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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Remus Lupin A werewolf and one of Harry's father's closest friends. Lupin serves as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry's third year. Gentle, wise, and deeply self-conscious about his condition. | Moony | Major |
Rubeus Hagrid Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts, and later Professor of Care of Magical Creatures. Half-giant, enormously strong, and possessed of a deep love for dangerous animals. One of the first people to show Harry genuine kindness. | Hagrid | Major |
Severus Snape 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. | The Half-Blood Prince | Major |
Sirius Black Harry's godfather and a member of the original Order of the Phoenix. An unregistered Animagus who can transform into a large black dog. Reckless, fiercely protective, and haunted by years of wrongful imprisonment. | Padfoot, Snuffles | Major |
Vernon Dursley Harry's uncle and guardian. A large, blustering man who works as a director at a drill company. Aggressively normal and terrified of anything magical. | Minor |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
1999 | Award Won | Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award in the 9-11 years category |
1999 | Award Won | Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Children's Book of the Year |
8 July 1999 | Publication | Published in the UK by Bloomsbury. Won the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1999 - the first Harry Potter book to win awards outside the children's book category. Widely regarded by critics and readers as the point at which the series found its full literary ambition, with its intricate time-travel plot and richer emotional register. Stephen Fry recorded the UK audiobook, and the series' audiobook editions became phenomena in their own right. Sold over 68,000 copies in its first three days in the UK. |
2000 | Award Nominated | Mythopoeic Award Children's literature category |
13 May 2000 | Award Won | Bram Stoker Award For Horror works. Voted for by Horror Writer's Association professional membership. Nominated in the Work for Younger Readers category, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban saw off the likes of Creepy Susie & 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children by Angus Oblong and Something Lumber This Way Comes by Joe R. Lansdale. |
2 July 2000 | Award Won | Locus Award Fantasy novel category |
2 September 2000 | Award Nominated | Hugo Award Novel category |
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
Gold Award in the 9-11 years category
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
Children's Book of the Year
Published in the UK by Bloomsbury. Won the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1999 - the first Harry Potter book to win awards outside the children's book category. Widely regarded by critics and readers as the point at which the series found its full literary ambition, with its intricate time-travel plot and richer emotional register. Stephen Fry recorded the UK audiobook, and the series' audiobook editions became phenomena in their own right. Sold over 68,000 copies in its first three days in the UK.
Mythopoeic Award
Children's literature category
Bram Stoker Award
For Horror works. Voted for by Horror Writer's Association professional membership. Nominated in the Work for Younger Readers category, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban saw off the likes of Creepy Susie & 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children by Angus Oblong and Something Lumber This Way Comes by Joe R. Lansdale.
Locus Award
Fantasy novel category
Hugo Award
Novel category