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[[folder:Rubeus Hagrid]]
!!Rubeus Hagrid
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"I shouldn't have told yeh that..."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RobbieColtrane (films), Martin Bayfield (young), Chris Jarman (''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'', first West End run), Brian Abraham (''Cursed Child'', first Broadway run), Greg Draven (''Ride/HagridsMagicalCreaturesMotorbikeAdventure'', body double)
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Carlos Kaniowsky (European Spanish), Creator/HumbertoSolorzano (Latin American Spanish, ''Philosopher's Stone''), Creator/VictorHugoAguilar (Latin American Spanish, ''Chamber of Secrets'' and ''Prisoner of Azkaban''), Creator/BlasGarcia, (Latin American Spanish, ''Goblet of Fire''-''Deathly Hallows Part II''), José Santa Cruz (Brazilian Portuguese)
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

->''"I am what I am, an' I'm not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,' my ol' dad used ter say, 'there's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth botherin' with.' An' he was right."''

The Hogwarts Keeper of Keys, gamekeeper, groundskeeper, Care of Magical Creatures professor and a half-giant as well. Hagrid introduced the wizarding world to Harry, and remains his friend throughout Harry's years at Hogwarts. He also has an unusual affection towards vicious beasts, including Norbert ([[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]]), Fluffy ([[{{Hellhound}} three-headed dog]]), Aragog ([[GiantSpider acromantula]]), and Blast-ended Skrewts. Also has a weakness for alcohol.

* AdaptationalWimp: In the fifth book, he is able to shrug off several spells of nearly half a dozen Aurors, whereas in the seventh film a single spell is enough to render him unconscious.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: Which invariably leads him to trying to [[FluffyTamer make it a pet]].
* AllGenesAreCoDominant: He splits the difference between giant and human in size.
* AlmightyJanitor: Being the Keeper of Keys, gamekeeper and groundskeeper of Hogwarts, Hagrid is effectively the third-most important member of staff after Dumbledore and [=McGonagall=], for as much as he is dismissed by Draco Malfoy as a "servant". He's also a senior member of the Order of the Phoenix and a member of Dumbledore's most trusted inner circle, being given tasks befitting such absolute trust. He was the one tasked with retrieving Harry from Godric's Hollow, bringing him to Hogwarts on his eleventh birthday, and transporting the Philosopher's Stone from Gringotts to Hogwarts.
* AwesomeYetImpractical: His teaching method. [[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Blast-Ended_Skrewt Hybidize Manticores and Fire Crabs]], then let a bunch of fourteen-year-olds take care of them? Hell Yeah!
* BadassBiker: For two short periods during the series. It doesn't hurt when the bike in question can [[KillItWithFire shoot dragon flames at enemies]] and conjure freaking brick walls out of its exhaust pipe.
* BadassTeacher: DeconstructedTrope; Hagrid's ruggedness and love for dangerous monsters make him ignorant to the fact that his classes terrify his students and do little to educate them about anything practical. Subverted in that he actually ''can'' teach a class "properly"; from around the midpoint of Goblet of Fire, after Professor Grubbly-Plank's brief tenure as substitute teacher, he tones down the danger and lectures his students extremely knowledgably about several different creatures, even though Harry notes that it's clear he finds the animals' normality boring.
* BearHug: He does this to Harry, Ron, and Hermione frequently.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: His UndyingLoyalty to Dumbledore and to a slightly lesser degree [=McGonagall=] stems from their respecting and valuing his input, even as gamekeeper.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: While Hagrid is a lovable chap, don't anger him. If you insult Dumbledore or attack his friends, he will force you to repent.
** When Vernon Dursley insults Dumbledore, Hagrid loses it and aims a curse at Dudley, intending to turn him into a pig. It probably doesn't help that Hagrid is described as looking like he could "explode"; remember... Hagrid is ''half-giant''. Now imagine Hagrid as truly angry. Scary thought, eh?
** In the fourth book, when Karkaroff, mistakingly believing that Dumbledore arranged an attack on Viktor Krum, [[SpitefulSpit spits at Dumbledore's feet]], Hagrid promptly flies into a rage, [[NeckLift pins Karkaroff to a tree by the neck]], and [[OrderedApology demands that he apologize]]. It takes ''Dumbledore'' telling him to put Karkaroff down for Hagrid to obey and the only reason Hagrid listens is because he respects Dumbledore.
** Umbridge and four Ministry-trained Aurors found this out the hard way when they tried to ambush him one night. Umbridge, sadly, was the only one who escaped conscious. (Although, in another example of this trope, Hermione made her wish she hadn't.)
* BigBrotherInstinct: Hagrid loves his half-brother very much. In ''Order of the Phoenix'', he brought him to the Forbidden Forest where Grawp can be free in the open air. His one request for the trio was to look after him while Hagrid was away. The scene is even more touching when he says he's the only family Grawp has. He soured both his relation with the centaurs and Maxime over it.
* TheBigGuy: Amongst the Hogwarts teachers and the Order of the Phoenix. He's the largest staff member, one of the strongest, and extremely tough, [[UnskilledButStrong if unskilled]].
* BookEnds:
** Hagrid is the person responsible for driving baby Harry to the Dursley home in the prologue of ''The Philosopher's Stone''. Fittingly, when Harry leaves the Dursley home for the final time in-story at the beginning of ''Deathly Hallows'', Hagrid is the one to escort him. Even better, he does so both times by using Sirius' motorbike for transport. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Hagrid just before they take off for the final time.
--->'''Hagrid:''' I brought you here sixteen years ago when you were no bigger than a bowtruckle. Seems only right that I should be the one to take you away now.
** [[spoiler:A crueler example happens when Voldemort forces Hagrid to carry Harry's [[FakingTheDead "dead" body]] up to Hogwarts in his presumed victory march. The poor guy is sobbing the whole way. Thankfully, he learns not long after that Harry is actually alive.]]
* BruiserWithASoftCentre: He's more soft spot than bruiser unless you make him mad. Which is not advised.
* TheCameo: In ''Cursed Child'', he appears in one of Harry's nightmares [[spoiler:and again in a time travel scene which shows how he found baby Harry among the rubble of the Potters' house in Godric's Hollow]].
* CannotKeepASecret: Trust Hagrid with your business, trust him with your treasures, trust him with your life, heck, trust him with taking care of Harry Freaking Potter[[note]]An ''extremely smart idea'', as Hagrid is ''dangerous'' to enemies[[/note]], but for the love of all that is holy, don't trust him with your secrets. A habit of slipping into DidIJustSayThatOutLoud mixed with being a chatty drunk ensures nothing in his knowledge stays with him alone for long.
-->'''Hagrid:''' What that dog is guarding is strictly between Professor Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel.\\
'''Harry:''' Nicolas Flamel?\\
'''Hagrid:''' I shouldn't have said that. I should not have said that. I shouldn't have said that.
** It should be noted, that, with one exception, a lot of what he "shouldn't" have said was actually beneficial. For example, the instance of Nicolas Flamel above led to them finding out that the treasure Fluffy was guarding was in fact the Philosopher's Stone, and once Firenze tells Harry about the properties of unicorn blood, they deduce that the thief's goal is to somehow use the Elixir Of Life to bring back Voldemort.
** This is notably highlighted in ''Deathly Hallows''. After the Battle of the Seven Potters Fleur suspects Hagrid of letting slip the real date that Harry was being moved to the Burrow, though in this particular instance Hagrid was innocent.
* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: He has a habit of doing this, usually fairly obviously. When he first meets Harry, he mentions to him having been expelled from Hogwarts. However, when Harry asks him why he was expelled, he replies loudly "It's getting late! Lots to do tomorrow" and completely ignores the question.
* TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: Hermione, Harry, and Ron regard his decision to bring Grawp to the forest as his most insane action yet, something which Madame Maxime was reluctant about, and which Firenze notes is doomed. This should have been the one to finally kill him off, yet it turns out that Hagrid was right about his brother after all, and his efforts to teach him English and civilize him proved to be a big success.
* CoolTeacher:
** Inverted. He really wants to be one and does what he can to succeed, but when Draco gets hurt by one of the magical creatures he was showing, his confidence vanishes. His class becomes particularly unpopular among Harry's year, even among the Gryffindors, to the point where no sixth-year students sign up for his [=NEWT=]-level class. Granted, this may also have a lot to do with the course not being very useful for students aspiring for a career outside of magical creature care, but the dangerousness of Hagrid's classes doesn't precisely help.
** It's worth noting that certain lessons demonstrate that Hagrid is capable of being this when he splits the difference between having enough confidence to teach about interesting creatures and stopping short of teaching about flat out dangerous creatures (like Blast-Ended Skrewts). Everyone has fun when he teaches everyone about Nifflers and baby unicorns, and even the hippogriff lesson goes well until Malfoy is injured, mostly by BullyingADragon. It is notable, too, that there is a linear progression in terms of his teaching ability: while his lessons in book three are, with the exception of the hippogriff lesson, deadly dull, and he spends the first term of book four on Skrewts, all his lessons after Christmas of Harry's fourth year are shown to be entirely competently taught and reasonably safe. Apparently Professor Grubbly-Plank being brought in as substitute teacher was enough to make Hagrid straighten up his act, or else it simply took him that long to figure out what was an appropriate level of danger for classes.
* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: Occurs many times, especially when he's drinking. It even provides the one exception mention above. A disguised Quirrell deliberately gets him drunk before offering him a dragon egg (possibly to get him out of the way when he would inevitably have gotten caught) in exchange for information on how to neutralize Fluffy.
* DisneyDeath: He is apparently overwhelmed by acromantulas during the Battle of Hogwarts, [[spoiler:but is merely taken prisoner by the Death Eaters.]]
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Played with. He certainly knows his own strength when it comes to doing heavy physical labor or fighting -- and he puts it to good use. But the problem comes in when he tries to use normal 'human' signs of affection, like [[BearHug hugs]] or pats on the shoulder and winds up bruising people or tossing them about.
* DoggedNiceGuy: The class and cultural divisions between him and Olympe Maxime, despite their status as Half-Giants, prevents any real relationship.
* DragonTamer: In ''The Philosopher's Stone'' Hagrid attempts to raise Norbert, a dragon whose egg he bought at Hog's Head. Emphasis on "attempts"; it's unclear if [[spoiler:[[SamusIsAGirl she]]]] ever truly bonded with Hagrid before being released into the wild.
* DueToTheDead: When Aragog died of old age, Hagrid went to retrieve his body and give it a proper funeral. He mentions that Aragog's children wanted to eat the body.
* EmotionalBruiser: He's perhaps about ten feet tall, can bend metal with his bare hands, and most spells will simply bounce off him. Are you going to tell him it's not [[ManlyTears manly to cry in public?]] Didn't think so.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** The one thing Aragog emphasizes to Harry and Ron is that while Hagrid does enjoy taking in dangerous creatures as pets, he would never let any of them get close enough to actually ''kill'' a human being. Sure, a student may suffer some wounds but Madam Pomfrey can patch any of them up. Aragog specifies that Hagrid kept him confined to a cupboard, and got him out of Hogwarts to the Forbidden Forest.
** He's considered the local oddball by the snootier Hogwarts residents. This is due to his love of dangerous creatures, LethalChef mannerisms, and big bones. Even so, he is disturbed in the film version of "Half-Blood Prince" when Harry demonstrates Acromantula pincers with hand gestures and a clicking sound, acting like he's high.  
* TheFaceless: Teenage Hagrid in Riddle's diary in the second movie.
* FamilyEyeResemblance: In ''Goblet of Fire,'' he shows Harry and pals a photo of him and his father, who shares his crinkled black eyes.
* TheFarmerAndTheViper: He suffered this not with Aragog, but the Acromantula's wife and children. Hagrid had gotten expelled taking care of Aragog, smuggling him out of the castle and setting him up in the Forbidden Forest. Aragog maintained that Hagrid was always free to visit and considered him a friend. He thus forbade his children from eating Hagrid, though Harry and Ron aren't extended the same courtesy because the spiders are always hungry. After Aragog dies, however, Hagrid went through a lot of effort to rescue him from his children because he found out they were going to eat the dead body, and turned on ''him'' as well because only their father's word protected the giant. [[spoiler:They also capture him during the Battle of Hogwarts when he's trying to get them to stop fighting or they'll be killed. It means he is tied up in silk and ForcedToWatch as Harry seemingly dies in front of him]].
* FirstFriend: Hagrid is this to Harry, who before then lived under an abusive household and had no friends before in his life. Hagrid was the first to introduce Harry to the Wizarding World and has since remained an important figure in Harry's life.
* {{Flight}}: Claimed to have flown to the island Harry and the Dursleys were staying at in the first book. How he did this is a RiddleForTheAges, as he didn't seem to have the bike with him and is too big for a broom (or a thestral), so it's usually put down to EarlyInstalmentWeirdness.
* FluffyTamer: One of the best known examples, and even named one of his pets (a gigantic three-headed dog, to be precise) "Fluffy."
* {{Foil}}: To Vernon Dursley. They are both portly men who don't terribly care for people who are different from them (wizards for Vernon, muggles for Hagrid) and quick to violence when you insult something they care about. But where Vernon is unrepentant in his hatred, Hagrid is otherwise a very kind person who often bends the rules to help Harry and his friends.
* ForcedToWatch: He shouts at Harry to run while [[spoiler:tied up by the spiders in the last book, when Harry comes to offer his life to the Dark Lord in exchange for the safety of everyone in the castle. He doesn't know that Dumbledore wanted Harry to die so that the last Horcrux would be defeated. Harry doesn't run, but fortunately, the death isn't permanent. Hagrid is sobbing, when forced at wandpoint to carry Harry's "body"]].
* FrameUp: In Book 2, it's revealed that he was expelled, with his wand broken and magical education permanently prevented from developing, because Tom Riddle framed him for attacks which he had committed. Riddle exploited the fact that he cut a dashing VillainWithGoodPublicity figure while Hagrid was a half-giant weirdo who got into trouble.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: He knows a great deal about various creatures, magical and non-magical. He seems to consider "normal" creatures (as in, anything that isn't a walking death trap) relatively boring, but he loves them just the same.
* FunetikAksent: A very thick West Country accent. If yeh want ter sound like Hagrid, talk like this, o' course. [[CharacterCatchPhrase I shouldnta told ya that.]] Notable in that, despite about 95% of the named cast being from the British Isles, he's the only character depicted as speaking like this.
* GentleGiant: Hagrid has a heart of gold, and wouldn't hurt a fly. But as noted under BewareTheNiceOnes, it isn't wise to anger him.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Dad was a human wizard, and reportedly a short one; mom was a giantess.
* {{Herald}}: In ''Philosopher's Stone''.
* HeroesLoveDogs: He has two -- Fang, an ordinary dog, and Fluffy, a giant three-headed dog.
* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: Is the product of such a union (i.e. that of a human man and a giantess. Them shagging must've been like throwing a sausage down a hallway).
* ICouldaBeenAContender: Being expelled by Hogwarts for a crime he didn't commit, framed by the young Voldemort no less, has essentially prevented Hagrid from having any other meaningful job in the wizarding world aside from being Groundskeeper and general Magical Creatures Expert for Dumbledore. Considering his wide knowledge and interest in magical creatures, he probably could have written a book like Newt Scamander or become a giant researcher if he had been given the chance. Hagrid takes it well, all thing considered.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: As the younger of the two with Dumbledore, who, in his own words, would trust Hagrid with his life. It becomes even more touching once you get a bit deeper into Dumbledore's character. He forms a friendship with the Trio, and [[spoiler:even seems to have a special bond with Harry's children as of the epilogue]].
* InVinoVeritas: He has a penchant for drink, and at one point accidentally tells Quirrell how to get past Fluffy to get to the Philosopher's Stone.
* LastNameBasis:
** For some reason, nobody ever calls him "Rubeus" regardless of how close they are to him. Even Dumbledore, who's in FirstNameBasis with everyone (including Voldemort of all people). Even Grawp calls him "Hagger", indicating that Hagrid instructed his own brother to call him by his last name. One of the few people who called him by his first name was Mr. Ollivander.
** The book ''Chamber of Secrets'' has Riddle address Hagrid by his given name in the memory he shows Harry of "arresting" him; the movie changes it back to the surname form of address. This case is exceptionally odd, as students are more often than not on a LastNameBasis with students not in their year and/or House, and what's even more peculiar is that Slytherin students in particular, like Riddle was, almost ''never'' use anyone's first name.
* LethalChef: Zigzagged. Harry likes his sausages and birthday cake in book one. His food is not so much inedible as it is simply unchewable, often described as having the consistency of solid rocks. Well, his stew is enjoyable enough until they find a talon in it.
* LightningBruiser: Hagrid is described as moving extremely fast for his size, can knock out grown wizards with a punch, and can absorb a great amount of punishment thanks to his Giant heritage.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: He can still cast spells with a piece of his wand hidden in his umbrella, but he has to rely much more on physical strength than the rest of the cast when it comes to fighting. Being resistant to magic thanks to his heritage helps, too.
* ManChild: He's in his sixties, but the trio have surpassed him in maturity and common sense by the time the third book starts, if not earlier. This doesn't mean that he is beyond saying WhatTheHellHero on the rare occasions where he's got a more sensible view of things -- Harry's suspicion of Snape, or Ron's short-lived estrangement from Hermione over the 'death' of Scabbers, for instance.
* TheMentor: He is the one who gets Harry himself started on his journey as TheChosenOne. He is also the Obi-Wan to Harry's Luke. [[spoiler:Except he actually manages to survive.]]
* MentorOccupationalHazard: Defied. [[spoiler:Hagrid has a few close calls throughout the series and fans worried about Hagrid for this reason. Rowling admitted that with his kindness, Hagrid's loss would have been a serious blow to Harry, and would be an obvious choice -- however, she said that from the beginning, she had an image of Hagrid being the one carrying a supposedly dead Harry out of the forest in the final book.]]
* MissingMom: His mother, a giantess, left him when he was three and never made an attempt to contact him again. Hagrid mentions her death casually, as he hardly even remembers her and didn't consider her a model mother.
* MoralityPet: Hagrid is the only one [[SpidersAreScary Aragog]] won't eat or let his children eat.
* MrExposition: As the first member of the Wizarding World that Harry directly encounters, he is responsible for educating Harry (and by extention the reader) about the basics of the world behind the {{Masquerade}}.
* NaiveAnimalLover: He is infamous for his love of dangerous creatures, from dragons, to flesh-eating books. Although they really don't harm him (much), his monsters are often a danger to the heroes.
* NiceGuy: Skewed priorities and slight anger management issues aside (and even those tend to be fairly harmless), Hagrid is one of the friendliest, most well-meaning and honest characters in the whole series.
* NightmareFetishist: Considers dragons, [[GiantSpider Acromantulas]], and huge, three-headed dogs to be "cute."
* NoSell: Spells have very little effect on him due to his giant blood, since giants are highly resistant to magic.
* OlderThanTheyLook: [[WildMassGuessing Possibly due to his Giant ancestry.]] During Harry's first year, he was in his mid-sixties, yet looks like he might be in his thirties and acts a third his age (it's easy to forget that, while you might assume he was a contemporary of the Marauders, or Arthur and Molly Weasley, he actually attended school with ''Voldemort''). The fifth book implies he's looked the same way almost his entire life.
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: He's prone to revealing knowledge of things he shouldn't admit to knowing anything about, especially to students like Harry.
--> "Ooh, I shouldn'a said tha."
* PapaWolf: Towards the children of Hogwarts and Harry in particular. Hurt Harry at your peril on his watch...
* ParasolOfPain: His wand, which was snapped when he was expelled, is actually in one piece and hidden in his now magical umbrella.
* PietaPlagiarism: At the end of Book 7, [[spoiler:Hagrid carries a NotQuiteDead Harry out of the forest in this fashion]].
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Hagrid occasionally displays overt prejudice towards Muggles, Squibs, and foreigners. However, this is usually only when he encounters a particularly unpleasant example of one of these groups (i.e. Vernon Dursley, Argus Filch, and Igor Karkaroff) and is angered.
* ProneToTears: Prone to bursting out into great wracking sobs at least once a book, where he'll pull out some ugly old handkerchief in a vain attempt to stifle them.
* RealMenWearPink: He's a hulking bruiser who tames monsters and often doesn't know his own strength. He's also prone to tears, baking (admittedly badly), gardening, knitting, sporting flowery aprons, and keeps what remains of his wand in a pink umbrella. Rowling said she got the inspiration from overhearing an intimidating burly biker worry about how his petunias weren't doing very well that year.
* ShaggyDogStory: His offscreen expedition with Madam Maxime to meet the Giants was revealed to be this, something even he laments. The only positive outcome for him was Grawp, rescuing his brother from being [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer picked on by the other Giants]].
* ShoePhone: He has a wand disguised as an umbrella.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Hagrid was apparently one of these; his role getting smaller throughout the series is due to the series becoming darker. Mitigated slightly in the final book of the series, where he's the one to drive with Harry during The Battle of the Seven Potters in the beginning and [[spoiler:carry Harry out of the forest]] in the final chapter.
* SkewedPriorities: Sometimes places the safety and well-being of some of the bloodthirsty monsters he is so fond of above that of other people. In book 4, he frantically tries to instruct his students not to hurt the ''Blast-Ended Skrewts''. In the final book, he races to protect Aragog's children from the Hogwartians and Death Eaters alike who were attacking them in self-defense.
* SmallParentHugeChild: Being half-giant, Hagrid positively towers over his more diminutive father. There's even a picture of a child Hagrid happily hefting his proud papa up on his shoulder the day they got Hagrid's acceptance letter from Hogwarts.
* StoutStrength: Hagrid's ancestry makes him supernaturally strong and tough. His entire life as an employee of the school is spent doing physically taxing and highly dangerous tasks that other wizards would rather not (his predecessor left "to spend more time with his remaining limbs", according to Dumbledore). This is ''before'' one begins adding in the very dangerous situations he finds himself in as a result of his friendship with Harry. One of his first acts is to casually bend a rifle barrel into a knot after knocking a barricaded door down. And in the fifth book, he's shown being able to send a full-grown human flying through the air unconscious with a backhand.
* {{Teleportation}}: In the first book, he disappears when Harry blinks on the way back from Diagon Alley.
* TranquilFury: In the first film Hagrid's voice lowers ominously when Vernon insults Dumbledore in front of him, which makes him seem even more livid than in the book.
* UndyingLoyalty:
** Hagrid will fight anyone who threatens or disrespects Dumbledore, even if it gets him fired.
** Hagrid will also go to the ends of the earth for Harry. In ''Deathly Hallows'', he brazenly holds a "Support Harry Potter" party in his hut directly under the noses of the Death Eaters overseeing Hogwarts.
* UnskilledButStrong: He never finished WizardingSchool and remains distinctly immature even in his sixties, but makes up for it by being massively strong and resistant to magic due to his Giant heritage. His standard fighting strategy amounts to walking up to whichever poor bastards he's fighting while shrugging off their spells and crushing them with his hands. And it's pretty effective. However, there are hints that he's a lot stronger with magic than he lets on, as his first two demonstrated uses of magic are done silently and using a snapped wand.
* WhatTheHellHero: Averted. Hagrid politely gives Ron and Harry some good advice after alienating Hermione in the third book.
* WildHair: The first thing mentioned about him after his size is his shaggy hair and wild beard.
* WorthlessYellowRocks: He keeps skeins of unicorn hair in his cabin because it's good for bandaging injuries, but isn't aware that it's also extremely valuable. According to Slughorn, it's worth 10 Galleons a hair.
* WouldHurtAChild: While it's staged as a LaserGuidedKarma moment, he vents his rage at Vernon Dursley's insulting the name of Albus Dumbledore by attempting to turn Dudley into a pig. The resultant instantaneous growth of a pig's tail causes Dudley to "howl with pain." Dudley is eleven at the time. The movie tries to make this a bit more justified by having Dudley start eating the birthday cake Hagrid had made for Harry while no one is paying attention, and Hagrid casts the spell after catching him in the act while threatening Vernon, but it's still pretty harsh.

[[folder:Sybill Trelawney]]
!!Sybill Patricia Trelawney
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"How nice to see you in the physical world at last."'']]
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/EmmaThompson
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Mercedes Montalá (European Spanish, ''Prisoner of Azkaban''), Mercedes Cepeda (European Spanish, ''Order of the Phoenix''-''Deathly Hallows''), Lisa Owen ((Latin American Spanish, ''Prisoner of Azkaban''), Sarah Souza (Latin American Spanish, ''Order of the Phoenix''-''Deathly Hallows''), Juraciara Diácovo (Brazilian Portuguese)
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]'' (mentioned only)

->"''The Eye does not See upon command!"''

The professor of Divination. Trelawney fancies herself a great seer "possessed of the Inner Eye", but is widely regarded by other characters as a fraud who makes up nonsensical prophecies on the spot, particularly because of her habit of predicting death to one student of every new class she teaches. She is able to make the occasional genuine prophecy, though. Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil seem to be the only two students who take her seriously.

* AccidentalTruth: It is debatable how much she really believes in the "divination magic" she teaches. She is certainly unaware that she really is a seer, a gift she cannot control, let alone teach.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the books, she's described as looking like an oversized bug. Even with the crazy hair and glasses, she's still played by Emma Thompson.
* TheAlcoholic: It is apparent in ''Half-Blood Prince'' that Trelawney is rapidly descending into alcoholism over her employment problems and dire prophecies.
* AnimalMotifs: When Harry first sees her, his first impression is of a "large, glittering insect" because of all the bangles and beads she wears, as well as her enormous glasses.
* BadassBoast: After braining Fenrir Greyback with a crystal ball.
-->I have more, more for anyone who wants them!
* BewareTheSillyOnes: In the movie of ''Deathly Hallows: Part 2'':
** Trelawney can be heard saying "Crucio" in the final battle, when the trio are running across the courtyard before coming across Lavender. Trelawney may be a little crazy, but it seems that she actually ''is'' dangerous.
** She also ''drops a crystal ball onto Greyback's head, having thrown it with a tennis swerve, when he attempts to bite Lavender''. It knocks him out ''cold.''
* BigDamnHeroes: In the book, she bludgeons Greyback with a crystal ball in the final battle to save Lavender Brown's life.
* BlindWithoutEm: It's somewhat implied in movie 3 that her (physical) sight's actually quite awful.
* BrokenPedestal: Of a sort, to Harry's entire year except for Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil. Her theatrics and dramatic proclamations initially terrify Harry's class (except Hermione) into thinking she really is a seer who can regularly predict the future. However, over the course of the year, Harry, Ron, and most of their class grow less impressed with her, deciding - not without evidence - that she's a fraud aside from a few specific instances.
* TheCassandra: Well, often not to Dumbledore and occasionally not to Harry. Her mumblings, however, often contain actual predictions of the future that turn out to be true, such as her tarot vision of "the lightning-struck tower" and "calamity" in Book 6. The "lightning" turns out to be the [[spoiler:blazing green Dark Mark and the "calamity" of Dumbledore's death]]. Interestingly enough, her (great-?)grandmother's name happens to be Cassandra.
* ChewingTheScenery: Courtesy of Emma Thompson's delightfully hammy performance. Not that her book version is restrained, with her overly dramatic proclamations about ''everything'', mixed with slightly antiquated language.
* TheChewToy: She rarely gets through a scene without somebody making a joke at her expense. Even Harry, or rather [[DeadpanSnarker especially Harry]], can't quite help himself.
-->'''Sybill Trelawney:''' Everything went pitch black and the next thing I knew, I was being hurled headfirst out of the Room!\\
'''Harry Potter:''' [[StealthInsult And you didn't see that coming?]]\\
'''Sybill Trelawney:''' No, I did not, as I say, it was pitch-[''[[DoubleTake throws him a dirty look]]''].
** Even other professors verbally pile on her, both directly and behind her back. [=McGonagall=] makes no secret of the fact that she thinks Trelawney is a fraud and makes several unsubtle quips to her in front of students in ''Prisoner of Azkaban''. Even ''Dumbledore'' openly belittles her to Harry.
* DrowningMySorrows: She starts drinking a lot of cooking sherry after Umbridge puts her on probation. Implicitly, she seems to have had this habit before, and never quite gets out of it (she's seen with a bottle of cooking sherry and looking quite unstable in Book 6). Part of it is due to Firenze being co-teacher with her.
* DumbassHasAPoint: While almost every time she appears, the Trio are mocking her class and how much of a waste of time the ridiculous tasks she makes them do are, in their very first lesson with her in the third book, Trelawney correctly points out that she is expected to teach a literally unteachable subject. Divination is an extremely rare genetic ability you are either born with or not, and even those who have the gift seem to have no control over when and what visions they see, meaning that even if she was the most competent teacher in the entire school, she would still have no actual way to teach the subject to the 99.9% of Hogwarts students who were not born with "the sight" other than her silly crystal balls and star charts. The real problem isn't her teaching or fortune-telling ability, it's that Hogwarts offers the subject at all, which even Dumbledore agreed with and attempted to remove from the curriculum. Upon closer examination, it's shown that seers ''can'' make the various rituals she teaches work, but they require a great deal of work to interpret properly, and again, are ''only useable by seers''.
* FaintingSeer: She enters into a trance whenever she makes a genuine prophecy, and doesn't remember it afterwards.
* FantasticRacism: She never says it to his face, but book 6 has her make some snide remarks about Firenze's race.
* FortuneTeller: She deliberately invokes as many related tropes as she can, because she's not too confident in her own abilities.
* GeniusDitz: She makes genuine prophecies in her trance state (but, naturally, never remembers them), and it's repeatedly hinted that she's actually a NotSoPhonyPsychic outside of said trance. Unfortunately, she tends to misinterpret what she sees along the lines of what she ''wants'' to see -- which, being big on drama, means that she tends to interpret everything as an impending disaster.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Crystal balls.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Implied to have one with Lavender and Parvati, who are the only two students shown as giving her much respect, let alone taking her class seriously, even going to visit her and comfort her after Umbridge fires her. [[spoiler:Which makes the blink-and-you-miss-it scene in ''Deathly Hallows Part II'' with her and Parvati mourning over Lavender's dead body even more heartbreaking.]]
* LadyDrunk: After Umbridge repeatedly humiliates her, she can often be seen with a bottle of sherry. Even after Umbridge leaves Hogwarts, it seems she still indulges in it.
* TheMaidenNameDebate: Her brief marriage ended because she refused to take her husband's surname of '[[EmbarrassingLastName Higgenbottom]]'.
* MamaBear: In ''Deathly Hallows'', she saves Lavender Brown from being eaten alive by Fenrir Greyback by smashing his head in with her crystal ball! Poor Lavender wasn't so lucky in the movie, though...
* MeaningfulName: The sibyls were female prophetesses and oracles in the Ancient World. Trelawney teaches Divination and is a true Seer (even if most of her prophecies are bollocks).
* NotSoPhonyPsychic: The only real prophecies Trelawney has ever made (both of them) happen when she goes into a trance, and thus she can't remember them afterwards. Every prophecy she actually makes on purpose is made up... possibly. However, [[MetaphoricallyTrue if you squint while you think]], they do come true, it's just that her general underlying interpretation is all wrong.
** She claimed to be seeing a Grim a lot in ''POA'', but was really seeing Sirius Black in his Animagus form (a large black dog, which is what a Grim looks like). The problem is that she believed the Grim was a sign of death, and that it meant Harry's days were numbered. In actual fact, Sirius Black is Harry's godfather and innocent all along, and the Grim by the end of the book is someone who Harry goes out of his way to save. Even so, come "Deathy Hallows" [[spoiler: Harry dies young, age 17, at Voldemort's hand, and even have help working up the courage to face his death from Sirius]].
** During Christmas in ''POA'', Trelawny refuses to join everyone else for dinner because there are already twelve people at the table and when thirteen people eat at the same table the first to rise will be the first to die. [[spoiler:Except Scabbers was at the table too, and as he was really Peter Pettigrew in disguise, he was the thirteenth person. Dumbledore rose from the table to greet Trelawny, and he did end up being the first person at the table to die, albeit three years later and in far more complex circumstances that Trelawny's superstition suggested.]]
** Likewise, in ''HBP'', she idly makes several prophetic comments while attempting to read some tarot cards, but dismisses them due to not recognizing their significance. She warns [[spoiler:Dumbledore about being on any towers, and Dumbledore did end up dying on top of the tower, but as Book 7 reveals, Dumbledore planned and arranged his death with Snape all along, well before Trelawney's warning, and Draco's attack on Hogwarts famously did not include any other casualties aside from a man who was SecretlyDying and planned a ThanatosGambit all along]].
* PropheciesAreAlwaysRight: {{Subverted|Trope}}, then hilariously [[DoubleSubversion doubly subverted]] when all of her predictions eventually come true -- almost never in quite the way she expects or the way anyone else thinks it will turn out anyway, which is in fact the point of the ScrewDestiny theme of the series.
--> '''Albus Dumbledore:''' "The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed... Professor Trelawney, [[CondescendingCompassion bless her]], is living proof of that."
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: As the most prominent seer in the franchise (at least so far, because Grindelwald is one as well), she highlights the way this particular world's take on seeing causes this. She does genuinely see the future sometimes, but since she's a person with her own biases and views, she twists/interprets it in a way that it almost has to come true.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Being a descendant of a famous seer and herself having some acuity to foreseeing, she thinks of herself as an always-right prophet. In truth, she is really bad at it.
* UltimateJobSecurity: As a Seer, she's got only two recognized prophecies under her belt, plus some prophetic comments that largely go unheeded even in retrospect, sprinkled among numerous failures, including predicting the deaths of a number of very much alive students over the years. As a teacher, she's got a similar record. Save for Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil, every single student she teaches doesn't take her seriously, and they've been known to make up fake predictions that she can't distinguish from real ones. She is, by any reasonable measure, terrible at her job. Dumbledore, for his part, straight-up admits to Harry that he not only doesn't respect Trelawney, he doesn't respect Divination as a subject (not on the grounds that he doesn't believe in it, but because it's so hard to pin down genuine predictions, let alone arrange them on call) and would have axed it from the curriculum if parents didn't keep demanding that Hogwarts teach it, and then when [[spoiler:she did make the Chosen One prophecy, Dumbledore hired her to protect her from Voldemort]].
* TheUnfavourite: She is the only one of Hogwarts' staff that Dumbledore himself personally mocks and belittles in front of Harry. Even Snape gets an insistent "Professor Snape, Harry" whenever Harry invokes LastNameBasis, Dumbledore straight-up admits that he considers her a hack and never wanted to hire her to start with. [[spoiler:He only hired her to protect her from Voldemort, and considered it worthwhile because the nature of Divination means it doesn't actually matter whether the teacher is competent. Since only a tiny minority of wizards are born with the potential to be Seers at all, to most students teaching Divination is about as useful as teaching magic to class of muggles.]] This, however, does not stop him from treating her courteously and protecting her.
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[[folder:Quirinus Quirrell]]
!!Quirinus Quirrell
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Yes, (Snape) does seem the type, doesn't he? Why, next to him, who would suspect p-p-poor, st-st-stuttering Professor Quirrell?"'']]
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/IanHart
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/VincentViolette (European French), Abraham Aguilar (European Spanish), Creator/JesusBarrero (Latin American Spanish), Marco Antônio Costa (Brazilian Portuguese)
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]''

->'''Dumbledore''': "''Keep an eye on Quirrell for me, won't you?''"

The Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher during Harry's first year at Hogwarts (and a Muggle Studies professor prior to that). He initially comes across as unconfident and incompetent, stuttering constantly, but this is a façade: he is a servant of Voldemort, and the host to his spirit.
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* AlliterativeName: '''Quir'''inus '''Quir'''rell. His first name is never actually mentioned in-series, though.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: [[spoiler:Pottermore reveals that he was bullied because of his stutter and timidness.]]
* AssholeVictim: After he is killed, no one mourns him.
* BaldOfEvil: Completely bald and in league with Voldemort.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: According to Pottermore, [[spoiler:Quirrell was intentionally seeking out Voldemort during his travels in hopes that he could use his power or at the very least get credit for his discovery.]]
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Quirinus Quirrell is the nervous, mostly unnoticed and seemingly innocent character throughout the entire novel. However, at the end it turns out that he has been possessed by Voldemort all along and has been trying to kill Harry all through the book.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He seems friendly to Harry when they first meet. However, he's been trying to locate the Philosopher's Stone and kill Harry under Voldemort's instruction. In the climax, he practically mocked Harry for thinking that he was harmless and nice.
* BodyHorror: He has Voldemort's face ''embedded in the back of his skull''.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Harry uses his sacrificial protection to defend himself against Quirrel, [[spoiler:whose entire body is burnt to a crisp upon contact.]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:His body ends up getting burnt up by Harry's protection, causing him to disintegrate into dust in the movie. In the book, coming into contact with Harry horribly blisters his skin and leaves him with an UncertainDoom.]]
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: He's set up as probably the ''least'' likely person to turn evil, mainly due to his sheer wimpiness.
* EvilAllAlong: Seems to be nothing more than a meek, timid, perfectly benevolent teacher throughout the first book ... before the twist, anyway.
* EvilTeacher: Turns out the timid teacher was working for wizard Hitler.
* FauxAffablyEvil: On the outside, he is a kind mannered, thoughtful and helpful teacher who does everything to help his students. In reality he is cold, sadistic and evil, with Lord Voldemort residing inside him. After he is revealed, he reveals his plans to kill Harry with "No, dear boy, ''I'' tried to kill you!" showing that beneath his façade he is very cold.
* FightingFromTheInside: Very mildly, but the book suggests he is struggling against Voldemort on some occasions when Harry and co. hear him whimpering in his classroom at night, suggesting Voldemort is punishing him. They assume he is responding to Snape's bullying of course.
* FinalBoss: He's the final foe fought in video game adaptations of ''Philosopher's Stone'', channelling Voldemort.
* FreudianExcuse: According to Pottermore, Quirrell was bullied as a child for his timidness, which factored into his desire to "[[WhosLaughingNow make the world sit up and notice him]]".
* TheHeavy: As Voldemort was too weak to do anything, [[DragonInChief Quirrell takes most of the antagonism]] at his orders in both the first book and film, killing the unicorn to drink its blood and persuading Hagrid to give him a clue to pass Fluffy.
* {{Irony}}: Before encountering Voldemort, he worked as the Muggle Studies professor at Hogwarts.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: In the film, Harry kills him by touching him since he's merged with Voldemort, causing his body to crumble to dust. This is a step further than in the book, where Quirrell is merely burned by touching Harry and is implied to not have died until Voldemort's spirit left him.
* MasterActor: Though the true extent to which his nervous wreck persona was an act is somewhat unclear. It could either be his real personality prior to meeting Voldemort, with him foregoing it after the possession but continuing to act the part to avoid rousing suspicion, or it could be a direct consequence of sharing his body with Voldemort and not entirely an act.
* MeaningfulName: Quirinus was one of the epithets of Janus, the ''two-faced'' Roman deity. In the [[DubNameChange Italian translation]] he's renamed Raptor which, fittingly enough, can mean "thief".
* MultipleHeadCase: Has Voldemort's face on the back of his head.
* NervousWreck: How he usually acts. It's not entirely clear if this was his real personality before meeting Voldemort, a façade to divert suspicion, or a result of Voldemort's possession taking a toll on him. It's likely however that it's a combination of all three.
* NeverBareheaded: For most of the first book, he's never seen without his signature turban. Once he finally removes it, Harry quickly wishes he didn't.
* ObfuscatingDisability: His stutter is all part of his act as a meek, innocent teacher, and he completely drops it after revealing his true self.
* SpeakIllOfTheDead: Unsurprising given the [[{{Jerkass}} characters involved]], but both Voldemort and Snape are shown as quite willing to insult Quirrell years after his death, calling him "a fool" and "greedy and unworthy" respectively.
* StarterVillain: Though alongside Voldemort he's technically the main villain of the first book, he's less of a threat than most of the later series' antagonists.
* StutterStop: Stuttering being used as an obfuscating tactic to deflect suspicion from himself as the culprit behind the nefarious events of the first year. Notably, according to Pottermore, he used to be a real stutterer, so apparently he learned how to control it at some point.
* TwoFaced: While it's never stated if Quirrell's good-looking, there's a reason why the last chapter of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' is called "The Man with Two Faces". The back of his head houses the horrendously ugly, snake-like Voldemort.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:[[DeathByAdaptation Book example only.]] Unlike the film, where Harry's protection causes him to crumble to ashes, his skin ends up getting blistered and burned by Harry's touch. But before we can actually see what else happens to him, Harry passes out, with Quirrell's agonizing screams being the last thing he hears. Dumbledore later states that Voldemort left him to die, with the latter even confirming this was true, but it's never stated whether Quirrell actually died from his injuries or not. He's presumably dead, though, as he never reappears in the franchise again even although multiple other servants of Voldemort enter and exit Azkaban several times, but it still not officially stated.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: The final chapter of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' changes everything about him.
* WhosLaughingNow: According to the backstory on Pottermore, a major part of what drove him to seek out the fugitive Voldemort, though "all" he initially wanted was, if not to be known as the man who finally got him, then to learn such powerful magic from him to ensure "he was never laughed at again". In practice: [[EvilIsNotAToy Didn't go that way.]]
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[[folder:Gilderoy Lockhart]]
!!Gilderoy Lockhart
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Big smile, Harry. Together you and I make the front page!"'']]
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KennethBranagh
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Salvador Aldeguer (European Spanish), Oscar Gómez (Latin American Spanish), Eduardo Borgeth (Brazilian Portuguese)
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]''

->''"Let me introduce you to your new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher... me. Gilderoy Lockhart, Order of Merlin, Third Class, Honorary member of the Dark Force Defence League, and five times winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award. But [[BlatantLies I don't talk about that]]; I didn't get rid of the Banden Banshee by smiling at her!"''

The Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher during Harry's second year at Hogwarts, Lockhart is a wizarding celebrity famous for his claimed defeats of various monsters like Yetis, banshees, werewolves, and trolls and his books detailing these exploits. When he arrives at Hogwarts, he completely fails to live up to his hype, proving himself to be quite untalented and incompetent, as well as vain and egotistical.
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[[folder:Remus John Lupin]]

[[folder:Dolores Jane Umbridge]]
See Characters/HarryPotterMinistryOfMagic.

[[folder:Rolanda Hooch]]
!!Rolanda Hooch
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!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZoeWanamaker (films), Helena Lymbery (''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'', first West End run), Kathryn Meisle (''Cursed Child'', first Broadway run)
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Lucía Esteban (European Spanish), Andrea Coto (Latin American Spanish), Nelly Andrade Amaral
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

->''"Now, I want a nice clean game... from ALL of you!"''

The Hogwarts flying teacher and referee for the school Quidditch matches. She doesn't appear much, but she seems to be very strict and serious, though she humorously went gaga over Harry's Firebolt in the third book.

While she is seen off and on throughout the books, she only appears in the first movie due to [[WrittenInAbsence salary disputes with her actress]].
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* AnimalMotifs: Her eyes are constantly being compared to those of a [[NobleBirdOfPrey hawk]].
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Doesn't appear in the movies after the first one.
* CoolOldLady: A throwaway reference to [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI "The Great War"]] in one of the games reveals that she's at least ninety years old as of the start of the book series.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Gets her first name from the trading card game. Prior to this, ''Website/IMDb'' called her Xiomara.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While most of the time she comes off as stern and impartial, seeing Harry's Firebolt makes her geek out quite a bit.
* SternTeacher: The penalty for flying a broom without her permission? Expulsion.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: A witch with yellow eyes like a hawk.
* UnnecessaryRoughness: She deplores the use of this trope in Quidditch, but is sometimes lackadaisical when it comes to enforcing against it.
* WrittenInAbsence: Madam Hooch originally had a small part in the second film, but she got written out when a deal couldn't be reached with Zoë Wanamaker. Later on, Wanamaker was willing to come back for ''Deathly Hallows Part II'', but was never asked.

[[folder:Cuthbert Binns]]
!!Cuthbert Binns
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

->''"My subject is History of Magic. I deal with facts, not myths and legends."''

The History of Magic teacher and the only ghost teacher. Student legend has it that he died in his sleep while seated by the staff room fire and got up to teach the next day, leaving his body behind. Binns's lessons consist of him delivering lectures which are so boring that they put everyone to sleep, except for Hermione. But he doesn't care and just keeps droning on and on.

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Whenever he addresses a student, he always gets their name wrong. He calls Hermione Granger "Miss Grant", Parvati Patil "Miss Pennyfeather", Seamus Finnigan "O'Flaherty" and Harry Potter "Perkins". Given he's been around so long, he may be addressing them by the names of actual former students.
* AdaptedOut: He isn't present in the movies, with [=McGonagall=] taking his role of explaining the Chamber of Secrets.
* AgentScully: He insists the Chamber of Secrets could not possibly be real.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Again, we're being informed the Chamber of Secrets and the existence of a monster therein is surely just a myth by a ghost who works teaching the history of magic at a Wizard's School. To be fair, he justifies it by saying that generations of headmasters, including Dumbledore, searched for it in vain.
* TheBore: It's impossible for anyone other than Hermione to listen to Binns' lectures without falling asleep. This isn't a matter of the subject itself being boring -- Harry notes at one point that the history Binns teaches could very well be quite interesting if it were being recounted by anyone other than Binns.
--> It was amazing how he could make even bloody and vicious goblin riots sound as boring as Percy's cauldron-bottom report.
* CaptainOblivious: He may not realize he's dead.
* DecompositeCharacter: In the films, [=McGonagall=] explains the Chamber of Secrets instead of him and Flitwick does it in [[VideoGame/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets the video game]], though the GBC and GBA ones featured Binns doing it.
* DutyThatTranscendsDeath: Even his own death doesn't prevent him from continuing to teach - though, granted, it is sometimes posited that he didn't even ''notice.''
* LectureAsExposition: The one time he's useful in the series is when he explains the Chamber of Secrets. He thinks the legend is stupid, but he tells it anyway because the students are paying attention to him for once.
* NapInducingSpeak: His lectures put everyone to sleep, with only Hermione being able to resist.
* PassedInTheirSleep: School legend has it that he died while napping in the teachers' lounge. He then got up to teach his next class as a ghost, and it's entirely possible he hasn't actually noticed he's died. Presumably the rest of the faculty were unable to think of a tactful way to broach the subject. Though he does have a tendency to enter his classroom by passing through the wall.
* UltimateJobSecurity: He's the only teacher Umbridge doesn't interrogate. Not that there'd by any real way to fire a ghost teacher. [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Who you gonna call?]]

[[folder:Charity Burbage]]
!!Charity Burbage
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!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Carolyn Pickles
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Rosalba Sotelo (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

->''"Severus... please... we're friends..."''

The Muggle Studies teacher and an opponent of pure-blood prejudice. The first and only time we meet Burbage is in the VillainOpeningScene of ''Deathly Hallows'', in which Voldemort murders her and then feeds her to Nagini.

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* DramaticIrony: After her death in the first chapter, Arthur mentions hearing about her supposed resignation but correctly deduces that she didn't really resign.
* EtTuBrute: She's heartbroken and terrified when she begs Snape to help her, insisting that they are friends. Snape is in no position to help her and is ForcedToWatch.
* FantasticRacism: Burbage is outspoken against this. Shortly before the Death Eaters got her, she published an editorial against pure-blood prejudice in the ''Daily Prophet''.
* NamesToTrustImmediately: Her first name is "Charity" for crying out loud.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Even after Dumbledore's death and the fall of the Ministry being nigh, she still is an outspoken advocate for Muggles. This gets her captured and killed by Voldemort.
* RedShirt: She exists to die and her death doesn't really have an emotional impact on any characters.
* RememberTheNewGuy: She was never seen or even mentioned before her death. Justified since Muggle Studies was mentioned as an elective class in previous books; the only one of Harry's friends who would have been in her classes was Hermione, and only for a single year.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: InUniverse, her disappearance is commented on by Arthur who fairly bets that she didn't simply resign from Hogwarts.

[[folder:Septima Vector]]
!!Septima Vector
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The professor of Arithmancy.

* TheGhost: She is one of the least seen professors.
%%* LivingProp
* MeaningfulName: Both of her names have mathematical connotations and she teaches Arithmancy, a kind of number magic. "Septima", of course, comes from the Latin for "seven", while vector algebra is a rather high-level form of mathematics that will generally never be encountered by those who don't choose to study mathematics in high school.

[[folder:Aurora Sinistra]]
!!Aurora Sinistra
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The rarely seen professor of Astronomy.

* TheGhost: An unusual example, since unlike other rarely seen Hogwarts teachers such as Professor Vector or Charity Burbage, Harry does in fact take Sinistra's class -- it's just that no scene in the entire series actually depicts one of these classes (except for the O.W.L. exam) and Sinistra is thus never given any description or characterization. Whenever she's named in the text, it's usually with "of the Astronomy department"' after, just in case you forgot who she was three books ago.
* MeaningfulName: An aurora is a kind of astronomical phenomenon, like Aurora Borealis, aka The Northern Lights.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Subverted. With a name like "Sinistra" you'd think she were cut out to be a Marvel villain, but the name has nothing to do with the contemporary English meaning of "sinister". It's a reference to the star Sinistra in the constellation Ophiuchus, and harkens back to the original Latin meaning of "sinister", "left".

[[folder:Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank]]
!!Wilhemina Grubbly-Plank
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!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Apple Brook
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]''

A substitute Care of Magical Creatures professor featured in the fourth and fifth books when Hagrid is indisposed.

* AmbiguousInnocence: She casually extolls Dumbledore during her inspection, but it's unclear whether she was partial to him and did it on purpose to get cocky on Umbridge, being confident in that the latter couldn't still find anything bad to report about her, or she was just indifferent about the whole topic between Dumbledore and the Ministry and was simply honest about his good management. Umbridge seems to interpret it as the latter.
* CoolOldLady: She can be gruff and to the point, but the woman certainly knows how to keep her students interested in the class.
* CoolTeacher: Many of Harry's classmates instantly prefer her to Hagrid, mainly because Wilhelmina makes the class enjoyable without Hagrid's habit of putting everyone in danger with wild, unpredictable creatures.
* DemotedToExtra: She was never really that important to the plot beyond being a stand in for Hagrid at times, but the most she gets in the films is a cameo and acknowledgement in the fifth movie. Considering this was the movie that originally was 3 hours long, it's very possibly there were originally more scenes with her, especially considering that her actress has the good fortune to receive a credit.
* NiceGirl: She refuses to criticize Dumbledore even when Umbridge attempts to prompt her to, and despite her taking over Hagrid's job and most of her students openly telling her how much better of a Professor she is than him, she never badmouths Hagrid, rather praising his handling of Hogwarts's thestrals in one of her lectures.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Harry trusts her enough in the fifth book to bring Hedwig to her when she gets injured.
* RedeemingReplacement: Most of the student body enjoy her classes far more than they do Hagrid's, but she clearly believes he himself is a competent professor and never badmouths his teaching skills. She even compliments his training of the school's thestrals, pointing out it's entirely unlikely that they would've attacked Hedwig because of Hagrid's care.
* UniversallyBelovedLeader: Even Harry, Ron, and Hermione (begrudgingly to varying degrees) admit that she's a good teacher, but lie to Hagrid about it because they clearly don't want to hurt his feelings. When Umbridge inspects her class, Wilhelmina effortlessly manages to pass even with her voicing open praise for Dumbledore. Hagrid himself ultimately feels she's a better teacher than him (which she frankly is, in regards to actual teaching skills), and considered having her take over full time.

[[folder:Silvanus Kettleburn]]
!!Silvanus Kettleburn
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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''Literature/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

The Care of Magical Creatures professor before Hagrid.

* AnArmAndALeg: By the time he retires, his remaining limbs consist of one arm and half of a leg.
* ArtificialLimbs: His character design in ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]'' has them. Notably, the leg displays minimal jointing while the arm ends in a fairly basic clamp. He's also shown with a bandage constantly covering one eye socket, and the dip in the cloth implies there's nothing behind it. If there's more sophisticated magical replacements available, he's not using them.
* AscendedExtra: In the series proper, he only receives a single mention. He has a somewhat larger role in ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them''.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]'' implies he's not quite all there, and that's after you discount the artificial limbs. He's just a little too blaise about the possibility of serious injuries in his class, treats a chimera on the loose as something akin to a runaway cat, and takes an overall approach to dangerous creatures which makes you wonder how he has ''any'' limbs left. In terms of teacher competence, going from Kettleburn to Hagrid was pretty much a lateral move.
* FluffyTamer: In his capacity as the Care of Magical Creatures professor.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Technically. Care of Magical Creatures is mentioned in ''Chamber of Secrets'', but its teacher is not specified until ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', at which point he has already retired.
* UltimateJobSecurity: He underwent 62 periods of probation during his tenure as professor.

[[folder:Bathsheda Babbling]]
!!Bathsheda Babbling
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bathsheda_babbling.jpg]]

The Study of Ancient Runes professor.

* AdaptationExpansion: In the books, she does not appear, nor is she ever mentioned. In the films, an uncredited extra plays an unnamed professor who could be her.
* AllThereInTheManual: Her name comes from a list of Hogwarts professors on JK Rowling's website.
* DeathByAdaptation: She is killed in the Battle of Hogwarts in the films.
* MeaningfulName: Babbling is a way of describing language, typically that which is difficult or impossible to comprehend, and thus makes a fitting name for a professor of Ancient Runes.

[[folder:Arif Sikander]]
!!Arif Sikander
[[quoteright:322:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arif_sikander.png]]
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

Was the Muggle Studies professor in 1990. Taught students how to navigate hazards of the non-magical world, such as dealing with rotary phones and puzzling out the purpose behind rubber ducks. Also seems to have instituted a penpal program, where Hogwarts students would be in postal contact with teens of their own age in the Muggle world. (Of course, this also meant teaching them how stamps worked.)

* CharacterTics: Can frequently be caught lecturing and playing with a Slinky at the same time.
* InformedAbility: Has this problem with every Muggle artifact which relies on electricity. Because none of it will actually ''work'' on the Hogwarts grounds, he's stuck trying to teach his students about technology using differently-shaped paperweights.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Tries to make the creations of science come across this way, readily noting that without Muggles, wizards wouldn't have indoor plumbing.
* SharpDressedMan: Much better with Muggle clothing than the average wizard: at worst, his outfits come across as slightly eccentric.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Although he understands that pureblood students need a lot of coaching on things like 'Do not stick a fork in a toaster,' and comes across as extremely patient.

[[folder:Herbert Beery]]
!!Herbert Beery
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTalesOfBeedleTheBard'' (mentioned)

A former Herbology professor during Armando Dippet's time. He left Hogwarts to pursue a career in the Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts.

* AllThereInTheManual: He's only mentioned in Dumbledore's notes of The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
* MeaningfulName: Herbert, as in "herb" referencing to the subject he taught.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Tried to {{invoke|dTrope}} this by casting two students who were dating in the lead roles of his play, unaware that the boy had broken up with his girlfriend in favour of another of the actresses shortly before the curtain rose. [[FromBadToWorse The results were predictable.]]

!!Non-teaching faculty

[[folder:Argus Filch]]
!!Argus Filch
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/argus_filch.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:''"Students out of bed! Students in the corridors!"'']]
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DavidBradley
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Aparicio Rivero (European Spanish), Creator/JesseConde (Latin American Spanish), Waldir Fiori (Brazilian Portuguese, minus ''Prisoner of Azkaban''), Mário Monjardim (Brazilian Portuguese, ''Prisoner of Azkaban'')
!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

->''"A pity they let the old punishments die. Was a time detention would find you hanging by your thumbs in the dungeons. God, I miss the screaming."''

The Hogwarts caretaker, he has an extremely antagonistic relationship with the students and mostly acts as an obstacle to Harry throughout the series. His bitterness towards the students probably stems from the fact that he is a [[MuggleBornOfMages Squib]], that is, someone who while born into a magical family has no magical abilities on his own. He has a cat named Mrs. Norris, probably the closest thing he has to a friend.

-->''"Chocolate in the library! Out -- out -- '''OUT!'''"''

[[caption-width-right:339:"Anything from the trolley, dears?"]]

!!!'''Portrayed By''': Great Western Railways 5972 ''Olton Hall''

!!Sybil Patricia Trelawney

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Dame Creator/MaggieSmith, Fiona Glascott (''Fantastic Beasts''), Sandy [=McDade=] (''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', first West End run), Geraldine Hughes (''Cursed Child'', first Broadway run)
-->'''Voiced by:''' Mari Luz Olier (European Spanish), Magda Giner (Latin American Spanish, ''Philosopher's Stone''), Queta Leonel (Latin American Spanish, ''Chamber of Secrets''-''Deathly Hallows''), Vianney Monroy (Latin American Spanish, ''Fantastic Beasts''), Lina Rossana Costa (Brazilian Portuguese, ''Philosopher's Stone''-''Goblet of Fire''), Marly Ribeiro (Brazilian Portuguese, ''Order of the Phoenix''), Melise Maia (Brazilian Portuguese, ''Half Blood Prince'' and ''Deathly Hallows Part 2''), Maíra Goes (Brazilian Portuguese, ''Crimes of Grindelwald'')
-->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'' | ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MiriamMargolyes
-->'''Voiced by:''' Yolanda Pérez (European Spanish), Ruth Toscano (Latin American Spanish), Adalmária Mesquita (Brazilian Portuguese)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/WarwickDavis
-->'''Voiced by:''' Eduardo Moreno (European Spanish, ''Philosopher's Stone''-''Half-Blood Prince''), Francisco Javier Martínez (European Spanish, ''Prisoner of Azkaban''), Víctor Agramunt (European Spanish, ''Deathly Hallows Part II''), Jorge Roig (Latin American Spanish, ''Philosopher's Stone''), Eduardo Fonseca ((Latin American Spanish), ''Goblet of Fire''), Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza (Latin American Spanish, ''Order of the Phoenix''), José Luis Miranda ((Latin American Spanish, ''Half-Blood Prince''-''Deahtly Hallows Part II''), Isaac Schneider (Brazilian Portuguese)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JimBroadbent
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RogerCarel (European French), Mario Martín (European Spanish), Creator/ArturoMercado (Latin American Spanish), Creator/IsaacBardavid (Brazilian Portuguese)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' (mentioned, film only) | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' (via portrait) | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfbloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' (via portrait) | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' (mentioned) | ''Literature/TheTalesOfBeedleTheBard'' (mentioned) | ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'' (mentioned in newspaper)

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RobbieColtrane (films), Martin Bayfield (young), Chris Jarman (''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'', first West End run), Brian Abraham (''Cursed Child'', first Broadway run), Greg Draven (''Ride/HagridsMagicalCreaturesMotorbikeAdventure'', body double)
-->'''Voiced by:''' Carlos Kaniowsky (European Spanish), Creator/HumbertoSolorzano (Latin American Spanish, ''Philosopher's Stone''), Creator/VictorHugoAguilar (Latin American Spanish, ''Chamber of Secrets'' and ''Prisoner of Azkaban''), Creator/BlasGarcia, (Latin American Spanish, ''Goblet of Fire''-''Deathly Hallows Part II''), José Santa Cruz (Brazilian Portuguese)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

[[folder:Sybill Patricia Trelawney]]

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/EmmaThompson
-->'''Voiced by:''' Mercedes Montalá (European Spanish, ''Prisoner of Azkaban''), Mercedes Cepeda (European Spanish, ''Order of the Phoenix''-''Deathly Hallows''), Lisa Owen ((Latin American Spanish, ''Prisoner of Azkaban''), Sarah Souza (Latin American Spanish, ''Order of the Phoenix''-''Deathly Hallows''), Juraciara Diácovo (Brazilian Portuguese)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]'' (mentioned only)

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/IanHart
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/VincentViolette (European French), Abraham Aguilar (European Spanish), Creator/JesusBarrero (Latin American Spanish), Marco Antônio Costa (Brazilian Portuguese)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]''

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KennethBranagh
-->'''Voiced by:''' Salvador Aldeguer (European Spanish), Oscar Gómez (Latin American Spanish), Eduardo Borgeth (Brazilian Portuguese)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]''

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZoeWanamaker (films), Helena Lymbery (''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'', first West End run), Kathryn Meisle (''Cursed Child'', first Broadway run)
-->'''Voiced by:''' Lucía Esteban (European Spanish), Andrea Coto (Latin American Spanish), Nelly Andrade Amaral
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Carolyn Pickles
-->'''Voiced by:''' Rosalba Sotelo (Latin American Spanish)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Apple Brook
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]''

-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''Literature/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

-->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/TheTalesOfBeedleTheBard'' (mentioned)

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DavidBradley
-->'''Voiced by:''' Aparicio Rivero (European Spanish), Creator/JesseConde (Latin American Spanish), Waldir Fiori (Brazilian Portuguese, minus ''Prisoner of Azkaban''), Mário Monjardim (Brazilian Portuguese, ''Prisoner of Azkaban'')
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Gemma Jones
-->'''Voiced by:''' María Teresa Neila (European Spanish), Liza Willert (Latin American Spanish), Carmen Sheila (Brazilian Portuguese)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]'' (mentioned only) | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Sally Mortemore
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''

-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LesliePhillips (films), Chris Jarman (''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'', first West End run), Brian Abraham (''Cursed Child'', first Broadway run) | ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery Hogwarts Mystery]]''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Ramón Reparaz (European Spanish, ''Philosopher's Stone''-''Chamber of Secrets''), Ramón Reparaz Jr. (''Deathly Hallows Part II''), Creator/MarioFilio (Latin American Spanish), Jorge Lucas (Brazilian Portuguese, minus ''Deathly Hallows''), Pádua Moreira (Brazilian Portuguese, ''Deathly Hallows'')
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]''

-->'''Portrayed By''': Jean Southern (Film 1), Margery Mason (Film 4), Sandy [=McDade=] (''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'', first West End run), Geraldine Hughes (''Cursed Child'', first Broadway run)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]''

-->'''Portrayed By''': Great Western Railways 5972 ''Olton Hall''
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]'' | ''VideoGame/HogwartsLegacy''

[[folder: The Fat Lady]]

-->'''Portrayed By''': Elizabeth Spriggs (Film 1), Creator/DawnFrench (Film 3)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''VideoGame/HogwartsLegacy''

* DisproportionateRetribution: While he has a fair point about the messes caused by the students as he's a MuggleBornOfMages who has to clean it all manually, his idea of how they should be punished for it is not exactly fair. His desired methods so line up with Dolores Umbridge, that he was the only one on her side as it meant he could use a horsewhip on rule-breakers.

* FauxAffablyEvil: On the outside, he is a kind mannered, thoughtful and helpful teacher who does everything to help his students. In reality he is cold, sadistic and evil, with Lord Voldemort residing inside him. After he is revealed, he reveals his plans to kill Harry with "No dear boy, I TRIED TO KILL YOU" showing that beneath his façade he is very cold.

!!!'''CharacterSpecificPages'''

* CrazyPrepared: Despite being skilled in the art of Occlumency, Slughorn carries around an antidote for Veritiserum, which can be resisted through Occlumency too.

** It's worth noting that certain lessons demonstrate that Hagrid is capable of being this when he splits the difference between having enough confidence to teach about interesting creatures and stopping short of teaching about flat out dangerous creatures (like Blast-Ended Skrewts). Everyone has fun when he teaches everyone about Nifflers and baby unicorns, and even the hippogriff lesson goes well until Malfoy is injured, mostly by BullyingADragon.

* BadassTeacher: DeconstructedTrope; Hagrid's ruggedness and love for dangerous monsters make him ignorant to the fact that his classes terrify his students and do little to educate them about anything practical. Subverted in that he actually ''can'' teach a class "properly"; when Umbridge puts him on probation, he tones down the danger and lectures his students extremely knowledgably about several different creatures, even though Harry notes that it's clear he finds the animals normality boring.

* WouldHurtAChild: While it's staged as a KickTheSonOfABitch moment, he vents his rage at Vernon Dursley's insulting the name of Albus Dumbledore by attempting to turn Dudley into a pig. The resultant instantaneous growth of a pig's tail causes Dudley to "howl with pain." Dudley is eleven at the time. The movie tries to make this a bit more justified by having Dudley start eating the birthday cake Hagrid had made for Harry while no one is paying attention, and Hagrid casts the spell after catching him in the act while threatening Vernon, but it's still pretty harsh.

'''[[Characters/HarryPotterDeathEaters Death Eaters]]''' ([[Characters/HarryPotterLordVoldemort Lord Voldemort]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterDeathEatersInnerCircle Death Eaters (Inner Circle)]])\\

'''[[Characters/HarryPotterOrderOfThePhoenixMembers Order of the Phoenix Members]]''' ([[Characters/HarryPotterMarauders Marauders]] [[[Characters/HarryPotterSiriusBlack Sirius Black]]])\\

[[Characters/HarryPotterTheWeasleyFamily The Weasley Family]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterMinistryOfMagic Ministry of Magic]] ([[Characters/HarryPotterDoloresUmbridge Dolores Umbridge]])\\

'''[[Characters/HarryPotterHogwartsStudents Hogwarts Students]]''' ([[Characters/HarryPotterGryffindor Gryffindor]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterSlytherin Slytherin]] [[[Characters/HarryPotterDracoMalfoy Draco Malfoy]]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterRavenclaw Ravenclaw]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterHufflepuff Hufflepuff]])\\

* BraveScot: She was born in the Scottish Highlands and is the head of the Hogwarts House known for its bravery. In the face of deadly situations, she never shows anything but utmost courage and strength.

'''[[Characters/HarryPotterTheTrio The Trio]]''' ([[Characters/HarryPotterHarryJamesPotter Harry James Potter]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterRonBiliusWeasley Ron Bilius Weasley]] | [[Characters/HarryPotterHermioneJeanGranger Hermione Jean Granger]])\\

* SpoiledBrat: In his youth, his mother spoiled him rotten because he was the only child who could perform magic.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He was very taken by Tom Riddle's charms, even after school when he'd begun going of the deep end, and had to be talked out of giving him a job.

* SternTeacher: Seems to have been more of a disciplinarian than Dumbledore. For starters, he expelled Hagrid and perhaps Newt Scamander, while Dumbledore isn't fond of expulsion and argued against it happening to them. Slughorn half-jokingly says that Headmaster Dippet will give him detention too if Riddle and co. are caught out of bed.

* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: Is the product of such a union.

A portrait depicting an unnamed witch which has the task of guarding the entrance of the Gryffindor Tower.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first film her portait is located at the end of a corridor, she depicted by a different actress wearing a 16th century inspired dress with her personality being very subdued. This depiction carried over for the games based on the first and second films. Then in the third films her portrait is located directly in the Grand Staircase her outfit is more inline with the the Classical period and is given more humorous traits. This depiction stuck for supsequent appearances of her in video games.
* GlassShatteringSound: In the movies, she's seen trying to shatter a glass with her signing. When unable to do so, she surreptitiously smashes it against a wall and insists she did it with just her voice

** She claimed to be seeing a Grim a lot in ''POA'', but was really seeing Sirius Black in his Animagus form (a large black dog, which is what a Grim looks like). The problem is that she believed the Grim was a sign of death, and that it meant Harry's days were numbered. In actual fact, Sirius Black is Harry's godfather and innocent all along, and the Grim by the end of the book is someone who Harry goes out of his way to save.