Harry Potter Characters



Harry Potter

Harry Potter is the main Character of the stories. He was the child of Lily and James Potter, who were killed by Lord Voldemort. Then Voldemort turned on Harry, but Becuase of Harry's mother's and father's love, Voldemort wasn't able to, and voldemort was left without power for many years, and is still powerless until the 4th book.
James Potter

Harry's father. He learned to be an Animagis, he turns into a deer.
Lily Potter

Harry's mother, and Aunt Petunia's sister.
Albus Dumbledore

He is the headmaster at Hogwarts, and Harry's friend.
He has helped Harry many times.
The Bloody Baron

The ghost of The Slytherians, and the only control over Peeves.
Lavender Brown

She is one of Harry's classmates
Millicent Bulstrode

The first to be chosen as a Syltherian, during Harry's first year.
Minerva McGonagall

She is an "Animagis", she can turn into an animal, in other words. Her animal is a cat. She is also the Headmistress of Hogwarts, and the Head of Gryfinndor House. She is very clever, and very strict, people useually try not to cross her.
Professor Binns

Aghost that teaches Harry's History os Magic class.
Dudley Dursley

Dudley is the only kid of Petunia and Vernon, and spoilded brat. Food has control over his life, as result he's bigger than most people.
Petunia Dursley

More commonly know as Aunt Petunia, Harry's aunt, hates Harry and "his kind".
Vernon Dursley

More commonly know as Uncle Vernon, he's Harry's uncle. He
Fang

Hagrid's faithful dog.
The Fat Lady

The Fat Lady guards the interance to the Gryfinndor House, or Common Room.
Mrs. Figg

Mrs. Figg is Harry's baby-sitter, when the Dursley's have to go somewhere important.
Argus Filch

He is the Hogwarts caretaker. He is an enemy to many of the students, and knows all or most of the secret passageways of Hogwarts. He roams the halls trying to find someone to punish.
Seamus Finnigan

He is a classmate of Harry's, and as so he is mentioned more often than others.
Firenze

Is another Centur is The Forbidden Forest. He saved Harry.
Nicolas Flamel

He was a friend of Dumbledor's that created, and used the Sorcerer's Stone. As result He lived 100 years more. Then as result of evil coming after it, he decided it beeter be destoryed.
Perenelle Flamel

Wife of Nicholas Flamel, also a user of the Socerer's Stone.
Marcus Flint

Marcus is part troll, and was the Syltherian's Quidditch captian in Harry's first year.
Professor Flitwick

Harry's Charms teacher, a short stalky troll-looking fellow, that stands on books when he address's the class.
Fluffy

A monstrous, three headed dog. He was used as one of the guardians of the Sorcerer's Stone.
Cornelius Fudge

He is the Minister of Magic. He tried for Headmaster of Hogwarts, but came in second place to Dumbledore.
Goyle

The other goon of Draco Malfoy.
Hermione Granger

One of Harry's trusted Best-friends, she is muggle, yet she's better at magic than most full-breed witches, and wizards.
Rubeus Hagrid

Another freind of Ron, Hermi., Harry. He lives in this cabin, on the school grounds. He lost his wand when he was little, Dumbledore Kept him at the Hogwarts as a grounds-keeper. (taking care of all the creatures that roam the school.
Hedwig

Harry's "beautiful, snowy owl." bought for Harry, buy Hagrid. A funny character for an owl.
Terrence Higgs

A Syltherian Seeker in Harry's first Quiditch match.
Madam Hooch

She teaches Quidditch at Hogwarts, she has shortt gray hair that sticks out in every direction, and yellow hawk-like eyes.
Angelina Johnson

The Gryffindor Chaser in Quidditch.
Lee Jordan

A Gryffindor, and he's the announcer at most of the Quidditch games.
Neville Longbottom

Neville is the most mentioned out of the other Gryffindors (besides Herimone, and Ron). He is a friend to the three of them, but his brain has gone on a permenant vacation...
Draco Malfoy

Harry's worst enemy at Hogwarts, excluding Voldemort, and his goons.
Lucius Malfoy

Draco's father, he's even evil-er than Draco, and Used to be a "Death Eater".
Madam Malkin

She owns the Robes shop on Diagon Alley.
Crabbe

One of the two of Draco Malfoy's goons, that allow him to say anything, and everything he wants.
(except to teachers, of course)
Nearly-Headless Nick

The Gryffindor House ghost. He got his name becuse his head barely hangs on by sliver of skin. He is also known as SIr Nicolas de Mimsy-Porpington.
Norbert

Hagrid's Norwegian Ridgeback dragon in the first book.
Mrs. Norris

Filche's cat. She's very irritating to Harry, Ron, and Hermione always almost ruining their lans.
Mr. Ollivander

Mr. Ollivander owns the wand shop, he also remembers every wand he has ever sold, and who he sold it to.
Pansy Parkinson

She's the "hard-faced Syltherian girl."
Parvati Patil

a Gryffindor, who gets made fun of for sticking up for Neville.
Peeves

Is an irritating ghost who haunts Hogwarts.
Peter Pettigrew

Peter "Wormtail" Pettigrew, is a Death Eater. And for a long time was Ron's pet rat, Scabbers.
Madam Pince

The Hogwarts librarian.
Crookshanks

Hermione's cat in the Third Book, I think. Believed among many to be an Animagis.
Madam Pomfrey

She is the Hogwarts nurse, she nice but strict when it comes to the health of her patients.
Hannah Abbott

A Hufflepuff
First to be sorted in first book
Bane

Was a centur in "The Forbidden Forest" He had no interest in helping Harry escape evil, as did Firenze.
Katie Bell

The Gryffindor chaser during Harry's first year.
Professor Quirrell

Quirrell was Harry's evil Defense Against the Dart Arts teacher, he tried to kill Harry and get the Sorcerer's Stone, but was unsuccessful.
Ronan

Ronan was the first centaur that Harry Met. But still he did not do anything to help Harry.
Scabbers

Ron's old rat, until they found him tobe Peter Pettigrew
Severus Snape

Harry's potions teacher. Snape is Head of the Syltherian House, and was claimed at one point to being a Death Eater.
Professor Sprout

She is the Herbogligy teacher, she comes up with some very strange plants.
Dean Thomas

Dean Is a very artistic child in Harry's class.
Lord Voldemort

Lord Voldemort is the Main "Bad Guy" of the stories.
Arthur Weasley

Arthur is Ron's father. He works at the Ministry of Magic.
Bill Weasley

Ron's brother who is now graduated and is now working Gringotts.
Charlie Weasley

Charlie is Ron's oldest brother, I think. RIght now he has moved away to Romania to study Dragons. He visits back with his dragons during, the Triwizard Tournment.
Fred Weasley

Fred is one of the twins, they are not one of Harry's close friends, but they are still his friends.
George Weasley

The other twin and same description.
Ginny Weasley

Ron's younger sister, may have a crush on Harry.
Molly Weasley

Molly is Ron's mother, she's a stay-at-home-wife. From what I can tell she loves to cook, and she's very good at it.
Percy Weasley

Is one of Ron's many brothers, he is still at home, and he works with his dad at the Ministry of Magic. And a back stabbing traitor!
Ron Weasley

Ron is Harry's best freind, and is with on all of his adventures.
Oliver Wood

Is one of Harry's classmates and I believe he is also the Gryffindor Quidditch team captin.