List of Harry Potter Characters

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Hannah AbbottHufflepuff student in Harry Potter's year. Prefect and member of Dumbledore's Army.
Ludo BagmanHead of the Department of Magical Games and Sports within the Ministry of Magic.
Bathilda BagshotAuthor of A History of Magic
Katie BellGryffindor Quidditch Chaser one year above Harry Potter. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Cuthbert Binnsghost
Phineas Nigellus BlackGreat-great-grandfather of Sirius Black and former Hogwarts headmaster. His painting hangs in the office and assists the current headmaster.
Sirius BlackHarry's godfather who was a close friend of Harry's father James. Escapee from Azkaban prison and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries by his cousin Bellatrix Lestrange.
Walburga BlackMother of Sirius and Regulus Black. Her portrait hangs in Number 12
Amelia BonesHead of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Susan BonesHufflepuff student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Terry BootRavenclaw student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Lavender BrownGryffindor student in Harry's year and member of Dumbledore's Army. Killed in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Millicent BulstrodeSlytherin student in Harry's year. Member of Dolores Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad.
Charity BurbageProfessor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts. Killed by Lord Voldemort.
Frank BryceMuggle gardener for the Riddle family. Killed by Lord Voldemort.
Alecto CarrowDeath Eater and sister of Amycus Carrow. Professor of Muggle Studies for one year
Amycus CarrowDeath Eater and brother of Alecto Carrow. Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts for one year
Reginald CattermoleEmployee of the Magical Maintenance Department for the Ministry of Magic. Impersonated by Ron Weasley.
Mary CattermoleMuggle-born wife of Reginald Cattermole. Saved by Harry Potter from the Muggle-born Registration Commission.
Cho ChangRavenclaw Quidditch Seeker one year above Harry
Penelope ClearwaterRavenclaw prefect and girlfriend of Percy Weasley.
Mrs. ColeMatron of the orphanage where Tom Riddle lived.
Michael CornerRavenclaw student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
CrabbeDeath Eater and father of Vincent Crabbe.
Vincent CrabbeSlytherin student in Harry's year and the son of a Death Eater. Slytherin Quidditch Beater and member of the Inquisitorial Squad. Killed by his own Fiendfyre spell.
Colin CreeveyMuggle-born Gryffindor student one year below Harry. Older brother of Dennis Creevey
Dennis CreeveyMuggle-born Gryffindor student three years below Harry. Younger brother of Colin Creevey
Dirk CresswellMuggle-born Head of the Goblin Liaison Office
Barty Crouch SrHead of the Department of International Magical Cooperation. Killed by his son Barty Crouch Jr.
Barty Crouch JrDeath Eater credited with facilitating the return of Lord Voldemort. Used Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Alastor Moody
Roger DaviesRavenclaw Quidditch Captain and Chaser. Attended Yule Ball with Fleur Delacour.
John Dawlishan Auror.
Fleur DelacourParticipant in the Triwizard Tournament as a representative of wizarding school Beauxbatons. Later married Bill Weasley.
Gabrielle DelacourFleur's younger sister. Rescued by Harry during the Triwizard Tournament.
Dedalus DiggleMember of the Order of the Phoenix who took the Dursleys into hiding.
Amos DiggoryCedric Diggory's father. Employee of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.
Cedric DiggoryHufflepuff student and prefect two years above Harry. Quidditch Seeker and captain
Elphias DogeSchool friend of Albus Dumbledore.
Antonin DolohovDeath Eater who killed Fabian Prewett
Aberforth DumbledoreBrother of Albus and Ariana Dumbledore. Owner of the Hog's Head tavern.
Albus DumbledoreTransfiguration professor in Tom Riddle's time
Ariana DumbledoreSister of Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore
Kendra DumbledoreWife of Percival Dumbledore. Mother of Albus
Percival DumbledoreHusband of Kendra Dumbledore
Dudley DursleyMuggle son of Vernon Dursley and Petunia Evans
Marge DursleyMuggle sister of Vernon Dursley.
Petunia DursleyHarry's aunt
Vernon DursleyHarry Potter's Muggle uncle. Petunia's husband and Dudley's father.
Marietta EdgecombeRavenclaw student one year above Harry. Member of Dumbledore's Army who later betrays the group to Dolores Umbridge.
Arabella FiggSquib neighbor of the Dursleys. Member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Argus FilchSquib caretaker of Hogwarts.
Justin Finch-FletchleyMuggle-born Hufflepuff student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Seamus FinniganGryffindor student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army and best friend of housemate Dean Thomas.
Marcus FlintSlytherin Quidditch captain.
Mundungus FletcherCommon thief and shifty Order of the Phoenix member.
Filius FlitwickHead of Ravenclaw House and Charms professor at Hogwarts.
Florean FortescueIce cream vendor at Diagon Alley.
Cornelius FudgeMinister for Magic in the first five books. Sacked after persistently denying Lord Voldemort's return.
Marvolo GauntThe pure-blood father of Merope and Morfin Gaunt
Merope GauntTom Riddle's mother who died in childbirth.
Morfin GauntMarvolo's son and Merope's brother. Framed by his nephew Tom Riddle for Muggle killings
Anthony GoldsteinRavenclaw student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
GoyleDeath Eater and father of Gregory Goyle.
Gregory GoyleSlytherin student in Harry's year. Slytherin Quidditch Beater and member of the Inquisitorial Squad.
Hermione GrangerMuggle-born Gryffindor student in Harry's year and one of his best friends. Prefect and co-founder of Dumbledore's Army.
Gregorovitchhighly regarded Eastern European wandmaker.
Fenrir GreybackWerewolf working for the Death Eaters.
Gellert GrindelwaldDark wizard who was jailed after Albus Dumbledore defeated him in the 1940s.
Wilhelmina Grubbly-PlankSubstitute Care of Magical Creatures professor during Harry's fourth and fifth years.
Rubeus HagridHalf-giant Hogwarts gamekeeper
Rolanda HoochHogwarts flying instructor and Quidditch referee.
Mafalda HopkirkWitch who works in the Ministry of Magic. Impersonated by Hermione Granger.
Angelina JohnsonGryffindor student two years above Harry. Quidditch Chaser and later team captain.
Lee JordanGryffindor student two years above Harry. Hogwarts Quidditch commentator and good friend of Fred and George Weasley.
Igor KarkaroffReformed Death Eater. Headmaster of wizarding school Durmstrang.
Viktor KrumBulgarian Quidditch Seeker and Durmstrang student who participated in the Triwizard Tournament.
Silvanus KettleburnCare of Magical Creatures teacher until Harry's third year.
Bellatrix LestrangeCousin of Sirius Black. Death Eater who tortured Neville Longbottom's parents Frank and Alice into insanity. Killed by Molly Weasley during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Rabastan LestrangeDeath Eater. Brother of Rodolphus Lestrange.
Rodolphus LestrangeDeath Eater. Bellatrix's husband and Rabastan's brother.
Gilderoy LockhartFraudulent celebrity author and Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Lost his memory after a memory charm backfired and resided in St. Mungo's afterwards.
Alice and Frank LongbottomNeville Longbottom's parents. Aurors and members of the original Order of the Phoenix. Tortured into insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange.
Augusta LongbottomFrank's mother and Neville's grandmother
Neville LongbottomGryffindor student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Luna LovegoodXenophilius Lovegood's daughter and Ravenclaw student one year below Harry. Member of Dumbledore's Army and wife of Newt Scamander's grandson Rolf.
Xenophilius LovegoodLuna's father. Editor of tabloid magazine The Quibbler.
Remus LupinLycanthropic Gryffindor student before Harry's time who befriended Sirius Black and James Potter. Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts in Harry's third year
Teddy LupinSon of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks
Walden MacnairDeath Eater and Committee of Disposal of Dangerous Creatures' executioner. Injured badly by Hagrid during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Draco MalfoySlytherin student in Harry's year. Quidditch Seeker
Lucius MalfoyDraco's father and an influential Death Eater. Governor of Hogwarts early in the series.
Narcissa MalfoyLucius' wife and Draco's mother. Sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks.
Scorpius MalfoySon of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Greengrass.
Madam MalkinClothing shop owner in Diagon Alley.
Griselda MarchbanksGovernor of the Wizarding Examinations Authority which ran the O.W.L
Olympe MaximeHalf-giantess. Headmistress of Beauxbatons.
Ernie MacmillanHufflepuff student in Harry's year. Prefect and member of Dumbledore's Army.
Minerva McGonagallHogwarts Transfiguration professor
Cormac McLaggenGryffindor student one year above Harry Potter. Quidditch Keeper and member of Horace Slughorn's Slug Club.
Graham MontagueSlytherin Quidditch Chaser who became trapped inside a Vanishing Cabinet for six months.
Alastor (Mad-Eye) MoodyRetired Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Impersonated by Barty Crouch Jr. in his scheme to enter Harry into the Triwizard Tournament. Killed by Voldemort.
Theodore NottSlytherin student in the same year as Harry Potter
Bob OgdenLeader of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement Squad in the 1920s. Turned the Gaunt family over to the Wizengamot for using magic in front of a Muggle. Died before Harry Potter's sixth year.
Garrick OllivanderWandmaker and owner of the Ollivanders wand shop. Kidnapped by the Malfoy family for several months until freed by Harry
Pansy ParkinsonSlytherin student in Harry's year. Prefect and member of the Inquisitorial Squad.
Padma PatilRavenclaw student in Harry's year. Identical twin sister of Gryffindor student Parvati Patil
Parvati PatilGryffindor student in Harry's year and Padma's identical twin sister. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Peter PettigrewDeath Eater and former school friend of James Potter
AntiochCadmus
Irma PinceHogwarts librarian.
Sturgis PodmoreMember of the Order of the Phoenix.
Poppy PomfreyHogwarts school nurse.
Harry PotterThe main character of the series. Orphaned son of James and Lily Potter
James PotterHarry Potter's father and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed along with his wife Lily by Lord Voldemort prior to the start of the series.
Lily PotterHarry Potter's mother and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed by Lord Voldemort.
Albus Severus PotterSecond child of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley.
James Sirius PotterHarry and Ginny's first child.
Lily Luna PotterHarry and Ginny's third child.
Quirinus QuirrellDefence Against the Dark Arts professor in Harry Potter's first year. Possessed by Lord Voldemort.
Helena Ravenclaw/The Grey LadyDaughter of house founder Rowena Ravenclaw. Stole and hid her mother's diadem
Mary RiddleThomas Riddle Sr.'s Muggle wife
Thomas Riddle Sr.Mary's Muggle husband and Thomas Riddle Jr.'s father. Killed by Voldemort.
Thomas Riddle Jr.Voldemort's Muggle father and Merope Gaunt's husband. Killed by his son
Thomas Marvolo RiddleSlytherin student who became Lord Voldemort.
Demelza RobinsGryffindor student and Quidditch Chaser.
Augustus RookwoodDeath Eater and spy working in the Department of Mysteries.
Thorfinn RowleDeath Eater.
Albert RuncornMinistry of Magic employee whose chief function was as an investigator of alleged Muggle-borns.
Newt ScamanderMagizoologist and author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Main character in the Fantastic Beasts film series. Expelled Hogwarts student who excels in curing different sicknesses.
Rufus ScrimgeourHead of the Auror Office who replaces Cornelius Fudge as Minister for Magic. Killed by Death Eaters.
Kingsley ShackleboltAuror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Replaces Pius Thicknesse as Minister for Magic.
Stan ShunpikeConductor of the triple-decker Knight Bus. Jailed in Azkaban on suspicions of being a Death Eater.
Aurora SinistraAstronomy professor at Hogwarts.
Rita SkeeterReporter and tabloid journalist for the Daily Prophet.
Horace SlughornFormer Hogwarts Potions professor and Head of Slytherin House
Salazar SlytherinOne of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Zacharias SmithHufflepuff Quidditch Chaser in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Severus SnapePotions and later Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. Head of Slytherin House
Alicia SpinnetGryffindor student two years above Harry. Quidditch Chaser and member of Dumbledore's Army.
Pomona SproutHogwarts Herbology professor and Head of Hufflepuff House.
Pius ThicknesseMinister for Magic while under the Imperius Curse. Replaced by Kingsley Shacklebolt.
Dean ThomasGryffindor student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Andromeda TonksSister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy
Nymphadora TonksTed and Andromeda's daughter. Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. She marries Remus Lupin and becomes the mother of a son
Ted TonksAndromeda's Muggle-born husband
Sybill TrelawneyHogwarts Divination professor. Predicted the prophecy that prompted Lord Voldemort to go after the Potters.
Wilkie TwycrossHogwarts Apparition instructor who works in the Department of Magical Transportation.
Dolores UmbridgeSenior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic
Emmeline VanceMember of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed by Death Eaters.
Romilda VaneGryffindor student who unsuccessfully tries to romance Harry.
Septima VectorArithmancy professor at Hogwarts.
Lord Voldemort (Tom Marvolo Riddle)– The villain of the series. Murderer of Harry Potter's parents and many others in his quest for immortality and absolute power.
Myrtle Warren/Moaning MyrtleMuggle-born Ravenclaw student during Tom Riddle's time at Hogwarts. Killed by the Basilisk in a girls' bathroom
Arthur WeasleyMuggle-obsessed Ministry of Magic employee
Bill WeasleyOldest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley
Charlie WeasleySecond son of Arthur and Molly Weasley. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Works with dragons in Romania.
Fred WeasleySon of Arthur and Molly Weasley and identical twin brother of George Weasley. Gryffindor Quidditch Beater and member of Dumbledore's Army
George WeasleySon of Arthur and Molly Weasley and identical twin brother of Fred Weasley. Gryffindor Quidditch Beater and member of Dumbledore's Army. Co-owner of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.
Ginny WeasleyOnly daughter and youngest child of Arthur and Molly Weasley. Gryffindor student one year below Harry
Hugo WeasleySon of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger
Molly WeasleyWife of Arthur Weasley and mother of Bill
Percy WeasleyThird son of Arthur and Molly Weasley. Gryffindor prefect and Head Boy
Ron WeasleyYoungest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley who is best friends with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper
Oliver WoodGryffindor Quidditch Keeper and captain four years above Harry.
Rose WeasleyDaughter of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Sister of Hugo Weasley.
Corban YaxleyDeath Eater. Head of Magical Law Enforcement under Voldemort's regime.
Blaise ZabiniSlytherin student in Harry's year.
AragogGiant spider raised by Rubeus Hagrid and lived in the Forbidden Forest.
BaneCentaur
Beedle the BardAuthor of several wizarding fairy tales including The Tale of the Three Brothers.
The Bloody BaronSlytherin House ghost. Suitor of Helena Ravenclaw before killing her in a fit of blind rage
BogrodHead goblin at Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Put under the Imperius curse when Harry
BuckbeakHippogriff belonging at various times to Hagrid
Sir CadoganArmored and somewhat mad knight occupying a painting in Hogwarts.
CrookshanksIntelligent cat belonging to Hermione Granger.
DobbyHouse-elf originally belonging to the Malfoy family until he is set free by Harry in Chamber of Secrets.
ErrolOwl belonging to the Weasley family.
FangHagrid's pet boarhound.
The Fat FriarHufflepuff House ghost.
The Fat LadyWitch in the painting concealing the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.
FawkesPhoenix belonging to Albus Dumbledore. Saved Harry Potter from the Basilisk inside the Chamber of Secrets.
FirenzeCentaur and substitute Divination professor at Hogwarts during Harry's fifth year.
FluffyThree-headed dog belonging to Hagrid and protector of the Philosopher's Stone.
GornukGringotts goblin who goes on the run from Death Eaters in Deathly Hallows along with fellow goblin Griphook
GrawpGiant and Hagrid's half-brother.
GriphookGringotts Bank goblin who helps Harry and his friends steal Helga Hufflepuff's cup from within the Lestrange vault.
HedwigHarry Potter's pet owl. Killed during the Battle of the Seven Potters.
HokeyHouse-elf belonging to Hepzibah Smith.
KreacherHouse-elf belonging to the Black family and later Harry Potter. Though at first preferring to serve the pureblood line (including Regulus Black
MagorianA centaur.
Great Aunt MurielThe Weasley children's great-aunt.
NaginiLord Voldemort's massive pet snake that does his bidding. She is one of Voldemort's Horcruxes who is ultimately slain by Neville Longbottom during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Nearly Headless NickGryffindor house ghost. Full name is Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington.
NorbertA baby dragon illegally owned by Hagrid who is relocated to a reserve in Romania by friends of Ron's older brother Charlie Weasley.
PeevesHogwarts poltergeist
PigwidgeonA tiny mischievous owl belonging to Ron Weasley. Called "Pig" for short.
Madam RosmertaProprietor of The Three Broomsticks inn in Hogsmeade village.
RonanA centaur living in the Forbidden Forest.
ScabbersRon Weasley's pet rat in the first three stories who is revealed to be a wizard in animal form: Peter Pettigrew.
ScabiorSnatcher who captures Harry
TraversWizard and Death Eater who escapes from Azkaban after Lord Voldemort's return.
TrevorNeville Longbottom's perpetually-misplaced pet toad.
WinkyA female house-elf who belonged to Barty Crouch Sr until he sacked her