – Death Eater and brother of Alecto Carrow. Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts and Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts under Severus Snape.<ref name="HBP12">Rowling, J. K. (2005). Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Bloomsbury Publishing. Chapter 27: Amycus Carrow is introduced as a Death Eater.</ref><ref name="DH12">Rowling, J. K. (2007). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Bloomsbury Publishing. Chapter 12: Amycus Carrow becomes Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts under Voldemort's regime.</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Ravenclaw Quidditch Seeker and member of Dumbledore's Army. One year above Harry, and his first love interest. Cho is one of the first students to believe Harry's declaration of Voldemort's return. In the film adaptation of Order of the Phoenix, Cho exposes Dumbledore's Army to Dolores Umbridge while under the influence of a truth potion, whereas in the novel it is her friend Marietta Edgecombe who willfully betrays the group. In Harry's fifth year, Cho kisses him and goes on a date with him, but Harry eventually ends their relationship. Cho is portrayed by Katie Leung in the Harry Potter films.<ref name=":03">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Slytherin student in Harry's year and the son of a Death Eater. Beater for the Slytherin Quidditch team and member of Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad. Killed by his own Fiendfyre spell. Crabbe is portrayed by Jamie Waylett in the Harry Potter films.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Muggle-born Gryffindor student one year below Harry. Older brother of Dennis Creevey and member of Dumbledore's Army. Killed during the Battle of Hogwarts. Colin is portrayed by Hugh Mitchell in the film adaptation of Chamber of Secrets.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Crouch, Barty Jr – Death Eater credited with facilitating the return of Voldemort. Impersonates Alastor Moody with Polyjuice Potion and later receives a Dementor's Kiss.

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• Template:Visible anchor – Champion from Beauxbatons in the Triwizard Tournament. Wife of Bill Weasley and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Participant in the Battle of Hogwarts. Granddaughter of a Veela. Portrayed by Clémence Poésy in the Harry Potter films.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Member of the Order of the Phoenix who takes the Dursleys into hiding. Diggle is portrayed by David Brett in the film adaptation of Philosopher's Stone.<ref name="Brett">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Seeker for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team (Prisoner of Azkaban) and prefect two years above Harry. He competes in the Triwizard Tournament (Goblet of Fire) and is killed on Voldemort's orders after winning the event with Harry. In the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Cedric becomes a Death Eater in an alternate timeline.Template:Efn Cedric is portrayed by Robert Pattinson in the film adaptation of Goblet of Fire and by Joe Livermore in Prisoner of Azkaban.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is voiced by Blake Ritson in the Goblet of Fire video game.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pattinson said his experience during the production of Goblet of Fire inspired him to keep acting.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Henry Cavill also auditioned for the part, but Pattinson was ultimately selected.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Cedric's death was listed by Business Insider as the most heartbreaking death in the Harry Potter films.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> CinemaBlend called Cedric an "underrated" character who "doesn't get enough credit".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – School friend of Albus Dumbledore and member of the original Order of the Phoenix. Writes an obituary for Dumbledore in The Daily Prophet. Portrayed by Peter Cartwright in the film adaptation of Order of the Phoenix and by David Ryall in Deathly Hallows – Part 1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Brother of Albus and Ariana Dumbledore. Owner of The Hog's Head tavern and member of the Order of the Phoenix. In Deathly Hallows, he sends Dobby to rescue Harry and other prisoners from Malfoy Manor. He later helps Harry enter Hogwarts. Aberforth is portrayed by Jim McManus in the film adaptation of Order of the Phoenix, by Ciarán Hinds in Deathly Hallows – Part 2, and by Richard Coyle in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.Template:Efn
• Dumbledore, Albus – Headmaster of Hogwarts during Harry's school years. Transfiguration professor at Hogwarts during Tom Riddle's school years. Founder of the Order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore orchestrated his own death at the hands of Severus Snape.
• Dumbledore, Ariana – Sister of Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore. Killed during a three-way duel between Albus, Aberforth and Gellert Grindelwald.
• Template:Visible anchor – Son of Vernon and Petunia Dursley, and cousin of Harry. Portrayed by Harry Melling in the Harry Potter films.<ref name=":03"/> During the course of the film series, Melling lost a considerable amount of weight. To accurately portray Dudley in Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Melling wore a fat suit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Sister of Vernon Dursley who is accidentally inflated by Harry. Marge is portrayed by Pam Ferris in the film adaptation of Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Harry's aunt, Vernon's wife and Dudley's mother. In the Harry Potter films, Petunia is portrayed by Fiona Shaw (adult) and Ariella Paradise (child).<ref name=":03"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Anchor Dursley, Vernon – Harry's uncle, Petunia's husband and Dudley's father. Vernon is portrayed by Richard Griffiths in the Harry Potter films.<ref name=":03"/>

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• Template:Visible anchor – An elderly Squib enlisted by Dumbledore to watch over Harry during his childhood from her nearby home. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Crossbreeder of cats and Kneazles.<ref name="Squibs">Template:Cite web</ref> Portrayed by Kathryn Hunter in the film adaptation of Order of the Phoenix.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Squib caretaker of Hogwarts. Portrayed by David Bradley in the Harry Potter films, and Paul Whitehouse in the television series.<ref name=":03"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Muggle-born Hufflepuff student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army. Portrayed by Edward Randell in the film adaptation of Chamber of Secrets.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – An Irish Gryffindor student in Harry's year. In Order of the Phoenix, Seamus is initially influenced by the Ministry's smear campaign against Harry. He later joins Dumbledore's Army. Seamus is portrayed by Devon Murray in the Harry Potter films.<ref name=":03"/>
• Template:Visible anchor – Petty thief and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Keeps Dumbledore notified of happenings in the criminal element of the wizarding world. Mundungus is portrayed by Andy Linden in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.<ref name=":2" />
• Template:Visible anchor – Professor of Charms and the Head of Ravenclaw House. He has distant goblin ancestry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is portrayed by Warwick Davis in the Harry Potter films.<ref name=":03"/>
• Fudge, Cornelius – Minister for Magic in the first five novels. Removed from his position after denying Voldemort's return.

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• Template:Visible anchor – Slytherin student in Harry's year. Beater for the Slytherin Quidditch team and member of the Inquisitorial Squad. Goyle is portrayed by Joshua Herdman in the Harry Potter films.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Granger, Hermione – Muggle-born Gryffindor prefect in Harry's year, and one of his closest friends. Co-founder of Dumbledore's Army. Wife of Ron Weasley and mother of Hugo Granger-Weasley and Rose Granger-Weasley.
• Template:Visible anchor – Hermione Granger's parents. During the Second Wizarding War, Hermione alters their memories to protect them from Voldemort, which causes them to believe they are Wendell and Monica Wilkins. She later restores their memories.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Son of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and brother of Rose Granger-Weasley. Hugo is portrayed by Ryan Turner in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).
• Template:Visible anchor – Daughter of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and sister of Hugo Granger-Weasley. Rose is portrayed by Helena Barlow in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).
• Template:Visible anchor – A high-ranking auror and Director of Magical Security for MACUSA; Grindelwald spent most of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them disguised as him. He was portrayed by Colin Farrell.
• Template:Visible anchor – Wife of Draco Malfoy who dies from a blood curse.<ref name="LBC 2016">Template:Cite book</ref> She is portrayed by Jade Gordon in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Dark wizard who was imprisoned after Albus Dumbledore defeated him in the 1940s. In the Fantastic Beasts film series, Grindelwald and Dumbledore are former lovers who made a blood pact in their youth to never harm each other. However, Grindelwald attempts to indirectly kill Dumbledore. In the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), Grindelwald is portrayed by Jamie Campbell Bower and Michael Byrne. In the Fantastic Beasts film series, he is played by Johnny Depp, Mads Mikkelsen and Bower.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Substitute Care of Magical Creatures professor. Portrayed by Apple Brook in the film adaptation of Order of the Phoenix.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – One of the four founders of Hogwarts, and the founder of Gryffindor House. He valued courage, determination and strength of heart. According to Rowling, he was "the most accomplished dueller of his time and an enlightened fighter against Muggle-discrimination".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His relics include the Sword of Gryffindor and the Sorting Hat.

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• Hagrid, Rubeus – Half-giant, Hogwarts gamekeeper, Care of Magical Creatures professor, and member of the Order of the Phoenix. He was expelled during his third year at Hogwarts.
• Hopkirk, Mafalda – Ministry of Magic employee who is impersonated by Hermione Granger using Polyjuice Potion.
• Template:Visible anchor – One of the four founders of Hogwarts, and the founder of Hufflepuff House. She favoured loyalty, honesty, and dedication. One of her relics, a small golden cup, was stolen by Voldemort and turned into a Horcrux.

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• Template:Visible anchor – Chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and later team captain. She is two years above Harry. She is married to George Weasley. She returns to the school to participate in the Battle of Hogwarts. Angelina is portrayed by Danielle Tabor in the first three Harry Potter films, and by Tiana Benjamin in Goblet of Fire.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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• Template:Visible anchor – Bulgarian Quidditch Seeker and Durmstrang student who participates in the Triwizard Tournament. Krum is portrayed by Stanislav Ianevski in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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• Lestrange, Bellatrix – Death Eater who tortured Neville Longbottom's parents into insanity. Killed her cousin Sirius Black. Killed by Molly Weasley during the Battle of Hogwarts.
• Template:Visible anchor – Defence Against the Dark Arts professor and fraudulent celebrity author. Loses his memory after a spell backfires. According to Rowling, Lockhart is the only Harry Potter character based on a real-life person. He was inspired by an acquaintance of Rowling who was, in her words, "even more objectionable than his fictional counterpart" and "used to tell whopping great fibs about his past life, all of them designed to demonstrate what a wonderful, brave and brilliant person he was."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Lockhart is portrayed by Kenneth Branagh in the film adaptation of Chamber of Secrets.<ref name=":03"/>
• Longbottom, Neville – Gryffindor student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Lovegood, Luna – Ravenclaw student one year below Harry. Member of Dumbledore's Army and daughter of Xenophilius Lovegood.
• Lupin, Remus – School friend of Sirius Black, James Potter and Peter Pettigrew. Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts in Harry's third year, and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Werewolf. He and his wife Nymphadora Tonks die during the Battle of Hogwarts.
• Template:Visible anchor – Orphaned son of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks and godson of Harry Potter. He is named after Tonks's father, Ted Tonks. Teddy is a metamorphmagus like his mother.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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• Macnair, Walden – Death Eater and executioner who fails to execute the hippogriff Buckbeak. Injured by Hagrid during the Battle of Hogwarts.
• Malfoy, Draco – Slytherin student in Harry's year. Quidditch Seeker, prefect, member of the Inquisitorial Squad and eventual Death Eater. Portrayed by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter films.
• Malfoy, Lucius – Death Eater. Father of Draco and husband of Narcissa Malfoy. Governor of Hogwarts early in the series.
• Template:Visible anchor – Half-giantess and headmistress of the wizarding school Beauxbatons. Portrayed by Frances de la Tour in the Harry Potter films.
• Template:Visible anchor – Transfiguration professor, Head of Gryffindor House, Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Animagus. Led the defence of the school during the Battle of Hogwarts. Headmistress of Hogwarts after Voldemort's death. She is portrayed by Maggie Smith in the Harry Potter films and by Fiona Glascott in the Fantastic Beasts films.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Gryffindor student one year above Harry. Quidditch Keeper and member of the Slug Club. He is portrayed by Freddie Stroma in the Harry Potter films.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Retired Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Known as "Mad-Eye Moody" because of the magical eye he wears. Impersonated by Barty Crouch Jr as part of a scheme to enter Harry into the Triwizard Tournament. Moody is killed by Voldemort. He is portrayed by Brendan Gleeson in the Harry Potter films.<ref name=":03"/>

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• Template:Visible anchor – Slytherin student in Harry's year. Prefect and member of the Inquisitorial Squad. J. K. Rowling said Parkinson was based on real-life girls who teased her at school.<ref>Template:Cite podcast</ref>
• Pettigrew, Peter – Death Eater and school friend of Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Harry's father James Potter. Pettigrew betrayed Harry's parents to Voldemort, resulting in their deaths. It is revealed that Ron Weasley's pet rat Scabbers is actually Pettigrew in his animagus form. Pettigrew is strangled to death by his own prosthetic hand.
• Template:Visible anchor – Hogwarts school nurse. Portrayed by Gemma Jones in the Harry Potter films.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Potter, Harry – Orphaned son of James and Lily Potter. Gryffindor student at Hogwarts and co-founder of Dumbledore's Army. Close friend of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Husband of Ginny Weasley and father of James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna Potter.

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• Template:Visible anchor – Defence Against the Dark Arts professor in during Harry's first year. When Harry and Quirrell both try to recover the Philosopher's Stone, it is revealed that Voldemort has possessed Quirrell's body. Harry holds off Quirrell long enough for Dumbledore to arrive, at which point Voldemort departs Quirrell's body and Quirrell dies. Although Quirrell's first name is never mentioned in the novels, he was given the first name "Quirinus" in the Harry Potter Trading Card Game. Quirrell is portrayed by Ian Hart in the film adaptation of Philosopher's Stone.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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• Rowena Ravenclaw – One of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and founder of the Ravenclaw house.

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• Scamander, Newt – Student expelled from Hogwarts who excels at curing diseases. Magizoologist and author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
• Scrimgeour, Rufus – Head of the Auror Office who replaces Cornelius Fudge as Minister for Magic. Killed by Death Eaters.
• Template:Visible anchor – Reporter and tabloid journalist for the Daily Prophet and an unregistered Animagus. There was speculation that the attention given to Harry Potter by the press was the inspiration for Skeeter, but Rowling explained in a 2000 interview that she developed the character before the success of the novels.<ref>Template:Cite web Retrieved 30 October 2007.</ref> Skeeter is portrayed by Miranda Richardson in the Harry Potter films.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Former Potions professor and Head of Slytherin House who returns to teaching for Harry's sixth year. Portrayed by Jim Broadbent in the film adaptations of Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows – Part 2.<ref name=":03"/>
• Template:Visible anchor – One of the four founders of Hogwarts, and the founder of Slytherin House. He was a Parselmouth, an accomplished Legilimens, and a proponent of pureblood supremacy. According to Albus Dumbledore, Slytherin prized resourcefulness, determination, cunning and ambition in his students.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He is described as power-hungry by the Sorting Hat. His relics include a locket which was later turned into a Horcrux by Voldemort.
• Snape, Severus – Hogwarts professor of Potions and later Defence Against the Dark Arts. Head of Slytherin House. Member of the Order of the Phoenix and a spy for Albus Dumbledore among the Death Eaters. Headmaster of Hogwarts when the Death Eaters take control of the school. Killed by Voldemort.
• Template:Visible anchor – Hogwarts Herbology professor and Head of Hufflepuff House. Portrayed by Miriam Margolyes in the Harry Potter films.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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• Template:Visible anchor – Gryffindor student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army. Rowling omitted his physical description ("a black boy taller than Ron") from the British edition of Philosopher's Stone following her editor's request to reduce the length of a chapter, but his description was included in the American edition.<ref name=":04">Template:Cite web</ref> In Deathly Hallows, he is captured by Snatchers and taken to Malfoy Manor along with Harry, Ron and Hermione. They are all rescued by the house-elf Dobby, and Dean later participates in the Battle of Hogwarts. Alfred Enoch portrays Dean in the Harry Potter films and voices him in the Order of the Phoenix and Deathly Hallows – Part 1 video games.
• Template:Visible anchor – Hogwarts Divination professor. Uttered a prophecy that prompted Voldemort to attack the Potters. Trelawney is fired by Dolores Umbridge in Order of the Phoenix, but she returns to work in Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows. Trelawney is portrayed by Emma Thompson in the Harry Potter films.<ref name=":03"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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• Umbridge, Dolores – Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic, Hogwarts High Inquisitor and temporary headmistress of Hogwarts. She teaches Defence Against the Dark Arts during Harry's fifth year, and persecutes half-bloods and Muggle-borns under Voldemort. Sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban.

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• Voldemort – Slytherin student whose given name is Tom Marvolo Riddle. Killed many of his own family members and countless other wizards and Muggles. Killed Harry's parents but failed to kill Harry. Returns to power following Harry's fourth year and begins reign of terror. Also known as Lord Voldemort and the Dark Lord.

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• Template:Visible anchor – Muggle-born Ravenclaw student who attended Hogwarts with Voldemort.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Killed by a Basilisk in a bathroom, which she haunts as a ghost after her death. Voldemort used her death to create his first Horcrux. Known to students as "Moaning Myrtle".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> J. K. Rowling said the inspiration for Myrtle was "the frequent presence of a crying girl in communal bathrooms, especially at the parties and discos of my youth."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Myrtle is portrayed by Shirley Henderson in the Harry Potter films.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Eldest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley and husband of Fleur Delacour. Curse-breaker for Gringotts Wizarding Bank, member of the Order of the Phoenix and participant in the Battle of Hogwarts. Bill is portrayed by Richard Fish in the film adaptation of Prisoner of Azkaban, and by Domhnall Gleeson in Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Son of Arthur and Molly Weasley and identical twin brother of George Weasley. Beater for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, member of Dumbledore's Army, and co-owner of the joke shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Killed in the Battle of Hogwarts. Fred is portrayed by James Phelps in the Harry Potter films.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Son of Arthur and Molly Weasley and identical twin brother of Fred Weasley. Beater for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, member of Dumbledore's Army, and co-owner of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Married to Angelina Johnson. George is portrayed by Oliver Phelps in the Harry Potter films.<ref name=":1" />
• Weasley, Ginny – Youngest child and only daughter of Arthur and Molly Weasley. Gryffindor student one year below Harry. Seeker and Chaser for the Quidditch team and member of Dumbledore's Army. Married to Harry.
• Template:Visible anchor – Wife of Arthur Weasley and mother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny Weasley. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Kills Bellatrix Lestrange during the Battle of Hogwarts. Molly is portrayed by Julie Walters in the Harry Potter films.<ref name=":03"/> In 2011, Courtney Crowder of The Chicago Tribune called Molly Weasley her favourite mother character in literature.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Weasley, Percy – Third son of Arthur and Molly. Gryffindor prefect and Head Boy, then Ministry of Magic employee. He becomes estranged from his family but fights alongside them in the Battle of Hogwarts.
• Weasley, Ron – Youngest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley. Gryffindor prefect, co-founder of Dumbledore's Army and Quidditch Keeper. Close friend of Harry, husband of Hermione Granger, and father of Hugo Granger-Weasley and Rose Granger-Weasley.
• Template:Visible anchor – Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper and captain who is four years above Harry. Wood is portrayed by Sean Biggerstaff in the Harry Potter films.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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• Zabini, Blaise – Slytherin student in Harry's year.

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• Template:Visible anchor – Gigantic spider capable of human speech. Raised by Rubeus Hagrid. A wolf spider discovered in Iran (Lycosa aragogi) was named after him.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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• Template:Visible anchor – The ghost of Slytherin House. He murdered Helena Ravenclaw (who became the Grey Lady), then killed himself. He wears chains as a reminder of his crime, and is one of the few characters at Hogwarts who can control Peeves. The Bloody Baron is portrayed by Terence Bayler in the film adaptation of Philosopher's Stone.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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• Template:Visible anchor – House-elf belonging to the Malfoy family. In Chamber of Secrets, he tries to discourage Harry from returning to Hogwarts. Harry later tricks Lucius Malfoy into setting Dobby free, which earns Harry the elf's undying loyalty. In Goblet of Fire, Dobby works at Hogwarts and helps Harry with the second task of the Triwizard Tournament. When Harry and his friends are captured by Death Eaters in Deathly Hallows, Dobby rescues them. During the escape, he is killed by Bellatrix Lestrange. The entertainment website IGN described Dobby's death as one of the most emotional moments in the film series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Dobby is voiced by Toby Jones in the Harry Potter films.

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• Template:Visible anchor – The ghost of Hufflepuff House. He is cheerful and helpful towards students. He is portrayed by Simon Fisher-Becker in the film adaptation of Philosopher's Stone.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Phoenix belonging to Albus Dumbledore. Fawkes saves Harry from the Basilisk inside the Chamber of Secrets. In Order of the Phoenix, Fawkes saves Dumbledore's life by swallowing a killing curse from Voldemort. He then bursts into flame and is reborn from the ashes. The wands of both Harry and Voldemort contain a feather from Fawkes's tail. The phoenix is named after the 17th-century conspirator Guy Fawkes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Centaur who becomes a professor of Divination in Order of the Phoenix. The character is based on Steve Eddy, Rowling's former English teacher, who attempted to discourage her from writing fantasy stories.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Firenze is voiced by Ray Fearon in the film adaptation of Philosopher's Stone. Firenze has been compared to the centaur Chiron of Greco-Roman mythology.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

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• Template:Visible anchor – The ghost of Ravenclaw House. In life, she was Helena Ravenclaw, the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw. After stealing her mother's diadem, she was killed by the Bloody Baron. The Grey Lady is portrayed by Nina Young in the film adaptation of Philosopher's Stone, and by Kelly Macdonald in Deathly Hallows – Part 2.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Template:Visible anchor – Gringotts goblin who is captured by Snatchers in Deathly Hallows. With the assistance of Harry and Dobby, Griphook and several other prisoners escape from Malfoy Manor. Griphook then helps Harry break into Gringotts in exchange for the Sword of Gryffindor, but he later betrays Harry and his friends. Griphook dies in the film adaptation of the novel. He is portrayed by Verne Troyer in the film adaptation of Philosopher's Stone and by Warwick Davis in Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Part 2.<ref name="NYT">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":03"/>

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• Template:Visible anchor – Harry's snowy owl, whom he got as a birthday gift from Rubeus Hagrid in Philosopher's Stone. She is killed in the Battle of the Seven Potters near the beginning of Deathly Hallows.

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• Template:Visible anchor – Voldemort's massive snake that does his bidding. He communicates with her by speaking Parseltongue, the language of snakes.<ref name="Chamber of Secrets (Amazon)">Template:Cite book</ref> She is one of his Horcruxes. In Deathly Hallows, Nagini devours Charity Burbage, the Hogwarts Muggle Studies professor. Nagini is later placed inside the corpse of Bathilda Bagshot, which enables a surprise assault on Harry when he visits Godric's Hollow. Nagini is slain by Neville Longbottom during the Battle of Hogwarts.<ref name="Deathly Hallows (Amazon)">Template:Cite book</ref> The prequel film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald reveals that Nagini was once a cursed woman who eventually transformed into a snake. The human Nagini is portrayed by Claudia Kim in the film.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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• Template:Visible anchor – A mischievous Hogwarts poltergeist. Rowling has explained that Peeves is not a ghost, but rather an "indestructible spirit of chaos".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Throughout the series, Peeves only listens to a select few individuals: Albus Dumbledore, the Bloody Baron, Nearly Headless Nick and Fred and George Weasley. The Hogwarts caretaker, Argus Filch, repeatedly tries to remove him from the castle. However, Rowling stated in an interview that not even Dumbledore would be able to remove Peeves from Hogwarts forever.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Peeves was portrayed by Rik Mayall in the film adaptation of Philosopher's Stone, but his scenes were cut from the finished film.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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• Madam Rosmerta – Proprietor of The Three Broomsticks in the village of Hogsmeade. Portrayed by Julie Christie in the film adaptation of Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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• Template:Visible anchor – House-elf who belonged to the Crouch family.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• Fantastic Beasts characters
• Harry Potter cast members
• Magical creatures in Harry Potter

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