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Harry Potter Characters Characters Aberforth Dumbledore Prof. Dumbledore's brother. Owner of the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade. Arthur Weasley Father to Bill, Charlie, Percy, George, Fred, Ron, and Ginny. Married to Molly Weasley. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Works in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts office. Bellatrix Lestrange Deatheater. Lord Voldemort's "most loyal servant." Cousin to Sirius Black, aunt to Nymphadora Tonks. Tortured Neville's parents. Bill Weasley Eldest Weasley brother. Curse Breaker for Gringotts Bank. Marries Fleur Delacour. Cedric Diggory Hufflepuff student. Competitor in the Triwizard Tournament at Hogwarts. Charlie Weasley Works studying dragons in Romania. Friend of Hagrid's. Was the seeker (and captain) of the Gryffindor quidditch team before Harry's first year. Cho Chang Ravenclaw seeker. Dated Cedric Diggory. After Cedric's death, she became determined to fight against Voldemort. Briefly dates Harry. Colin Creevey Student one year below Harry. Big fan of Harry Potter. petrified by the Basilisk. Muggle born. Vincent Gregory Crabbe & Goyle Slytherin students. Friends of Draco Malfoy. Both of their parents are Deatheaters. (Photo: Goyle, then Crabbe) Dean Thomas Gryffindor student. Football fan. Seamus Finnegan's best friend. Dobby House elf for the Malfoy family until Harry freed him with a sock and he began working at Hogwarts. Loves Harry Potter, looks out for him. Dolores Umbridge Senior Undersecretary to the Minister, then Professor, High Inquisitor, Headmistress. Doesn't believe Harry. Horrible excuse for a human being. Deserved what she got. Draco Malfoy Slytherin student and quidditch seeker. Son of Deatheaters. Loathes Harry Potter. Professor Snape's favorite student. Prof. Albus Dumbledore Headmaster of Hogwarts. Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot and most powerful wizard of his time. Founded the Order of the Phoenix. The only wizard Voldemort ever feared. Vernon, Petunia, & Dudley Dursley Harry's mean muggle family. Petunia is Lily Potter's sister and Harry's aunt. They reside at No. 4 Privet Drive, where Harry spends his summers. Uncle Vernon loathes magic. Fenrir Greyback Most savage werewolf of all. Wants to bite and infect as many as possible. Obeys Voldemort in exchange for the promise of prey. Hates wizards. Argus Filch Squib. (Not magical.) Caretaker of Hogwarts. Cranky. Prefers old methods of punishment for students. Loves his cat, Mrs. Norris. Firenze Centaur. One of the few centaurs willing to speak with wizards. Saves Harry in the Forbidden Forest. Later, a Divination professor. Fleur Delacour Student from Beauxbatons Academy. Quarter Veela. Competitor in the Triwizard Tournament at Hogwarts. Later, marries Bill Weasley. Prof. Filius Flitwick Charms professor and Head of Ravenclaw House. "Best and most knowledgable Charms Master alive today." Half wizard, half goblin. Stands up to Dolores Umbridge. Fred & George Weasley Twins. Mischievous, clever, witty. Very good at pranks. Left Hogwarts without graduating to found Weasley's Wizard Wheezes joke shop. Cornelius Fudge Minister of Magic until the end of Harry's 5th year at Hogwarts when Voldemort revealed himself and British wizards called for his resignation. Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart Author of many books which flaunt heroic adventures. Fraud. Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts for Harry's 2nd year. Ginny Weasley Youngest Weasley, Ron's little sister. Has a crush on Harry Potter. Opens the Chamber of Secrets under Tom Riddle's influence. Griphook Goblin at Gringotts Bank. Shows Harry to his vault. Later, helps Harry steal Helga Hufflepuff's cup from Gringotts, and goes on the run when Voldemort takes power. Rubeus Hagrid Half-giant, half-wizard. Gamekeeper at Hogwarts. Watches out for Harry and friends. Lover and friend of dangerous magical creatures. Harry Potter The only one who survived the killing curse, which backfired on Voldemort when Harry was a baby. Prophesied to defeat the Dark Lord. Orphaned son of Lily & James. Gryffindor Seeker. Best friends with Ron & Hermione. Hermione Granger Gryffindor student. One of Harry's best friends. Smart, studious. She helps Harry many times using her intellect and knowledge. Muggle born. Madam Hooch Flying instructor and Quidditch referee at Hogwarts. Igor Karkaroff Headmaster of Durmstrang Institute. Former Deatheater. Does everything he can to put his school's Triwizard competitor (Viktor Krum) in the lead in Harry's 4th year. Kingsley Shacklebolt Works for the Ministry as an Auror. Guards the Muggle Prime Minister. Member and spy for the Order of the Phoenix. Kreacher The Black family house elf at 12 Grimmauld Place. Lavender Brown Gryffindor student. Fascinated with Divination. Briefly dates Ron in their 6th year. Lee Jordan Gryffindor student, two years ahead of Harry. Quidditch commentator. Best friend to Fred & George. Later, the resistance radio host of Potterwatch. Lily & James Potter Harry's wizard parents. Defied Voldemort three times. Lily: muggle born and sister to Aunt Petunia. James: Cocky, Member of the Marauders, "Prongs," stag animagus, best friend-Sirius, nemesis-Snape. Lucius Malfoy Draco's father. Deatheater. Husband to Narcissa Malfoy. Tries to undermine Dumbledore and Harry. Collector of the dark arts. Luna Lovegood Ravenclaw student. Quirky. Lovely. Daughter of The Quibbler editor, Xenophilius Lovegood. " Alastor Mad-eye" Moody Most famous Auror at the Ministry. Caught many Deatheaters. Paranoid. Pivotal member of the Order of the Phoenix. Madame Maxime Headmistress of Beauxbaton Academy of Magic. Half-giant, just like Hagrid. Prof. Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, Head of Gryffindor. Professor of Transfiguration. Cat Animagus. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Moaning Myrtle Ghost who haunts the first floor girls bathroom. Killed in 1943 by the Basilisk when Tom Riddle originally opened the Chamber of Secrets. Molly Weasley Ron's mother. Fiercely protective of her family and friends. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Mundungus Fletcher Notoriously shady, involved in many illegal activities. Loyal to Dumbledore. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Nymphadora Tonks Auror. Metamorphmagus. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. In love with Remis Lupin. Nearly-headless Nick Gryffindor ghost. Real name: Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington. Neville Longbottom Gryffindor student. Timid. Eventually finds his bravery. Might have been the boy in the prophecy in the Hall of Mysteries. Oliver Wood Gryffindor Quidditch captain and Keeper. Irish. Devoted quidditch enthusiast. Mr. Ollivander Proprietor of Ollivander's Wand Shop in Diagon Alley. Best wand-maker in the world. Master of wandlore. Peeves Hogwarts poltergeist. Master at teasing, pranks, & tattle- telling. Constant pain to Hogwarts students, faculty, and especially caretakers (Filch). Only Dumbledore and the Bloody Baron are able to control him. Percy Weasley One of Ron's brothers. Prefect, then Head Boy. Always follows the rules. Ambitious and prideful. Peter Pettigrew One of the Marauders. "Wormtail." Friends with James, Sirius, and Lupin. Rat Animagus-(Scabbers). Betrayed James and Lily (who died), and framed Sirius for murder. Deatheater. Madame Pomfrey Matron of Hogwarts, excellent healer and nurse in the Hospital wing. Prof. Quirrell Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher during Harry's 1st year. Harbored Lord Voldemort in his head to help him return to power. Prof. Remus Lupin One of the Marauders. "Moony." Bitten by Fenrir Greyback as a youth. Werewolf. Defense Against the Dark Arts professor during Harry's 3rd year. Teaches Harry to conjure a patronus. In love with Tonks. Rita Skeeter Journalist for the Daily Prophet newspaper, reporting based on intentionally misleading or false information. Unregistered beetle animagus. Ron Weasley Youngest Weasley brother. One of Harry's best friends. Gryffindor. Scared of spiders. Excellent wizard chess player. Rufus Scrimgeor Head of the Auror office, then became Prime Minister after Cornelius Fudge resigned. Seamus Finnigan Gryffindor student. Half- blood. Best friend to Dean Thomas. Bit of a pyrotechnic. Prof. Severus Snape Potions teacher at Hogwarts. Head of Slytherin house. Former Deatheater, until the murder of Lily Potter, whom he loved always. Hated James. Became loyal to Dumbledore, despite others mistrust of him. Sirius Black Harry's godfather and member of the Marauders. "Padfoot." Imprisoned in Azkaban for Pettigrew's murder, then escaped. Dog animagus. James' best friend. Old wizarding family. Prof. Horace Slughorn Former potions master, head of Slytherin house. Came back to teach potions during Harry's 6th year. Surrounds himself with "high-fliers" for his Slug Club. Mistakenly taught Tom Riddle about Horcruxes. Prof. Ponoma Sprout Herbology Professor and Head of Hufflepuff House. Tom Marvolo Riddle Half-blood. Hated muggles. Ambitious and power hungry. Charismatic. Opens the Chamber of Secrets. Seals a part of his soul as a memory in a diary (1st horcrux). Creates six more horcruxes. Becomes Lord Voldemort. Prof. Sybill Trelawney Divination professor. Very quirky. Ancestor was a seer. Had original prophecy of the Dark Lord and the one with the power to vanquish him. Dumbledore employs her to keep her safe. Viktor Krum Durmstrang student and professional quidditch player for the Bulgarian national team. Triwizard Tournament competitor. Had a crush on Hermione Granger. Lord Voldemort The Dark Lord. Most powerful dark wizard of the time. Marked Harry with a scar when his killing curse backfired. Wants ultimate power & immortality. Dumbledore is the only
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