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The following is a list of characters from the Harry Potter series. Each character appears in at least one Harry Potter-related book or story by J. K. Rowling.These books and stories include the seven original Harry Potter novels (1997–2007), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2001), Quidditch Through the Ages (2001), The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008), Harry Potter and the Cursed ...
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (/ ˈ h ɒ ɡ w ɔːr t s /) is a fictional boarding school of magic for young wizards. It is the primary setting for the first six novels in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling , and also serves as a major setting in the Wizarding World media franchise.
Harry James Potter is the titular character of the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling.The plot of the seven-book series chronicles seven years in the life of the orphan Harry, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard.
Hogwarts was founded a millennium ago (the exact date unknown) by "four of the greatest witches and wizards of the age": [29] Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. The founders served as Hogwarts' first teachers, and each of the Hogwarts houses is named after one of the founders.
McGonagall is held in high regard by her peers and the students of Hogwarts. She is known for her sternness and dry sense of humour. Minerva McGonagall shares some traits with the Roman goddess Minerva (known as Athena in Greek mythology). [10] [11]
Image credits: Nickelodeon Animation Studio #2 Harry, Hermione, and Ron. The trio of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley of Hogwarts is the beloved magic-wielding threesome of ...
He and his family encounter Harry Potter at King's Cross station and help him find the Hogwarts Express. Once aboard the train, Ron and Harry meet Hermione Granger, whom they initially dislike. At Hogwarts, all three students are assigned to Gryffindor House. After Ron and Harry save Hermione from a troll, they develop a friendship with her. [4]
In the epilogue of Deathly Hallows, which is set nineteen years later, Ginny mentions that Neville is now the Herbology professor at Hogwarts. In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Neville's death before the Battle of Hogwarts is the point of divergence for an alternate timeline in which Voldemort killed Harry and won the wizarding war.