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Oct 27, 2024 · The top Harry Potter characters come from a rich fictional universe crafted on the page and adapted to the screen, giving us some of the best and most famous movie adaptations from books of all time.
- Dobby
- Gellert Grindelwald
- Ginny Weasley
- Gilderoy Lockhart
- Albus Severus Potter
- Molly Weasley
- Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
- Minerva McGonagall
- Delores Umbridge
- Lucius Malfoy
"Such a beautiful place... to be with friends." It's difficult to not get a bit misty-eyed recalling the moment when Dobby the house-elf said those words in Deathly Hallows Part 1, which were among his last. When we met Dobby, admittedly, he was pretty annoying. He was a strange, little creature with a habit of hurting himself, who made things very...
His reputation may have eventually been overshadowed by Voldemort, but there was a time when Grindelwald was the most feared villain in all the wizarding world. He only has one brief appearance in the main Harry Potter series, though one where he manages to stymie even Voldemort himself. It's the Fantastic Beasts movies where Grindelwald is truly c...
On hand in Chamber of Secrets as a lovesick little girl/vessel for Tom Riddle's madness (following her cameo in The Sorcerer's Stone), Ginny and Harry's eventual romance captivated us. It seemed to both spring up out of nowhere andfeel like it was meant to be all along. It was only natural that Harry should wind up finding love in the same family w...
Gilderoy Lockhart is a real charmer. It's through sheer charisma (and the occasional memory charm) that he established himself in society as one of the most accomplished wizards of all time, without actually performing any of the heroic acts he claims to have done in numerous best-selling books. The vain and self-aggrandizing Lockhart's habit of ex...
Harry Potter may have faced a difficult childhood being known as "The Boy Who Lived," but that's nothing compared to growing up with the biggest celebrity in the wizarding world for a father. Making matters worse is that Albus Severus is named after two of the other most important wizards in history. His central conflict is right there in his name....
Imagine the perfect, loving, giving mother – and then add magic. That's Molly Weasley for you. We love her husband Arthur as well, but Molly's treatment of Harry has always been a particularly wonderful part of the series. Harry is an orphan, treated horribly by his aunt and uncle – and his relationship with his godfather, Sirius, was tragically sh...
Grizzled. If there's one word that could describe Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody in a nutshell, it's "grizzled." One of the most renowned Aurors of all time, Moody was a fierce fighter for good in the First and Second Wizarding Wars. He'd lost an eye, which was replaced with a magical one, he has a wooden leg, and his face is covered with scars. His exper...
As the head of Gryffindor house and Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall can be a strict disciplinarian. She is quick to kick misbehaving students out of her class, and deduct house points when the situation warrants. But she can also be kind of like that cool aunt of yours -- the one who sometimes lets you get away with a bit of m...
Oh, how we hate this woman... which is why she belongs on this list. J.K. Rowling really outdid herself when she created Dolores Umbridge. Voldemort is a terrific villain to be sure – but it could be argued that he never got under our skin like Umbridge did. Perhaps it's because Voldemort came in and out of Harry's life. His threat was ongoing, but...
Draco Malfoy was trouble from the second we met him, so it was no shock to discover his dear old dad was cut from the same cloth. A man of power and influence in the wizarding world, Lucius hides behind a shield of wealth, while plotting some very dark things. A longtime supporter of Voldemort, it was his actions that set into motion the entire plo...
Sep 4, 2024 · In honor of JK Rowling mostly discarding the normal in favor of the unusual, let’s celebrate the absolute best names in the Harry Potter Universe. (Image credit: Warner Bros) Nearly Headless...
- Mack Rawden
- Hogwarts (as a free elf)
- House-Elf
- House-Elf Magic
- Harry Potter. House. Gryffindor. Blood Status. Half-blood. Wand. Holly, 11″, phoenix feather. Occupation. Student, later Head of the Auror Office. Patronus. Stag. Introduced in “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” Harry Potter is the protagonist of the series and the character who propels the entire narrative.
- Albus Dumbledore. House. Gryffindor. Blood Status. Half-blood. Wand. Elder Wand. Occupation. Headmaster of Hogwarts, Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot.
- Hermione Granger. House. Gryffindor. Blood Status. Muggle-born. Wand. Vine wood, 10¾”, dragon heartstring. Occupation. Student, later Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
- Ron Weasley. House. Gryffindor. Blood Status. Pure-blood. Wand. Ash, 14″, unicorn hair. Occupation. Student, later Auror at the Ministry of Magic. Patronus. Jack Russell Terrier.
- Severus Snape. Books: All of them. Films: Every Potter film. Played by: Alan Rickman, Alec Hopkins, Ben Sharpe, Benedict Clarke. Alan Rickman was the only person other than JK Rowling to know, from the start, where Severus Snape’s story was going.
- Ron Weasley. Books: All of them. Films: Every Potter film. Played by: Rupert Grint. The heart and funny bone of the central trio, Ron provides the lion's share of laughs over the course of the Potter books – and we love him for it.
- Harry Potter. Books: All of them. Films: Every Potter film. Played by: Daniel Radcliffe, Saunders Triplets, Toby Papworth. If Harry were a more self-centred person he'd probably object to placing third on his own list, but since the Boy Who Lived tends to err on the side of modesty, we're guessing he'd simply confine himself to horror that he placed above so many valued friends and teachers.
- Hermione Granger. Books: All of them. Films: Every Potter film. Played by: Emma Watson. Hermione may start the Harry Potter films as an insufferable know-it-all, but she finishes them as an entirely sufferable, even loveable, know-it-all, someone who doesn't hide her smarts but also gives the people around her credit for intelligence as well.
Nov 6, 2023 · The Wizarding World franchise has yielded dozens of memorable Harry Potter characters, including humans of good and evil varieties as well as a menagerie of magical creatures. Across seven books and eight movies, those characters have burrowed their way into our hearts and minds.
Apr 8, 2022 · From the young heroes at the center of the adventures to their inspiring allies who were the heroes of their own stories to the villains fans loved to hate, the Harry Potter movies feature countless great characters.
