MOST IMPORTANT Harry Potter Characters (Top 50)
Godric Gryffindor
Co-founder of Hogwarts, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for July 2007.
Helga Hufflepuff
Co-founder of Hogwarts, ancestor of Hepzibah Smith, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for May 2007.
Rowena Ravenclaw
Co-founder of Hogwarts, mother of Helena Ravenclaw.
Fleur Isabelle 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.
Oliver Wood
Hogwarts student, Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper and captain, Keeper for Puddlemere United.
Cho Chang
Ravenclaw student one year above Harry, Quidditch Seeker, member of Dumbledore's Army, and Harry's first love interest.
Marietta Edgecombe
Ravenclaw student one year above Harry, traitor to Dumbledore's Army.
Luna Lovegood
Ravenclaw student one year below Harry, daughter of Xenophilius Lovegood and Mrs Lovegood, member of Dumbledore's Army, wife of Rolf Scamander, mother of twin sons Lorcan and Lysander Scamander.
Kingsley Shacklebolt
Auror, replaces Pius Thicknesse as Minister for Magic, member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Bellatrix Lestrange
Daughter of Cygnus Black III and Druella Rosier, Slytherin student before Harry's time, Death Eater, sister of Narcissa Malfoy and Andromeda Tonks, cousin of Sirius Orion and Regulus Arcturus Black, wife of Rodolphus Lestrange, tortured Frank and Alice Longbottom into insanity with husband Rodolphus. Killed by Molly Weasley.
Narcissa Malfoy (née Black)
Daughter of Cygnus Black III and Druella Rosier, wife of Lucius Malfoy, mother of Draco Malfoy, grandmother of Scorpius Malfoy, sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks, cousin of Sirius Orion and Regulus Arcturus Black, aunt of Nymphadora Lupin (née Tonks).
Helena Ravenclaw/The Grey Lady
Daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw House ghost, killed by the Bloody Baron
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, cousin of Draco Malfoy, killed by her aunt Bellatrix during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington/Nearly Headless Nick
Gryffindor House ghost.
Lee Jordan
Gryffindor student two years above Harry, Hogwarts Quidditch commentator, good friend of Fred and George Weasley at Hogwarts.
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.
The Fat Friar
Hufflepuff House ghost.
Xenophilius Lovegood
Husband of Mrs Lovegood, father of Luna Lovegood, editor of The Quibbler, grandfather of Lorcan and Lysander Scamander.
Harry Potter
Main 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 Remus Lupin, godson of Sirius Black, Gryffindor Quidditch Seeker and captain, Auror, founder of Dumbledore's Army, winner of the Triwizard Tournament, Only Known Master of Death, defeats Voldemort.
Hermione Granger
Muggle-born Gryffindor student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, Gryffindor prefect, daughter of dentists Mr. Granger and Mrs. Granger, wife of Ron Weasley, mother of Hugo and Rose Weasley.
Lily Potter
Muggle-born wife of James Potter, sister of Petunia Evans, mother of Harry Potter, grandmother of James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna Potter, Gryffindor student, Head Girl, member of the Order of the Phoenix, killed by Lord Voldemort.
Bill Weasley
Oldest Son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, husband of Fleur Delacour, father of Victoire, Dominique and Louis Weasley, Hogwarts prefect and Head Boy, member of the Order of the Phoenix, Gringotts employee, maimed by Fenrir Greyback.
Ginny Weasley
Only daughter and youngest child of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, wife of Harry Potter, mother of James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna Potter, Gryffindor student one year under Harry, Gryffindor Quidditch Seeker and Chaser, member of Dumbledore's Army, Quidditch player for the Holyhead Harpies.
Hedwig
Owl belonging to Harry Potter, killed by a killing curse that missed Harry.
James Potter
Possible son of Charlus Potter and Dorea Black, husband of Lily Evans, father of Harry Potter, grandfather of James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna Potter, Gryffindor student, Marauder, Animagus, Quidditch Chaser and Captain, Head Boy, member of the Order of the Phoenix, killed by Lord Voldemort.
George Weasley
Second youngest Son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, identical twin of Fred Weasley, husband of Angelina Johnson, father of Fred and Roxanne Weasley, member of Dumbledore's Army, Gryffindor Quidditch Beater, co-owner of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.
Fred Weasley
Second youngest Son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, identical twin of George Weasley, attended the Yule Ball with Angelina Johnson, member of Dumbledore's Army,Gryffindor Quidditch Beater, co-owner of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, killed during the battle of Hogwarts.
Dolores Jane Umbridge
Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic, Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Hogwarts High Inquisitor, Headmistress of Hogwarts, eventually sent to Azkaban for crimes against Muggle-borns, claims relation to the pure-blood Selwyn family.
The Bloody Baron
Slytherin House ghost, suitor and killer of Helena Ravenclaw, killed himself in remorse
Lucius Malfoy
Son of Abraxas Malfoy, husband of Narcissa Black, father of Draco Malfoy, grandfather of Scorpius Malfoy, uncle of Nymphadora Lupin (née Tonks), wealthy reformed Death Eater and an ex-governor of Hogwarts.
Garrick Ollivander
Son of Gervaise Ollivander, father of one son and one daughter, Ravenclaw student in the 1920s or 1930s, wandmaker, owner of Ollivanders, he is taken away by the Death Eaters, but is broken out of his cell by Dobby and Harry Potter.
Rubeus Hagrid
Son of Hagrid and Fridwulfa, expelled Gryffindor student, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts, Care of Magical Creatures professor after harry's third year, member of the Order of the Phoenix, half-giant, half brother of Grawp.
Sirius Orion 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, Marauder, 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.
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
Son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, brother of Aberforth and Ariana Dumbledore, Hogwarts Headmaster in Harry Potter's time, Transfiguration professor in Tom Riddle's time, founder of the Order of the Phoenix, Order of Merlin First Class, Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, killed by Severus Snape.
Authur Weasley
Son of Septimus Weasley and Cedrella Black, husband of Molly Weasley and father of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny Weasley, grandfather of James Sirius, Albus Severus, Lily Luna Potter, Fred, Roxanne, Hugo, Rose, Victoire, Dominique, Louis, Molly, and Lucy Weasley, member of the Order of the Phoenix.
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 Dumbledore in the sixth book, killed in the seventh book by Nagini.
Tom Marvelo 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, killed Lily and James Potter, killed after his Killing Curse backfired in Deathly Hallows because the Elder Wand refused to harm its true master, Harry Potter.
Percy Weasley
Third son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, Hogwarts prefect and Head Boy like his brother, worked for Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge then joined the Order of the Phoenix, later working for the Minister for Magic Kingsley.
Fenrir Greyback
Werewolf, infected Remus Lupin, maimed Bill Weasley, defeated by Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom.
Ron Weasley
Youngest 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.