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| Name | Aliases | Role |
|---|---|---|
Harry Potter 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. | The Boy Who Lived, The Chosen One | Protagonist |
Hermione Granger 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. | Hermione Weasley | Protagonist |
Ron Weasley 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. | Ronald Bilius Weasley | Protagonist |
Lord Voldemort 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. | Tom Marvolo Riddle, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, The Dark Lord, You-Know-Who | Antagonist |
Lucius Malfoy 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. | Antagonist | |
Peter Pettigrew 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. | Wormtail, Scabbers | Antagonist |
Alastor Moody 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. | Mad-Eye Moody | Supporting |
Albus Dumbledore 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. | Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore | Major |
Arthur Weasley 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. | Supporting | |
Cedric Diggory A Hufflepuff student and Quidditch captain. Handsome, modest, and genuinely good-natured, Cedric represents everything a Hogwarts champion should be. | Supporting | |
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Dobby 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. | Supporting | |
Draco Malfoy 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. | Malfoy | Major |
Fleur Delacour A student at Beauxbatons Academy and the Triwizard Tournament champion for her school. Part-Veela, strikingly beautiful, and often underestimated. Proud but brave. | Supporting | |
Fred Weasley 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. | Supporting | |
George Weasley The other half of the Weasley twins and co-founder of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Equally inventive and mischievous as Fred. | Supporting | |
Ginny Weasley The youngest Weasley and the only girl in the family. Initially shy around Harry, Ginny is a fierce, independent, and talented witch and a gifted Quidditch player. | Ginevra Molly Weasley | Supporting |
Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts and Head of Gryffindor house. Stern, fair, and a supremely gifted Transfiguration teacher with a fierce loyalty to her students and a dry sense of humour. | Professor McGonagall | Supporting |
Molly Weasley Matriarch of the Weasley family and a formidable witch. Warm, loving, and fiercely protective of her children and Harry, whom she treats as one of her own. | Supporting | |
Neville Longbottom A shy, clumsy boy raised by his formidable grandmother after his parents were incapacitated. Neville struggles academically but possesses a quiet courage that reveals itself when it matters most. A talented herbologist. | Neville | Supporting |
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| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Groups in Harry Potter | |
| Black Family | Family |
| Death Eaters | Faction |
| Dumbledore's Army | Organisation |
| Gryffindor | Faction |
| Hufflepuff | Faction |
| Malfoy Family | Family |
| Ministry of Magic | Organisation |
| Order of the Phoenix | Organisation |
| Ravenclaw | Faction |
| Slytherin | Faction |
| Weasley Family | Family |
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
8 July 2000 | Publication | First published simultaneously in the UK and US by Bloomsbury and Scholastic - the first Harry Potter book to receive a worldwide simultaneous release, driven by concerns about plot details leaking. Sold three million copies in the UK and US in its first weekend. Won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2001, making it the first children's book to receive that honour. At nearly 800 pages it was the longest in the series at the time, and its ending - the return of Voldemort and the death of a major character - marked a decisive tonal shift that divided some younger readers while winning over a significant adult audience. |
2001 | Award Nominated | Bram Stoker Award Work for younger readers category |
2001 | Award Won | Phantastik Preis Foreign novel category |
6 July 2001 | Award Nominated | Locus Award Fantasy novel category, 18th place |
2 September 2001 | Award Won | Hugo Award Best Novel; awarded at Chicon 2000 (the 59th World Science Fiction Convention) |
First published simultaneously in the UK and US by Bloomsbury and Scholastic - the first Harry Potter book to receive a worldwide simultaneous release, driven by concerns about plot details leaking. Sold three million copies in the UK and US in its first weekend. Won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2001, making it the first children's book to receive that honour. At nearly 800 pages it was the longest in the series at the time, and its ending - the return of Voldemort and the death of a major character - marked a decisive tonal shift that divided some younger readers while winning over a significant adult audience.
Bram Stoker Award
Work for younger readers category
Phantastik Preis
Foreign novel category
Locus Award
Fantasy novel category, 18th place
Hugo Award
Best Novel; awarded at Chicon 2000 (the 59th World Science Fiction Convention)