AUTHOR & BOOKS

AUTHOR

J. K. ROWLING

• She is the writer of the 7 Harry Potter

fantasy books.

• She is from Yate, England (The UK).

She was born on July 31st, 1965. So, she is 51.

• She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland (The UK)

with her husband, Dr. Neil Murray. They’ve got

2 children together, a son called David (who is

13 years old) and a daughter called

Mackenzie (who is 11).

• She has got other daughter, Jessica, who is 23

years old, from her previous marriage with

Portuguese journalist Jorge Arantes.

CHARACTERSHARRY POTTER• He has no parents, so that he’s orphan. He lives with his uncle, auntie

and cousin (The Dursleys). They don’t love Harry because he can

perform magic.

• He is a half-blood wizard, since his grandparents were muggles.

• He studies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and belongs

to Gryffindor House.

• He has got 2 best friends, Ron and Hermione, and an owl called

Hedwig.

• He is one of the most famous and powerful wizards of modern times.

• He can speak to snakes.

• Lord Voldemort wants to kill him. He tried it when Harry was a baby, but

he couldn’t.

CHARACTERS

HERMIONE

GRANGER

• She lives in London with her parents, who are

dentists, but she hasn’t got any brothers or

sisters, so that she is an only child.

• Her parents are muggles*.

• She studies at Hogwarts School and belongs to

Gryffindor House.

• She is very smart (intelligent) and the best

student of the academic year.

• She loves reading books.

• She’s got a cat called Crookshanks.

*Muggles are people who lack any sort of magical ability

and were not born in a magical family.

CHARACTERS

RON WEASLEY

• He is Harry’s best friend. He’s funny.

• He’s a pure blood wizard.

• He’s the sixth son of Arthur and Molly Weasly. He

is also the younger brother of Bill, Charlie, Pearcy,

Fred and George, and the elder brother of Ginny.

So that, he has got 5 brothers and 1 sister.

• He studies at Hogwarts School and belongs to

Gryffindor House.

• He’s got a rat called Scabbers.

• He loves playing Quidditch.

CHARACTERS

ALBUS

DUMBLEDORE

• He is a fantastic wizard.

• He’s the headmaster of Hogwarts

School.

• He loves Harry Potter very much

and always tries to help him.

• When Harry’s parents died, he

took care of him and left him with

the Dursleys (his only family).

• He’s got a phoenix (bird) called

Fawkes which is very intelligent

and immortal (cannot die).

CHARACTERS

MINERVA

MCGONAGALL

• She is an amazing witch.

• She is the transfiguration professor and,

sometimes, deputy headmistress and

headmistress of Hogwarts School.

• She’s the head of Gryffindor House.

• She can become a cat.

• She’s very strict, but nice and fair.

CHARACTERSHAGRID• He is a half-giant.

• He’ s a professor at Hogwarts School.

• He looks after the land around Hogwarts School.

• He’s a good friend of Harry’s, Hermione’s and

Ron’s.

• He loves animals, specially the dangerous ones, like

dragons, giant spiders and 3 headed dogs.

• He gave Harry an owl, Hedwig, when he turned 11

years old.

CHARACTERS

DOBBY

• He is a house elf.

• He’s a friend of Harry’s.

• Dobby helps Harry and tries to

protect him.

• He belongs to Malfoy’s, but Harry

helps him to get his freedom.

CHARACTERS

THE DURSLEYS

• They are Harry’s only remaining

family.

• They are Vernon, Harry’s uncle;

Petunia, Harry’s auntie; and

Dudley, Harry’s cousin.

• They want to know nothing about

magic.

• They are Muggles (can’t do

magic).

• They treat Harry very badly.

CHARACTERS

SIRIUS BLACK

• He is Harry’s godfather.

• He was Harry’s dad’s best friend.

• He has no family.

• Mistakenly, he was sent to Azkaban prison,

when Harry was a baby.

• He can become a dog.

• He belonged to Gryffindor House when he was

a child.

CHARACTERS

DRACO MALFOY

• He is Harry’s enemy at Hogwarts School.

• He’s an only child.

• He and his dad (Lucius Malfoy) are very

powerful.

• He belongs to Slytherin House.

• He plays Quidditch.

• His best friends are Goyle and Crabbe.

CHARACTERS

LORD VOLDEMORT

• He is the most powerful wizard of all

time.

• He’s very evil.

• He wanted to kill Harry Potter when he

was a baby, but he failed.

• He tries to be more and more powerful

to murder Harry and control everything.

• He can speak to snakes.

CHARACTERSSEVERUS SNAPE

• He is a professor at Hogwarts

School.

• He’s the head of Slytherin

House.

• He hates (doesn’t like) Harry

Potter and he always tries to

make Gryffindor House lose.

• He’s very serious and strict.

CHARACTERS

NEVILLE

LONGBOTTOM

• He lives with his grandma.

• His friends are Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny

and Luna.

• He studies at Hogwarts School and belongs

to Gryffindor House.

• He’s a little clumsy and hopeless at doing

spells.

• He’s got a toad called Trevor.

CHARACTERS

GINNY WEASLEY

• She is Ron’s little sister.

• She studies at Hogwarts School too and

belongs to Gryffindor House.

• She’s very good at playing Quidditch.

• She’s in love with Harry, but he doesn’t

know it.

CHARACTERS

GEORGE AND FRED WEASLEY

• They are Ron’s twin brothers.

• They study at Hogwarts School and belong

to Gryffindor House.

• They play at Hogwarts Quidditch team.

• They are very naughty and they are always

in trouble.

CHARACTERS

ARTHUR AND MOLLY

WEASLEY

• They are Ron’s parents. They have got 7

children, 6 sons and 1 daughter.

• They both are wizard and witch.

• They live in a small house in the country.

• They love Harry very much and treat him

like he was one of their children.

• They belonged to Gryffindor House.

CHARACTERS

LUNA LOVEGOOD

• She studies at Hogwarts School and

belongs to Ravenclaw House.

• Her friends are Harry, Ginny, Neville, Ron

and Hermione.

• She’s a pure blood witch.

• She hasn’t got many friends because they

think she’s crazy.

VOCABULARY

HOGWARTS SCHOOL

HOUSE ELF

BROOMSTICK(MAGIC) WAND

(SORTING) HAT

VOCABULARY

GOLDEN SNITCH

3 HEADED DOG

DRAGON

QUIDDITCH

BUCKBEAK

(WITHERWINGS) OWL - HEDWIG

VOCABULARY

INVISIBILITY CLOAK

EVERY FLAVOUR

BEANS(HOUSE) CUP

(DO) A SPELL

VOCABULARY

POTION

TIE

CAULDRONROBE