Thursday, August 7, 2008

The Unofficial Guide to Harry Potter Fun, Facts and Trivia: Part1

Characters - Individuals (A-G)

Abercrombie, Euan - First year student; lives in Gryffindor (vol. 5, p.208)

Abbott, Hannah - Hufflepuff prefect; first to receive a Calming Draught from Madame Pomfrey for nervousness due to impending O.W.L.s. (vol.5, pp. 188, 605)

Agrippa - Name of a wizard depicted on a wizard trading card.

Avery - One of the Death Eaters who escaped from Azkaban. (vol. 5, p. 586)

Bagman, Ludo - Head of Department of Magical Games and Sports. (vol. 4, p. 61) Helped organize Triwizard Tournament. (vol. 4, p. 254) A famous beater.

Bagnold, Millicent - Former Minister of Magic. (vol 5, p. 93)

Bagshot, Bathilda - Author of History of Magic.

Beater - Quidditch player who tries to knock the bludgers towards opposing team.

Bell, Katie - Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

Binns, Professor - Ghost who taught History of Magic at Hogwarts. (vol. 4, p.234)

Black, Alphard - Uncle of Sirius, gave him gold after he ran away from home. (vol. 5, p.111)

Black, Bellatrix - Sirius's cousin; served time in Azkaban; Marries Rudolphus Lestrange. (vol. 5 p. 114)

Black, Regulus - Sirius's younger brother; a Death Eater. (vol. 5, p. 112)

Black, Sirius - A feared and believed-to-be-malevolent character who Harry thinks is responsible for the death of his parents, but who is later revealed to be Harry's godfather and protector; served 12 years in Azkaban. (vol. 5, p. 9).

Bloody Baron - The resident ghost of Slytherin House.

Boardman, Stubby - Another nickname for Sirius Black; lead singer of the Hobgoblins. (vol. 5, p. 736)

Bode, Broderick - An "unspeakable" worked in Department of Mysteries; dies mysteriously at St. Mungo's Hospital. (vol. 5, pp. 546, 548); Under the Imperious Curse. (vol. 5, p. 587)

Bonaccord, Pierre - First Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards; in favor of stopping troll-hunting. (vol. 5, pp. 725-726)

Bones, Amelia Susan - Head of Department of Magical Law Enforcement; one of Harry's interrogators at the Ministry of Magic. (vol. 5 pp. 123, 138) She was found dead, the summer before Harry's sixth term, in a room that was locked from the inside, a signature of a Voldermort killing. (vol. 6, p. 13)

Bones, Susan - Hogwarts student who had an uncle, aunt and cousins who died at the hands of a Death Eater.(vol.5, p. 550)

Bryce, Frank - Tom Riddle's gardener who's accused of the Riddle family murders, but never convicted, he remained as gardener for the new owners. Dies when he sees Lord Voldemort. (vol. 4, p. 2, 15)

Bulstrode, Millicent - Hermione's dueling partner in second year dueling club.

Burke, Caracticus - co-founder of Borgin and Burke's. (vol. 6, p. 213)

Cadogon, Sir - Knight from a portrait in the North Tower. Temporary guardian of Gryffindor Tower while the Fat Lady was being repaired. Also called the "mad knight." (vol. 4, p. 616)

Chang, Cho - Seeker on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, on whom Harry gets a crush in volume 4.

Chaser - Quidditch player who tries to score using the quaffle.

Chorley, Herbert - Second in command to the Prime Minister for Muggles. (vol. 6, p. 2)

Clearwater, Penelope - Percy Weasley's girlfriend.

Cole, Mrs. - Proprietor of the orphanage where Tom Riddle was raised.

Crabbe, Vincent - A friend of Draco Malfoy and an enemy of Harry. A resident of Slytherin.

Creevy, Colin - Admirer of Harry's, who follows him constantly and is always taking his picture. In Gryffindor House.

Creevy, Dennis - Brother of Colin. (vol. 5)

Cresswell, Dirk - Muggle-born, Head of Goblin Liaison Office. One year younger than Lily Evans. (vol. 6, p. 71)

Crouch, Bartemius (Barty) - High ranking ministry wizard; Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation; owner of Winky the house-elf; speaks over 200 languages. (vol. 4, p. 89)

Crookshanks - A ginger-colored cat that Hermione buys at the Magical Menagerie. (vol 3, p. 60)

Cuffe, Barnabas - Editor of the Daily Prophet. (vol 6, p. 71)

Dawlish - An Auror; tries to overpower Dumbledore. (vol. 5, p. 620)

Delacour, Fleur - A competitor in the Triwizard Tournament from Beauxbaton School; part veela. (vol. 4, p. 349 & p. 399) Became engaged to Bill Weasley with plans to marry the summer before Harry's seventh term.

Derwent, Dilys - St. Mungo healer and former Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; his portrait hangs in Dumbledore's office. (vol. 5, pp. 468, 485)

Diddykins, Ickle - Harry's unaffectionate nickname for his cousin Dudley. (vol 5, p.13).

Diggle, Dedalus - Member of the Order of the Phoenix; excitable; wears a top hat. One of the wizards who escorts Harry to Order of the Phoenix Headquarters (vol 5, p. 49).

Diggory, Cedric - Hufflepuff House prefect and Quidditch team captain who is one of the representatives of Hogwarts in the Triwizard Tournament; exceptionally handsome; short, straight nose; dark hair and grey eyes. (vol. 4, p. 296)

Dippet, Professor Armando - Headmaster at Hogwarts 50 years ago; Dumbledore's predecessor. (vol. 5, p.473)

Doge, Elphias - Wizard, wheezy-voiced. One of the wizards who escorts Harry to Order of the Phoenix Headquarters. (vol 5, p. 49)

Dolohov, Antonin - A Death Eater; murderer; convicted of the brutal murders of Gideon and Fabian Prewett (vol. 5, pp. 543-544)

Dumbledore, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian - Headmaster at Hogwarts; widely regarded as the finest wizard of his generation and the only wizard feared by Lord Voldemort. Blue eyes; tall, thin body; several feet of long silver hair; crooked nose; wears half-moon spectacles and a long purple cloak. Also known as Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards & Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. (vol. 5 pp. 139, 308)

Dursley, Mr. Vernon - Harry's uncle; married to Petunia; father of Dudley.

Dursley, Dudley - Harry's cousin; son of Vernon & Petunia. Also known as "Dud," "Big D," and "Popkin." (vol. 5, p.12)

Dursley, Petunia Evans - Harry's aunt; sister of his mother, Lily; wife of Vernon; mother of Dudley.

Edgecombe, Madame - Mother of Marietta; works at Department of Magical Transportation, Floo network. (vol.5, p. 612))

Edgecombe, Marietta - Cho's friend who spills the beans about Dumbledore's Army; daughter of Madame Edgecomb. (vol. 5, p. 612)

Evans, Lily - Muggle-born; married James Potter and gave birth to Harry. (vol. 5, p. 647)

Everard - Former Hogwart's Headmaster. (vol. 5, p. 462)

Fat Friar - Resident ghost of Hufflepuff Tower.

Fat Lady - The subject of a portrait guarding the entrance of Gryffindor Tower.

Figg, Mrs. Arabella - Batty, cat-loving old-lady; a squib; lives near Harry in Little Whinging. (vol. 5, p. 2, pp. 20 & 21)

Filch, Argus - The caretaker at Hogwarts; a failed wizard; a squib. He hates students and especially does not like Harry or his friends. He has a cat named Mrs. Norris. Very knowledgeable about all of Hogwart's secret passageways and hiding places. (vol. 5, p. 629)

Finnigan, Seamus. - An Irish sandy-haired student in Harry's year. Good friend of Dean Thomas.

Flamel, Nicolas - Dumbledore's partner in his work in alchemy and the only known maker of the Sorcerer's Stone. (vol.1, p. 160)

Fletcher, Mundungus - A wizard who is a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Valuable because he "knows all the crooks;" dirty, unkempt, pipe-smoker. (vol 5, p. 86)

Flint, Marcus - Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team.

Flitwick, Professor - Charms teacher at Hogwarts; Head of Ravenclaw House. Tiny little wizard who has to stand on piles of books to see over his desk.

Flume, Ambrosius - Owner of Honeydukes. (vol. 6, p. 71)

Fridwulfa - A giantess, who is Hagrid's mother. Her whereabouts are unknown; she is said to be brutal. (vol. 4, p. 439)

Frobischer, Vickie - Member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team (vol. 5, p. 276)

Fudge, Cornelius - Minister of Magic. Wants to take Hagrid to Azkaban, after a fourth muggle is attacked. (vol. 2, p. 261) Later he casts aspersions on Hagrid's Giant ancestry.

Gaunt, Marvolo - Voldemort's grandfather; descendant of Salazar Slytherin. (vol. 6, p. 212)

Gaunt, Merope - Voldemort's mother. (vol. 6, p. 212)

Gaunt, Morfin - Merope's brother. (vol. 6, p. 212)

Goldstein, Anthony - Ravenclaw Prefect. (vol. 5)

Golgomath - Takes over as Gurg (Chief of the Giants) after Karkus is killed; black hair and teeth to match; wears a necklace of bones (some human); massive, one of the biggest giants. (vol. 5, p. 430)

Goshawk, Miranda - Author of the Standard Book of Spells.

Goyle, Gregory - One of Draco Malfoy's stupid henchmen. Thick-set and mean-looking with short, bristly hair. A resident of Slytherin House.

Granger, Hermione - Smart, know-it-all at Hogwarts; classmate and good friend of Harry; bushy brown hair, large front teeth and a loud, rather bossy voice. Her parents are muggle dentists.

Grawp - A giant; Hagrid's half-brother (same mother) "a bit of a runt," only 16 feet tall; tends to be violent; distinguishing characteristic: a single fleshy ear on the top of his head. (vol. 5, pp. 691-695)

Greyback, Fenrir - A werewolf who is very cruel and especially enjoys biting human children and turning them into werewolves. Family friend of the Malfoys and fighting in collusion with the Death Eaters. Lupin, who was a former student and former professor at Hogwarts, was bitten by Greyback when he was a child. Greyback heads a group of werewolves who hate humans and who work on behalf of Voldermort. (vol. 6, pp. 71, 623)

Gregory the Smarmy - (vol. 5 p. 659)

Grey, Lady - Resident ghost of Ravenclaw Tower.

Grubbly-Plank, Professor Wilhelmina - A witch that temporarily takes over Hagrid's job (care of magical creatures) when Hagrid is "indisposed." (vol. 4, p. 484)

Grunnion, Alberic - Name of a wizard depicted on a wizard trading card.

Gryffindor, Godric - One of the four founders of Hogwarts. Gryffindor House is named after him.

Gurg - Title of giant chief. (vol. 5, p. 427)

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