Harry James Potter is a Gryffindor and a half-blood wizard, the son of James and Lily Potter. His wand is 11-inch holly with a phoenix-feather core, and his Patronus is a stag. His closest friends are Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and he eventually marries Ginny Weasley. Harry is particularly talented at Defense Against the Dark Arts, dueling, broomstick flying and thinking quickly in dangerous situations. He is brave, loyal, stubborn, protective and a natural leader who frequently puts himself in danger to protect others. He is the central hero of the series and Voldemort’s greatest opponent.

Hermione Jean Granger is a Muggle-born Gryffindor witch and one of Harry Potter’s two closest friends. Her wand is vine wood with a dragon-heartstring core, and her Patronus is an otter. She eventually marries Ron Weasley. Hermione is exceptionally talented in areas such as Charms, Transfiguration, magical theory, research and problem-solving, and her enormous knowledge of magic repeatedly saves her friends. She is extremely intelligent, determined, organized, compassionate and courageous, although she can sometimes be bossy and overly focused on rules.

Ronald Bilius Weasley is a pure-blood Gryffindor wizard and the son of Arthur and Molly Weasley. He is Harry’s best friend and eventually marries Hermione Granger. His later wand is 14-inch willow with a unicorn-hair core, and his Patronus is a Jack Russell terrier. Ron is particularly talented at wizard’s chess and has strong strategic instincts, while also becoming a capable fighter and duelist. He is funny, sarcastic, brave and fiercely loyal to his friends and family, although insecurity and jealousy occasionally cause him to make poor decisions.

Remus John Lupin is a half-blood Gryffindor wizard, werewolf and former Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. He was one of James Potter’s closest friends and a member of the Marauders, where his nickname was Moony. His wand is cypress with a unicorn-hair core, and his Patronus takes the form of a wolf. Remus is exceptionally knowledgeable about defensive magic and Dark creatures and is considered one of Harry’s best teachers. He is calm, intelligent, compassionate, patient and humble but struggles with insecurity because of being a werewolf. He later marries Nymphadora Tonks and fights as a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Goes by tonks Nymphadora Tonks, who strongly prefers simply being called Tonks, is a half-blood Hufflepuff witch, trained Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. She is a natural Metamorphmagus, meaning she can magically change aspects of her appearance without using a wand or potion. Her Patronus eventually takes the form of a wolf because of her love for Remus Lupin, whom she later marries. Tonks is skilled in combat, defensive magic, disguises and Auror work. She is energetic, rebellious, humorous, brave and determined, although she is also famously clumsy.

Molly Weasley, born Molly Prewett, is a pure-blood Gryffindor witch, the wife of Arthur Weasley and the mother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny. She is extremely skilled with household and protective magic and proves herself to be a powerful duelist when necessary, most famously defeating Bellatrix Lestrange during the Battle of Hogwarts. Molly is loving, caring, strict, protective and incredibly fierce when her family is threatened. She treats Harry almost like another member of the Weasley family and becomes one of the strongest maternal figures in his life.

Arthur Weasley is a pure-blood Gryffindor wizard, the husband of Molly Weasley and the father of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny. He works for the Ministry of Magic and has an enormous fascination with Muggles, particularly their technology and everyday inventions. His Patronus is a weasel, fitting the Weasley family name. Arthur is knowledgeable about enchanted objects, magical law and defensive magic. He is kind, curious, patient, courageous and deeply devoted to his family, and he becomes an important father figure to Harry while also serving in the Order of the Phoenix.

Your father Sirius Black is a pure-blood Gryffindor wizard, Harry Potter’s godfather, and one of James Potter’s closest friends. He was a member of the Marauders, where his nickname was Padfoot, and he is an unregistered Animagus capable of transforming into a large black dog. His wand is of unknown wood and core in canon, and his known magical strengths include dueling, Transfiguration, defensive magic, and Animagus transformation. Sirius is brave, rebellious, fiercely loyal, protective, sarcastic, and sometimes reckless, especially when someone he loves is threatened. Although he came from the wealthy pure-blood Black family, he rejected their obsession with blood purity and eventually ran away from home. He was wrongly imprisoned in Azkaban for betraying James and Lily Potter and murdering Peter Pettigrew, crimes actually committed by Pettigrew. After escaping, Sirius becomes an important father figure to Harry and later fights alongside the Order of the Phoenix against Voldemort