Damocles: He is Marcus Belby's uncle but he doesn't get along well with Belby's father. He invented the Wolfsbane Potion and was awarded the Order of Merlin. He was a favourite student of Slughorn's.

Dawlish: He is a follower of Cornelius Fudge - a very strong auror who arrived with Fudge when he intended to send Dumbledore to Azkaban in book 5. He has short, grey hair and was a student at Hogwarts when Dumbledore was teaching. (He achieved 'outstanding' in all his N.E.W.T.s). He was knocked out by Dumbledore when he didn't back down, along with Fudge, Umbridge and Kingsley Shacklebolt.

Dearborn, Caradoc: He was a member of the original Order of the Phoenix. Harry saw a photograph of him. He vanished six months after the photo was taken and his body was never found.

Dennis: He is in Dudley's gang of big, stupid, bullies.

Delacour, Fleur: Fleur was born c.1977 and attended Beauxbatons Academy. She spoke rudely about Hogwarts in a loud enough voice for everyone around her to hear and was selected to be the Beauxbatons champion for the Triwizard Tournament of 1994-1995. She insisted that Harry should not have been allowed to become a Hogwarts champion but no one else said anything to her about it. She was to rescue her younger sister, Gabrielle, during the second task but failed, so Harry retrieved her. Fleur was so shaken by the events that she became considerably warmer towards Harry after that. She attended the Yule Ball with Ravenclaw's Roger Davies. She came in last place for the Triwizard Tournament. She moved to England that summer to get a job. She got a job at Gringotts and Bill Weasley was giving her private lessons to "improve her English." In other words, they were going out. Less than a year later, the two of them got engaged and Fleur stayed at The Burrow. Mrs. Weasley, Ginny and Hermione didn't like her at all and nicknamed her "Phlegm" because of her throaty voice. Mrs. Weasley thought Bill and Fleur rushed into getting married due to recent dark events. At the end of the year, Fleur proved herself loyal to her fiancé by stating that, although he was disfigured from the Battle of Hogwarts, she was good looking enough for the both of them (a bit snooty, but what can you do?). Mrs. Weasley's dislike for her subsided after that and the two embraced.
Fleur's grandmother is Veela so Fleur is part Veela as well, making her irresistible to boys when they see her, but coming off as snobbish to most girls. Ron seems very taken with her in the sixth book, rushing to her to get a peck on the cheek (he trips, though). She has long, silvery blonde hair, deep blue eyes, perfectly even, white teeth and a throaty voice. Fleur Delacour is French for "flower of the court" but JKR states that her name means "noblewoman."

Delacour, Gabrielle: Fleur's younger sister, who at the time Harry saw her in the 1994-1995 school year, thought she looked no older than eight years old. She served as her sister's hostage in the second task and was very excited to see Harry the summer before his sixth year. This was probably because Fleur couldn't save her during the second task, so Harry did. She raved about him that summer. (Déjà vu, anyone?)

Delaney-Podmore, Sir Patrick: He is a bearded ghost and the leader of the Headless Hunt. He wrote a letter to Nearly Headless Nick rejecting his proposal to join the Hunt and interrupted Nick's speech at his Deathday Party by arriving with the Hunt on horseback and playing a game of Head Hockey. Nick called him "Sir Properly Decapitated-Podmore."

Derrick: He was one of the Slytherin beaters (along with Bole) until book 5, when they left Hogwarts and were replaced by Crabbe and Goyle. He has a gorilla-like physique and looked so stupid Angelina Johnson was surprised he managed to find his way on to the Quidditch Pitch without a signpost.

Derwent, Dilys: (1722 - 1741) She had silver ringlets and became a celebrated Headmistress of Hogwarts from 1741 to 1768. She later became a Healer at St. Mungo's. She has a portrait hanging in the Head's office at Hogwarts and in the main area of St. Mungo's.

Diggle, Dedalus: He is a member of the Order of the Phoenix (one of the original members as well as a current member), and part of the Advance Guard that collects Harry at Privet Drive. He is excitable, and wears vibrant clothes such as a violet top hat (which he drops at any sign of excitement). McGonagall suspects it may have been he who let off shooting stars in Kent after the downfall of Voldemort, saying 'he never had much sense'. Harry recognises him in the Leaky Cauldron when he shakes his hand, realising he had once bowed to him in a shop. He has white hair.

Diggory, Amos: Amos is the father of Cedric Diggory and their family lives in the village of Ottery St. Catchpole. He works for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. He has ruddy face and a scrubby brown beard. He was fiercely proud of his son, especially after he caught the Snitch before Harry in the third book. Although he is generally a kind man, he can be stern, such as when he was interrogating Winky the house-elf, referring to her as "elf." When Cedric died, Amos couldn't speak but cried throughout the whole interview. He did not think it was Harry's fault that his son died, though.

Diggory, Cedric: Born in 1977 to his mother and father, Amos Diggory, Cedric grew up in the village of Ottery St. Catchpole. He was tall, handsome, with grey eyes and a silent attitude. In his fifth year of Hogwarts, he became a Prefect and took over as Seeker and Captain for the Hufflepuff house Quidditch team. He caught the Snitch before Harry (who fell off his broom) during the third book and wanted a rematch when he found out what had happened, which showed that he valued fair play. He seemed a bit modest, as he sort of quieted down when his father boasted about him beating Harry Potter at Quidditch. He was chosen as one of the Hogwarts Champions for the Triwizard Tournament, showing his strength as a wizard. He took Cho Chang to the Yule Ball and the two of them were dating. At the end of the year, he was transported to the graveyard and was killed by Wormtail using Voldemort's wand. He emerged from Voldemort's wand as a shadow, encouraging Harry and requesting that his body be taken back to his parents. Dumbledore extolled him in a speech on the last day of school, saying that he was a hard worker and a loyal friend.

Diggory, Mrs: Cedric's mom. She met with Professor Sprout, Dumbledore, and then Harry after her son died. She thanked Harry for bringing Cedric's body back and wouldn't accept the money Harry had won. She's not as emotional as her husband, it seems.

Dobbs, Emma: Hogwarts student, 1994-2001.

Dobby: Dobby the house-elf was bound to serve the Malfoy family (head: Lucius Malfoy) for a long time and knew of Lucius's plan to reopen the Chamber of Secrets using Tom Riddle's diary. He tried any means he could think of to keep Harry Potter away from Hogwarts. At first, he intercepted Harry's letters so that he wouldn't want to go back, and refused to give the letters back to Harry (during a summer visit to Harry's room) unless Harry promised he wouldn't go back. When Harry didn't, Dobby used magic to smash a pudding over Mrs Mason's head to get Harry expelled for using underage magic outside of school. Harry merely got a warning letter. During his visit to Harry, Dobby accidentally let slip some hints about his master's plan and repeatedly punished himself for doing so. Later, he tried to seal the gateway to Platform 9¾ but Harry and Ron took Mr Weasley's flying Ford Anglia to Hogwarts (nearly getting them expelled). Dobby enchanted a bludger to go after Harry during the Quidditch match against Slytherin but Harry only broke his arm. It was then broken even more by Gilderoy Lockhart's attempt at mending the bones. Harry had to re-grow his bones that night in the hospital wing and was visited by Dobby again. Later that year, Harry tricked Lucius Malfoy into giving Dobby a sock (which was folded into the book Lucius had, which he thrust into Dobby's hands) and Dobby was free. Lucius was so angry he tried to have a go at Harry but Dobby stopped him and promised Harry that he'd never try to save his life again.
Dobby then wanted to be paid for his work but had trouble finding a job. Albus Dumbledore later let him work in the kitchens at Hogwarts and he was the only house-elf paid there. He became good friends with the house-elf Winky. He helped Harry during the second task in the fourth book and helped Harry find the Room of Requirement in the fifth book. He was the only house-elf who cleaned Gryffindor Tower since Hermione tried to set house-elves free by planting knitted hats and socks everywhere. Dobby took them all. In the sixth book, he willingly helped Harry find out more information about Draco Malfoy and he and Kreacher got into fights about it, much to Peeve's delight. Dobby has green eyes as round and as big as tennis balls.

Doge, Elphias: He is a member of the Order of the Phoenix. A wheezy voiced wizard with silver hair, he was part of the Advance Guard that came to collect Harry. He is in the photograph Moody shows Harry of the original Order, and Moody said he used to wear a 'stupid hat'.

Dolohov, Antonin: He is a Death Eater. Karkaroff names him at his trial in the hope of being let off lightly, stating that he had tortured countless Muggles and non-supporters of Voldemort. He was caught shortly after Karkaroff. He has a long, pale, twisted face, and was one of the prisoners to escape Azkaban in the mass breakout in book 5. He was sent to Azkaban for the 'brutal murders of Gideon and Fabian Prewett.' He was present at the fight in the Department of Mysteries and paired off with Jugson to find Harry. Hermione cast Silencio on him and he lost his voice. He broke Neville's wand in two by kicking it, and slashed his wand, causing a streak of purple fire across Hermione's chest. She crumpled on the floor. He cast Tarantellegra on Neville and attempted the same slash he'd used on Hermione on Harry. He duelled with Sirius and Harry used Petrificus Totalus on him before he could hurt his godfather.

Dorkins, Mary: She was the Muggle news reporter who reported on Bungy the waterskiing budgie. See also: Bungy.

Dumbledore, Aberforth: Tall, thin and grumpy looking, with a long grey beard, he is Albus Dumbledore's brother and a member of the original Order of the Phoenix. He was arrested for performing inappropriate charms on a goat. It was 'all over the papers' but Aberforth held his head high and went about his business as usual. Dumbledore points out that this could be explained by the fact he isn't sure Aberforth can read. Moody describes him as a 'strange bloke'. He is the bartender at the Hog's Head pub in Hogsmeade, which smells strongly of goats. Sirius tells us that he has a long memory, because he banned Mundungus Fletcher from the Hog's Head twenty years ago. He attended his brother's funeral.

Dumbledore, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian: Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was born c. 1844 and had a younger brother, Aberforth Dumbledore. Upon entering Hogwarts (c. 1855), he was sorted into Gryffindor house. Around 1862, the year he was to leave Hogwarts, Dumbledore sat for his N.E.W.T.s and the Charms and Transfiguration exams were administered by Griselda Marchbanks. (".did things with a wand I'd never seen before.")
During the 1940s, Dumbledore, who had auburn hair at this time, taught at Hogwarts as the Transfiguration professor and was head of Gryffindor house. He was distrustful of the star student, Tom Riddle. On June 13, 1942, a student named Myrtle died and Rubeus Hagrid was framed for her death. Dumbledore allowed Hagrid to stay at Hogwarts and train to become the gamekeeper.
In 1945, Dumbledore defeated the dark wizard Grindewald. It is stated on his Chocolate Frog Card as well, which reads:

Dursley, Dudley: Dudley is Mr. and Mrs. Dursley's only child. He is an enormous blonde bully with blue eyes who is about the same age as Harry (he was born on June 23, 1980). He had two bedrooms: one for himself and one for all his stuff. That is, until Harry moved into his second bedroom. In book 1 we are told that Aunt Petunia often said he looked like a baby angel, whereas Harry thought he looked more like a pig in a wig. He has a large pink face, small, watery blue eyes, five chins and thick blonde hair. By book 5, he wears a leather jacket (which he is sick on when attacked by Dementors). His best friend is Piers Polkiss. He is the leader of a gang of bullies (including Piers, Dennis, Malcolm and Gordon). He goes to Smeltings, a private school that Uncle Vernon once attended. The uniform is a lovely arrangement of maroon tailcoats, orange knickerbockers and flat straw boaters. They also carry knobbly sticks to hit each other with (good training for later life). He likes to watch The Great Humberto on TV. He snores. Aunt Petunia calls him 'sweetums', 'Dinky Duddydums', 'Ickle Dudleykins' and 'Diddy darling'. Aunt Marge calls him 'Dudders' and 'Neffy Poo'. Hagrid gave him a pig's tail after Uncle Vernon insulted Dumbledore in front of him. He said he'd tried to turn him into a pig but it didn't work because Dudley was so much like a pig already. The tail was removed at a private hospital in London.
The first time Harry met Malfoy, he was strongly reminded of Dudley. By the end of Dudley's first year at Smeltings, he was so fat his bottom drooped over each side of chairs when he sat down. To impress one of Uncle Vernon's clients, Dudley planned on saying 'We had to write an essay about our hero at school, Mr. Mason, and I wrote about you'. Dudley hates magic and is terrified of it. He has fallen victim to it four times: once, when Harry made the glass in the reptile house vanish by accident and a huge snake slithered towards him, once when Hagrid gave him a pig's tail, once when Fred and George gave him a ton-tongue toffee and once when he was attacked by Dementors. After his third year at Smeltings, he took home a letter from the school nurse saying that he was obese and must diet. Consequentially, Aunt Petunia put the whole family on a diet and they ate grapefruit for breakfast.
Dudley doesn't take much of an interest in current affairs; according to Uncle Vernon he probably doesn't even know who the Prime Minister is. By book 5 he has become a complete hooligan known as 'Big D', who spends every evening vandalising the play park, smoking on street corners, and throwing stones at passing cars and children. He has also converted some fat to muscle after having discovered a new talent for boxing. (He is the Junior Heavyweight Inter-School Boxing Champion of the South-East.) When Dementors attacked Harry in Magnolia Cresent, Dudley almost received the Dementor's kiss, but Harry managed to drive them away with a Patronus and save both of them.

Presents Dudley has received:
- pet parrot, but he swapped it at school for an air rifle
- small, working tank, which he used to run over the neighbour's dog
- tortoise, but its fate now is unclear, as in a tantrum he threw it through the greenhouse roof
- video camera
- remote control aeroplane
- lots of computer games (including Mega Mutilation Part 3)
- VCR
- gold wristwatch
- computer
- at least four televisions (one broken because he put his foot through it)
- racing bike
- PlayStation, which he threw out of the window when angry because his mother threatened to cut his pocket money
- lots of books, which he has never read
- money
- computerised robot (from Aunt Marge)

Dursley, Marjorie "Marge": Aunt Marge is Uncle Vernon's sister. She is a large, beefy woman with a purple face, tiny eyes, shovel-like hands and a moustache, who lives in a large house in the country where she breeds bulldogs. She wears tweed. She doesn't often stay at Privet Drive because she can't bear to leave her 'precious dogs'. Her favourite dog is called Ripper, and she takes him with her when she visits. The rest of her (twelve) dogs she leaves in the care of Colonel Fubster. Ripper once chased Harry up a tree and Aunt Marge didn't call him off until midnight. (Snape saw this memory in Harry's Occlumency lessons.) She hates Harry with a passion and loves to criticise him. One of her favourite hobbies is comparing him to Dudley and pointing out where he is lacking. She drinks wine and brandy and has a very firm grip. Once she burst a wineglass at Colonel Fubster's, a feat that was repeated at Privet Drive, but this time with the help of accidental magic from Harry. Harry loses control again when Marge insults his parents and he blows her up like a balloon. She has to be punctured by members of the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad. Her memory is modified so she has no recollection of the incident. In book 1 she fell ill after eating a 'funny whelk'.

Dursley, Petunia Evans: Petunia is Harry's aunt (Lily Potter's sister). She is horse faced and horse teethed, blonde, bony and has a shrill voice and high, false laugh. She has large, pale grey eyes. She hates and fears magic and wanted to stamp all the magic out of Harry. Obviously, she failed in doing this. She dotes on her horrible son Dudley. She is a housewife and spends most of her free time spying on the (boring and law-abiding) neighbours. She also cares a lot about what the neighbours think and dreads the thought that they could find out about Harry being a wizard. At a dinner party the Dursleys threw, she wore a salmon pink cocktail dress and cooked roast pork and a pudding with whipped cream and sugared violets. (At Vernon's work parties, she always wears the same sort of frilly dress.) She's a neat freak and Harry thinks she'd faint at the amount of earth under Professor Sprout's fingernails. She hates animals. At home, she usually encourages Harry to stay out of the way. She is in denial that Dudley could be a horrible bully, maintaining that 'he's a boisterous little boy, but he wouldn't hurt a fly!' When she is stressed, she cleans and tidies even when the house is already spotless. She reads gossip magazines and is obsessed with scandals in the lives of celebrities. As well as cleaning the house, she gardens and some of the flowers we know she grows are begonias.
Her and her sister Lily had an ongoing animosity between them until Lily died, which was when Petunia transferred her hate to Harry. She hated the fact that Lily was a witch and once stated that she was a freak who "used to come home every summer with frog spawn in her pockets and change teacups into rats." This was a bit of an exaggeration.
She has been in touch with the wizarding world (Dumbledore, if you will), as she got a Howler from him saying, "Remember my last, Petunia." This referred to the letter Dumbledore left on her doorstep in 1981. She also has a knowledge of Dementors and Voldemort, it seems, but is unwilling to acknowledge it.

Dursley, Vernon: Uncle Vernon is Harry's uncle, but only related to him by marriage. He is Aunt Marge's brother, Dudley's father and Aunt Petunia's husband. He is a big, beefy man with small blue eyes, hardly any neck, a red face and a lot of moustache, who looks a lot like Dudley and Aunt Marge. He has black hair. He directs a firm called Grunnings that makes drills. He has a 'Medieval attitide' towards magic and hates and fears it. He has a new company car that he wants the street to notice and admire. He makes up a lie about Harry's school, telling Aunt Marge that Harry goes to St Brutus's School for Incurably Criminal boys. However horrible and ignorant he is, he is undeniably quite brave, standing up to Hagrid and shielding Petunia from the Weasleys, who he fears are dangerous. He is very cruel to Harry most of the time (he has gotten better over the past few years) and does anything in his power to make sure his nephew is miserable.

Edgecombe, Madam: Marietta's mother. She works in the Floo Network Office in the Department of Magical Transportation. She helped police the fires of Hogwarts for a while.

Edgecombe, Marietta: A Ravenclaw student in the same year as her best friend, Cho Chang. She is the daughter to Madam Edgecombe. She has curly reddish-blonde hair. She was taken to the DA meetings with Cho, even though she didn't want to go, and eventually sold them out to Umbridge. The parchment she signed her name on had been jinxed and her face broke out into purple bumps spelling the word SNEAK. She couldn't testify in front of Umbridge and Ministry officials because she was too busy trying to cover her face and was Obliviated by Shacklebolt soon after.

Elladora, Aunt: She is Sirius Black's aunt who started the tradition of beheading house-elves who got too old to carry tea trays.

Emeric the Evil: A historical wizard whom Ron and Harry sometimes get mixed up with Uric the Oddball.

Errol: Errol is the really old Great Grey owl that belongs to the Weasley family. He often collapses after hitting a window or from exhaustion and often needs help from other owls due to his old age.

Evans, Mark: Dudley and his gang of bullies beat him up in the summer 1995 after he cheeked Dudley.

Everard: A sallow-faced wizard with short black bangs, Everard was a former Headmaster of Hogwarts. His portrait hangs in the Head's office at Hogwarts and in the Ministry of Magic.

Fat Friar, The: He is the cheerful Hufflepuff ghost who wishes first years a good day and hope they get sorted into Hufflepuff.

Fawkes: Fawkes is Albus Dumbledores's phoenix (and Patronus shape) and rebirths himself when killed or simply when he turns too old by bursting into flame and re-emerging as a baby out of the ashes. Fawkes is the phoenix who lent two tail feathers (one each) to Tom Riddle's and Harry Potter's wands, thus helping Harry in the fourth book with the Priori Incantatem effect. Fawkes blinded the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets and used his tears to heal the wound in Harry's elbow. He then transported Harry, Ron, Ginny and Professor Lockhart back to a safer part of the castle. In the fifth book, he kept a lookout for Umbridge for Dumbledore and "swallowed" the Killing Curse that Voldemort sent Dumbledore's way (Fawkes was reborn after that). Dumbledore and the Order use(d) Fawkes to send messages back and forth to each other, though they use their Patronuses as well. Fawkes sang "The Phoenix Lament" when Dumbledore died. He has sung on other occasions throughout the series as well, such as when Harry was fighting in the Chamber of Secrets and when Harry and Voldemort's wands joined in the fourth book. Fawkes's colours are red and gold, and though speculation has been made about him being owned by Gryffindor, JKR has confirmed that Dumbledore is the only one who has ever owned him.

Fenwick, Benjy: A member of the original Order of the Phoenix. He was killed by Death Eaters and only bits of him were found.

Filch, Argus: Filch is the Hogwarts caretaker and is an ill-tempered Squib. He has a vast knowledge of the Hogwarts passages and corridors and always has reminders set up at the beginning of the year to enforce rules for students, such as being in their dorms on time. He owns a cat named Mrs Norris (whom he often refers to as "my sweet") and she looks out for troublemakers as well, calling Filch within seconds if someone is doing something wrong. In the second book, Harry and Ron caught Filch trying to teach himself basic magic. In the fifth book, he got permission from Dolores Umbridge to bring back "old punishments", such as hanging students by their hands and to whip misbehaving students (according to Educational Decree Number Twenty-Nine). He called Umbridge the best thing that ever happened to Hogwarts. He, Mrs Norris and Peeves don't get along well. Sometime in the 1977-1978 school year he confiscated the Marauder's Map from James Potter and co. He has grey lamp-like eyes and grey hair.

Finnigan, Seamus: Seamus is a half-blood Irish wizard with a strong accent. His mother is a witch and his father is a Muggle and it was a shock to him when he found out about his wife. Seamus is in Gryffindor and is a rabid Quidditch fan. He watched the Quidditch World Cup final with the Weasleys, Harry and Hermione, voting for Ireland over Bulgaria. He shares his dormitory with Harry, Ron, Neville and Dean Thomas (his best friend). He thinks Parvati Patil is the best looking girl in their year but went to the Yule Ball with her best friend, Lavender Brown. Under the influence of his mother and the Daily Prophet, Seamus had difficulty believing in Harry and Dumbledore in the fifth book, causing a big rift between the two boys. Finally, after Seamus had read the interview printed in The Quibbler, he was forced to believe Harry and the two made up. He joined Dumbledore's Army. At the end of the sixth book, he had a loud argument with his mother, whom wished to remove him from Hogwarts but grudgingly agreed to let him at least attend Dumbledore's funeral, indicating that he had more loyalty for him than he let on. He has sandy hair and bluish-green eyes.

Fletcher, Mundungus "Dung": Dung tried to hex Arthur Weasley in the second book when his back was turned and during the fourth book, Arthur demanded compensation for a twelve-bedroomed tent with en-suite jacuzzi that was ruined during the Quidditch World Cup final, while in actuality Dung slept inside a cloak propped on sticks. He was a part of the original Order of the Phoenix. He is a bit of a crook and was supposed to be on guard duty for Harry, making sure nothing shady happened to him in the summer of 1995, but abandoned his post for some stolen cauldron business. Harry was attacked by Dementors sent by Umbridge and Dung faced the wrath of Mrs Figg. He is very loyal to Dumbledore though, as Dumbledore got him out of a spot of trouble before. He is described as a squat, unshaven man with short, bandy legs and long, straggly ginger hair. (Déjà vu, anyone? Sounds sort of like Crookshanks, doesn't it?) He has bloodshot, baggy eyes and smokes a pipe which emits green smoke that smells like burnt socks. Mrs Weasley does not like his behaviour and has yelled at him on several occasions. He sold Fred and George some supplies to help get their shop running. He used Moody's spare invisibility cloak and dressed up as a witch on several occasions throughout the fifth book. He was the veiled witch in the Hog's Head who overheard that Harry was making a DADA group. He had to dress up because he was banned from the pub twenty-one years ago and the barman has a long memory. In the sixth book, he was caught by Harry trying to sell a bag of Sirius's things (now Harry's) and Harry was so upset and angry that he attempted to strangle Mundungus, but was stopped and Mundungus escaped. He got sent to Azkaban for selling fake Anti-Dark Arts devices and was caught during a botched robbery. He got sent to prison on charges of impersonating an Inferius. It is believed that the locket mentioned as "unopenable" from the Black house in the fifth book could be one of Voldemort's Horcruxes. It is not known whether Dung was trying to sell it or not.

Flume, Ambrosius: Flume used to be a student of Slughorn's and is now working in Honeydukes. He gives Slughorn a hamper of sweets for every birthday because he was the one of introduced him to Ciceron Harkiss, who gave him his first job.

Fortescue, Florean: Former owner of Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour in Diagon Alley. He knows quite a bit about medieval history and used to give Harry free sundaes every half hour, while helping him with his essays too. He is believed to have been dragged off by Death Eaters during the first few weeks of the second war.

"Froglike little man" in portrait: He hangs on the wall in the Prime Minister's office and delivers messages from the wizarding world to the Prime Minister. He is an ugly, 'froglike man wearing a long, (curly) silver wig... depicted in a small and dirty oil painting in the far corner of the room'. He has a crisp, decisive voice that sounds like he is reading a prepared statement and delivers the message to the Prime Minister each time he is about to be visited by Cornelius Fudge. His painting is probably stuck to the wall with a Permanent Sticking charm (like Mrs. Black's at Grimmauld Place) because it refuses to be taken down after many attempts. He is seen by the Prime Minister occasionally, yawning, scratching his nose, digging in his ear with a quill or even wandering out of the painting and leaving only muddy-brown canvas behind.

Goshawk, Miranda: Author of The Standard Book of Spells series.

Granger, Hermione Jane: Hermione Jane Granger is a Muggleborn witch with parents who are both dentists. She is described as having "a bossy sort of voice, lots of bushy brown hair and (until fourth year) rather large front teeth." She has brown eyes. In an online chat, Jo told fans that her birthday is on September 19th, 1979. Since third year she has owned a pet cat called Crookshanks who is actually part kneazle (look it up in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!). She is in Harry's year at Hogwarts and currently a Gryffindor prefect along with Ron Weasley.
We were introduced to Hermione in chapter 6 of The Philosopher's Stone, when she came into Harry and Ron's compartment on the Hogwarts Express and asked them if they had seen Neville Longbottom's lost toad. This showed us immediately that she was willing to help people out, but also that she liked to be in charge of things. The fact that she sat down without being invited showed us that she wasn't at all shy, especially as she proceeded to tell them all about the spells she had learnt and all the books she had read. This showed us straight away Hermione's love for learning, and also her skill as a witch, which are exceptional. Remus Lupin called her 'the greatest witch of (her) age I've ever met.'
Ron and Harry couldn't stand her after this, thinking she was a bossy show off. Ron said 'whichever house I'm in, I hope she's not in it'! Unfortunately for Ron, Hermione, Harry and Ron all ended up in the same house - Gryffindor. At the feast Hermione told Percy (one of Ron's elder brothers) that she was particularly interested in Transfiguration, which was interesting because the lesson is taught by the Head of Gryffindor house. Sure enough, in their first Transfiguration lesson Hermione was the only student to have started transfiguring a match into a needle, an early indication of her talent. She was just as good in her first Potions lesson, knowing the answer to every question, though Snape the Potions master was distinctly unimpressed.
She made friends with Harry and Ron after they saved her from a mountain troll in first year. She had been in the girls' toilets crying because she had overheard Ron saying "it's no wonder no one can stand her.. She's a nightmare, honestly" on the night of the Halloween feast. They realised that Hermione didn't know about the troll after they had all been told to go to their dormitories, and decided to go and tell her themselves. However, the troll had found its way into the toilets where Hermione was, and was advancing on her. Harry and Ron distracted it, and Ron knocked it out by levitating its own club above its head and then dropping it. After that Hermione became friends with Harry and Ron. As the book says, 'there are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.'
She has very strong convictions and firmly believes that the way house elves are treated is wrong. To this end, she founded S.P.E.W - Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare, not spew! To join S.P.E.W costs XXXX and members receive XXXX. So far the policies of S.P.E.W have included Hermione knitting a lot of hats to sneakily place around Gryffindor common room for elves to be freed once they found them. She didn't realise that Dobby the house elf had gone around picking them all up, because other house elves felt offended. S.P.E.W shows that Hermione has the best of intentions, but maybe doesn't always get things right. So far we've been told repeatedly that house elves LIKE to work, and it is actually cruel to them to expect them to be free. Dobby seems to be a maverick in that he wants to be paid - other house elves find the idea shocking and are ashamed of Dobby.
It was Hermione's idea for Harry to set up Dumbledore's Army, a club set up during Umbridge's reign as High Inquisitor at Hogwarts, for the students to learn Defence Against the Dark Arts illegally. It was a mark of how Hermione does not always follow the rules. We saw during one of these meetings that Hermione's Patronus was an otter - Jo said that her own patronus would also be an otter. This ties in with the fact that Jo has said that Hermione is probably the character she identifies most with. She says that during her time at school she was a lot like Hermione - only less intelligent!
One of Hermione's particular talents is for conjuring portable fires that she can carry around in a jam jar. We first saw this in chapter 11 of the first book, where Hermione, Harry and Ron huddled around it at breaktime to get warm. We saw it again at the first year Quidditch match where Quirrel was cursing Harry. Hermione set fire to Snape's robes, because she thought it was Snape that was doing the cursing. The third time she used the fire was to save Harry and Ron's lives. She lit a fire to make the Devil's Snare release them (it hates light and warmth).
Hermione is a stickler for rules and lives for reading, spending what seems to be most of her free time in the library. Her solution to most problems is to consult a book; so Harry thinks anyway, when wondering if he should ask her about his scar hurting. In first year, Ron called her insufferable, a statement echoed by Snape who labelled her an 'insufferable know-it-all' when covering a Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson for Remus Lupin in third year.
She helps Harry and Ron by checking their homework over for mistakes although she refuses to let them copy her, once again showing her nature as very moral and willing to help people.
Hermione's parents (being Muggle dentists) send her packages of sugar free snacks to school, but that doesn't stop her giving Harry and Ron chocolate frogs and Bertie Bott's beans.
She's shown how unwilling she is to break rules on numerous occasions - telling Harry that he mustn't fly after Malfoy in their first flying lesson and telling Harry that he mustn't go wandering around the school at night, for example. However, she has shown that she will break rules if she feels it is necessary. We saw this when she stole Potions ingredients from Snape's office in second year, when she walked out of Divination, when she slapped Malfoy, as well has having the idea to start the D.A. As well as loving rules, she's very organised - she buys Harry and Ron homework timetables for Christmas and colour codes her notes.
She is a very logical person as well as being very intelligent and perceptive - we can see this when she solves Snape's puzzle in the Philosopher's Stone. We know that she has a pink dressing gown (bath robe) (chapter nine of book 1) and another interesting bit of information is that the only thing she can be beaten at is Wizard Chess by Ron.
In book 6, she took a disliking to Fleur Delacour, nicknaming her "Phlegm" with Ginny. She gets angry with Harry for being good in Potions because of the Half-blood Prince's copy of the book and does some research to find out whom the Half-blood Prince was and if it was a female. She joins the Slug Club for being an excellent Potions student and asks Ron to come to a party with her but doesn't take him when he makes a snide remark about her wanting to take McLaggan (which she does). She finds Lavender and Ron kissing and sends birds to attack Ron in an empty classroom and runs out sobbing. She makes up with him after he is poisoned. At the end of the year, she (along with a few other D.A. members) patrol Hogwarts on Harry's leave and battle with Death Eaters, barely surviving only thanks to the Felix Felicis. She and Ron have acknowledged their feelings for each other but are not together officially. She tells Harry that she will stick by him no matter what, at the end of the book.

Grawp: Grawp is Hagrid's little brother. They share the same giantess mother, Fridwulfa. He is approximately 16 feet (4.8 metres) tall and has knuckles the size of cricket balls. Hagrid first of learns of him during his mission to seek out the giants hidden in the mountains and persuade them to join the good side. The other giants bullied Grawp, as he was smaller than they were, so Hagrid brought him back and hid him in the Forbidden Forest. He had to tie him to the trees to keep him there, as Grawp did not want to stay. Hagrid attempted to teach him English and manners, which does not prove easy. When Hagrid left Hogwarts, he asked Harry, Ron and Hermione to look after him. Grawp saved Harry and Hermione from the centaurs at the end of the fifth book, getting frustrated that "Hagger" was nowhere in sight. In the sixth book, Hagrid claimed that Grawp was coming on much better and now lived in the mountains outside Hogsmeade. He even attended Dumbledore's funeral with Hagrid. Dressed properly and well behaved, he comforted Hagrid.

Greyback, Fenrir: Death Eater and a werewolf. Didn't attempt to find Voldemort after the first war because he believed him finished. He is a big, rangy man with a rasping bark for a voice. His robes are tight on him. He often smells of blood, sweat and dirt. He has yellow fingernails and sharp, pointy teeth. He is a friend of the Malfoy family and Draco used his name to scare Borgin into doing a task for him in Borgin and Burkes during the summer of 1996. He is the werewolf that bit Remus Lupin as a child because Lupin's father had offended him. His identity was kept a secret from Remus for a long time. Remus describes as probably "the most savage werewolf alive today." He likes to bite young children to get them away from normal wizarding society young. He thinks it his mission to contaminate as many people as possible to create an army to overcome wizards. Voldemort has promised him prey in return for his services and often threatens wizards by saying he will unleash Greyback on them if they don't do as they say (it produces good results for Voldemort). Greyback thinks that werewolves deserve blood and should revenge themselves on normal people. He has developed a liking to human flesh, whether it is full moon or not.

Grogg, Elfida: Briefly seen in a portrait.

Grubbly-Plank, Professor Wilhemina: She is an elderly witch with short, grey hair and a prominent chin. She substituted for Hagrid for Care of Magical Creatures in the beginning of the 1995-'96 school year and seemed to lots of students to be a much better teacher than Hagrid. She taught the students in Harry's year a lot about Unicorns and took the first-years across the lake that year. She nursed Hedwig back to health for Harry. She smokes a pipe.

Gryffindor, Godric: One of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry over 1000 years ago, Gryffindor believed that anyone showing magical ability should be allowed to attend Hogwarts. When the decision was reached to split the school into four houses, Gryffindor took those of daring, nerve and chivalry. The Sorting Hat originally belonged to him as well as the sword with rubies that Harry used in the Chamber of Secrets. He was great friends with Salazar Slytherin until a fight broke out between Slytherin and the other three founders. Gryffindor came from the moors and it is possible that the village of Godric's Hollow is named after him.

Gudgeon, Gladys: He writes fan mail weekly to Gilderoy Lockhart.

Grunnion, Alberic: One of the first chocolate frog card characters Harry collected.

Harkiss, Ciceron: A former employee of Honeydukes, whom gave Ambrosius Flume his very first job after being introduced to him by Horace Slughorn.

Hagrid, Rubeus: Hagrid is a half-giant and is very big. He was born on December 6th, 1928, to his giant mother, Fridwulfa, and his Muggle father. His mother abandoned his family when he was around three or four years old. His first year of Hogwarts was in 1940 (Gryffindor house) and his father died shortly after. In 1993, he was wrongly accused by Tom Riddle of opening the Chamber of Secrets and was thereby expelled from Hogwarts. His wand was snapped but he put the pieces back together and disguises his wand as a pink umbrella. Dumbledore was understanding, though, and let him stay at Hogwarts and train to be gamekeeper.
He was good friends with Lily and James and when they died, he rescued baby Harry from the ruins of his house. He would not let Sirius Black take Harry and used Black’s motorbike when offered to him. He delivered Harry to Number 4, Privet Drive, and howled when he had to leave.
On July 31st, 1991, he barged into the Dursleys’ rented hut, told Harry he was a wizard and also gave Dudley a pig’s tail (which had to be removed at a private hospital). He took Harry to Diagon Alley and explained to him about Lord Voldemort. He bought Hedwig for Harry. In the Spring of ’92, he hatched a Norwegian Ridgeback dragon named Norbert, obtained from a stranger in a pub through a card game, but had to get rid of him. He was sent to Azkaban for a few weeks in May (and was scared) because he was suspected of setting a monster on the loose in Hogwarts.
In that June his name was finally cleared after fifty years of the suspected murder of Myrtle. In the fall of ’93, he was given the position of Care of Magical Creatures teacher. The next year he met Olympe Maxime and was very taken with her. He took her to the Yule Ball and the following summer, the two visited the giants of the north as envoys. He ran away from Hogwarts at the end of Harry’s fifth year because Ministry officials attacked him to get rid of him from Hogwarts (because Umbridge had a problem with half-breeds). He was/is a part of the Order of the Phoenix.
He has beetle black eyes, crinkled in a smile, and long, tangled black beard and black hair. He has a dog named Fang, who is a boarhound. He loves magical creatures, especially dangerous ones and had a spider friend named Aragog.

Hedwig: Hedwig is a female snowy owl with amber eyes. Hagrid bought her for Harry on his eleventh birthday at Eeylops Owl Emporium in Diagon Alley. Harry named her from a name he found in his book A History of Magic. She is an extremely intelligent owl and often nips Harry’s finger affectionately. She can understand human speech. She anticipates Harry’s needs. She flew to France so that Hermione could get Harry a present for his thirteenth birthday and arrived at the Leaky Cauldron within minutes of Harry’s arrival on the Knight Bus, even though he had sent her away for a week. She lives in Hogwarts Owlery and occasionally stops by for some toast at breakfast.

Hengist of Woodcroft: A medieval wizard who founded the town of Hogsmeade. He was driven away from his home by Muggle persecutors and settled in Scotland where he founded Hogsmeade. Some say the Three Broomsticks used to be his home. He is on a Chocolate Frog Card.

Hermes:Percy Weasley’s brown screech owl

Higgs, Terrence: A Slytherin born c. 1975. Higgs was the Slytherin Seeker from 1991-1992 and was replaced by Draco Malfoy.

Hooch, Madam: First name has speculation (Rolanda and Xiomara) but has not been confirmed yet. Hooch has short grey hair and yellow, hawk-like eyes. She is the flying instructor and the Quidditch coach at Hogwarts. She learned to fly on one of the old Silver Arrow broomsticks, which are not made anymore.

Hopkirk, Malfalda: Hopkirk works at the Improper Use of Magic office and sends out warning letters when underage magic is detected.

Hufflepuff, Helga: One of the “Hogwarts Four”, Hufflepuff helped found Hogwarts school more than 1000 years ago. She came from the valley and has a Chocolate Frog Card which states that “she brought people from different walks of life together to help build Hogwarts and was loved for her charming ways.” She wanted Hogwarts to accept all types of wizarding students and teach them all the same.

Humberto, The Great: A person on a television program that Dudley was angry he missed because the family was running from Harry’s letters.

Imago, Inigo: The author of the book The Dream Oracle.

Jigger, Arsenius: The author of the book Magical Drafts and Potions.

Johnson, Angelina: Angelina Johnson was born the week before Halloween in 1997. She is a Gryffindor (1989-96) Quidditch Chaser and is currently the Quidditch captain, as well. She is a tall black girl and attended the Yule Ball with Fred Weasley. The Slytherin Montague knocked her off her broom during the Slytherin vs. Gryffindor final of Harry’s third year. She held back George Weasley in 1995 when he was trying to get at Malfoy for talking about his family.

Jones, Gwenog: The captain of the Holyhead Harpies and also an ex-student of Slughorn’s, she allows free tickets to be given to her old teacher whenever he wants them. Slughorn is on a first-name basis with the team.

Jones, Hestia: Jones is a new member of the Order of the Phoenix and was a part of Harry’s Advance Guard. She has black hair and pink cheeks.

Jordan, Lee: Born in 1978, Lee Jordan was sorted into Gryffindor house in 1989. He is two years older than Harry and is best friends with Fred and George Weasley. He commentates on the Quidditch matches but gets a bit carried away sometimes and offers his opinion a lot. Angelina Johnson won’t go out with him. He is a black boy with dreadlocks.
When Harry saw him on Platform Nine and Three Quarters for the first time, he was surrounded by a crowd of squealing students, holding a box that had a hairy tarantula in it.
When Fred and George left Hogwarts, to do his bit for Dumbledore and fill the empty space the twins left, Lee levitated some Nifflers through Umbridge’s windows, which tore her office apart. Unfortunately, Umbridge blamed it on Hagrid and used it as a reason to get him sacked.

Jorkins, Bertha: Jorkins was born c. 1958 and was two years ahead of the Marauders at Hogwarts. She had a reputation for being scatterbrained and a big gossip. In her sixth year, she once claimed that she saw someone “kissing Florence behind the greenhouses” and didn’t ignore it so that person hexed her. She appeared as a plump, scowling girl in Dumbledore’s Pensieve, who complained about poor treatment from fellow students.
After Hogwarts she went to work at the Ministry of Magic and some people were under the belief that she was shunted from department to department. She ended up working in the Department of Magical Games and Sports. She was a silly woman and when she went missing for a while in the summer of ’94 on a vacation to Albania, most people assumed she’d lost track of time and would come back in a week or two.
Some point before this summer, she went to Barty Crouch Sr.’s house to do some work and overheard his house elf, Winky, talking to Crouch Jr. (who was concealed by an Invisibility cloak). She realized then that he had escaped Azkaban and was hiding in the house. Crouch Sr. placed a strong Memory Charm on her to make her forget what she had seen and it was this charm that made her so forgetful.
While she was in Albania, she didn’t lose track of the time and place, she actually met Peter Pettigrew, who led her to Voldemort. Voldemort used powerful magic to break through the Memory Charm cast on her and discovered the upcoming Triwizard Tournament plans and that his faithful servant Crouch Jr. was still alive. The magic he used on her was so powerful that she was left “damaged,” so he killed her (1994).
The “shadow” of Bertha came out of Voldemort’s wand because of the Priori Incantatem effect. She knew what was going on and urged Harry to not let go of his wand.

Jugson: Jugson is a Death Eater who made his first appearance in the fifth book. He fought in the battle at the Department of Mysteries and is currently in Azkaban prison. During the battle, he paired off with Antonin Dolohov to find Harry.

Karkaroff, Igor: Karkaroff was a Death Eater during Voldemort’s first reign and ratted out his fellow Death Eaters to the Ministry in exchange for being spared a life sentence in Azkaban. He was caught by Alastor Moody after Voldemort's downfall and took out a big part of Moody's nose. He then became the head of Durmstrang Institute and aged a great deal in appearance over the next few years. His hair went from black to grey. He has blue eyes. He seemed to show exceptional favouritism towards the Bulgarian Quidditch team Seeker, Viktor Krum. When the Triwizard Tournament came along, Karkaroff was a judge and threatened to drop out of the Tournament when Harry became a Hogwarts champion. He met Snape at Hogwarts and the two shared a few conversations. His manner appears cheery but his smile does not reach his eyes. He ran for it in the June of 1995 when the Dark Mark burned into his arm to show that Voldemort had returned.

Karkus: The Gurg (chief) of a tribe of giants living in the mountains. He stood at about twenty-two or twenty-three feet and had the weight of a couple of bull elephants. He had a wife. Hagrid and Maxime gave him a branch of Gubraithian fire the first day and a battle helmet the next day. He seemed interested in what Dumbledore had to say but was killed by some of the giants the second night. His head was lying at the bottom of the water.

Kirke, Andrew: Kirke was one of the Gryffindor Quidditch team’s Beaters during the 1995-1996 season because Fred and George Weasley got kicked off the team. He was at least a second year by this time. He is no longer a Beater.

Kreacher: Kreacher’s ancestors have been serving the Black family for centuries. He became the “property” of Sirius Black after Mrs. Black died but Kreacher hated Sirius. He was very loyal to Sirius’s parents, and Sirius even caught him snogging a pair of his father’s trousers once. He makes snide comments about the current inhabitants of Number 12, Grimmauld Place, and constantly mutters to himself, doing no real up keeping. He tried to stop the Order throwing out various Dark Arts objects and would sneak them to his room (which was really a cupboard under the furnace). He had a picture of Bellatrix Lestrange in his room. When Sirius told him to “get out” once, he took it seriously and left to the Malfoys, where he told them hints about the Order, since he was still a house elf and still had to be loyal to Sirius. He told the Malfoys that the one person Sirius loved most in the world was Harry. He admitted to Dumbledore that he had told the Malfoys lots of things.

Krum, Viktor: Krum is the Seeker on the Bulgarian International Quidditch team. He is an extremely good flier and loved by Ron Weasley. He caught the Snitch before the Irish team in the Quidditch World Cup of ‘94 but Bulgaria still lost. He became the Durmstrang champion in his final year there during the Triwizard Tournament and was favoured by his Headmaster, Igor Karkaroff. He became taken with Hermione and asked her out to the Yule Ball, claiming that he only ever went to the library to see her. She accepted and was his hostage during the second task. During the final task, he used the Cruciatus Curse on Cedric Diggory. He was still corresponding with Hermione through letters a year later but she declined his invitation to stay at his house over the summer of ’95, preferring to stay with the Weasleys instead.

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le Fey, Morgan “Morgana”: See also “Morgana.” Morgan was a medieval bird Animagus who was King Arthur’s half sister. She was a dark witch, Merlin’s enemy, and she affected many events during her time. She had great skill as a healer and was the queen of the island of Avalon. She was on one of the first Chocolate Frog trading cards Harry Potter ever saw.

Lestrange, Black Bellatrix: Bellatrix Black is estimated to be born in the 1950s. She was born into the pure-blood Black family and had two sisters: Andromeda Black Tonks and Narcissa Black Malfoy. She was Sirius Black’s first cousin and married a man named Rodolphus Lestrange.
She attended Hogwarts around the same years as Lucius Malfoy (mid-sixties to early seventies) and was sorted into Slytherin house. There, she met Rodolphus Lestrange, who she later came to marry. A true Black with pure-blood prejudices, she joined Voldemort’s ranks in the 1970s, as he was gaining power. After the Dark Lord’s downfall (c. 1981), Bellatrix, Rodolphus, his brother Rabastan, and Barty Crouch Jr., captured and tortured two well known Aurors: Frank and Alice Longbottom, in hopes of finding information to lead them to the Dark Lord. Bellatrix used the Cruciatus Curse on the two of them until they lost their minds. The four of them were sentenced by Barty Crouch Sr. and earned themselves a lifetime imprisonment in Azkaban. Bellatrix escaped during the mass breakout of Death Eaters in January of 1996 and rejoined Voldemort’s ranks (who had come back to power the previous summer). She is one of his top supporters and he called her “Bella”, as well as her sister Narcissa.
During the battle at the Department of Mysteries, Bellatrix attempted to torture Ginny Weasley, but the D.A. members present protected her. When she found out Neville was a Longbottom, she put the Cruciatus Curse on him. She duelled expertly with Sirius and in the end, succeeded in sending him falling through the veil. Harry chased her into the Atrium, where he attempted to perform the Cruciatus Curse on her but didn’t have enough want to cause her pain and she mocked him into giving her the prophecy. It had, of course, broken before. Voldemort showed up and when Dumbledore had defeated him, he fled with Bellatrix.
She is ruthless, kills first, and asks questions later, as we see when she murders a fox, suspecting it could be an Auror. (It wasn’t an Auror.) She doesn’t trust Snape and believes Voldemort is wrong about where his loyalties lie. She claims that Voldemort shares everything with her, saying, “He calls me his most loyal, his most faithful”; although by the sixth book she doesn’t seem to be as friendly with him. She says that if she had sons she would willingly sacrifice them for the Dark Lord. She is the Bonder for Narcissa and Snape’s Unbreakable Vow.
Bellatrix carries the Black looks: tall with black hair, and in her case, heavily-lidded eyes and an imperious manner. She has a strong jaw and is “dark as her sister (Narcissa) is fair.” Azkaban faded her looks though, and she is now left with a pale, gaunt face. She has not lost her arrogance or devotion to Voldemort and did not recant her allegiance to him during her trial.

Lestrange, Rabastan: Born in the 1950s, after Bellatrix Black and his brother Rodolphus Lestrange, Rabastan attended Hogwarts around the 1970s. He was in Slytherin house and later became a Death Eater. He was part of the group that tortured the Longbottoms and got sent to Azkaban for it.

Lestrange, Rodolphus: Also born in the 1950s, Rodolphus attended Hogwarts around the same time as Bellatrix Black (c. 1970s) and later came to marry her. He was in Slytherin house and became a Death Eater. He was part of the group that tortured the Longbottoms and got sent to Azkaban for it.

Lockhart, Gilderoy: Lockhart was born in the late 1950s and is currently around 35 to 40 years old. He has wavy golden hair, forget-me-not blue eyes and a perfect smile. He is obsessed with himself. His ideal birthday gift would be harmony between wizards and Muggles, or a case of Ogden’s Old Firewhisky. He wants to rid the world of evil and market his own hair-care products. He is an international celebrity and author, he received the Order of Merlin, 3rd class, he is an honorary member of the Dark Force Defence League and the five-time winner of Witch Weekly’s Most Charming Smile award. He specializes in Memory Charms because he tells people of his adventures in fighting various creatures when in reality all he did was interview the people who really dealt with the creatures and put Memory Charms on them. His favourite colour is lilac.
In 1992-1993, he became Hogwart’s Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. His office was filled with pictures of himself that he could autograph (with a peacock feather quill) to his fans. He had robes in every possible colour. He started the duelling club with Professor Snape to prepare the students in case they ever needed it. In June of 1993, in the Chamber of Secrets, he accidentally blasted himself with the Memory Charm he was aiming at Ron and Harry. He is now in the Janus Thickey ward in St. Mungo’s Hospital (ward 49, a ward for patients with long-term or permanent spell damage) where he tends to wander off and get lost. He just recently learned “joined-up” (cursive) writing and constantly gets fan mail, though he doesn’t know why. His nurse is rather fond of him.

Books by Gilderoy Lockhart: Break With a Banshee
Gadding With Ghouls
Gilderoy Lockhart’s Guide to Household Pests
Holidays with Hogs
Magical Me (his autobiography)
Travel With Trolls
Voyages With Vampires
Wandering With Werewolves
Year With The Yeti

Longbottom, Algie: Neville’s great uncle who tried to trick Neville into showing some magical ability when he was a child. He once pushed him off the end of Blackpool Pier and nearly drowned him. Another time, he held eight year old Neville out of an upstairs window and accidentally dropped him, watching as Neville bounced all the way down the garden and into the road. This was a cause for celebration in the Longbottom household and so Algie bought Neville Trevor the toad.

Longbottom, Alice: Alice is guessed to have been born a few years before Lily and the Marauders and have attended Hogwarts a few years before them. She married Frank Longbottom and the two of them became very well known and respected Aurors. They were both a part of the original Order of the Phoenix and defied Voldemort three times. They gave birth to a baby boy, Neville, who was born at the end of July. This meant that he was one of the two boys a prophecy made could be referring to. After the downfall of Voldemort, Bellatrix, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange and Barty Crouch Jr. tried to get information to the Dark Lord’s whereabouts from Frank and Alice and in the end, Bellatrix tortured them into insanity with the Cruciatus Curse. The two of them are now in the Janus Thickey ward in St. Mungo’s Hospital (ward 49, for permanent spell damage). Neville and his grandmother visit them frequently and although Alice doesn’t know who he is, she knows that Neville is someone she likes. She gave him a Drooble’s bubblegum wrapper and although Neville’s grandmother told him to throw it out, he pocketed it. Neville looks a lot like her. She used to have round face (though not anymore) and now has wispy white hair.

Longbottom, Augusta: Neville’s grandmother (Frank’s mother) who raises him in place of his hospitalised parents. She is a strong, proud woman who wears green robes, a fox-fur scarf, a stuffed vulture-topped hat and a red handbag. She is very strict and a bit tetchy with Neville, but loves him nonetheless. She’s very proud of him after his fight at the Department of Mysteries and thinks that Harry has more backbone than most people put together. She told Neville not to take N.E.W.T.-level Charms but little did Neville know that it was she who failed her Charms O.W.L.

Longbottom, Enid: Neville’s great aunt who’s possibly married to Uncle Algie.

Longbottom, Frank: Frank Longbottom is guessed to have been born and attended Hogwarts a few years before the Marauders, though it is not confirmed. At school he met a girl named Alice and the two of them got married later and became well known Aurors. Both of them were a part of The Order of the Phoenix and defied Voldemort three times. They gave birth to a baby boy at the end of the July of 1980, Neville, which meant that they were at risk. A prophecy was made foretelling of a boy born at the end of July who had the power to vanquish the Dark Lord. It is not known if they were informed of the prophecy. At any rate, Neville was not chosen as “the one.” After the fall of Voldemort, Bellatrix, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange and Barty Crouch Jr. tortured Alice and Frank into telling the whereabouts of Voldemort, even though they didn’t know anything. They were tortured into insanity with the Cruciatus Curse. Neville was sent to live with his grandmother, who is also Frank’s mother. They are currently in the Janus Thickey ward in St. Mungo’s Hospital (ward 49, permanent spell damage) and do not even recognize family members. Neville and his grandmother visit them frequently.

Longbottom, Neville: Born on July 30th, 1980, to Aurors Frank and Alice Longbottom, Neville was one of two boys who could apply to a recent prophecy. Sybill Trelawney made a prophecy in front of Albus Dumbledore foretelling of a boy born at the end of July who had the power to vanquish Voldemort. This boy was born to parents who had thrice defied Voldemort. Neville was one of the boys and Harry Potter was the other. It is not known if Alice or Frank ever found out about the prophecy, but Neville, the Pureblood, was not chosen by Voldemort to mark him as his equal. It was Harry, the half-blood. Neville’s parents were tortured into insanity by a group of Death Eaters after Voldemort’s downfall and Neville was sent to live with his grandmother (Frank’s mother) when he was around one years old.
It was wondered for some years if he was squib because he didn’t show any magical ability, but his Uncle Algie proved that theory wrong (see Uncle Algie). Neville is in Gryffindor house at Hogwarts and is really forgetful. He is not very intelligent but Herbology is his forte. He has a round face, much like his mother’s, and seems to be slightly overweight. He snores. Though his bravery isn’t that of a “typical Gryffindor’s”, it has been shown throughout the books. For one thing, he joined Dumbledore’s Army, even though he could have been expelled from school and learned the spells very well. He stood up to his fellow Gryffindors when he knew he was right and also risked standing up to Crabbe and Goyle. He was very brave during the battle at the Department of Mysteries. His worst fear is Professor Snape, who constantly picks on him, and it is very courageous of Neville to continue to attend his classes. Neville’s boggart turned into Snape in a dress and that made Snape bully him worse.
His fellow Gryffindors treat him with respect and defend him at times. Hermione Granger helps him out in a lot of his classes, particularly Potions. He and his grandma visit his parents frequently. When Alice gave him a Drooble’s bubblegum wrapper during Christmas of his fifth year, he pocketed it, as opposed to throwing it away like his grandmother said. Neville will player a bigger role in the future.

Lovegood, Luna: Luna Lovegood was born c. 1981 to wizarding parents. Her mother died when Luna was nine years old while experimenting with spells (Luna still misses her sometimes) and her father is the editor of The Quibbler magazine. Luna and her father may live near Ottery St. Catchpole (GoF) but it is not confirmed. Luna has protuberant silvery grey eyes, pale eyebrows, and straggly, waist-length dirty blonde hair. She wears a dreamy look and carries an aura of dottiness and often shows up wherever she is by accident. She sometimes keeps her wand behind her ear for safekeeping and wears a necklace of butterbeer caps.
Luna is in Ravenclaw house and began to attend Hogwarts in 1992. Her peers often ridicule her for her strange beliefs (which she tells to anyone who will listen) and call her “Loony Lovegood” behind her back. She is aware of this but keeps her dignity and remains serene. She believes in Crumpled-Horn Snorkacks. Harry, Ginny and Neville shared the same compartment with her on the Hogwarts Express before Harry’s fifth year and she was reading The Quibbler upside down. She stared at the others, laughed a little too loud, and was generally an odd compartment buddy.
She can see Thestrals because she has seen her mother die and when she tells Harry that he’s just as sane as she is, he’s not very comforted. She supported Gryffindor in their Quidditch match by wearing a realistic lion hat, which roared. She stood up for Harry in front of a few fourth and fifth year students, proclaiming her belief that he was telling the truth. She joined Dumbledore’s Army and her training paid off when she went with the others to The Department of Mysteries and helped battle some Death Eaters.
At the end of the year, Harry found her putting up notices around the school asking for her supplies back because people had stolen them. He was still mourning over the loss of his godfather but Luna told him that he would see him again. “In that room in the archway. They were just lurking out of site, that’s all, you heard them,” she had told him. This made Harry feel a bit better for some reason because Luna sounded so confident and pacific, kind of like believing in an afterlife.

Lupin, Remus John: Remus John Lupin was born on March 10, 1960. He was a half-blood and despite popular belief, did not have a twin brother. When he was a very small boy, he received a bite from a werewolf named Greyback and turned into one himself. He received the bite because his dad had somehow offended Greyback. The identity of the werewolf that had bitten him remained anonymous to Lupin for a very long time. Because of his lycanthropy, Lupin’s chances of ever attending Hogwarts were slim to none; that is, until Albus Dumbledore became Headmaster. Dumbledore took careful precautions to allow Remus to attend Hogwarts and keep his secret safe at the same time. A house was built in Hogsmeade with a tunnel connecting to the newly planted Whomping Willow on the Hogwarts ground, where Remus could safely and secretly transform once a month. Because of the howling and other sounds made by him, Dumbledore encouraged the rumour that the house was haunted, and thus the house was christened as “The Shrieking Shack”.
In his first year at Hogwarts in 1971, Remus was sorted into Gryffindor house and quickly became friends with James Potter, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew. They later called themselves “The Marauders”. His friends were very intelligent, though. Remus made up countless excuses as to his absence every month, claiming that his mother was ill or something or the other. In his second year, his friends discovered him though, and for his benefit, became illegal Animagi to keep him company every full moon. It took about three years, and in their fifth year, the quartet explored the Hogwarts grounds and Forbidden Forest and came to write the Marauder’s Map (later confiscated by Filch). Remus was nicknamed “Moony” by his friends. James Potter used to call his lycanthropy his “furry little problem” in front of company, which led many people to believe that Lupin had a badly behaved rabbit.
Before his fifth year at Hogwarts, Remus got a letter notifying him that he was made a Gryffindor Prefect. He suspected it was because Dumbledore wanted him to exercise some control over his mischievous friends. Since Remus was so rejected his entire life, he was always pleased to have friends and cut them a lot of slack. When their O.W.L.’s were finished and Potter and Black were picking on Snape, Remus hadn’t the guts to tell them they were out of order.
During his sixth year at Hogwarts, Sirius told Snape how to get into the Whomping Willow, if he was so interested in knowing where Remus went every month. Of course, Snape tried it, and had James not found out about what Sirius did, all of them would have been in big trouble. Snape thought all of the Marauders were in on the joke, and hated them even more.
After leaving Hogwarts in 1978, Remus, the Marauders, and Lily joined the first Order of the Phoenix, fighting in the war against Voldemort. Remus suspected that Sirius was the spy passing information onto Voldemort, but did not voice his opinion. After Peter betrayed Lily and James, Remus lost everyone close to him: Lily and James dead, Peter supposedly dead, and Sirius in Azkaban.
Not long before Lupin became the new DADA teacher in Harry’s third year, the Wolfsbane Potion was discovered, enabling him to keep his mind when he transformed. When the trio saw him for the first time, he looked very ill and was wearing a shabby set of robes. He had a hoarse voice and his light brown hair was flecked with grey. Despite this fact, and the fact that Peeves took to calling him “Loony Loopy Lupin”, Remus soon became one of the most popular teachers at Hogwarts. He taught Harry how to defend himself from the Dementors. Around the last term of the year, he confiscated the Marauder’s Map, which Harry had mysteriously gotten, telling him that it was a poor way to repay his parents’ sacrifice. At the end of the year, he met up with Sirius in the Shrieking Shack and the two of them managed to convince the trio that Sirius was innocent. Snape found out a lot that night, too. Lupin forgot to take his Wolfsbane Potion that night, and when they got onto the Hogwarts grounds, he transformed, allowing Wormtail to escape. The next morning, Lupin resigned, as a vengeful Snape had “let slip” that he was a werewolf at the Sly