History Characters / TheParselmouthOfGryffindor

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* PutOnABus: Being a Defence Professor, this was to be expected. At the end of Second Year he goes off to Azkaban to write a monograph on Dementors, and he hasn't been heard from since.

Third year's Defence Professor, the nice and competent Remus Lupin is closer to Harry and Ron than to Hermione. His only problem is that he's a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]], but what's a centuries-old Dark Curse when you've got the planet's foremost RulesLawyer among your students?

* CoolTeacher

First year's [[ObfuscatingStupidty deceivingly harmless]] Defence Professor hiding something dark and evil in that ridiculous turban of his. Just like said something, he ends up not being too much of a threat…

!! Miscellaneous

[[folder: Scabbers]]
Formerly Peter Pettigrew, the "magical rat" Scabbers [[spoiler: becomes Ron's friend — though without revealing his background — and later flees Hogwarts rather than face Voldemort again, either as foe or enemy]].

!Sentient Nonhumans

An utterly crazy [[PhantomZonePicture magical portrait]] created by Luna Lovegood [[BasedOnADream based on a dream she had]]. Naturally a living ShoutOut to ''Fanfiction/HarryPotterAndThePortraitOfALargePileOfAsh''.

As in canon, the grouchy [[MuggleBornOfMages Squib]] caretaker of Hogwarts. Not at all a threat to Hermione thanks to her [[PragmaticHero pragmatic attitude]] when it comes to [[{{Blackmail}} using Filch's unwillingness to reveal his Squibness against him]].

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[[folder: Ron Weasley]]
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!!Hogwarts Staff
!!!Professors
[[folder: Professor Albus Dumbledore]]
* RenaissanceMan: He is portrayed this way; aside from his magical power, appreciation of chamber music and skill at ten-pin bowling, he is also shown to casually repair a cuckoo clock while in the middle of a conversation.

[[folder: Professor Alexander Max]]
Second Year's emergency Defence Professor after Gilderoy Lockhart [[VillainExitStageLeft runs away]], Professor Max is menacing, mysterioys, and appears to like Dark Magic more than defending against it… but you've got to admit he's ''good''.
* {{Determinator}}: It is implied the reason [[VagueAge Professor Max]] is still alive is because he is still waiting to teach the Ghoul Studies class he was promised more than a century ago.
* VagueAge: Professor Max has been the Ghoul Studies professor "since the 18th or 19th century", and calls 120-year-old Dumbledore "young"… but at the same time does not look ''that'' old, not having a single gray hair for one thing. MethuselahSyndrome is probably at play.

[[folder: Professor Rubeus Hagrid]]
* ZombieAdvocate: Hagrid, to a fault, when it comes to the Acromantulas. He's not [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman entirely wrong]]… but not [[TheHorde entirely]][[IAmAHumanitarian right]], either.

[[folder: Professor Remus Lupin]]

[[folder: Professor Gilderoy Lockhart]]
As in canon, an immoral gloryhound of a "hero" who comes to Hogwarts as Defence Professor for free publicity.
* MilesGloriosus: Gilderoy Lockhart, naturally. In fact, [[spoiler: he flees Hogwarts barely two months into the year following the Acromantulas' attack.]]

!!!Others
[[folder: Sirius Black]]
The only human "Voldemort-Keeper" in the Third Floor Corridor, Sirius has faked his death and now enjoys a sweet life of chilling out in Hogwarts, preparing pranks with the Weasley Twins, and driving Snape nuts by pretending to be a ghost.

!!Ministry of Magic
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[[folder: Minister Cornelius O. Fudge]]
Wizarding Britain's vain Minister for Magic. Fudge is clueless and bombastic but not fundamentally bad… his main problem is that he'll take advice from [[UnwittingPawn anybody]]. Fortunately, that "anybody" soon ends up being Hermione.
* UnwittingPawn: Cornelius Fudge is ridiculously easy to manipulate, be it by Dolores Umbridge, Lucius Malfoy or someone else. He's actually a good guy at heart, but only avoids causing a world catastrophe because Hermione (who has come to control him most usually, and, therefore [[TheManBehindTheMan rule Magical Britain from the shadows]]) keeps a tight leash on him.

[[folder: Dolores Umbridge]]

!!Dark Wizards

[[folder: Lord Voldemort]]
Once the most powerful Dark Lord in the world, but overall a minor issue for Hermione past first year… Hermione calls him the Turban, much to his annoyance.
* AnimateInanimateObject: For much of First Year, Hermione is convinced "Tom Riddle" is the name of Quirinus Quirrell's turban, which she takes to be an artifact similar to the Sorting Hat. Only later does she realize the turban is just covering up ''something else''.

[[folder: Barty Crouch, Jr.]]

[[folder: Professor Quirinus Quirrell]]

[[folder: Lucius Malfoy]]
Draco Malfoy's father, former Death Eater and all-around sleazebag. A PragmaticVillain who can be convinced to help good rather than evil for the right amount of gold.
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!! Miscellaneous

[[folder: Scabbers]]
Formerly Peter Pettigrew, the "magical rat" Scabbers [[spoiler: becomes Ron's friend — though without revealing his background — and later flees Hogwarts rather than face Voldemort again, either as foe or enemy]].

!Sentient Nonhumans

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