Book One Character List

In order of appearance or name mention: Vernon Dursley Harry's uncle, a great believer in rules and what he deems 'normal' Petunia Dursley Harry's mother's sister, who was indignant that her parents were proud of Lily's magical abilities Dudley Dursley Harry's cousin and the tormentor of his childhood Minerva McGonagall Head of Gryffindor House, Deputy Headmistress and Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts Harry Potter the hero of the story Ted a news reporter on TV Jim McGuffin a weather man on TV Albus Dumbledore Harry's mentor, a brilliant wizard who is Headmaster of Hogwarts and member of the Wizengamot Dedalus Diggle a man who 'never had much sense' Lord Voldemort The principle villain, the wizard who killed Harry's parents and many others Madam Pomfrey the matron at Hogwarts School Lily Potter Harry's mother who sacrificed herself to save him James Potter Harry's father, remembered at Hogwarts for playing Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team Rubeus Hagrid a giant of a man who works as gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts, one of Harry's closest friends Sirius Black a man Hagrid borrowed a flying motorbike from Mrs Figg an elderly neighbour and occasional babysitter of Harry's Tibbles, Snowy, Mr Paws and Tufty cats owned by Mrs Figg whose pictures she makes Harry look at whenever she babysits him Marge someone the Dursleys know who apparently hates Harry Yvonne a friend of Aunt Petunia's Piers Polkiss Dudley's best friend Dennis, Malcolm and Gordon friends of Dudley's and members of his gang The McKinnons, the Bones and the Prewetts some of the 'best witches and wizards of the age', all killed by Voldemort Cornelius Fudge the Minister of Magic Miranda Goshawk author of The Standard Book Of Spells series Bathilda Bagshot author of A History of Magic Adalbert Waffling author of Magical Theory Emeric Switch author of A Beginner's Guide To Transfiguration Phyllida Spore author of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi Arsenius Jigger author of Magical Drafts and Potions Newt Scammander author of Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them Quentin Trimble author of The Dark Forces: A Guide To Self-Protection Tom the barman at The Leaky Cauldron Doris Crockford a woman who shook Harry's hand repeatedly in The Leaky Cauldron Professor Quirrell the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, turned out to be a dark wizard Griphook a goblin working at Gringotts bank Madam Malkin owner of Madam Malkin's Robes For All Occasions in Diagon Alley Draco Malfoy a pale boy with a pointed face, Harry's arch enemy at Hogwarts Mr Malfoy Draco Malfoy's father Mrs Malfoy Draco Malfoy's mother Professor Vindictus Viridian author of Curses and Counter Curses (Bewitch your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and much, much more) Hedwig a snowy owl belonging to Harry Mr Ollivander owner of Ollivanders wand shop in Diagon Alley Mrs Weasley the mother of Harry's best friend Hermes an owl belonging to Percy Weasley Ginny Weasley the youngest Weasley child and only girl, who is too young to attend Hogwarts Percy Weasley the third oldest Weasley brother, currently in his fifth year at Hogwarts and a Gryffindor prefect, who is a great believer in ridgedly following rules Fred and George Weasley twin brothers, the fourth and fifth oldest in the Weasley family, currently in their third year at Hogwarts and great pranksters Ron Weasley Harry's first and best friend, the sixth oldest in the Weasley family Neville Longbottom a 'round-faced, forgetful boy' in Harry's year, who was sorted into Gryffindor despite not appearing to have Gryffindor courage Trevor a toad belonging to Neville who keeps trying to escape from him Mrs Longbottom Neville Longbottom's grandmother Lee Jordan a third year Gryffindor student, friend of Fred and George Weasley, and commentator of Hogwarts Quidditch matches Weasley cousin second cousin of Mrs Weasley who is an accountant Bill Weasley the oldest Weasley brother who works in Africa for Gringotts Charlie Weasley the second oldest Weasley brother who is studying dragons in Romania, famous at Hogwarts for being one of Gryffindor's best Seekers Scabbers a rat belonging to Ron who spends all his time sleeping Mr Weasley father of Ron and his siblings Dimpled woman on train a witch who pushes the food trolley on the Hogwarts Express Bertie Bott inventor of Bertie Botts' Every Flavour Beans, a type of wizarding sweet Agrippa a famous witch whose picture is on a Chocolate Frog card Ptolemy a famous witch or wizard whose picture is on a Chocolate Frog card Grindelwald a dark wizard famously defeated by Dumbledore in 1945 Nicolas Flamel alchemical partner and friend of Albus Dumbledore and creator of the Philosopher's Stone Morgana, Hengist of Woodcroft, Alberic Grunnion, Circe, Paracelsus and Merlin famous witches and wizards whose pictures are on Chocolate Frog cards Hermione Granger the other best friend of Harry and Ron and the third member of their trio Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle thuggish looking friends/bodyguards of Draco Malfoy The Fat Friar the Hufflepuff house ghost Peeves a poltergeist who causes mayhem at Hogwarts Sir Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington (Nearly Headless Nick) the Gryffindor house ghost Seamus Finnigan a boy with sandy hair in Harry's year, sorted into Gryffindor The Sorting Hat a very old wizard's hat that sorts new students into Hogwarts by looking into their heads and reading their thoughts and characters Hannah Abbot a Hufflepuff girl in Harry's year Susan Bones a Hufflepuff girl in Harry's year Terry Boot a Ravenclaw boy in Harry's year Mandy Brocklehurst a Ravenclaw girl in Harry's year Lavander Brown a Gryffindor girl in Harry's year Millicent Bulstrode a Slytherin girl in Harry's year Justin Finch-Fletchley a Hufflepuff boy in Harry's year Morag McDougal a boy or girl in Harry's year, house unknown Moon a boy or girl in Harry's year, house and first name unknown Nott a boy or girl in Harry's year, house and first name unknown Pansy Parkinson a Slytherin girl in Harry's year 'with a face like a pug', friend of Draco Malfoy Parvati Patil and her twin girls in Harry's year, Parvati was sorted into Gryffindor Sally-Anne Perks a girl in Harry's year, house unknown Dean Thomas a Gryffindor boy in Harry's year who is even taller than Ron (left out of the Sorting scene in the UK edition) Lisa Turpin a Ravenclaw girl in Harry's year Blaise Zabini a Slytherin boy in Harry's year (sex confirmed later in the series) The Bloody Baron the Slytherin house ghost, who is covered in silver blood stains Mr Finnigan Seamus's muggle father Mrs Finnigan Seamus's witch mither who didn't tell her husband she was a witch until after they were married Algie great-uncle of Neville Longbottom Enid great-aunt of Neville Longbottom Severus Snape Potions teacher at Hogwarts, old arch-enemy of James Potter and Harry's least favourite teacher Argus Filch the caretaker at Hogwarts Madam Hooch the flying instructor and Quidditch referee at Hogwarts The Fat Lady a woman in a portrait guarding the entrance to Gryffindor Tower Mrs Norris a cat belonging to Argus Filch who spies on the students for her master Professor Sprout the Herbology teacher at Hogwarts Professor Binns the History of Magic teacher at Hogwarts Emeric the Evil a historical wizard Harry learns about in his first year at Hogwarts Uric the Oddball a historical wizard Harry learns about in his first year at Hogwarts Professor Flitwck the Charms teacher at Hogwarts Fang a boarhound belonging to Hagrid Oliver Wood a fifth-year boy who is captain and Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, a fanatic of the game Gregory the Smarmy a wizard whose statue guards a passageway out of Hogwarts Fluffy a giant three-headed dog belonging to Hagrid who guards the third floor corridor on the right hand side Wizard Baruffio a wizard who said 's' instead of 'f' when casting a spell and ended up on the floor with a buffalo on his chest Angelina Johnston a third-year girl who plays Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team Marcus Flint a sixth-year boy who is captain and Chaser on the Slytherin Quidditch team Alicia Spinett a third-year girl who plays Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team Katie Bell a second-year girl who plays Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team Adrian Pucey plays Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team Bletchley plays Keeper on the Slytherin Quidditch team Terence Higgs a seventh-year boy who plays Seeker on the Slytherin Quidditch team Madam Pince the librarian at Hogwarts The Potter family Harry sees ten of them in the Mirror of Erised Harry's grandfather One of the ten in the Mirror of Erised it is unknown which side of the family he was on, though it's more likely to be the Potter side since the people in the mirror were just called 'the Potters' Perenelle Flamel the wife of Nicolas Flamel Norbert a Norwegian Ridgeback dragon won as an egg by Hagrid from a stranger in the local pub and eventually sent to Romania Charlie Weasley's friends four people who came to take Norbert to Romania Ronan a centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest Bane a centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest Firenze a centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest

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