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.

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.

Potions Master and later Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. Cold, sarcastic, and openly hostile towards Harry from their first meeting. A deeply complex figure whose true loyalties are one of the series' central mysteries.

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.

Draco's mother and Lucius's wife. Cold and haughty in public, Narcissa's defining characteristic is her fierce devotion to her son above all else, including ideology.

Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry's first year. Nervous, stuttering, and apparently terrified of his own subject. Wears a distinctive purple turban.