Minor Harry Potter characters
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Minor characters in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling that do not fit in other articles or categories.
See Also: List of characters in the Harry Potter books
[edit] Amy Benson
Amy Benson is a character in the sixth Harry Potter book (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling), who is a distant acquaintance of Tom Riddle, the boy who became Harry Potter's enemy Lord Voldemort (known as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named in wizard society). Not much information is given about the girl, simply that she lived in the same orphanage as Tom Riddle, and that after an incident with the young Lord Voldemort in a sea-side cave, she and another boy named Dennis Bishop (also an orphan), were never the same. She has also been speculated by fans to be the mysterious R.A.B.
[edit] Stubby Boardman
Stubby Boardman was the lead singer of a singing group named The Hobgoblins who "retired from public life after being struck in the ear by a turnip". In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix there is an article in The Quibbler where a witch claims that Sirius Black is a pseudonym used by Stubby Boardman.
[edit] Caractacus Burke
| Harry Potter character | |
| Caractacus Burke | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Parentage | Unknown, but probably pure-blood |
| Actor | None yet |
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
Caractacus Burke is an owner of the shop Borgin and Burkes in the Harry Potter series, and has been known to have tricked Merope Gaunt into selling Salazar Slytherin's locket for only 10 galleons. Dumbledore once mentioned that Burke was not known for his generosity. He is referred to as a small old man, revolving slowly in the Pensieve, silver as a ghost but much more solid, with a thatch of hair that completely covered his eyes.
Caractacus is the Latin form of the Welsh name Caradoc, which, ironically, is the first name of dead Order of the Phoenix member Caradoc Dearborn. Caractacus was a King of the Britons who held out against Claudius' invasion in 43AD.
A relative, Herbert Burke, married Belvina Black. They had two sons and one daughter. The timeframe is right for their children to have been Caractacus Burke and the other Burke or Burkes involved in founding the store.
[edit] Centaur characters
[edit] Bane
| Harry Potter Character | |
| Bane | |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Eye Colour | Unknown |
| Residence | Hogwarts (Forbidden Forest) |
| Species | Centaur |
| Allegiance | The Stars |
| Voice Actor | Jason Piper |
| First Appearance | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
Bane is an intelligent centaur, who can read the stars and predict the future, and who despises, distrusts, and hates humans.
Bane was first depicted in the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone on page 257 (page 185 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Paperback) when Bane and Firenze foretell Harry Potter’s future by reading the stars; “Remember, Firenze we are sworn not to set ourselves against the heavens. Have you not read what is to come in the movement of the planets?”.
Bane was included in the centaur mobs that forced Harry, Hermione, and Hagrid out of the Forbidden Forest after they visited Grawp; he was also present when the centaurs attacked Umbridge.
[edit] Magorian
| Harry Potter Character | |
| Magorian | |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Hair Colour | Unknown |
| Eye Colour | Unknown |
| Residence | Forbidden Forest |
| Species | Centaur |
| Allegiance | The Stars |
| Voice Actor | Michael Wildman |
| First Appearance | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Magorian is a centaur that lives in the Forbidden Forest, and appears to be the leader of the centaurs. He, along with many other centaurs, intensely dislikes humans, and they try to kill Harry Potter and Hermione Granger when they lead Professor Umbridge into the Forbidden Forest.
[edit] Ronan
| Harry Potter Character | |
| Ronan | |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Hair Colour | Red |
| Eye Colour | Unknown |
| Residence | Forbidden Forest |
| Species | Centaur |
| Allegiance | The Stars |
| Voice Actor | None |
| First Appearance | Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone |
Ronan is a centaur, lives in the Forbidden Forest, and is distrustful of humans, although he tried to protect Harry and Hermione from the other centaurs in book 5 pointing out that they were "foals". He's described as speaking with a doleful tone, and seems rather peaceful compared to other centaurs.
[edit] Herbert Chorley
Herbert Chorley was a Junior Minister in the Muggle Government of Great Britain. The Death Eaters attempted to place him under the Imperius Curse, to use him as a spy against the Muggle government. However, the spell was botched, and Chorley went mad: he began quacking like a duck. The Prime Minister recommended that Chorley take some rest and "go easy on the drink"; the Minister for Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour, had him taken into care in St Mungo's hospital. In the process, Chorley attempted to strangle three Healers.
[edit] Crospin Conk
Crospin Conk is one of wizards in "Famous Witches and Wizards Cards", found in the Chocolate Frogs sweets. He was sent to Azkaban for keeping sphinxes in his back garden.
[edit] Florean Fortescue
Florean Fortescue runs an ice cream parlour in Diagon Alley. He appears to be very kind to Harry in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and even gives him free sundaes every half-hour. May be related to Fortescue, a former Hogwarts headmaster. He disappeared in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
[edit] Fridwulfa
| Harry Potter character | |
| Fridwulfa | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Black |
| House | None |
| Parentage | Giantess |
| Allegiance | None |
| First appearance | None (mentioned in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) |
Fridwulfa is the giantess who married a human and gave birth to a son named Rubeus Hagrid. She abandoned her human family when Hagrid was 3 years old. After she left her family she married another giant and gave birth to a son named Grawp. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hagrid travels to the remaining Giants' camp, where he discovers that Fridwulfa had died a while ago.
[edit] Miranda Goshawk
Miranda Goshawk wrote the series of textbooks entitled The Standard Book Of Spells (there are at least six books, entitled Grades One to Six; there is likely to be a Grade Seven textbook).
[edit] Eloise Midgen
Eloise Midgen is a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is generally assumed that she is in Harry's year, although her House is unclear. Evidence greatly suggests that Eloise is a member of Hufflepuff, as she has been spoken of most familiarly by members of that house. [citation needed] In the Goblet of Fire film she is said to be in Gryffindor, though the canonical accuracy of the films is not consistent.
Unfortunately, Eloise suffers from severe acne. In a Herbology lesson in The Goblet of Fire, Professor Sprout suggests that the use of diluted Bubotuber Pus is an effective way to treat the skin problem. Another student then mentions that Eloise tried to curse her acne off, but accidentally severed her nose. The school nurse, Madam Pomfrey, managed to fix the nose back on.
Later in the same book, when searching for dates for the Yule Ball, Ron scoffs Eloise saying that "her nose is off-centre" - implying that Madam Pomfrey didn't or couldn't fix it back perfectly. Not much is known about her, but Hermione insists that she is a very nice person.
The next reference to Eloise is in The Order of the Phoenix. Hermione puts a jinx on a contract for Dumbledore's Army; if anyone signed the contract but then betrayed the organisation, the curse that would act upon them would make Eloise's acne look like "cute freckles" by comparison.
In the Second War, the wizarding world is under daily threat of assault and murder from Voldemort's Death Eaters, and as the death toll rises, along with the number of attacks, several students are pulled out of school, although Hogwarts is relatively safe. Eloise Midgen's father came to school to collect her in the October of her sixth year.
In the film of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Ron says to Seamus, "Something's about to burst out of Eloise Midgen, too, and I don't think that it's a swan."
[edit] Idris Oakby
Idris Oakby (1872-1985) is the founder of the Society for the support of Squibs.
In October of 2006 Oakby was the Witch of the Month on the author J.K. rowlings website ([1]).
[edit] Ogg
| Harry Potter character | |
| Ogg | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Allegiance | Hogwarts |
| First appearance | None (mentioned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) |
Ogg is mentioned by Molly Weasley in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as being the Groundskeeper at Hogwarts in her and Arthur Weasley's time.
| Preceded by Unknown |
Hogwarts Groundskeeper Date unknown |
Succeeded by Rubeus Hagrid |
[edit] Ernie Prang
| Harry Potter character | |
| Ernie Prang | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Actor | Jimmy Gardner |
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
Ernie Prang is the driver of the Knight Bus. Ernie doesn't speak very much and has no lines in the film. He speaks briefly in the book saying only, "Ar". He is shown to drive recklessly which is negated by the fact that the bus is magically enchanted to make objects jump out of its way.
[edit] Ragnok
Ragnok is a goblin who apparently works with Bill Weasley at Gringotts (possibly in Egypt). According to Bill Weasley he is "feeling pretty anti-wizard at the moment" because Ludo Bagman had apparently gambled with him and he [Ragnok] thought that the Ministry of Magic was covering up for Ludo Bagman. His name is probably derived from Ragnorok.
[edit] Gaspard Shingleton
Gaspard Shingleton (born in 1959) is a fictional character from the wizarding world of Harry Potter. He is cited as the inventor of the Self-Stirring Cauldron. He was chosen as the wizard of the month on J. K. Rowling's official site in September 2005, but does not appear in any of the books.
[edit] Stan Shunpike
| Harry Potter character | |
 Stan, played by Lee Ingleby, in the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie |
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| Stan Shunpike | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Actor | Lee Ingleby |
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
Stan Shunpike (born 1975) is the young, pimply conductor of the Knight Bus. He speaks with a Cockney accent, and converses with Harry as he travels to London in the first part of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He also appears briefly in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at the Quidditch World Cup, boasting to veela, the Bulgarian team's official mascot, about his ambitious plans to become the next Minister of Magic. Shunpike appears again in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Stan Shunpike is arrested on suspicion of Death Eater activity. However, Harry and Dumbledore believe him to have been making untruthful boasts, as he had been known to do in the past. Even so, he is kept in Azkaban in order for the Ministry of Magic to look like progress is being made in the capturing of Death Eaters.
[edit] Hippocrates Smethwyck
Hippocrates Smethwyck's only appearance is in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as the Healer-in-Charge of the "Dai Llewellyn Ward: Serious bites" at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
His name comes from Hippocrates, who is considered the father of medicine, and from "Smethwick", a city in Staffordshire in central England, near Birmingham.
[edit] Felix Summerbee
Felix Summerbee (1447–1508) is a fictitious character in the Harry Potter book series.
He invented the Cheering Charm, which, as its name implies, is intended to cheer up the victim. Side effects may include laughter.
[edit] Tom
| Harry Potter character | |
 Derek Deadman and Jim Tavare as Tom in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
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| Tom | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Actor | Derek Deadman[HP1] and Jim Tavare[HP3] |
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
Tom is the barman and inn-keeper of the Leaky Cauldron inn. He first appears in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He gave Harry Potter a room to stay in after Harry blew up his Aunt Marge and took the Knight Bus to get to London.
Tom is described in the books as a bald, bent, toothless, full of wrinkles and soft-nut like man.
He was played by Derek Deadman in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and by Jim Tavare in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
[edit] Bridget Wenlock
Bridget Wenlock (1202 – 1285) She does not appear in any of the books or films, but was featured in Wizard of the Month at Rowling's official site in August 2005.
All that is known about her, apart from her name and when she lived, is that she was a famous arithmancer and "the first to establish the magical properties of the number seven," as said by Rowling on her website. Rowling has favoured the number 7. There are 7 years in Hogwarts, 7 Weasley siblings, Voldermort's soul split into 7 parts, 7 locks on Moody's trunk, 7 players in a team for Quidditch, and 7 books in the Harry Potter series. Even Bridget Wenlock's first and last name both have 7 letters in them.
Bridget Wenlock, Felix Summerbee, Gaspard Shingleton and Crispin Conk are all Famous Witches and Wizards Cards in the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PC game.
[edit] Bowman Wright
Bowman Wright is a Harry Potter character created by J.K. Rowling on her official website. This character was the wizard of the month for December 2005, on J.K.'s site. Bowman Wright (1492-1560) is known for developing the golden snitch, which is used in Quidditch.
Bowman Wright has previously been mentioned in Quidditch Through the Ages. Wright was a skilled metal charmer who lived in Godric's Hollow.
[edit] Wendelin the Weird
Wendelin the Weird is a highly eccentric witch who lived in the Middle Ages.
Wendelin is noted in the Hogwarts textbook A History of Magic for enjoying the pleasant tickling sensation of being burned at the stake (after she had used the Flame-Freezing Charm to make the fire harmless) so much, that she allowed herself to be arrested, convicted and burned at the stake no fewer than 47 times in various disguises.
