List of Harry Potter characters facts for kids

This is a list of characters from the magical Harry Potter book series. These are all the people and creatures who appear in the books written by J. K. Rowling.

Characters by surname

A

• Hannah Abbott – A Hufflepuff student in Harry's year. She was a prefect and a member of Dumbledore's Army. She later married Neville Longbottom.

B

• Ludo Bagman – He was in charge of Magical Games and Sports at the Ministry of Magic.
• Bathilda Bagshot – She wrote the book A History of Magic. She was also the great-aunt of Gellert Grindelwald.
• Katie Bell – A Gryffindor Quidditch Chaser. She was one year older than Harry and a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Cuthbert Binns – A ghost who taught History of Magic at Hogwarts.
• Phineas Nigellus Black – He was the great-great-grandfather of Sirius Black. He was also a former Headmaster of Hogwarts. His painting helps the current headmaster.
• Sirius Black – Harry's godfather and a close friend of Harry's father, James. He escaped from Azkaban prison and was a member of the Order of the Phoenix. He was killed by his cousin Bellatrix Lestrange.
• Amelia Bones – She was the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. She was killed by Lord Voldemort.
• Susan Bones – A Hufflepuff student in Harry's year. She was a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Dumbledore's Army#Terry Boot – A Ravenclaw student in Harry's year. He was a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Dumbledore's Army#Lavender Brown – A Gryffindor student in Harry's year and a member of Dumbledore's Army. She died during the Battle of Hogwarts.
• Millicent Bulstrode – A Slytherin student in Harry's year. She was part of Dolores Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad.
• Charity Burbage – She was the Professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts. She was killed by Lord Voldemort.
• Frank Bryce – A non-magical gardener for the Riddle family. He was killed by Lord Voldemort.

C

• Alecto Carrow – A follower of Lord Voldemort and sister of Amycus Carrow. She taught Muggle Studies for one year and was Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts under Severus Snape.
• Amycus Carrow – A follower of Lord Voldemort and brother of Alecto Carrow. He taught Defence Against the Dark Arts for one year and was Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts under Snape.
• Cho Chang – A Ravenclaw Quidditch Seeker. She was one year older than Harry and his first crush. She was a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Penelope Clearwater – A Ravenclaw prefect and girlfriend of Percy Weasley.
• Vincent Crabbe – A Slytherin student in Harry's year. He was the son of a Death Eater and a Slytherin Quidditch Beater. He died from his own dangerous Fiendfyre spell.
• Colin Creevey – A Muggle-born Gryffindor student one year younger than Harry. He was Dennis Creevey's older brother and a member of Dumbledore's Army. He died during the Battle of Hogwarts.
• Dennis Creevey – A Muggle-born Gryffindor student three years younger than Harry. He was Colin Creevey's younger brother and a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Barty Crouch Sr – He was the head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation. He was killed by his son, Barty Crouch Jr.
• Barty Crouch Jr – A follower of Lord Voldemort who helped Lord Voldemort return. He used Polyjuice Potion to pretend to be Alastor Moody.

D

• John Dawlish – An Auror, a wizard who catches dark wizards.
• Fleur Delacour – She took part in the Triwizard Tournament for the wizarding school Beauxbatons. She later married Bill Weasley.
• Gabrielle Delacour – Fleur's younger sister. Harry rescued her during the Triwizard Tournament.
• Dedalus Diggle – A member of the Order of the Phoenix.
• Amos Diggory – Cedric Diggory's father. He worked for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.
• Cedric Diggory – A Hufflepuff student and prefect two years older than Harry. He was a Quidditch Seeker and co-winner of the Triwizard Tournament. He was killed by Peter Pettigrew on Lord Voldemort's orders.
• Elphias Doge – A school friend of Albus Dumbledore.
• Antonin Dolohov – A follower of Lord Voldemort who killed Remus Lupin.
• Aberforth Dumbledore – The brother of Albus and Ariana Dumbledore. He owned the Hog's Head tavern.
• Albus Dumbledore – He was a Transfiguration professor and later the Headmaster of Hogwarts. He founded the Order of the Phoenix. He was killed by Severus Snape at Dumbledore's own request.
• Ariana Dumbledore – The sister of Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore. She died in a duel between her brothers and Gellert Grindelwald.
• Dudley Dursley – The non-magical son of Vernon and Petunia Dursley. He was Harry Potter's first cousin.
• Marge Dursley – The non-magical sister of Vernon Dursley.
• Petunia Dursley – Harry's aunt and his mother Lily's sister. She was Vernon's wife and Dudley's mother.
• Vernon Dursley – Harry Potter's non-magical uncle. He was Petunia's husband and Dudley's father.

E

• Marietta Edgecombe – A Ravenclaw student one year older than Harry. She was a member of Dumbledore's Army but later told Dolores Umbridge about the group.

F

• Arabella Figg – A Squib (someone born to magical parents but without magic) who lived near the Dursleys. She was a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
• Argus Filch – A Squib who was the caretaker of Hogwarts.
• Justin Finch-Fletchley – A Muggle-born Hufflepuff student in Harry's year. He was a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Seamus Finnigan – A Gryffindor student in Harry's year. He was a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Nicolas Flamel – He created and owned the Philosopher's Stone.
• Mundungus Fletcher – A thief and a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
• Filius Flitwick – The Head of Ravenclaw House and the Charms professor at Hogwarts.
• Cornelius Fudge – He was the Minister for Magic for the first five books. He was removed from his job after he kept denying Lord Voldemort's return.

G

• Marvolo Gaunt – The pure-blood father of Merope and Morfin Gaunt. He was the grandfather of Tom Marvolo Riddle.
• Merope Gaunt – Tom Riddle's mother who died when he was born.
• Morfin Gaunt – Marvolo's son and Merope's brother. He was wrongly blamed by his nephew Tom Riddle for killing non-magical people and died in Azkaban.
• Dumbledore's Army#Anthony Goldstein – A Ravenclaw student in Harry's year. He was a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Gregory Goyle – A Slytherin student in Harry's year. He was a Slytherin Quidditch Beater.
• Hermione Granger – A Muggle-born Gryffindor student in Harry's year and one of his best friends. She was a prefect and helped start Dumbledore's Army.
• Astoria Greengrass – Draco Malfoy's wife.
• Gregorovitch – A famous wandmaker from Eastern Europe.
• Fenrir Greyback – A werewolf who worked for the Death Eaters.
• Gellert Grindelwald – A dark wizard who was jailed after Albus Dumbledore defeated him.
• Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank – A substitute Care of Magical Creatures professor.
• Godric Gryffindor – One of the four founders of Hogwarts. He was a very powerful wizard.

H

• Rubeus Hagrid – A half-giant who was the Hogwarts gamekeeper. He became the Care of Magical Creatures professor in Harry's third year. He was a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
• Rolanda Hooch – The Hogwarts flying instructor and Quidditch referee.
• Helga Hufflepuff – She founded Hufflepuff House and helped found Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

J

• Angelina Johnson – A Gryffindor student two years older than Harry. She was a Quidditch Chaser and later the team captain.
• Lee Jordan – A Gryffindor student two years older than Harry. He was the Hogwarts Quidditch commentator and a good friend of Fred and George Weasley.
• Bertha Jorkins – A Ministry of Magic employee. She was killed by Voldemort.

K

• Igor Karkaroff – A former Death Eater who became the Headmaster of the wizarding school Durmstrang.
• Viktor Krum – A Bulgarian Quidditch Seeker and Durmstrang student. He took part in the Triwizard Tournament.
• Silvanus Kettleburn – The Care of Magical Creatures teacher until Harry's third year.

L

• Bellatrix Lestrange – The cousin of Sirius Black. She was killed by Molly Weasley during the Battle of Hogwarts.
• Gilderoy Lockhart – A famous author and Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher who was not as good as he seemed. He lost his memory and lived in St. Mungo's.
• Alice and Frank Longbottom – Neville Longbottom's parents. They were Aurors and members of the original Order of the Phoenix.
• Augusta Longbottom – Frank's mother and Neville's grandmother. She raised Neville after his parents were hurt.
• Neville Longbottom – A Gryffindor student in Harry's year. He was a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Luna Lovegood – Xenophilius Lovegood's daughter and a Ravenclaw student one year younger than Harry. She was a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Xenophilius Lovegood – Luna's father and the editor of The Quibbler magazine.
• Remus Lupin – A werewolf and a Gryffindor student before Harry's time. He was friends with Sirius Black and James Potter. He taught Defence Against the Dark Arts in Harry's third year and was a member of the Order of the Phoenix. He and his wife Nymphadora Tonks had a son, Teddy, before they died in the Battle of Hogwarts.

M

• Walden Macnair – A follower of Lord Voldemort and an executioner.
• Draco Malfoy – A Slytherin student in Harry's year. He was a Quidditch Seeker, a prefect, and a member of the Inquisitorial Squad.
• Lucius Malfoy – Draco's father and an important follower of Lord Voldemort.
• Narcissa Malfoy – Lucius's wife and Draco's mother. She was the sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks.
• Scorpius Malfoy – The son of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Greengrass. He was sorted into Slytherin and became friends with Albus Potter.
• Madam Malkin – She owned a clothing shop in Diagon Alley.
• Olympe Maxime – A half-giantess and the Headmistress of Beauxbatons.
• Ernie Macmillan – A Hufflepuff student in Harry's year. He was a prefect and a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Minerva McGonagall – The Hogwarts Transfiguration professor, Head of Gryffindor House, and Deputy Headmistress. She was a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
• Cormac McLaggen – A Gryffindor student one year older than Harry Potter. He was a Quidditch Keeper.
• Alastor (Mad-Eye) Moody – A retired Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. He was killed by Voldemort.

N

• Theodore Nott – A Slytherin student in Harry Potter's year. His father was a Death Eater.

O

• Garrick Ollivander – A wandmaker and owner of the Ollivanders wand shop. He was kidnapped by the Malfoy family but later freed by Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

P

• Pansy Parkinson – A Slytherin student in Harry's year. She was a prefect and a member of the Inquisitorial Squad.
• Padma Patil – A Ravenclaw student in Harry's year. She was the identical twin sister of Parvati Patil and a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Parvati Patil – A Gryffindor student in Harry's year and Padma's identical twin sister. She was a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Peter Pettigrew – A follower of Lord Voldemort and a former school friend of James Potter, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin. He betrayed Harry's parents, leading to their deaths. He first appeared as Ron Weasley's pet rat, Scabbers. He died after his loyalty to Voldemort wavered.
• Antioch, Cadmus, and Ignotus Peverell – Three brothers who were the first owners of the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Invisibility Cloak.
• Irma Pince – The Hogwarts librarian.
• Poppy Pomfrey – The Hogwarts school nurse.
• Harry Potter – The main character of the series. He was the orphaned son of James and Lily Potter. He was a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts and helped start Dumbledore's Army. He married Ginny Weasley.
• James Potter – Harry Potter's father and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. He was killed by Lord Voldemort.
• Lily Potter – Harry Potter's mother and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. She was killed by Lord Voldemort.
• Albus Severus Potter – The second child of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley.
• James Sirius Potter – Harry and Ginny's first child.
• Lily Luna Potter – Harry and Ginny's third child.

Q

• Quirinus Quirrell – The Defence Against the Dark Arts professor in Harry Potter's first year. He was possessed by Lord Voldemort.

R

• Helena Ravenclaw/The Grey Lady – The daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw. She stole her mother's diadem and became Ravenclaw's house ghost after being killed.
• Rowena Ravenclaw – One of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and founder of the Ravenclaw house.
• Delphi Riddle – The main villain of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. She was the daughter of Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange. She tried to bring Voldemort back to life.
• Thomas Marvolo Riddle – A Slytherin student who became Lord Voldemort.
• Augustus Rookwood – A follower of Lord Voldemort and a spy.
• Thorfinn Rowle – A follower of Lord Voldemort.

S

• Newt Scamander – A Magizoologist (someone who studies magical creatures) and author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. He was the main character in the Fantastic Beasts film series.
• Rufus Scrimgeour – The head of the Auror Office who became the Minister for Magic. He was killed by Death Eaters.
• Kingsley Shacklebolt – An Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. He became the Minister for Magic.
• Stan Shunpike – The conductor of the triple-decker Knight Bus.
• Aurora Sinistra – The Astronomy professor at Hogwarts.
• Rita Skeeter – A reporter and journalist for the Daily Prophet.
• Horace Slughorn – A former Hogwarts Potions professor and Head of Slytherin House. He taught Tom Riddle.
• Salazar Slytherin – One of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and founder of the Slytherin house.
• Zacharias Smith – A Hufflepuff Quidditch Chaser in Harry's year. He was a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Severus Snape – The Potions and later Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. He was Head of Slytherin House and worked as a double agent for Dumbledore.
• Alicia Spinnet – A Gryffindor student two years older than Harry. She was a Quidditch Chaser and a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Pomona Sprout – The Hogwarts Herbology professor and Head of Hufflepuff House.

T

• Pius Thicknesse – The Minister for Magic while under a mind-control curse.
• Dean Thomas – A Gryffindor student in Harry's year. He was a member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Andromeda Tonks – The sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy. She was the mother of Nymphadora Tonks.
• Nymphadora Tonks – Ted and Andromeda's daughter. She was an Auror and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. She married Remus Lupin and had a son, Teddy, before she and Remus died in the Battle of Hogwarts.
• Ted Tonks – Andromeda's Muggle-born husband and Nymphadora Tonks's father. He was killed by Snatchers.
• Sybill Trelawney – The Hogwarts Divination professor. She made the prophecy that led Lord Voldemort to go after the Potters.

U

• Dolores Umbridge – A high-ranking Ministry of Magic official. She was a temporary Headmistress of Hogwarts and taught Defence Against the Dark Arts in Harry's fifth year. She was sent to prison in Azkaban.

V

• Emmeline Vance – A member of the Order of the Phoenix. She was killed by Death Eaters.
• Septima Vector – The Arithmancy professor at Hogwarts.
• Lord Voldemort (Tom Marvolo Riddle) – The main villain of the series. He killed Harry Potter's parents and many others.

W

• Myrtle Warren/Moaning Myrtle – A Muggle-born Ravenclaw student during Tom Riddle's time. She was killed by the Basilisk and haunted a girls' bathroom.
• Arthur Weasley – A Ministry of Magic employee who loved non-magical things. He was a member of the Order of the Phoenix. He was married to Molly Weasley and had seven children.
• Bill Weasley – The oldest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley. He worked for Gringotts Bank and married Fleur Delacour.
• Charlie Weasley – The second son of Arthur and Molly Weasley. He was a member of the Order of the Phoenix and worked with dragons in Romania.
• Fred Weasley – The son of Arthur and Molly Weasley and identical twin brother of George. He was a Gryffindor Quidditch Beater and a member of Dumbledore's Army. He later owned a joke shop. He died in the Battle of Hogwarts.
• George Weasley – The son of Arthur and Molly Weasley and identical twin brother of Fred. He was a Gryffindor Quidditch Beater and a member of Dumbledore's Army. He owned a joke shop.
• Ginny Weasley – The only daughter and youngest child of Arthur and Molly Weasley. She was a Gryffindor student one year younger than Harry. She was a Quidditch Seeker and Chaser and a member of Dumbledore's Army. She married Harry Potter.
• Hugo Weasley – The son of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
• Molly Weasley – The wife of Arthur Weasley and mother of seven children. She was a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
• Percy Weasley – The third son of Arthur and Molly Weasley. He was a Gryffindor prefect and Head Boy. He later worked for the Ministry of Magic.
• Ron Weasley – The youngest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley. He was best friends with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. He was a Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper, a prefect, and helped start Dumbledore's Army.
• Oliver Wood – A Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper and captain four years older than Harry.
• Rose Weasley – The daughter of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

Y

• Death Eater#Corban Yaxley – A follower of Lord Voldemort.

Z

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

Characters with no or unknown surname

A

• Aragog – A giant spider raised by Rubeus Hagrid who lived in the Forbidden Forest.

B

• Bane – A Centaur (a creature that is half-human, half-horse).
• Beedle the Bard – The author of several wizarding fairy tales, including The Tale of the Three Brothers.
• The Bloody Baron – The Slytherin House ghost.
• Bogrod – The head goblin at Gringotts Wizarding Bank.
• Buckbeak – A Hippogriff (a magical creature that is half-eagle, half-horse) that belonged to Hagrid, Sirius Black, and Harry Potter.

C

• Sir Cadogan – A knight in a painting at Hogwarts.
• Crookshanks – An intelligent cat belonging to Hermione Granger.

D

• Dobby – A House-elf who first belonged to the Malfoy family. Harry set him free. He was killed by Bellatrix Lestrange.

E

• Errol – An Owl belonging to the Weasley family.

F

• Fang – Hagrid's pet dog.
• The Fat Friar – The Hufflepuff House ghost.
• The Fat Lady – A witch in the painting that hides the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.
• Fawkes – A Phoenix (a magical bird that can be reborn from ashes) belonging to Albus Dumbledore. He saved Harry Potter in the Chamber of Secrets.
• Firenze – A Centaur who was a substitute Divination professor at Hogwarts.
• Fluffy – A three-headed dog belonging to Hagrid. He guarded the Philosopher's Stone.

G

• Grawp – A giant and Hagrid's half-brother.
• Griphook – A goblin from Gringotts Bank who helped Harry and his friends.

H

• Hedwig – Harry Potter's pet owl. She was killed during the Battle of the Seven Potters.
• Hokey – A House-elf.

K

• Kreacher – A House-elf who belonged to the Black family and later Harry Potter.

M

• Great Aunt Muriel – The Weasley children's great-aunt.

N

• Nagini – Lord Voldemort's large pet snake. She was one of Voldemort's Horcruxes (objects containing a piece of his soul) and was killed by Neville Longbottom during the Battle of Hogwarts.
• Nearly Headless Nick – The Gryffindor house ghost. His full name was Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington.
• Norbert – A baby dragon illegally owned by Hagrid.

P

• Peeves – A mischievous poltergeist (a noisy ghost) at Hogwarts.
• Pigwidgeon – A tiny, playful owl belonging to Ron Weasley.

R

• Madam Rosmerta – The owner of The Three Broomsticks inn in Hogsmeade village.
• Ronan – A Centaur living in the Forbidden Forest.

S

• Scabbers – Ron Weasley's pet rat. He was actually the wizard Peter Pettigrew in animal form.

T

• Trevor – Neville Longbottom's pet toad.

W

• Winky – A female House-elf who worked in the Hogwarts kitchen.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Personajes de Harry Potter para niños