50 Fun Facts About Harry Potter Characters
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Take the 50-question quizWhom does Hannah Abbott marry as an adult?
She also ends up owning the Leaky Cauldron, having left Hogwarts for a time after her mother's death.
Which subject is taught by Cuthbert Binns, the only ghost professor?
His lectures are famous for being the most reliably sleep-inducing at Hogwarts.
Who signed the note "R.A.B." in the fake locket?
Sirius's younger brother swapped the Horcrux and made sure Kreacher escaped with the real one.
In the novel, who betrays Dumbledore's Army to Umbridge?
She is Cho's friend; the film hands the betrayal to Cho herself under a truth potion.
Which of his own spells kills Vincent Crabbe?
The cursed fire also destroys Ravenclaw's diadem in the Room of Requirement.
Which character does David Tennant play in Goblet of Fire?
The Death Eater impersonates Moody all year and ends up receiving a Dementor's Kiss.
Which future Superman auditioned to play Cedric Diggory?
Robert Pattinson got the part and said the production inspired him to keep acting.
Which of Dumbledore's school friends writes his obituary in the Daily Prophet?
He was also a member of the original Order of the Phoenix.
Which tavern does Aberforth Dumbledore own?
He sends Dobby to Malfoy Manor and later smuggles Harry into Hogwarts through his pub.
Who plays Aberforth in Deathly Hallows – Part 2?
Jim McManus had the part in Order of the Phoenix and Richard Coyle took it in The Secrets of Dumbledore.
What did Harry Melling wear to play Dudley in Deathly Hallows – Part 1?
He had lost so much weight across the series that the padding was the only way to stay recognisably Dudley.
Who plays Aunt Marge, the relative Harry accidentally inflates?
The scene opens Prisoner of Azkaban and sends Harry onto the Knight Bus.
What does Arabella Figg crossbreed at her home near Privet Drive?
The elderly Squib was planted there by Dumbledore to keep watch over Harry's childhood.
Who was cast as Argus Filch in HBO's Harry Potter television series in 2025?
David Bradley played the caretaker throughout the films.
Professor Flitwick has distant ancestry from which magical race?
The Charms teacher and Head of Ravenclaw is played by Warwick Davis.
What kills Astoria Greengrass, Draco Malfoy's wife?
Jade Gordon plays her in the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 epilogue.
Whom did Fenrir Greyback turn into a werewolf as a child?
He later leads the Snatchers and mauls Bill Weasley on the night Dumbledore dies.
Which two relics are associated with Godric Gryffindor?
Rowling called him the most accomplished dueller of his time and a fighter against Muggle-discrimination.
In which year at Hogwarts was Hagrid expelled?
He was blamed for opening the Chamber of Secrets, fifty years before Harry's time.
Who plays flying instructor Madam Hooch in the first film?
She referees Quidditch and teaches first-years to fly, and never appears again after Philosopher's Stone.
Which Ministry employee does Hermione impersonate with Polyjuice Potion?
The disguise gets her into the Ministry for the raid that recovers the locket.
What is the name of Lee Jordan's pirate radio station in Deathly Hallows?
The Quidditch commentator turned broadcaster supports Harry and the Order on air.
Who plays Viktor Krum in the Goblet of Fire film?
The Bulgarian Seeker and Durmstrang student takes Hermione to the Yule Ball.
Lily Potter's maiden name was borrowed from which author's real given name?
Mary Anne Evans wrote as George Eliot; Rowling said that is where "Evans" came from.
After whom is Teddy Lupin named?
Like his mother, the orphaned godson of Harry is a Metamorphmagus.
Who plays the Beauxbatons headmistress Olympe Maxime?
Like Hagrid, Madame Maxime is half-giant, a fact she is reluctant to admit.
Who plays the younger McGonagall in the Fantastic Beasts films?
Maggie Smith played her throughout the Potter films; she becomes headmistress after Voldemort's death.
Who plays Cormac McLaggen, the Keeper rival Hermione sabotages?
McLaggen is a year above Harry and a member of the Slug Club.
Who plays Mad-Eye Moody in the films?
His son Domhnall plays Bill Weasley in the final two films.
Who plays the wandmaker Ollivander?
Ollivander was master of the Elder Wand until Grindelwald stole it.
Rowling said Pansy Parkinson was based on whom?
Pansy is a Slytherin prefect and a member of Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad.
Where did Professor Quirrell's first name, Quirinus, first appear?
The novels never give it; Ian Hart plays him in Philosopher's Stone.
Whose bodyguard is the Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt?
He becomes Minister for Magic after Voldemort's death.
Who succeeds Lee Jordan as Hogwarts Quidditch commentator?
The sceptical Hufflepuff Chaser joined Dumbledore's Army but never quite believed Harry.
Who puts Pius Thicknesse under the Imperius Curse to make him puppet Minister?
Yaxley then runs Magical Law Enforcement under him and prosecutes Muggle-borns alongside Umbridge.
Who plays Tom the barman in the first film?
Jim Tavaré took over as a hunchbacked Tom in Prisoner of Azkaban, a change reporters noticed.
Who plays Sybill Trelawney in the films?
Umbridge sacks the Divination teacher in Order of the Phoenix, but she is back at work by the next book.
What is Moaning Myrtle's surname?
Rowling based her on the crying girl who always seemed to be in the bathroom at the parties of her youth.
Who was cast as Molly Weasley in HBO's Harry Potter television series in 2025?
Julie Walters played her in the films.
A wolf spider discovered in which country was named Lycosa aragogi after Aragog?
Hagrid's talking spider thus joined the short list of fictional creatures with a real species named after them.
Whom did the Bloody Baron kill in life, before taking his own?
She became the Grey Lady; he wears chains as a reminder and is one of the few who can control Peeves.
After which historical figure is Dumbledore's phoenix named?
The bird once swallowed a killing curse meant for Dumbledore and was reborn from the ashes.
The centaur Firenze is based on which figure from Rowling's life?
Steve Eddy had tried to discourage her from writing fantasy stories.
Which ghost does Kelly Macdonald play in Deathly Hallows – Part 2?
Nina Young played the Ravenclaw ghost back in Philosopher's Stone.
Who voices the house-elf Kreacher in the films?
Harry inherits the Black family elf after Sirius's death and slowly wins his loyalty.
Who plays the human Nagini in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald?
The film reveals the snake was once a cursed woman.
From which event is Nick excluded because his head is still attached?
John Cleese plays him in the first two films.
Which comedian filmed scenes as Peeves that were cut from Philosopher's Stone?
Rowling says Peeves is not a ghost but an "indestructible spirit of chaos" even Dumbledore could not remove for good.
Which film star plays Madam Rosmerta in Prisoner of Azkaban?
Rosmerta runs the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade.
How many years above Harry is Quidditch captain Oliver Wood?
Sean Biggerstaff plays the Gryffindor Keeper.
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