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This is a list of characters in the Harry Potter series. They are all fictional characters that have appeared in a Harry Potter-related book, J. K.
Rowling's website as the "Wizard of the Month", a Chocolate Frog, the Daily Prophet (the newsletter of the official Harry Potter fan club in the
United Kingdom) or the J. K. Rowling...A Year in the Life documentary from ITV. Visit the page of each character for a more in-depth insight. All of
the characters are listed in alphabetical order.
Contents
Sorted by surname: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
No or unknown surname: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
References External links
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Dorea Black – Daughter of Cygnus Black and Violetta Bulstrode, sister of Pollux and Cassiopeia Black, mother of Charlus Potter's son
Druella Black (née Rosier) – Wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black
Elladora Black – Sister of Phineas Nigellus, Sirius, and Isla Black
Hesper Black (née Gamp) – Wife of Sirius Black, mother of Arcturus, Lycoris, and Regulus Black
Irma Black (née Crabbe) – Wife of Pollux Black, mother of Walburga, Alphard and Cygnus Black
Isla Black – See Isla Hitchens
Lucretia Black – See Lucretia Prewett
Lycoris Black – Daughter of Sirius Black and Hesper Gamp, sister of Arcturus and Regulus Black
Lysandra Black (née Yaxley) – Wife of Arcturus Black, mother of Callidora, Charis and Cedrella Black
Marius Black – Son of Cygnus Black and Violetta Bulstrode, brother of Pollux, Cassiopeia and Dorea Black, disowned for being a Squib
Melania Black (née MacMillan) – Wife of Arcturus Black, mother of Lucretia and Orion Black
Narcissa Black – See Narcissa Malfoy
Orion Black – Son of Arcturus Black and Melania MacMillan, brother of Lucretia Black, husband of Walburga Black, father of Sirius and
Regulus Arcturus Black
Phineas Black – Son of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint, brother of Sirius, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black, disowned for
supporting Muggle rights
Phineas Nigellus Black – Brother of Sirius, Elladora, and Isla Black, husband of Ursula Flint, father of Sirius, Phineas, Cygnus, Belvina, and
Arcturus Black, Headmaster of Hogwarts
Pollux Black – Son of Cygnus Black and Violetta Bulstrode, brother of Cassiopeia, Marius and Dorea Black, husband of Irma Crabbe, father of
Walburga, Alphard and Cygnus Black
Regulus Black – Son of Sirius Black and Hesper Gamp, brother of Lycoris and Arcturus Black
Regulus Arcturus Black – Son of Orion and Walburga Black, brother of Sirius Black, Slytherin Quidditch Seeker, reformed Death Eater
Sirius Black – Brother of Phineas Nigellus, Elladora and Isla Black, died at a young age
Sirius Black – Son of Phineas Nigellus and Ursula Flint, husband of Hesper Gamp, brother of Phineas, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black,
father of Arcturus, Lycoris and Regulus Black
Sirius Black – Son of Orion and Walburga Black, brother of Regulus Arcturus Black, godfather of Harry Potter, Gryffindor student at Hogwarts
(only Black not to be in Slytherin), Animagus, disowned for running away from home to live with the Potter family, member of the Order of the
Phoenix, killed by his cousin Bellatrix Lestrange
Ursula Black (née Flint) – Wife of Phineas Nigellus Black, mother of Sirius, Phineas, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black
Violetta Black (née Bulstrode) – Wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Pollux, Cassiopeia, Marius and Dorea Black
Walburga Black (née Black) – Daughter of Pollux Black and Irma Crabbe, sister of Alphard and Cygnus Black, wife of Orion Black, mother of
Sirius and Regulus Arcturus Black
Balfour Blane – Established the Committee on Experimental Charms
Timothy Blenkinsop – Puddlemere United supporter
Bletchley – Ministry of Magic employee whose office was drenched with rain
Miles Bletchley – Keeper on the Slytherin Quidditch team during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Beatrix Bloxam (1794–1910) – Author of the banned children's book series The Toadstool Tales
Blodwyn Bludd – Vampire who was known as the 'Vampire of the Valleys'. Famous for singing to his victims before biting them in their neck.
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Hector Dagworth-Granger – Founder of the Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers
Roger Davies – Ravenclaw student two years above Harry, Quidditch Chaser and Captain, attended the Yule Ball with Fleur Delacour
John Dawlish – Auror
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington/Nearly Headless Nick – Gryffindor House ghost
Caradoc Dearborn – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Apolline Delacour – Wife of M. Delacour (first name unknown), mother of Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour
Fleur Delacour – Daughter of Apolline and M. Delacour (first name unknown), sister of Gabrielle Delacour, wife of Bill Weasley, mother of
Victoire, Dominique and Louis Weasley, participated in the Triwizard Tournament representing Beauxbatons
Gabrielle Delacour – Daughter of Apolline and M. Delacour (first name unknown), sister of Fleur Delacour
Monsieur Delacour (first name unknown) – Husband of Apolline Delacour, father of Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour
Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore – Bearded ghost who leads the Headless Hunt
Derrick – Beater for the Slytherin Quidditch team, three years above Harry
Dilys Derwent – St Mungo's Healer and Headmistress of Hogwarts
Barnabas Deverill – One-time owner of the Elder Wand, killed by Loxias
Philbert Deverill – Manager of Puddlemere United
Dedalus Diggle – Member of the Order of the Phoenix
Amos Diggory – Works for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, father of Cedric Diggory
Cedric Diggory – Hufflepuff student two years above Harry, school prefect, Quidditch Seeker and captain, co-winner of the Triwizard
Tournament, attended the Yule Ball with Cho Chang. Killed by Peter Pettigrew on Voldemort's orders.
Mrs Diggory – Mother of Cedric Diggory, wife of Amos Diggory
Ivor Dillonsby – Interviewed by Rita Skeeter for her book The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore
Dimitrov – Chaser for the Bulgarian national Quidditch team
Harold Dingle – Student at Hogwarts during Harry's time at school
Armando Dippet – Headmaster of Hogwarts in Tom Riddle's time
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Lorcan d'Eath – Part-vampire singer, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for November 2006
Marietta Edgecombe – Ravenclaw student one year above Harry, traitor to Dumbledore's Army
Madam Edgecombe – Works in the Floo Network Office, mother of Marietta Edgecombe
Mordicus Egg – Author of The Philosophy of the Mundane: Why Muggles Prefer Not to Know
Ellerby – Manufacturer of the 1940 Tinderblast broom
Wilfred Elphick – First to be gored by an Erumpent
Lily Evans – See Lily Potter
Mark Evans – Muggle boy who is bullied by Dudley Dursley; no relation to Lily and Petunia Evans
Petunia Evans – See Petunia Dursley
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Rubeus Hagrid – Son of Hagrid and Fridwulfa, expelled Gryffindor student, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts, Care of Magical
Creatures professor, member of the Order of the Phoenix, half-giant, half brother to Grawp
Hagrid Sr – Wizard father of Rubeus Hagrid
Ciceron Harkiss – Student of Horace Slughorn, gave Ambrosius Flume his first job
Harper – Slytherin Quidditch Chaser during Harry's time at school
Warty Harris – Original owner of toads stolen by Mundungus Fletcher
Bertie Higgs – Hunting partner of Tiberius McLaggen
Terence Higgs – Slytherin Quidditch Seeker during Harry's first year
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Inigo Imago – Author of The Dream Oracle
Duncan Inglebee – Ravenclaw Quidditch Beater during Harry's time at school
Ivanova – Bulgarian Quidditch Chaser
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Joey Jenkins – Quidditch Beater with the Chudley Canons, featured in the book Flying With the Canons
Leonard Jewkes – Creator of the Silver Arrow racing broom
Arsenius Jigger – Author of Magical Drafts and Potions
Angelina Johnson – Gryffindor student two years above Harry, Quidditch Chaser and captain, attended Yule Ball with Fred Weasley, wife of
George Weasley and mother of Fred and Roxanne Weasley
Gwenog Jones – Welsh Witch. Hogwarts student before Harry's time. Friend and disciple of Horace Slughorn. Captain and Beater for the
Holyhead Harpies Quidditch team (an all-woman team). J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for June 2004. Hero and role model for Ginny
Weasley, who keeps a poster of Gwenog in her room
Hestia Jones – Member of the Order of the Phoenix
Jordan Sr – Father of Lee Jordan, owed money by Ludo Bagman
Lee Jordan – Gryffindor student two years above Harry, Hogwarts Quidditch commentator
Bertha Jorkins – Hogwarts student before Harry's time, Ministry of Magic employee in the Department of Magical Games and Sports, killed by
Voldemort
Stamford Jorkins – Ministry of Magic spokesperson
Jugson – Death Eater
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Fifi LaFolle – Author of the Enchanted Encounters book series, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for October 2005
Lisette de Lapin – A French sorceress convicted of witchcraft in 1422 and possible animagus
Nobby Leach – Minister for Magic
Lestrange – Death Eater, attended Hogwarts with Tom Marvolo Riddle
Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) – Daughter of Cygnus Black and Druella Rosier, Slytherin student before Harry's time, Death Eater, sister of
Narcissa Malfoy and Andromeda Tonks, cousin of Sirius Black, wife of Rodolphus Lestrange
Rabastan Lestrange – Death Eater, brother of Rodolphus Lestrange
Rodolphus Lestrange – Death Eater, brother of Rabastan Lestrange, husband of Bellatrix Lestrange
Levski – Bulgarian Quidditch Chaser
"Dangerous" Dai Llewellyn – Quidditch player for the Caerphilly Catapults. Has a ward named after him in St Mungo's
Guthrie Lochrin – Early broomstick rider
Gilderoy Lockhart – Author, Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher
Algie Longbottom – Great Uncle of Neville Longbottom, gave Trevor to Neville
Alice Longbottom – Mother of Neville Longbottom, wife of Frank Longbottom, member of the original Order of the Phoenix, Auror
Augusta Longbottom – Mother of Frank Longbottom and grandmother of Neville Longbottom
Callidora Longbottom (née Black) – Daughter of Arcturus Black and Lysandra Yaxley, sister of Charis and Cedrella Black, mother of one son
and one daughter
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MacBoon clan – Wizarding family from the Isle of Drear, killed the rival McClivert clan after being transfigured into quintapeds
Magnus "Dent-Head" Macdonald – Led effort to reintroduce the game of Creaothceann
Mary Macdonald – Hogwarts student before Harry's time, attacked with Dark Magic by Mulciber
Morag MacDougal – Hogwarts student sorted at the same time as Harry
Hamish MacFarland – Captain of the Montrose Magpies Quidditch team, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports
MacFusty clan – A Wizarding family from the Hebrides Islands, they care for the Hebridean Black dragons
Ernie Macmillan – Hufflepuff student in Harry's year, school prefect, member of Dumbledore's Army
Melania Macmillan – See Melania Black
Walden Macnair – Death Eater, executioner for the Ministry of Magic
Alasdair Maddox – Quidditch Chaser for the Montrose Magpies
Laura Madley – Hufflepuff student three years below Harry
Abraxas Malfoy – Grandfather of Draco Malfoy, father of Lucius Malfoy, died of Dragon Pox
Brutus Malfoy – Ancestor of Lucius and editor of Warlock at War, an anti-Muggle periodical
Draco Malfoy – Slytherin student in Harry's year, Slytherin Quidditch Seeker, school prefect, member of the Inquisitorial Squad, son of Lucius
Malfoy and Narcissa Black, husband of Astoria Greengrass,[3] father of Scorpius Malfoy, reformed Death Eater
Lucius Malfoy – Son of Abraxas Malfoy, husband of Narcissa Black, father of Draco Malfoy, grandfather of Scorpius Malfoy, wealthy
reformed Death Eater
Narcissa Malfoy (née Black) – Daughter of Cygnus Black and Druella Rosier, wife of Lucius and mother of Draco Malfoy, grandmother of
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Scorpius Malfoy, sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks, cousin of Sirius Black
Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy – Son of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Greengrass, grandson of Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black
Malécrit – Playwright who wrote Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré mes Pieds. The name means "badly written" and the title of the work means
"Alas, I have transfigured my feet."
Madam Malkin – Owner of Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions in Diagon Alley
Griselda Marchbanks – Head of the Wizarding Examinations Authority, elder of the Wizengamot
Beaumont Marjoribanks – Pioneering herbologist, sometimes falsely credited with discovering gillyweed (Elladora Ketteridge discovered it
about a century earlier)
Madam Marsh – Elderly passenger on the Knight Bus
Mr Mason – Muggle dinner guest of the Dursleys
Mrs Mason – Muggle dinner guest of the Dursleys
Olympe Maxime – Half-giantess, Headmistress of Beauxbatons
McClivert clan – Wizarding family from the Isle of Drear, killed by the rival MacBoon clan
Dugald McClivert – Head of the McClivert clan
Catriona McCormack – Mother of Kirley Duke and Meghan McCormack, Scottish Quidditch Chaser, captain of Puddlemere United
Kirley Duke McCormack – Son of Catriona McCormack, brother of Meghan McCormack, guitarist for the Weird Sisters
Meghan McCormack – Daughter of Catriona McCormack, sister of Kirley Duke McCormack, Quidditch Keeper for Puddlemere United
Natalie McDonald – Gryffindor student three years below Harry; Natalie McDonald was a nine-year old Harry Potter fan who died of
leukemia shortly after writing a fan letter to Rowling. Rowling created the character to honour McDonald, who is the only real person to appear
in the series, apart from Nicolas Flamel.[4]
Minerva McGonagall – Hogwarts Transfiguration professor, Head of Gryffindor House, Headmistress, Deputy Headmistress under Albus
Dumbledore, member of the Order of the Phoenix, Animagus
Jim McGuffin – Muggle weatherman
Marlene McKinnon – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Cormac McLaggen – Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper for one game in Half-Blood Prince
Tarquin McTavish – J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for July 2006, imprisoned for crimes against Muggles
Dorcas Meadowes – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Araminta Meliflua – Cousin of Sirius Black's mother, attempted to legalise Muggle-hunting
Galatea Merrythought – Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts before Harry's time at school
Eloise Midgen – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school, has an acne problem
Cuthbert Mockridge – Head of the Goblin Liaison Office
Laverne de Montmorency – Creator of various love potions
Montague – Slytherin Quidditch Chaser and captain, two years ahead of Harry
Montgomery sisters – Hogwarts students at the time Harry is at school, their brother is attacked by Fenrir Greyback and dies at St Mungo's
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody – Retired Auror, member of the Order of the Phoenix, Defence Against the Dark Arts professor in Goblet of Fire
(though he was impersonated by Barty Crouch Jr), was killed in Seventh Book by Death Eaters
Moon – Hogwarts student in Harry's year
Moran – Irish Quidditch Chaser
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Z. Nettles – Witch who gives a testimonial on Kwikspell
Mrs Norris – Cat belonging to Argus Filch
Nott Sr – Widower Death Eater, father of Theodore Nott
Theodore Nott – Slytherin student in Harry's year, son of Death Eater Nott
Honoria Nutcombe – Founded the Society for the Reformation of Hags, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for August 2004
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Idris Oakby – Founder of the Society for the Support of Squibs, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for October 2006
Winkus Oddpick – Wrote an editorial for the Daily Prophet after the Chipping Clodbury Riot
Bob Ogden – Ministry of Magic official in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Tiberius Ogden – Wizengamot elder, resigns after Dolores Umbridge is appointed Hogwarts High Inquisitor by Cornelius Fudge
Dunbar Oglethorpe – Chief of Quidditch Union for the Administration and Betterment of the British League and its Endeavours
(Q.U.A.B.B.L.E.)
Darren O'Hare – Quidditch Keeper for the Kenmare Kestrals, captain of the Irish National Team, inventor of the Hawkshead Attacking
Formation
Gondoline Oliphant – Studied trolls, killed by trolls. J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for April 2005
Barnaby Ollerton – Co-founder of the Cleansweep Broom Company with his brothers Bill and Bob
Bill Ollerton – Co-founder of the Cleansweep Broom Company with his brothers Barnaby and Bob
Bob Ollerton – Co-founder of the Cleansweep Broom Company with his brothers Barnaby and Bill
Gifford Ollerton – Giant slayer, killed giant Hengist of Upper Barnton
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of the fastest recorded catch of the Golden Snitch (three-and-a-half seconds, in 1921)
Mirabella Plunkett – Fell in love with a merman, transfigured herself into a haddock
Sturgis Podmore – Member of the Order of the Phoenix, imprisoned in Azkaban
Royden Poke – Official from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, involved in the Chipping Clodbury Riot
Gulliver Pokeby – Author of Why I Didn't Die When the Augurey Cried, expert on magical birds
Poliakoff – Durmstrang student at the same time as Viktor Krum, travelled to Hogwarts for the Triwizard Tournament
Mrs Polkiss – Mother of Piers Polkiss
Piers Polkiss – Friend of Dudley Dursley
Poppy Pomfrey – Hogwarts school nurse
Roddy Pontner – Placed a bet with Ludo Bagman at the Quidditch World Cup
Petrova Porskoff – Quidditch Chaser from Russia, creator of the Porskoff Ploy
Albus Severus Potter – Son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, brother of James and Lily Potter, grandson of James Potter, Lily Evans, Arthur
Weasley, and Molly Weasley
Charlus Potter – Father of Dorea Black's son
Ginny Potter – See Ginny Weasley
Harry James Potter – Eponymous character of the series. Son of James Potter and Lily Evans, husband of Ginny Weasley, father of Albus
Severus, James Sirius, and Lily Luna Potter, godfather of Teddy Tonks Lupin, Gryffindor Quidditch Seeker and captain, Auror, founder of
Dumbledore's Army, winner of the Triwizard Tournament
James Potter – Husband of Lily Evans, father of Harry Potter, Gryffindor student, Marauder, Head Boy, Quidditch Chaser, member of the
Order of the Phoenix
James Sirius Potter – Son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, brother of Albus Severus and Lily Luna Potter, grandson of James Potter, Lily
Evans, Arthur Weasley, and Molly Weasley, Gryffindor student
Lily Potter (née Evans) – Muggle-born wife of James Potter, sister of Petunia Evans, mother of Harry Potter, Gryffindor student, Head Girl,
member of the Order of the Phoenix
Lily Luna Potter – Daughter of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, sister of Albus Severus and James Potter, granddaughter of James Potter, Lily
Evans, Arthur Weasley, and Molly Weasley
Nugent Potts – Quidditch referee
Ernie Prang – Driver of the Knight Bus
Mr Prentice – Muggle neighbour of the Dursleys
Fabian Prewett – Brother of Molly Weasley and Gideon Prewett, member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Gideon Prewett – Brother of Molly Weasley and Fabian Prewett, member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Ignatius Prewett – Husband of Lucretia Black, paternal uncle to Sirius Black
Lucretia Prewett (née Black) – Daughter of Arcturus Black and Melania MacMillan, sister of Orion Black, wife of Ignatius Prewett
Molly Prewett – See Molly Weasley
Eileen Prince – See Eileen Snape
Apollyon Pringle – Caretaker at Hogwarts before Argus Filch
Graham Pritchard – Slytherin student three years under Harry
Demetrius J. Prod – Gave a testimonial on Kwikspell
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Quigley – Irish Quidditch Beater
Hambledon Quince – Claims that wizards are from Mars, Muggles are from Mushrooms, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for September
2006
Orla Quirke – Ravenclaw student three years below Harry
Quirinus Quirrell – Death Eater, Muggle Studies and Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, possessed by Lord Voldemort in Philosopher's
Stone
Po Quong – Magical creatures expert, studied Liondragons
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Modesty Rabnott – Protested the use of the Golden Snitch in Quidditch, namesake of the Modesty Rabnott Golden Snitch Preserve
Urquhart Rackharrow – Inventor of the Entrail-expelling Curse, his portrait hangs in St Mungo's
Mnemone Radford – Developed Memory Modifying Charms, first Obliviator, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for February 2007
Xavier Rastrick – Wizard entertainer, vanished during a performance and was never seen again
Helena Ravenclaw/The Grey Lady – Daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw House ghost, killed by the Bloody Baron
Rowena Ravenclaw – Co-founder of Hogwarts, mother of Helena Ravenclaw
Tom Riddle Sr – Muggle husband of Merope Gaunt, father of Tom Marvolo Riddle
Tom Marvolo Riddle/Lord Voldemort – Son of Tom Riddle and Merope Gaunt, Dark Wizard, last living descendant of Salazar Slytherin,
descendant of Cadmus Peverell, Slytherin student at Hogwarts, school prefect and Head Boy, leader of the Death Eaters
Harvey Ridgebit – Dragonologist, first wizard to catch a Peruvian Vipertooth, established world's largest dragon sanctuary in Romania, J. K.
Rowling's Wizard of the Month for January 2007
Gawain Robards – Head of the Auror Office after Rufus Scrimgeour
Mr Roberts – Muggle campground manager at the Quidditch World Cup, he and his family are tortured by Death Eaters
Demelza Robins – Gryffindor Quidditch Chaser during Harry's sixth at Hogwarts
Augustus Rookwood – Death Eater, spy working in the Department of Mysteries
Rosier – Early Death Eater
Druella Rosier – See Druella Black
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Evan Rosier – Slytherin student, friend of Severus Snape while at Hogwarts, killed by Aurors
Madam Rosmerta – Proprietor of the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade
Thorfinn Rowle – Death Eater
Grugwyn Rufford – Member of the Welsh National Gobstones Team
Albert Runcorn - Worker for the Ministry of Magic
Barry Ryan – Irish Quidditch Keeper
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Hepzibah Smith – Elderly, wealthy antique collector, descendant of Helga Hufflepuff, murdered and robbed by Tom Marvolo Riddle
Zacharias Smith – Hufflepuff student during Harry's time at Hogwarts, Chaser on the Hufflepuff Quidditch team, member of Dumbledore's
Army
Eileen Snape (née Prince) – Pure-blood wife of Tobias Snape, mother of Severus Snape, captain of the Hogwarts Gobstones Club
Severus Snape – Son of Tobias Snape and Eileen Prince, "Half-Blood Prince", reformed Death Eater, member of the Order of the Phoenix,
Potions and Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Head of Slytherin House, Hogwarts Headmaster, killed in seventh book by Lord
Voldemort
Tobias Snape – Muggle father of Severus Snape, husband of pure-blood Eileen Prince
Faris "Spout Hole" Spavin – Minister for Magic
Alicia Spinnet – Gryffindor Quidditch Chaser, two years above Harry
Phyllida Spore – Author of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
Pomona Sprout – Hogwarts Herbology professor, Head of Hufflepuff House
Spudmore – Manufacturer of the 1940 Timberblast broom
Erica Stainwright – Disgraced housekeeping guru, Wizard of the Month for August 2006
Blenheim Stalk – Author of Muggles Who Notice, Muggle expert
Hesper Starkey – Studied how the phases of the moon affects potion making
Stebbins – Hufflepuff student during Harry's time at Hogwarts, caught by Snape with Fawcett during the Yule Ball
Patricia Stimpson – Hogwarts student two years above Harry
Jeremy Stretton – Ravenclaw Quidditch Chaser during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Edgar Stroulger – Inventor of the Sneakoscope
Miriam Strout – Healer in the Janus Thickey Ward at St Mungo's
Billy Stubbs – Boy at Tom Marvolo Riddle's orphanage
Grogan Stump – Minister for Magic, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for April 2006
Felix Summerbee – Inventor of Cheering Charms, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for May 2004 and May 2005
Summerby – Hufflepuff Quidditch Seeker after Cedric Diggory
Summers – Hufflepuff student during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Havelock Sweeting – Unicorn expert
Emeric Switch – Author of A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration
Jocunda Sykes – First person to fly a broomstick across the Atlantic, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for January 2006
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Janus Thickey – Namesake of the Janus Thickey Ward at St Mungo's
Pius Thicknesse – Minister for Magic while under the Imperius Curse
Mr Thomas – Father of Dean Thomas, murdered by Death Eaters, never told his Muggle wife that he was a wizard
Dean Thomas – Gryffindor student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, dated Ginny Weasley, Gryffindor Quidditch Chaser
Orsino Thruston – Drummer for the Weird Sisters
Thaddeus Thurkell – Wizard who produced seven Squib sons and turned them all into hedgehogs in disgust
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Agatha Timms – Owner of an eel farm, placed a bet with Ludo Bagman at the Quidditch World Cup
Professor Tofty – Member of the Wizarding Examinations Authority
Tilly Toke – Received the Order of Merlin First Class following the Ilfracombe Dragon Attack of 1932
Andromeda Tonks (née Black) – Daughter of Cygnus Black and Druella Rosier, disowned for marrying Muggle-born Ted Tonks, mother of
Nymphadora Tonks and wife of Ted Tonks.
Nymphadora Tonks – Daughter of Ted Tonks and Andromeda Black, disowned by the Black family for being half-blood, Auror,
metamorphmagus, wife of Remus Lupin, mother of Teddy Remus Lupin, killed by her aunt Bellatrix during the Battle of Hogwarts
Ted Tonks – Muggle-born husband of Andromeda Black, father of Nymphadora Tonks, killed by Death Eaters
Alberta Toothill – Wizarding duellist, won the All-England competition in 1430 with a Blasting Charm, defeating the favoured Samson Wiblin
Tilden Toots – Wizarding radio personality, husband of Daisy Hookum, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for March 2007
Kenneth Towler – Gryffindor student two years above Harry
Travers – Death Eater who killed the McKinnon family
Cassandra Trelawney – Great-great-grandmother of Sybill Trelawney
Sybill Patricia Trelawney – Great-great granddaughter of Cassandra Trelawney, Hogwarts Divination professor
Donaghan Tremlett – Muggle-born bassist for the Weird Sisters, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for July 2004
Quentin Trimble – Author of The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self Protection
Troy – Irish Quidditch Chaser
Sacharissa Tugwood – Inventor of Beautifying Potions, discovered uses of Bubotuber Pus
Lisa Turpin – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year
Mallory Twiddle – Complained about Gringotts using Sphinxes as guards in the Daily Prophet
Norvel Twonk – Died saving a Muggle child from a manticore
Wilkie Twycross – Apparition instructor from the Ministry of Magic
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Dolores Jane Umbridge – Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic, Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Hogwarts High Inquisitor,
sent to Azkaban for crimes against Muggle-borns, claims relation to the pure-blood Selwyn family
Quintius Umfraville – Author of The Noble Sport of Warlocks
Urquhart – Slytherin Quidditch captain during Harry's time at Hogwarts
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Cassandra Vablatsky – Seer and author of Unfogging the Future
Vaisey – Slytherin Quidditch Chaser
Emmeline Vance – Member of the Order of the Phoenix, murdered by Death Eaters
Romilda Vane – Gryffindor student two years below Harry
Septima Vector – Arithmancy professor at Hogwarts
Vindictus Viridian – Author of Curses and Counter-curses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair
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Molly Weasley (née Prewett) – Sister of Fabian and Gideon Prewett, wife of Arthur Weasley and mother of Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, Ginny,
Percy and Ron Weasley, grandmother of Albus Severus, James and Lily Potter and Fred, Roxanne, Hugo, Rose, Victoire, Dominique, Louis,
Molly, and Lucy Weasley, member of the Order of the Phoenix
Molly Weasley – Daughter of Percy Weasley and his wife Audrey, sister of Lucy Weasley
Percy Ignatius Weasley – Son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, Gryffindor prefect and Head Boy, Ministry of Magic employee, fought
against the Death Eaters in Deathly Hallows, Husband of Audrey Weasley, father of Molly and Lucy Weasley
Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley – Son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, husband of Hermione Granger, father of Hugo and Rose Weasley,
Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper, school prefect, member of Dumbledore's Army
Rose Weasley – Daughter of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, sister of Hugo Weasley
Roxanne Weasley – Daughter of George Weasley and Angelina Johnson
Septimus Weasley – Husband of Cedrella Black, father of Arthur Weasley
Victoire Weasley – Daughter of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour, sister of Dominique and Louis
Dorcas Wellbeloved – Founder of the Society for Distressed Witches
Bridget Wenlock – Arithmancer, established the magical properties of the number seven, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for August 2005
Kennilworthy Whisp – Author of Quidditch Through the Ages
Kevin Whitby – Hufflepuff student three years under Harry
Devlin Whitehorn – Founder of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company, revolutionised Quidditch, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for
November 2004
Samson Wiblin – Duellist, defeated at the All-England Duelling Competition in 1430 by Alberta Toothill
Willy Widdershins – Set up regurgitating toilets in Order of the Phoenix, informs Dolores Umbridge of the meeting of Dumbledore's Army in
the Hog's Head
Dempster Wiggleswade – Writer for the Daily Prophet
Wilhelm Wigworthy – Author of Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles
Ignatia Wildsmith – Inventor of Floo Powder, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for December 2004
Wilkes – Slytherin student, friend of Severus Snape, Death Eater, killed by Aurors
Benjy Williams – Quidditch Seeker for Puddlemere United
Williamson – Auror
Heliotrope Willis – Leader of the Troll Rights Movement
Gilbert Wimple – Ministry official, Committee on Experimental Charms
Herman Wintringham – Lute player for the Weird Sisters
Lord Stoddard Withers – Magical creatures expert, breeder of flying horses
Mr Wood – Father of Oliver Wood
Mrs Wood – Mother of Oliver Wood
Oliver Wood – Hogwarts student, Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper and captain, Keeper for Puddlemere United.
Augustus Worme – Editor at Obscurus Books who commissioned Newt Scamander to write an authoritative compendium of magical creatures
Eldred Worple – Author of Blood Brothers: My Life Amongst the Vampires
Bowman Wright – Creator of the Golden Snitch, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for December 2005
Josef Wronski – Polish Quidditch Seeker for the Grodzisk Goblins, inventor of the Wronski Feint
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Mrs Zabini – Mother of Blaise Zabini and had been widowed seven times by Blaise's fifth year
Blaise Zabini – Slytherin student in Harry's year
Ladislaw Zamojski – Polish Quidditch Chaser
Rose Zeller – Hufflepuff student four years under Harry
Zograf – Bulgarian Quidditch Keeper
Alguff the Awful – Foul smelling goblin who attempts to sell vials of his sweat to Dungbomb manufacturers
Agnes – Patient in the Janus Thickey Ward of St Mungo's
Andros the Invincible – Ancient Greek wizard, alleged to have a Patronus the size of a Giant
Aragog – Acromantula belonging to Rubeus Hagrid, lives in the Forbidden Forest, dies in Half-Blood Prince
Archie – Elderly wizard at the Quidditch World Cup
Arcus – Thought to have taken the Elder Wand from Loxias
Arnold – Pygmy Puff belonging to Ginny Weasley
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Bane – Centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest
Barnabas the Barmy – Subject of a tapestry on the seventh floor of Hogwarts, attempted to dance with trolls
Basil – Ministry official at the Quidditch World Cup, wears a kilt and poncho in an attempt to replicate Muggle clothing
Beedle the Bard – Author of several Wizarding fairy tales, including The Tale of the Three Brothers
Brother Benedict – Muggle monk who had an encounter with a Jarvey
Bilius – Uncle of the Weasley children, died twenty-four hours after seeing a Grim
Binky – Rabbit belonging to Lavender Brown
The Bloody Baron – Slytherin House ghost, suitor and killer of Helena Ravenclaw
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Cecilia – Girlfriend of Tom Riddle Sr before Merope gives him the love potion
Circe – Ancient Greek enchantress
Cliodna – Irish druidess, Animagus, discovered the properties of Moondew
Crookshanks – Half-cat/half-kneazle belonging to Hermione Granger
Damocles – Inventor of the Wolfsbane Potion, uncle of Marcus Belby, awarded the Order of Merlin
Dennis – Friend of Dudley Dursley
Derek – Hogwarts student two years under Harry
Dobby – House-elf belonging to the Malfoy family, set free by Harry in Chamber of Secrets killed by Bellatrix Lestrange in Deathly Hallows
"Dodgy" Dirk – Muggle who had an encounter with a dragon
Dot – Muggle resident of Little Hangleton
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Eargit the Ugly – Goblin representative to the Wizard's Council in the fourteenth century
Egbert the Egregious – Murdered Emeric the Evil to gain possession of the Elder Wand
Elfric the Eager – Responsible for an uprising
Emeric the Evil – Possessor of the Elder Wand, killed by Egbert the Egregious
Errol – Owl belonging to the Weasley family
Ethelred the Ever-Ready – Wizard known for being easily offended
Everard – Headmaster of Hogwarts, a particularly famous wizard, whose portrait hangs in many institutions, including the Ministry of Magic
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Fang – Boarhound belonging to Rubeus Hagrid
The Fat Friar – Hufflepuff House ghost
The Fat Lady – Witch in the painting that conceals the entrance to the Gryffindor common room
Fawkes – Phoenix belonging to Albus Dumbledore
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Giant Squid – Unnamed squid living in the Black Lake
Golgomath – Giant, becomes Gurg after killing Karkus, allied with Death Eaters
Gordon – Friend of Dudley Dursley
Gornuk – Goblin, killed by Death Eaters
Grawp – Giant, half-brother of Rubeus Hagrid, son of Fridwulfa
The Great Humberto – Muggle television personality
Gregory the Smarmy – Inventor of Gregory's Unctuous Unction, has a statue in Hogwarts
Griphook – Goblin, works at Gringotts Bank
Gunhilda of Gorsemoor – Developed a cure for Dragon Pox, has a statue in Hogwarts
Gwenog – Early female Quidditch player
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Hedwig – Mentioned in A History of Magic, the inspiration for Harry's owl's name
Hedwig – Owl belonging to Harry Potter
Hengist of Upper Barnton – Giant, killed by Giffor Ollerton
Hengist of Woodcroft – Founder of Hogsmeade
Hermes – Owl belonging to Percy Weasley
Herpo the Foul – Ancient Greek wizard, Parselmouth, creator of the Basilisk, and the first Horcrux[5]
Hokey – House-elf Belonging to Hepzibah Smith
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Ingolfr the Iambic – Norwegian poet who wrote about Quidditch
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Karkus – Giant, friendly with the Order of the Phoenix, killed by Golgomath
Kevin – Toddler who uses his father's wand to blow up a slug at the Quidditch World Cup
Kreacher – House-elf belonging to the Black family, and later Harry Potter
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Lachlan the Lanky – Has a statue in Hogwarts
Lancelot – Cousin of Great Aunt Muriel, Healer at St Mungo's
Leanne – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school, friend of Katie Bell
Livius – Thought to have taken the Elder Wand from Loxias
Loxias – Possessor of the Elder Wand
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Nagini – Snake belonging to Lord Voldemort
Norbert/Norberta – Dragon belonging to Rubeus Hagrid
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Odo – Subject of a song sung by Rubeus Hagrid and Horace Slughorn in Half-Blood Prince
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Paracelsus – Has a bust in Hogwarts between the Gryffindor common room and the corridor leading to the owlery
Peeves – Hogwarts poltergeist
Pigwidgeon – Scops Owl belonging to Ron Weasley
Prudence – Sister of Modesty Rabnott
Ptolemy – Famous wizard, featured on a Chocolate Frog card
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Ted – Muggle television newsreader
Tenebrus – Thestral belonging to Rubeus Hagrid
Tibbles – Cat belonging to Arabella Figg
Tiberius – Uncle of Cormac McLaggen, student of Horace Slughorn
Tom – Innkeeper of the Leaky Cauldron
Trevor – Toad belonging to Neville Longbottom
Tufty – Cat belonging to Arabella Figg
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Verity – Employee at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes
Violet – Inhabits a portrait in Hogwarts, friend of the Fat Lady
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Wendelin the Weird – Witch from the Middle Ages, enjoyed being burned at the stake so much that she allowed herself to be caught no fewer
than forty-seven times in various disguises
Wilfred the Wistful – Has a statue in Hogwarts
Will – Stole toads from Warty Harris, then had the toads stolen by Mundungus Fletcher
Winky – House-elf belonging to the Crouch family, later works at Hogwarts
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Yvonne – Friend of Petunia Dursley
See also
List of Harry Potter cast members
References
1. ^ a b J. K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall Reveals Dumbledore is Gay; Neville Marries Hannah Abbott, and Much More (http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org
/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more) , http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org
/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more, retrieved 2007-10-20
2. ^ a b "JK's story card: a prequel to Potter" (http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=200000681) . Waterstone's. 12 June 2008.
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=200000681.
3. ^ a b Rowling Answers 10 Questions About Harry (http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/personoftheyear/article
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External links
Wizards and Witches A to Z (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/wizards_list.html) from the Harry Potter Lexicon (fansite)
J.K. Rowling...A Day in the Life documentary from ITV (http://www.tvcatchup.com/watch/14856/)
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