List of Harry Potter characters

This is a list of characters in the Harry Potter series. They are all characters who have appeared in a Harry Potter-related book by J. K. Rowling.

Characters by surname

A

• Abbott, Hannah – Hufflepuff student in Harry Potter's year. Prefect and member of Dumbledore's Army. Married to Neville Longbottom.

B

• Bagman, Ludo – Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports at the Ministry of Magic.
• Bagshot, Bathilda – 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. Bagshot is portrayed by Hazel Douglas in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010).
• Bell, Katie – Chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. She is one year above Harry and is a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Binns, Cuthbert – Professor of History of Magic at Hogwarts and the only ghost professor at the school.
• Black, Phineas Nigellus – Great-great-grandfather of Sirius Black and former Hogwarts headmaster. His portrait hangs in the headmaster's office and assists the current headmaster.
• Black, Sirius – Harry's godfather and close friend of Harry's father James Potter. 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. Portrayed by Gary Oldman in the Harry Potter films.
• Black, Regulus – Death Eater and the younger brother of Sirius Black. Tried to destroy one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, but was killed by Inferi.
• Bones, Amelia – Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic, and aunt of Susan Bones. Killed by Voldemort.
• Bones, Susan – Hufflepuff student in Harry's year and member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Boot, Terry – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year and member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Brown, Lavender – Gryffindor student in Harry's year and member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Bulstrode, Millicent – Slytherin student in Harry's year. Member of Dolores Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad.
• Burbage, Charity – Professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts. Killed by Voldemort.
• Bryce, Frank – Muggle gardener for the Riddle family. Killed by Voldemort. Bryce is portrayed by Eric Sykes in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).

C

• Carrow, Alecto – Death Eater and sister of Amycus Carrow. Professor of Muggle Studies for one year, and Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts under Severus Snape.
• Carrow, Amycus – Death Eater and brother of Alecto Carrow. Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts for one year, and Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts under Snape.
• Cattermole, Reginald – Employee of the Magical Maintenance Department at the Ministry of Magic. Impersonated by Ron Weasley using Polyjuice Potion.
• Chang, Cho – Seeker for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. One year above Harry, and his first love interest. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Clearwater, Penelope – Ravenclaw prefect and girlfriend of Percy Weasley.
• Crabbe – Death Eater and father of Vincent Crabbe.
• Crabbe, Vincent – Slytherin student in Harry's year and the son of a Death Eater. Beater for the Slytherin Quidditch team and member of the Inquisitorial Squad. Killed by his own Fiendfyre spell. Crabbe is portrayed by Jamie Waylett in the first six Harry Potter films.
• Creevey, Colin – 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.
• Creevey, Dennis – Muggle-born Gryffindor student three years below Harry. Younger brother of Colin Creevey, and member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Cresswell, Dirk – Muggle-born head of the Goblin Liaison Office. Goes on the run with Ted Tonks, Dean Thomas and the goblins Gornuk and Griphook. Killed by Snatchers.
• Crouch, Barty Sr – Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation. Killed by his son Barty Crouch Jr.
• Crouch, Barty Jr – Death Eater credited with facilitating the return of Voldemort. Impersonates Alastor Moody with Polyjuice Potion and receives a Dementor's Kiss. Crouch is portrayed by David Tennant in the Harry Potter films.

D

• Dawlish, John – An Auror.
• Delacour, Fleur – Participant in the Triwizard Tournament as the champion from Beauxbatons. Married to Bill Weasley.
• Delacour, Gabrielle – Fleur's younger sister. Rescued by Harry during the Triwizard Tournament.
• Diggle, Dedalus – Member of the Order of the Phoenix who takes the Dursleys into hiding.
• Diggory, Amos – Father of Cedric Diggory. Employee of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.
• Diggory, Cedric – Seeker for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team and prefect two years above Harry. Co-winner of the Triwizard Tournament with Harry. Killed by Peter Pettigrew on Voldemort's command. Portrayed by Robert Pattinson in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).
• Dippet, Armando – Headmaster of Hogwarts before Albus Dumbledore. Expelled Rubeus Hagrid, who was framed for opening the Chamber of Secrets by Tom Riddle.
• Doge, Elphias – A school friend of Albus Dumbledore.
• Dolohov, Antonin – Death Eater who kills Fabian Prewett, Gideon Prewett, and Remus Lupin.
• Dumbledore, Aberforth – Brother of Albus and Ariana Dumbledore. Owner of the Hog's Head tavern.
• Dumbledore, Albus – Transfiguration professor at Hogwarts during Tom Riddle's school years, and headmaster during Harry's school years. Founder of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed by Severus Snape at Dumbledore's request. Portrayed by Richard Harris and Michael Gambon in the Harry Potter films, and by Jude Law in the Fantastic Beasts series.
• Dumbledore, Ariana – Sister of Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore. Killed during a three-way duel between Albus, Aberforth and Gellert Grindelwald.
• Dumbledore, Kendra – Wife of Percival Dumbledore. Mother of Albus, Aberforth and Ariana Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore, Percival – Husband of Kendra Dumbledore. Father of Albus, Aberforth and Ariana Dumbledore.
• Dursley, Dudley – Son of Vernon and Petunia Dursley, and cousin of Harry. Portrayed by Harry Melling in the Harry Potter films.
• Dursley, Marge – Sister of Vernon Dursley who is accidentally inflated by Harry. Marge is portrayed by Pam Ferris in the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
• Dursley, Petunia – 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).
• Dursley, Vernon – Harry's uncle, Petunia's husband and Dudley's father. Vernon is portrayed by Richard Griffiths in the Harry Potter films.

E

• Edgecombe, Marietta – Ravenclaw student one year above Harry. Member of Dumbledore's Army who betrays the group to Dolores Umbridge.

F

• Figg, Arabella – Squib neighbour of the Dursleys. Member of the Order of the Phoenix.
• Filch, Argus – Squib caretaker of Hogwarts.
• Finch-Fletchley, Justin – Muggle-born Hufflepuff student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Finnigan, Seamus – Gryffindor student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Flamel, Nicolas – Creator of the Philosopher's Stone.
• Fletcher, Mundungus – Petty thief and shifty member of the Order of the Phoenix.
• Flitwick, Filius – Charms professor and the Head of Ravenclaw House at Hogwarts.
• Fudge, Cornelius – Minister for Magic in the first five novels. Removed from his position after denying Voldemort's return.

G

• Gaunt, Marvolo – The pure-blood father of Merope and Morfin Gaunt, and the grandfather of Tom Riddle.
• Gaunt, Merope – Tom Riddle's mother who died in childbirth.
• Gaunt, Morfin – Marvolo's son and Merope's brother. Framed by his nephew Tom Riddle for killing Muggles, and died in Azkaban.
• Goldstein, Anthony – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Goyle – Death Eater and father of Gregory Goyle.
• Goyle, Gregory – 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.
• Granger, Hermione – Muggle-born Gryffindor prefect in Harry's year, and one of his closest friends. Co-founder of Dumbledore's Army. Portrayed by Emma Watson in the Harry Potter films.
• Granger, Mr and Mrs – 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.
• Granger-Weasley, Hugo – 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).
• Granger-Weasley, Rose – Daughter of Ron and Hermione and sister of Hugo Granger-Weasley. Rose is portrayed by Helena Barlow in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).
• Greengrass, Astoria – Wife of Draco Malfoy who died in 2019 due to a blood curse. She is portrayed by Jade Gordon in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).
• Gregorovitch – Highly regarded Eastern European wandmaker.
• Greyback, Fenrir – Werewolf working for the Death Eaters.
• Grindelwald, Gellert – 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 (younger) and Michael Byrne (older). He is portrayed by Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), and by Mads Mikkelsen in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). Campbell Bower plays a teenage version of the character in a brief flashback scene in Crimes of Grindelwald.
• Grubbly-Plank, Wilhelmina – Substitute Care of Magical Creatures professor during Harry's fourth and fifth years.
• Gryffindor, Godric – One of the four founders of Hogwarts.

H

• 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. In the Harry Potter films, Hagrid is portrayed by Robbie Coltrane (adult) and Martin Bayfield (teenager).
• Hooch, Rolanda – Hogwarts flying instructor and Quidditch referee.
• Hopkirk, Mafalda – Ministry of Magic employee who is impersonated by Hermione Granger using Polyjuice Potion.
• Hufflepuff, Helga – One of the four founders of Hogwarts.

J

• Johnson, Angelina – Chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and later team captain. She is two years above Harry. She is married to George Weasley.
• Jordan, Lee – Gryffindor student two years above Harry. Hogwarts Quidditch commentator and close friend of Fred and George Weasley.
• Jorkins, Bertha – Employee at the Department of Magical Games and Sports. Killed by Voldemort in order to transform his snake Nagini into a Horcrux.

K

• Karkaroff, Igor – Reformed Death Eater. Headmaster of the wizarding school Durmstrang.
• Krum, Viktor – 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).
• Kettleburn, Silvanus – Care of Magical Creatures professor until Harry's third year.

L

• 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. Bellatrix is portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter in the Harry Potter films.
• Lockhart, Gilderoy – Fraudulent celebrity author and Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. Loses his memory after a spell backfires. Lockhart is portrayed by Kenneth Branagh in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).
• Longbottom, Alice and Frank – Neville's parents. Aurors and members of the Order of the Phoenix. Tortured into insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange.
• Longbottom, Augusta – Frank's mother and Neville's grandmother. She raises Neville after his parents are incapacitated. Augusta is portrayed by Leila Hoffman in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001).
• 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.
• Lovegood, Xenophilius – Luna's father and the editor of the tabloid magazine The Quibbler. Rhys Ifans portrays Xenophilius in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010).
• 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.
• Lupin, Teddy – 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.

M

• 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. Portrayed by Jason Isaacs in the Harry Potter films.
• Malfoy, Narcissa – Lucius's wife and Draco's mother. Sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks. Portrayed by Helen McCrory in the Harry Potter films.
• Malfoy, Scorpius – Slytherin student and friend of Albus Potter. Son of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Greengrass.
• Malkin, Madam – Clothing shop owner in Diagon Alley.
• Marchbanks, Griselda – Governor of the Wizarding Examinations Authority.
• Maxime, Olympe – Half-giantess and headmistress of the wizarding school Beauxbatons. Portrayed by Frances de la Tour in the Harry Potter films.
• Macmillan, Ernie – Hufflepuff student in Harry's year. Prefect and member of Dumbledore's Army.
• McGonagall, Minerva – Transfiguration professor, Head of Gryffindor House, Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Headmistress after Voldemort's death.
• Midgen, Eloise – Gryffindor student who accidentally removed her nose trying to get rid of her acne.
• McLaggen, Cormac – Gryffindor student one year above Harry. Quidditch Keeper and member of the Slug Club. Freddie Stroma portrays McLaggen in the Harry Potter films.
• Montague, Graham – Chaser for the Slytherin Quidditch team who spends a day trapped inside a Vanishing Cabinet.
• Moody, Alastor – Retired Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Known as "Mad-Eye Moody". Impersonated by Barty Crouch Jr as part of his scheme to enter Harry into the Triwizard Tournament. Moody is killed by Voldemort.

N

• Nott, Theodore – Slytherin student in Harry's year. Son of a Death Eater.
• Nott – Father of Theodore Nott. Death Eater.

O

• Ogden, Bob – Leader 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.
• Ollivander, Garrick – Wandmaker and owner of Ollivanders wand shop. Kidnapped by the Malfoy family for several months until freed by Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. Ollivander is portrayed by John Hurt in the Harry Potter films.

P

• Parkinson, Pansy – 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.
• Patil, Padma – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year. Identical twin sister of Parvati Patil. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Patil, Parvati – Gryffindor student in Harry's year. Identical twin sister of Padma Patil. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Pettigrew, Peter – Death Eater and school friend of Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Harry's father James Potter. Pettigrew betrays Harry's parents to Voldemort, resulting in their deaths. It is revealed that Ron's pet rat Scabbers is actually Pettigrew in his animagus form. Pettigrew is strangled to death by his own prosthetic hand. He is portrayed by Timothy Spall in the Harry Potter films.
• Antioch, Cadmus, and Ignotus Peverell – Three brothers who were the original owners of the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak, respectively.
• Pince, Irma – Hogwarts librarian.
• Podmore, Sturgis – Member of the Order of the Phoenix.
• Pomfrey, Poppy – Hogwarts school nurse.
• Potter, Harry – Orphaned son of James and Lily Potter. Gryffindor student at Hogwarts, and co-founder and leader of Dumbledore's Army. Husband of Ginny Weasley and father of three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna. He is portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter films.
• Potter, James – Harry's father and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed by Voldemort.
• Potter, Lily – Harry's mother and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed by Voldemort.
• Potter, Albus Severus – Second child of Harry and Ginny.
• Potter, James Sirius – First child of Harry and Ginny.
• Potter, Lily Luna – Third child of Harry and Ginny. Lily Luna is portrayed by Daphne de Beistegui in the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).
• Pringle, Apollyon — A caretaker at Hogwarts.

Q

• Quirrell, Quirinus – Defence Against the Dark Arts professor in Harry's first year. Possessed by Voldemort.

R

• Ravenclaw, Helena – Daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw. Stole and hid her mother's diadem, and became the resident ghost of Ravenclaw House after being killed by the Bloody Baron. Also known as The Grey Lady.
• Ravenclaw, Rowena – One of the four founders of Hogwarts.
• Riddle, Delphi – Daughter of Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange who tries to bring Voldemort back to life by fulfilling a prophecy. Incarcerated in the wizard prison Azkaban.
• Riddle, Mary – Muggle wife of Thomas Riddle, mother of Tom Riddle Sr and grandmother of Tom Marvolo Riddle/Voldemort. Killed by Voldemort.
• Riddle, Thomas – Muggle husband of Mary Riddle, father of Tom Riddle Sr and grandfather of Tom Marvolo Riddle/Voldemort. Killed by Voldemort.
• Riddle, Tom Sr – Muggle son of Thomas and Mary Riddle, husband of Merope Gaunt and father of Tom Marvolo Riddle/Voldemort. Killed by Voldemort.
• Riddle, Tom Marvolo – Slytherin student who became Voldemort.
• Robins, Demelza – Chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
• Rookwood, Augustus – Death Eater and spy in the Department of Mysteries.
• Rowle, Thorfinn – Death Eater.
• Runcorn, Albert – Ministry of Magic investigator of alleged Muggle-borns.

S

• Scamander, Newt – Student expelled from Hogwarts who excels at curing diseases. Magizoologist and author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Scamander is portrayed by Eddie Redmayne in the Fantastic Beasts film series.
• Scrimgeour, Rufus – Head of the Auror Office who replaces Cornelius Fudge as Minister for Magic. Killed by Death Eaters.
• Shacklebolt, Kingsley – Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Replaces Pius Thicknesse as Minister for Magic.
• Shunpike, Stan – Conductor of the Knight Bus. Imprisoned in Azkaban on suspicion of being a Death Eater. He is portrayed by Lee Ingleby in the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
• Sinistra, Aurora – Astronomy professor at Hogwarts.
• Skeeter, Rita – Reporter and tabloid journalist for the Daily Prophet. Skeeter is portrayed by Miranda Richardson in the Harry Potter films.
• Slughorn, Horace – Former Potions professor who returns to Hogwarts for Harry's sixth year. Portrayed by Jim Broadbent in the Harry Potter films.
• Slytherin, Salazar – One of the four founders of Hogwarts.
• Smith, Zacharias – Hufflepuff Quidditch Chaser in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Snape, Severus – Hogwarts professor of Potions and 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. Snape is portrayed by Alan Rickman in the Harry Potter films.
• Spinnet, Alicia – Gryffindor student two years above Harry. Quidditch Chaser and member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Sprout, Pomona – Hogwarts Herbology professor and Head of Hufflepuff House.

T

• Thicknesse, Pius – Minister for Magic while under the Imperius Curse. Replaced by Kingsley Shacklebolt.
• Thomas, Dean – Gryffindor student in Harry's year. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Tonks, Andromeda – Sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy, and the mother of Nymphadora Tonks. Disowned by her family for marrying Muggle-born Ted Tonks.
• Tonks, Nymphadora – Daughter of Andromeda and Ted Tonks. Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. She marries Remus Lupin and gives birth to a son, Teddy, before she and Remus are killed in the Battle of Hogwarts.
• Tonks, Ted – Husband of Andromeda Tonks and father of Nymphadora Tonks. Killed by Snatchers.
• Trelawney, Sybill – Hogwarts Divination professor. Uttered a prophecy that prompted Voldemort to attack the Potters.
• Twycross, Wilkie – Hogwarts Apparition instructor who works in the Department of Magical Transportation.

U

• 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. Umbridge is portrayed by Imelda Staunton in the Harry Potter films.

V

• Vance, Emmeline – Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed by Death Eaters.
• Vane, Romilda – Gryffindor student who tries unsuccessfully to romance Harry.
• Vector, Septima – Arithmancy professor at Hogwarts.
• 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. He is portrayed primarily by Ralph Fiennes in the Harry Potter films.

W

• Warren, Myrtle – Muggle-born Ravenclaw student who attended Hogwarts with Tom Riddle. Killed by a basilisk in a bathroom, which she haunts as a ghost after her death. Riddle used her demise to create his first Horcrux. Known to students as "Moaning Myrtle". 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." Myrtle is portrayed by Shirley Henderson in the Harry Potter films.
• Weasley, Arthur – Muggle-obsessed Ministry of Magic employee and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Husband of Molly Weasley and father of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny Weasley. Portrayed by Mark Williams in the Harry Potter films.
• Weasley, Bill – Oldest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley, and Gringotts employee. Married to Fleur Delacour.
• Weasley, Charlie – Second son of Arthur and Molly. Works with dragons in Romania. Member of the Order of the Phoenix.
• Weasley, Fred – Son of Arthur and Molly 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.
• Weasley, George – Son of Arthur and Molly 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.
• Weasley, Ginny – Youngest child and only daughter of Arthur and Molly. Gryffindor student one year below Harry. Seeker and Chaser for the Quidditch team and member of Dumbledore's Army. Married to Harry. Ginny is portrayed by Bonnie Wright in the Harry Potter films.
• Weasley, Molly – Wife of Arthur Weasley and mother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. She is portrayed by Julie Walters in the Harry Potter films.
• 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 who is best friends with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper, prefect, and co-founder of Dumbledore's Army. He is portrayed by Rupert Grint in the Harry Potter films.
• Wood, Oliver – Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper and captain who is four years above Harry. Wood is portrayed by Sean Biggerstaff in the Harry Potter films.

Y

• Yaxley, Corban – Death Eater. Head of Magical Law Enforcement under Voldemort.

Z

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

Characters with no or unknown surname

A

• Aragog – Giant spider raised by Rubeus Hagrid and lived in the Forbidden Forest.

B

• Bane – Centaur, not very wizard-friendly.
• Beedle the Bard – Author of several wizarding fairy tales including The Tale of the Three Brothers.
• The Bloody Baron – Slytherin House ghost. Suitor of Helena Ravenclaw before killing her in a fit of blind rage, then commits suicide in remorse.
• Bogrod – Head goblin at Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Put under the Imperius curse when Harry, Ron, and Hermione break into Gringotts.
• Buckbeak – Hippogriff belonging at various times to Hagrid, Sirius Black and Harry Potter.

C

• Sir Cadogan – Armored and somewhat mad knight occupying a painting in Hogwarts.
• Crookshanks – Intelligent cat belonging to Hermione Granger.

D

• Dobby – House-elf originally belonging to the Malfoy family until he is set free by Harry in Chamber of Secrets, killed by Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

E

• Errol – Owl belonging to the Weasley family.

F

• Fang – Hagrid's pet boarhound.
• The Fat Friar – Hufflepuff House ghost.
• The Fat Lady – Witch in the painting concealing the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.
• Fawkes – Phoenix belonging to Albus Dumbledore. Saved Harry Potter from the Basilisk inside the Chamber of Secrets.
• Firenze – Centaur and substitute Divination professor at Hogwarts during Harry's fifth year.
• Fluffy – Three-headed dog belonging to Hagrid and protector of the Philosopher's Stone.

G

• Gornuk – Gringotts goblin who goes on the run from Death Eaters in Deathly Hallows along with fellow goblin Griphook, plus Dean Thomas, Ted Tonks, and Dirk Cresswell.
• Grawp – Giant and Hagrid's half-brother.
• Griphook – Gringotts Bank goblin who helps Harry and his friends steal Helga Hufflepuff's cup from within the Lestrange vault.

H

• Hedwig – Harry Potter's pet owl. Killed during the Battle of the Seven Potters.
• Hokey – House-elf belonging to Hepzibah Smith.

K

• Kreacher – House-elf belonging to the Black family and later Harry Potter. Though at first preferring to serve the pureblood line (including Regulus Black, Narcissa Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Draco Malfoy), he eventually prefers serving under Harry as he treats him better.

L

• Leanne – Friend of Katie Bell and a member of Dumbledore's Army. Along with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, she is present when Katie touches a cursed necklace intended to be given to Dumbledore.

M

• Magorian – A centaur.
• Great Aunt Muriel – The Weasley children's great-aunt. Matyelok Gibbs appears as Muriel in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, but during the film she is never identified.
• Muggle Prime Minister - The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, referred to as the Muggle Prime Minister by wizards, is aware of the existence of the wizarding world. Rowling intended to include the Prime Minister scene in earlier books, but she thought that it could not properly fit until the sixth book. He is protected by an Auror, Kingsley Shacklebolt.

N

• Nagini – Lord 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 Nick – Gryffindor house ghost. Full name is Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington.
• Norbert – A baby dragon illegally owned by Hagrid who is relocated to a reserve in Romania by friends of Ron's older brother Charlie Weasley.

P

• Peeves – Hogwarts poltergeist, a mischievous magical being.
• Pigwidgeon – A tiny mischievous owl belonging to Ron Weasley. Called "Pig" for short.

R

• Madam Rosmerta – Proprietor of The Three Broomsticks inn in Hogsmeade village. Julie Christie appeared as Madam Rosmerta in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
• Ronan – A centaur living in the Forbidden Forest.

S

• Scabbers – Ron Weasley's pet rat in the first three stories who is revealed to be a wizard in animal form: Peter Pettigrew.
• Scabior – Snatcher who captures Harry, Ron and Hermione in Deathly Hallows.
• Hepzibah Smith – an extremely wealthy, well-born old witch who enjoyed collecting antiques and collectibles; introduced within Dumbledore's Pensieve.

T

• Tom - Bartender of the Leaky Cauldron.
• Travers – Wizard and Death Eater who escapes from Azkaban after Lord Voldemort's return.
• Trevor – Neville Longbottom's perpetually-misplaced pet toad.

W

• The Weird Sisters – a wizarding rock band. They performed three songs (all composed by Cocker): "Do the Hippogriff", "This Is the Night" and "Magic Works". A full music video of the band playing at the Yule Ball is included as an extended scene on the Goblet of Fire DVD. In 2005, Warner Bros., the international distributor of Goblet of Fire, was sued for trademark violations by members of a Canadian band named the Wyrd Sisters. In the Goblet of Fire film, the band was played by the following musicians:

• Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp) as Myron Wagtail – vocals
• Jonny Greenwood (of Radiohead) as Kirley Duke – lead guitar
• Jason Buckle (of All Seeing I) as Heathcote Barbary – rhythm guitar
• Steve Mackey (of Pulp) as Donaghan Tremlett – bass
• Steven Claydon (of Add N to (X)) as Gideon Crumb – keyboards and bagpipes
• Philip Selway (of Radiohead) as Orsino Thruston – drums

• Winky – A female house-elf who belonged to Barty Crouch Sr until he sacked her, then worked in the Hogwarts kitchen.

See also

• Magical creatures in Harry Potter
• Hogwarts staff
• Dumbledore's Army
• Death Eater
• Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation)
• List of Fantastic Beasts characters
• Ministry of Magic

Further reading

• "About the Books: transcript of J. K. Rowling's live interview on Scholastic.com". Scholastic. 16 October 2000. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2007.