Witches, wizards and legends

Harry Potter Characters

Forty-two profiles, each with its portrait, its key facts and the chapters where they shine. Pick a character or browse the four houses.

Gryffindor

Portrait of Harry Potter, a young man with messy black hair, round glasses and a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead

Portrait of Hermione Granger, a young woman with thick curly brown hair, a Gryffindor robe and a book in her hands

Hermione Granger

Portrait of Ron Weasley, a freckled red-haired young man in a Gryffindor robe with a nervous but determined look

Portrait of Neville Longbottom, a round-faced young man in a Gryffindor robe with soil on his hands and the Sword of Gryffindor behind him

Neville Longbottom

Portrait of Ginny Weasley, a red-haired young woman with a determined look in a Gryffindor robe, holding a Quidditch broom

Portrait of Sirius Black, a man with long dark hair, a haggard face and an intense gaze, with a large black dog beside him

Portrait of Albus Dumbledore, an old man with a long silver beard, half-moon glasses and a deep purple robe

Albus Dumbledore

Portrait of Remus Lupin, a tired-looking young man with brown hair going gray early and a patched robe

Portrait of Peter Pettigrew, a short, plump man with watery eyes, a shining silver hand and rat-like features

Peter Pettigrew (Wormtail)

Portrait of Fred Weasley, a freckled red-haired young man with a mischievous grin, in a Gryffindor robe holding a firework

Portrait of Minerva McGonagall, a witch with a stern face, hair in a tight bun, square glasses and a pointed hat

Minerva McGonagall

Portrait of Rubeus Hagrid, a huge man with a tangled beard and mane, a moleskin coat and hands the size of trash can lids

Portrait of Lily Potter, a young woman with dark red hair and bright green eyes, with a faint smile

Lily Potter (Lily Evans)

Portrait of James Potter, a young man with messy black hair and round glasses, with a mischievous, confident air

Portrait of George Weasley, a red-haired young man with a cheeky grin and a scarred ear, in brightly colored robes

Slytherin

Portrait of Lord Voldemort, a pale, bald, noseless figure with slit red eyes and a black robe

Portrait of Severus Snape, a pale man with long black hair, a hooked nose and a black robe buttoned to the neck

Portrait of Draco Malfoy, a young man with slicked-back platinum blond hair, a pale face and a green Slytherin robe

Portrait of Bellatrix Lestrange, a witch with thick black curly hair, heavy-lidded eyes and a crooked smile

Bellatrix Lestrange

Portrait of Dolores Umbridge, a short, squat witch with a toad-like face, a pink cardigan and a velvet bow in her hair

Dolores Umbridge

Portrait of Horace Slughorn, a stout walrus-mustached wizard in a velvet robe with a host's smile

Horace Slughorn

Portrait of Lucius Malfoy, a pale man with platinum blond hair, in black robes holding a snake-headed cane

Portrait of Regulus Black, a dark-haired young man with aristocratic features like Sirius's, in green and silver robes

Portrait of teenage Tom Riddle, a tall young man with dark hair and elegant features, in a Hogwarts uniform with a cold gaze

Tom Marvolo Riddle

Ravenclaw

Portrait of Luna Lovegood, a young woman with long pale blond hair, wide eyes and radish earrings

Portrait of Cho Chang, a young woman with long, straight black hair, in the blue and bronze Ravenclaw robes

Portrait of Gilderoy Lockhart, a wizard with wavy blond hair and a perfect smile, in turquoise robes

Gilderoy Lockhart

Portrait of Professor Quirrell, a pale, nervous man in a purple turban with a frightened look

Quirinus Quirrell

Hufflepuff

Portrait of Alastor Moody, a scarred man with a wooden leg and a spinning blue magical eye

Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody

Portrait of Tonks, a young witch with short bubble-gum pink hair and a mischievous grin

Nymphadora Tonks

Portrait of Cedric Diggory, a tall young man with brown hair and gray eyes, in the yellow and black Hufflepuff robes

House-less and other schools

Portrait of Dobby, a house-elf with big bat-like ears, enormous green eyes and a mismatched sock on his head

Portrait of Fleur Delacour, a young woman with very long silvery blond hair, fair skin and a light blue Beauxbatons uniform

Portrait of Viktor Krum, a young man with heavy dark brows and a serious look, in the red Durmstrang uniform

Portrait of Narcissa Malfoy, a blonde woman with a dark streak in her hair, a serious face and elegant black robes

Narcissa Malfoy

House not confirmed

Portrait of Molly Weasley, a woman with rosy cheeks and red hair pinned up, in an apron with a wand in her hand

House not confirmed

Portrait of Arthur Weasley, a thin, balding man with glasses and red hair, smiling with kind curiosity

House not confirmed

Portrait of Kingsley Shacklebolt, a tall, bald wizard with a deep voice and dark robes

Kingsley Shacklebolt

House not confirmed

Portrait of Gellert Grindelwald, a blond wizard with a cold gaze, in dark robes holding the Elder Wand

Gellert Grindelwald

House not confirmed

Portrait of Kreacher, an old house-elf with hairy ears and red eyes, wrapped in a gray rag

Portrait of Professor Trelawney, a thin woman with enormous glasses, many necklaces and colorful shawls

Sybill Trelawney

House not confirmed

Portrait of Hedwig, a white owl with dark flecks and big amber eyes, perched on a stand