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Mary GrandPré ( / ˈɡrænpreɪ / GRAN-pray; born February 13, 1954) is an American illustrator best known for her cover and chapter illustrations of the Harry Potter books in their U.S. editions published by Scholastic. She received a Caldecott Honor in 2015 for illustrating Barb Rosenstock 's The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of ...
Daniel Radcliffe, who portrayed the series' title character, Harry Potter, was the icon of the film series from the release of the first film in 2001. This is a list of Harry Potter cast members who portrayed or voiced characters appearing in the film series. The list below is sorted by film and the character's surname, as some characters have been portrayed by multiple actors. Overview Dozens ...
The Order of the Phoenix is a secret organisation in the Harry Potter series of fiction books written by J. K. Rowling.Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Harry Potter – The main character of the series. Orphaned son of James and Lily Potter. Gryffindor student at Hogwarts, and co-founder and first leader of Dumbledore's Army. The husband of Ginny Weasley, father of James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna Potter. James Potter – Harry Potter's father and member of the Order of the Phoenix ...
Nationality. British. Genre. Children's books (Illustrator) Notable works. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (original illustration), Malamander. Thomas Henry Taylor (born 22 May 1973) [1] is an English children's writer and illustrator. He painted the cover art for the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor. He rose to fame at age 12 when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name.Radcliffe portrayed Potter in all eight films in the series, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and concluding with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).
Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series created by J.K. Rowling. Umbridge is the secondary antagonist of the fifth novel, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, where she has been stationed at Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic to take power away from Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore, who have both been ...
Hermione is a Muggle-born Gryffindor, [4] who becomes best friends with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Rowling states that she was born on 19 September 1979 [2] and she was nearly twelve when she first attended Hogwarts. [5] She is an overachiever who excels academically and is described by Rowling as a "very logical, upright and good" character ...