An orphan raised by his unkind aunt and uncle who discovers on his eleventh birthday that he is a wizard. Enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry learns that he is famous in the wizarding world for surviving a killing curse as an infant. Brave, loyal, and stubborn, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble.

A Muggle-born witch and the brightest student of her year at Hogwarts. Bookish, principled, and relentlessly logical, Hermione tempers Harry's impulsiveness and Ron's laziness with careful planning and encyclopaedic knowledge.

The sixth of seven Weasley children and Harry's best friend from their first day at Hogwarts. Overshadowed by his brothers and insecure about his family's lack of wealth, Ron is nevertheless brave, fiercely loyal, and funnier than he gives himself credit for.

Voldemort's most devoted and dangerous follower. A pure-blood witch from the Black family, Bellatrix is sadistic, fanatically loyal to the Dark Lord, and one of the most skilled duellists among the Death Eaters.

Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic. Umbridge's simpering, saccharine manner conceals a petty tyrant who delights in cruelty and the exercise of power. Her love of cats and pink does not make her any less dangerous.

The most feared Dark wizard of all time. Born Tom Riddle, he remade himself into Lord Voldemort and waged a campaign of terror against the wizarding world. Obsessed with purity of blood, immortality, and the domination of all who oppose him.

Draco's father and a wealthy, influential pure-blood wizard. Cold, calculating, and deeply prejudiced, Lucius maintains a respectable public face while wielding power through intimidation and political connections.

A former Hogwarts schoolmate of Harry's father - one of the four boys who once made up a tight Gryffindor friendship group during the years before the first war against Lord Voldemort. Small, timid, and defined by a need to attach himself to whoever he believes is most powerful, Pettigrew is widely remembered in the wizarding world as a hero who died trying to face Sirius Black.

A legendary retired Auror known for his paranoia and his magical eye that can see through walls and invisibility cloaks. Scarred and battle-worn, Moody is a key member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Headmaster of Hogwarts and widely regarded as the greatest wizard of the age. Brilliant, eccentric, and deeply kind, Dumbledore is Harry's most important mentor. Known for his love of sherbet lemons and his half-moon spectacles.

Ron's father and a Ministry of Magic employee in the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office. Endlessly fascinated by Muggle technology and culture. Kind, principled, and quietly brave.

A Hufflepuff student and Quidditch captain. Handsome, modest, and genuinely good-natured, Cedric represents everything a Hogwarts champion should be.

A Ravenclaw student and Seeker on her house Quidditch team. Harry's first crush.

Minister for Magic during much of Harry's time at Hogwarts. A well-meaning but weak man who prioritises his own position and the appearance of stability over the truth.

A Gryffindor student in Harry's year. A talented artist and loyal member of Dumbledore's Army.

A house-elf formerly enslaved by the Malfoy family. Freed by Harry through a trick involving a sock, Dobby is devoted to Harry with an intensity that is both touching and occasionally dangerous.

Harry's rival at Hogwarts and a member of Slytherin house. Arrogant, prejudiced, and a bully, Draco comes from one of the wealthiest pure-blood families in the wizarding world.

A student at Beauxbatons Academy and the Triwizard Tournament champion for her school. Part-Veela, strikingly beautiful, and often underestimated. Proud but brave.

One half of the Weasley twins and co-founder of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes joke shop. Inventive, fearless, and incapable of taking anything seriously. Inseparable from his twin George.

The other half of the Weasley twins and co-founder of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Equally inventive and mischievous as Fred.