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|name=Harry James Potter
 
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|name = Harry James Potter
|born=[[31 July]], [[1980]]<br>[[Godric's Hollow]], [[England]]
 
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|born = [[31 July]] [[1980]]<ref name="PM-HP">[https://web.archive.org/web/20191002071632/http://www.pottermore.com/explore-the-story/harry-potter Explore the Story: "Harry Potter"] on {{PM}} (archived)</ref><br/>[[Godric's Hollow]], [[West Country]], [[England]], [[Great Britain]]
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|blood = <!-- Please do not change this. Half-bloods are wizards that have a mixture of pure-bloods and/or half-bloods and Muggle-borns and/or Muggles for parents and grandparents. Since Harry's are pure-bloods, a Muggle-born and Muggles, he is a half-blood. -->[[Half-blood]]<ref name="blood">{{COS|B|17}} - Tom Riddle states that there "are strange likenesses between us, after all. Even you must have noticed. Both half-bloods".</ref>
|alias=*The Boy Who Lived
 
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|marital = Married<ref name="reunites">{{PM}} - [[DUMBLEDORE'S ARMY REUNITES AT QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP FINAL]] (Archived from Daily Prophet, 08 July 2014)</ref><ref name="CC">{{CC}}</ref>
*The Chosen One
 
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|nationality = [[England|English]]
*The Chosen Captain (by [[Draco Malfoy]])
 
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|alias = *The Boy Who Lived<ref name="PS1">{{PS|B|1}}</ref><ref name="OOTP38">{{OOTP|B|38}}</ref><ref name="HBP4">{{HBP|B|4}}</ref><ref name="DH11">{{DH|B|11}}</ref>
*Parry Otter (by [[Horace Slughorn]])
 
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*[[Gregory Goyle]] (under disguise of [[Polyjuice Potion]])<ref name="COS12">{{COS|B|12}}</ref>
*The Boy Who Scored (by Draco Malfoy)
 
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*[[Neville Longbottom]]<ref name="POA3">{{POA|B|3}}</ref> (the name he told [[Stanley Shunpike]] in his third year)
*Potter the Plotter (by [[Peeves]])
 
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*Potty<ref name="POA5">{{POA|B|5}} - "'Well, look who it is,' said Malfoy in his usual lazy drawl, pulling open the compartment door. 'Potty and the Weasel.'"</ref><ref name="OOTP12-Potty">{{OOTP|B|12}} - "'What is it this time, my fine Potty friend? Hearing voices? Seeing visions? Speak-ing in' — Peeves blew a gigantic raspberry — 'tongues?'"</ref><ref name="OOTP19">{{OOTP|B|19}} - "'Hey, Potty, I heard Warrington's sworn to knock you off your broom on Saturday,'"</ref><ref name="Potty">{{OOTP|B|28}} - "'Wise move, Granger,' breathed Malfoy. 'New Head, new times... Be good now, Potty... Weasel King...'"</ref><ref name="HBP152">{{HBP|B|15}} - "'Potty asked Loony to go to the party! Potty lurves Loony! Potty luuuuurves Looooooony!'"</ref><ref name="HBP192">{{HBP|B|19}} - "'I was watching that, Potty!' he told Harry indignantly, pointing at the fight below, before letting out a loud cackle."</ref> (by [[Peeves]] and [[Draco Malfoy's gang|Slytherins]])
*Undesirable No. 1 <ref>Known as this by a paper in [[Dolores Umbridge]]'s office in [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in [[1997–1998 school year]].</ref>
 
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*The Boy Who Lied (by the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'')<ref name="OOTPF">{{OOTP|F}}</ref>
*[[Gregory Goyle]]<ref>Known as this in [[1992–1993 school year]] when he used [[Polyjuice Potion]].</ref> (under the guise of [[polyjuice]])
 
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*The Chosen One<ref name="HBP3">{{HBP|B|3}}</ref><ref name="HBP4"/><ref name="HBP7">{{HBP|B|7}}</ref><ref name="HBP8">{{HBP|B|8}}</ref><ref name="HBP9">{{HBP|B|9}}</ref><ref name="HBP11">{{HBP|B|11}}</ref><ref name="HBP15">{{HBP|B|15}}</ref><ref name="HBP16">{{HBP|B|16}}</ref><ref name="HBP22">{{HBP|B|22}}</ref><ref name="HBP19">{{HBP|B|19}}</ref><ref name="DH15">{{DH|B|15}}</ref><ref name="DH19">{{DH|B|19}}</ref><ref name="reunites" />
*Barny Weasley<ref>Used this name when disguised as a [[Weasley family|Weasley]] relative through the means of [[Polyjuice Potion]]</ref>
 
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*Barny Weasley (under disguise of Polyjuice Potion)<ref name="DH8">{{DH|B|8}}</ref>
*Saint Potter<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''</ref> (by Draco Malfoy)
 
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*Undesirable No. 1<ref name="DH12">{{DH|B|12}}</ref><ref name="DH13">{{DH|B|13}}</ref><ref name="DH16">{{DH|B|16}}</ref>
*[[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]]<ref>Made up this alias when caught by [[Snatchers]], he took the first names from his uncle and cousin</ref>
 
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*Lightning (by ''[[Potterwatch]]'')<ref name="DHF1">{{DH|F1}}</ref>
*[[Albert Runcorn]]<ref>Disguised as him using Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]]</ref>
 
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*Plotter (by the ''Daily Prophet'')
*[[Bloody Baron]]<ref>He tells Peeves he's the Bloody Baron when he was under the invisibility cloak during his first year.</ref>
 
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*[[Albert Runcorn]] (under disguise of Polyjuice Potion)<ref name="DH12">{{DH|B|12}}</ref><ref name="DH13">{{DH|B|13}}</ref>
*[[Neville Longbottom]]<ref>Used this name to avoid attention on the Knight Bus</ref>
 
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*[[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]]<ref name="DH23">{{DH|B|23}}</ref> (the name he used to disguise his identity from [[Snatchers]])
*[[Roonil Wazlib]]<ref>While trying to hide the fact that he had [[Severus Snape's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|Snape's copy of ''Advanced Potion-Making'']]</ref>
 
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|title = *[[Seeker]]
*Mr. Perkins<ref>In ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref> (by [[Cuthbert Binns|Professor Binns]])
 
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*[[Triwizard Tournament|Triwizard Champion]]
*Scarhead (by Draco Malfoy)
 
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*[[Quidditch Captain#Hogwarts Quidditch Captains|Quidditch Captain]]
*Patronus Potter (by [[Lucius Malfoy]])
 
*Potty Wee Potter (by Peeves)
 
|title=*[[Triwizard Tournament|Triwizard Champion]]
 
*[[Hogwarts Quidditch Captain|Gryffindor Quidditch Captain]]
 
*[[Seeker]] (Gryffindor)
 
*Leader of [[Dumbledore's Army]]
 
*[[Auror]]
 
*Head of the [[Auror Office]]
 
 
*[[Master of Death]]
 
*[[Master of Death]]
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|signature = [[File:Harry Potter sig.png|150px]]
*[[Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare|S.P.E.W]] Secretary
 
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|species = [[Human]]<ref name="PS1"/>
|signature=[[File:Harry Potter sig.png|150px]]
 
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|gender = Male<ref name="PS1"/>
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|height =
|species=[[Human]]
 
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|weight =
|gender=Male
 
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|hair = Jet-black<ref name="hair">{{PS|B|1}} - "Under a tuft of jet-black hair over his forehead they could see a curiously shaped cut, like a bolt of lightning."</ref><ref name="haireyes" />
|hair=Black
 
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|eyes = Bright green<ref name="haireyes">{{PS|B|2}} - "Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes."</ref>
|eyes=Bright green
 
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|skin = Light<ref>A drawing by J.K. Rowling {{see image|file:Jkrharry.jpeg}}</ref><ref>A drawing by J.K. Rowling {{see image|file:Deanthomasoriginal.PNG}} clearly has Dean's skin shaded in; but Harry's is not.</ref><ref>{{PS|B|4}} - "Harry had gone very white"</ref>
|skin=Light
 
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|family = *[[James Potter I]]<ref name="PS" /> (father) †
|hidef=
 
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*[[Lily J. Potter|Lily Potter]]<ref name="PS" /> (née [[Evans family|Evans]]) (mother) †
|family=*[[Ignotus Peverell]] (paternal ancestor) †
 
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*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginevra Potter]]<ref name="DH" /> (née [[Weasley family|Weasley]]) (wife)
*[[James Potter I|James Potter]] (father) †
 
*[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter née Evans]] (mother)
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*[[James Potter II]]<ref name="DH" /> (son)
*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter née Weasley]] (wife)
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*[[Albus Potter]]<ref name="DH" /> (son)
*[[James Potter II|James Sirius Potter]] (son)
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*[[Lily L. Potter|Lily Potter]]<ref name="DH" /> (daughter)
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*[[Arthur Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /> (father-in-law)
*[[Albus Potter|Albus Severus Potter]] (son)
 
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*[[Molly Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /> (née [[Prewett family|Prewett]]) (mother-in-law)
*[[Lily Potter|Lily Luna Potter]] (daughter)
 
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*[[William Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /> (brother-in-law)
*[[James Potter's father|Mr. Potter]] (paternal grandfather) †
 
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*[[Charles Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /> (brother-in-law)
*[[James Potter's mother|Mrs. Potter]] (paternal grandmother) †
 
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*[[Percy Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /> (brother-in-law)
*[[Evans sisters' father|Mr. Evans]] (maternal grandfather) †
 
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*[[Fred Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /> (brother-in-law) †
*[[Evans sisters' mother|Mrs. Evans]] (maternal grandmother) †
 
*[[Arthur Weasley]] (father-in-law)
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*[[George Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /> (brother-in-law)
*[[Molly Weasley]] (mother-in-law)
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*[[Ronald Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /> (brother-in-law)
*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] (brother-in-law)
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*[[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /> (née [[Delacour family|Delacour]]) (sister-in-law by marriage)
*[[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley née Granger]] (sister-in-law)
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*[[Audrey Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /> (sister-in-law by marriage)
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*[[Angelina Johnson]]<ref name="DH" /> (sister-in-law by marriage)
*[[Rose Weasley]] (niece)
 
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*[[Hermione Granger]]<ref name="DH" /> (sister-in-law by marriage)
*[[Hugo Weasley]] (nephew)
 
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*[[Padma Patil]] (sister-in-law by marriage in [[Alternate reality|alternate timeline]])
*[[Fred Weasley]] (brother-in-law) †
 
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*[[Victoire Weasley]]<ref name="msnbc">[http://accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0729-dateline-vieira.html J.K. Rowling MSNBC Interview] on Accio! Quote</ref> (niece by marriage)
*[[George Weasley]] (brother-in-law)
 
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*[[Dominique Weasley]]<ref name=WFT>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article3105517.ece Times Online - The Unwritten Story of Harry's Friends and Their Children]</ref> (niece by marriage)
*[[Angelina Johnson|Angelina Weasley née Johnson]] (sister-in-law)
 
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*[[Louis Weasley]]<ref name=WFT>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article3105517.ece Times Online - The Unwritten Story of Harry's Friends and Their Children]</ref> (nephew by marriage)
*[[Fred Weasley II]] (nephew)
 
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*[[Molly Weasley II]]<ref name="WFT">[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article3105517.ece Times Online - The Unwritten Story of Harry's Friends and Their Children]</ref> (niece by marriage)
*[[Roxanne Weasley]] (niece)
 
*[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] (brother-in-law)
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*[[Lucy Weasley]]<ref name="WFT" /> (niece by marriage)
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*[[Fred Weasley II]]<ref name=WFT>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article3105517.ece Times Online - The Unwritten Story of Harry's Friends and Their Children]</ref> (nephew by marriage)
*[[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley née Delacour]] (sister-in-law)
 
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*[[Roxanne Weasley]]<ref name=WFT>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article3105517.ece Times Online - The Unwritten Story of Harry's Friends and Their Children]</ref> (niece by marriage)
*[[Victoire Weasley]] (niece)
 
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*[[Rose Granger-Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /><ref name="A1">{{PM}} - [https://pottermore.com/news/cursed-child-first-look-at-weasleys-in-character New Cursed Child character portraits of Ron, Hermione and Rose Granger-Weasley]"</ref> (niece by marriage)
*[[Dominique Weasley]] (niece)
 
*[[Louis Weasley]] (nephew)
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*[[Hugo Granger-Weasley]]<ref name="DH" /><ref name="A1" /> (nephew by marriage)
*[[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]] (brother-in-law)
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*[[Panju Weasley]] (nephew by marriage in [[alternate reality]])
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*[[Petunia Dursley]]<ref name="PS" /> (née [[Evans family|Evans]]) (maternal aunt; legal guardian) †
*[[Percy Weasley]] (brother-in-law)
 
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*[[Vernon Dursley]]<ref name="PS" /> (maternal uncle by marriage; legal guardian)
*[[Audrey Weasley]] (sister-in-law)
 
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*[[Dudley Dursley]]<ref name="PS" /> (maternal first cousin)
*[[Molly Weasley II|Molly Weasley]] (niece)
 
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*[[Fleamont Potter]]<ref name="Pottermore" /> (paternal grandfather) †
*[[Lucy Weasley]] (niece)
 
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*[[Euphemia Potter]]<ref name="Pottermore" /> (paternal grandmother) †
*[[Petunia Dursley|Petunia Dursley née Evans]] (maternal aunt)
 
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*[[Evans sisters' father|Maternal grandfather]]<ref name="PS" /> †
*[[Vernon Dursley]] (maternal uncle by marriage)
 
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*[[Evans sisters' mother|Maternal grandmother]]<ref name="PS" /> †
*[[Dudley Dursley]] (maternal first cousin)
 
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*[[Linfred of Stinchcombe]]<ref name="Pottermore">{{WW|the-potter-family}}</ref> (paternal ancestor) †
*[[Dudley Dursley's wife|Mrs. Dursley]] (cousin-in-law)
 
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*[[Ignotus Peverell]]<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref> (paternal ancestor) †
*[[Dudley Dursley's children|Dudley's children]]
 
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*[[Ignotus Peverell's son|Paternal ancestor]]<ref name="DH"/> †
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*[[Marvolo Gaunt]] (distant cousin) †
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*[[Hardwin Potter]]<ref name="DH"/> (paternal ancestor) †
*[[Morfin Gaunt]] (distant cousin) †
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*[[Iolanthe Peverell]]<ref name="DH"/> (paternal ancestor) †
*[[Merope Gaunt]] (distant cousin) †
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*[[Ralston Potter]] (possible paternal relative) †
*[[Tom Riddle]] (distant relative) †
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*[[Charlus Potter]] (possible paternal relative) †
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*[[Charlus Potter's son|Possible paternal relative]] †
*Various [[Weasley]] uncles and aunts and cousins in-law
 
*[[House of Black|Black family]] (by marriage and possibly by blood)
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*[[Potter family]]<ref name="PS" /> (paternal family)
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*[[Evans family]] (maternal family)
|hidem=
 
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*[[Weasley family]] (in-laws)
|animagus=
 
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|romances = <!-- Please do not write that Parvati Patil was a romantic relationship of Harry. Whilst she was his Yule Ball date, the two had no romantic relationship with each other, or connection. Do not write that Luna Lovegood was a romantic relationship of Harry. Whilst she was his Slug Club Christmas party date, they had no romantic relationship with each other, or connection. -->
|boggart=[[Dementor]] (possibly changed after the war)
 
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*[[Cho Chang]] (ex-girlfriend)
|wand=*[[Harry Potter's wand|11", Holly, phoenix feather]]
 
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*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginevra Potter]] (wife)
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|animagus =
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|boggart = [[Dementor]]<ref name="POA12">{{POA|B|12}}</ref><ref name="GOF31">{{GOF|B|31}}</ref>
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|wand = *[[Harry Potter's wand|11", Holly, phoenix feather]]<ref name="PS5">{{PS|B|5}}</ref>
 
*[[Hermione Granger's wand|10¾", Vine, dragon heartstring]] (temporarily)
 
*[[Hermione Granger's wand|10¾", Vine, dragon heartstring]] (temporarily)
 
*[[Blackthorn wand|10", Blackthorn, unknown core]] (temporarily)
 
*[[Blackthorn wand|10", Blackthorn, unknown core]] (temporarily)
 
*[[Draco Malfoy's wand|10", Hawthorn, unicorn hair]] (temporarily)
 
*[[Draco Malfoy's wand|10", Hawthorn, unicorn hair]] (temporarily)
*[[Elder Wand|15", Elder, Thestral Hair]] (temporarily)
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*[[Elder Wand|15", Elder, thestral hair]] (temporarily)
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|patronus = [[Deer|Stag]]<ref name="POA13">{{POA|B|13}}</ref><ref name="POA21">{{POA|B|21}}</ref>
|patronus=Stag
 
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|job = *Head of [[British Auror Office]]<ref name="WOTM">[https://web.archive.org/web/20071226215112/http://jkrowling.com/textonly/en/wotm.cfm J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month (Archived)]</ref> (formerly)
|hidea=
 
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*Guest lecturer on [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]<ref name="TODAY">[http://today.com/popculture/finished-potter-rowling-tells-what-happens-next-2D80555133 Finished 'Potter'? Rowling tells what happens next] at Today (26 Jul 2007)</ref>
|job=*Head of the Auror Office
 
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*Head of the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]<ref name="CC15">{{CC|B|1|5}}</ref>
*Part-time lecturer on [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]
 
|house=[[Gryffindor]]
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|house = [[Gryffindor]]<ref name="PS7">{{PS|B|7}}</ref>
|loyalty=*[[Potter family]]
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|loyalty = *[[Potter family]]
*[[Weasley family]]
 
 
*[[Evans family]]
 
*[[Evans family]]
*[[Dumbledore's Army]]
 
*[[Order of the Phoenix]]
 
*[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]
 
*[[Auror Office]]
 
*[[Slug Club]]
 
*[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
 
 
*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]
 
*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]
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**[[Gryffindor]]
*[[Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare|S.P.E.W.]]
 
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***[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
*[[Albus Dumbledore]]
 
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**[[Trio]]
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**[[Dumbledore's Army]]
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**[[Slug Club]]<ref name="HBP7">{{HBP|B|7}}</ref>
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**[[Potions Club]]<ref name="HBPG">{{HBP|G}}</ref>
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*[[Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare]]
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*[[Order of the Phoenix]]
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**[[Albus Dumbledore]]
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*[[Weasley family]]
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*[[British Ministry of Magic]]
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**[[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]
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***[[British Auror Office]]
 
}}
 
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{{Quote|You are protected, in short, by your ability to [[love]]! The only protection that can possibly work against the lure of power like [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s! In spite of all the temptation you have endured, all the suffering, you remain pure of heart, just as pure as you were at the age of eleven, when you stared into a [[Mirror of Erised|mirror that reflected your heart's desire]], and it showed you only the way to thwart [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], and not immortality or riches.|[[Albus Dumbledore]] to Harry.|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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{{Quote|You are protected, in short, by your ability to love! The only protection that can possibly work against the lure of power like Voldemort's! In spite of all the temptation you have endured, all the suffering, you remain pure of heart, just as pure as you were at the age of eleven, when you stared into a mirror that reflected your heart's desire, and it showed you only the way to thwart Lord Voldemort, and not immortality or riches. Harry, have you any idea how few wizards could have seen what you saw in that mirror?|Albus Dumbledore describing Harry's rare nature|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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'''Harry James'''<ref name="DH7">{{DH|B|7}}</ref> '''Potter''' (b. [[31 July]] [[1980]])<ref name="PM-HP" /> was an [[England|English]] [[half-blood]]<ref name="blood" /> [[Wizardkind|wizard]], and one of the most famous wizards of modern times. The only child and son of [[James Potter I|James]] and [[Lily J. Potter|Lily Potter]] {{c|née [[Evans family|Evans]]}}, Harry's birth was overshadowed by a [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]], naming either himself or [[Neville Longbottom]] as the one with the power to vanquish [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], one of the most powerful and feared [[Dark wizard]]s in the world. After half of the prophecy was reported to Voldemort, courtesy of [[Severus Snape]], Harry was chosen as the target due to his many similarities with the Dark Lord. This in turn caused the [[Potter family]] to go into hiding.
   
'''Harry James Potter''' (b. [[31 July]] [[1980]]) was a [[half-blood]] [[Wizardkind|wizard]], the only child and son of [[James Potter I|James Potter]] and [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]] (née [[Evans family|Evans]]), and one of the most famous wizards of modern times. In what proved to be a vain attempt to circumvent a [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] that a boy born at the end of [[July]] of 1980 would be able to defeat him, Voldemort attempted to murder him when he was a year and three months exactly after murdering Harry's parents as they tried to protect him. This early, unsuccessful attempt to vanquish Harry led to Voldemort's first defeat and the end of the [[First Wizarding War]]. One consequence of Lily's protection is that her orphaned son had to be raised by her only remaining blood relative, with her [[Muggle]] sister [[Petunia Dursley|Petunia's]] [[Dursley family|family]], where he was neither welcomed nor nurtured, but would stay alive, at least until he was seventeen years old. As the only known survivor of the [[Killing Curse]] up to that point, Harry was already famous before he arrived at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
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[[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] made his [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1981)|first attempt]] to circumvent the prophecy when Harry was a year and three months old. During this attempt, he murdered Harry's parents as they tried to protect him, but this unsuccessful attempt to kill Harry led to Voldemort's first downfall. This downfall marked the end of the [[First Wizarding War]], and to Harry henceforth being known as "The Boy Who Lived",<ref name="PS1" /> as he was the only known survivor of the [[Killing Curse]] due to being magically protected by his mother's [[sacrificial protection|loving sacrifice]]. In accordance with the terms of the prophecy, this attempt on his life also established him, not Neville, as Voldemort's nemesis.
   
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One consequence of Lily's sacrifice was that her orphaned son had to be raised by her only remaining blood relative, his [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] aunt [[Petunia Dursley]], and her husband, uncle [[Vernon Dursley]]. While in their care, he would be protected from Lord Voldemort due to the [[Bond of blood charm|Bond of Blood]] charm that [[Albus Dumbledore]] placed upon him.<ref name="OOTP37">{{OOTP|B|37}}</ref> This powerful charm would protect him until he either came of age, or no longer called his aunt's house home. Due to Petunia's resentment of her sister and her magical abilities, Harry grew up abused and neglected.
Early on his eleventh birthday, Harry learned from [[Rubeus Hagrid]], the Hogwarts [[Keeper of Keys and Grounds|gamekeeper]], that he was a wizard. He began attending Hogwarts in [[1991]] and was Sorted into [[Gryffindor]] house. While at school, Harry became best friends with [[Ronald Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]]. He became the youngest [[Quidditch]] [[Seeker]] in over a century and eventually captain of his house's [[Gryffindor Quidditch team|team]], winning two [[Quidditch Cup]]s.<ref>Harry was banned from participating in Quidditch games by Professor Umbridge in his fifth year, along with Fred and George Weasley. Therefore, he was not on the team when they won the cup that year.</ref> He became even better known in his early years for protecting the [[Philosopher's Stone]] from Voldemort and saving Ron's sister [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] from the [[Chamber of Secrets]]. In [[1994–1995 school year|his fourth year]], Harry won the [[Triwizard Tournament]], although the competition ended in tragedy with the death of [[Cedric Diggory]] and the [[Return of the Dark Lord|return]] of Voldemort. The [[1995–1996 school year|next school year]], Harry reluctantly founded [[Dumbledore's Army]] and fought in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], during which he lost his godfather, [[Sirius Black]], who was a father figure to him.
 
   
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Shortly before Harry's eleventh birthday, there were several attempts from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] to send him a letter inviting him to not only come to Hogwarts, but also to explain his magical heritage. Though Vernon Dursley ultimately made the decision to leave their residence at [[4 Privet Drive]] temporarily to evade the letters, his attempts were ultimately for naught. On his eleventh birthday, Harry learned from [[Rubeus Hagrid]] that he was a wizard.<ref name="PS4">{{PS|B|4}}</ref> Rubeus Hagrid took Harry from the [[Dursley family]] the next day to [[Diagon Alley]]. This is where Harry withdrew some of his money from [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]], where Hagrid bought Harry's snow-white owl, [[Hedwig]]. While he was in Diagon Alley, Harry also got his school supplies (i.e., books from [[Flourish and Blotts]], his robes from [[Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions]], and his potion equipment from [[Slug & Jiggers Apothecary]]).
Harry played a significant role in many other battles of the [[Second Wizarding War]] and hunted down and destroyed Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es with Ron and Hermione. During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], he personally witnessed the deaths of [[Severus Snape]] and [[Fred Weasley]], and learned that [[Remus Lupin]], [[Nymphadora Tonks]], [[Colin Creevey]], and many others had fallen as well. He encountered Voldemort and sacrificed himself, knowing that his doing so was the only way to destroy the fragment of Voldemort's soul that was inside him. In Harry's near-death experience after Voldemort cursed him in the forest clearing, Dumbledore gave Harry advice and background information on Voldemort. When told he could choose to live or to "move on," Harry chose to live, and after he awoke he confronted Voldemort, and defeated him.
 
   
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Harry began attending Hogwarts in [[1991]]. The [[Sorting Hat]] told Harry that he would do well in [[Slytherin|Slytherin House]], but Harry pleaded "''not Slytherin''". The Hat heeded this plea and sorted the young wizard into [[Gryffindor|Gryffindor House]].<ref name="PS7">{{PS|B|7}}</ref> At school, Harry became best friends with [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]]. He was also the youngest [[Seeker]] in a century, making the house team in his first year when [[Minerva McGonagall]] introduced him to [[Oliver Wood]], [[Gryffindor|Gryffindor's]] [[Quidditch]] captain at the time. He later became the [[Quidditch Captain#Hogwarts Quidditch Captains|captain]] of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team in his [[sixth year]], winning two [[Inter-House Quidditch Cup|Quidditch Cups]].<ref>{{OOTP}} - In Harry's fifth year, Professor Umbridge banned him from participations in Quidditch games, along with Fred and George Weasley. Thus, Harry was not on the team when they won the cup that year.</ref> While in school, Harry also demonstrated an extraordinary talent for [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]].<ref name="OOTP16" /><ref name="OOTP18" /><ref name="OOTP29" /><ref name="OOTP31" /><ref name="HBP5" />
Harry is also notable for being the only known [[Master of Death]], having united the three [[Deathly Hallows]].
 
   
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He became even better-known in his early years for protecting the [[Philosopher's Stone]] from Voldemort, saving Ron's sister [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], solving the [[Serpent of Slytherin|mystery]] of the [[Chamber of Secrets]], slaying [[Salazar Slytherin]]'s [[basilisk]], and learning how to conjure a corporeal [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] at the age of thirteen, which took the form of a [[Deer|stag]]. In his fourth year, Harry won the [[Triwizard Tournament]], although the person had to be seventeen to enter, and Harry was only fourteen. The competition ended with the tragic death of [[Cedric Diggory]] and the [[return of Lord Voldemort]]. During the next school year, in defiance of [[Dolores Umbridge|Dolores Umbridge's]] and the [[Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic's]] strict regime against the teaching of Defence Against the Dark Arts and the continued introduction of the new [[Educational Decree]], Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger first had the idea of creating an illegal Defence Against the Dark Arts group called [[Dumbledore's Army]]. Harry was initially reluctant to the idea, but he gradually came to like it and eventually agreed to start the group. He also fought in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], during which he lost his godfather, [[Sirius Black]], and the prophecy was destroyed.
After the war, Harry became an [[Auror]] and [[Marriage|married]] Ginny, with whom he had three children: [[James Potter II|James Sirius]] who he named after his father and godfather, [[Albus Potter|Albus Severus]], named after Snape and Dumbledore, and [[Lily Potter|Lily Luna]], named after his mother and good friend [[Luna Lovegood]]. Harry was also named the godfather of [[Ted Lupin]]. He became Head of the [[Auror Office]] in [[2000s|2007]], and occasionally travelled to Hogwarts to deliver [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] lectures.
 
   
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Harry played a significant role in [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower|many]] [[Battle of the Seven Potters|other]] [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor|battles]] of the [[Second Wizarding War]]. During what would have been his seventh year, he, Ron, and Hermione [[Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter's Horcrux hunt|hunted]] down and destroyed Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es. During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Harry personally saw the deaths of Severus Snape and [[Fred Weasley]] while learning that [[Remus Lupin]], [[Nymphadora Tonks]], [[Colin Creevey]], and many [[Fallen Fifty|others]] had fallen in the battle as well. He encountered Voldemort and nearly sacrificed himself, knowing that his doing so was the only way to destroy the fragment of Voldemort's soul inside of him. While in [[limbo]], after Voldemort cursed him in the [[Forbidden Forest|forest clearing]], Dumbledore gave Harry advice and background information on the Dark Lord. When told that he could choose to live or to "[[Afterlife|move on]]," Harry ultimately chose to live. After he awoke, Harry [[Voldemort's Last Stand|confronted]] Voldemort and defeated him once and for all.
==Biography==
 
   
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Harry was also noted for being the only known [[Master of Death]], having united the three [[Deathly Hallows]] at the mere age of seventeen.
   
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After the war, Harry became an [[Auror]] and helped reform and revolutionise the Ministry of Magic.<ref name="TODAY" /> At some point, he married Ginny, with whom he had three children: [[James Potter II|James Sirius]], [[Albus Potter|Albus Severus]], and [[Lily L. Potter|Lily Luna]]. He was also named the godfather of [[Edward Lupin|Edward "Teddy" Remus Lupin]]. In [[2007]], Harry was promoted to Head of the [[British Auror Office]] at the age of 26,<ref>Harry joined the Aurors at age 17 in 1998, right after the Battle of Hogwarts. He was promoted in 2007, which is nine years later, making his age when prompted 26.</ref><ref name="WOTM">[https://web.archive.org/web/20071226215112/http://jkrowling.com/textonly/en/wotm.cfm J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month (Archived)]</ref> and would occasionally deliver Defence Against the Dark Arts lectures at Hogwarts.<ref name="TODAY" /> He was later promoted to Head of the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]] by the summer of [[2020]].<ref name="CC15" />
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==Biography==
 
===Family lineage===
 
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{{Quote|The Potter family is a very old one, but it was never (until the birth of Harry James Potter) at the very forefront of wizarding history, contenting itself with a solid and comfortable existence in the backwaters.|Early description of the [[Potter family|Potters]]|Pottermore}}
{{Quote|Now, yer mum an' dad were as good a witch an' wizard as I ever knew. [[Head Boy]] an' [[Head Boy|Head Girl]] at Hogwarts in their day!|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] talking about Harry's parents|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
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[[File:Potterfamilytree-pottermore.jpg|left|thumb|349x349px|The family tree of the Potter family]]
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The [[Potter family|Potters]] were an old and wealthy [[pure-blood]] family,<ref name="pure-blood">{{WW|pure-blood}}</ref> dating back to their founding patriarch [[Linfred of Stinchcombe]]. Linfred was given the nickname "Potterer", which was changed simply to "Potter" over the years. The family took on the simplified nickname as a surname, thus leading to future generations calling themselves Potter.<ref name="Pottermore"/>
   
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The Potters were also descended from the [[Peverell family]], via [[Hardwin Potter]]'s marriage to [[Iolanthe Peverell]].<ref name="Pottermore"/> As such, they are related to [[Ignotus Peverell]], one of the three brothers that created the [[Deathly Hallows]], who passed the [[Cloak of Invisibility]] down to his descendants as a family heirloom. The [[House of Gaunt|Gaunt family]] were also descended from the Peverells through [[Cadmus Peverell]], who passed the [[Resurrection Stone]] as an heirloom, set in a [[Marvolo Gaunt's Ring|signet ring]].<ref name="HBP10">{{HBP|B|10}}</ref> The Potters were thus indirectly related to the Gaunts as well, and by extension, [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]].<ref name="chat2">[http://accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0730-bloomsbury-chat.html J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007]</ref>
[[File:The_Potters.gif|thumb|left|Harry as a baby with his parents.]]
 
The [[Potter family|Potters]] were an old, wealthy [[pure-blood]] family, and Harry inherited much of his wealth from [[James and Lily Potter|his parents]]. The Potters descended from the [[Peverell family]], through [[Ignotus Peverell]], who passed the [[Cloak of Invisibility]] on to his descendants. The Potters are distantly related to the [[House of Gaunt|Gaunts]], who are descendants of (other than [[Salazar Slytherin]] ) [[Cadmus Peverell|Cadmus]], who passed on the [[Resurrection Stone]] as a family heirloom in a [[Marvolo Gaunt's Ring|signet ring]].
 
   
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Before the start of the [[17th century]], some of Harry's ancestors migrated to the [[United States of America|United States]], and held strong ties with the [[Magical Congress of the United States of America]].<ref name="macusa">{{WW|macusa}}</ref> These ties developed as a result of [[Abraham Potter]] being one of the original twelve [[Auror]]s of MACUSA. This distant relation of Harry's was uncovered by genealogists centuries after Abraham's death.<ref name="macusa" />
It is also probable that Harry was distantly related, on his father's side, to the [[House of Black|Blacks]], [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]], [[Weasley family|Weasleys]], and the [[Longbottom family|Longbottoms]],<ref>[[House of Black|Black family tree]]</ref> and almost all other [[:Category:Pure-blood families|pure-blood families]], making him distantly related to various other wizards and witches, including [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], [[Sirius Black]], [[Nymphadora Tonks]], and even his wife [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], though the degree of consanguinity is not known.<ref>On the Black family tree released for charity by J.K. Rowling, it shows a Charlus Potter, with one son, but there is no proof that Charlus Potter is related to Harry.</ref>
 
   
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The Potters were related to many other wizarding families in Britain, largely through the marriage of [[Charlus Potter]] to [[Dorea Black]], who was, in fact, the great-aunt of [[Sirius Black]], Harry's godfather and best friend of his father, James Potter. It is very likely that both Charlus and Dorea were closely related to Harry.
Harry's maternal relatives were the [[Muggle]] [[Evans family|Evans]] and [[Dursley family|Dursley]] families.
 
   
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Two members of the Potter family had held positions on the [[Wizengamot]]. The first was [[Ralston Potter]] and the second [[Henry Potter]]. Harry inherited much wealth from his grandparents [[Fleamont Potter|Fleamont]] and [[Euphemia Potter|Euphemia]], as Fleamont invented [[Sleekeazy's Hair Potion]], which quadrupled the family gold.<ref name="Pottermore2">{{WW|the-potter-family}}</ref> Harry's father [[James Potter I|James Potter]] was born late in the couple's lives. By that time, his parents were both elderly (even by wizarding standards), and he grew up in a doting household to the point where he became a proud yet arrogant boy. But deep down, James was a good person.<ref name="JKR2">[http://the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript Leaky Cauldron: 30 July 2007 Webchat with J.K. Rowling]</ref>
===Childhood===
 
{{Quote|Maybe he thought he could persuade 'em... maybe he just wanted 'em outta the way. All anyone knows is, he turned up in [[Godric's Hollow|the village]] where you was all living, on [[Hallowe'en]] [[1981|ten years ago]]. You was just a year old.|Hagrid on James and Lily's deaths|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
[[File:Harrypotter.JPG|thumb|left|Harry as a baby, faces death.]]
 
Harry Potter was born on [[31 July]] [[1980]] to Lily and James Potter, members of the first [[Order of the Phoenix]] at the height of the [[First Wizarding War]]. From birth, he lived in hiding with his parents after Voldemort marked them for death. They lived in the village of [[Godric's Hollow]] in a home put under the [[Fidelius Charm]] to keep them hidden. As part of the [[charm]], they had planned to make Sirius their Secret-Keeper, but acting on his advice, they changed this designation to [[Peter Pettigrew]], as they thought he would be less suspicious. In a terrible turn of fate, it happened that Pettigrew was a spy for Voldemort. He betrayed James and Lily, faked his own death, and framed Sirius for both.
 
   
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Conversely, Harry's mother [[Lily J. Potter|Lily J. Evans]] was a [[Muggle-born]], who was introduced to the [[wizarding world]] via her friendship with [[Severus Snape]], who lived nearby. The discovery of Lily being a witch caused a rift between her and her older sister [[Petunia Dursley|Petunia]], who envied her abilities.<ref name="DH33">{{DH|B|33}}</ref>
At an unknown time, James and Lily held a [[Christening of Harry Potter|Christening]] for Harry. It was quiet and quick, and only James, Lily, Harry and Sirius were there. For Harry's first birthday Sirius bought him a toy [[broomstick]]. The Potters owned a cat but it is unknown what happened to it after Voldemort's attack.
 
[[File:Lily protects Harry.jpg|thumb|left|[[Lily Evans|Lily]] shielding her baby from [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]].]]
 
On the evening of Hallowe'en, Voldemort arrived at Godric's Hollow and killed James and Lily; he started with James, who tried to stand up to him; unfortunately he did not have his wand with him and was killed immediately. Lord Voldemort then advanced on Lily, who died protecting Harry. Her [[Sacrificial protection|sacrifice]] prevented the [[Killing Curse]] from working on Harry. Additionally, Her [[love]] for Harry became a barrier protecting her son; when Voldemort attempted the curse on Harry, it backfired, and instead of killing Harry, Voldemort lost all his powers and his physical form was obliterated, but was saved from death by the five Horcruxes he had made up to that point. These included [[Tom Riddle's diary|his diary]], [[Marvolo Gaunt's Ring]], [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]], [[Helga Hufflepuff's Cup]], and [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]]<ref>Nagini was not made a Horcrux until Voldemort's return, when he killed the old Muggle caretaker of the Riddle home just prior to the Triwizard Tournament, and Harry himself did not contain part of Voldemort's soul until the time of the failed Killing Curse.</ref> This event made Harry the only person to have survived the Killing Curse. The failed curse left a [[Harry Potter's scars|lightning-bolt scar on his forehead]]. The scar would be a bane and a blessing to Harry in the years to come, as it opened a [[Mind-reading|telepathic link between]] Voldemort and himself.
 
[[File:Godric flash.PNG|thumb|left|[[Potter cottage|The Potter family home]]under attack.]]
 
The house at Godric's Hollow was destroyed in the attack, and Hagrid rescued Harry from the ruined house. Hagrid was given specific orders to take him to his [[Petunia Dursley|Aunt Petunia]] and [[Vernon Dursley|Uncle Vernon]], but he was intercepted by Sirius, who pleaded for Hagrid to give the baby to him. Hagrid refused, saying that he was under orders from Dumbledore to get Harry to [[Privet Drive]] as quickly as possible.
 
   
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James and Lily first met when they attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] together in [[1971]]. Their relationship was a rocky one; while James was a popular student and talented [[Quidditch]] player, Lily was unimpressed with him. This had to do with James' hostile relationship with Snape, who was falling in with a [[gang of Slytherins]] aspiring to join the [[Death Eaters]].<ref name="OOTP">{{OOTP}}</ref>
{{Quote|This boy will be famous, a legend. I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day in future. There will be books written about Harry, every child in our [[Wizarding world|world]] will know his name.|[[Minerva McGonagall]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
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Sirius, though reluctant, relented and gave Hagrid his flying motorcycle to take Harry to Privet Drive. Dumbledore left a letter of explanation to the Dursleys, but they never relayed it to Harry. Instead, Harry spent the next decade of his life in their strict and miserable home without knowing he was a wizard.
 
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By their seventh year, James lost the less savoury aspects of his personality and was even appointed [[Head Boy or Girl|Head Boy]], despite the fact that he had not been a prefect. This impressed Lily, who was appointed Head Girl, and the two began dating.<ref name="OOTP"/>
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The couple eventually [[Wedding of James Potter I and Lily Evans|married]] after graduation in [[1978]], and served as members of the original [[Order of the Phoenix]] at the height of the [[First Wizarding War]]. They personally defied Voldemort on three occasions, the first being when they refused to join his cause when he tried to recruit them (possibly at Snape's request).
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===Early life {{C|1980–1991}}===
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{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|But what happened to Vol - Sorry, I mean, You-Know-Who?|Rubeus Hagrid|Good question, Harry. Disappeared. Vanished. Same night he tried to kill you. Makes yeh more famous. That's the biggest myst'ry, see ... he was gettin' more an' more powerful - why'd he go?|Hagrid and Harry discussing Voldemort|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:Potter family 2 - Harry as baby.gif|thumb|250x250px|Harry as an infant with his parents]]
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Harry James Potter was born on [[31 July]] [[1980]], at [[Godric's Hollow]] in the [[West Country]], [[England]], only hours after his future classmatee [[Neville Longbottom]].<ref>''[[J. K. Rowling: A Year in the Life]]'', available at [http://hp-lexicon.org/wizards/neville.html Harry Potter Lexicon under Birthdate]</ref> Around this time, a [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] regarding a boy born at the end of [[July]] with the power to defeat Voldemort was stated to wizards.<ref name="carnegie">[http://the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more J.K Rowling at Carnegie Hall] at [[The Leaky Cauldron (website)]]</ref> Harry's [[Christening of Harry Potter|christening]] was quiet and quick, with only mother, father, and [[Sirius Black]] in attendance.<ref name="DH10">{{DH|B|10}}</ref> Harry spent his infancy in hiding with his parents in the [[Potter cottage]].<ref name="DH16" />
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For Harry's first birthday, Sirius bought him a [[toy broomstick]]. [[Lily J. Potter's letter to Sirius Black|Lily's letter to Sirius]] mentioned that this broomstick had been Harry's favourite present and that he had smashed a horrible vase that had been a gift from Petunia and nearly killed [[Potters' cat|their cat]]. In the letter, Lily also included a picture of Harry flying around on the broom and James chasing after him. Lily also stated in the letter that Harry looked pleased with himself while flying around on the toy broom. Lily and James also hosted a very quiet birthday tea. The only ones in attendance were them, Harry, and [[Bathilda Bagshot]] also used to dote on infant Harry. The Potters owned a cat, but what happened to it after Voldemort's attack it remains unknown.
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When it became clear that Voldemort marked the Potters for death in regards to the prophecy, [[Albus Dumbledore]] suggested that they use the [[Fidelius Charm]] to keep them safe. He even offered to be the Potter's [[Secret Keeper]], but the Potters had already planned to make Sirius their Secret Keeper instead. On Sirius's advice, they changed this designation to [[Peter Pettigrew]], who they thought would be less suspicious.<ref name="POA19">{{POA|B|19}}</ref> In a terrible turn of fate, Pettigrew was a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] spy, and betrayed the Potters' whereabouts barely a week later.<ref>{{POA|B|10}} - "'He did,' said Fudge heavily. 'And then, barely a week after the Fidelius Charm had been performed —'"</ref>
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{{Quote|This boy will be famous, a legend. I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day in future. There will be books written about Harry, every child in our [[Wizarding world|world]] will know his name!|[[Minerva McGonagall]] regarding Harry's future in the wizarding world|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:Potter family murder.gif|250px|thumb|left|The Potter family [[Potter cottage|home]] under attack, as Lily Potter was being murdered by Lord Voldemort]]
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On the evening of [[Hallowe'en]] in [[1981]], [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] arrived at Godric's Hollow and murdered James and Lily. He murdered James first, who tried to distract the Dark Lord; unfortunately, he did not have his wand with him and was killed immediately. Voldemort then advanced on Lily, who died trying to protect Harry.<ref name="DH17">{{DH|B|17}}</ref> Her [[Sacrificial protection|sacrifice]] prevented the [[Killing Curse]] from working on Harry, resulting in her [[love]] for Harry becoming a barrier to protecting him. When Voldemort attempted the curse on Harry, it backfired on the caster and instead of murdering Harry, Voldemort lost all his powers and his physical form was obliterated.
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Voldemort was saved from death by the five Horcruxes he had made up to that point, including his [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|diary]], [[Marvolo Gaunt's Ring|Gaunt's ring]], [[Slytherin's locket]], [[Hufflepuff's cup]], and [[Ravenclaw's diadem]].<ref>Nagini was not made a Horcrux until Voldemort's return, when he killed the old Muggle caretaker of the Riddle home just before the Triwizard Tournament, and Harry himself did not contain part of Voldemort's soul until the time of the failed Killing Curse.</ref> This later included Harry himself also, because a piece of Voldemort's unstable soul latched onto the only living being present. This gave him some of Voldemort's abilities such as the ability to speak [[Parseltongue]]. This event made Harry the only person to have survived the Killing Curse, thus giving him the title the "Boy Who Lived". The failed curse left a [[Harry Potter's scars|lightning-bolt scar]] on his forehead, marking him as Voldemort's equal. The scar would be both a bane and a blessing to Harry in the years to come, as it opened a telepathic link between Lord Voldemort and himself, giving each some awareness of each other's thoughts.
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[[Rubeus Hagrid]] rescued Harry from the house, partially destroyed by Voldemort's faulty killing curse, and was given specific orders from [[Albus Dumbledore]] to take him to his [[Petunia Dursley|aunt]] and [[Vernon Dursley|uncle]]. As Hagrid left, he was intercepted by [[Sirius Black]], a close friend of the Potters, who pleaded for Hagrid to give the baby to him, as he was the chosen guardian in the event of James and Lily's death. Hagrid refused, saying that he was under orders from Dumbledore to take Harry to his relatives. Sirius reluctantly relented and gave Hagrid his flying motorcycle to take Harry to [[Privet Drive]], and left to find Pettigrew, who subsequently faked his death and framed Sirius for his death and that of [[Peter Pettigrew's unidentified victims|twelve]] [[Non-magic people|Muggles]].<ref name="POA102" />
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Hagrid delivered Harry to Dumbledore late on the evening of [[1 November]] [[1981]].<ref name="PS1" /> Dumbledore left [[Albus Dumbledore's letter to Petunia Dursley|a letter of explanation]] to the family living in the house, the Dursleys, who did not want to take care of Harry.<ref name="OOTP37"/>
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On [[1 September]] [[1984]], Albus Dumbledore mentioned Harry Potter's name at the [[Start-of-Term Feast]] to the residents of Hogwarts, telling them that he was safe, and that when old enough, he too would attend Hogwarts.<ref name="HM12">{{HM|1|2}}</ref>
   
 
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{{Quote|I'm not having one in the house, Petunia! Didn't we swear when we took him in we'd stamp out [[magic|that dangerous nonsense]]?|Vernon Dursley refusing that Harry was a wizard|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:Baby Harry Left At Privet Drive.png|250px|thumb|Dumbledore leaving the infant Harry with a note at the doorstep of 4 Privet Drive]]
Living with the Dursleys, Harry thought, was the worst thing in the world. As they were Muggles, they had no understanding of [[magic]], and even though his aunt and uncle knew about his lineage, they wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. The Dursleys considered themselves a "normal" family and despised anything out of the ordinary. They lied to Harry about his parents, claiming they had died in a car crash and that James was an unemployed drunk. When he tried to remember them, all he saw was a green flash. He tried to understand what it was, or if it was from the car crash, but he simply could not. Petunia and Vernon forbade Harry from asking questions, particularly those regarding his parents. They resented Harry for his magic, which was sporadic, but evident. They discouraged any sort of imagination, insisting upon "stamping that rubbish out", and screamed at or punished Harry sometimes by depriving him of meals — whenever something "unusual" occurred. In his youth, Harry could make strange things happen without understanding why he could, as no one had told him that he was a wizard. For instance, after Petunia sheared off all his messy hair using a pair of [[Petunia Dursley's kitchen scissors|kitchen scissors]] in fury that it would not lay flat, leaving him almost completely bald with only the fringe at the front, it had [[Hair-regrowing spells|grown all the way back]], and to its previous messy state at that, by the next morning. Harry was punished, even though he had not done anything on purpose. Another time, [[Dedalus Diggle]] bowed to him in a shop, and Petunia ferociously interrogated Harry as to how he knew the man before leaving the shop very quickly.
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As the Dursleys were [[Non-magic people|Muggles]], they could not use magic. They knew about its existence, but refused to associate with witches and wizards. They [[Muggle supremacy|proudly considered themselves a "normal" family]] and despised anything out of the ordinary, even if it had nothing to do with witches, wizards, and magic. They lied to Harry about his parents' death, claiming they had died in a car crash. They also claimed that the [[scar|lightning-bolt scar]] on Harry's forehead was from the same crash.<ref name="PS2">{{PS|B|2}}</ref> Whenever Harry tried to remember it, all that he could vaguely recall (as if he 'strained his memory') was a [[Killing Curse|green flash of light]] and a high, cold laugh. He tried to understand what it was, or if it was from the car crash, but he simply could not. Petunia and Vernon Dursley, Harry's new guardians, forbade him from asking questions, particularly those regarding his parents. In addition, the Dursleys refused to have pictures of Lily and James, and did their best to avoid the subject of Harry's parents altogether.<ref name="PM-Dursley">{{WW|vernon-and-petunia-dursley}}</ref>
[[File:Harry_cupboard_under_the_stairs.jpg|thumb|left|Harry's bedroom beneath the staircase.]]
 
The Dursleys spoiled and pampered their son [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] and paid almost no attention to Harry; indeed, what little attention they did pay to him was entirely negative. All his clothes were hand-me-downs from Dudley and were far too large for Harry. He was forced to sleep in the [[cupboard under the stairs]], while his cousin got two bedrooms to himself. They ordered Harry around like a slave for most of his childhood. In time, Dudley started bullying Harry. The Dursleys took Dudley and a friend to spectacular places every year for his birthday, but the only thing Harry got for ''his'' birthday was one of Vernon's old socks. The Dursleys also hid evidence of Harry's existence by not having pictures of him in the house. During the times that Harry wasn't being made to work or bullied, he was provided with little entertainment and sometimes tried to entertain himself by playing games such as [[solitaire]].
 
   
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They resented Harry for his [[magic]], which was sporadic but evident, and strongly discouraged any sort of imagination. They neglected Harry, verbally and emotionally abused him, and inflicted cruel punishments, like depriving him of meals and locking him into the cupboard under the stairs on him whenever something "unusual" occurred. Their behaviour was left unreported to authorities. In his youth, Harry could make strange things happen without understanding why he could, as no one had told him that he was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]].
Harry's hardship, however, was necessary as by returning to live with his mother's only living blood relative, the [[Sacrificial protection|protection]] that Lily gave Harry would continue. While Harry could call that place home, he could not be harmed. However, this charm would be broken when Harry turned 17 years old, or when he no longer called [[4 Privet Drive]] his home. Furthermore, Harry's neighbour, [[Arabella Figg]], was a [[Squib]] working undercover for the [[Order of the Phoenix]] to keep tabs on Harry's well-being. Unfortunately for Harry, to maintain favour with the Dursleys, she was forced to give him a lousy time whenever she had to look after him, as the Dursleys would never have let him go if they knew Harry was enjoying himself, a possibility that infuriated them.
 
[[File:Harrysnake.jpeg|thumb|right|Harry speaking to the boa constrictor at the Zoo.]]
 
On Dudley's eleventh birthday, the Dursleys went to the [[Zoo]] with Dudley's best friend [[Piers Polkiss]]. Unfortunately for the Dursleys, they had to take Harry with them, as Mrs. Figg had broken her leg and there was no one to take Harry, and they refused to leave him alone in their house. At the Zoo, Harry unintentionally made the glass of an enclosure containing a boa constrictor disappear. This allowed the snake to slither out of his cage which scared Dudley into thinking it was after him. Harry was able to communicate with the freed boa in [[Parseltongue]], which thanked Harry briefly, then slithered out of the reptile house calmly. After this incident, the enraged Dursleys sentenced Harry to his [[Cupboard under the stairs|cupboard]] until the beginning of the summer holidays.
 
   
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For instance, after Petunia had sheared off all of his messy hair using a pair of kitchen scissors in her fury that it would not lay flat, leaving him almost completely bald with only the fringe at the front, it had grown all the way back, and to its previous messy state at that, by the next morning. Harry was punished, even though he had not done anything on purpose. Another time, [[Dedalus Diggle]] bowed to him in a shop, and Petunia furiously interrogated Harry as to know how he knew the man before leaving the shop hastily.<ref name="PS2" />
====St. Grogory's Primary School====
 
{{Quote|At school, Harry had no one. Everybody knew that Dudley's gang hated that odd Harry Potter in his baggy old clothes and broken glasses, and nobody liked to disagree with Dudley's gang.|The reason Harry had no friends at school|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
   
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[[File:Cupboard under the stairs GIF..gif|250px|thumb|left|Harry living in a cupboard beneath the staircase]]
Harry attended [[St. Grogory's Primary School]], a [[Muggle]] school, with Dudley. He had no friends there, since all the students were afraid of [[Dudley Dursley's gang|Dudley's gang]], all of whose members hated Harry. Although he was good at sports, he was the last picked for a team because no one wanted to admit to Dudley that they liked him, rather than because he was no good. Harry got decent, if not good, grades at school. On one occasion, Harry accidentally [[Colour Change Charm|turned his teacher's wig blue]]; on another, he accidentally [[Apparition|Apparated]] onto the school kitchen roof when escaping from Dudley's gang; and on a third, he made Dudley's old jumper shrink as aunt Petunia tried to shove it over his (Harry's) head. These incidents always enraged the Dursleys, and after each, they would punish Harry by exiling him to the cupboard — disregarding the jumper incident.
 
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The Dursleys spoiled and pampered their son, [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]], and paid almost no attention to Harry with what little attention they did pay to him being negative in its entirety. All his clothes were hand-me-downs from Dudley and were far too large for Harry. He was forced to sleep in the [[Cupboard Under the Stairs]], while his cousin got two bedrooms to himself (one for sleeping in and one for storing all his toys). They also made Harry do household chores for them, such as making food and getting the post. In time, Dudley started bullying Harry. The Dursleys took Dudley and his friend [[Piers Polkiss]] to someplace spectacular every year for his birthday, but the only thing Harry ever got for his birthday was one of [[Vernon Dursley's old socks|Vernon's old socks]] or a [[coat-hanger]].
   
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The Dursleys always hid evidence of Harry's existence by not having pictures of him in the house. Among the few people who did know about Harry were Petunia's friend [[Yvonne]] and Vernon's sister [[Marjorie Dursley|Marge]], the latter of whom the boy was forced to consider an aunt to him, despite not being a relative of his. Aunt Marge showed the most dislike for the frail boy while visiting [[Privet Drive]] during [[Dudley Dursley's fifth birthday]], when she whacked Harry around the shins to stop him from beating Dudley at [[musical statues]], and on holidays like Christmas, when she brought a computerised robot for Dudley and a box of dog biscuits for Harry to apparently eat. She eventually made a fool out of the young Potter during Dudley's tenth birthday, when Harry accidentally stepped on the paw of her favourite pet bulldog [[Ripper]], causing the enraged dog to chase him out into the garden and up a tree. [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] laughed himself silly at the sight of his cousin then, and to the Dursleys' delight, Marge refused to call Ripper off until past midnight.<ref name="POA2">{{POA|B|2}}</ref>
If Harry had not gone to Hogwarts, then he would have attended [[Stonewall High]], a Muggle secondary school.<ref>Rowling never specified the environment within it, but it was presumably even worse than St. Grogory's in terms of what he might have expected as treatment.</ref>
 
   
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[[File:Harry privet drive.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry with his aunt in the kitchen of 4 Privet Drive]]
===Harry's discovery of being a wizard===
 
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Harry's hardship, however, was highly necessary as by returning to live with his mother's only living blood relative, the [[Sacrificial protection|protection that Lily gave Harry]] would continue. While Harry could call that place home he could not be harmed. However, the [[Bond of blood charm]] would be broken when Harry turned seventeen years old, or when he no longer called [[4 Privet Drive]] his home.<ref name="OOTP37">{{OOTP|B|37}}</ref>
{{Quote|Yer a [[Wizards|wizard]], Harry, and a thumpin' good one I'd wager, once yer trained up a bit, o' course.|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] upon meeting Harry for the first time|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)}}
 
   
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Unknown to Harry, one of his neighbours, [[Arabella Figg]], was a [[Squib]] who had been ordered by Albus Dumbledore to keep an eye on Harry but to not reveal anything of the wizarding world to him. Unfortunately for Harry, to maintain favour with the Dursleys, she was forced to give him a lousy time whenever she had to look after him, as the Dursleys would never have let him go if they knew Harry was enjoying himself, a possibility that infuriated them. Harry discovered her connection to the wizarding world when it was revealed during the summer before his fifth year that she worked undercover for the [[Order of the Phoenix]] to keep tabs on Harry for his safety.<ref name="OOTP2">{{OOTP|B|2}}</ref>
[[File:HarryPooter.PNG|thumb|left|Harry finally receives his [[Hogwarts acceptance letter]].]]
 
Harry had no birthday celebrations until the day he turned eleven, which was the same day that he discovered the exceptional reality about his [[Wizard|identity]]. The week of Harry's birthday, hundreds of letters began arriving at the Dursleys's home, addressed to him from a place called [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. When the Dursleys saw the first letter was addressed as "cupboard under the stairs," they panicked at the thought of Harry's ill treatment being observed and transferred him to [[The Smallest Bedroom|Dudley's second bedroom]], which soon appeared on letters as the "smallest bedroom." When Harry's Uncle Vernon first read the letter, he turned a pale, [[porridge]] grey out of fear that wizards were trying to contact Harry. Because of this, [[Vernon Dursley]] tried to destroy the letters in a futile attempt to keep Harry from his destiny. But the letters kept coming in increasingly larger quantities, and as they did, the Dursleys saw no alternative but to flee from them. This was not enough to enable the Dursleys to avoid the letters, as the [[owl]]s carrying these letters followed them wherever they went. In a final desperate move, the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] relocated themselves to [[Hut-on-the-Rock|a shack]] on a rocky island in the edge of the sea.
 
   
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[[File:HarryParseltongue.png|250px|thumb|left|Potter speaking [[Parseltongue]] to a boa constrictor at the zoo]]
[[File:HagridBirthdayCake.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]]'s birthday cake to Harry.]]
 
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On [[23 June]] [[1991]], Dudley's eleventh birthday, the Dursleys went to the [[zoo]] with Dudley and Piers. Unfortunately for the Dursleys, they had to take Harry with them, as Mrs Figg had broken her leg and there was no one to take Harry, and they refused to leave him alone in their house. At the zoo, Harry [[Parseltongue|spoke]] with a [[Boa constrictor at the zoo|boa constrictor]] and unintentionally made the glass of its enclosure [[Vanishment|disappear]]. This allowed the snake to slither out of his cage which scared Dudley into thinking it was after him. Harry was able to communicate in Parseltongue with the freed boa, which thanked Harry briefly, then slithered out of the reptile house calmly.<ref name="PS2" /> After this incident, the enraged [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] sentenced Harry to his cupboard until the beginning of the summer holidays.<ref name="PS3">{{PS|B|3}}</ref>
At midnight on Harry's [[31 July|birthday]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]] appeared in person to find out why Harry had not received his letter. He was infuriated by the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] and explained to Harry, in spite of [[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]]'s obstinate protests, that he was a [[Wizards|wizard]], how his parents died, and that he was to be sent to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
 
   
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====St. Grogory's Primary School====
This would be Harry's first birthday celebration, and Hagrid gave him a small home-made birthday cake and a white snowy-looking [[owl]], whom Harry named [[Hedwig]]. Hagrid took Harry to the [[Leaky Cauldron]], where he learned that he was famous. He met [[Quirinus Quirrell]], his soon-to-be [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher at Hogwarts, the Inn-keeper, [[Tom]], a witch named [[Doris Crockford]], and [[Dedalus Diggle]], the man who had bowed to Harry several years earlier. Hagrid then took Harry to [[Diagon Alley]], where he learned more about his fame in the [[Wizarding world]] and that his parents had left him a small fortune in [[Vault 687|a vault]] at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]].
 
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{{Quote|At school, Harry had no one. Everybody knew that Dudley's gang hated that odd Harry Potter in his baggy old clothes and broken glasses, and nobody liked to disagree with Dudley's gang.|The reason Harry had no friends at school|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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Harry attended [[St. Grogory's Primary School]],<ref name="hppts">{{HPPS}}, p. 403 {{see image|File:DudleyAward1.jpg}}</ref> a Muggle primary school, with Dudley. He had no friends there, since all the students were afraid of Dudley's tough friends, who hated Harry simply because Dudley did. Dudley and his friends liked to play a unique game — '[[Harry Hunting]]' — which involved chasing Harry for hours on end. Although Harry was good at sports, he was always the last picked for a team because no one wanted to admit to Dudley that they liked him, rather than because he was no good.[[File:Blue Wig.jpg|200px|thumb|Harry accidentally turned his teacher's wig blue|alt=]]Harry got decent, if not good grades at school. On one occasion, Harry accidentally [[Colour Change Charm|turned his teacher's wig blue]]; on another, he accidentally [[Apparition|apparated]] onto the school kitchen roof when escaping from Dudley's gang; and on a third, he made Dudley's old jumper shrink as [[Petunia Dursley|Aunt Petunia]] tried to shove it over his head. These incidents always enraged the Dursleys, and after each, they would punish Harry by throwing him into the cupboard — except for after the jumper incident because Aunt Petunia thought that the jumper had shrunk in the wash.
   
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If Harry had not gone to Hogwarts, then he would have attended [[Stonewall High]], a Muggle secondary school that Harry dreaded attending.<ref>Rowling never specified the environment within it, but it was presumably even worse than St. Grogory's in terms of what he might have expected as treatment.</ref>
[[File:Harry_Potter_wand.jpg|left|thumb|Harry makes a connection with his wand.]]
 
Harry bought his first [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]] from the wandmaker [[Garrick Ollivander]] that day. His wand was eleven inches long and made of holly. The [[phoenix feather]] at the core came from [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]'s phoenix [[Fawkes]]. It was crafted by [[Garrick Ollivander]], who had also created a twin wand. This wand had been made from [[yew]], and contained the only other feather supplied by [[Fawkes]]. This [[Tom Riddle's wand|twin wand]] had [[1938|long ago]] chosen [[Tom Riddle|Thomas Marvolo Riddle]] as its wielder. But Riddle, after he turned to evil and assumed the alias of Lord Voldemort, ended up using this wand to attack Harry and his [[Potter Family|parents]]. The two [[wands]], sharing the same [[phoenix]] origin, had a [[Priori Incantatem|unique connection]] which would prevent them from successfully [[duel]]ling against each other.
 
   
===Education at Hogwarts===
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Rubeus Hagrid|Harry - yer a wizard.|Harry|I'm a what?|A wizard, o' course, an' a thumpin' good'un, I'd say once yeh've been trained up a bit. With a mum an' dad like yours, what else would yeh be? An' I reckon it's about time yeh read yer letter.|Hagrid informing Harry of his heritage|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:Hogwarts letter.gif|250px|thumb|left|Potter's Hogwarts acceptance letter]]
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Harry had no birthday celebrations until the day he turned 11, which was the same day that he discovered the exceptional reality about [[Wizardkind|his identity]]. On the week of Harry's birthday, hundreds of [[Hogwarts acceptance letter|letter]]s began arriving at the Dursleys' home, addressed to him from a place called [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. When the Dursleys saw the first letter was addressed as "''cupboard under the stairs''", they panicked at the thought of Harry's ill treatment being observed and transferred him to Dudley's second bedroom out of fear of being arrested for child abuse, which soon appeared on letters as the ''[[Smallest Bedroom|smallest bedroom]]''.
   
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When [[Vernon Dursley|Uncle Vernon]] first read the letter, he turned a pale porridge grey out of fear that witches and wizards were trying to contact Harry. Because of this, Vernon tried to destroy the letters in a futile attempt to keep Harry from his destiny. But the letters kept coming in increasingly larger quantities, to the point where they started flying out of the fireplace by the dozens, and as they did, the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] saw no alternative, but to flee from them. This was not enough to let the Dursleys avoid the letters, however, as the owls carrying these letters followed them wherever they went. On [[30 July]] [[1991]], In a final desperate move on, the Dursleys moved to a [[Hut-on-the-Rock|shack]] on a rocky island at the edge of the sea.<ref name="PS3" />
   
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[[File:Harry birthday.gif|250px|thumb|Potter receiving a birthday cake from [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] on his eleventh birthday]]
====First year (1991-1992)====
 
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At midnight on [[31 July|Harry's birthday]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]] appeared in person to find out why Harry had not received his letter. He was infuriated by the Dursleys and explained to Harry, in spite of Vernon's obstinate protests, that he was a wizard, [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1981)|how his parents died]], that [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] demanded him to take Harry from the ruined house to his hated relatives, and that he was to be sent to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.<ref name="PS4" />
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Dumbledore|Harry, do you know why Professor Quirrell couldn't bear to have you touch him? It was because of your mother. She sacrificed herself for you. And that kind of act leaves a mark... This kind of mark cannot be seen. It lives in your very skin.|Harry|What is it?|[[Love]], Harry. Love.|[[Albus Dumbledore]] to Harry|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)}}
 
   
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This would be Harry's first birthday celebration and Hagrid gave him [[Harry Potter's birthday cake from Rubeus Hagrid|a small homemade birthday cake]] and later, a snowy owl. Harry named her [[Hedwig]], a name he had found from his textbook (''[[A History of Magic]]'' by [[Bathilda Bagshot]]). This was the first birthday present Harry ever received. Hagrid took Harry to the [[Leaky Cauldron]], where he learned that he was famous. He met [[Quirinus Quirrell]], his soon-to-be [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher at Hogwarts, the Inn-keeper [[Tom]], a witch named [[Doris Crockford]], and [[Dedalus Diggle]] — the man who had bowed to Harry several years earlier. Hagrid then took Harry to [[Diagon Alley]], where he learned more about his fame in the [[wizarding world]] and that his parents had left him a small fortune in a [[Vault 687|vault]] at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]].
[[File:HarryRon.jpg|thumb|right|Harry's scar hurts during the sorting ceremony when he makes eye contact with [[Severus Snape]].]]
 
Harry Potter was further guided by destiny when he met his lifelong best friends [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]] while riding the [[Hogwarts Express]]. The [[Sorting Hat]] [[Hatstall|took a while]] to decide where to place Harry. It considered putting Harry into [[Slytherin]], but changed its mind at Harry's insistence, as he had heard about the Dark Wizards who had been in the house. All three were Sorted into [[Gryffindor]] House on their first evening at school. While Harry immediately took to Ron, he did not immediately befriend Hermione, though he was nicer to her than Ron was. On Halloween, a [[Mountain Troll]] was let into the school. The students were sent back to their [[Common Room]]s, but Harry realised that Hermione did not know about the Troll, since she was in the bathroom crying as Ron had made fun of her earlier in the day. Harry and Ron went to the girls' bathroom and found the troll bearing down on Hermione. After Harry stuck his wand up its nose, Ron was able to knock the troll out with its own club. Hermione lied to the professors when they came to investigate to keep Harry and Ron out of trouble. From that point on, the three were best friends.
 
   
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[[File:00Wand shopPM.png|250px|thumb|left|Potter at Ollivander's on Diagon Alley buying [[Harry Potter's wand|his wand]]]]
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Harry bought [[Harry Potter's wand|his first wand]] from Ollivander's that very day. The wand that chose Harry was made of holly wood and had a [[phoenix feather]] core; it was 11", nice and supple. The phoenix feather at its core came from Dumbledore's phoenix [[Fawkes]]. It was crafted by Garrick Ollivander, who had also created [[Tom Riddle's wand|a twin wand]]. This wand had been made from [[yew]], and contained the only other feather supplied by [[Fawkes]]. This twin wand had chosen [[Tom Riddle]] as its master long ago. But after turning to evil and assumed the alias of Lord Voldemort, Riddle ended up using this wand to attack Harry and his parents. Sharing the same phoenix origin, the two wands had a [[Priori Incantatem|unique connection]] that would prevent them from successfully duelling against each other in the years to come.
Harry discovered at his first [[broomstick]] flying lesson that he was a natural flyer. When [[Draco Malfoy]] took [[Neville Longbottom]]'s [[Remembrall]], Harry retrieved it using his [[broomstick|broom]] to fly up and catch it. He was so good that he was able to join the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]], becoming the youngest [[Seeker]] in a century, since [[first year]] students normally were not allowed to have their own [[broomstick]]s. Before Harry's first [[Quidditch]] match, he received the new [[Nimbus 2000]], a top of the line racing [[broomstick|broom]], from [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]]. During that [[Quidditch]] match, Harry's [[broomstick|broom]] was jinxed, and he lost control, which caused him to nearly fall off.
 
   
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===Hogwarts years {{C|1991–1997}}===
[[File:Harry_and_quirrell.jpg|thumb|right|Quirell and Voldemort in confrontation]]
 
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[[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] saw [[Professor]] [[Severus Snape]] staring at Harry and mumbling an incantation. [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] went to Snape's row and under his seat and cast [[Lacarnum Inflamarae]] causing the end of his robes to catch on fire. As soon as Snape stopped making eye contact with Harry, he regained control of his [[broomstick|broom]] and zoomed toward the ground. On his way, he caught the [[Golden Snitch|snitch]] in his mouth, almost swallowing it, ending the match and leaving [[Gryffindor]] victorious. It was later revealed that Professor Quirrell was the one jinxing Harry's broom, and Snape was trying to perform a counter-jinx, much to Harry, Ron, and Hermione's surprise. Meanwhile, [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], long presumed dead, was secretly mounting a return using the new [[Professor]] of [[Defence Against the Dark Arts|Defense Against the Dark Arts]], [[Quirinus Quirrell]], as a host body, he was able to search for the [[Philosopher's Stone]], which he believed would restore him to his body and grant him everlasting life. [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] was thwarted by Harry, with the help of [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]]. Harry, Ron and Hermione suffered a series of exhausting and difficult challenges down in the [[Philosopher's Stone chambers]] in an attempt to stop the [[Philosopher's Stone]] being stolen.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|But why couldn't Quirrell touch me?|Albus Dumbledore|Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. He didn't realise that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no visible sign... to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. It is in your very skin. Quirrell, full of hatred, greed, and ambition, sharing his soul with Voldemort, could not touch you for this reason. It was agony to touch a person marked by something so good.|[[Albus Dumbledore]] regarding the power of love|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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Harry was guided further to his destiny on [[1 September]], [[1991]], when he was dropped off by the Dursleys at [[King's Cross Station]]. Vernon helped Harry wheel his things to the platforms and left laughing about how [[Platform Nine and Three-Quarters]] had not yet been built. The family then drove off, leaving Harry at the busy station all alone. With only ten minutes left until the train's departure at eleven a.m., Harry was panicking when he overheard a red-headed family complaining about the station being packed with Muggles, and he noticed that they had an owl with their belongings.
   
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[[File:Harry meeting the Weasleys PSF.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry meeting the Weasleys for the first time at [[King's Cross Station]]]]
Throughout the challenges the group was picked off and in the final task Harry was left on his own when Hermione was unable to pass through, this left Harry to face [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] alone. Harry and Quirrell (who had been harbouring Voldemort with him all year) fought one another and Harry learned of his mother's protective charm when he blistered Quirrell's face by touching it with his hands.
 
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Harry watched as the older boys magically passed through the barrier between platforms nine and ten. Harry nervously interrupted them and was introduced to their youngest son [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], who was starting his first year as well. Molly (Ron's mother) kindly gave him instructions on how to board the platform. Harry quickly ran through the barrier, followed by Ron, and arrived on the Platform, catching his first sight of the [[Hogwarts Express]]. As most of the compartments were full, Harry pushed his things to near the end of the train, and with some help from twins from the red-headed family, was able to get his things aboard.<ref name="PS6">{{PS|B|6}}</ref>
   
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While helping, the twins noticed his scar and recognised that he must be Harry Potter. While Harry sat near the window in his compartment watching the family, the twins [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and [[George Weasley]] reported this discovery to the amazement of their little sister [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] and their older brother [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] who was a [[Prefect]] and had already changed into his robes. After boarding, the train soon departed and Ron asked if he could sit with Harry, who agreed. Ron asked Harry about his scar, and Harry asked if Ron's [[Weasley family|whole family]] were wizards, which they are except for his mother's [[Molly Weasley's second cousin|second cousin]], who was an accountant. When the [[trolley witch]] came by around half-past twelve, Harry bought some of all the treats from the cart and shared them with Ron.
Harry then passed unconscious, just as Dumbledore arrived and took the Stone. When Harry awoke in the hospital, Dumbledore informed him that Quirrell's soul had been abandoned by Voldemort, leaving Quirrell to die.
 
   
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[[File:Trio meet.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The trio meeting for the first time aboard the [[Hogwarts Express]]]]
====Second year (1992-1993)====
 
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[[Neville Longbottom]] soon came by searching for his lost [[toad]], [[Trevor]]. While Ron was attempting a [[Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid, fat rat yellow|magic spell]] to change his rat [[Peter Pettigrew#Scabbers|Scabbers]], [[Hermione Granger]] interrupted trying to help find Trevor. After Ron's spell failed, Hermione introduced herself and upon learning Harry's name, informed him that he was in several books on magical history. While speculating which house they might be in, Harry and Ron were interrupted by [[Draco Malfoy]], [[Vincent Crabbe]], and [[Gregory Goyle]]. Although Draco attempted to ingratiate himself, Harry refused to shake his hand after he insulted Ron and his family. When Goyle attempted to take some of their [[Chocolate Frog Card]]s, Scabbers bit his finger and helped drive them off. Ron afterwards explained that the [[Malfoy family]] were on Voldemort's side, but came back saying they had been bewitched, although [[Arthur Weasley|his father]] did not believe it.<ref name="PS6" />
{{Dialogue a-b-c|Ron|You're a [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]]! Why didn't you tell us? ... Now the whole school is gonna think you're [[Salazar Slytherin|his]] great-great-great-grandson or something.|Harry|But I'm not! I can't be.|Hermione|He lived a thousand years ago. For all we know, you could be.|Harry finds out he is a Parselmouth|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
 
   
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Upon arriving, Hagrid gathered all the first years together and they followed a path down to the edge of a [[Great Lake]]. In groups of no more than four, they climbed aboard a little fleet of small boats, and sailed across the lake to an underground harbour. Helping to remind Neville to take his toad, Hagrid took them up a passageway to the gates of the castle.<ref name="PS6" />
[[File:Cosopened.jpg|thumb|left|The Writing on the Wall.]]
 
Harry's second year started out badly, and gradually got worse. Throughout the preceding summer, Harry had not been in contact with any of his friends, had heard no news from the wizarding world, and had been mistreated by his family, as usual. The Dursleys had gone so far as to ban Harry from saying the word "magic" and the like. The Dursleys had also gained a fear of Harry's newly discovered magical abilities, which he often exploited in order to get them to leave him alone. The evening of his twelfth birthday, Harry learned that the reason his friends had not been in contact with him was that a [[house-elf]] named [[Dobby]] had been stopping letters from coming to Harry. When Harry questioned Dobby as to why, Dobby told him that Harry Potter must not return to Hogwarts. Harry refused, saying the wizarding world was where he belonged, and Dobby set out to cause him trouble. During a business meeting between [[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] and [[Mason|Mr. Mason]], who brought his [[Mason's wife|wife]] with him, Dobby used his magical powers to drop Petunia's master-piece pudding, and then shortly afterwards disappeared, framing Harry for the chaos. Dobby's act of magic caused Harry to receive a warning from the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] and to be imprisoned in his room by the Dursleys. Despite their efforts, Harry was rescued by [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and his brothers, [[Fred and George Weasley|Fred and George]]. Harry had packed his bags and loaded the Weasleys' magic [[Flying Ford Anglia|flying car]]. Harry and the brothers arrived at [[the Burrow]] in the early hours of the morning, hoping not to be noticed. However, they were, and Mrs. Weasley was furious.
 
   
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=====The Sorting Ceremony=====
[[File:Phoenix2.jpg|thumb|right|Harry with Fawkes.]]
 
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{{Quote|It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.|Harry's choice to be sorted into Gryffindor|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
Dobby's first attempt at stopping Harry from returning had failed, so he continued trying. When Harry and the Weasleys arrived at [[King's Cross Station]], Dobby sealed the entrance to [[Platform Nine and Three-Quarters]] early and stopped Harry and Ron from passing through the wall to get on the Hogwarts Express. However, this did not stop Harry from returning to Hogwarts, as he and Ron used the Weasleys' [[Flying Ford Anglia]] to follow the train to Hogwarts. They arrived later than they had hoped, but all in one piece; until Ron accidentally drove the flying car into the [[Whomping Willow]] and broke his wand.
 
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The new students were greeted at the castle door by [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor Minerva McGonagall]], who explained the four houses of Hogwarts: [[Gryffindor]], [[Hufflepuff]], [[Ravenclaw]], and [[Slytherin]], as well as the [[Forum:House Cup Competition rules|rules of the]] [[House Cup]]. McGonagall led the first years into a [[Chamber of Reception|small room]] off the [[Entrance Hall]] and told them to wait until she returned. When she did, they were led into the [[Great Hall]], where they were greeted by the rest of the students, and more importantly, a [[Sorting Hat|shabby wizard's hat]] on a [[Sorting Ceremony stool|small stool]].
   
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[[File:Harry Potter being sorted PSF.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry during the Sorting Ceremony]]
However, Harry's year at Hogwarts was destined not to improve in the least. Throughout the year, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, [[Gilderoy Lockhart]], humiliated Harry repeatedly by dragging Harry into the spotlight against Harry's will. During a duelling class led by Lockhart, Harry revealed himself to his fellow students and members of staff to be a [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]], an uncommon skill that is normally associated with dark wizards. This brought on a great deal of trouble for Harry, since the [[Chamber of Secrets]] had been re-opened, and it was the "Heir of Slytherin" who was deemed responsible. Once the chamber had been unsealed, there were various attacks on [[Muggle-born]] pupils, including Harry's best friend Hermione Granger.
 
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Harry was particularly anxious, as he did not feel that any of the Houses as they were described in the Hat's song were right for him. Harry noted that [[Draco Malfoy]], whom Harry had met in [[Diagon Alley]], was instantly placed in Slytherin, and remembered what [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] had told him about Slytherin's reputation for turning out [[Dark wizard]]s, and that [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] had been in Slytherin. When Harry put on the Hat, it slipped down past his eyes, and the hat told him that he "would do well in Slytherin". Thinking of Voldemort, Harry desperately repeated the phrase "not Slytherin". The Hat heeded Harry's request and placed Harry in Gryffindor along with Ron and [[Hermione Granger]]. In his second year during a visit to Dumbledore's office, the Sorting Hat re-emphasised the idea that Harry "would do well in Slytherin".
   
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The Sorting Ceremony was followed by the [[Start-of-Term Feast]]. Having previously never been allowed to eat as much as he wanted, Harry was overwhelmed by the sheer variety of foods in front of him. Dessert arrived, and talk turned to the first-years' families. [[Neville Longbottom]] told the others how his family thought he was a [[Squib]] until his [[Algie Longbottom|great-uncle]] accidentally dropped him out of a window, and he bounced.
[[File:Polyjuice_Potion_Vials.jpg|thumb|left|249px|A phial of [[polyjuice potion]].]]
 
   
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[[File:HP1-1294.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry as his scar began to hurt during the Sorting Ceremony after making eye contact with [[Severus Snape]]]]
These attacks were believed to have been carried out by the heir, who many believed to be Harry, but Harry believed that [[Draco Malfoy]] was responsible. In order to prove their hypothesis, Hermione cooked up a [[Polyjuice Potion]] that Harry and Ron used to change to look like Crabbe and Goyle, so they could try to get information from Malfoy. They learned that Malfoy was not the heir and that he had no idea who the attacker was. Hermione, however, did not join the boys in this adventure as she had accidentally used a cat hair in her potion, causing her to spend weeks in the [[hospital wing]]. Prior to Valentine's Day, Harry discovered a [[Tom Riddle's diary|diary]], and while writing in it, Harry learned that the [[Chamber of Secrets|Chamber]] had been opened fifty years ago and that [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] had been accused of the crime.
 
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It was during the feast that Harry's scar hurt for the first time: Harry was looking up at the staff table at [[Professor]] [[Quirinus Quirrell|Quirrell]] when the [[Severus Snape|hook-nosed teacher]] Quirrell was talking to looked past Quirrell at Harry, who immediately felt a sharp pain in his [[Harry Potter's scars#The lightning-bolt scar|scar]]. This was because Lord Voldemort was inhabiting Quirrell's body as anytime Voldemort was near Harry's scar hurt. After the last morsels melted from the golden plates and goblets, [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] gave a speech welcoming the new students to the school and the old students back. He added a few warnings about staying away from the [[Forbidden Forest]], and avoiding the [[Hogwarts Castle#Third-floor corridor|third-floor corridor]] before leading the school in singing the [[Hoggy Warty Hogwarts|school song]] and sending everyone off to their dormitories.
   
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=====First-years' lessons/classes=====
By this time, Hermione had a different theory. She believed that the monster responsible for these attacks was a [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk|basilisk]] and conducted research into her theory. The morning Hermione was attacked, she and [[Penelope Clearwater]] had been using a mirror to look around corners for any attacking predator. Hermione had done enough research to figure that the basilisk had been moving around the school using the pipe system and scribbled her theory down on a scrap piece of paper torn out of a book. She was attacked the same day, and her paralysed body was taken to the school's hospital wing.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Severus Snape|What is the difference, Potter, between monkshood and wolfsbane?|Harry|I don't know. I think Hermione does, though, why don't you try her?|...And a point will be taken from Gryffindor House for your cheek, Potter|From this first interaction Harry deduces Snape's hatred of him|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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In his first ever [[Potions (class)|Potions]] class, Harry discovered that Professor Snape hated him, mocking him as the school's "new celebrity" before teaching the class how to brew a [[Cure for Boils|Boil-Cure Potion]]. Harry and Ron went down to Hagrid's hut for tea, where they met Hagrid's huge and fierce-looking dog, [[Fang]]. Hagrid told Harry that he was overreacting to Snape's treatment, asserting that he would have no reason to hate him. Hagrid and Ron began to talk about Ron's older brother [[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]]. While they were talking, Harry picked up a cutting from the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' that was lying on the table. The article detailed a [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1991)|break-in]] that occurred on Harry's birthday at Gringotts. The vault that was broken into was number 713, the same vault Hagrid visited with Harry on their trip to Diagon Alley.
   
[[File:Hermione_is_petrified.jpg|thumb|left|Hermione Granger in the hospital wing after being petrified.]]
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[[File:Flying class in 1991.jpg|250px|thumb|The first flying class of the [[1991–1992 school year]]]]
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One of the things that Harry had been looking forward to was [[Flying (class)|learning to fly]] until he found out that the Gryffindors would be taking flying lessons with the Slytherins. Malfoy had been bragging about his skill to anyone who would listen. [[Rolanda Hooch|Madam Rolanda Hooch]] taught the class by starting with basic broom control. After learning the theory, the students were told to hover gently off the ground on Madam Hooch's go-ahead. Terrified of being left behind, Neville panicked and kicked off before anyone else, rising fifty feet in the air before falling off and breaking his wrist. Madam Hooch took Neville to the [[Hospital Wing]] after warning the other students to stay on the ground until she got back.
Still believing that if Hagrid were not responsible, he could at least point them in the right direction, Harry and Ron visited him after the attack on Hermione. From under the [[Cloak of Invisibility]], they witnessed his arrest by [[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]] and the suspension of [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]. As Hagrid was being led away, he gave the pair a new clue. He told them to follow the spiders. Harry and Ron heeded this advice, even though Ron was deathly afraid of spiders. They met [[Aragog]] who told them that Hagrid was not responsible for opening the Chamber the first time and that the girl who died was killed in a bathroom, leading Harry to theorise that [[Myrtle|Moaning Myrtle]] was the victim. A few days later, Harry and Ron discovered the scrap of paper in Hermione's hand. Harry and Ron wondered how a big Basilisk would go around the school undetected, and then they saw the word ''"pipes."''
 
   
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Draco Malfoy nicked Neville's [[Remembrall]] from off the ground and was told to give it to Harry, jeering that he would leave it "up a tree" unless Harry stopped him and took off on his broom. Harry mounted his broom and kicked off after him. As much to his surprise as everyone else's, he discovered that he could not only fly, but that it was something he did not need to be taught. Bending low on the broom handle, he shot toward Draco, who realised that Harry was a better flyer and threw the Remembrall into the air, daring the famous boy to catch it. Harry raced the ball towards the ground, catching it and coming out of his dive a foot from the ground. He toppled lightly onto the grass amidst the cheers of the Gryffindors, grinning wildly.
Harry (and later Ron) would soon learn that the person responsible for opening the Chamber was in fact Ron's younger sister, [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginevra "Ginny" Weasley]], under the control of [[Tom Riddle|a memory of Lord Voldemort]] by writing into his diary, forcing her to torment and vandalise the school. They also learned that she was being kept down in the Chamber and were told that her "skeleton would lie in the Chamber forever." Determined to rescue Ginny and hopefully catch the Heir and destroy the Basilisk, Harry, accompanied by Ron and Lockhart, was able to locate and open the Chamber using his Parseltongue abilities. Once they got down into the Chamber, it was not long before the cowardly Lockhart attempted to erase Harry and Ron's memories using [[Ronald Weasley's first wand|Ron's broken wand]]; however, his spell backfired, and he erased his own memory. The Chamber roof caved in, separating Harry from Ron and Lockhart.
 
   
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[[File:Harry-potter1-seeker harry.jpg|250px|thumb|left|McGonagall discovering Harry's potential as the new Gryffindor Seeker]]
[[File:SwordSnake.png|thumb|Harry holding the Sword of Gryffindor against the Basilisk]]
 
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His euphoria did not last long, however, as [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] quickly arrived on the scene. Having seen the dive, she ordered Harry to follow her. Expecting punishment, Harry was instead introduced to [[Oliver Wood]], whom she pulled out of a [[Charms (class)|Charms]] class. Captain of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]], Wood's confusion at being introduced to a first year quickly turned to excitement and ecstasy upon hearing McGonagall recount the dive. He told her that Harry would need a decent broom if they were to compete, and explained to Harry that he would make an excellent [[Seeker]], perhaps rivalling the legendary [[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]].
Separated from Ron and a now deluded Lockhart, Harry ventured on alone. Harry soon found Ginny's unconscious body lying on the floor of the Chamber. As he hoped she was not dead, he was greeted by Tom Riddle, who had come to a simulation of life from the memories stored in the diary. Revealing his history and true nature, Riddle set the [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk|basilisk]] upon him. Harry defeated the Basilisk with the help of [[Fawkes]], Dumbledore's phoenix, and [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]]. However, Harry was bitten by the Basilisk. Fawkes flew over to Harry and wept upon his wound. As Phoenix tears have healing powers, Harry survived. Harry then stabbed the diary with the Basilisk fang to rid himself of Riddle, unknowingly destroying one of Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es. Once the emergency was over, Fawkes flew Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Lockhart to safety. Harry spoke with Dumbledore on the events that took place, and explained to him that Ginny was not to blame and that Lockhart was a fraud. Harry and Ron both received Awards for Special Services to the School and two-hundred points a piece for Gryffindor House.
 
   
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=====The midnight duel=====
[[File:Harryinspectsthesword.jpg|thumb|left|Harry examines the [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword|Sword of Gryffindor]].]]
 
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{{Dialogue|Harry|You're a lot braver now that you're back on the ground and you've got your little friends with you.|Draco Malfoy|I'd take you on anytime on my own. Tonight, if you want. [[Duelling|Wizard's duel]]. Wands only — no contact. What's the matter? Never heard of a wizard's duel before, I suppose?|Malfoy challenging Harry to a one-on-one duel|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
After interpreting Dobby's strange actions in Dumbledore's office, Harry realised [[Lucius Malfoy]] was the ultimate culprit for opening the Chamber. Before term started, he had planted Tom Riddle's diary in Ginny's cauldron in the hope of indirectly opening the Chamber of Secrets. At this time, he did not know the diary was one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes. Afterwards, Harry was able to trick Lucius into freeing his mistreated [[house-elf]], [[Dobby]], who had been attempting to protect Harry all year, by giving him one of his socks. Malfoy was subsequently sacked as a school governor.
 
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Harry told [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] about everything that happened after he left with McGonagall over dinner that night, but warned him that Wood wanted to keep it a secret. Much calmer on the ground, and with his cronies [[Vincent Crabbe]] and [[Gregory Goyle]] flanking him, Draco came over to taunt Harry about getting in trouble earlier. Enraged that Harry not only escaped trouble, but was instead rewarded, he challenged Harry to a wizard's duel. In spite of Hermione's attempt to dissuade them from breaking the school rules, (or perhaps because of it), Harry accepted the challenge.
   
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[[File:Trio third floor.jpg|250px|thumb|The trio trespassing in the restricted third-floor corridor]]
====Third year (1993-1994)====
 
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As they left the tower, the [[trio]] found Neville (whose wrist had been fixed by [[Poppy Pomfrey|Madam Pomfrey]]) waiting outside, having forgotten the password. Neville decided to go with them and the four arrived at the [[Trophy Room]] (the site of the duel), but Malfoy was nowhere to be found. They speculated that he may have chickened out and were deciding what to do next when they heard the school caretaker [[Argus Filch]] and his cat, [[Mrs Norris]], enter the room. Realising that Draco tricked them and informed Filch of their location, they attempted to quietly exit the room. A nearby doorknob rattled and [[Peeves]], Hogwarts' resident [[poltergeist]], burst into the hallway, threatening to expose them.<ref>{{PS|B|9}} - ''"They hadn't gone more than a dozen paces when a doorknob rattled and something came shooting out of the classroom in front of them. It was Peeves."''</ref>
{{Quote|He was their friend...and he betrayed them. HE WAS THEIR FRIEND! I hope he finds me, because when he does, I'm going to be ready! When he does, I'M GOING TO KILL HIM!|Harry, still believing [[Sirius Black]] to be the man who betrayed his parents, learns that Black is also his godfather.|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)}}
 
   
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[[File:Fluffy PM B1C9M3 ForbiddenCorridorFluffy Moment.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The trio encountering Fluffy, a three-headed dog, guarding a trap door]]
[[File:Dementor_on_hog_exp.jpg|thumb|right|A [[dementor]] attempting to [[Dementor's kiss|kiss]] Harry.]]
 
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Growing desperate, Ron took a swipe at Peeves, who began to bellow their whereabouts as loud as he could, attracting Filch. The four kids ran right to the end of the corridor, where they found themselves stopped by a locked door, which [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] opened with the [[Unlocking Charm]] using Harry's wand. They hurried inside, thinking themselves out of danger until turning around and coming face-to-face with a monstrous sight: [[Fluffy|a giant three-headed dog]]. Choosing Filch over death, the children ran for it, somehow managing to get back to their dormitory without running into anyone along the way. Though shaken by the night's events, Harry's interest in exploring was piqued by Hermione's pointing out that the dog was standing on a trapdoor.
In the summer of [[1993]], [[Sirius Black]] — who had been wrongly imprisoned twelve years earlier for allegedly betraying [[James and Lily Potter]] to Voldemort and killing [[Peter Pettigrew's victims|twelve Muggles]] — [[Azkaban escapes#1993|escaped]] from [[Azkaban]]. This created a tense climate in the [[wizarding world]], and many believed that killing Harry was the object of Black's escape. As such, he was treated leniently when, late in the summer, he inadvertently inflated his [[Marjorie Dursley|"Aunt" Marge]], possibly with an [[Engorgement Charm]]. That evening he ran away from the Dursleys, and after an enlightening journey aboard the [[Knight Bus]], he arrived at the [[Leaky Cauldron]], where [[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]] was awaiting him. After spending two happy weeks at the Leaky Cauldron, Harry met up with his friends [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] along with the entire [[Weasley family]], who had just returned from a holiday in Egypt. That night, Harry overheard [[Arthur Weasley|Mr.]] and [[Molly Weasley|Mrs. Weasley]] arguing and learned of the Ministry's fears that Harry was the target of [[Sirius Black]].
 
   
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=====The Nimbus 2000=====
Prior to their departure aboard the [[Hogwarts Express]], Mr. Weasley pulled Harry aside and in no uncertain terms told Harry not to go looking for Black. Harry found it necesary to point out that he was not stupid enough to go looking for someone who wanted to kill him. Finding only one open compartment, Harry and his friends shared their ride with a new professor, [[Remus Lupin]]. The train suddenly stopped well before it should have and was searched by [[Dementor]]s looking for Black. Harry reacted poorly to the appearance of the Dementors, passing out, and beginning a pattern that would last most of the year. While he fainted, a Dementor began to suck out his positive emotions, and might possibly have stripped him of his soul had Lupin not repelled it. The following day, Harry and his classmates began their new classes. Among the first was [[Divination]], where [[Professor]] [[Sybill Trelawney]] told Harry he had the [[Grim]] in his [[tea]] leaves. Trelawney also made a frequent habit of predicitng very gruesome deaths for Harry, much to Harry's annoyance. On the other hand, there were courses in [[Care of Magical Creatures]], during which [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]], the new professor, taught them about [[hippogriff]]s. Unfortunately, [[Draco Malfoy]] had not been listening when Hagrid lectured and was injured by the hippogriff, [[Buckbeak]]. Professor Lupin soon proved to be an excellent teacher in [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], where he taught the students how to combat various dark creatures.
 
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{{Quote|Wood — I've found you a Seeker. The boy's a natural. I've never seen anything like it. Was that your first time on a broomstick, Potter?|Harry becoming Gryffindor's new Seeker|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:Broomstick PS.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry receiving a Nimbus 2000, a gift from Professor McGonagall]]
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Over breakfast the next morning, Harry and Ron were discussing what Fluffy could be guarding when the mail arrived. Harry, who had received no mail apart from [[Rubeus Hagrid's letter to Harry Potter (1991)|Hagrid's letter]], was intrigued as everyone else by the long, oddly-shaped package in the mail that morning, and was even more surprised than the others when he discovered what was inside: a [[Nimbus 2000]], and with [[Minerva McGonagall's letter to Harry Potter (1991) I|a note from Professor McGonagall]] warning him not to open the package at the table, and that he was to meet Wood that night for [[Quidditch]] practice.
   
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Taking the broom up to their dormitory, Harry and Ron were stopped by [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]], who seized the package and told Harry that first-year students are not allowed their own [[Broomstick|brooms]]. When [[Filius Flitwick|Professor Flitwick]] walked up to them, he tried to report Harry, but Flitwick, who had been told of Harry's special permission, just expressed admiration for Harry's talent.
[[File:Harryandbuckbeak.jpg|thumb|left|Harry approaches the [[Buckbeak]] the [[hippogriff]].]]
 
At Hallowe'en, the third year students went on their first visit to [[Hogsmeade]] village. Harry was not allowed to go, as he had not had his permission form signed. In light of Harry's difficulties, Ron and Hermione, who had been fighting over Hermione's new cat, [[Crookshanks]], put aside their differences. While his friends were enjoying themselves in Hogsmeade, Harry visited with Professor Lupin. A few weeks later, Harry played in the first [[Quidditch]] match of the year versus [[Hufflepuff]]. In the pouring rain and storms, the teams played until the [[Dementor]]s invaded the field. In their presence, Harry tumbled off his broom fifty feet to the ground, and his [[Nimbus 2000]] was destroyed in the process. Knowing that [[Gryffindor]] would not win the [[Quidditch Cup]] if he continued to collapse in the presence of the Dementors, Harry asked Lupin to help teach him how to combat them.
 
   
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=====Hallowe'en=====
[[File:Hogsmeade.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hogsmeade]] at Christmas.]]
 
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{{Quote|But from that moment on, [[Hermione Granger]] became their friend. There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.|Harry and Ron forming a friendship with Hermione|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
Just before Christmas, the school had another Hogsmeade visit. This time Harry sneaked out of the castle using the [[Marauder's Map]], which the [[Fred and George Weasley|Weasley twins]] presented to him in his time of need. During his illicit visit to Hogsmeade, Harry overheard a conversation between [[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]] and several of the Hogwarts teachers. Fudge told them that Black had betrayed the Potters and that he was still Harry's godfather. This revelation caused Harry great distress. To relieve Harry of some of his troubles the trio went to visit Hagrid, where they learned that Buckbeak was to be put on trial, and they promised to help his defence. Soon after, on Christmas day, Harry received a [[Firebolt]], a broom of extreme quality and high price, from an anonymous benefactor. Believing it to be from Sirius Black, Hermione reported it to [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]], causing Harry and Ron to stop talking to her.
 
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[[File:Harry-potter1-harry seamus charm lesson.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A Hallowe'en lesson on the [[Levitation Charm]]]]
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On [[Hallowe'en]], Professor Flitwick began teaching his students how to perform the Levitation Charm. Only Hermione succeeded; offended by her air of superiority, Ron later made a nasty comment that she overheard. The comment was about her lack of friends, causing her to run off to lock herself in the girl's bathroom in tears and making him and Harry feel slightly guilty. When the two went down to the [[Hallowe'en feast]] later, their guilt was forgotten amidst the splendour of the decorations.
   
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Partway into the feast, Quirrell arrived to announce that there was a twelve-foot [[Mountain Troll]] in the dungeons before fainting where he stood. The [[prefect]]s led the students back to their dorms, but Harry realised that Hermione did not know about the troll and convinced Ron to help save her, since they were responsible. They sneaked off to the girl's bathroom to warn Hermione, locking the troll inside. However, they did not realise their mistake until they heard Hermione's terrified scream emanate from the bathroom. A horrified Harry and Ron ran back into the bathroom to rescue her. After a brief skirmish, during which Harry stuck his wand up the troll's nose, Ron finally knocked the troll out, by levitating the troll's own club to smash into its head.
[[File:HPotter_boggart_dementor.jpg|thumb|left|Harry's first lesson.]]
 
Following the break, Lupin began his [[Harry Potter and Remus Lupin's private lessons|lessons]] with Harry. While Harry made progress, he regretted his inability to create a true [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] many lessons in. Soon after, Harry was given his Firebolt back by Professor McGonagall, and Harry decided it was high time to patch things up with Hermione. However, that same evening, Ron's rat, Scabbers, disappeared, and Crookshanks was blamed. The boys did not reconcile with her until after the next Hogsmeade visit, when Harry was almost caught. After receiving a stern talking to for sneaking out of the school, Harry and Ron emerged from Professor Lupin's office to find Hermione standing there looking distraught. She told them that [[Lucius Malfoy]] had used his influence and Buckbeak had been convicted and sentenced to execution.
 
   
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[[File:B1C10M3 Troll in First-Floor Girls' Toilets.jpg|250px|thumb|The mountain [[troll]] in the bathroom, where Hermione was hiding]]
The Quidditch final was soon upon them, and Harry played in the dirtiest game of his career. He managed to catch the [[Golden Snitch]] after Gryffindor was sufficiently ahead, and Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup. They could not celebrate for long as finals were right around the corner. Harry did well enough in the tests, and following his last final in Divination, Professor Trelawney went into a trance and predicted [[Sybill Trelawney's second prophecy]], which stated that the [[Peter Pettigrew|servant]] would return to [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and help him return to power. The same day, Buckbeak's appeal had taken place in the castle, where the hippogriff was, again, sentenced to death. Against the advice of Hagrid, the trio went down to his cabin to comfort him. While there, Scabbers resurfaced. When he discovered that the Ministry officials were on their way, Hagrid rushed Harry, Ron, and Hermione out the back. While they made their way back to the castle, the sound of a swishing blade rent the air, and Buckbeak was apparently executed.
 
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Attracted by the troll's yells, the teachers arrived to find Harry, Ron, and Hermione covered in dust, and the bathroom in disarray. [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]], head of [[Gryffindor]], began scolding the boys for not going straight to their dormitories with the rest of their house, but instead putting themselves in grave danger. Much to Harry and Ron's surprise, Hermione lied to McGonagall and told her that she had gone looking for the troll, as she thought she could handle them. She claimed that Harry and Ron were looking for her, (which was true), and she would most likely be dead if the boys had failed to rescue her (also true). The three bonded over the shared experience, and were friends thereafter.
   
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[[File:Timeturneruse.jpg|thumb|right|Harry and Hermione use the [[Time-Turner]].]]
 
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{{Dialogue|Harry|I've got the Snitch!|Marcus Flint|He didn't catch it, he nearly swallowed it!|Harry catching the Golden Snitch with his mouth|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
Immediately afterwards, Scabbers bit Ron and attempted to escape, causing Ron to chase the rat into the shadow of the [[Whomping Willow]]. Once there, he was attacked by a large black dog who dragged Ron and Scabbers into a tunnel under the Willow. Harry and Hermione followed them into the tunnel, which led them to the [[Shrieking Shack]]. There, they followed the sound of Ron and discovered him in an upstairs bedroom, where they were ambushed by [[Sirius Black]], who was an [[Animagus]] that turned into a dog. They were saved by [[Remus Lupin|Professor Lupin]], but then the situation turned on its head when he embraced Black like a brother, and they began talking about the long dead [[Peter Pettigrew]]. When asked to explain, they revealed that Lupin, Black, and Pettigrew went to Hogwarts with Harry's father, [[James Potter I|James]], that they had all become amimagi to help Lupin with his [[Werewolf|Lycanthropy]], and that in fact it was Peter Pettigrew who had betrayed the Potters. This was proven when Black and Lupin forced Scabbers to become Pettigrew. After questioning he confessed, but Harry prevented Black and Lupin from killing him.
 
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As the [[Quidditch]] season began, Harry became increasingly nervous. The first match of the season was against [[Slytherin]]. Harry was under increasing pressure to show that he was not just a famous name. In an attempt to calm his nerves, Harry borrowed a book entitled {{QTA}}, a book that was comprehensive history of the sport, that Hermione must have checked out from the library. During break on the day before the match, [[Trio|Harry, Ron, and Hermione]] were huddled together around a [[Bluebell Flames|jar of flames]], which had been conjured by Hermione, to keep warm.
   
[[File:Harrypatronus.jpg|thumb|left|Harry casting the [[Patronus Charm]].]]
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[[File:Harry-potter1-snape limp.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry noticing the blood on Snape's robes and a slight limp when he walked]]
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[[Severus Snape|Snape]] noticed their guilty faces, and looking for a reason to punish them, confiscated Harry's book on the feeble pretext that library books were not to be taken outside. Harry noticed that Snape was limping, as though his leg was injured, strengthening his suspicions that the [[Potions Master]] was after whatever it was that Fluffy was guarding. Nervous about the next day's match, Harry decided to ask Snape for the book back; realising that he would most likely be in the [[staffroom]] and that it would be harder for Snape to bully him if there were other teachers around, Harry decided to confront him. Approaching the door, Harry overheard Snape complaining to [[Argus Filch|Filch]] about Fluffy. After opening the door, Harry saw Filch helping Snape to bandage his leg. He returned to the Common Room and then told his two friends everything he had seen.
Determined to turn Pettigrew over, the whole group set off for the castle. Along the way, the moon came out from behind the clouds, and Lupin transformed into a werewolf, since he had not drunk his [[Wolfsbane Potion]]. Seeing the danger, Black used his Animagus powers to protect Harry and his friends, but was badly injured. When Harry and Hermione went to look for him, hundreds of [[Dementor]]s fell upon them, trying to perform the [[Dementor's Kiss]] both on Sirius and him. Sirius quickly passed out, as Harry tried casting Expecto Patronum (using the thought that he would leave the Dursleys and move with Sirius to try and conjure it) and tried to make Hermione think of something happy and cast it as well, but neither could do it. The Dementors were quickly descending on them, and as Harry finally conjured a fog Patronus, Hermione passed out, leaving Harry to fight the Dementors alone. After trying to hold them off, Harry was quickly overwhelmed. The Dementors descended on him, Sirius, and Hermione. Then one Dementor grabbed Harry by the throat and attempted to perform the kiss on him. Harry then heard his mother screaming in his ears, thinking that she would be the last thing he ever heard, when a mysterious figure on the other side of the lake cast a powerful Patronus sending away all of the Dementors and
 
saving Harry, Sirius, and Hermione.
 
   
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{{Main|Gryffindor vs Slytherin Quidditch match (1991)}}
Harry then began to think the mysterious stranger was [[James Potter I|his father]] when he passed out. Later Harry and Hermione awoke to find themselves in the infirmary and that Sirius was about to be subjected to the Dementor's Kiss. They pleaded with [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] who instructed them that nothing could be done without more time. With this clue, Hermione grabbed Harry and used her [[Time-Turner]] to send them back in time. Once there, they hid out until the time was right to [[Rescue of Sirius Black and Buckbeak|rescue]] Buckbeak, whom they saved just prior to his execution. Afterwards, they waited for the appropriate moment to save Sirius. While they sat in the woods, Harry tried to tell Hermione that he thought that his father might have saved them. When she reminded him that his father was dead, Harry dropped the subject. They ran for safety to [[Rubeus Hagrid's cabin|Hagrid's hut]] when the werewolf Lupin was on the loose, and Harry, desperate to see who saved him, left to observe the situation. Harry arrived at the lake watching the dementors attack his past self as he watched, until in a flash of clarity, Harry realised that it had been '''''he '''''who had cast the [[Patronus Charm]] that had saved his life and, stepping forward, Harry cast the Patronus and produced a fully fledged stag Patronus that drove all of the dementors back saving his past self, Hermione, and Sirius. Once reunited with Hermione, the pair rode Buckbeak to Sirius's window and rescued him.
 
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[[File:B1C11M2 Gryffindor vs Slytherin Quidditch match.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry playing in his first Quidditch match against Slytherin]]
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Harry had little time to dwell on Snape's injury as the first [[Quidditch]] match began the very next morning. Harry's job as being the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team|Gryffindor]] [[Seeker]] was to catch the [[Golden Snitch]]. The snitch is a walnut-sized gold ball, that is extremely fast and difficult to see. The entire match rested upon the retrieval of the Snitch. Harry's first attempt to catch the Snitch was foiled when the [[Slytherin]] [[Seeker]] [[Blatching|blatched]] him. Though the Seeker was penalised, the move succeeded in stopping Harry from getting to the Snitch.
   
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Soon after, Harry's broom began bucking uncontrollably as if trying to unseat him. The bucking became even more violent with each passing second, until Harry was hanging from the broom with just one hand. As the crowd looked on with horror, some of the professors had their wands at the ready should he fall. Ron and Hermione began to wonder if the other was at fault. That is until [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]], who had arrived to watch the game, noted that it would take [[Dark Arts|powerful dark magic]] to make a [[broomstick]] so hard to manage, magic that powerful was well above the level of a second year and therefore had to have been cast by a qualified wizard. This announcement did nothing to help the worried friends.
Harry returned to the Dursleys feeling as if he had accomplished nothing, but his trip and future at Hogwarts was brightened when he received a letter from Sirius. Inside there was permission for him to go to Hogsmeade, and Harry was delighted to have a godfather. Sirius also told him that it was indeed he (Sirius) who had given him the Firebolt.
 
   
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[[File:Harry catches the snitch.gif|250px|thumb|left|Harry catching the Snitch and winning the opening match against Slytherin]]
====Fourth year (1994-1995)====
 
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[[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], who had turned her gaze away from Harry, and was scanning the stands, noticed that [[Severus Snape|Snape]] was staring unblinkingly at Harry and muttering non-stop under his breath. Thinking quickly, Hermione took advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was now focused on Harry (and the Weasley twins' attempts to rescue him) to run around the entire [[Quidditch pitch|stadium]], knocking over [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]], and ending up behind Snape. Muttering a few "''well-chosen words''" Hermione lit Snape's robes on fire with [[Bluebell Flames]]; a yell of shock told her she had done her job and she scooped the fire into a jar. Suddenly, up in the air, the spell on Harry's broomstick was broken and he was once again able to control his broom. The spectators watched in confusion as Harry dove towards the ground, only to clasp his hand to his mouth as if he was being violently sick the instant he landed. In actuality, Harry had caught the Snitch in his mouth. His capture of the Snitch ended the match, resulting in Gryffindor's victory.
[[File:09600ik.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ron, Harry and Hermione after the riot of the Quidditch World Cup.]]
 
{{Quote|You have shown bravery beyond anything I could have expected of you.|Dumbledore to Harry at the end of his fourth year|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
 
   
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[[File:B1C14M1 Trio in the Hogwarts Library.jpg|250px|thumb|The trio searching for information on Flamel in the [[Hogwarts Library]]]]
In [[1994]], Harry, the [[Weasley family]] (except [[Molly Weasley|Mrs. Weasley]]), and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] attended the [[Quidditch World Cup]]. At [[Stoatshead Hill]], [[Cedric Diggory]] and his father, [[Amos Diggory|Amos]], joined them. Once at the camp grounds, they met [[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]], [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]] and his [[house-elf]] [[Winky]], and many other Hogwarts students and their families, including [[Seamus Finnigan]], [[Dean Thomas]], [[Oliver Wood]], and [[Draco Malfoy]]. They were able to see the match between the Irish and Bulgarian national teams up close, because Harry, the Weasleys, and Hermione had seats in the Top Box, thanks to a favour Mr. Weasley had done for Ludo Bagman.
 
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After the match, [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] took [[Trio|the three]] back to his [[Hagrid's Hut|hut]]. Ron and Hermione told Harry and Hagrid about what was happening on the other side of the stands, and how [[Severus Snape|Snape]] was [[Curse|cursing]] his [[broomstick]]. Hagrid, however, did not believe them, asking why Snape would try to kill Harry; Harry told Hagrid about Snape being bitten by [[Fluffy|the dog in the third-floor corridor]]. Surprised by their knowledge, Hagrid involuntarily revealed that the dog belonged to him, and that what the dog was guarding did not concern them, as it was a secret known only to [[Albus Dumbledore]] and a man named [[Nicolas Flamel]].
   
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The night after the match, while the Irish team's supporters were still celebrating, a group of black-cloaked, hooded figures held terrifying celebrations of their own by suspending the [[Muggle]] camp site manager and his family in air like twisted marionettes. On Mr. Weasley's orders, Harry fled into the woods near the camp site, along with Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny. The group was separated in the woods, and in the chaos, Harry had lost his wand. The trio ran into [[Draco Malfoy]], and he all but told them that his father was among the cloaked wizards. Later, Harry learned that [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] had stolen his wand from his pocket. While in a clearing in the woods, Harry, Ron, and Hermione heard someone shout the incantation ''[[Morsmordre]],'' casting the [[Dark Mark]] — a green skull with a snake protruding from its mouth like a tongue — into the sky. Although Harry did not immediately recognise its significance, he soon learned that the Dark Mark had evil implications. Then, Barty Crouch Sr., Amos Diggory, and other Ministry of Magic employees apparated into the clearing and began to question Harry, Ron, and Hermione about the Dark Mark. After Harry mentioned he had heard another voice conjure the Dark Mark, the Ministry employees searched the area and found the house-elf Winky unconscious in the bushes. Since Harry's wand was found in Winky's hand, Mr. Crouch fired her for shaming his family and disobeying his orders.
 
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{{Quote|It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.|Albus Dumbledore warning Harry about the Mirror|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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Impressed as they were with the fact that Harry had managed to hold onto a [[Hurling Hex|bucking]] broomstick, Malfoy soon found that the rest of the school no longer found his taunts that Harry was to be replaced amusing, and so reverted to teasing Harry about having to stay at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] for the holidays. Harry, however, was looking forward to spending Christmas away from the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]], especially in light of the fact that Ron was also staying at Hogwarts, but also because it would give them some time to look up [[Nicolas Flamel]]; they were certain that [[Irma Pince|the librarian]] would be able to find a book on Flamel in an instant, but were worried that it might be suspicious, and were thus forced to search for themselves.
   
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[[File:Invisibility Cloak GIF.gif|250px|thumb|left|Harry receiving his father's [[Cloak of Invisibility]] as a Christmas gift]]
At the Hogwarts start of term feast, [[Albus Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore]] announced that [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] would host the [[Triwizard Tournament]], a recently-revived inter-school competition in which the [[Beauxbatons Academy of Magic]] and the [[Durmstrang Institute]] would also participate. New rules stated that only students seventeen and older could compete. Also, during the start of term feast, Dumbledore introduced [[Alastor Moody]], an ex-[[Auror]], as the newly appointed [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher. This news was greeted with a mixture of responses, as Moody was known to be a great [[Auror]], a little crazy, and to have a magical eye, earning him the nickname "Mad-Eye Moody." Around Hallowe'en the students from [[Beauxbatons Academy of Magic]] and [[Durmstrang Institute]] arrived at the school, and [[Viktor Krum]], [[Fleur Delacour]], and [[Cedric Diggory]] were all chosen to represent their respective schools in this tournament. However, Harry was mysteriously chosen as a fourth competitor, even though he was under-age and never entered his name into the [[Goblet of Fire]] during the selection process. Many people did not believe Harry's story, including [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] believing this to be nothing but another attempt to gain fame. This caused extreme tension between the two friends. [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], on the other hand, "accepted his story without question," and assisted Harry in preparing for the Tournament by teaching him useful [[spell]]s, such as the [[Summoning Charm]], which Harry used in the first task of the Tournament. The champions faced three dangerous challenges on their way to the Triwizard Cup. A few days after his name came out of the Goblet, Harry attended the [[Wand Weighing ceremony]]. There he was cornered by the notorious ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' reporter [[Rita Skeeter]] who asked him many {{Wplink|leading question}}s and wrote an inflammatory article about him.
 
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On [[Christmas]] day, Harry and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] awoke to a pile of presents, each at the foot of their beds. At the bottom of the pile, he found a package containing an Invisibility Cloak and an anonymous note telling him only that the cloak once belonged to [[James Potter I|his father]], and to "use it well". That night, Harry thought on the Cloak and decided to try it out. Realising he could go anywhere, he snuck back to the library and headed straight for the [[Restricted Section]]. Knowing he had to start somewhere, Harry pulled down one of the heavier books, and let it fall open on his knee. To his shock and horror, the silence was rent by a blood-curdling scream that issued from the book in front of him. He stuffed the book back in its place and ran for the door, knocking over the lantern he brought with him in his haste. Ducking under [[Argus Filch|Filch]]'s outstretched arms, Harry ran down the dark corridors, away from the [[Hogwarts Library|library]], and away from Filch.
   
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Thinking he had escaped, Harry was scared to hear Filch's voice approaching, and horrified when he realised whom Filch was talking to: [[Severus Snape|Snape]]. As Snape and Filch rounded the corner, Harry realised that although his father's cloak made him invisible, it did not stop him from being solid, and that he had no chance of sneaking past them, as the corridor was particularly narrow. Thinking quickly, (and panicking slightly), Harry noticed a door to his left; slipping inside, he found himself in an abandoned classroom. After Filch and Snape passed his hiding place, Harry relaxed and took in more details about the room he was in.
[[File:Harryhungarian.jpg|thumb|right|Harry trying to escape the [[Hungarian Horntail]] in the First Task of the [[Triwizard Tournament]].]]
 
In the first task, each champion needed to get past a dragon to collect a golden egg. Harry received help from [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] who showed the dragons to Harry. Realising that every champion but [[Cedric Diggory|Cedric]] had found out about the dragons, Harry told Cedric about the first task, trying to level the playing field. The newly appointed Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, [[Alastor Moody]], witnessed Harry telling Cedric, but did not report him. Instead he advised Harry to play to his strengths, hinting that he should use his flying ability to get the golden egg. Four different dragons were chosen for each of the champions to face. [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur]] ended up with the [[Common Welsh Green]], [[Cedric Diggory|Cedric]] with the [[Swedish Short-Snout]], [[Viktor Krum]] with the [[Chinese Fireball]], and Harry faced the [[Hungarian Horntail]]. Harry used a Summoning Charm to bring him his Firebolt and dodged the Hungarian Horntail to get the golden egg. Harry and [[Viktor Krum]] tied for first at the end of the task. After seeing how dangerous the task was, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], as well as the other students, made amends with Harry, with Ron telling him, "I reckon someone is trying to do you in." He managed to escape the first task with only an injured arm.
 
   
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[[File:MirrorOfErised PM.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry standing in front of the [[Mirror of Erised]]]]
[[File:47565_150599894958557_100000256411285_402634_5689843_n.jpg|thumb|Harry in his Yule Ball attire in winter in 1994]]Between the first and second tasks, the [[Yule Ball]], a Triwizard Tournament tradition took place at Christmas. [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], dismayed to discover that [[Viktor Krum]] had asked [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], called her out for "consorting with the enemy" though he and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] acted as if they had not fought the following day. Harry asked his long-time crush [[Cho Chang]] to attend the [[Yule Ball]] with him but was disappointed to learn that she had already accepted the invitation of [[Cedric Diggory]]. Harry and Ron ended up attending with [[Parvati and Padma Patil]], respectively. They both ended up neglecting their dates, as Harry watched [[Cho Chang|Cho]] with [[Cedric Diggory|Cedric]], and Ron was overcome with jealousy for [[Viktor Krum]], who danced with [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]]. After the Yule Ball, Rita Skeeter struck again. She had overheard [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] telling [[Olympe Maxime|Madame Maxime]] about his family. She then wrote an article exposing Hagrid as a [[Half-giant]], and he was so ashamed that he stopped teaching. Only after Harry, Ron, and Hermione proved that they still liked him did he return to work.
 
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In doing so, he noticed something he had missed the first time: an old, [[Mirror of Erised|gilded mirror]] bearing the inscription “''Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi''”. Stepping in front of the mirror, Harry very nearly cried out in shock: inside the mirror he saw a large crowd of people standing behind him. Shocked, Harry turned around to look at the room, but saw no one there. Turning back to the mirror and looking more closely, Harry realised that the man and woman in the front looked oddly like him. The man looked just like him, from his untidy hair to his glasses, and the [[Lily J. Potter|woman]], Harry saw, had the same eyes he had. Understanding, Harry focused on other members of the crowd, and saw others who had his untidy hair, his eyes, and even an old man who had Harry's knees; Harry was looking at his family, for the first time in his life.
   
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The next night, Harry brought Ron with him to the mirror room. Ron did not see Harry's family in the mirror, but instead saw himself standing alone, tall, holding the [[House Cup]], wearing badges indicating he was [[Head Boy or Girl|Head Boy]] and [[Quidditch Captain#Hogwarts Quidditch Captains|Quidditch Captain]]. The two began arguing over who would be allowed to look in the mirror; [[Mrs Norris]], Filch's prowling cat, entered the room, attracted by the sounds of their argument. The next day, Ron, worried about being caught and about his friend's obsession with the mirror, warned Harry not to return; Harry, however, was not to be dissuaded.
To prepare for the second task, Harry had to open the egg he won from the dragon, but every time he did, it screeched. His rescue from that particular problem came when [[Cedric Diggory|Cedric]] paid him back with the information that he would figure it out if he "take[s] a bath" with the egg. Harry followed this advice; while in the bathroom, he had an uncomfortable exchange with [[Myrtle|Moaning Myrtle]], and on the way back to the Common Room, he ran into Professors [[Severus Snape|Snape]] and [[Alastor Moody|Moody]]. The latter informed Harry of [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr]]'s obsession with catching [[Dark Wizard]]s. Harry did learn that the second task was going into the [[Black Lake]] to rescue "the thing they would miss most" from the [[Merpeople]]. Harry's new problem was that he had no idea of how to survive underwater for an hour. He got his answer in the form of [[gillyweed]] from [[Dobby]], who had come to work at Hogwarts. For this task, Harry had to save his best friend [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]]. When Harry reached [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], he was shocked to find Hermione, Cho, and [[Gabrielle Delacour]], Fleur's sister, there as well. After Cedric and Viktor rescued Cho and Hermione, respectively, Harry hung around, and, concerned for Gabrielle, he saved her as well as Ron, landing him outside the hour allotted, but earning him points for "moral fibre." After the second task was finished, Harry and Cedric were tied for first. Viktor was in second, Fleur was finshed in last.
 
   
[[File:Gillyweed4.jpg|thumb|right|Harry transforming in the second task.]]
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[[File:Dumbledore talking to Harry about the Mirror of Erised.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Dumbledore advising Harry from seeking out the mirror again]]
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Going to the [[Disused classroom|room]] that evening, Harry was ready to stay there all night, staring at the family he lost. However, in his haste, he failed to notice [[Albus Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore]] standing by the door until after he removed his cloak. Dumbledore, who had been waiting for Harry, explained that the mirror, which was known as the “Mirror of Erised”, displayed the deepest, most desperate desire of whoever looked into it. Harry, who had never known his family, saw them standing around him; Ron, ever overshadowed by his older brothers, saw himself standing alone, the best of them all.
A month before the final task, the Champions were shown the beginnings of the challenge. They were told the third and final task was going into a maze filled with obstacles to find the [[Triwizard Cup]]. On the way back to the [[Hogwarts Castle|castle]] Krum took Harry aside to ask him something. Thinking that this was something important, Harry went with him. Krum then asked Harry about his relationship with Hermione, in whom Krum was deeply interested. Harry told him that there was nothing between him and Hermione and that she was just a friend. He also told Krum not to believe anything [[Rita Skeeter]], who had recently written in [[Witch Weekly]] that there was a Harry-Hermione-Krum love triangle, wrote about him. That moment, Barty Crouch Sr. appeared in the forest disoriented and asking for Dumbledore. He disappeared again, when Harry went to fetch Dumbledore.
 
   
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Before sending Harry back to bed, however, Dumbledore warned him that the mirror was a dangerous object; men had been driven mad by what they saw in the mirror, not knowing if what they saw was real, or even possible. He told Harry that the mirror was to be moved to a new location, and warned Harry to not go looking for it. Before he left, Harry asked the headmaster what he saw in the mirror. Much to his surprise, Dumbledore told Harry that he saw himself with a pair of woollen socks. Despite his promise to Dumbledore, Harry found it difficult to forget the image of his parents, until [[Oliver Wood|Wood]] told the team that Snape would be refereeing the next Quidditch match against [[Hufflepuff]].
[[File:Harrygraveyard.jpg|thumb|left|Harry in the [[Little Hangleton graveyard|graveyard]] at [[Little Hangleton]], minutes before he is ambushed by [[Peter Pettigrew]] and witnesses the rebirth of [[Lord Voldemort]].]]
 
To prepare for the final task, Harry, Ron, and Hermione used vacant classrooms to practise spells and jinxes. In [[Divination]] class between two of these study periods, Harry dozed off dreaming about Voldemort and left the classroom in a disturbing fashion. Rita Skeeter had witnessed this event, and she wrote on the day of the final task, that Harry was disturbed and dangerous. This did nothing to boost Harry's morale, but when he spent the day with [[William Weasley|Bill]] and [[Molly Weasley]], they cheered him up when they also came to watch the final task as his substitute family. During this final event, Hogwarts champions [[Cedric Diggory]] and Harry both showed supreme sportsmanship and cooperation despite the tension brought on by the maze and agreed to touch the [[Triwizard Cup]] simultaneously, planning to tie for first place. They were unaware it was actually a [[Portkey]] and were transported to the graveyard in [[Little Hangleton]], the Riddle family's final resting place, where [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was waiting. On Voldemort's order, his servant [[Peter Pettigrew]] (aka ''Wormtail'') murdered Cedric with the [[Killing Curse]].
 
   
[[File:VoldemortHarryAnimation.gif|thumb|right|Harry is tormented by Voldemort after witnessing his rebirth.]]
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[[File:Neville got a Leg-Locker Curse (1991).JPG|250px|thumb|Harry cheering Neville up after the latter was bullied by Draco Malfoy]]
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Shortly before the match, [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]], ever eager to pick on [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]], used the [[Leg-Locker Curse]] on Neville, forcing him to bunny hop his way back to the [[Gryffindor Tower|Common Room]]. Harry told Neville he was "worth twelve of Malfoy" and gave him a [[Chocolate Frog]]. Thanking Harry, Neville handed the card back to Harry for his collection. Looking down, Harry noted it was Dumbledore's card, the first he ever got. He turned the card over and suddenly remembered where he read the name Nicolas Flamel before: on the [[Hogwarts Express|train on the way to school]].
Harry was bound to [[Tom Riddle Sr.]]'s tombstone and forced to witness a ritual in which Pettigrew used some of Harry's blood to [[Return of the Dark Lord|restore Voldemort's body]]. At which time, the [[Death Eaters]] were summoned to the cemetery. After Voldemort regained a full-size human form and explained his downfall and disappearance to his followers, he engaged Harry in a [[duel]]. Voldemort then tortured Harry with two Cruciatus Curses and then tried to kill him with the Killing Curse. The nature of their wands' mystical connection caused their magical streams to interlock, which created an effect called [[Priori Incantatem]]. After a battle of wills with Voldemort, Harry was momentarily shielded by the echoes of Lord Voldemort's previous victims, including Harry's parents and Cedric, this last of whom asked Harry to return his body to his parents, which allowed him time to grab Cedric's body and the Portkey and escape back to Hogwarts.
 
   
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As the [[Gryffindor]] vs. Hufflepuff Quidditch match drew nearer, tensions mounted in the school; Gryffindor had failed to overtake Slytherin in the [[Inter-House Quidditch Cup]] for seven years, and Harry was worried that it would be impossible with Snape as a referee. Unknown to Harry, Ron and Hermione had been practising the Leg-Locker Curse to use on Snape, should he show any signs of wanting to harm Harry. Before the match began, Wood took Harry aside and reminded him that he needed to catch the [[Golden Snitch|Snitch]] as soon as he could, before Snape could favour Hufflepuff too much. Harry performed his role as [[Seeker]] phenomenally, catching the Snitch within five minutes of the game starting, putting Gryffindor in first place for the [[Inter-House Quidditch Cup|Quidditch Cup]].
It was uncovered that [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr]], who had willingly taken the Dark Mark as a young man, was throughout the school year disguised as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher [[Alastor Moody]]. In a terrible turn of fate, Crouch's soul was destroyed by the [[Dementor's Kiss]] from the [[Dementor]] that accompanied [[Cornelius Fudge]]. As a result, he could not give testimony, and the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] began to dispute Harry's and Dumbledore's insistence that Voldemort had returned, insisting that Dumbledore was trying to stir up trouble and that Harry was insane.
 
   
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{{Dialogue|Firenze|It will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price. You have slain something pure and defenceless to save yourself, and you will have but a half-life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips.|Harry|But — who would choose such a life?|Firenze explaining the properties of unicorn blood|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
{{Dialogue a-b|Molly Weasley|All right, that's enough! He's just a boy! You might as well induct him into the Order!|Harry Potter|Good, then I want to join! If Voldemort's building up an army then I want to fight!|Harry in 12 Grimmauld Place|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
 
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[[File:Egg hatching ps.gif|250px|thumb|left|The trio watching a dragon egg hatch while in [[Hagrid's Hut]]]]
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Having realised how much Harry, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] had worked out about the [[Philosopher's Stone|Stone]] after running into them in the library, [[Rubeus Hagrid]] told them to meet him in his [[Hagrid's Hut|hut]] later. When the trio arrived later, they noticed that the fire was lit, despite the heat of the day. Although he was reluctant to answer their questions, Hermione managed to manipulate him into talking about the various protections used to guard it: [[Fluffy]], the three headed dog, was Hagrid's, along with enchantments from Professors [[Pomona Sprout|Sprout]], [[Filius Flitwick|Flitwick]], [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]], [[Quirinus Quirrell|Quirrell]], and [[Severus Snape|Snape]]. Growing uncomfortable in the heat, Harry asked Hagrid to open a window, something Hagrid refused to do as he had a [[dragon egg]] in the fire. Unfortunately, [[Draco Malfoy]] discovered the [[dragon]], and decided to use the knowledge to get revenge by getting them into trouble for possessing an illegal dragon. So Malfoy in turn, tried to tell McGonagall of the trio's activities.
   
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[[File:B1C14M3 Astronomy Tower farewell Norbert.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry and Hermione waiting on top of the Astronomy tower with baby Norbert]]
[[File:Harry-Potter-Wallpaper-harry-james-potter-25502763-1024-768_large.jpg|thumb|Harry in his Fifth Year.]]Witnessing Cedric Diggory's murder was very difficult for Harry, and it was not helpful that he was forced back to number [[4 Privet Drive]] on school holidays. To make things worse than they were already, in early August, [[Dolores Umbridge|someone]] sent Dementors to attack Harry in the Muggle town of [[Little Whinging]], in an attempt to neutralise him. He was forced to perform a [[Patronus Charm]] to save Dudley and himself.
 
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To save everyone involved, Harry, Ron, and Hermione convinced Hagrid to send [[Norberta|Norbert]] off to Ron's brother [[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]], who would take Norbert to a [[Romania]]n dragon preserve. While helping Hagrid to prepare Norbert for the journey, the dragon bit Ron's hand, causing it to swell up and forcing Ron to see [[Poppy Pomfrey|Madam Pomfrey]]. On the pre-arranged night, Harry and Hermione managed to smuggle Norbert in a crate up to the [[Astronomy Tower]] under Harry's [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]]. On the way up, they witnessed Professor McGonagall hauling Malfoy away for being out of bed at night, who protested that Harry was in possession of a dragon. Harry and Hermione passed the crate off to Charlie's friends and headed back down the stairs, where they were confronted by a gleeful [[Argus Filch]]; they had left the Cloak behind.
   
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[[File:WB F1 Fang HarryMalfoyFangInForest 11428.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry in the Dark Forest with Draco Malfoy during their detention]]
Subsequently, Harry was formally accused of performing under-age magic in the presence of a Muggle and was expelled, but thanks to [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s intervention, it was changed to a [[Disciplinary hearing of Harry Potter|Disciplinary hearing]] in front of the entire [[Wizengamot]] at the Ministry of Magic. In a further attempt to discredit Harry, the Ministry changed the time and location of the hearing at the last minute, but Harry was able to make just minutes late. He was threatened with [[Discipline at Hogwarts#Expulsion|expulsion]] from Hogwarts, but was exonerated with help from Dumbledore, who had witnesses and legal loopholes to help him. In retaliation against Dumbledore, Minister for Magic [[Cornelius Fudge]] appointed Umbridge, then Senior Under-Secretary to the Minister of Magic, as the new Hogwarts [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher so she could spy on the school. She was later appointed [[Hogwarts High Inquisitor]], empowered to arbitrarily change and impose school rules whenever she chose. More over, every time Harry spoke out of turn, or even mentioned Voldemort, Umbridge threw him into detention, forcing him to write with her [[Blood Quill|quill]], that scribed a message "I must not tell lies" onto the back of his hand. However, she presumed the message failed to sink in, as Harry spread the word through [[The Quibbler]] about the previous year's events, thus banning him from any more Hogsmeade visits.
 
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Filch took them to McGonagall's office, where they found [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]], who had attempted to warn them about Malfoy. [[Minerva McGonagall]], who was very disappointed in them, took fifty points each from Harry, Hermione, and Neville and gave the three detention, which they were to serve along with [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]]. Riding high on his Quidditch wins, Harry's popularity plummeted: no one wanted to talk to the "stupid first year" who, along with two others, had lost Gryffindor their chance of defeating [[Slytherin]], and winning the [[House Cup]]. A week or so before exams, Harry's new determination to not meddle in others' business was tested when he heard [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]], whimpering as if he was being threatened. Believing that [[Severus Snape|Snape]] was the one threatening Quirrell, and that he was going after the Stone, Hermione suggested that they go talk to [[Albus Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore]], but Harry dismissed the idea, as they had no proof.
   
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The next morning, Harry, Hermione, and Neville received notes from Professor McGonagall informing them their detention would begin at eleven that night. [[Argus Filch]] took them out to the [[Forbidden Forest]], where [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] was waiting for them. Hagrid led them into the Forbidden Forest and showed them a pool of [[unicorn]] blood on the ground. They split up, Hagrid taking Harry and Hermione, while Neville and [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]] went off with [[Fang]]. After Malfoy scared Neville into sending up red sparks, Hagrid sent Harry off with Malfoy, deciding that Malfoy would be less likely to scare Harry.
He was surprised when [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] were chosen to be [[prefect]]s, not him, as [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] always expected Harry to be one. It was later revealed that Ron was chosen instead of Harry, because Dumbledore thought that Harry had "enough responsibility to be going on with." Harry's jealousy threatened to affect his friendship with Ron, but he felt better when he discovered that his [[James Potter I|Dad]] was also not chosen as a prefect at school. This suggests that Harry's desire in becoming Prefect was to emulate his father who was [[Head Boy]] in his day with his mother as [[Head Boy|Head Girl]] respectively, not to inflate a sense of his own importance.
 
   
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[[File:Harry Potter and Firenze in the Forbidden Forest.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry with Firenze in the forest discussing the properties of unicorn blood]]
[[File:RonHarryCho.png|thumb|right||Harry instructs Ron and [[Cho Chang]] during a [[Dumbledore's Army|D.A.]] meeting.]]
 
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As they continued, Harry noticed the pools of unicorn blood they were following seemed to be growing larger and larger, as if the animal had been thrashing around. Eventually, they came to a clearing and found the laying on the ground, and very dead. As they watched, a hooded figure emerged from the bushes and began to drink the unicorn's blood. Malfoy screamed and bolted away with [[Fang]], leaving Harry, half blinded by the pain in his scar to stumble away from the advancing figure. Harry was saved by [[Firenze]], a palamino [[centaur]], who allowed Harry to ride on his back out of the forest. Firenze told Harry the properties of [[unicorn blood]]. Harry realised that there would only be one person who would be so desperate as to kill a unicorn: [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]].
Because Fudge stubbornly believed that Dumbledore was training an army to overthrow him, Umbridge had the Defence Against the Dark Arts class reduced to reading textbooks. Urged by Hermione, Harry secretly trained students in practical defensive magic. In an attempt to make light of the Ministry's fears, the group called themselves [[Dumbledore's Army]], or the ''D.A.'' Feeling highly anxious and frustrated most of the time, Harry found that the D.A. was now his chief source of happiness, and the thing to which he looked forward throughout his school day. This happiness was felt by most members, as all of them, particularly Neville Longbottom, gained a lot under Harry's tutelage. [[Cho Chang]] became a member, and before the Christmas holidays, she and Harry kissed under the [[mistletoe]] in the [[Room of Requirement]]. This moment was confusing to Harry, as Cho, clearly still suffering from [[Cedric Diggory]]'s death, had been crying. Cho also had misplaced jealousy towards Hermione and defended her friend [[Marietta Edgecombe]] when the girl betrayed the D.A. to Umbridge, which caused things between her and Harry to just "fall apart."
 
   
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=====The Philosopher's Stone=====
However, Harry took on some much more pressing worries later that night. Lord Voldemort, wanting a "secret weapon" against Harry Potter, had heard of a [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] hidden in the Ministry's [[Department of Mysteries]] concerning both of them. He had been obsessing over the door to the Hall of Prophecy for the past few months, and had been inadvertently allowing Harry to read his thoughts through [[Legilimency]]. The link had been growing stronger for quite awhile. As a result, after falling asleep on the night of his kiss with Cho, Harry witnessed [[Nagini]] [[Attack on Arthur Weasley|attack]] [[Arthur Weasley]] in a dream, and felt almost as if he was the snake. Realising what could happen if the link grew more powerful, Dumbledore commissioned Snape to train Harry in [[Occlumency]] in an effort to prevent further problems. Unfortunately, Harry did not enjoy having his mind peered into and did not focus on using Occlumency, having indeed been extremely curious about the door. During a lesson in [[Occlumency]], Snape stepped out of the room, and Harry's curiosity got he best of him. He looked into the [[Albus Dumbledore's Pensieve|pensieve]], which contained Snape's memories, and, to his dismay, found images of his father bullying Snape. Snape himself discovered Harry's spying and refused to give him any more Occlumency lessons.
 
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{{Dialogue|Harry|"Professor, I think — I know — that someone's going to try and steal the Stone. I've got to talk to Professor Dumbledore.|Minerva McGonagall|[[Albus Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore]] will be back tomorrow. I don't know how you found out about the Stone, but rest assured, no one can possibly steal it, it's too well protected.|The trio warning McGonagall of the plot to steal the stone|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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While talking to Ron and Hermione after finishing their exams, Harry realised the strange coincidence that had occurred: [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] wanted a [[dragon]] more than anything else, only to meet a stranger who had one to give him. They ran down to ask Hagrid more about the man who gave him Norbert, only to find out that the stranger never lowered his hood, something of a fashion in the [[Hog's Head Inn|Hogs head]]. Hagrid explained that he could not remember much, as the man kept buying him drinks, but said that he thought they talked about [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and the kinds of creatures Hagrid looks after there.
   
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[[File:Transfiguration homework.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The trio attempting to tell McGonagall about the plot to steal the [[Philosopher's Stone]]]]
As the second term progressed, Harry's relationship with Cho became more strained. While the two did like each other, Cho was mistakenly jealous of Hermione due to her closeness with Harry, and Harry still felt awkward about Cho's feelings over Cedric. When Cho's friend, [[Marietta Edgecombe]], betrayed the D.A. to Umbridge, the members were all punished and forced to end their meetings. Harry was furious with Marietta, but Cho insisted on defending her friend. This was the final straw; at this point, Cho's and Harry's relationship "fell apart," and the two no longer saw each other romantically.
 
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Focused on remembering what had happened that night, Hagrid accidentally let slip that [[Fluffy]] fell asleep when played music. Now convinced that Snape had all the information he needed to get past Fluffy,Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided to go see Professor Dumbledore and tell him their suspicions. While walking across the [[Entrance Hall]], they were stopped by Professor McGonagall, and decided to tell her what they had found out. She insisted that no one could steal the Stone, and told them that Dumbledore was in London for the day.
   
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{{Main|Skirmish in the Underground Chambers}}
During the final Quidditch match of the year, in which Harry did not play as Umbridge had banned him for life, [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]], who had returned to the school months into the term and very badly beaten, decided to show Harry and Hermione why he was so badly injured. Hagrid had dragged a [[giant]] back with him from his mission over the summer. It transpired that the giant, named [[Grawp]], was Hagrid's brother, and that Hagrid had been attempting to civilise the giant, but with few results. He made Harry and Hermione promise that they would look after Grawp should Hagrid be forced to leave the school. Hagrid was attacked and left the school during O.W.L. examinations, and Harry never had to go down to Grawp in the forest.
 
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As the trio set off that night to stop Snape, they were stopped themselves by [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]], who believed that they were sneaking out without reason again, and was worried that they would loose [[Gryffindor]] even more points. Desperate as they were for time, Hermione [[Full Body-Bind Curse|paralysed]] Neville. When they arrived the third-floor corridor, it was to find [[Fluffy]] awake, but a harp by his feet. Remembering what Hagrid told them, Harry began to blow into the wooden flute Hagrid gave him for [[Christmas]]. From the first notes, Fluffy's eyes began to droop, and he quickly fell asleep. Jumping through the trapdoor, they found themselves in Professor Sprout's room, filled with [[Devil's Snare]], which almost smothered them.
   
[[File:Department of Mysteries.jpg|left|thumb|Harry in the [[Department of Mysteries]].]]
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[[File:Harry-Potter and the winged-keys PS.png|250px|thumb|Harry retrieving the right key from the swarm]]
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The next room, Professor Flitwick's, held a bunch of [[Winged Keys|flying keys]] and some [[broomstick]]s. Harry found the correct key, caught it, and unlocked the next door with it. The next room was Professor McGonagall's, and had a large chessboard, for a game of [[Wizard's Chess]] which Ron won at the cost of sacrificing himself. Harry and Hermione continued to the next room (leaving an unconscious Ron where they could return for him), to find an unconscious [[troll]]; Professor Quirrell's room. Lastly, they entered Professor Snape's room, and found seven potions in bottles along with a roll of paper giving clues on which one to drink to continue: a logic puzzle. Hermione solved the puzzle, and at Harry's urging, drank the potion that allowed her to head back so that she could get Ron out, while Harry drank the potion to go forward to the final room.
Eventually, late in the O.W.L. examinations, Harry dozed off and received a vision of [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] torturing [[Sirius Black|Sirius]] and ordering him to get the prophecy. Harry was full of mind to go to the Ministry immediately, but Hermione advised him to check Grimmauld Place first to see if Sirius was still there. Harry used the [[Floo Network]] in Umbridge's office to peer into Grimmauld Place, where Kreacher stated that Sirius was gone. Unfortunately, Umbridge caught him and his friends in the act. She attempted to extract information via [[Veritaserum]], which Snape claimed to have used up, before resorting to the Cruciatus curse, revealing that it was she who set the Dementors loose on him. Hermione managed to save him by luring Umbridge into the Forbidden Forest, where she was dragged off by [[centaur]]s for insulting them. Harry and Hermione escaped when Grawp stumbled into the [[centaur]] camp looking for Hagrid. The trio, along with D.A. members Ginny Weasley, [[Neville Longbottom]], and [[Luna Lovegood]], who had assisted in Harry's attempt to contact Grimmauld Place, used [[Thestral]]s to fly to London.
 
   
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[[File:B1C17M1 Quirrell and Harry by the Mirror of Erised.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry and Quirrell in the Dungeon]]
[[File:Siriusandharrybattle.jpg|right|thumb|Harry and Sirius during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]].]]
 
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Once inside the room, Harry's attention was drawn to two things: the [[Mirror of Erised]], and [[Quirinus Quirrell|Quirrell]]. Quirrell bound Harry before explaining that the Mirror was the key to finding the Stone. Desperate to distract him from the Mirror, Harry questioned Quirrell, who revealed that he was serving [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], and although Snape hated Harry (because Snape allegedly loathed his father in their time at school), he never wanted him dead. Unable to locate the Stone, Quirrell asked Voldemort for help; much to Harry's surprise, a voice which seemed to issue from Quirrell himself said "to use the boy".
After reaching the [[Department of Mysteries]], Harry led them through various rooms in search of Sirius, without finding him. The group became doubtful until they came across a room filled with crystal balls, later to be known as prophecies. One of the prophecies had Harry's name on it, and he picked it up, much to the displeasure of Hermione. Upon picking up the prophecy [[Death Eaters]] appeared, revealing that it was all a ruse to bring him there. Chaos ensued, and all but Harry and Neville were incapacitated in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries|fighting]]. Then reinforcements from the [[Order of the Phoenix]], alerted by Snape, arrived to help aid in the battle. In the ensuing fighting, Sirius Black was killed by a curse from his cousin, [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], and fell through a mysterious [[Veil|stone arch]]. Harry, enraged, pursued Bellatrix, using the [[Cruciatus Curse]], but he was unable to kill her.
 
   
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Looking in the Mirror, Harry saw his reflection pull the Stone out of his pocket and replace it, at which point he felt the real Stone drop his real pocket. He told Quirrell that he saw himself winning the House Cup, but Voldemort, an accomplished [[Legilimency|Legilimens]], informed Quirrell that Harry was lying, and ordered Quirrell to allow him to speak "to the boy". Quirrell unwrapped his turban, and turned away from Harry. Sticking out of the back of Quirrell's head, Voldemort demanded that Harry give him the Stone. Harry refused, and Quirrell seized him, causing Harry's scar to sear with pain; but contact with Harry's skin burned Quirrell's hands, forcing him to release Harry. Realising that contact caused Quirrell pain, Harry grabbed Quirrell's arm and held on until he blacked out.
[[File:HarryPossessed.jpg|thumb|left|Harry is possessed by Voldemort.]]
 
Voldemort appeared, enraged by the failures of his Death Eaters. For the second time, he attempted to fatally curse Harry, who was too transfixed to even defend himself, but Dumbledore's sudden arrival saved him. Voldemort then possessed Harry, hoping that Dumbledore would sacrifice Harry in order to kill Voldemort. However, Voldemort was forced to leave Harry's body when Harry grieved for Sirius, which Voldemort failed to understand. Voldemort then grabbed Bellatrix and [[Apparition|disapparated]], but [[Cornelius Fudge|the Minister]] and Ministry employees saw him first.
 
   
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[[File:B1C17M2 Harry's first Hospital Wing stay.png|250px|thumb|Harry in the [[Hospital Wing]] after the attack in the Underground Chambers]]
Back at Hogwarts, Dumbledore explained to Harry the real reason why Voldemort tried to kill him as an infant. A prophecy stated that he was destined to defeat the Dark Lord, for he had powers Voldemort did not: the ability to [[love]], something that the Department of Mysteries was trying to research in a locked room. As a result of the battle, the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] realised that Lord Voldemort had indeed returned, and Harry and Dumbledore were vindicated. Serious steps were taken following this change in policy, such as the dismissal of [[Dolores Umbridge]]. However, this was not a sea change, as the Ministry still had a mistrust of Dumbledore.
 
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He woke in the [[Hospital Wing]], where Albus Dumbledore reassured him that Quirrell did not succeed at getting the Stone, and that the Stone had in fact, been destroyed. Dumbledore then explained the reason why Quirrell could not touch him was that because Harry's mother had died to save him, granting him [[Sacrificial protection|protection against Voldemort]].
   
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At the [[End-of-Term Feast]], after seemingly congratulating Slytherin on winning the [[House Cup]], Dumbledore awarded Ron and Hermione fifty points, Harry sixty points, and Neville ten, which allowed them to win the cup.
====Sixth year (1996-1997)====
 
{{Dialogue a-b|Dumbledore|You are of course, wondering why I brought you here tonight?|Harry|Actually sir, after all these years I sort of just go with it.|Dumbledore and Harry speak briefly of their tasks|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)}}
 
   
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====Second year====
[[File:DumbledoreSlughornsHouse.jpg|thumb|left|Dumbledore and Harry searching for [[Horace Slughorn]].]]
 
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{{Quote|You see? It was a name I was already using at Hogwarts, to my most intimate friends only, of course. You think I was going to use my filthy Muggle father's name forever? I, in whose veins runs the blood of [[Salazar Slytherin]] himself, through my mother's side? I, keep the name of a foul, common Muggle, who abandoned me even before I was born, just because he found out his wife was a witch? No, Harry — I fashioned myself a new name, a name I knew wizards everywhere would one day fear to speak, when I had become the greatest sorcerer in the world!|Harry meeting Tom Riddle in the Chamber of Secrets|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
In the wake of the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], in June, Harry was sent home to [[4 Privet Drive]] for the summer holidays. There, he obsessed over his [[Sirius Black|godfather]]'s death, hardly leaving his room and refusing meals. As the battle had taken place in the famed "[[Hall of Prophecy]]," many in the [[Wizarding world|wizarding community]] including the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' began to speculate about the relationship between Harry and that place, leading to, accidentally correct, reports calling Harry "the Chosen One." Early in his summer, Dumbledore requested that Harry join him in some unknown adventure and arrived to pick Harry up on a Friday, late in the evening. However, they could not depart immediately, because there was a piece of business to attend to, Sirius's [[Sirius Black's will|will]]. Much to his chagrin, Harry inherited his godfather Sirius Black's estate, including Grimmauld Place and the Black's melancholic and half-crazed house elf, [[Kreacher]]. They soon were off, and Dumbledore [[Apparition|apparated]] Harry to the village of [[Budleigh Babberton]], where Harry was introduced to [[Horace Slughorn]]. In their time together, Harry and Slughorn discussed some of the professor's old students and the improved security at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. When Harry and Dumbledore made to leave, Slughorn agreed to return to the school if he got a raise and a larger office. Following their visit, Dumbledore dropped Harry off at [[the Burrow]], where Harry spent the rest of the summer, but not before informing Harry that he was to be given special lessons by Dumbledore himself. Before the end of the summer, Harry received a surprise when he was made [[Hogwarts Quidditch Captain|Captain]] of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]].
 
   
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[[File:Harry_sluggy_hidef.jpg|thumb|right|Harry with [[Horace Slughorn|Professor Slughorn]].]]
 
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Harry's second year in [[1992]] started out badly and gradually got worse. Throughout the preceding summer, the Dursleys became so fearful of his newly discovered magical abilities that they locked away all of his school supplies immediately after his return home to them. They even went as far as to ban him from saying words pertaining or related to magic in general, as evident to Harry getting reprimanded by [[Vernon Dursley|Uncle Vernon]] for saying the word "magic" at the breakfast table one day.
Having learned of Professor Slughorn's propensity for hand-picking favourites, Harry experienced this first-hand when he was invited to join Horace Slughorn's [[Slug Club]] during the ride to Hogwarts aboard the [[Hogwarts Express]]. He did not enjoy the experience, and made to leave as soon as possible. Instead of returning to his seat, Harry made to eavesdrop upon [[Draco Malfoy]], who in a meeting weeks earlier led Harry to believe that he had taken the [[Dark Mark]]. What he heard did nothing to dispel his suspicions. Arriving late to the [[Welcoming Feast]], due to an encounter with Malfoy, Harry learned that [[Severus Snape]] had been promoted to [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor. While this disappointed Harry, his career as an Auror reopened, as Professor Slughorn would accept his "Exceeds Expectations" score in [[Potions (class)|Potions]]. As Harry had not bothered to buy a text book, Slughorn allowed Harry to borrow an old one from the supply cabinet. When Harry examined it, he found that it once belonged to a student identified only as "[[Severus Snape|The Half-Blood Prince]]." The book contained copious handwritten notes that helped Harry excel in Potions for once. In fact, his skills won him a prize from Slughorn — a small vial of [[Felix Felicis]].
 
   
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This, however, did not stop Harry from exploiting their paranoia in order to have quiet time alone, such as taunting [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] with made-up magical [[incantation]]s (like [[Jiggery Pokery]], [[Hocus Pocus]], and [[Squiggly wiggly]]) whenever the latter teased him. Furthermore, he had no contact with any of his friends nor any news from the wizarding world, and [[Hedwig]] took to making noise out of boredom from being padlocked in her cage.
[[File:Pensieve2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] pouring a [[memory]] into the [[Pensieve]].]]
 
Within the first week of school, Dumbledore made good on his promise of [[Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore's private lessons|private lessons]]. He informed Harry that they would be viewing memories of [[Tom Riddle]] and Lord Voldemort in order to learn his secrets and weaknesses. Dumbledore promised Harry that this information would help him survive and would prove crucial to the eventual defeat of Lord Voldemort. In their first lesson, the pair delved into the origin of the boy Tom Riddle in the [[House of Gaunt|Gaunt family]] around [[Little Hangleton]]. The Saturday following Harry's first lesson, he assumed his Captain's duties holding open try-outs. After an arduous morning, Harry found three Chasers, including [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], two Beaters, and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] had survived as Keeper, with [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]]'s help. Throughout the autumn, Harry used Quidditch to dodge Professor Slughorn's "[[Slug Club]]" events, doing this because he disliked the idea and because it was kinder than leaving Ron alone as Hermione had been invited as well.
 
   
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[[File:B2C1M2 Dursley's garden.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry in the garden at 4 Privet Drive]]
Harry's lessons were quite sporadic that autumn, and he did not have another one until after tragedy befell someone at Hogwarts. In October, during a [[Hogsmeade weekend trips|Hogsmeade visit]], [[Katie Bell]] was nearly killed after being bewitched to carry a cursed necklace to Dumbledore. The following Monday, Harry shared his suspicions of Malfoy with Dumbledore during their lesson, only to be rebuffed. That evening, [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] focused on Tom Riddle just as he was on the cusp of his Hogwarts years, and Harry discovered a troubled orphan who consciously used his magic to bully and intimidate the other children. Not long after that meeting, Quidditch season was upon them. In preparation for their first game, Harry replaced the injured Katie Bell with [[Dean Thomas]]. The change produced some results, both expected, as the team excelled on the pitch, and unexpected, as Harry found himself in a jealous rage after seeing Dean kissing Ginny after practice. The team's only problem was Ron, who was suffering from confidence issues. In an attempt to boost Ron's confidence, Harry blatantly acted as if he had spiked Ron's pumpkin juice with [[Felix Felicis]]. Ron took the bait and played a flawless match; however, Hermione took the bait as well and acted unkindly toward Ron and Harry. While she made up with Harry when he told her of the ruse, Ron's sudden relationship with [[Lavender Brown]] led to continued strife.
 
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On [[31 July]] (Harry's [[Harry Potter's twelfth birthday|twelfth birthday]]), Harry felt very lonely from receiving no letters from his friends. Dudley taunted him stating "''Who would want to be friends with you?''" The Dursleys seemed to have forgotten his birthday too, for they were too busy preparing for a dinner party with [[Mason|a client]] of Vernon's at work. The sight of the hedge supposedly staring back startled Harry, but [[Dudley Dursley]] came over to bother him as the eyes vanished. Harry tried to scare his cousin away by pretending the use of incantations would set the hedge on fire. Petunia then threatened him with a soapy pan and tasked him with a list of chores to keep him out of her way until Vernon and Dudley returned home from buying dinner jackets.
   
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[[File:Dobby 1992.jpeg|250px|thumb|Dobby introducing himself to Harry]]
While Harry attempted to reconcile his best friends, the [[Christmas holidays]] were fast approaching and with them the [[Slug Club Christmas party]] out of which Harry could not wrangle. Since the "Chosen One" rumours had been printed Harry had received an unnatural amount of attention from the young ladies at Hogwarts, specifically a [[Fourth year|fourth year]] name [[Romilda Vane]]. As Harry could not ask Ginny to the party, he was left to ask [[Luna Lovegood]] to attend with him as a friend. This hugely disappointed the gaggles of giggling girls who awaited Harry below every doorway with mistletoe. At the party, Harry was surprised to learn that Hermione attended with [[Cormac McLaggen]], a large [[Gryffindor]] seventh-year whom Ron despised and told her that it served her right when he was less than gentlemanly. Later, after Malfoy was apprehended "gate-crashing" the party, he learned that Malfoy was indeed up to something and that [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] had made the [[Unbreakable Vow]] to protect him.
 
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When he was sent up to his bedroom later that evening for the dinner party, he found a [[house-elf]] named [[Dobby]] waited on his bed to warn him against returning to Hogwarts, as it meant putting himself in great danger. He tried to tell Dobby that Hogwarts was his home and where he belonged. The elf then revealed that he prevented the direct deliverance of the mail from Harry's friends and promised to give the letters back when Harry complied with the warning.
   
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This bargain failed as well, so Dobby crashed the dinner party downstairs via a [[Hover Charm]] on Petunia's homemade masterpiece of [[pudding]], which splattered everywhere when the spell was lifted, and disappeared. The mess left behind was thus blamed on Harry, who received an official warning from the [[Ministry of Magic]] about using magic outside school. Taking advantage of this incident and using it as a means to suppress the magical blood in their nephew, the Dursleys locked him in his room with bars on his window to prevent him from returning to Hogwarts as punishment.
[[File:HarryHallway.jpg|thumb|right|Harry overhears a strange conversation between [[Draco Malfoy]] and Snape.]]
 
Harry's Christmas was less than enjoyable, as he was cornered by the new [[Minister for Magic]], [[Rufus Scrimgeour]]. Scrimgeour had been hoping to speak with Harry for months and used [[Percy Weasley]] as his in, interrupting the [[Weasley family]] Christmas. He tried pitching Harry on becoming the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]]'s mascot, an idea that Harry was not prepared to accept. Upon returning to Hogwarts, Harry's sporadic lessons with Dumbledore continued. Early in January, Harry delved into a memory that all but proved that Riddle had killed his paternal family after his fifth year at Hogwarts. Then Dumbledore showed Harry a most curious memory, a memory that [[Horace Slughorn|Professor Slughorn]] had apparently tampered with, and he gave Harry his first homework assignment: to get the real memory from Slughorn. After impressing Slughorn using a [[bezoar]] in class, Harry tried the direct approach only to be instantly shot down.
 
   
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=====Escape to the Burrow=====
By [[1 March]], Harry had still not acquired Slughorn's true memory and had begun to grow more obsessed with [[Draco Malfoy]]. That morning he awoke to find Ron under the influence of a very powerful [[Love Potion]], and he took him to Slughorn, only for Ron to end up poisoned. This was enough for Hermione to overcome her animosity toward Ron, and the three became friends again. Ron survived, but was not fit for the upcoming Quidditch match, so he was replaced by McLaggen. This turned out to be a bad choice as McLaggen accidentally knocked Harry unconscious mid-match. Upon his recovery, Harry had yet another lesson with the Headmaster. In it, he was upbraided by Dumbledore for not completing his assignment, witnessed the young Tom Riddle kill a woman for the famous artefacts she owned, and curse the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] post at Hogwarts. However, Harry still could not figure out how to obtain the memory and focused on Malfoy. His interest was bordering on obsession, when Ron came up with the solution to Harry's dilemma with Slughorn, [[Felix Felicis]]. In the evening, Harry took the potion and not only obtained the memory, but also solved many of his and his friends's problems, including breaking up not only Ginny and Dean but also Ron and Lavender.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Molly Weasley|Your sons flew that car to Harry's house and back last night! What have you got to say about that, eh?|Arthur Weasley|Did you really? Did it go all right? I — I mean, that — that was very wrong, boys — very wrong indeed....|Molly Weasley informing her husband Arthur about their son's use of his flying car|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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[[File:Harry escaping privet drive.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Fred, George, and Ron rescuing Harry from the Dursleys with the use of a [[Flying Ford Anglia]]]]
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Three nights later, Harry was rescued from his imprisonment by Ron, who was worried about not hearing from him all summer and flew with his older brothers [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and [[George Weasley]] in a flying Ford Anglia belonging to their father [[Arthur Weasley]], the Head of the Ministry's [[Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office]], to break off the bars on Harry's window and help him retrieve his school things. Hedwig's screeches soon alerted the Dursleys of the getaway, but they were unable to do anything as the car flew off with Harry in tow. During the flight to the [[Weasley family]]'s home [[the Burrow]], Harry told Ron and the twins about Dobby's warning, which Fred and George concluded must have been part of a joke from [[Draco Malfoy]], whose [[Malfoy family|family]] was of great wealth.
   
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They arrived at their destination early the next morning to find a worried-sick [[Molly Weasley]] waiting in the kitchen to punish her three sons for taking the vehicle without permission by having them and Harry (who volunteered) [[Gnome|de-gnome]] the garden. Mr Weasley came home to discuss the results of his proposed [[Muggle Protection Act]] to the Ministry with his family, and was glad to meet Harry once introduced to him, despite his wife berating him for bewitching their car. As a generous measure, the Weasleys welcomed the young wizard into the family fold for the rest of the summer, though this made Ron's younger sister [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] spend the entire day hiding in Harry's presence.
Even though it was after midnight, Harry immediately went to Dumbledore with the new memory. It confirmed Dumbledore's theory that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] had created multiple [[Horcrux]]es to ensure his immortality. Together, they theorised that the Dark Lord had created Horcruxes out of special objects such as [[Tom Riddle's Diary]] and [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]]. Before Harry left, Dumbledore promised to let Harry join him if he found another Horcrux. With the memory found, Harry had only Quidditch and Malfoy on his mind. In the week prior to the final Quidditch match, Harry discovered Malfoy crying in the restroom, and a [[Duel]] ensued. With Malfoy on the verge of using an [[Unforgivable Curse]], Harry cast [[Sectumsempra]], a curse with unknown effects that he found in [[Severus Snape's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|the Half-Blood Prince's book]], nearly killing Malfoy and earning Harry indefinite Saturday detention. Unable to play, Harry waited with anticipation as he sat through his first detention. When he arrived back at [[Gryffindor Tower]] he was happy to discover that they had won the [[Quidditch Cup]], and spontaneously kissed [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]], about whom he had been thinking quite often, when she embraced him in the post-match elation; this marked the beginning of their relationship.
 
   
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=====Welcoming at Flourish and Blotts=====
[[File:51.jpg|thumb|left|Harry attempts to hold back the [[Inferius|Inferi]].]]
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-c|Ron Weasley|Where did you come out?|Harry|Knockturn Alley.|Weasley twins|Excellent!|Harry's Floo mishap landing him in Borgin and Burkes|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
In June, Dumbledore led Harry out of the castle in search of a Horcrux. From [[Hogsmeade]], they [[Apparition|apparated]] to a sea-side [[Horcrux cave|cave]], where Tom Riddle had traumatised two young children from his orphanage in his youth. The cave was difficult to enter with a toll paid in blood, and to get to the island in the centre of the cave there was only a small boat, only made to fit one. Once on the island, Dumbledore found a basin that he could not remove the Horcrux from without drinking its contents. Dumbledore extracted a promise from Harry that he would force him to drink, no matter how much he tried to persuade him not to. With this promise, Dumbledore drank, and Harry watched as he was driven out of his mind, but he upheld his promise. When the basin was empty, Dumbledore asked for water which Harry was forced to get from the lake, triggering the [[Inferius|Inferi]] that were waiting there. Panicking, Harry was dragged below, but he was saved by an incredibly weakened Dumbledore.
 
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[[File:Harry-potter2-borgin & burkes.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry in [[Knockturn Alley]] inside Borgin and Burkes]]
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When a [[Hogwarts acceptance letter]] for Ginny arrived a week later, the Weasleys set out for [[Diagon Alley]] using the [[Floo Network]] eight days afterwards to buy some school supplies. Harry ended up at [[Borgin and Burkes]] in the adjacent Knockturn Alley. While inside the shop he was forced to hide in a [[Crushing Cabinet]], as Draco Malfoy and his father [[Lucius Malfoy]] entered. Draco made many sulky remarks regarding Harry's talent in [[Quidditch]].
   
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The shopkeeper, [[Borgin|Mr Borgin]], was surprised that Mr Malfoy was only selling dark and illegally enchanted artefacts and not buying. Mr Malfoy was sealing the items before they could be confiscated by the raids on wizarding households that Mr Weasley was conducting as part of the Muggle Protection Act. Borgin expressed pity to the current decline of [[Blood status|blood purity]]. Draco, on the other hand, had interest in a few of the items already on sale, including the [[Hand of Glory]] and a [[Opal Necklace|cursed opal necklace]], and was stopped from approaching Harry's hiding place by his father.
They landed atop the [[Astronomy Tower]] to discover that Hogwarts had been invaded by [[Death Eaters]], but Harry's friends Ron, Hermione, [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]], [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]], and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]], who had been ordered to watch the school lest Malfoy accomplish his nefarious goal, battled alongside members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] on the floor below Harry and Dumbledore, with some help from the remainder of Harry's vial of [[Felix Felicis]]. Dumbledore had stopped Harry from fighting and frozen him against a wall, hidden underneath his invisibility cloak, so all he could do was watch. Harry witnessed the death of Albus Dumbledore at the hands of [[Severus Snape]], and Dumbledore's body then plummeted from the tallest tower at Hogwarts. With Dumbledore dead, Harry was free of the spell that petrified him. He immediately set off after Snape, petrifying a Death Eater and seeking revenge. As the Death Eaters made their way out of Hogwarts Castle and on to the grounds, trying to reach the border where they would be able to Apparate again, Harry pursued and faced off against Snape. Harry tried many times to defeat Snape, even attempting weakly the [[Cruciatus Curse]] and Snape's own hand crafted spells, all with no effect. In the process, Snape identified himself to Harry as the Half-Blood Prince and escaped Hogwarts with [[Draco Malfoy]] and the other Death Eaters. Harry returned to the castle to find Dumbledore's crippled and lifeless body where he was comforted by Ginny.
 
   
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[[File:Harr Potter takes image with Lockhart.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Gilderoy Lockhart embarrassing Harry while in [[Flourish and Blotts]]]]
[[File:HarryDumbledoresOffice.jpg|thumb|right|Harry in the Headmaster's office the morning after Dumbledore died.]]
 
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As soon as the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]] left, Harry was found leaving the shop himself by [[Rubeus Hagrid]], who brought him out of Knockturn and into Diagon Alley's Flourish and Blotts, where the Weasleys were in line with Hermione and her parents for a book signing for the arrival of flamboyant but incompetent celebrity author [[Gilderoy Lockhart]], who was recently appointed the new [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[professor]] at Hogwarts. When Lockhart saw Harry for the first time, he got excited and beckoned him up to the front, allowing the audience to take pictures of them together before giving Harry a [[Gilderoy Lockhart's published works|set of his books]].
Harry took the locket from Dumbledore's robes and was beside himself when he learned it was just a plain bit of jewellery, a decoy; there was a note inside the locket that revealed the real Horcrux was taken by someone called ''[[Regulus Black|R.A.B.]].'' It appeared to him that Dumbledore had died in vain and that they had achieved nothing that night. Following the death of Albus Dumbledore, his funeral was carried out. Harry was disgusted to see that [[Dolores Umbridge]] and [[Rita Skeeter]] had the nerve to attend his funeral, but he did not want to make a scene at Dumbledore's funeral and bit his tongue.
 
   
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Harry was too embarrassed by this publicity stunt, and gave the books to Ginny since he could afford a set of his own. Draco went over to congratulate him for being unable to avoid making the front page when walking into a bookstore, but then his father moved him aside to have a one-on-one argument with Mr Weasley over the latter's obsession with Muggles (finding an example of which in Hermione's parents, both Muggle dentists), provoking Weasley into lunging at him. Hagrid broke up the fight just in time, but not before the senior Malfoy slipped a [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|diary]] into Ginny's [[cauldron]] of school books.
Knowing that he would have to [[Horcrux hunt|hunt down]] Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es and fearing for her safety, Harry took Ginny aside, and broke off their romance. Ginny told him that she did not care about the danger of being his girlfriend, but Harry still thought it was best if the two stopped seeing each other. He then spoke to Ron and Hermione, who committed to forgoing their final year at Hogwarts in order to accompany him, despite his protests.
 
   
===Hunting the Horcruxes===
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=====Car flight alongside the Hogwarts Express=====
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{{Quote|Brilliant! Inspired! What an entrance! Flying a car right into the Whomping Willow, people'll be talking about that one for years —|The impressed inhabitants of [[Gryffindor Tower]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
[[File:Imagem.jpg|thumb|left|[[Petunia Dursley]] saying good-bye to Harry Potter in [[1997]].]]
 
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[[File:Blocked Barrier GIF.gif|250px|thumb|Harry and Ron Weasley crossing the magical barrier to Platform 9¾ only to find it blocked]]
{{Dialogue a-b|Hermione|You said to us once before that there was time to turn back if we wanted to. We've had time, haven't we?|Ron|We're with you, whatever happens mate.|[[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] vowing to help Harry in the Horcrux hunt|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
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When Harry and Ron tried to get onto [[Platform Nine and Three-Quarters|Platform 9¾]] to join Hermione and the rest of the Weasleys, the barrier mysteriously sealed, and they hit the wall. They missed the [[Hogwarts Express]] as a result, and decided to fly the car to Hogwarts, reasoning that they would not be seen due to the [[Invisibility Booster]] that Mr Weasley installed. However, the booster failed shortly after takeoff, and the car was spotted by several Muggles as they flew northward alongside the train.
   
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Their day-long flight ended with them crashing into the [[Whomping Willow]], instead of with the graceful landing they imagined. [[Charles Weasley's wand|Ron's wand]] was inadvertently broken by the resulting impact as the gigantic tree started pounding the car in anger of being hit, but luckily for them, the battered Angila broke free from the branches to eject Harry and Ron out of the front seat with their belongings before driving off into the [[Forbidden Forest]]. Both boys were found by [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] watching the [[Sorting Ceremony]] from the window. They were taken to [[Severus Snape's office|his office]], where they were given separate [[Discipline at Hogwarts#Detention|detentions]] by [[Albus Dumbledore]] and professor [[Minerva McGonagall]]. Ginny Weasley, meanwhile, was sorted into Gryffindor.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron all remained committed to their goal to locate and destroy [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s [[Horcrux]]es. To protect their families, Hermione [[False Memory Charm|altered her parents' memories]] so they forgot they had a daughter, and with some help from Fred, George, and their father, Ron transfigured the [[Weasley family ghoul|family ghoul]] to resemble himself with [[spattergroit]]. Harry has next to no family at all, so he doesn't need hide his Aunt and Uncle.
 
   
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[[File:B2C7M2 Harry replying to Lockhart's fan mail.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry helping Lockhart answer fan-mail as detention before he heard the voice inside the walls]]
====Battle of the Seven Potters====
 
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The next day at breakfast, Ron received a [[Howler]] from his mother, who told him that he would be brought home if he broke another rule. The day only got worse when the Gryffindors attended their first Defence Against the Dark Arts class. Lockhart's teaching was a disaster, since the first thing he did was give them a pop quiz on himself and claimed the answers could be found in his books. He then let a cage of "''freshly caught''" Cornish [[Pixie]]s loose and struggled to round them up, but ran to hide from them leaving his young pupils to save the day.
{{Dialogue a-b-c|Hermione|I told them you'd take it like this.|Harry|If you think I'm going to let six people risk their lives —!|Ron|— because it's the first time for all of us.|[[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] to Harry before the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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As the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts|DADA]] lessons continued, Harry found himself having to act out scenes from Lockhart's books as he read them in class. Lockhart was in love with fame and kept bothering Harry, who had to help him answer his fan-mail while Ron had to polish the school's prizes and trophies. But he was not the only one who paid him extra attention: many [[first year|first-year]] [[Gryffindor]]s like [[Colin Creevey]] were star-struck by Harry, and Ginny had a huge crush on him that developed over the summer since she first saw the famous Potter on Platform 9¾ at the start and end of his first year. After hours of tedious work, Harry heard a disembodied, sinister voice, which Lockhart was unable to hear.
[[File:7-potters.jpg|thumb|right|The Seven Potters.]]
 
Harry stayed at [[4 Privet Drive]] for a time, but the [[Order of the Phoenix]] needed to evacuate him to [[the Burrow]] before he turned seventeen. They sent the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] into hiding first; Harry was surprised by [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]]'s gratitude and goodbye. Six out of thirteen of Harry's escorts took [[Polyjuice Potion]] to take on Harry's appearance in order to be diversions if they were attacked, despite Harry's protests. Harry also secretly thought that he wished they would respect his body more. Upon leaving, the group was attacked by over thirty [[Death Eaters]]. Harry rode with [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] on his godfather [[Sirius Black's motorcycle|Sirius' old motorbike]], and they were attacked by multiple [[Death Eaters]] and [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] himself.
 
   
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=====Deathday Party=====
[[File:Harry_&_Lord_Voldemort_-_Battle_Over_Little_Whinging.JPG|thumb|left|[[Harry Potter's wand]] retaliated automatically against [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]].]]
 
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{{Quote|The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the Heir Beware.|A grim message from the Heir of Slytherin|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}[[File:Deathday Party Pottermore.png|250px|thumb|The trio attending Sir Nicolas's Deathday Party|alt=]]
Harry's owl [[Hedwig]] was hit by a stray [[Killing Curse]] a Death Eater sent his way. When Voldemort caught up with them, Harry thought this was the end, but his [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]] acted on its own to strike out at the man who was both kin and mortal enemy, destroying Voldemort's borrowed wand. The chaos ended when Harry and Hagrid passed the protective enchantments placed over the house of [[Nymphadora Tonks]]' parents. Although he was still completely grief-stricken over the death of his beloved owl. After finding Hagrid safe and sound, the pair took a [[Portkey]] to the Burrow, where he found a worried [[Molly Weasley|Molly]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]].
 
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In return for distracting [[Argus Filch]] just when he was about to give Harry severe punishment for something he did not do, Harry promised he would attend [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly Headless Nick]]'s Death-day Party on [[Hallowe'en]]. He did this as a favour in order to help boost Nick's reputation, so that he might achieve his desire of joining the Headless Hunt. He brought Ron and Hermione along, as well. Hermione was excited at the prospect of attending the event, as most living beings have not been to a [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's five-hundredth Deathday Party|Deathday Party]]. Ron on the other hand was not excited at attending the event.[[File:Writting on the wall.jpg|250px|thumb|The writing on the wall and the petrified form of [[Mrs Norris]]|alt=|left]]
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The event was dismal and dreary. The party entailed a candlelit dinner of rancid, mouldy food, the smell of which caused all three to gag. Harry knew the reason for this was the claim that a ghost can "almost taste" seriously spoiled food. Sir Nicolas was deeply touched that the three students put in an appearance, in part because it gave him a certain status in the eyes of his fellow deceased. But the three of them quickly grew tired of the ghostly party and returned to the [[Great Hall]]. Before they got to the [[Hallowe'en feast]], Harry heard the voice (which Ron and Hermione also could not hear). He followed it to the second floor where he found the bathroom flooded and Mrs Norris, Filch's cat, [[Petrification|petrified]] — coupled with a message on the wall.
   
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Filch became distraught and threatened Harry, as he mistakenly believed Harry to be the culprit. [[Argus Filch|Filch]] and [[Severus Snape|Snape]] then tried to get Harry in trouble for this, but Dumbledore said that it was powerful [[Dark Arts|dark magic]] that no second year student could perform. They decided that [[Pomona Sprout|Sprout]]'s [[mandrake]]s would be used, once they were mature enough, to create a draught capable of reviving Mrs Norris. This occurrence left the students and staff with a sense of dread and worry, as many believed that the writing on the wall was just the beginning.
[[File:DH1_The_trio_embrace.jpg|thumb|right|Harry embracing Ron and Hermione after the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]].]]
 
Harry was relieved to see that Hermione and Ron were fine, but was shocked when [[Remus Lupin]] arrived with [[George Weasley]], who had lost an ear. Everyone else arrived safely but [[Alastor Moody]], who had been killed, and [[Mundungus Fletcher]], who had [[Apparition|Disapparated]] as soon as the fight started. Many amongst those gathered at the Burrow believed that they had been betrayed, but Harry refused to believe any of those he loved would sell him to Voldemort, much to the chagrin of [[Remus Lupin]]. Harry then stormed outside, where he was struck by a vision of Voldemort torturing Ollivander.
 
   
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=====History of Magic=====
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{{Dialogue|Hermione Granger|I was wondering if you could tell us anything about the Chamber of Secrets?|Cuthbert Binns|The story goes that Slytherin had built a hidden chamber in the castle, of which the other founders knew nothing. Slytherin, according to the legend, sealed the Chamber of Secrets so that none would be able to open it until his own true heir arrived at the school. The heir alone would be able to unseal the Chamber of Secrets, unleash the horror within, and use it to purge the school of all who were unworthy to study magic.|The legend of the [[Chamber of Secrets]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
{{Dialogue a-b|Scrimgeour|Remembered you're not at school, have you? Remembered that I am not Dumbledore, who forgave your insolence and insubordination? You may wear that scar like a crown, Potter, but it is not up to a seventeen-year-old boy to tell me how to do my job! It's time you learned some respect!|Harry|It's time you earned it.|Harry and [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] at the reading of [[The Last Will and Testament of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore|Albus Dumbledore's will]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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[[File:Cuthbert Binns on the Chamber of Secrets.png|250px|thumb|[[Cuthbert Binns|Professor Binns]] telling his students the legend of the Chamber of Secrets]]
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Hermione wanted to research the Chamber of Secrets, so she talked [[History of Magic]] Professor Cuthbert Binns into telling the class about its origin. To begin the story, Binns explained that it all started with the founding of Hogwarts itself around [[First millennium A.D.|990 A.D.]], at the hands of two of the greatest wizards and two of the greatest witches of the age: [[Godric Gryffindor]], [[Helga Hufflepuff]], [[Rowena Ravenclaw]], and [[Salazar Slytherin]]. But Slytherin got into an argument with the other founders about whether Muggle-borns should be admitted and, when the rift grew too large between him and Gryffindor, he left the school.
   
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According to legend, he built a going-away present to the school in the form of a secret chamber that could only be opened by his true heir. This "Chamber of Secrets" allegedly contained a [[Serpent of Slytherin|monster]] that, once released, would purge the school of all [[Muggle-born]]s. Professor Binns unsuccessfully tried to assure the class that the Chamber did not actually exist and that the school had been searched many times in vain.
[[File:Scrimddwill.jpg|thumb|left|[[Rufus Scrimgeour|Rufus]] gives the testament of Albus Dumbledore to Harry.]]
 
Once settled in at the Burrow, Harry, Ron and Hermione helped prepare the wedding ceremony of [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]. The [[31 July|day before the wedding]], the group [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday party|celebrated]] Harry's seventeenth birthday. Harry received a [[Fabian Prewett's watch|watch]] from [[Arthur Weasley|Mr.]] and Mrs. Weasley, a traditional coming-of-age gift, and Ginny gave him a kiss to remember her by in case he "meet[s] some veela" during the Horcrux hunt.
 
   
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided that the heir was probably [[Draco Malfoy]]. To try to prove it, Hermione proposed to use the [[Polyjuice Potion]], which can change one's appearance into somebody else's for an hour. Hermione warned that the potion would take a month to brew, supposing they gathered all the necessary ingredients (one of which could only be found in [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]]'s private inventory) and managed to keep it a secret.
At the party that night, [[Minister for Magic]] [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] arrived to release the contents of [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s [[The Last Will and Testament of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore|will]]. Harry was left the first Snitch he had ever caught in a Quidditch match and [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]]; Scrimgeour withheld this second gift, claiming that it was a historical magical item and was not exclusively Harry's property. Noting that Harry, Ron, and Hermione were the only students mentioned by name in the will, he asked the trio why this was; the three were unable to give him an answer.
 
   
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On [[1 August]], Harry attended Bill and Fleur's wedding disguised as a distant [[Weasley family|Weasley]] cousin, Barny Weasley. They used polyjuice potion and the hairs of a [[Red-haired Muggle boy]] from the village to disguise him. The reception was interrupted when the [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] of [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] arrived and announced the [[Fall of the Ministry of Magic]] and the death of Rufus Scrimgeour. Chaos erupted and guests started to flee, while Harry and Hermione drew their [[wand]]s and grabbed Ron before Disapparating to [[Tottenham Court Road]].
 
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{{Dialogue|Harry|So there is a Chamber of Secrets? And did you say it's been opened before? Tell me, Dobby!|Dobby|Ah, sir, ask no more, ask no more of poor Dobby. Dark deeds are planned in this place, but Harry Potter must not be here when they happen — go home, Harry Potter, go home. Harry Potter must not meddle in this, sir, 'tis too dangerous —|A midnight visitor and a serious conversation about the Chamber of Secrets|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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[[File:QuiddithAnimation.gif|250px|thumb|left|Harry playing against Draco Malfoy in the opening match of the season]]
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During the month that it took the [[Polyjuice Potion]] to brew, a [[Quidditch]] match between [[Gryffindor]] and [[Slytherin]] took place. [[Draco Malfoy]] had been made Slytherin's new [[Seeker]], on the merit of his father's generous contribution to the team: a set of [[Nimbus 2001]] brooms. During the match one of the Bludgers took after Harry and focused completely on him. Malfoy lost no time in making fun of the manoeuvres Harry had to perform in order to avoid the Bludger. Since [[Bludger]]s were supposed to attack each and every player, the crowd soon realised that this Bludger had been tampered with.
   
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Harry still managed to catch the [[Golden Snitch|Snitch]] and <span style="font-weight:normal;">Gryffindor won</span>. He caught it right out from under Malfoy's nose, who was more focused on taunting Harry then looking for the Snitch. However, the Bludger broke his arm, and Lockhart, in his attempt to fix it, removed all of the bones instead. [[Poppy Pomfrey|Madam Pomfrey]] gave Harry a potion called [[Skele-Gro]] to counter this, and he was forced to stay in the [[Hospital Wing]] overnight.
[[File:Trio_DH_official_1.jpg|thumb|right|The trio after changing their sets of clothes after their escape.]]
 
There, Hermione revealed that she had planned ahead, packing supplies in her bag, which had an [[Undetectable Extension Charm]] on it. Ron changed, and Harry put on his [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility cloak]], and the three then entered a nearby [[Luchino Caffe|café]] to hang low for a while. Whilst at the café, Ron and Hermione discussed the events of the wedding and Voldemort's coup. They unwittingly broke the [[Taboo|Taboo curse]] that had been placed on Voldemort's name when the Death Eaters overthrew the Ministry of Magic, alerting Death Eaters [[Antonin Dolohov]] and [[Thorfinn Rowle]] to their location. After a brief [[Luchino Caffe Duel|skirmish]], the trio defeated the Death Eaters, whose memories Hermione [[Memory Charm|wiped]] at Harry's suggestion. Harry, Ron, and Hermione then found refuge at [[12 Grimmauld Place]].
 
   
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[[File:Harry-potter-and-dobby-gallery.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Dobby]] and Harry in the Hospital Wing, after Harry injured his right arm during a Quidditch match]]
====Infiltrating the Ministry and obtaining the locket====
 
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During that night, Dobby visited Harry and revealed that it was he who made the Bludger chase after Harry and was also responsible for the barrier of [[Platform Nine and Three-Quarters|platform 9¾]] not letting him in. Dobby did this in hopes of Harry leaving or never arriving at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. This was a misguided attempt to protect Harry from the monster inside the chamber. Dobby proceeded to ask Harry to leave the school, something he refused to do. He also revealed that the [[Chamber of Secrets]] had been opened before and immediately punished himself, as he was not supposed to reveal anything. After Dobby disappeared, Dumbledore, [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]], and Madam Pomfrey entered with [[Colin Creevey]], who had apparently been petrified. He was found with a camera containing film that had been burnt to the melting point.
{{Quote|You're going to leave here with us. Go home, grab your children, and get out, get out of the country if you've got to. Disguise yourselves and run. You've seen how it is, you won't get anything like a fair hearing here.|Harry while freeing [[Muggle-born]]s from the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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=====Duelling Club=====
[[File:Harry_as_Albert_Runcorn.jpg|thumb|left|Harry disguised as Albert Runcorn.]]
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b-a-b-a|Ron Weasley|You're a Parselmouth. Why didn't you tell us?|Harry|I'm a what?|A Parselmouth! You can talk to snakes!|I know. I mean, that's only the second time I've ever done it. I accidentally set a boa constrictor on my cousin Dudley at the zoo once — long story — but it was telling me it had never seen Brazil and I sort of set it free without meaning to that was before I knew I was a wizard —|A boa constrictor told you it had never seen Brazil?|So? I bet loads of people here can do it.|Oh, no they can't. It's not a very common gift. Harry, this is bad.|Harry and Ron discussing Parseltongue|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
Having found no leads regarding the Horcruxes over the summer, Harry discovered [[Regulus Black|R.A.B.]] during the trio's first morning at [[12 Grimmauld Place]]. Once Hermione remembered that [[Salazar Slytherin]]'s [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket|Locket]] had been in the house during its occupation by the [[Order of the Phoenix]], Harry summoned [[Kreacher]], and they learned that it had been stolen by [[Mundungus Fletcher]]. When the trio questioned him about it, he revealed that it was now in the possession of [[Dolores Umbridge]]. On the same day, [[Remus Lupin]] had been to visit. He asked Harry if he could join them, but once Harry found out that [[Nymphadora Tonks|Tonks]] was pregnant, he refused. This caused a temporary rift between the two of them.
 
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[[File:Duel harry draco.gif|250px|thumb|left|Meeting of the Duelling club, where Harry and Draco participated in a practice duel]]
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Harry signed up for a [[Duelling Club]], which was (to Harry's great displeasure) taught by his two least favourite teachers: [[Gilderoy Lockhart|Lockhart]] and [[Severus Snape|Snape]]. The event was scheduled to take place in the Great Hall. During the club's first meeting Lockhart demonstrated an ineptitude. He was successfully disarmed by Snape and floundered throughout the entire practice duel. Also during a practice battle in the first meeting, [[Draco Malfoy]] conjured a snake to attack Harry. Malfoy conjured this snake via instructions from Snape. Lockhart tried to banish it, but all he managed was to set it loose on the students.
   
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Harry saw that the snake was rapidly advancing on a Muggle-born student and [[Hufflepuff]] named [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]] (who had introduced himself to Harry before this incident) and instinctively told it to stop, which — to Harry's great surprise — it did. The others students were less than ecstatic about this development, however. All they saw was Harry speaking [[Parseltongue]], the language of snakes, and became afraid. Since they could not understand it, it seemed to them that he was egging the snake on.
[[File:Undesirable_No._1_Harry_Potter_poster_01.jpg|thumb|right|Harry as "Undesirable No. 1" by the Ministry]]
 
For the following month, the trio would take turns under the Invisibility Cloak to watch the Ministry entrance. Formulating their plans, they managed to [[Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic|infiltrate the Ministry]]. Using [[Polyjuice Potion]] Harry transformed into [[Albert Runcorn]]. He searched Umbridge's office but did not find the locket. He did, however, take Moody's [[Alastor Moody's magical eye|eye]] from her door. Finding Umbridge trying [[Muggle-born]]s for "stealing" magic, Hermione managed to trick Umbridge into revealing the locket, and she lied about how she obtained it.
 
   
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It turned out that Parseltongue was a very rare gift that was closely associated with [[Salazar Slytherin]]. This was something Slytherin was famous for, hence why the symbol of Slytherin house is a serpent. Due to this, Harry became the number one suspect among students for being the heir of Slytherin. Hermione even told him that since Salazar Slytherin lived so long ago, he might actually be. His ability to speak Parseltongue also caused the student body to spread vicious rumours about him. They claimed that he could not be a decent wizard, since he could speak to snakes.
Furious, Harry [[Stunning Spell|stunned]] both her and [[Yaxley]]. He and Hermione freed the Muggle-borns who were being held by the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]], and Hermione [[Geminio|conjured a copy]] of the locket while they took the real thing. They met up with Ron again and escaped, though Yaxley grabbed Hermione’s arm while they were Disapparating. She evaded him with a [[Revulsion Jinx]], but the location of 12 Grimmauld Place was revealed to him, and they were forced to abandon it as a hide-out. But instead Hermione took them to the [[Forest of Dean]], the location of the [[Quidditch World Cup]].
 
   
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[[File:Chamber-of-secrets-fawkes.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry meeting [[Fawkes]] for the first time after finding a petrified Justin]]
====Ron's departure====
 
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Seconds after leaving a conversation with [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]], Harry ran into a petrified Justin Finch-Fletchley and a black, smoking [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly-Headless Nick]]. [[Peeves]] alerted the whole school, and a Hufflepuff called [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] claimed that Harry had been caught red-handed. For the first time, Harry was taken to [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]'s office, and there he witnessed Fawkes — Dumbledore's [[phoenix]] — bursting into ashes and being reborn. Dumbledore says that he did not believe Harry to be behind the attacks, a belief reinforced by Hagrid backing Harry's alibi, but a large portion of the school was sure that Harry was [[Salazar Slytherin|Slytherin]]'s heir.
{{Dialogue a-b-a-b|Harry|I thought you knew what you’d signed up for.|Ron|Yeah, I thought I did too.|So what part of it isn't living up to your expectations? Did you think we’d be staying in five-star hotels? Finding a Horcrux every other day? Did you think you’d be back to Mummy by Christmas?|We thought you knew what you were doing! We thought Dumbledore had told you what to do, we thought you had a real plan!|Harry and Ron before the latter's departure|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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=====Disguised as Slytherins=====
[[File:Mfpmp_2011-03-26_15-13-37-70.jpg|thumb|right|Harry during the [[Horcrux hunt]] after [[Ronald Weasley|Ron's]] departure.]]
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Hermione Granger|There might be a way. Of course, it would be difficult. And dangerous, very dangerous. We'd be breaking about fifty school rules, I expect… What we'd need to do is to get inside the [[Slytherin Dungeon|Slytherin common room]] and ask Malfoy a few questions without him realising it's us.|Harry|But that's impossible.|No, it's not. All we'd need would be some Polyjuice Potion...|The trio planning to expose the Heir of Slytherin|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
After securing the locket, the three friends took turns wearing it, to ensure it was not lost. The locket had a negative influence on all of them, straining relations and causing them to all act moody and inclined to get into petty arguments. They overheard a goblin saying that the sword protected by Snape was a fake. They learned that the Sword of Gryffindor in [[Severus Snape|Snape]]'s office was a copy of the real sword, and that they would have to trace the location of the real sword.
 
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[[File:HarryRonHermione PolyjuicePotionMyrtlesBathroom.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The trio brewing [[Polyjuice Potion]] in an attempt to gain information from Draco Malfoy, disguised as Slytherins]]
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione all signed up to remain at the school during [[Christmas]], since [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]], [[Vincent Crabbe|Crabbe]], and [[Gregory Goyle|Goyle]] had done so as well. This gave them the perfect opportunity to use their Polyjuice potion. When Christmas arrived they drugged Crabbe and Goyle via [[chocolate cake]]s, took their hairs and assumed their forms. Hermione tried to use a hair she thought belonged to [[Millicent Bulstrode]], but it was actually her cat's and Hermione was transformed into a hybrid. Hermione was forced to spend a few weeks in the [[Hospital Wing]].
   
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Posing as Crabbe and Goyle, Harry and Ron interrogated an unsuspecting [[Draco Malfoy|Malfoy]] and discovered that Draco was not the Heir of [[Slytherin]]. They also heard that the last time the Chamber was opened, a [[Muggle-born]] girl died and whoever was responsible was expelled. During the interrogation Malfoy also mentioned Dumbledore and Harry. He relayed his negative opinion of them, stating that Dumbledore was the worst thing to happen to Hogwarts. Malfoy also mentioned his father's secret stash of illegal artefacts that was kept within Malfoy Manor.
[[File:DH_tent_1.jpg|thumb|left|Harry and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] outside the [[Perkins's tent|tent]].]]
 
Harry and Hermione were excited at knowing what object they could use to destroy Horcruxes, but the locket's negative energy pushed Ron over the edge. Knowing that they now had something they were not close to destroying, Ron and Harry got into a horrible row, in which Ron accused Harry of not knowing what he was doing and not being very concerned when they learned that [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] had been punished for attempting to steal Gryffindor’s Sword for them, along with [[Neville Longbottom]] and [[Luna Lovegood]]. Ron then abandoned his friends accusing Hermione of preferring Harry to himself.
 
   
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[[File:Harry-Potter-and-the-Chamber-of-Secrets-2002-books-male-characters-29996396-500-375.jpg|250px|thumb|The trio discussing possible theories behind Tom Riddle's mysterious [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|diary]]]]
Ron’s departure left both Harry and Hermione depressed. After some listless time in which they accomplished nothing, they decided to head to [[Godric's Hollow]], as Harry wanted to visit his [[James and Lily Potter|parents]]’s graves, and Hermione had convinced herself that Dumbledore might have entrusted the Sword of Gryffindor to [[Bathilda Bagshot]], a magical historian who lived there and who had been friendly with the Potters and the [[Dumbledore family|Dumbledores]].
 
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Weeks later, Ron and Harry overheard [[Argus Filch]] complaining about his workload and leaving. They arrive at [[Myrtle Warren]]'s bathroom to find it flooded. A sulking [[ghost]], Myrtle explained that she had flooded it because somebody threw a diary at her. Harry picked it up; it turned out to have belonged to a T.M. Riddle and appeared to be completely blank. Ron remembered from his detention that [[Tom Riddle|Riddle]] had won an award for special service to the school fifty years before. Hermione deduced that since this coincided with the last time the [[Chamber of Secrets|Chamber]] was opened, Tom Riddle might have received his prize for catching whoever was responsible for the attacks back then. Even though all attempts to extract information from the diary failed, Harry felt a strange compulsion to keep it.
   
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On [[Valentine's Day]], Ron and Harry were dismayed to learn that Lockhart had spread dwarves dressed as cupids throughout the school to receive and deliver Valentines. One cupid-dwarf managed to deliver one to Harry. While struggling to avoid him, the embarrassed Harry tripped and fell, spilling ink all over the contents of his bag. Ginny noticed the diary and assumed a horrified expression.
====Attack at Godric's Hollow====
 
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Hermione|Meanwhile, we went to Godric's Hollow and, let's think, what happened there, Harry? Oh yes, You-Know-Who's snake turned up, it nearly killed both of us and then You-Know who himself arrived and missed us by about a second.|Ron|What?|Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our sufferings into perspective, doesn't it?|Hermione recounting their trip to Godric's Hollow|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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=====The secret diary=====
They arrived on [[24 December|Christmas Eve]]. After seeing the [[Potter memorial|memorial]] dedicated to his parents, Harry and Hermione searched the graveyard for the Potters's grave and came across the grave of [[Kendra Dumbledore|Kendra]] and [[Ariana Dumbledore]] and that of Ignotus Peverell. Harry was filled with regret that Dumbledore had not shared this connection with him. Upon discovering Harry's parents's grave Hermione called out to Harry and comforted him when he reached the grave. After placing a wreath on his parents’s graves, the two then met Bathilda, who motioned for them to follow her into her home. Believing Bathilda wanted to give him the Sword, Harry accompanied her upstairs alone when she indicated that Hermione should stay downstairs.
 
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{{Quote|Harry saw at once that it was a diary, and the faded year on the cover told him it was fifty years old. He opened it eagerly. On the first page he could just make out the name "T M. Riddle" in smudged ink.|Harry coming across the diary of [[Tom Riddle]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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Later, Harry realised that even though the ink was spilled all over the diary, it was not stained at all. He tried writing to the diary and, to his surprise, the diary — or rather T.M. Riddle — began to write back. Riddle explained that he was the one who caught the person who opened the [[Chamber of Secrets]] the last time, and he could show Harry what happened. Harry agreed and got sucked into a "recording" of Riddle's memory in 1943.[[File:Harry-potter2-movie-screencaps.com-12239.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Diary Riddle showing Harry a selected memory of his]]Harry witnessed the school's previous headmaster, [[Armando Dippet]], informing Riddle that the school would be closed and Riddle, apprehensive of this, catching [[Rubeus Hagrid]] fiddling with a large spider in a box. Riddle reported Hagrid to Dippet. During the memory, Harry also learned that Riddle was an orphan that did not want to go back to the orphanage, and his full name was [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]]. Having seen this, Harry wondered whether Hagrid was the one who opened the Chamber fifty years before and whether he was responsible this time. This was exactly what Riddle wanted.
   
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[[File:Harry-potter2-movie-dorm.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry's possessions were ransacked by a fellow Gryffindor in search of Tom Riddle's diary]]
[[File:Nagini_Attacks_Harry.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Nagini]] attacking Harry in [[Bathilda Bagshot]]'s house.]]
 
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided not to ask Hagrid about it, hoping that the attacks had stopped — and indeed, almost four months after the attack on [[Justin Finch-Fletchley|Justin]] and [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly-Headless Nick]], the disembodied voice kept quiet and the attacks seemed to have ceased. However, odd things kept happening: Harry returned to his dormitory one day to find it a mess. Ron deduced that somebody had been looking for something, and Harry eventually noticed that [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|Tom Riddle's diary]] was gone. This greatly befuddled them, seeing as only a [[Gryffindor]] could know the password to enter the [[Gryffindor Tower|dormitory]].
Once there, she questioned Harry in what he did not realise was [[Parseltongue]], revealing herself to in fact be [[Nagini]], Voldemort's snake. Voldemort had killed Bathilda and animated her corpse to hide Nagini, who attacked Harry, biting and coiling herself around Harry. Hermione raced upstairs and repelled the snake, while Harry’s [[Harry Potter's scars|scar]] burned, alerting him to Voldemort’s approach. The pair managed to escape, but Harry was knocked unconscious and such a close call with Voldemort caused the connection to re-open and Harry had a vision of his parents' demise. And in the [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997)|scuffle]], Harry's [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]] was accidentally broken by Hermione's [[Blasting Curse]].
 
   
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=====[[Cornelius Fudge]]=====
[[File:Harry_Potter_7_Deathly_Hallows_part_1_(87).jpg|thumb|316px|Riddle Harry and Riddle Hermione share a kiss after taunting Ron.]]
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Rubeus Hagrid|If anyone wanted ter find out some stuff, all they'd have ter do would be ter follow the spiders. That'd lead 'em right. That's all I'm sayin'.|Ron Weasley|We're in trouble now. No Dumbledore. They might as well close the school tonight. There'll be an attack a day with him gone.|Hagrid's clue before he was taken to Azkaban|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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The next day, the scheduled [[Quidditch]] match between [[Gryffindor]] and [[Hufflepuff]] was cancelled due to yet another attack and Harry heard the voice again. This time, [[Minerva McGonagall]] called for Harry and Ron personally, and led them to the [[Hospital Wing]], where they saw Hermione petrified. She was found near the [[Hogwarts Library|library]] with a [[Ravenclaw]] [[prefect]], inexplicably holding a small, circular mirror. This removed Harry as a suspect in the eyes of many of the students, as they knew he would never harm Hermione. Some students even offered him an apology, such as [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]].
   
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[[File:Cloak of Invisibility 1992.gif|250px|thumb|left|Harry and Ron visiting Hagrid right before he was taken to [[Azkaban]]]]
====Ron's return and the obtaining of The Sword of Gryffindor====
 
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Harry and Ron decided they now must talk to Hagrid. With the now constant supervision on students, this was not easy, but they managed to do it by using Harry's Invisibility Cloak. When they reach [[Hagrid's Hut|Hagrid's cabin]], Harry and Ron managed to hide just before Dumbledore and [[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]] arrived at the scene. Fudge announced that Hagrid, who to the best of his knowledge opened the Chamber of Secrets the last time, would be sent to wizard prison Azkaban as a precaution.
{{Quote|Ron, stab it, STAB IT!|Harry and Ron confronting Voldemort's locket Horcrux|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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[[File:Harry-potter2-invisibility cloack.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Harry and Ron hiding under the cloak]]
After escaping Voldemort, Harry and Hermione camped out in the [[Forest of Dean]], where Hermione healed Nagini’s bite with [[Dittany]]. When they were camped out there, Harry and Hermione read parts of [[Rita Skeeter]]'s biography of Dumbledore, ''[[The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore]]'' which Hermione had stolen from the home of Bathilda Bagshot. Upon reading, Harry felt betrayed, because [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] had not shared this information with Harry. Hermione tried to convince Harry that Dumbledore had his best interests at heart, but Harry became quite disillusioned.
 
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They were shortly joined by [[Lucius Malfoy]], who declared that he and the other Hogwarts governors unanimously voted to suspend Dumbledore, despite the obvious logic that this would only worsen the situation. Both Hagrid and Dumbledore gave last words, but Hagrid covertly suggested to Harry and Ron that if they want the truth, they should "follow the spiders", and Dumbledore said that he would only truly have left the school when none there remained loyal to him. He also stressed that if anybody at Hogwarts needed help, it would always be available.
   
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=====Visit to Aragog's lair=====
[[File:Harry_found_the_Sword_of_Gryffindor.JPG|thumb|left|Harry after being lead by the Patronus to the hiding place of the [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword|Sword of Gryffindor]].]]
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Aragog|The thing that lives in the castle is an ancient creature we spiders fear above all others.|Harry|What is it?|We do not speak of it! We do not name it!|Discussion of the monster within the chamber|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
A couple nights later, while standing guard outside the tent, Harry was lead by a silver doe [[Patronus Charm]] to a frozen pool into which someone had placed the Sword of Gryffindor. While trying to acquire the sword, the locket attempted to strangle him, but he was rescued by Ron, who had returned through the use of his [[Deluminator]].
 
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Harry and Ron decided to follow the spiders as per Hagrid's advice. Walking along the trails of the spiders, which were strangely all fleeing [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], they went into the [[Forbidden Forest]]. Even though Ron was deeply arachnophobic, the fact that Hermione had been petrified and that they may be able to help through this investigation gave him the willpower to go along anyway. There, they encountered the [[Flying Ford Anglia|Ford Anglia]], which had apparently taken to driving through the forest like some sort of wild animal.
   
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[[File:Harry-potter2-movie-spider aragog.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry and Ron following the spiders, which led them to [[Aragog]]|left]]
After a brief skirmish with the locket's energy, Ron destroyed the Horcrux with the sword. As Ron had saved his life, Harry forgave him for leaving, and after seeing the Horcrux torture Ron, explained that he had no feelings for Hermione beyond that of a sibling. Hermione, who had been inside the tent during the destruction of the Horcrux, was angry with Ron for a longer period.
 
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They eventually meet Aragog, a giant spider which had been the monster that Hagrid had been "caught" setting on other students fifty years ago. Aragog explained that [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] was innocent, but rather than letting Harry and Ron go, he decided to leave them as dinner for his children. [[Arthur Weasley|Mr Weasley]]'s Ford Anglia came blasting through the layers of spiders, however, and assisted the boys' escape.
   
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After this, Harry and Ron felt that they had reached dead ends everywhere, until one possible last hope occurred to them. Aragog said the monster's last victim died in a bathroom, and it occurred to Harry that [[Myrtle Warren]] might have been that victim. Of course, with the school under such security, it would be almost impossible to sneak in the girls' bathroom near where the first attack occurred.
====Visit to the Lovegood House====
 
[[File:Xenophilius_Lovegood_triggering_the_Taboo.JPG|thumb|310px|[[Xenophilius Lovegood]] triggering the [[Taboo]] on purpose.]]
 
{{Dialogue a-b-c|Hermione|‘There were once three brothers who were travelling along a long, winding road at twilight-’|Ron|Midnight, our mum always told us. Sorry, I just think it’s a bit spookier if it’s midnight!|Harry|Yeah, because we really need a bit more fear in our lives.|The trio while reading ''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]'' at the Lovegood House|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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=====The last attack=====
At Hermione's request, the three friends travelled to [[Luna Lovegood]]’s [[Lovegood House|home]] to question [[Xenophilius Lovegood]]. They asked about a triangular symbol Dumbledore had left them to decipher in the [[The Tales of Beedle the Bard|book]] he bequeathed to Hermione. After learning of the [[Deathly Hallows]], Harry, Ron, and Hermione discovered that Xenophilius summoned Death Eaters in an attempt to persuade them to return his abducted daughter. The trio [[Ambush at the Lovegood House|escaped]] the [[Death Eaters|Dea]][[Death Eaters|th Eaters]] when Hermione blasted the floor open to show them Harry, but managed to keep Ron's alibi of being sick at home with [[spattergroit]] intact by covering him with the [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]].
 
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{{Quote|HER SKELETON WILL LIE IN THE CHAMBER FOREVER|The final message on the wall|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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Later that same day, Harry and Ron managed to trick Lockhart — who was leading them to their next class — into letting them go by stroking his ego. Just as they patted themselves on the back, they were caught by [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]], and Harry had to make up an excuse — they were going to see Hermione in the [[Hospital Wing]], where visitors were now barred. They now had to go along to make their story appear convincing, but rather than simply hanging around Hermione's petrified form, this time Harry noticed a piece of paper tightly clutched in her hand.[[File:Petrification.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Hermione Granger]] and the other petrified students being visited by Harry and Ron]]This piece of paper revealed what Hermione had found out before she was attacked. She discovered, based on strong circumstantial evidence, that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets was a [[Serpent of Slytherin|Basilisk]] (a giant slithering serpent capable of feeding on human and animal aura to cause petrifaction and death to anyone near it via direct eye contact), which explained why only Harry could hear it. But none of its victims died because they did not look directly at its gaze: [[Colin Creevey]] saw it through his camera, [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]] saw it through [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly-Headless Nick]] (who was already dead), Mrs Norris saw its reflection in the waters from the flooded bathroom, and Hermione used a mirror to look around corners after figuring things out. There was also a note about how spiders feared the Basilisk (which explained them fleeing Hogwarts) and the rooster's call being potentially fatal to it (which explained Hagrid's roosters having been mysteriously killed during the year). This summed up the year's events.
   
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[[File:Writing on the Wall.png|250px|thumb|The message written on the wall after Ginevra Weasley was taken into the Chamber of Secrets|left]]
[[File:The_sign_of_the_Deathly_Hallows.JPG|thumb|left|The sign of the [[Deathly Hallows]].]]
 
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On the note was also scribbled a single word, "'''''pipes'''''", which meant that the serpent moved around through the plumbing. Having solved the mystery, Harry and Ron decided to go to the staff room and report to the teachers. When they got there, they overheard the teachers talking about another attack that had occurred. Harry and Ron decided to hide to hear more details, and learning that Ginny had been kidnapped and the heir of [[Slytherin]] had left another message under the previous one: Harry and Ron also heard that [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] would be closed the following day. The teachers then forced [[Gilderoy Lockhart|Lockhart]] to deal with the monster, as he had been claiming that he could handle whatever was responsible for the attacks, irritating the rest of the staff to no end. Looking very crestfallen, he left for his room.
Harry soon became obsessed by the Deathly Hallows. He spent hours each day brooding over the possibilities forgetting about his responsibilities. He came to believe that the [[Resurrection Stone]] was enclosed within the [[Golden Snitch]] bequeathed to him by Dumbledore. He also surmised that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was abroad in a search for the [[Elder Wand|Elder ]][[Elder Wand|Wand]]. This obsession troubled his friends, and with the drop in Harry's attentiveness, Ron's leadership qualities flourished.
 
   
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=====Discovery in the bathroom=====
====Capture by Snatchers and Skirmish at Malfoy Manor====
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Moaning Myrtle|I died in this very stall. I remember it so well... The door was locked, and I was crying, and then I heard somebody come in. They said something funny. A [[Parseltongue|different language]], I think it must have been. Anyway, what really got me was that it was a boy speaking. So I unlocked the door, to tell him to go and use his own toilet, and then — I ''died''.|Harry|How?|No idea. I just remember seeing a pair of great, big, yellow eyes.|Myrtle's death after she met the deadly gaze of Slytherin's Basilisk|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
{{Quote|You're a lying, you filthy [[Mudblood]], and I know it! You have been inside my vault at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]]! Tell the truth, ''tell the truth!'' What else did you take? What else have you got? Tell me the truth or, I swear, I shall run you through with this knife! What else did you take, what else? ANSWER ME! ''[[Cruciatus Curse|CRUCIO]]''!|Overheard parts of Bellatrix's interrogation of [[Hermione Granger]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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That night, Harry and Ron felt utterly useless and helpless, until it occurred to Harry that if the serpent used the plumbing to get around and the last time the chamber was opened a girl died, then the chamber entrance must be in the bathroom that [[Myrtle Warren]] haunted. Harry and Ron decided that if Lockhart was going to deal with the monster, they might as well tell him what they knew. They went to his room, only to find him frantically packing, having decided to run away. When questioned on why such a talented [[Wizardkind|wizard]] as himself was leaving, Lockhart admitted that he was a fraud and that he put [[Memory Charm]]s on the people who really did the things that he claimed to have done in his books.
   
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[[File:Harry-potter2-chamber entrance.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry, Ron, and Lockhart discovering the entrance to the [[Chamber of Secrets]]]]
{{Main|Skirmish at Malfoy Manor}}
 
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He then attempted to put a memory charm on Harry and Ron as well. They managed to disarm him and under [[wand]] threats took him to [[Myrtle Warren]]'s bathroom. Harry then asked Moaning Myrtle about her death, which she happily explained. She stated that the last thing she saw was a pair of enormous eyes by one of the sinks. This sink incidentally had a tap that had never worked. Harry came to the conclusion that the tap can only be opened by the use of [[Parseltongue]]. He found a snake carved on the tap and then opened the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.
After listening to a broadcast of ''[[Potterwatch]]'' around Easter [[1998]], Harry determined that Voldemort was seeking the [[Elder Wand]], and accidentally broke the [[Taboo]] on Voldemort's name. Captured by a gang of [[Snatchers]] led by [[Fenrir Greyback]], the trio was questioned as to their identities. Hermione had hit Harry's face with a [[Stinging Hex]], attempting to conceal their true identities. After Greyback and [[Scabior]] realised that they had caught Harry Potter, the trio was taken to [[Malfoy Manor]] in [[Wiltshire]], [[England]].
 
   
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[[File:B2C16M3 Snake entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.png|250px|thumb|The entrance into the main section of the chamber|left]]
[[File:Harry-potter-helena-bonham-carter_320.jpg|thumb|left|Bellatrix Lestrange at Malfoy Manor]]
 
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Harry, Ron, and Lockhart slid down a large pipe and found themselves in maze-like tunnels far under the school. Down there, they encountered a snake skin left by the [[Serpent of Slytherin|Basilisk]]. Just then, Lockhart feigned fainting and stole Ron's wand. Victoriously proclaiming that he would erase Harry and Ron's memories and tell everybody that they lost their sanity at the sight of Ginny's mangled body, Lockhart attempted a spell. [[Charles Weasley's wand|Ron's broken wand]] caused the charm to backfire, erasing Lockhart's memory and causing a portion of the ceiling to cave in. This trapped Harry in the direction of the chamber and Ron in the direction of the castle. Ron had no choice but to stay behind and clear a path through the rocks while Harry continued in search of Ginny. Harry then encountered a wall with stone snakes on it, opened it by speaking [[Parseltongue]], and entered the Chamber itself.
When [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] learned that Harry had been caught, she sought to [[Dark Mark|summon]] Voldemort, until she noticed one of the Snatchers had the Sword of Gryffindor, which was supposed to be in her [[Lestrange Vault|vault]] at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]]. From her drastic change in tone of voice and her worries that they would all perish, Harry determined that another Horcrux was hidden there, as well. Bellatrix isolated Hermione for interrogation and torture with the [[Cruciatus Curse]], but Hermione lied, claiming that the Sword was just a copy. Harry convinced [[Griphook]], a [[goblin]] prisoner, to support this story.
 
   
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=====The Chamber of Secrets=====
In panic as one friend screamed in pain upstairs, and the other sobbed at hearing her, Harry called out for help — a cry heard by [[Aberforth Dumbledore]] through a fragment of a two-way mirror in the cellar. Aberforth sent [[Dobby]] the [[house-elf]] to rescue the prisoners. Harry had him take [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Garrick Ollivander]], and [[Dean Thomas]] to [[Shell Cottage]], while he and Ron went to rescue Hermione. On the way, they had to fight [[Peter Pettigrew]], whose silver hand strangled him to death when he hesitated to hurt Harry, who reminded him that he had once saved his life. A [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor|skirmish]] ensued upstairs, during which Harry took [[Draco Malfoy's wand]] from him, and he and Ron saved Hermione and Griphook with Dobby's assistance.
 
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{{Dialogue|Harry|Why do you care how I escaped? Voldemort was after your time...|Tom Riddle|Voldemort is my past, present, and future, Harry Potter...|Tom Riddle revealing that he was in fact Lord Voldemort|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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[[File:B2C16M3 Chamber of Secrets revealed.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry in the entrance chamber of the [[Chamber of Secrets]]]]
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Inside, he found Ginny lying on the ground, pale and cold. He dropped [[Harry Potter's wand|his wand]] and ran to her, trying to get a response from her, but to no avail. He then saw [[Tom Riddle]] smiling at him and holding Harry's wand. Riddle explained his presence in the present by revealing that he was a memory, which had been preserved in his diary for fifty years.
   
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He then explained what had happened. Riddle had opened the [[Chamber of Secrets]] fifty years ago and planned to purge the school of [[Muggle-born]]s and half-bloods; however, when he learned that the school was going to close down due to the attacks and that Dumbledore (then the [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] teacher) was keeping a closer and closer watch on him, he had no choice but to cease the attacks and frame [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] for doing it. Not wanting to waste all the years he had spent on figuring out where the Chamber was and how to get to it, he left behind a diary containing the memory of his sixteen-year-old self in hopes that it would, one day, fall into the hands of an unsuspecting victim who would help him finish his work.
====Escape and Dobby's death====
 
{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|Dobby, no, don't die, don't die-|Dobby|Harry... Potter...|[[Dobby]]'s final moments.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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[[File:B2C17M1 Harry Ginny Tom Chamber of Secrets.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry and an unconscious Ginny in the main chamber, with Riddle watching|left]]
[[File:Harry_digs_Dobby_grave.jpg|thumb|[[Hermione Granger]] waits holding Dobby's body as Harry digs the grave.]]
 
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Ginny had been writing in the [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|diary]] all year. Riddle had written back sympathetically and Ginny grew to confess her fears, hopes, and feelings to him. She essentially poured some of her soul into him, which was exactly what he wanted. He gradually grew more powerful and eventually managed to pour some of his soul back into her, possessing her and using her body to open the chamber and launch the new series of attacks.
As they escaped Malfoy Manor by [[Apparition]], [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] threw a silver knife to where they were disapparating. Harry was initially relieved to realise he had managed to apparate to [[Shell Cottage]] with Ron, Hermione, and Dobby in tow, but was horrified to see the knife protruding from Dobby's chest before Dobby collapsed and died in Harry's arms. Harry decided that he would not build the grave of [[Dobby]] with magic, opting instead to do so manually, using a shovel; this was his way of both repaying Dobby's bravery and ebbing his own grief.
 
   
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However, Ginny eventually became suspicious of the diary and decided to get rid of it by flushing it down the toilet in [[Myrtle Warren]]'s bathroom. This is when Harry found it. When Ginny saw Harry with the diary on Valentine's Day, she panicked and worried that Riddle had told all of her secrets to Harry, so she stole it back from Harry's dormitory. It began taking control of her again, but this time with the intention of killing Harry, so he had Ginny write her own farewell on the wall and come down to wait, luring Harry to the rescue and, consequently, his doom.
Harry, his scar now burning temptingly threatening to have Voldemort's thoughts engulf him, was finally able to learn control of denying [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s entry into his mind, something he attributed to his grief and love for Dobby. While digging the grave, more understanding came to Harry. He realised that though the [[Deathly Hallows]] were tempting objects, Dumbledore had tasked him with destroying [[Horcrux]]es. He decided to trust Dumbledore, reaffirming his faith in his mentor. During the [[Funeral of Dobby|funeral]], [[Luna Lovegood]] gave a short eulogy to Dobby, and Harry managed to say his final goodbye to one of his most loyal friends.
 
   
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[[File:I am Lord Voldemort.gif|250px|thumb|''I am Lord Voldemort'']]
====Shell Cottage and Break-In of Gringotts====
 
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Riddle then asked how Harry managed to defeat the [[Dark wizard]] [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] as a mere baby. Harry asks Riddle why he cares, as Voldemort existed after his time. Riddle replies that Voldemort was his ''"past, present and future.''" He then wrote his name in the air with Harry's wand: TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE. Riddle then waved the wand and the letters rearrange themselves into I AM LORD VOLDEMORT. Needless to say, this meant that Riddle grew up to become Lord Voldemort. Riddle then revealed he was, in fact, a [[half-blood]], and his mother had named him Tom after his Muggle father and Marvolo after his [[Wizardkind|wizard]] grandfather, a descendant of [[Salazar Slytherin]]. He scrambled his "''filthy [[Tom Riddle Senior|Muggle father]]'s name''" to create a new one, which he knew that people would fear when he became the most powerful wizard in the world.
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Harry|He can have it after we've used it on all of the Horcruxes. I'll make sure he gets it then. I'll keep my word.... I won't be lying...really.|Hermione|I don't like it.|Nor do I, much.|Harry and Hermione on [[Griphook]]'s demand for [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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=====Battling the Basilisk=====
[[File:56282_glg.jpg|thumb|left|268px|Harry talking to Ollivander about wandlore at [[Shell Cottage]]]]
 
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{{Quote|Let's match the power of Lord Voldemort, Heir of Salazar Slytherin, against the famous Harry Potter.|Tom Riddle unleashing the Basilisk|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
Following the death of Dobby, Harry, Ron, and Hermione stayed at [[Shell Cottage]] for some time. During their stay, the trio formed a plan to [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)|break into]] the [[Lestrange Vault]] to obtain the [[Helga Hufflepuff's Cup|Horcrux within]], with the help of [[Griphook]]. Due to the fact that Griphook would only help in exchange for [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]], Harry decided to word his request so that the handover would not take place until after Harry had used it to dispose of the remaining [[Horcrux]]es.
 
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Harry retorted that he must be mistaken, because the greatest [[Wizardkind|wizard]] in the world, as everybody knew, was not [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], but Dumbledore. Even when Voldemort was at the peak of his power, he was afraid of Dumbledore, and now he was barely alive. Riddle angrily answered that Dumbledore had been driven out the castle by the mere memory of him. Harry yelled that Dumbledore was not as gone as Riddle seemed to believe. In this display of loyalty, he summoned [[Fawkes]] the [[phoenix]] to him, who also brought with him the [[Sorting Hat]], both assets that Riddle deems extremely useless.
   
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[[File:COS piercing through Serpent of Slytherin.gif|250px|thumb|Harry slaying Slytherin's Basilisk with the [[Sword of Gryffindor]]|left]]
Although feeling guilty for the deception, Harry knew that the sword was their only known weapon against the Horcruxes. The other residents of Shell Cottage could not fail to notice the trio's behaviour. [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] took Harry aside and advised Harry to be cautious when making deals with Griphook who Harry was increasingly disliking. Around the same time, [[Remus Lupin]] came to Shell Cottage bearing tidings of new birth. He asked Harry to be the godfather of his newborn child, [[Ted Lupin]]. It seemed as if the incident between them at [[12 Grimmauld Place]] had never occurred.
 
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Riddle then [[Skirmish in the Chamber of Secrets|summoned]] the [[Serpent of Slytherin|Basilisk]] and commanded it to kill Harry. However, [[Fawkes]] was not as defenceless as one might initially think, and pecked out the Basilisk's eyes, thus preventing its gaze from killing. The Basilisk could still smell Harry, however, and remained very dangerous; in desperation, Harry put on the [[Sorting Hat]], wishing against hope for help. Instead of an answer, Harry had a heavy sword with a hilt embedded with rubies fall on his head from inside the hat. After several missed strikes from the blinded Basilisk, Harry plunged the sword into the roof of its mouth, killing it. However, one of its poisonous fangs sank into his arm, injecting a deadly poison. While Riddle gloated over his "win", Fawkes proceeded to cry on the wound and Harry was instantly cured.
   
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[[File:HarryPotter PM B2C17M3 HarryStabbingDiaryWithBasiliskFang Moment.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry stabbing Tom Riddle's diary with a Basilisk fang (unknowingly destroying one of Voldemort's Horcruxes)]]
[[File:Bellatrix_in_Gringotts.jpg|thumb|right|Hermione impersonating Bellatrix at Gringotts]]
 
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Harry then stabbed the diary three times with the Basilisk fang to rid himself of Riddle, unknowingly destroying one of Voldemort's Horcruxes in the process. Riddle's manifestation exploded, therefore foiling his attempt to return to life. Ink began pouring out of the book and the memory of Riddle faded out of existence; Ginny immediately stirred and woke up, quite distraught. Harry and Ginny travelled back through the Chamber to find Ron and Lockhart, who had no idea of who or where he was.
   
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=====Escaping the chamber=====
{{Main|Break-In of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)}}
 
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{{Dialogue|Ron Weasley|He looks like he wants you to grab hold... But you're much too heavy for a bird to pull up there —|Harry|Fawkes isn't an ordinary bird.|Harry and others escaping the chamber with the aid of Fawkes|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
The trio and Griphook left Shell Cottage early the next morning to break into Gringotts. Hermione disguised herself as [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], using [[Polyjuice Potion]], so as to fool the goblins at Gringotts that it was really Bellatrix who was entering the vault, and they had Bellatrix's wand that Harry had captured at Malfoy Manor as further proof for the disguise. Ron was [[Transfiguration|transfigured]] to look like a foreign wizard named Dragomir Despard, and Harry had Griphook on his shoulders; both were under the Invisibility Cloak.
 
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Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Lockhart grabbed onto [[Fawkes]] and flew out of the Chamber (another [[phoenix]] specialty). They returned to the castle to find Dumbledore, [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]], [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]] and [[Molly Weasley]], who were delighted to see them alive. Harry worried that Ginny would get blamed for being the person behind the attacks, but to his great relief, Dumbledore rightly deduced that [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] was the culprit. After Ginny left to get a much-needed rest, Harry and Ron both received 200 house points each for [[Gryffindor]] and both got an Award for Special Services to the school. Dumbledore then gave Ron Hagrid's release paper for him to mail and then spoke with Harry alone.
   
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[[File:B2C18M1 Sword of Gryffindor engraving.png|250px|thumb|Harry and Dumbledore talking after Harry slayed the Basilisk in the chamber|left]]
Their plan proceeded reasonably well; Hermione made a convincing Bellatrix, despite a close encounter with a Death Eater named [[Travers]], whose susipicions seemed to be eased and accompanied the group to Gringotts. Two human guards there had [[Probity Probe]]s that detected concealment charms, and Harry used a [[Confundus Charm]] on them to get Hermione passed unchecked. Inside, the Goblins requested Bellatrix's identification. When Hermione hesitated, one nervously said that her wand was sufficient proof, though Hermione claimed it was new. Harry suspected the Goblins knew that Bellatrix's wand was stolen and were looking for an impostor.
 
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Harry expressed his concern that he belonged in [[Slytherin]]. Dumbledore revealed that [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] transferred some of his powers to Harry when he gave him his scar, explaining his ability to speak [[Parseltongue]]. He asked Harry why he thought the [[Sorting Hat]] put him in [[Gryffindor]] if he had so many Slytherin qualities, and Harry admitted that the only reason it did was because he had asked it to. Dumbledore confirmed this and told Harry that "''it is our choices, rather than our abilities, that reveal who we truly are''". He also commended Harry for showing him real loyalty in the Chamber, for only that could have called Fawkes to his aid. He pointed out to the sword Harry had drawn out of the hat — Harry now noticed it had [[Godric Gryffindor]]'s name on it. Dumbledore said that only a true [[Gryffindor]] would be able to draw it out.
   
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=====Dobby's reward=====
[[File:DH2_Harry_Potter_in_Bellatrix_Lestrange's_vault.jpg|thumb|left|Harry reaches for the Hufflepuff cup with the sword of Gryffindor.]]
 
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{{Dialogue|Lucius Malfoy|You lost me my servant!|Dobby|You shall not harm Harry Potter!|Dobby defending Harry after the latter freed him from servitude|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
Griphook told Harry to use the [[Imperius Curse]] and [[Bogrod]] then accepted the wand as being correct. Bogrod requested the [[Clankers]], and then led Hermione and Ron, with Harry, Griphook, and Travers into a passageway. The door slammed shut, and Harry sent Travers away to hide. Bogrod, still under the Imperius curse, summoned a cart that descended deep within Gringotts. After many twists and turns, the cart passed through [[Thief's Downfall]], a security waterfall that washed away all illusion charms. When the cart overturned and dumped them out, Hermione and Ron had been reverted to themselves. Griphook believed the other Goblins knew they were impostors, but Harry wanted to continue and cursed Bogrod again.
 
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[[Lucius Malfoy]] barged into Dumbledore's office, outraged that Dumbledore had returned to the school after being dismissed. Dumbledore calmly responded that the governors had asked him to return once they heard that [[Arthur Weasley]]'s daughter was attacked. They apparently had been blackmailed by Lucius to vote for Dumbledore's dismissal in the first place on pain of Lucius cursing their families. [[Dobby]] followed Lucius into the room, thus showing that his masters were the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]].
   
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[[File:Chamber-of-secrets-lucius harry.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry freeing Dobby from his enslavement]]
The trio and Griphook found the [[Lestrange Vault]] guarded by an aged, [[Ukrainian Ironbelly at Gringotts|half-blind dragon]]. Griphook subdued it using the Clankers. Hearing pursuit approaching, Harry forced Bogrod to open the vault, which was filled with precious objects. Hermione screamed in pain, and they discovered that the vault's protective charms included the [[Flagrante Curse|Flagrante]] and [[Gemino Curse|Gemino]] curses: the contents would multiply and become searing hot every time something was touched. Harry spotted [[Helga Hufflepuff’s cup]], the [[Horcrux]], but it was out of reach. Hermione [[Levicorpus|levitated]] Harry, and he snagged the Cup with Gryffindor's Sword, while Hermione, Ron, Griphook, and Bogrod all struggled to stay above the hot multiplying objects below.
 
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Dumbledore and [[Lucius Malfoy|Malfoy]] had a calm and venomous interchange (respectively), during which Dumbledore and Harry (with the help of [[Dobby]]'s unspoken hints) essentially exposed Lucius sneaking [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|Riddle's diary]] (one of his illegal artefacts) into Ginny's school things during the fight with Arthur at [[Flourish and Blotts]]. This was supposed to frame Ginny for the attacks, with heavy implications on the [[Muggle Protection Act]] that [[Arthur Weasley]] had been suggesting. Malfoy dared Dumbledore to prove his accusation, and while the Headmaster has insufficient evidence to do that, he cautioned Malfoy against orchestrating further such plots.
   
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Knowing that a master could release his [[house-elf]] by giving them some clothes, Harry tricked [[Lucius Malfoy|Malfoy]] into freeing [[Dobby]] by giving Malfoy one of his own socks, which he promptly threw away, and was caught by Dobby. After discovering Harry's trick, Malfoy attempted to kill Harry, only to be stopped by Dobby. Dobby thanked Harry dearly for freeing him and left. At the ending feast, Dumbledore announced his school treat of cancelling all final exams (much to Hermione's dismay) and that Lockhart would not return to Hogwarts.
[[File:Gringotts_dragon.jpg|thumb||The trio escape on the back of a dragon]]
 
As Harry was setting himself down, he dropped both the Sword and the Cup. Griphook grabbed Gryffindor's Sword, and flipped Hufflepuff's Cup up into the air. Harry caught it, ignoring the searing heat. Borne by a treasure avalanche spilling from the now-opened vault, Griphook ran off with Gryffindor's Sword, yelling that thieves were in the vault. Harry, Hermione, and Ron hurled curses at the Goblin throng. Harry released the half-blind Dragon and the three jumped on its back. The freed Dragon took flight, the three blasting holes into the ceiling for it to fly through as they made their escape.
 
   
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{{Dialogue a-b-c|Hermione Granger|Sirius Black escaped to come after you? Oh, Harry... you'll have to be really, really careful. don't go looking for trouble, Harry...|Harry|I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.|Ron Weasley|How thick would Harry have to be, to go looking for a nutter who wants to kill him?|Harry, Ron and Hermione discussing Sirius Black's escape|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|Dumbledore left the three of us a job, and we weren't supposed to tell — I mean, he wanted us to do it, just the three of us.|Neville|We're his army. Dumbledore's Army. We were all in it together, we’ve been keeping it going while you three have been off on your own... Everyone in this room’s been fighting and they’ve been driven in here because the Carrows were hunting them down. Everyone in here’s proven they’re loyal to Dumbledore — loyal to you.|Harry and [[Neville Longbottom]] upon the trio's return to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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[[File:The smallest bedroom.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry in his bedroom reading a ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' article|left]]
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Harry's third year in [[1993]] started out almost as bad as the year prior, and gradually got depressing. Throughout the preceding summer, the Dursleys became fearful of his magical abilities getting exposed that they banned him from talking to the neighbours immediately after his return home to them. They even went as far as punishing him for giving their phone number to his friends, as evident to Harry getting reprimanded by [[Vernon Dursley|Uncle Vernon]] when the latter received a call from Ron.
   
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This, however, did not stop Harry from studying magic every night by sneaking his school supplies and hiding them in his room one night while [[Petunia Dursley|Aunt Petunia]] and [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] were out admiring Vernon's new company car. Furthermore, he had little contact with his friends nor any news from the wizarding world since the phone incident, but [[Hedwig]] was allowed out of her padlocked cage because the Dursleys could no longer take the noise she made in boredom.
[[File:Rsz_harrypotter7-trio-part2.png|thumb|left|Harry, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].]]
 
A vision from Voldemort helped Harry realise that the third Horcrux, whilst unbeknown to him at the time, [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]], remained at Hogwarts. Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their final mission to return to the school and obtain the diadem, inadvertently tripping the [[Caterwauling Charm]] upon apparating to [[Hogsmeade]] and thereby alerting the waiting [[Death Eaters]] to their presence. Due to the trio being under the [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility cloak]], however, the Death Eaters resorted to unleashing [[Dementor]]s into the streets to try to force the intruders out of hiding.
 
   
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On [[31 July]] (Harry's [[Harry Potter's thirteenth birthday|thirteenth birthday]]), which might have made the Dursleys forget about his birthday, for they were too busy preparing for a visit from Aunt Marge. The sight of a copy of the ''Daily Prophet ''among the mail from Errol interested Harry, as it said that Ron had returned from a trip to [[Egypt]] to visit his oldest brother [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] (a [[Curse-Breaker]] of [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]]) for which [[Arthur Weasley]] paid using seven hundred galleons he won in the [[Daily Prophet Grand Prize Galleon Draw]]. The article also showcased a picture of the Weasleys standing in front of a pyramid. It was there that Ron bought Harry the most fascinating present: a [[Sneakoscope]], which was sold for tourists. He also received birthday presents from Hermione and Hagrid as well.
Having no choice, Harry conjured his [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] to protect himself and his friends, automatically giving away their position and confirming their identities (the Death Eaters having been pre-warned that Harry Potter's patronus took the form of a stag). As Death Eaters began to close in on the still invisible trio, [[Aberforth Dumbledore]] emerged from the [[Hog's Head]], hurriedly telling the three to enter his pub. While Harry, Ron, and Hermione did so, Aberforth remained outside, proclaiming to the Death Eaters that it was he who tripped the alarm (by letting his cat out) and conjured the Patronus to ward off the Dementor threat; mockingly contradicting a Death Eater, saying that what he had seen was a goat Patronus rather than a stag. The incensed Death Eaters believed this and retreated.
 
   
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[[File:Marge starts to inflate.gif|250px|thumb|An enraged Harry inflating [[Marjorie Dursley|Marge Dursley]]]]
[[File:Trio_in_hogsmeade.jpg|thumb|right|The trio and [[Neville Longbottom]] in [[Hog's Head]]]]
 
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When his [[Hogsmeade permission form]] was delivered, Harry was worried of the trouble he'll probably go through in order to persuade his aunt or uncle to sign it. They agreed to do so the next morning, but only if he behaved during Marge's visit. However, Marge began insulting the memory of Harry's mother at the dinner table three days later, describing her as a "''bad egg''" who ran off with a "''scoundrel''" and left the Dursleys with Harry as the "''result in front of them''". Harry lost his temper to this, inadvertently making Marge's wine glass explode.
After Aberforth re-entered his pub and home, he scolded them for coming to Hogsmeade advising them to leave the country. After Harry engaged in a fierce argument with him, he led the grateful trio directly into Hogwarts through a secret entrance behind the portrait of his deceased sister, [[Ariana Dumbledore]]. [[Neville Longbottom]], acting as their escort, then guided them into the [[Room of Requirement]], where they were greeted by the reconstituted [[Dumbledore's Army]]; most of which were beaten and bruised yet ready to fight the [[Death Eaters]] controlling the school. Harry tried to tell them that he, Ron, and Hermione only returned to find something, but Neville contacted other allies with a call to arms. Harry was initially reluctant to allow the others to help, but in an attempt to be a better man than Dumbledore, whom he feared he was turning into, and after some discussion with Ron and Hermione, he allowed it.
 
   
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The insults transitioned to his father on the final day of her visit, making him very upset to such extent that he ended up losing all control of his magic powers and [[Inflation of Marjorie Dursley|accidentally inflated her]] with the [[Inflating Charm]]. Vernon ordered his nephew to put Marge back the way she was, but Harry said no and instead packed up his school things and left the house. He fled out of fear of being expelled from Hogwarts by the [[Ministry of Magic]], for using underage magic outside school, something he had already been warned about.
[[File:Harryluna.png|thumb|left|Harry and Luna entering [[Ravenclaw Tower]]]]Harry hesitantly asked the room at large if they had ever heard of any sort of legendary artefact belonging to one of the Founders of Hogwarts. [[Luna Lovegood]] then elaborated on the fabled Diadem of Ravenclaw, pronouncing that a statue in [[Ravenclaw Tower]] depicted [[Rowena Ravenclaw]] wearing a diadem. Harry, having no idea of what the diadem looked like, was led by Luna to the Ravenclaw Common Room to observe the statue. Here the pair were ambushed by [[Alecto Carrow]] who pressed her [[Dark Mark]] immediately upon noticing Harry, summoning Voldemort, before Luna [[Stunning Spell|stunned]] her from under the Invisibility Cloak. [[Amycus Carrow]] attempted to force his way through the common room door, designed only to open after the door-knocker's question was correctly answered, by seeking the help of [[Minerva McGonagall]], who easily allowed him entry by solving the door's riddle herself; by that time, Harry had managed to rejoin Luna under the Invisibility Cloak.
 
   
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Later that night, Harry was picked up off the curb of [[Magnolia Crescent]] by the triple-decker wizard transport the [[Knight Bus]], which was sent to drive him as two members of the Ministry's [[Accidental Magic Reversal Squad]] were dispatched to deflate and [[Memory Charm|Obliviate]] Marge. During the ride to the [[Leaky Cauldron]], the bus' conductor [[Stanley Shunpike|Stan Shunpike]] gave him a copy of the ''Daily Prophet'' with its front page story being about the Ministry's continuing struggle to recapture [[Sirius Black]], a convicted Voldemort supporter who recently escaped from the wizard prison [[Azkaban]] (the first person ever to have done so) after spending twelve years there for the mass-murder of thirteen people with a single [[Blasting Curse]].
Amycus, in fear of his master's wrath, suggested framing Alecto's apparently mistaken summoning of the former on the Ravenclaw students; as he did, he spontaneously devised a lie that made it seem as though the students had forced Alecto to touch her Dark Mark at wand-point. In her outrage, McGonagall strongly insinuated that Amycus was a coward for proposing such an idea. Carrow spat in McGonagall's face in retaliation, utterly enraging Harry who suddenly revealed himself while momentarily casting the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on the surprised Carrow, sending him flying backwards into the wall where he crumpled and fell unconscious. Harry then told McGonagall about the mission Dumbledore had left him, and she offered to hold Voldemort and his invading forces off, buying him the time he needed to search for the [[Horcrux]]. All students of age, the D.A., and the members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] who had arrived to fight prepared themselves for the impending siege. The [[Battle of Hogwarts]] began as [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and his army approached the outer boundaries of the school.
 
   
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[[File:Cornelius Fudge speaking to Harry Potter in the Leaky Cauldron POAF.jpg|250px|thumb|Minister Cornelius Fudge personally seeing that Harry was safe|left]]
[[File:Minerva_and_Molly_Battle_og_Hogwart.jpg|thumb|right|Minerva and Molly and the Suits of Armour]]
 
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They arrived at their destination to find a relieved-looking [[Cornelius Fudge]] waiting at the restaurant door to welcome Harry in for a meeting. To Harry's relief though, the [[Minister for Magic]] took no action against him since accidental uses of magic did not count as a violation to the [[Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery]], but described the choice of running away as very irresponsible despite it putting the Ministry in a right flap. As a generous measure, Fudge booked the young wizard a room in the Leaky Cauldron Inn for the rest of the summer, though this made something about Fudge's tone spike Harry's suspicion.
[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], upon arrival at Hogwarts, demanded that the school turn over Harry, and the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] began. Harry realised that the positioning of [[Alecto Carrow]] in [[Ravenclaw Tower]] confirmed the Horcrux's identity. It was the lost diadem of Ravenclaw. After thinking on it for some seconds, he went to ask the [[Helena Ravenclaw|Grey Lady]] about the diadem. From her information, Harry surmised that the Horcrux had been hidden in the Room of Requirement. Harry, in the meantime, was worried about Hermione and Ron, who seemed to have disappeared. They had gone into the [[Chamber of Secrets]], where Hermione destroyed Helga Hufflepuff’s Cup with basilisk fangs, which were one of the few weapons able to destroy Horcruxes.
 
   
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{{Main|Skirmish at the Room of Requirement}}
 
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{{Dialogue|Molly Weasley|But no one's really sure that Black's after Harry.|Arthur Weasley|The guards told Fudge that Blacks been talking in his sleep for a while now. Always the same words: 'He's at Hogwarts... he's at Hogwarts.' Black is deranged, Molly, and he wants Harry dead.|Harry finding out that Sirius Black supposedly wanted him dead|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
[[File:Fyendfire.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Trio]] escaping from the [[Fiendfyre]] that was cast by [[Vincent Crabbe]].]]
 
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When finished with his exploration of [[Diagon Alley]] for school supplies three weeks later, Harry found Ron and Hermione looking all over for him at [[Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour]] four days afterwards while the Weasleys were booking a room at the inn. They already heard of his inflation of Marge, and while Ron thought it funny, Hermione was amazed to learn that Harry was not expelled and wondered why Fudge really let him off the hook. Ron, however, was more concerned for his pet rat [[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]], who was looking very ill since he was brought back from Egypt (possibly due to the stress of the trip), so he and Harry went over to the [[Magical Menagerie]] to buy a bottle of [[rat tonic]] for him.
The trio quickly headed for the [[Room of Requirement]] where Harry remembered seeing the Diadem the previous year. However, [[Draco Malfoy]], [[Vincent Crabbe]], and [[Gregory Goyle]] ambushed them. After a skirmish, the entire room was destroyed by the [[Fiendfyre|cursed fire]] Crabbe unleashed but could not control. Harry managed to fly himself and Malfoy out, while Ron and Hermione grabbed Goyle, but Crabbe perished in the flames that also destroyed the diadem. With one Horcrux remaining, Harry, Ron, and Hermione continued their pursuit of [[Nagini]], but before they could go search for it, they witnessed the death of [[Fred Weasley]]. This incensed Ron and Harry, but Hermione reminded them that only they could finish Voldemort and that to obtain the final Horcrux they would have to do their share of fighting.
 
   
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[[File:Magical Menagerie.png|250px|thumb|[[Crookshanks]] in Magical Menagerie right before being purchased by Hermione]]
They fought their way to the [[Shrieking Shack]]. Along the way, Harry witnessed many scenes of horror. On the grounds, Voldemort's [[Dementor]]s were waiting. After having seen so much pain and death, Harry could not summon the happiness required to conjure a [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]]. Neither could Hermione or Ron. In fact, Harry welcomed the oblivion that would come with the [[Dementor's Kiss]]. But after seeing the patronuses conjured by [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]], and [[Seamus Finnigan]], Harry summoned the will to conjure his and managed to drive the Dementors away. Once the trio arrived at the Shrieking Shack, they witnessed Voldemort order Nagini to kill [[Severus Snape]], as he believed that Snape was preventing him from being the true owner of the [[Elder Wand]]. Before he died, Snape gave Harry memories to view in the [[Pensieve]] and asked him to look into his eyes. Upon returning to the castle, Harry saw the corpses of [[Remus Lupin]] and [[Nymphadora Tonks]] near Fred's, and he felt devastated. He left his friends behind to use [[Albus Dumbledore's Pensieve]], welcoming the time in another's head.
 
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While in Diagon Alley, Harry found it very interesting to learn from the [[Magical Menagerie saleswoman|saleswoman]] behind the counter that most rats have an expected life span of three years. He found this odd, since Scabbers originally belonged to Ron's older brother [[Percy Weasley]]. Thus Scabbers lived much longer than Ron could remember, at least 12 years. As Ron declined the Saleswoman's offer to buy a sleek black rat as a replacement, a half-[[Kneazle]] [[cat]] named Crookshanks tried to attack Scabbers, who scurried away to hide in a wastepaper bin outside [[Quality Quidditch Supplies]] with his owner and Harry following. Hermione spent the early birthday money from her parents to buy the tonic and Crookshanks, much to Ron's displeasure.
   
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[[File:Harry-potter4-warning.jpg|250px|thumb|Arthur Weasley warning Harry of the danger that he was possibly in|left]]
[[File:Dhsnape.jpg|thumb|right|Severus Snape about to be killed.]]
 
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When the rat tonic was misplaced somewhere around the Leaky Cauldron salon later that night, Harry volunteered to search for it there while Ron was busy helping Percy search for his new [[Head Boy or Girl badge|Head Boy badge]] in their room at the inn. But the conversation which a worried [[Molly Weasley]] was having with her husband soon caught his attention, so Harry listened to what they were saying about Sirius Black's escape, and what connection it had to Harry himself. According to Mr Weasley, when Voldemort met his downfall, Black lost everything he hoped to gain, but to that day he remained a faithful servant to the Dark Lord's cause.
During a one-hour ceasefire, Harry viewed the memories given by a dying Snape, which revealed to him that he had inadvertently been turned into a [[Horcrux]] himself and that Voldemort had to kill him in order to be rendered mortal himself. Harry also learned that Snape was, all along, with Dumbledore because he loved [[Lily Evans]], since before they started school. Heavy of heart, Harry courageously slipped off on his own to carry out this dreadful task. He felt ghostly as he strode through the castle's empty halls, feeling as if he was already dead.
 
   
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The Ministry feared that the killer's motive was to use Harry to return his master to full strength, as evident to the report from Fudge's inspection of [[Azkaban]] saying that Black was repeatedly muttering "''He's at Hogwarts''" in his sleep. This shook Harry a little to the realisation that Fudge let him go because he was relieved to see Harry all right after running away. Though he was convinced that Hogwarts was a a safe haven because of the presence of Albus Dumbledore, the senior Weasleys agreed that Black could break into the school if he could break out of his Azkaban.
As Harry passed the Great Hall, he could not see Hermione, Ron, or the other Weasleys, nor Luna. He felt he would have given anything for one last look at them, but then he thought he would never be able to stop looking. During his way to Voldemort, he saw the corpse of [[Colin Creevey]] and told [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] to kill [[Nagini]], if he could. He passed Ginny, who was comforting a small girl, and almost wished she could have sensed him, but under the Invisibility Cloak, this was impossible. As he passed Hagrid's hut on the Grounds, he emotionally remembered his trips there, particularly rock cakes, Ron vomiting slugs, and Norbert.
 
   
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[[File:DH_-_Harry_Potter-Forbidden_Forest.jpg|thumb|left|Harry confronts [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] in the [[Forbidden Forest]].]]
 
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{{Quote|Standing in the doorway, illuminated by the shivering flames in Lupin's hand, was a cloaked figure that towered to the ceiling. Its face was completely hidden beneath its hood. Harry's eyes darted downward, and what he saw made his stomach contract... And then the thing beneath the hood, whatever it was, drew a long, slow, rattling breath, as though it were trying to suck something more than air from its surroundings. An intense cold swept over them all.|Harry's first encounter with a guard of Azkaban|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
Harry then entered the [[Forbidden Forest]], where he managed to open the [[Golden Snitch]], which said on it, "I open at the close;" and the words to open it were, "I'm about to die;" this revealed the [[Resurrection Stone]] contained within. Harry used it to speak to the spirits of his [[James and Lily Potter|parents]], [[Sirius Black]], and [[Remus Lupin]], who offered him comfort before he met Voldemort and shielded him from the Dementors. As Harry approached the Death Eater camp, he dropped the Resurrection Stone. Harry offered no resistance as Voldemort struck him with the [[Killing Curse]], thinking of Ginny before he died.
 
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[[File:B3C5M7 Dementor on Hogwarts Express.png|250px|thumb|A Dementor entering the trio, Neville, and Ginny's compartment]]
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When they got onto [[Platform Nine and Three-Quarters|Platform 9¾]], Mr Weasley moved Harry aside to tell him not to go looking for Black, but Harry claimed that he would never look for someone who wanted him killed. He, Ron, and Hermione found only one empty compartment on the Hogwarts Express, but had to share with a friend of Harry's parents, [[Remus Lupin]], who was recently appointed Hogwarts' new [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[professor]].
   
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As Harry told his friends of what he heard about Black coming after him until, the train stopped almost halfway to Hogwarts, letting one of the [[Dementor]]s (a gliding wraith capable of feeding on human happiness to cause depression and madness to anyone near it via mental energy draining) used as the Azkaban guards aboard to determine if Black himself was hiding on it. At some point Ginny and Neville entered the trio's compartment, as the presence of the Dementors frightened them. Lupin managed to drive the Dementor off with a disguised Patronus.[[File:Harry vs Dementor.gif|250px|thumb|A Dementor sucking all the happiness out of Harry|alt=|left]]Only Harry and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] were the most affected by the creature (since he had the worst past involving the night Voldemort killed his parents, and she had the worst experience of being under the control of the sentient memory within [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|Voldemort's old school diary]] the year before), and were about to fall victim to [[Dementor's Kiss|its fatal kiss]] when Lupin cast a [[Patronus Charm]] which drove it away. Harry fainted to the sound of his mother screaming, but recovered when Lupin gave him a piece of chocolate to feel better and sent a letter ahead to [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor Minerva McGonagall]] saying he was ill.
[[File:Avadakedavra.png|thumb|right|Voldemort hitting Harry with the Killing Curse]]
 
However, the "death" he met was not permanent: the blood Voldemort had taken from Harry to restore his physical form in [[1995]] still contained the Bond of Blood, anchoring him to life and protecting Harry from Voldemort's curse, and his willingness to die triggered protections on the people of Hogwarts similar to the protections he received from his [[Lily Evans|mother]]'s sacrifice. Also, since he had part of Voldemort's soul in him, Voldemort's killing curse unknowingly destroyed the part of Voldemort's soul, leaving one Horcrux left. Harry entered a state of [[limbo]], where he met the spirit of Albus Dumbledore and the piece of Voldemort's soul that had just been destroyed. Dumbledore explained everything to Harry saying that he had "no more secrets from [Harry]." After reconciling with his mentor, Harry made the choice to return to the physical world rather than go on to the afterlife with Dumbledore.
 
   
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{{Quote|There were, however, things that Harry needed to buy. He went to the [[Apothecary]] to replenish his store of potions ingredients, and as his school robes were now several inches too short in the arm and leg, he visited Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions and bought new ones. Most important of all, he had to buy his new schoolbooks, which would include those for his two new subjects, Care of Magical Creatures and Divination.|Harry buying his third-year school supplies|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Harry Potter|There are no more [[Horcrux]]es. It's just you and me. Neither can live while the other survives, and one of us is about to leave for good. . . .|Voldemort|One of us? You think it will be you, do you, the boy who has survived by accident, and because Dumbledore was pulling the strings?|...You won't be killing anyone else tonight. You won't be able to kill any of them ever again.|The final confrontation between Harry and Voldemort|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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[[File:B3C6M2 Trelawney's first Divination lesson in the trio's third year.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry's first Divination lesson involving tea leaves]]
[[File:Narcissa_battleoh1.png|thumb|left|Narcissa Malfoy telling the gathered Death Eaters that Harry was "dead."]]
 
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Lessons started the next day. Harry, Ron and Hermione headed to the [[North Tower]] for their first Divination lesson. They met [[Sybill Trelawney]], who predicted future events using [[Tessomancy|tea leaves]]. Harry saw a black dog in his tea cup, which Trelawney identified as the [[Grim]], the omen of [[death]].<ref name="POA6" /> This worried Harry, as he remembered the black dog he saw when he ran away. While in [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]], Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]] assured Harry that Trelawney had predicted the deaths of a number of students, none of whom have died.<ref name="POA6" />
Harry woke up, but feigned death. He was assisted in this by [[Narcissa Malfoy]], who had secretly turned against Voldemort by telling him Harry was dead in order to protect her son, because she knew the only way she would be permitted to enter Hogwarts was with the rest of the Death Eaters in their victory march. Voldemort then triumphantly disgraced Harry's "dead" body with the Cruciatus Curse then forced Hagrid to carry Harry's body back to Hogwarts, proclaiming Harry dead and demanding surrender. At first, the surviving fighters were heartbroken, especially Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Professor McGonagall. They screamed at the the Death Eaters in anger but remained defiant.
 
   
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[[File:B3C6M3.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry's first [[Care of Magical Creatures]] lessons involving hippogriffs|left]]
[[File:Neville-Harry-Potter-and-the-Deathly-Hallows-2-neville-longbottom-20584090-640-480.jpg|thumb|Neville standing up to Voldemort's army.]]
 
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For one, Hermione was taking nearly twice as many classes, including some taught at the same time. While Lupin's lessons were enjoyable, Hagrid's soon became dreary. In their Care of Magical Creatures lesson, Hagrid taught them about [[Hippogriff]]s. Although initially nervous, Harry successfully approached and rode a grey hippogriff named [[Buckbeak]]. During the first lesson, [[Draco Malfoy]] deliberately provoked the hippogriff into attacking him.<ref name="POA6" />
[[Neville Longbottom]] courageously stood up to Voldemort, and when the latter offered Neville a rank in his Death Eater society, Neville proudly refused and screamed to the high heavens, ''"Dumbledore's Army!"'' Voldemort pronounced a Body-Binding Curse, then Summoned the Sorting Hat and placed it upon Neville's head. After he announced that there would be no houses and that the school colours would be those loyal to [[Salazar Slytherin]], he caused the hat to burst into flames. As Neville cried in pain, a distant uproar came from the direction of the school boundaries. [[Centaur]]s, [[thestral]]s, [[Buckbeak]] the [[Hippogriff]], and the families of the Hogwarts students who remained to fight, plus the shop and home keepers of Hogsmeade joined the fight with a flourish.
 
   
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This in turn cased Draco to tell his father of the provoked attack. [[Lucius Malfoy]], then filed a complaint against Hagrid. Lucius filed this complaint with the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, more specifically the [[Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures]]. Meanwhile, tensions grew between Hermione and Ron over Crookshanks's continuing habit of trying to harm Scabbers.
This distracted Voldemort and his Death Eaters, and Neville was able to pull off the [[Sorting Hat]], and from its depths he received the Sword of Godric Gryffindor and sliced off [[Nagini]]'s head in one swift, fluid motion. Harry slipped away in the ensuing melee under the Invisibility Cloak. Death Eaters started to fold under sheer weight of numbers as the house-elves in the kitchens joined the battle, with [[Kreacher]] at its front, declaring war against the Dark Lord in the name of brave [[Regulus Black]]. Using his Invisibility Cloak, Harry protected the defenders of Hogwarts from attack. Soon, only Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange were the only two remaining and fighting, Voldemort duelling McGonagall, Slughorn, and Kingsley at once, and Bellatrix duelling Hermione, Luna, and Ginny. Harry was torn between the two until he saw a Killing Curse shot beside Ginny's ear, the latter missing death by an inch.
 
   
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Harry redirected his path to Bellatrix, until being roughly knocked aside by Molly Weasley, who duelled and ultimately killed Bellatrix. Voldemort's fury at the fall of his last, best lieutenant exploded with the force of a bomb, and Harry turned in to see McGonagall, Slughorn, and Kingsley blasted backwards in pain, and Voldemort directing his wand at Molly. Harry then cast a shield charm to protect her from Voldemort's wrath, revealing himself for the final duel.
 
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{{Quote|Oh yes, Professorhead, he got very angry when she wouldn't let him, you see. Nasty temper he's got, that Sirius Black.|[[Peeves]] to Professor Dumbledore regarding the Fat Lady|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
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[[File:POA Remus Boggart reveal.gif|250px|thumb|Lupin jumping in front of Harry's Boggart which had transformed into a Dementor]]
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Harry learnt that Black had been sighted near Hogwarts. During a Potions lesson, Malfoy hinted that Black may be connected to Harry's past. In Defence Against the Dark Arts, Lupin taught the third-years about [[Boggart]]s, shape-shifters that took the shape of a person's worst fear. The class then took on the Boggart, forcing it to assume a shape they find amusing. When it came to Harry's turn he was sure the Boggart would turn into a Dementor but Lupin jumped in and repeled the Boggart for him.<ref name="POA7">{{POA|B|7}}</ref> Faced by Lupin, the Boggart took the shape of a bright glowing orb. Harry was disappointed that Lupin did not let him fight the Boggart, thinking that Lupin felt he was not up to the task.
   
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In October, the Gryffindor Quidditch team practised hard for the upcoming Quidditch season, especially since this was their team captain Oliver Wood's final year at Hogwarts. Oliver believed that despite the misfortune which occurred during the previous two years their team should be able to win the Quidditch Cup before he graduates. Third-years were also [[Hogsmeade weekend trips|visiting Hogsmeade]] on [[Hallowe'en]], and only Harry was not allowed, because his uncle did not sign his permission form. Harry spent the day in Lupin's office, drinking tea with him. Lupin told him that he did not let Harry face the Boggart because he did not want the Boggart to become Lord Voldemort.<ref name="POA8">{{POA|B|8}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Snape appeared with a [[Wolfsbane Potion|mysterious potion]] for Lupin. Lupin claimed to simply have an illness, and that he was aided by the potion.
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[[File:Duelinthegreathall.jpg|thumb|left|The final duel between Harry and Voldemort.]]
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A few hours later, Ron and Hermione returned from Hogsmeade. They reached the portrait of the Fat Lady and saw that it was slashed and that the Fat Lady was gone. Using his Animagus form, Sirius was able to enter the [[Hogwarts castle|castle]] undetected. He made his way unseen all the way up to the entrance of [[Gryffindor Tower]] and changed back to his true form. However, The [[Fat Lady]] would not let him in without the password. Frustrated, Black slashed her [[portrait]] and fled. [[Peeves]] revealed Black to be the attacker, and that he had seen the Fat Lady fleeing through other portraits. [[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Percy Weasley]], and [[Argus Filch]] then went to locate her.<ref name="POA8"/>
Unbeknownst to Voldemort, mastery of the Elder Wand, which he had stolen from Dumbledore's grave, had not been taken from Dumbledore by Snape, but by [[Draco Malfoy]]. Thus, when Harry had disarmed Malfoy in [[Malfoy Manor]] weeks earlier, he had become the true master of the Elder Wand.
 
   
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=====Maurader's Map=====
[[File:HarryDefeatsVoldemort.jpg|thumb|224px|Harry casts Expelliarmus against Voldemort during the final duel.]]
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-c-d-e|George Weasley|This, Harry, is the secret of our success.|Fred Weasley|It's a wrench, giving it to you, but we decided last night, your need's greater than ours.|George Weasley|Anyway, we know it off by heart. We bequeath it to you. We don't really need it anymore.|Harry|And what do I need with a bit of old parchment?|Fred Weasley|A bit of old parchment! Explain, George.|Harry being given the Marauder's Map|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
When Harry and Voldemort faced off for the last time, Harry tried to tell him this and about the other mistakes he had made. Harry also asked him to feel some remorse, which Voldemort rejected. Voldemort cast the [[Killing Curse]], and Harry countered with [[Disarming Charm|Expelliarmus]]. The Elder Wand refused to attack its master, and the Killing Curse rebounded, finally permanently destroying Voldemort once and for all.
 
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[[File:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 0757.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Fred and George give Harry the Marauder's Map]]
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During the last weekend before the holidays, while the eligible students visited Hogsmeade, Harry was yet again not able to go. To bring some Christmas cheer to Harry, [[Fred and George Weasley|Fred and George]] revealed that they knew secret passages in and out of Hogwarts. They gave Harry the [[Marauder's Map]] as a Christmas present and instructed him on how to use it. It showed Hogwarts' secret passages, corridors, classrooms, offices, [[common room]]s, etc., as well as every person's location within the castle and the grounds.<ref name="POA102">{{POA|B|10}}</ref>[[File:Harry next to the One-Eyed Witch.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry using the map to sneak off to [[Hogsmeade]]]]Harry used the Marauder's Map to sneak into Hogsmeade. He then met Ron and Hermione in [[Honeydukes]], where they were discussing what kind of sweets to get Harry. They visited the [[Three Broomsticks Inn|Three Broomsticks]], a pub run by [[Rosmerta|Madam Rosmerta]]. When [[Cornelius Fudge]], [[Minerva McGonagall]], [[Filius Flitwick]], and [[Rubeus Hagrid]] arrived, Harry hide underneath their table to avoid being seen. Harry used a tunnel to sneak into Hogsmeade village.
   
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While sneaking back into the school, he overheard a disturbing conversation that had a severe impact on his mental state.<ref name="POA102" /> [[Sirius Black]] was his parents' best friend, and was his godfather and legal guardian. Black was the Potters' [[Secret Keeper]] and he allegedly divulged the Potters' secret whereabouts to [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and murdered their friend [[Peter Pettigrew]], as well as twelve [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] bystanders. Peter left a finger to prove that he had been killed with the twelve Muggles.<ref name="POA102" />
Immediately, Harry was surrounded by overjoyed fellow fighters; Hermione and Ron reached him first, and then [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]], Neville and Luna. Victory celebrations began, but Harry soon grew weary, and Luna created a distraction so that he could slip away under the Invisibility Cloak to find Ron and Hermione. They visited [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s portrait, and along the way he explained everything to his two best friends. Harry decided to prevent the [[Deathly Hallows]] from ever being reunited again by keeping the [[Cloak of Invisibility]], leaving the [[Resurrection Stone]] where it lay in the Forbidden Forest, and returning the [[Elder Wand]] to Dumbledore's grave, but not before using it to fix [[Harry Potter's wand|his wand]].
 
   
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=====The Firebolt=====
When Voldemort destroyed the Horcrux that was Harry, Harry Potter lost the ability to speak [[Parseltongue]],<ref>Wizard of the Month, October 2007</ref> much to his relief. In addition, the [[Harry Potter's scars|scar]] on Harry's forehead no longer held magical powers, nor did it ever cause Harry pain again.
 
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{{Quote|It was a Firebolt, identical to the dream broom Harry had gone to see every day in [[Diagon Alley]]. Its handle glittered as he picked it up. He could feel it vibrating and let go; it hung in midair, unsupported, at exactly the right height for him to mount it. His eyes moved from the golden registration number at the top of the handle, right down to the perfectly smooth, streamlined birch twigs that made up the tail.|Harry receiving a Firebolt for Christmas from Sirius Black|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
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[[File:B3C11M1 Confiscating Firebolt.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry receiving a Firebolt for Christmas that was shortly confiscated by McGonagall]]
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After several Dementors approached Harry during a [[Quidditch]] match, causing him to faint and fall off his broomstick. [[Albus Dumbledore]] stopped Harry's fall, but his [[Nimbus 2000]] flew into the [[Whomping Willow]] and was destroyed, much to Harry's dismay. At Christmas, Harry received a new, superb [[Firebolt]] [[broomstick]], although Hermione suspected Black was the anonymous donor. She reported it to Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]], who confiscated the broom for testing.<ref>{{POA|B|11}}</ref>
   
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Harry and Ron were furious with Hermione and they stopped speaking to her. When the broom was returned some months later, the two boys tried to make up with her, but it went wrong when Ron discovered Scabbers was missing. Ron blamed Crookshanks because he found cat hairs and blood on his dormitory floor. The perceived loss of Scabbers upset Ron greatly, the twins and Harry were unable to cheer Ron up.<ref name=":02">{{POA|B|12}}</ref>
===Later life===
 
{{Quote|The scar hadn't pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well.|Harry's later life|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
[[File:Harry Potter age 37.png|thumb|left|Harry Potter at age 37.]]
 
   
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=====The Patronus=====
At the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]], Harry became an [[Auror]] at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]; new [[Minister for Magic]] [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] permitted those who had fought in the final battle to become Aurors without getting their [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s]]. In [[2000s|2007]], Harry became youngest head of the Auror Office at the age of 27. He helped to reform and revolutionise the Ministry along with [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], who also became an Auror, and [[Hermione Granger]], who was ranked high up in the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]. At some point, all three of them were featured on [[Chocolate Frog Cards|Chocolate Frog Cards for their accomplishments]].
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Remus Lupin|So... The spell I am going to try and teach you is highly advanced [[magic]], Harry — well beyond [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]]. It is called the Patronus Charm.|Harry Potter|How does it work?|Well, when it works correctly, It conjures up a Patronus, which is a kind of anti-Dementor — a guardian that acts as a shield between you and the Dementor. The Patronus is a kind of positive force, a projection of the very things that the Dementor feeds upon — hope, happiness, the desire to survive — but it cannot feel despair, as real humans can, so the Dementors can't hurt it. But I must warn you, Harry, that the charm might be too advanced for you. Many qualified [[Wizardkind|wizards]] have difficulty with it.|Remus Lupin explaining the Patronus Charm|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
[[File:HP7B_Epilogo21.jpg|thumb|Harry and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] with their child [[Albus Potter|Albus]].]]
 
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[[File:B3C12M1 Remus Harry Anti-Dementor lessons.png|270px|thumb|left|Lupin and Harry's anti-Dementor lessons, during which Harry produced an incorporeal [[Patronus Charm#The Patronus|Patronus]]]]
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Harry started his lessons with Lupin. Lupin told Harry that the spell to drive off Dementors is called the [[Patronus Charm]]. Lupin then instructed him in how to cast one, and lets him practise on a Boggart. Harry failed to produce a Patronus at first. This, however, was to be expected; the Patronus Charm was well beyond [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] standard. During his first lesson, Harry learned that Lupin was a friend of his father James during their days at Hogwarts, and that he knew Sirius Black as well.<ref name=":02" />
   
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By February, Harry had became quite good at producing a Patronus after a few lessons, but did not master it entirely. At the end of a lesson, Lupin explained the concept of a [[Dementor's Kiss]] and revealed that it would be Black's punishment, as an article in the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' confirmed that the Ministry gave the Dementors permission to use the Kiss on Black when they find him. While thinking about the horror of the punishment, Harry ran into McGonagall on his way back to Gryffindor Tower. McGonagall gave Harry back the Firebolt, which had been proven not to be jinxed, and suggested that he practise with it before the match.<ref name=":02" />
Following the war, he aided in the care of his godson, [[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]], thus fulfilling his role that his own godfather, [[Sirius Black]], never got to play. By [[2017]], Harry had married [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] and had three children of his own: two sons [[James Potter II|James Sirius]], [[Albus Potter|Albus Severus]], and one daughter [[Lily Potter|Lily Luna]]. In September of that year, Harry and Ginny took their three children to [[King's Cross Station]] to see James and Albus off to Hogwarts. There, they met Ron and Hermione, and their two children, Harry's niece [[Rose Weasley|Rose]] and nephew [[Hugo Weasley|Hugo]]. Albus expressed a fear that he might be sorted into [[Slytherin]] house, Harry told his son he was named after two Hogwarts Headmaster's one being a Slytherin and the "bravest man [he] ever knew." Harry assured him that his parents would be proud of him regardless of where he was sorted, and told him that the [[Sorting Hat]] would take his preferences into consideration, which happened to himself when he was being sorted.
 
   
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[[File:Ron Flying Firebolt.png|250px|thumb|Harry letting Ron ride his Firebolt around the [[Quidditch pitch]]]]
Harry ensured that [[Severus Snape]]'s portrait was hung in the [[Headmaster's office]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].<ref>[http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/1272 JK Rowling comments at Carnegie Hall]</ref> He also made occasional visits to the school to give lectures to the students on [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]].
 
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Harry met up with Ron and they decided to go make up with Hermione. Outside Gryffindor Tower, they bumped into Neville who was in trouble because he lost a list. After the pair let him in, Neville told Harry and Ron that he made a list of the passwords for Gryffindor Tower because Sir Cadogan was still changing them twice a day but somehow they got lost. Harry attempted to patch things up with Hermione but Scabbers disappeared after they arrived at Gryffindor Tower, ruining any chance for Ron and Hermione's reconciliation.<ref name=":02" />
   
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[[File:Harry Holding Quidditch Cup in a Crowd.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry winning the [[Inter-House Quidditch Cup|Quidditch Cup]] for Gryffindor]]
Harry was also on "Christmas card" terms with his cousin [[Dudley Dursley]] and his family, and occasionally visited him, which were occasions dreaded by his own children.<ref>[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=26]</ref> Harry also made peace with his former rival [[Draco Malfoy]], something that [[James Potter I|his father]] and [[Marauders|his friends]] were never able to do with [[Severus Snape]]. They were civil towards each other; however, their schoolboy enmity meant that they would never truly become friends.
 
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As March arrived, a new [[Quidditch]] match approached: [[Gryffindor Quidditch team|Gryffindor]] vs. [[Ravenclaw Quidditch team|Ravenclaw]]. Harry spent the last practice session before the match getting used to his Firebolt. During the game, just as Harry was about to catch the Snitch, [[Fourth year|fourth-year]] Seeker [[Cho Chang]] screamed. Harry looked around and saw three Dementors in the stands. He reacted instantly, sending a full-fledged Patronus at the Dementors. Harry caught the Snitch before Cho Chang, which led to Gryffindor winning the match. Gryffindor would later play Slytherin and win the Quidditch Cup.<ref name=":1">{{POA|B|13}}</ref>
[[File:POAHarry.jpg|thumb]]
 
   
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=====Cat, rat, and dog=====
==Physical description==
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Sirius Black|Going to kill me, Harry?|Harry Potter|You killed my parents.|I don't deny it... But if you knew the whole story.|The trio confronting Sirius Black inside the Shrieking Shack|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
[[File:HarryPOA.jpg|thumb|180px|Harry in his [[third year]].]]
 
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After Harry completed his [[Divination]] exam, [[Sybill Trelawney|Professor Trelawney]] entered a trance and predicted that the Dark Lord's servant would return to him that night. Harry and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] finally made peace with [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], but the trio soon learned that [[Buckbeak]] would be executed. When they visited [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] to console him, [[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]] appeared, and Ron picked him up. [[Cornelius Fudge]], [[Albus Dumbledore]] and the executioner were making their way to Hagrid's hut, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione made their way out the back door.[[File:B3C17M1 Ron dragged away Whomping Willow.png|250px|thumb|Sirius Black capturing Ron and dragging him to the Whomping Willow]]As they were walking up the path, they thought they heard Buckbeak executed, when all of a sudden, Scabbers bit Ron, and Ron chased him to the [[Whomping Willow]]. A large dog attacked Ron and dragged him and Scabbers into a hole at the tree's base. Harry and Hermione followed, finding a tunnel leading to the [[Shrieking Shack]]. Inside, Harry confronted Sirius Black, who, as an unregistered, and therefore illegal, [[Animagus]], could transform into an animal at will.
{{Quote|Las' time I saw you, you was only a baby. Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh've got yer mum's eyes.|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] to the eleven-year-old Harry Potter.|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
   
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=====The Prisoner of Azkaban=====
Harry was a near-spitting image of his [[James Potter I|father]], having untidy jet-black hair, but his startlingly green, almond-shaped eyes were identical to those of his [[Lily Evans|mother]]. Harry's physique as a boy was described as "small and skinny," with a thin face and knobbly knees, due to his poor quality of life in his childhood. However, despite the neglect he suffered, Harry seems to have grown at the same rate as James, as when he was fifteen he was within an inch of James at the same age, and when he was seventeen he was exactly the same height his father was, and James was often described as tall. Harry wore round-rimmed glasses, peculiarly similar to his father's glasses. During his time hunting Voldemort's horcruxes, Harry's black hair grew shoulder length as was described when he saw his reflection in Malfoy Manor.
 
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{{Main|Encounter at the Shrieking Shack}}
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{{Quote|The Dark Lord lies alone and friendless, abandoned by his followers. His servant has been chained these twelve years. Tonight, before midnight... the servant will break free and set out to rejoin his master. The Dark Lord will rise again with his servant's aid, greater and more terrible than ever he was. Tonight... before midnight... the servant... will set out... to rejoin... his master.|Professor Trelawney's second prediction|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
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[[File:Encounter in the Shrieking Shack POAF.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The trio encountering Sirius Black in the Shrieking Shack]]
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[[Remus Lupin|Lupin]], who spotted the group on the [[Marauder's Map]], suddenly burst in and embraced his old friend Black. Harry, Ron and Hermione refused to believe that Pettigrew was alive, pointing out that he was murdered by Black. Black denied this, and Lupin convinced him to tell Harry the truth of what happened. Lupin told the story about his time at Hogwarts; he had been bitten as a child, and [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] took precautions for his stay at Hogwarts, having the Shrieking Shack and the passage leading to it built to provide Lupin with a safe place to transform.The Whomping Willow was planted on the entrance to the tunnel to prevent anyone from running into the transformed Lupin. The rumours that the Hogsmeade residents started about the Shack being haunted by violent ghosts were allowed to spread to keep people from guessing that it was actually a werewolf making those sounds.<ref name=":0">{{POA|B|18}}</ref>
   
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Eventually, Lupin's friends, Sirius, Pettigrew and [[James Potter I|James Potter]], discovered Lupin's secret, and became [[Animagus|Animagi]] to support him. Sirius became a dog to keep Lupin under control with James, and Pettigrew became a rat so he could disable the Willow by scurrying under its branches and touching a certain spot on its trunk. Lupin admitted that he has not told Dumbledore about Sirius being an Animagus, as it would have meant admitting that he had betrayed his trust and led three students into illegally becoming Animagi. He also revealed the reason for [[Severus Snape|Snape]]'s animosity towards him during the year: during their days at school, Sirius had played a near-fatal trick on Snape involving Lupin in his transformed form but James saved him. Snape thought both of them were involved with Sirius' trick. Just then, Snape arrived using Harry's Invisibility Cloak, which he had left at the foot of the Whomping Willow.<ref name=":0" />
[[File:Harry_Potter_Time_Line.jpg|thumb|left|200px|From top to bottom: 1 year old Harry; 12 year old Harry; 13 year old Harry; 14 year old Harry; 15 year old Harry; 16 year old Harry; 17 year old Harry; 37 year old Harry]]
 
   
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[[File:B3C19M1 Shrieking Shack Wormtail revealed.jpg|250px|thumb|Sirius and Lupin forcing Pettigrew back into human form]]
Upon Harry's forehead, covered by his unruly black hair, was a [[Harry Potter's scars#The lightning-bolt scar|scar]] shaped like a lightning bolt. The scar was a result of the failed (and famed) [[Killing Curse]] cast on him by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] when he was an infant. It burned painfully whenever Voldemort was near Harry or feeling particularly strong emotions, but this stopped after Voldemort's death and was reduced into an ordinary scar.
 
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Snape was knocked out by Harry, Ron and, Hermione who all tried to disarm Snape at the same time. Harry was sceptical, until Black and Lupin forced Pettigrew back into his human form. This came as a huge shock to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. It was especially shocking to Ron, as Scabbers had been his pet for the last three years and had slept in their dormitory. Black then explained he discovered that Pettigrew was still alive and escaped [[Azkaban]] to seek revenge, as well as to make sure that Pettigrew could not harm Harry. Harry stopped Black and Lupin from murdering Pettigrew, believing that his father would not have wanted his two best friends to become killers.<ref name="POA19" />
   
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=====Saving the innocent=====
Harry also had a faint scar on the back of his right hand which said, ''"I must not tell lies."'' This scar was caused while Harry spent detentions with [[Dolores Umbridge]], who forced him to use the blood quill that carved the words into the back of his hand.
 
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{{Quote|f you succeed tonight, more than one innocent life may be spared.|Dumbledore's parting words to Harry and Hermione|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
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As the group headed back to the castle, the full moon rose, causing [[Remus Lupin|Lupin]] to turn into a [[werewolf]]. During the ensuing commotion, [[Peter Pettigrew|Pettigrew]] escaped, while [[Sirius Black|Sirius]] turned into his dog form to protect the others from Lupin. Lupin fled, leaving Black badly injured. As Dementors moved in to attack Black, Harry saw a mysterious figure in the distance cast a powerful stag-shaped [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]], scattering the vicious creatures. Harry became convinced it was his father, or at least his father's spirit, who produced the Patronus. Black was then captured and taken to the castle where the Dementors intended to suck out his soul.
   
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[[File:Turning time.gif|250px|thumb|left|Harry and Hermione using the Time-Turner in order to save Buckbeak and Sirius Black]]
In addition, Harry has an oval-shaped scar over his heart where the locket-Horcrux seared his skin during the confrontation with Nagini in Bathilda Bagshot's house, Godric's Hollow.
 
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[[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] revealed to Harry that she was entrusted with a time-travelling device, called a [[Time-Turner]], which was how she was able to attend so many classes. Prompted by [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]], she and Harry travelled three hours into the past, watching themselves go through the night's previous events. They freed [[Buckbeak]] and returned to the [[Whomping Willow]]. As the Dementors were about to attack the "other" Harry and Sirius, Harry realised that the mysterious figure he saw earlier was actually himself. He cast the powerful [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] that repelled the dementors. Harry and Hermione freed Black, who escaped on Buckbeak, as they rushed back to where they were before. As they saw Dumbledore exiting the hospital wing, they completed their journey.
   
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[[File:B3C21M4 Sirius flying off on Buckbeak.png|250px|thumb|Harry and Hermione rescuing Sirius and Buckbeak]]
When possessed by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] at the end of the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Harry's eyes became somewhat glassy green in appearance, and his voice became a mixture of his own and Voldemort's.
 
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After Sirius was revealed to have once again escaped, [[Severus Snape]] burst into the hospital wing and blamed Harry, but left when he was unable to convince anyone without any proof. Fudge said he would remove the Dementors because they tried to perform their kiss on Harry. [[Draco Malfoy]] was furious that [[Buckbeak]] escaped, while [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] was ecstatic. Professor Lupin resigned after Snape "''accidentally''" revealed that he was a werewolf. Harry the previous nights events Harry visited Lupin in his office, during which the map was returned to him.
   
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When Harry told [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] about [[Sybill Trelawney|Professor Trelawney]]'s prophecy, Dumbledore encouraged him to not feel guilty about letting Pettigrew live. On the train back, Harry received a letter from Sirius, telling him that he sent him the [[Firebolt]], and included a letter giving Harry permission to visit [[Hogsmeade]]. The letter was delivered by a small minute owl, which Sirius gives to Ron as a replacement for Scabbers. The owl was later named [[Pigwidgeon]] by Ginny.
[[File:Tumblr_lw96dhGCPE1qjcyb2o1_500.jpg|thumb|Harry in his Fourth year.]]
 
   
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====Fourth year====
==Personality and traits==
 
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{{Quote|You have shown bravery beyond anything I could have expected of you.|Dumbledore regarding Harry's ecape from Voldemort|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
{{Quote|I see Harry as someone who is struggling to do the right thing, who is not without faults, who acts impetuously as you would expect someone of his age to act, but who is ultimately a very loyal person, and a very very courageous person. So, in as much as he has qualities that I admire most I would say he is a good role model. That doesn't mean that he is saintly, but then frankly, who is? But I think you do see enough of Harry’s inner life, the workings of his mind in the books to know that he is ultimately human, struggling to do the right thing, which I think is admirable.|[[J. K. Rowling]]}}
 
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=====Journey to the Quidditch World Cup=====
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Harry woke up from a nightmare at the Dursleys' house on [[Privet Drive]]. He experienced a vivid dream, regarding Muggle [[Frank Bryce]]. Bryce had learned of Voldemort's plans to reward [[Pettigrew family|Pettigrew]] for his help in capturing [[Bertha Jorkins]]. Jorkins was a Ministry employee, who Voldemort extracted information from before murdering. Frank was eventually discovered by Voldemort's snake [[Nagini]]. The Dark Lord, unhappy that the elderly gardener was spying on him, cast the [[Killing Curse]], ending the elderly gardener's life. After which Harry woke up with his scar hurting and considered writing to his friends and even Dumbledore, but eventually decided to write a letter to Sirius. He did not mention the dream, just that his scar was hurting and planned to send the letter once [[Hedwig]] returned.
   
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[[File:Playing in the garden at the Burrow.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry and others watching Bill and Charlie joust with tables at [[The Burrow]]]]
Harry Potter is an extremely brave, loyal, and selfless person who possesses tremendous strength of character. He willingly went to what he truly believed to be his death because he believed that this was the only way to defeat the Dark Lord. Harry was also marked by what [[Lord Voldemort]] once deemed a "weakness for heroics" — he would go to great lengths and take great risks in order to help others, particularly his loved ones. Notably, this was taken advantage of by Voldemort in [[1996]], when he lured Harry to the [[Department of Mysteries]] by making him believe that his [[Sirius Black|godfather]] was in danger. Harry was also very strong-willed and unafraid to stand up for himself. The fact that he was capable of repelling the [[Imperius Curse]] suggests that he had an unusually strong sense of himself and his morals. Dumbledore once made parallels between Harry's traits and qualities that [[Salazar Slytherin]] looked for in his own hand-picked students, but noted that Harry's choice not to draw on those qualities really defined who he was rather than the simple fact that he had them.
 
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The next day, a letter from [[Molly Weasley|Mrs Weasley]] addressed to the Dursleys arrived and she asked if Harry could join Hermione and the Weasley family to go to the Quidditch World Cup final between Ireland and Bulgaria. The letter upset Vernon and he intentionally said no, but one mention of Sirius Black was enough to convince him to let Harry go. Harry immediately wrote back to Ron and on Sunday afternoon, the Weasleys attempted to use [[Floo powder]] to access the Dursley household. They did this unaware that the Dursleys had an electric fireplace, which resulted in Mr Weasley destroying half the sitting room. One of the twins purposely dropped a [[Ton-Tongue Toffee]] as a means of product testing, which Dudley ate. Things only got worse form that point forward and resulted in Vernon throwing figurines at Mr Weasley.
   
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[[File:B4C7M1 Quidditch World Cup Campsite.png|250px|thumb|Harry attends the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]] with Herrmione and the Weasleys]]
{{Quote|Hmm. Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There's talent, oh my goodness, yes — and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that's interesting... So where shall I put you?|[[Sorting Hat]] to Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
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On [[25 August]], [[1994]] Harry, the [[Weasley family|Weasley]] family (besides [[Molly Weasley|Mrs Weasley]]), and Hermione Granger attended the Quidditch World Cup. At Stoatshead Hill, Cedric Diggory and his father, [[Amos Diggory|Amos]] joined them. Once at the camp grounds, they met Ludo Bagman, Barty Crouch Snr with his house-elf Winky, and many other Hogwarts students and their families, including: [[Seamus Finnigan]], [[Dean Thomas]], [[Oliver Wood]], and [[Draco Malfoy]]. They were able to see the match between the Irish and [[Bulgarian National Quidditch team|Bulgarian]] national teams up close, because Harry, the Weasleys, and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] had seats in the Top Box, thanks to a favour Mr Weasley had done for [[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]]. It was during this World Cup that Harry learned of the existence of foreign wizarding schools, something he had not given any thought to before the cup.
   
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=====Reappearance of the Dark Mark=====
Harry was perfectly prepared to put his friends' needs and best interests first, shown by how he ended his relationship with [[Ginny Weasley]] due to his concern for her well being, even though being with her was the best thing that ever happened to him. The amount of trust that Harry put into his friends was so strong that he absolutely refused to consider that any of them would betray him to Voldemort. Considering that Harry knew [[Peter Pettigrew|a person]] who had betrayed all of his closest friends to Voldemort, they being Harry's parents, godfather and [[Remus Lupin]] who was there when Harry declared his trust in him, proves Harry's ability to [[love]] so unequivocally.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|Death Eaters? What are [[Death Eaters]]?|Bill Weasley|It's what You-Know-Who's supporters called themselves. I think we saw what's left of them tonight...|Discussion of the mysterious crowd|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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[[File:1994 qudditch world cup.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Death Eaters causing a riot, attacking the Muggle [[Roberts family|Roberts]] family]]
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The night after the match, while the Irish team's supporters were still celebrating, a group of black-cloaked, [[Death Eaters|hooded figures]] held terrifying celebrations of their own by suspending the [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] camp site manager and his family in air like twisted marionettes done via ''[[Dangling Jinx|Levicorpus]]''. They also proceeded to pillage and destroy everything in sight. On Mr Weasley's orders, Harry fled into the woods near the camp site, along with Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny. The group was separated in the woods and the trio were on their own. In the chaos Harry had lost his wand, he speculated that it most have fallen out of his pocket at some point. The trio ran into [[Draco Malfoy]] in the woods, and he all but told them that his father was among the cloaked wizards. Malfoy also gave a nasty bit of advice to the trio regarding Hermione's blood status, saying that she would be safer out of the hooded figures' sight.
   
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[[File:The trio seeing the Dark Mark.png|250px|thumb|The reappearance of the Dark Mark at the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]]]]
The closeness that Harry felt for many was great enough for him to behave violently should any of them get harmed. When his godfather was killed by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], Harry attacked her in a grief-stricken rage of righteous anger and attempted to use the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on her. He also attacked [[Severus Snape]] after the latter murdered [[Albus Dumbledore]]. Ironically, the only people Harry ever initiated a duel with were Snape and Bellatrix and he only desired to do so right after they killed someone he loved. This highlights Harry's bravery even further because Harry was fully aware that Snape and Bellatrix were two of the greatest wizards and witches of the age but did not hesitate to harm them as soon as he was pushed into it.
 
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Later, Harry learned that [[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Barty Crouch Jnr]] had stolen his wand from his pocket. While in a clearing in the woods, Harry, Ron, and Hermione heard someone shout the incantation ''[[Morsmordre spell|Morsmordre]]'', casting the [[Dark Mark]] — a green skull with a snake protruding from its mouth like a tongue — into the sky. Although Harry did not immediately recognise its significance, he soon learned that the Dark Mark had evil implications. Then, Barty Crouch Snr, Amos Diggory, and other [[Ministry of Magic]] employees [[Apparition|Apparated]] into the clearing and began to question Harry, Ron, and Hermione about the Dark Mark. After Harry mentioned he had heard another voice conjure the Dark Mark, the Ministry employees searched the area and found the [[house-elf]] [[Winky]] unconscious in the bushes. Since Harry's wand was found in Winky's hand, Mr Crouch fired her for bringing shame to his family.
   
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====="Mad-Eye" Moody=====
{{Quote|Listen to me, Harry. You happen to have many qualities Salazar Slytherin prized in his hand-picked students. His own very rare gift, [[Parseltongue]]; resourcefulness; determination; a certain disregard for the rules [...]|Dumbledore to Harry Potter after defeating the basilisk in the [[Chamber of Secrets]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
 
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{{Quote|Not pleasant. And there's no [[counter-curse]]. There's no blocking it. Only one known person has ever survived it, and he's sitting right in front of me|Harry was the only known survivor of the Killing Curse|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
[[File:Harry_potter_and_the_half_blood_prince_screenshot_71.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Harry in his [[sixth year]].]]
 
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At the Hogwarts start-of-term feast, [[Albus Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore]] announced that [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] would host the [[Triwizard Tournament]], a recently revived inter-school competition in which the [[Beauxbatons Academy of Magic]] and the [[Durmstrang Institute]] would also participate. New rules stated that only students seventeen and older could compete, for safety reasons. Also, during the start of term feast, Dumbledore introduced [[Alastor Moody|"Mad-Eye" Moody]], an ex-Auror, as the newly appointed [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor. This news was greeted with a mixture of responses, as Moody was known to be a great [[Auror]], a little crazy, and to have a magical eye, earning him the nickname "Mad-Eye" Moody.
   
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[[File:B4C14M1 DADA Unforgivable Curses.png|250px|thumb|left|A Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson on the Unforgivable Curses]]
However, Harry was also accused of being arrogant, in particular by [[Severus Snape]] (although in fairness, Snape was extremely biased, and Harry often found being famous and admired very difficult), and could be hot-tempered and impulsive. This can sometimes make him rude to authority figures such as Professor Snape and [[Minister for Magic]] [[Rufus Scrimgeour]], and irritable with his friends. Harry was prone to moodiness during his adolescence, though this is likely the result of the great emotional stress and trials he endured during this period. Harry possessed an instinctual, intuitive intelligence that allowed him to make intellectual leaps as opposed to the logical intelligence of Hermione. For example, Harry divined the truth about the Deathly Hallows, well before Hermione would accept it, and although he was clever, Harry also lacked intellectual curiosity, rarely putting forth effort into school work; for example, he relied on the notes of the "[[Severus Snape|Half-Blood Prince]]" to get ahead in his sixth-year [[Potions (class)|Potions]] class rather than devoting time to studying (although he did study reasonably hard for his [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]]s, the only set of wizarding qualifications he sat at Hogwarts), and generally did his best magical work when tackling practical exams rather than theoretical ones. This could be a result of the lack of confidence that Harry developed from growing up with the Dursleys.
 
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During the first lesson with Moody on a Thursday, he reveals tht he will only be staying for the year and decides to show the fourth-year Gryffindors the [[Unforgivable Curses]]. Despite some fear amongst the students (especially Neville, who needs comfort from both the trio and Moody after the lesson; Moody later lends Neville a [[Herbology]] book to cheer him up), Moody shows the entire class the three curses using spiders as his test subjects: the [[Imperius Curse]], [[Cruciatus Curse]], and [[Killing Curse]] . He also reveals the the use of these spells gain the user a one way ticket to Azkaban.
   
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=====The Goblet of Fire=====
Harry also seemed to have a bit of an obsessive personality, a trait he shared with his arch enemy [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. He could be somewhat nosy and was known for sleuthing around and getting involved in things that did not concern him. During his sixth year, for instance, Harry became intensely preoccupied with finding out what Malfoy was doing in his free time.
 
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{{Dialogue|Harry|I didn't put my name in that Goblet!|Ron Weasley|Yeah, okay.|Ron and the student body were sceptical of Harry|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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[[File:B4C16M1 Champions chosen v1.png|250px|thumb|The [[Goblet of Fire]] selecting Harry as the unexpected fourth champion]]
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Around Hallowe'en, the students from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute arrived at the school. The arrival of famous international Quidditch Star Viktor Krum caused a lot of excitement, particularly among girls. [[Viktor Krum]], [[Fleur Delacour]], and [[Cedric Diggory]] were all chosen to represent their respective schools in this tournament. However, Harry was mysteriously chosen as a fourth competitor. This came as a shock for all those present, due to the fact that he was under-age and that he never entered his name into the [[Goblet of Fire]] during the selection process. Many people (even Ron and fellow [[Gryffindor]]s) did not believe Harry's story. They thought this to be nothing but another attempt to gain even more fame and eternal glory. This caused extreme tension between the two friends and they did not speak again for a long time. Ron started spending more time with [[Dean Thomas]] and [[Seamus Finnigan]].
   
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Hermione on the other hand "''accepted his story without question''" and explains the reason behind Ron's recent actions toward Harry, stating that it steams from jealousy. She later assisted Harry in preparing for the Tournament by teaching him useful spells, such as the [[Summoning Charm]]. Harry used this charm in the first task of the Tournament. The champions were to face three dangerous challenges on their way to the Triwizard Cup. These challenges were in correspondence to the four elements.
Harry's greatest strength was his ability to feel [[love]], despite having a miserable childhood of neglect. Harry was extremely loyal to and protective of his loved ones, and that love was what allowed him to overcome Voldemort, Dumbledore noting Harry's strength of will at resisting the temptation to act like Voldemort even when granted a direct insight into Voldemort's mind and methods. Harry even claimed that he felt sorry for Voldemort because of his inability to feel or understand love.
 
   
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[[File:Broomcupboardrita.png|245x245px|thumb|left|Rita Skeeter interviewing Harry during the [[wand weighing ceremony]]]]
Albus Dumbledore noted that Harry was unfailingly kind, and he was also compassionate and respectful. This is shown by how he freed Dobby from the Malfoys, and by standing up for Muggle-borns, Half-bloods, and Half-breeds, like Hagrid. This is likely attributable to his childhood, during which the Dursleys deprived him of compassion, and discriminated against him due to his [[magic]]al abilities. Also, Harry was not a cruel person and he never wished anyone harm. He rarely initiated duels, instead fighting in self-defence. Even after [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] had murdered [[Sirius Black|his godfather]], Harry failed to cast the Crutiatus curse on her; Bellatrix noted the he had failed to cast the curse properly because he had cast it out of righteous anger and not malicious intent. However, he did use the Cruciatus Curse more effectively on [[Amycus |Amycus Carrow]] after he spat at and insulted [[Minerva|Minerva McGonagall]]. In addition, he saved [[Peter Pettigrew]] from being killed by his (Pettigrew's) former friends [[Sirius Black]] and [[Remus Lupin]]. Although, this was not done out of humanitarian reasons, but out of the memory of [[James Potter I|his father]].
 
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A few days after his name unexpectedly came out of the Goblet, Harry attended the wand weighing ceremony, where his wand was inspected. After examining the other champion's wands, Ollivander examines Harry's and deems it in perfect condition. After the champions and judges go through a long photoshoot, Harry goes to dinner and then returns to [[Gryffindor Tower]]. Once in the tower Ron tells him that he has an owl and that their detention starts later. The letter is from Sirius telling Harry he will contact him on 22 November at 1:00 a.m. Harry must be alone at the fireplace in the Gryffindor common room at that time. There the notorious ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' reporter [[Rita Skeeter]] asked him many leading questions, took everything he said out of context, and wrote a ludicrous article about him and Hermione.
   
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[[File:Densaugeo and Furnunculus.png|250px|thumb|The result of [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] and Harry's duel outside of Potions class, after having teased Harry]]
[[Remus Lupin]] once noted that Harry had very good and nearly always right instincts. Harry had a strong awareness of the incalculable power of certain acts, which is never more apparent than when he refused to allow Lupin to accompany him and leave his wife and child at home and realized that Ron Weasley was meant to destroy [[Slytherin's Locket]].
 
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This article was titled "''HARRY POTTER'S SECRET HEARTACHE''". The piece claimed that Hermione was Harry's girlfriend and that she was toying him around by seeking the affections of [[Viktor Krum]], who himself was very much smitten with her. Harry faced even more turmoil during this time, as the majority of the student body was making everyday life difficult for him. [[Hufflepuff]] believed that Harry was stealing spotlight from their house and Draco Malfoy was doing everything in his power to make Harry even more miserable. He accomplished this by making and mass producing "POTTER STINKS" badges, which many students proceeded to wear around. Malfoy had also taking to commenting and reading aloud Rita Skeeter's articles every chance he got, making Harry very uncomfortable.
   
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=====The First Task=====
In some ways, Harry can become extremely intimidating toward people such as Gilderoy Lockhart, Mundungus Fletcher, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. It is seen that Harry can become extremely frightening when pushed to the point of anger or extreme annoyance. When in a bad mood and arguementive even Harry's closest friends have been shown to be wary of him, usually replying to his angry tone in a calm and appeasing voice. The only person who does not appear to be afraid of him when he is angry (other than his teachers and other authority figures in his life) is Ginny Weasley.
 
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{{Dialogue|Ludo Bagman|Look at that! Will you look at that! Our youngest champion is quickest to get his [[Golden egg|egg]]! Well, this is going to shorten the odds on Mr Potter!|Minerva McGonagall|That was excellent, Potter!|Harry taking the lead in the Tournament after the First Task|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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In the first task, each champion needed to get past a [[dragon]] in order to collect a [[golden egg]]. Harry received help from [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]], who showed the dragons to him and Madam Maxime. Realising that every champion but Cedric had found out about the dragons, Harry told Cedric about the first task. He did this as a way of levelling the playing field. The newly appointed Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Alastor Moody, witnessed Harry telling Cedric but did not report him. Instead he advised Harry to play to his strengths, hinting that he should use his [[Flight|flying]] ability to get the golden egg.
   
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[[File:Horntail – first task.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry facing a [[Hungarian Horntail]] in the first task of the Triwizard Tournament]]
Harry seems to have good and long memory, as he remember the motorbike ride to Privet Drive with Hagrid when he was eleven and could remember the deaths of his mother and Voldemort's laughter when the events occured ten years earlier.
 
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Four different dragons were chosen for each of the champions to face. On [[24 November]], Fleur ended up with the [[Common Welsh Green]], Cedric with the [[Swedish Short-Snout]], Viktor Krum with the [[Chinese Fireball]], and Harry faced the Hungarian Horntail (the most dangerous of the four). Harry used a Summoning Charm to bring him his Firebolt and dodged the Hungarian Horntail to get the golden egg. Harry escaped the dangerous task with a mild cut to the arm, due to being grazed by one of the Horntail's spikes.
   
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Harry proved to be the fastest when it came to capturing his egg, which earned him a compliment from Professor McGonagall. He and Viktor Krum tied for first at the end of the task. After seeing how dangerous the task was, Ron decided that Harry did not put his own name in the Goblet. He also came to the conclusion that someone was trying to kill Harry and made amends with him after months of not speaking. Harry was so relieved that Ron had come to his senses that he instantly forgave him.
Harry also cared very much for his children. He comforted his daughter, [[Lily Potter]] when she was upset about not going to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. He also made sure his younger son [[Albus Potter]] would not be teased a lot by Harry's older son, [[James Potter II]].
 
   
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=====Yule Ball=====
Although never as given to sarcasm or humour as his best friend [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], Harry often displayed a dry, occasionally sarcastic, wit. For instance, on finding out that [[Hermione Granger]] intended to take twelve [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.Ls]], he asked her if she planned to eat or sleep at all that year. This humour often became more cutting when applied to people Harry disliked: When threatened by [[Draco Malfoy]] and his cronies after the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Harry remarked that he supposed that "Lord Voldemort's just a warm-up act compared to you three", responding to Malfoy's threat that he was dead by casually commenting that he would have thought he would have stopped walking. Harry also displayed wit on the occasion when he first encountered Crookshanks, remarking that he was either "a very large cat or quite a small tiger".
 
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{{Dialogue|Harry|Dance partners? I don't dance.|Minerva McGonagall|Oh yes, you do. That's what I'm telling you. Traditionally, the champions and their partners open the ball.|The unexpected task of finding a date|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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Between the first and second tasks, the [[Yule Ball]], a Triwizard Tournament tradition took place on Christmas. [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], dismayed to discover that Viktor Krum had asked Hermione to go with him, called her out for "''consorting with the enemy''", though he and Hermione acted as if they had not fought the following day. Harry asked his long-time crush [[Cho Chang]] to attend the Yule Ball with him, but was disappointed to learn that she had already accepted an invitation from Cedric Diggory, a fellow champion. Harry and Ron ended up attending with Parvati and [[Padma Patil]], respectively.
   
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[[File:Yule ball dance.JPG|250px|thumb|Harry and Parvati dancing at the Yule Ball on Christmas Day]]
Although he never sought power himself, and would be content with a normal life, when the situation required him to step up, such as when he, Ron and Hermione discovered Voldemort and Quirrell's attempt to steal the Philosopher's Stone, or his time as teacher/leader of Dumbledore's Army, Harry has shown not-inconsiderable leadership abilities, to the point that Dumbledore reflected that Harry was a better leader than him as he never sought power for himself but simply had to assume the mantle of leadership due to circumstances beyond his control and found in the process that he did it well.
 
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While at the ball both Harry and Ron ended up neglecting their dates. Harry watched Cho with Cedric and Ron was overcome with jealousy for Viktor Krum, who danced with Hermione. After the Yule Ball, Rita Skeeter struck again. She had overheard Hagrid telling [[Olympe Maxime|Madame Maxime]] about his family and his heritage. She then wrote an article exposing Hagrid as a [[half-giant]], and he was so ashamed that he stopped teaching and stopped coming to meals in the [[Great Hall]]. Dumbledore tried to bring him around by visiting his hut, but to no avail. Only after Harry, Ron, and Hermione proved that they still liked and that it did not matter to them that he was half-giant did he finally return to his post.
   
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[[File:Harry Prefect's bathroom 1.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry in the prefect's bathroom working out the clue of the [[golden egg]]]]
During his youth, Harry also tended to see morality in a rather stark, absolute manner, particularly when it came to the [[Hogwarts Houses|Houses]]. Harry generally regarded members of [[Slytherin House]] as evil and therefore his enemies, while [[Gryffindors]], [[Ravenclaw]]s and [[Hufflepuff]]s were allies. The former part could be due to his own status as a Gryffindor, and that many of the Slytherins he encountered, such as [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], [[Draco Malfoy]], and [[Severus Snape]], were significant enemies of his during this period. In addition, many of his friends and allies, such as Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, and Hagrid, were fellow Gryffindors. However, this mentality eroded as he aged, since he encountered both allies among Slytherin, such as [[Horace Slughorn]] (and, later, Snape), and enemies among the other three Houses, such as [[Peter Pettigrew]] (a fellow Gryffindor) and [[Quirinus Quirrell]] (a Ravenclaw). By [[2017]], Harry adopted a more moderate attitude on the Houses, telling his younger son [[Albus Potter]] that "it doesn't matter to [Potter family|us]" if Albus was sorted in Slytherin or Gryffindor. In addition, Harry named that same son after [[Severus Snape]], whom he recounted as "the bravest man [he] ever knew".
 
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To prepare for the second task, Harry was told that he had to open the egg he had won from the dragon, but every time he did, it let out a horrifying screech. His rescue from that particular problem came when Cedric Diggory paid him back with the information that he would figure it out if he were to "''mull things over in the hot water''" with the egg. Harry reluctantly followed this advice and decided to take a bath in the [[prefects' bathroom]]. He had an uncomfortable exchange with [[Myrtle Warren|Moaning Myrtle]], and on the way back to the common room, he ran into Professors [[Severus Snape|Snape]] and Moody. The latter informed Harry of [[Bartemius Crouch Senior|Barty Crouch Snr]]'s obsession with catching [[Dark wizard]]s.
   
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=====The Second Task=====
==Magical abilities and skills==
 
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{{Quote|Harry Potter used Gillyweed to great effect. He returned last, and well outside the time limit of an hour. However, the Merchieftainess informs us that Mr Potter was first to reach the hostages, and that the delay in his return was due to his determination to return all hostages to safety, not merely his own. Most of the judges feel that this shows moral fibre and merits full marks.|Harry's performance in the Second Task|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
[[File:HarryDementor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Harry defending himself against [[Dementor]]s aged fifteen.]]
 
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[[File:Great Lake Merpeople second task.png|250px|thumb|Harry meeting the Merpeople colony in the [[Great Lake|Black Lake]] during the second task]]
{{Quote|False hope? He has achieved high marks in all of his [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] tests!|Professor McGonagall arguing with [[Dolores Umbridge]] about Harry's career|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
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Harry learned that the second task was going into the Black Lake to rescue "''the thing they would miss most''" from the [[merpeople]]. Harry's new problem was how he was going to survive underwater for an hour. He got his answer in the form of [[gillyweed]] from [[Dobby]], who had come to work at Hogwarts. The second task took place on [[24 February]]. Harry was able to save Ron, but when he reached him he was shocked to find Hermione, Cho, and [[Gabrielle Delacour]] (Fleur's sister), there as well. After the other hostages were rescued, Harry hung around and saved Gabrielle, as well as Ron. The judges were then informed that Harry reached to hostages first. He was outside the hour that had been allotted, although doing so earned him extra points for "moral fibre". After the second task had finished, Harry and Cedric were tied for first, Viktor was in second, and Fleur was in last place.
   
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[[File:B4C27M1 fugitives in the cave near Hogsmeade.png|250px|thumb|left|The trio visiting Sirius in the cave in which he was hiding]]
Harry was seen and had proven himself to be an extraordinarily talented and powerful wizard, with many of his strengths being praised by witches and wizards much older and wiser than he was.
 
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After Harry was mysteriously entered in the Triwizard Tournament, Sirius hid in a cave near [[Hogsmeade]], where Harry, Ron, and Hermione occasionally visited him, and provided mostly moral support to Harry during this time. Sirius warned him about [[Igor Karkaroff]], the Durmstrang headmaster, telling Harry that Karkaroff used to be a Death Eater and that he gave up a considerable number of names in exchange for his freedom. Harry told Sirius about seeing the name "Bartemius Crouch" appear on the [[Marauder's Map]] when he was working on the second clue. Sirius admitted that it was fishy, but told Harry to focus on the task at hand and leave the mystery surrounding Crouch to others.
   
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A month before the final task, the Champions were shown the beginnings of the challenge. Harry and Cedric both expressed horror at the sight of the [[Quidditch pitch]] being turned into the hedge maze, put were quickly reassured by [[Ludovic Bagman|Bagman]] that it would be put right after the Tournament. They were told the third and final task was going into a maze filled with obstacles to find the [[Triwizard Cup]]. On the way back to the [[Hogwarts Castle|castle]], Krum took Harry aside to ask him something. Thinking that this was something important, Harry went with him.
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*'''[[Love]]''': Harry's greatest power of all was his ability to love. In spite of being raised by a family that treated him with anything but affection, Harry remarkably turned out capable of very strong love. His love for his friends caused him to feel no concern for his own well being or happiness when they were at risk, and put himself in danger many times to protect them. Harry's ability to love also protected and helped him on several occasions, such as when he defeated [[Quirinus Quirrell|Quirrell]] by causing his skin to burn, produced a [[Patronus]] that could drive numerous [[Dementors]] away, repelled Voldemort himself when he possessed him, and allowed him to close the connection between him and Voldemort when he was unable to perform [[Occlumency]]. His love was strongest when directed at [[Ginny Weasley]], who was the driving force that kept him going until Voldemort was defeated.
 
*'''[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]''': Harry was extremely adept in the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], having mastered all manners of jinxes and spells, such as the [[Stunning Spell]], [[Disarming Charm]], [[Impediment Jinx]] and [[Reductor Curse]]. In fact, his Stunning Spell was so strong that opponents would get knocked out if they were hit directly. Harry also achieved an [[Outstanding]] Defence Against the Dark Arts [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]], something that not even Hermione achieved, a testament of his extraordinary talent in defensive magic. Indeed, Harry was so good at D.A.D.A. that when the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] prevented the subject from being taught effectively in 1995, Harry set up his own D.A.D.A. club and successfully taught the members to defend themselves well against the Dark Arts (so well indeed that some of them were later able to put up a good fight in the [[Department of Mysteries]]). Harry had also developed a high level of resistance to the [[Imperius Curse]], demonstrated when it was first cast upon him by [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] (disguised as [[Alastor Moody]]) during a [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] class in his [[1994–1995 school year|fourth year]]. Crouch cursed Harry with it four times in a row, until he could throw it off entirely. At the end of the school year, [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] himself cast the Imperius Curse on Harry, which he was able to resist, much to the astonishment of the [[Death Eaters]] who were present. Harry's natural aptitude for resisting the Imperius Curse, and ability to resist it when cast by the most powerful [[Dark Wizard]] in history, demonstrates an indescribable strength of will and character.
 
   
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[[File:B4C28M1 Hermione opening hate mails.jpg|250px|thumb|Hermione receiving hate mail from in response to Skeeter's article about her and Harry]]
{{Quote|Look at that, you lot...Potter fought! He fought it, and he damn near beat it! We'll try that again Potter, and the rest of you, pay attention — watch his eyes, that's where you see it — very good, Potter, very good indeed! They'll have trouble controlling ''you''!|[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]], under the guise of [[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]] on Harry's ability to resist the Imperius Curse|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
 
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Krum then asked Harry about his relationship with Hermione, in whom Krum was deeply interested. Harry told him that there was nothing between him and Hermione and that she was just a friend. He also told Krum not to believe anything [[Rita Skeeter]], who had recently written in ''[[Witch Weekly]]'' that there was a Harry-Hermione-Krum love triangle, wrote about him. This supposed love triangle also led to Hermione receiving numerous amounts of hate mail. At that moment, Barty Crouch Snr appeared in the forest disoriented and asking for Dumbledore. He disappeared when Harry went to fetch Dumbledore.
   
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=====The Dream and the Pensieve=====
*'''[[Duel]]ling''': Despite his young age, Harry was an accomplished and skillful duellist, being able to single-handedly defeat Death Eaters and even survive numerous encounters with [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] himself. He eventually defeated Voldemort by becoming the master of the [[Elder Wand]]. In many battles of the Second Wizarding War, he was able to incapacitate much more experienced Death Eaters, and during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, he was the only one of the six D.A. members to be neither injured nor incapacitated and, along with [[Albus Dumbledore]] and [[Remus Lupin]], was the only fighter on their side to emerge from the battle physically unscathed, and in that time he had defeated [[Lucius Malfoy]] and had defeated the extremely powerful [[Antonin Dolohov]] twice. Later, in the same battle, he was able to hold his own against [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], who was the most powerful of all the Death Eaters. In [[1997]], Harry defeated [[Yaxley]], [[Fenrir Greyback]], and one of the two Carrows, and briefly held his own against [[Severus Snape]], who was able to block Harry's attempts of cursing him by using Legilimency. He fought off several [[Death Eaters]] in the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], defeated [[Thorfinn Rowle]] with a single spell during the [[Luchino Caffe Duel]], knocked out Yaxley and [[Dolores Umbridge]] during the [[Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic]], overpowered [[Lucius Malfoy]], [[Draco Malfoy]] and [[Fenrir Greyback]] during the [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor]], and avoided direct conflict damage all throughout the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] (ensuring that mastery of the [[Elder Wand]] did not waver from him). He was known to be very quick off the draw and had an aggressive duelling style, even incorporating Unforgivable Curses. Harry was especially skilled in the [[Disarming Charm]], and used it so much that it was seen as his "signature spell" by many Death Eaters. His most notable uses of the Disarming Charm were when he formed [[Priori Incantatem]] with Voldemort and when he finally killed the Dark Lord. At the remarkably young age of seventeen, Harry became an Auror, and in [[2007]], was promoted to Head of the Auror Office.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Albus Dumbledore|I have a theory, no more than that... It is my belief that your scar hurts both when Lord Voldemort is near you, and when he is feeling a particularity strong surge of hatred.|Harry|But... why?|Because you and he are connected by the curse that failed. That is no ordinary scar.|The reason behind Harry's vivid dreams|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
*'''[[Dark Arts]]''': Harry was one of the few non-[[Dark Wizard]]s who was highly proficient in the Dark Arts at all levels; whilst he knew simple curses and jinxes like the [[Furnunculus|Furnunculus Curse]], ''[[Flipendo]]'' and the [[Impediment Jinx]], he could use more powerful spells such as the [[Blasting Curse]] and even attempted some of the [[Unforgivable Curses]] with varying degrees of success, such as the [[Imperius Curse]] on [[Travers]] and a [[goblin]] called [[Bogrod]] during the [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)|1998 Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank]], as well as the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on several occasions — once on [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] in [[1996]] (though not very successfully), another on Snape in [[1997]] (at which time he was prevented from completing the incantation) and once more against [[Amycus Carrow]] in [[1998]], (and whilst the curse was more successful than Harry's past attempts, it did not result in the prolonged, excruciating pain that the curse was famous for — instead, Carrow screamed and was incapacitated). However, he has never used the [[Killing Curse]] for obvious reasons, even in his final battle with Voldemort.
 
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[[File:Harry-potter-goblet-of-fire Pensieve.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry preparing to enter Dumbledore's Pensieve without permission]]
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During a [[Divination]] lesson, Harry passed out and had a vision of Voldemort being informed of someone's death and him torturing [[Peter Pettigrew|Wormtail]] for failing to prevent someone from escaping. Harry awoke with his scar badly hurting and pretended he needed to go to the hospital wing, he actually went to see [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]. Once in the headmaster's office, Harry overheard an argument between Dumbledore, [[Alastor Moody|Moody]], and [[Cornelius Fudge]], regarding the Barty Crouch situation: Fudge refused to believe the words that Crouch said about [[Bertha Jorkins]] being dead and, while debating what had happened to Crouch, Fudge suggested that [[Olympe Maxime|Madame Maxime]] was the likely culprit given her half-giant physiology. Dumbledore then accused the Minister of acting on personal prejudice, which he ignored due to Dumbledore's friendship with [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]]. Moody interrupted the debate to explain that Harry had arrived.
   
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[[File:B4C30M1 Wizengamot trial Pensieve memory.png|250px|thumb|Harry witnessing the trial of the Lestranges and Barty Crouch Jnr through the pensieve]]
{{Quote|You play as good as your father did, Harry.|[[Sirius Black]] talking about Harry's flying talent.|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
 
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Harry was left alone in the office after Dumbledore, Fudge, and Moody left to examine the school grounds. While looking around, Harry noticed Dumbledore's [[Pensieve]]. Through curiosity, Harry peered in and ended up looking into three of Dumbledore's memories, from the days immediately after the end of the [[First Wizarding War]]. The first was the trial of [[Igor Karkaroff]], in which he renounced his support of the [[Death Eaters]] and gave the names of existing Death Eaters, including Snape. Dumbledore (in the memory) stated that Snape had defected the Death Eaters and was a spy against Voldemort and no longer a threat.
[[File:Harry_Potter_-_Quidditch_(HBP_promo)_1.jpg|thumb|Harry playing [[Quidditch]] in his [[sixth year]].]]
 
   
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The second memory showed the trial of [[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]], who was accused of passing information to Voldemort, but his popularity quickly cleared him. The third was the trial of the [[Lestrange family|Lestranges]] ([[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]], and [[Rabastan Lestrange|Rabastan]]) and Crouch's son, for the use of the Cruciatus Curse on [[Alice Longbottom|Alice]] and [[Frank Longbottom]]. Crouch sentenced them all to a lifetime in Azkaban.
*'''[[Flying]]''': Harry had also inherited his [[James Potter I|father]]'s talent for flying and for [[Quidditch]], showing immediate command of a [[broomstick]] in his first year, which made him a naturally good [[Seeker]]. This was the first magical skill for which he discovered an aptitude, as he found in 1991. In fact, at the mere age of eleven, Harry became the youngest Seeker in a century. Harry's extraordinary flying skills aided him when he had to capture [[Winged Keys]] to get past [[Filius Flitwick|Professor Flitwick]]'s challenge in the [[Philosopher's Stone Chambers]], and also helped him in the Triwizard Tournament (where he had to steal a golden egg from a [[Hungarian Horntail]]), and during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], during which he managed to escape a ''[[Fiendfyre]]'' inferno in the [[Room of Requirement]].
 
*'''[[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]]''': Because he carried [[Horcrux|a piece of Voldemort's soul]] within himself, Harry was able to speak and understand [[Parseltongue]] from [[1981]] to [[1998]]. After that soul fragment was destroyed, Harry lost this ability, which he was glad for.
 
*'''Insight into Voldemort's mind''': Also due to the [[Horcrux|piece]] of Voldemort's soul, Harry was able to look into Voldemort's mind and see through his senses from time to time. He sometimes used this ability to monitor what [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] was doing. However, it was a dangerous ability to have as well; Voldemort once used it, along with [[Legilimency]], to plant a false vision in Harry's mind of [[Sirius Black]] being tortured, which he used to lure Harry to the [[Department of Mysteries]]. Additionally, because of their connection, Harry felt a burning pain in his scar whenever he and Voldemort were in close proximity or whenever Voldemort felt strong negative emotions. Although Harry failed to learn [[Occlumency]], he did eventually have some success at blocking his connection to [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] by focusing on feelings of grief, even though [[Albus Dumbledore]] told Harry it was [[love]]. As Harry lost the ability to speak Parseltongue, he presumably lost this ability as well when the soul fragment within him was destroyed, as was Voldemort himself.
 
*'''[[Master of Death|Master of the Deathly Hallows]]''': Harry was master of all three of the [[Deathly Hallows]] for a time. Harry overpowered and disarmed [[Draco Malfoy]] during a [[Battle of Malfoy Manor|skirmish]] at [[Malfoy Manor]]. Because Draco was unknowingly the master of the [[Elder Wand]], which he had taken from previous owner [[Albus Dumbledore]], the wand's allegiance turned to Harry when he [[Disarming Charm|disarmed]] him, although the wand was in Voldemort's possession at the time. Dumbledore left the [[Resurrection Stone]] to Harry in his [[The Last Will and Testament of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore|will]], contained in the [[Golden Snitch]] that Harry had caught during his very first Quidditch match. The [[Cloak of Invisibility]] was rightfully Harry's, as it was passed down to him through the generations of the [[Potter family]] from its original owner, [[Ignotus Peverell]], who was Harry's ancestor. The Resurrection Stone was lost in the Forbidden Forest in [[1998]], while Harry returned the [[Elder Wand]] to [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]'s tomb that same year. Harry kept the Invisibility Cloak, as it was a priceless family heirloom.
 
*'''[[Potioneer]]''': His Potions ability was apparently better than it appeared, as he was able to achieve an Exceeds Expectations grade on his O.W.L. exam; and improved greatly during his sixth year when he came into possession of [[Severus Snape's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|an old potions textbook]] in which a talented former student ([[Severus Snape]]) had revised many potion-making techniques. However, the usage of this textbook was noted by both Hermione and Snape to be cheating, and when forced to hide it, Harry's potion skills suffered. Despite this, it is noted that Harry had no problems with potions at all, albeit for as long as Snape was not around: Harry found that he had no problems brewing a potion when Snape was not bothering him.
 
*'''[[Transfiguration]]''': Harry was able to conjure ropes in his sixth year and achieved an Exceeds Expectation grade in the subject. Minerva McGonagall herself complimented Harry on his Transfiguration ability.
 
*'''[[Charms]]''': Harry also achieved an Exceeds Expectations in his Charms work. He frequently used the [[Summoning Charm]] successfully and would occasionally cast the protective enchantments that Hermione would use during the Horcrux hunt. Under the teaching of [[Remus Lupin]], Harry was able to cast a corporeal [[Patronus charm]] in his third year, which was a remarkable feat and yet another proof of his talent, given that many adult wizards were unable to cast the difficult charm successfully. His Patronus took the form of a stag, his father's [[Animagus]] and Patronus form. Harry's Patronus was so powerful that, even at the very first time he successfully cast it against true Dementors, it was able to drive away hundreds of Dementors.
 
*'''[[Apparition]]''': Harry had not earned a license to apparate but he used the ability frequently during 1997 and 1998 to great success, even when forced to apparate with only a seconds notice or while guiding others. Harry used apparition in his sixth year to a very impressive degree to get himself and a weakened [[Albus Dumbledore]] over an incredibly vast distance even though he was inexperienced. Harry has stated and it is noted that he does not like the sensation however.
 
*'''[[Nonverbal spell|Non-verbal]] and [[Wandless spell|wandless magic]]''': In [[1995]], when the [[Dementor]]s attacked in Little Whinging, [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] had knocked [[Harry Potter's wand|Harry's wand]] when he punched Harry moments before. In desperation, Harry calls out "''[[Wand-Lighting Charm|Lumos]]''!" Although his wand was not in his hand, the wand tip lit up. During [[1997]] and [[1998]], Harry began using spells non-verbally and became quite proficient at it when Snape was not bothering him. He used both non-verbal and wandless magic in [[1991]], when he caused the glass window of a snake's cage at the zoo to vanish and again in [[1993]] when he inflated [[Marge Dursley]], although both of these occurrences were accidents fuelled by pure anger. Few other wizards have exhibited this power, although [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] and [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] were among them. This further contributes to Harry's skill, as only some of the most powerful wizards of his time were able to do so.
 
*'''[[Care of Magical Creatures]]''': Harry has shown on more than one occasion to have good skill in handling numerous sorts of magical creatures. For example, he was the first in his class to tame a [[Hippogriff]], which he did very excellently. He befriended the Hippogriff, [[Buckbeak]], to the extent that Buckbeak defended him when he was in danger. He has also shown on three occasions that he is quite competent at dealing with [[dragon]]s. This is shown when he was able to help Hagrid take care of baby [[Norberta|Norbert]] the dragon, outsmart the [[Hungarian Horntail]] in the [[Triwizard Tournament]], and tame a half-blind dragon into helping them escape [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] by flying out on its back. Harry eas also very skilled at dealing with [[Dementor]]s, which he has shown on many occasions as well. Harry was also good at dealing with house-elves, befriending [[Dobby]] and eventually freeing him, which made the little elf so loyal to him that he gave his life to save him. He also earned the respect and loyalty of [[Kreacher]], a difficult task.
 
*'''[[Herbology|Herbologist]]''': Harry earned an Exceeds Expectations in Herbology, showing an aptitude in the subject.
 
*'''Expert Detective Skills''': Harry, along with Ron and Hermione, was also a formidably talented investigator. While in school, the trio had a knack for solving difficult mysteries and discovering the truth despite all attempts by others to conceal it, with Hermione generally finding the background information while Harry put the pieces together to make a coherent picture. In his first year, Harry uncovered the truth about the Philosopher's Stone and saved it from Voldemort. Over the next six years, he would solve the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets, learn of Sirius's innocence and Pettigrew's betrayal, find the truth about the Prophecy, and hunt down and destroy all of Voldemort's Horcruxes using his amazing deductive skills. Harry's deductive skills also allowed him to uncover the mystery of the [[Deathly Hallows]] and learn that he mastered the three of them. Harry also had a knack for spotting things that others did not, and had a sharp eye for details, as he was able to tell that Luna Lovegood had not been home in weeks by the state of her room, and he became suspicious when Dobby revealed that he had known that Harry was not getting any letters in 1992.
 
*'''Leadership''': While Harry never deliberately set out to be a leader to others, he has often taken charge when the situation required it, beginning with his impulsive decision to find and warn Hermione about the presence of a troll in the school during the 1991 Halloween feast and progressing to the point where over thirty students — some of them in their sixth and seventh years — respected him as a teacher in Dumbledore's Army despite his being younger than they were. Dumbledore later noted that Harry was a superior leader to him as Dumbledore had deliberately sought power in his youth — and subsequently avoided anything more demanding than his role as Hogwarts headmaster — while Harry had leadership thrust upon him and accepted the burden, acknowledging his responsibilities towards those who 'followed' him regardless of how uncomfortable he might feel about the prospect and coordinating his efforts against his enemies well when left with no other option but to take control.
 
*'''Indomitable Will: '''Harry appears to possess an unbreakable spirit and, though not above depression, he has never truly given up on any mission. He's been shown to rise from defeat and loss, such as the deaths of many loved ones, even stronger than before. His indomitable will is exemplified by his ability to resist the [[Imperius Curse]], and also by the fact that he's never begged for mercy when in life and death situations, but fights back in defiance.
 
<!-- Please DO NOT add Occlumency to this list. Harry failed in his Occlumency lessons with Snape and says outright in Chapter 12 of Deathly Hallows that he "never got the hang of it." Focusing on feelings of love, which eventually enable Harry to block his connection to Voldemort at times, is NOT Occlumency.-->
 
   
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==Possessions==
 
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{{Quote|Harry was practising hexes at every available moment. He felt more confident about this task than either of the others. Difficult and dangerous though it would undoubtedly be, Moody was right: Harry had managed to find his way past monstrous creatures and enchanted barriers before now, and this time he had some notice, some chance to prepare himself for what lay ahead.|Preparation for the Third Task|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
{{Quote|He's been left a house?|[[Vernon Dursley]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
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To prepare for the final task, Harry, Ron, and Hermione used vacant classrooms to practise spells and jinxes. In Divination class between two of these study periods, Harry dozed off dreaming about Voldemort and left the classroom in a disturbing fashion. Rita Skeeter had witnessed this event and she wrote, on [[24 June]], [[1995]], the day of the final task, that Harry was "''disturbed and dangerous''". This did nothing to boost Harry's morale, but when he spent the day with [[William Weasley|Bill]] and [[Molly Weasley]], they cheered him up. They also came to watch the final task as his substitute family.<ref name="GOF31"/>
   
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[[File:Harry-potter-goblet-of-fire-movie-screencaps.com-13756.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry in the hedge maze with an [[Imperius Curse|Imperiused]] Viktor Krum]]
*'''[[Potter family|Potter]] Inheritance''': When Harry's parents were murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], they left behind a somewhat large savings account in vault 687 of [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]]. This inheritance became Harry's source of funding for all his [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] textbooks, wizarding clothes, and the rest for spending money.
 
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Harry successfully navigated the maze with the aid of the [[Four-Point Spell]]. He got past both a Blast-Ended-Skrewt and a [[Boggart]] disguised as a [[Dementor]]. Along the way, he heard Fleur scream. Harry rescued Cedric, who had been attacked by an [[Imperius Curse|bewitched]] Krum; Harry managed to stun Krum and send out a signal for Krum to be rescued before he and Cedric moved on. Harry managed to pass a [[sphinx]].<ref name="GOF31"/>
*'''[[Harry Potter's wand|Wand]]''': As is the case with most [[wizards|wizards and witches]], Harry's [[wand]] is among his most valued [[magic]]al possessions. Harry's is made of [[Holly]], a [[Wand wood|wood]] with the powers to repel evil.<ref>JKR</ref> The [[wand]] is in deliberate contrast to the [[Tom Riddle's wand|wand]] of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], which is [[Yew]]. Harry's wand shared a twin core with Voldemort's wand, as both contained [[Phoenix feather]]s from the same phoenix, [[Fawkes]]. Harry's wand broke in [[1997]] during a [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997)|skirmish]] with [[Nagini]] in [[Bathilda Bagshot]]'s house due to a stray spell cast by [[Hermione Granger]]. Harry later used the [[Elder Wand]] to repair it.
 
[[File:Harry's_wand.jpg|thumb|Harry's wand]]
 
*'''[[Cloak of Invisibility]]''': Another valued and useful possession is Harry's Cloak of Invisibility. In his first year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], he received it as an anonymous Christmas gift. He later learned the gift came from [[Albus Dumbledore]], who obtained it in turn from Harry's father, [[James Potter I|James Potter]]. It was later revealed to be a [[Potter family|family]] heirloom as well as one of the three [[Deathly Hallows]]. From this Harry realises he is a direct descendent of Ignotus Peverell, one of the three brothers who created the Deathly Hallows. It is yet to be decided whether he would give the cloak to his oldest son, James Sirius, or his youngest son, Albus Severus.
 
[[File:Hedwigcar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hedwig with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.]]
 
   
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During this final event, Harry saved Cedric from an [[Acromantula]] and Cedric being grateful offered Harry the cup. Both Hogwarts champions then showed supreme sportsmanship and cooperation despite the tension brought on by the maze. They agreed to touch the [[Triwizard Cup]] simultaneously, as it would be a Hogwarts victory either way, which would result in tie for first place. Harry and Cedric were unaware that the cup was actually a [[portkey]] and were transported to the [[Little Hangleton graveyard|graveyard]] in [[Little Hangleton]].<ref name="GOF31"/>
*'''[[Hedwig]]''': Harry's animal companion, Hedwig was vitally helpful in delivering messages and packages for Harry, especially while Sirius was in hiding from the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]]. Hedwig loved Harry dearly, showing signs by nibbling his ear or fingers, and loyally obeyed his every command (even pecking [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] until they answer back). Harry loved her as much as she loved him. Hedwig was killed during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]] by a stray Killing Curse that was most likely meant for Hagrid. Harry was overcome with grief over Hedwig's death.
 
*'''[[Marauder's Map]]''': One of Harry's most treasured possessions. In his third year, [[Fred and George Weasley]] gave it to Harry while he was trying to sneak into Hogsmeade. It was confiscated by [[Remus Lupin]], but later returned when he quit his job. Harry kept it with him for a long period of time, keeping it in the Mokeskin wallet from Hagrid. Harry kept it in his possession until it was stolen from his desk by his son, James.
 
[[File:Deathly_Hallows.PNG|thumb|right|322px|The Deathly Hallows: The [[Cloak of Invisibility]], [[Resurrection Stone]], and the [[Elder Wand]].]]
 
   
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=====Rebirth of Lord Voldemort=====
*'''[[Deathly Hallows]]''': For a brief time, Harry was master of all three [[Deathly Hallows]]: the [[Cloak of Invisibility]], the [[Resurrection Stone]], and the [[Elder Wand]] (though he was not in physical possession of the Elder Wand until after losing the Resurrection Stone). These three artefacts are the most powerful magical items in all of the wizarding world and were so ancient that they were only the subject of [[The Tales of Beedle the Bard|fairy tales]]. When Harry lost the Resurrection Stone inside the [[Forbidden Forest]], he decided to leave it there. Harry also interred the Elder Wand in Albus Dumbledore's grave, so the power of the wand would be extinguished after Harry's eventual death. However, the portrait of Dumbledore that hangs in the [[Headmaster's office]] advised Harry to keep the Invisibility Cloak, since it was his father's.
 
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*'''[[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]]''': A relic of the [[Godric Gryffindor|founder]] of Harry's [[Gryffindor|house]], the goblin-made sword of Godric Gryffindor was left to Harry by his former Headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]] in his [[The Last Will and Testament of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore|will]]. However, the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] claimed that it was not Dumbledore's to give, and that it truly belonged to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. Although the Ministry confiscated a replica of the sword, the true sword found its way into Harry's possession still through the machinations of [[Severus Snape]]. Soon after, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] used it to destroy [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]], one of Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es. Harry lost the sword to [[Griphook]] when he, Ron and [[Hermione Granger]] [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)|stole]] [[Helga Hufflepuff's Cup]] from the [[Lestrange Vault]] at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]]. However, the sword reappeared in the hands of [[Neville Longbottom]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]; he used it to kill [[Nagini]], and thus destroyed the last of the Horcruxes. Neville was seen sitting beside the sword after the battle, but it is likely that it was returned to Hogwarts as a relic of the Founders, along with the remains of the other Founders' relics.
 
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{{Quote|He knew one thing only, and it was beyond fear or reason: He was not going to die crouching here like a child playing hide-and-seek; he was not going to die kneeling at Voldemort's feet... he was going to die upright like his father, and he was going to die trying to defend himself, even if no defence was possible....|Harry standing his ground against Voldemort|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
*'''[[Sirius Black's penknife|Sirius Black's Enchanted Knife]]''': This magical knife, with the power to open most mechanical locks and magical seals and which Harry received for Christmas from Sirius Black, was melted when Harry tried it on a locked door at the [[Department of Mysteries]]. The protective enchantments on the door were far stronger than the magic of the enchanted knife.
 
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[[File:Cedric's Death.gif|250px|thumb|Cedric's murder at the hands of Peter Pettigrew and Lord Voldemort]]
[[File:Firebolt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Firebolt.]]
 
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This graveyard was the Riddle family's final resting place, where [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was waiting. Just as Harry and Cedric are trying to figure out what happened, someone appears and Harry's scar begins hurting again. Acting on Voldemort's orders, his servant [[Peter Pettigrew|Wormtail]] murdered Cedric with the [[Killing Curse]]. Harry saw a flash of green light and heard Cedric's body hit the graveyard's ground with a thud. Harry is then dragged to a large marble tombstone, with the name Tom Riddle engraved upon were he is bound. From there he was forced to witness a ritual in which Pettigrew used some of Harry's blood to [[Return of Lord Voldemort|restore Voldemort's body]]. The [[Death Eaters]] were summoned to the cemetery.
   
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After his Death Eaters arrived, Voldemort spends time criticising them for failing to seek him out during these last thirteen years, even though they knew that he had found a way to escape mortal death. He then rewards Wormtail for aiding with his rebirth by creating a new silver hand for him. The Dark Lord identifies more Death Eaters and reveals that this servant who is at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] has ensured that Harry would win the tournament and be brought to the graveyard. Voldemort then frees the injured and weakened Harry and orders him to face him in a [[Duelling|duel]], wishing to prove who among the two is stronger in front of his minions now that there is no one around to protect Harry.
*'''[[Harry Potter's Firebolt broomstick|Firebolt]]''' broom: During Harry's third year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], the [[Nimbus 2000]] [[broomstick|broom]] he'd been riding since his first year was destroyed by the [[Whomping Willow]], and [[Sirius Black]] replaced it by giving Harry the [[Firebolt|finest broom]] available as an anonymous gift. The broom was one of Harry's most prized possessions for years. It was lost during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]]. It is not known if Harry ever recovered or replaced it.
 
*'''[[Two-way mirror|Communication mirror]]''': Harry also owns one in a pair of [[two-way mirror]]s, given to him by his godfather [[Sirius Black]]. The mirror was intended to be a means covert communication, but Harry broke it out of anger over Sirius' death. Harry did not realise the mirror could still work, although he kept a shard out of sentimentality. When Harry and several friends are captured at [[Malfoy Manor]], at the time being used as a headquarters for Voldemort, Harry used the shard of mirror to communicate with [[Aberforth Dumbledore]], who had the other mirror. Aberforth sent [[Dobby]] to rescue Harry and the other prisoners.
 
*'''[[Fabian Prewett's watch]]''': [[Molly Weasley]] gave Harry the watch of her late brother [[Fabian Prewett]] for his [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday party|seventeenth birthday]]. It has a dent in it, but Harry kept the watch, even into his thirties. The watch does not have arms; rather, it has stars.
 
*'''[[Mokeskin pouch]]''': A birthday present from Hagrid. Harry kept it with him throughout the Deathly Hallows, and kept in it his treasures that were of no use to his search; the Snitch, the broken mirror, his broken wand, his mother's letter and the fake Horcrux.Harry also received a photo album, from Hagrid, which had photos of his parents and other family members.
 
After [[Sirius Black]]died, all of his remaining possessions were passed along to Harry. This included:
 
[[File:Buckbeack.jpeg|thumb|left|200px|Buckbeak laying down near Hagrid's house.]]
 
   
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[[File:Priori Incantatem Pottermore.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry duelling Voldemort in a battle of wills, triggering the effect of ''[[Priori Incantatem]]'']]
*'''[[Buckbeak]]/Witherwings''': The [[hippogriff]] Sirius acquired from [[Rubeus Hagrid]]. Harry allowed Hagrid to take care of Buckbeak/Witherwings, as Hagrid had dearly missed the creature while it was in Sirius' possession.
 
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When Harry refused to observe the formalities of a wizard's duel, Voldemort used the [[Imperius Curse]] to force Harry to bow to him. Voldemort then tortured him by subjecting him to the [[Cruciatus Curse]] and attempted to use the Imperius Curse again, but Harry was able to resist it the second time. When it didn't work he tried to murder Harry using the Killing Curse. Harry fired back with the Disarming Charm. The nature of their wands' mystical connection caused their magical streams to interlock, which created an effect called ''Priori Incantatem'' (the reverse spell effect). Harry and Voldemort then engaged in a battle of will. After Harry was momentarily shielded by the echoes of Lord Voldemort's previous victims, including Harry's parents and Cedric. Cedric's echo asked Harry to return his body to his parents. This bought Harry some time to grab Cedric's body and the [[Portkey]].
*'''The [[House of Black|Black Family]] Residence''':
 
   
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=====Exposure of Barty Crouch Jnr=====
{{Quote|As you can see, Harry, Kreacher is showing a certain reluctance to pass into your ownership.|[[Albus Dumbledore]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
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{{Dialogue|Harry|You're mad!|Barty Crouch Jnr|Mad, am I? We'll see! We'll see who's mad, now that the [[Dark wizard|Dark Lord]] has returned, with me at his side! He is back, Harry Potter, you did not conquer him — and now — I conquer you!|Barty Crouch Jnr before trying to murder Harry|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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[[File:BartyCrouchJnr PM.jpg|250px|thumb|The truth about Barty Crouch Jnr is exposed]]
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Chaos erupted when an exhausted Harry returned to Hogwarts with Cedric's dead body in tow. Mad-Eye Moody then took Harry to his office. It was uncovered that Barty Crouch Jnr, who had willingly taken the [[Dark Mark]] as a young man, was throughout the school year disguised as Moody. Crouch (disguised as Moody) tried to interrogate him about Voldemort's return. He wanted to murder Harry, but Albus Dumbledore and several other members of the Hogwarts staff arrived to stop him. Under the influence of [[Veritaserum]], Crouch confessed everything.
   
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[[File:B4C36M1 Snape Dark Mark reveal.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry recovers in the hospital wing surrounded by his friends]]
Located at [[12 Grimmauld Place]], it and all the contents and furnishings of the house, including [[Kreacher]] (the family [[house-elf]]) became Harry's. [[Mundungus Fletcher]] would later try to steal many of Harry's inherited possessions, including [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]].
 
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In a terrible turn of fate Crouch's soul was extracted by the [[Dementor's Kiss]], from the [[Dementor]] that accompanied [[Cornelius Fudge]]. Fudge felt that his personal safety was in jeopardy, hence why he brought the Dementor. As a result, Crouch Jnr could not give testimony and the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] began to dispute Harry's and Dumbledore's insistence that Voldemort had returned. The Minister refused to believe Harry's account of Voldemort's return, even when he was supported by Albus Dumbledore. This was due to Fudge not wanting the peace and tranquillity they worked so hard for to be destabilised by this announcement. The Ministry publicly denied the Dark Lord's return and branded Harry and Dumbledore either liars or nutters in the press. Voldemort and his Death Eaters took advantage of this to operate in secret, while Dumbledore called for a reconstitution of the [[Order of the Phoenix]].
*'''Black Family Inheritance''': Harry also inherited the remainder of Sirius' wealth in wizard's gold at Gringotts. Since Sirius was disowned at the age of sixteen, it is likely that this wealth was limited to the gold left to him by his uncle [[Alphard Black]]. However, that is open to debate because although Sirius Black was disinherited by his family, he ended up inheriting the Black Home after their death, which might lead us to believe in the existence of forms of inheritance from his family other than what his uncle left him.
 
   
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{{Dialogue a-b|Molly Weasley|Watch me. You've given Harry plenty of information. Any more and you might just as well induct him into the Order straightaway.|Harry|Why not? I'll join, I want to join, I want to fight —|Harry's willingness to fight Voldemort and his followers|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:Doxycide Grimmauld Place.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry with others in [[12 Grimmauld Place]] preparing to clean]]
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Witnessing [[Cedric Diggory]]'s murder was very difficult for Harry, and it was not helpful that he was forced back to number [[4 Privet Drive]] in the school holidays. He suffered constant nightmares and flashbacks. Also his friends, [[Ronald Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]] seemed to block him from information and he was blocked entirely from the wizarding world except for the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' that said that Harry was wrong. To make things worse than they were already, on [[2 August]] [[Dolores Umbridge|someone]] sent [[Dementor]]s to attack Harry in the Muggle town of [[Little Whinging]], in an attempt to neutralise him. He was forced to perform a [[Patronus Charm]] in order to save Dudley and himself.
   
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After Harry explained to the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] about the Dementor's abilities, Vernon blamed Harry and was ready to throw Harry out. He had always yearned to do so since the family received Harry, when Petunia received a [[Howler]]. Before she had an opportunity to open the letter, it burst into flames and a menacing voice said, "''Remember my last, Petunia''". Petunia then immediately convinced her husband to let Harry remain at Privet Drive and told him that he needed to stay in his room. Harry, having no idea of what was going on, retreated to his room and proceeded to stay there.
   
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{{Dialogue|Lily|You’ve been so brave.|James|You are nearly there. Very close. We are…so proud of you.|Harry’s parents speaking to him through the [[Resurrection Stone]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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{{Quote|As you have already received an official warning for a previous offence under section 13 of the International Confederation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy, we regret to inform you that your presence is required at a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry of Magic at 9 a.m. on August 12th. Hoping you are well, Yours sincerely, Mafalda Hopkirk|[[Mafalda Hopkirk]]'s first Ministry letter to Harry, informing him of his impending trial|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:The Hearing.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry's hearing for using magic in front of a Muggle]]
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Subsequently, Harry was formally accused of performing underage magic in the presence of a Muggle and was expelled, but thanks to Albus Dumbledore's intervention, this was changed to a [[Disciplinary hearing of Harry Potter|disciplinary hearing]] in front of the entire [[Wizengamot]] at the [[Ministry of Magic]] on 12 August. In a further attempt to discredit Harry, the Ministry changed the time and location of the hearing at the last minute, but Harry was able to make it there just minutes late. He was threatened with expulsion from Hogwarts, but was exonerated with help from Dumbledore, who had a witness and legal loopholes to help him.
   
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=====Dolores Umbridge=====
[[File:Lily and James Potter.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[James and Lily Potter|Lily and James Potter]], his mother and father.]]
 
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{{Quote|He let out a gasp of pain. The words had appeared on the parchment in what appeared to be shining red ink. At the same time, the words had appeared on the back of Harry's right hand, cut into his skin as though traced there by a scalpel — yet even as he stared at the shining cut, the skin healed over again, leaving the place where it had been slightly redder than before but quite smooth...|Harry experiencing the Black Quill for the first time|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
[[James and Lily Potter]] died when their son was only a year old. Harry barely knew them, but nevertheless regarded them with great reverence and fiercely defended their memory if anyone spoke ill of them. In [[1995]], he punched [[Draco Malfoy]] for insulting his mother, and he frequently became furious with [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]], who taunted Harry that James was not the great man others made him out to be. Snape was, to Harry's horror, proven right in the spring of [[1996]], when Harry accidentally witnessed James bully Snape using the Levicorpus spell in one of Snape's memories, via [[Albus Dumbledore's Pensieve|Dumbledore's Pensieve]]. However, Harry was relieved to know that his mother was a fair and kind person, who neither participated in nor tolerated bullying, and would stand up for those in need. [[Remus Lupin]] and [[Sirius Black]] later assured him that James had changed his ways, eventually becoming mature enough to win Lily over.
 
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[[File:Umbridge teaching.jpg|250px|thumb|Umbridge teaching a purely theoretical DADA lesson]]
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In retaliation against Dumbledore, [[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]] appointed [[Dolores Umbridge]], his Senior Under-Secretary, as the new Hogwarts Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher so that she could spy on the school. She was later appointed [[Hogwarts High Inquisitor]], empowered to arbitrarily change and impose school rules whenever she chose. She made numerous rules that the students were expected to follow and if they did not, harsh punishments would be enacted. Umbridge proved to be sadistic and cruel, with a personality that resembled poisoned honey.
   
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Harry hated her on sight and she had a deep dislike for him as well. This dislike bordered on hatred and came about because of her inability to control him. Every time Harry spoke out of turn or even mentioned Voldemort, Umbridge threw him into detention. The detentions he had with her were torturous, forcing him to write with a [[Black Quill]], forced to scribe the message "''I must not tell lies''". The Black Quill was of her own invention, it wrote with his own blood and carved the same writing into the flesh on the back of his hand. Harry had to endure numerous sessions with the quill, so many that the words became permanently carved into his hand. These detentions however did not sway him from his opinions or make him subservient to Umbridge. They had the opposite effect and strengthen his resolve to stand by his statements of [[Return of Lord Voldemort|Voldemort's return]].
The few times he ever saw his parents were through pictures given to him by [[Rubeus Hagrid]], a vision within the [[Mirror of Erised]], spectral forms which came out of Voldemort's wand during ''[[Priori Incantatem]]'', stored memories within the Pensieve, and as lifeless corpses in a flashback that was triggered when he saw his now-ruined parents' house. The last known time he saw them where when he "summoned" them during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] by using the [[Resurrection Stone]]. Both James' and Lily's spirits told their son that they were tremendously proud of him, for being so brave and strong despite all the suffering and pain that he had been forced to endure, and gave him the support he needed to sacrifice himself to Voldemort. Harry described their presence as his courage, the very reason why he was able to keep putting one foot in front of the other, with his mother smiling at him, and his father nodding encouragement.
 
   
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[[File:Detention with Dolores.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry in detention with Umbridge, being forced to use a [[Black Quill]]]]
'''Harry: '''"''Stay close to me''"
 
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However, Umbridge presumed the message had failed to sink in, as Harry spread the word through ''[[The Quibbler]]'' about the previous year's events, and thus he was banned from any more [[Hogsmeade]] visits. Also, once Umbridge found out that he gave ''The Quibbler'' an exclusive interview, she banned the magazine, which caused the whole student body to take an interest in it. Ron was chosen to be the male Gryffindor [[prefect]] that year instead of him. This surprised everyone, as they all believed that Harry would have gotten the badge instead of Ron.
   
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It was later revealed that Ron was chosen instead of Harry because [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] thought that Harry had "''enough responsibility to be going on with''". Harry's jealousy threatened to affect his friendship with Ron, but he felt better when he discovered that his father was also not chosen as a prefect at school. This suggests that Harry's desire in becoming prefect was to emulate his father, who was [[Head Boy or Girl|Head Boy]] in his day, not to inflate a sense of his own importance.
'''Lily: '''''"Always"''
 
   
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=====Dumbledore's Army=====
[[Albus Dumbledore]] maintained that Harry's greatest strength was his love for his parents and the love they had for him, and in part, this literally translated to the protection afforded to Harry by his mother's [[Sacrificial protection|sacrifice]]. Harry eventually named two of his children after his parents, a gesture that clearly stated that he would always keep the memory of his parents alive and honoured.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Hermione Granger|No, I agree, we've gone past the stage where we can just learn things out of books. We need a teacher, a proper one, who can show us how to use the spells and correct us if we're going wrong.|Harry|...Who, then?|Isn't it obvious? I'm talking about ''you'', Harry.|Hermione convincing Harry to teach the legal study group|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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Because Fudge was raked with paranoia and stubbornly believed that Dumbledore was training an army to overthrow him, Umbridge had the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] class reduced to reading textbooks. This proved an ineffective teaching method and did nothing to prepare students for what was to come. Hermione proposed the idea that Harry teach the students, as he has previous experience defending himself against the Dark Arts and various monsters.
   
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[[File:B5C16M1 First meeting in the Hog's Head.png|250px|thumb|The meeting of students in the Hog's Head that would become known as Dumbledore's Army]]
====Petunia Dursley====
 
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The trio held a meeting at the Hog's Head to discuss with other students the possibility of Harry giving them Defence lessons. Harry was stunned at how many there were, various [[Gryffindor]]s, [[Ravenclaw]]s, and [[Hufflepuff]]s showed up. Although he harboured the suspicion that a few, such as [[Zacharias Smith]], only wanted to hear about the night Cedric Diggory was murdered. After some initial scepticism, the students started to list Harry's achievements: the rescue of the [[Philosopher's Stone]] from a disembodied Voldemort, slaying of Slytherin's [[basilisk]] in the [[Chamber of Secrets]] with the [[Sword of Gryffindor]], ability to produce a corporeal Patronus, and winning of the [[Triwizard Tournament]].
[[File:Petunia dursley1.PNG|thumb|right|150px|Petunia Dursley, his aunt.]]
 
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[[File:OOTP DA Neville Disarming Parvati.gif|left|thumb|250x250px|Harry instructing Neville Longbottom and others during a D.A. meeting]]
{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|She doesn't love me. She doesn't give a damn —|Dumbledore|But she took you. She may have taken you grudgingly, furiously, unwillingly, bitterly, yet still she took you...|Harry and [[Albus Dumbledore]] on [[Petunia Dursley]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
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Giving into Hermione's persistent urgings Harry secretly trained a group of students in practical defensive magic. In an attempt to make light of the Ministry's fears the group called themselves [[Dumbledore's Army]] (or the D.A.). Aware that arranging meetings and passing the word about them verbally was not a secure method of communication, Hermione bewitched several coins with a [[Protean Charm]] one for each member of the D.A. When activated by Harry, the numbers on each coin would change to inform the bearer of the time and date of the next meeting. Feeling highly anxious and frustrated most of the time Harry found that the D.A. was now his chief source of happiness, and the thing to which he looked forward throughout his school day. This happiness was felt by most members, as all of them (particularly Neville and the [[Creevey family|Creevey]] brothers) gained a lot of skills under Harry's tutelage.
   
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[[File:B5C27M1 Harry Teaching Dumbledores Army Patronus Spell.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry teaching the members of the D.A. the Patronus Charm]]
After [[Lily Evans|Lily]] and [[James Potter I|James Potter]] were murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], Harry was taken in by his maternal aunt, [[Petunia Dursley]]. Petunia had not been fond of her late sister, jealously and bitterly regarding her as a "freak" for her [[magic]]al abilities. She took out her resentment on Harry, treating him poorly and depriving him of affection. When Harry was finally told about his wizarding background, Petunia admitted she had always feared he would turn out "like his parents." Though after years of neglect, Harry did not particularly care for his aunt either, he was concerned enough for the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] to push them to go into hiding during the height of the [[Second Wizarding War]]. Just before departing, Petunia gave her nephew an odd, tremulous look, and seemed to want to say something more to him than goodbye, but ultimately just shook her head and left. She had wanted to wish him luck, and admit that her loathing of him and his world was born out of jealousy, but years of pretending that "normal" was best had hardened her too much.<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0730-bloomsbury-chat.html J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, 30 July, 2007]</ref>
 
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Harry taught the group many different spells, ranking from the simplistic [[Disarming Charm]] to the highly advanced Patronus Charm. The class progressed at a fair rate, practising the [[Impediment Jinx]], [[Reductor Curse]], [[Stunning Spell]], and various other hexes and jinxes before temporarily breaking up for Christmas break. Lessons continued during the early months of 1996, The class mastered the [[Shield Charm]], and began to work on the Patronus Charm. Some members were even able to produce corporeal Patronuses, Harry thought this might have been due to the lack of [[Dementor]]s present, as there was nothing to make the students scared.
   
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=====Christmas on the Closed Ward=====
During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Harry was browsing through the repressed memories of [[Severus Snape]] that were given to him after the latter's death at the fangs of [[Nagini]] and explained Snape's [[Lily Evans|true]] [[Order of the Phoenix|loyalties]]. In addition, Harry viewed many memories of Petunia as a child, and discovered the real reasons for her deplorable treatment of him: Petunia, as a child, was jealous of [[Lily Evans|her sister]] for her [[magic]]al abilities, and had written to [[Albus Dumbledore]] to accept her into Hogwarts so that she could learn magic herself. When this request was denied, Petunia responded by furiously rejecting the [[wizarding world]] in general and [[Lily Evans|her sister]] in particular. However, Harry was more concerned with uncovering Snape's loyalties at the time. It is unknown if he ever revealed this information to anyone after the War.
 
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{{dialogue a-b|Harry|I didn't want anyone to talk to me.|Ginny Weasley|Well, that was a bit stupid of you, seeing as how you don't know anyone but me who's been possessed by You-Know-Who, and I can tell you how it feels.|Harry worrying that he might have been possessed by Voldemort|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:Harry and Cho kiss.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry and Cho kissing for the first time underneath [[mistletoe]]]]
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[[Cho Chang]] also became a member. During the meetings whenever Harry was near, she would become so flustered that she had difficulty casting spells correctly. Before the [[Christmas]] holidays, she and Harry were discussing how she had never been able to pull of the Stunning Spell before, when the room generated mistletoe. The room did this due to sensing the tension that was present. Under the mistletoe, the two kissed for the first time. This moment was confusing to Harry, as Cho, clearly still suffering from her ex-boyfriend's death, had been crying during their kiss. Cho's crying during the kiss also caused concern in Harry.
   
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Harry later informed Hermione and Ron of his disastrous first kiss and Hermione comforted him saying that it was not his kissing that made Cho cry. However, Harry took on some much more pressing worries later that night. [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], wanting a "secret weapon" against him, had heard of a [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] hidden in the Ministry's [[Department of Mysteries]] concerning both of them. Voldemort had been obsessing over the door to the [[Hall of Prophecy]] for the past few months, and had been inadvertently allowing Harry to read his thoughts through [[Legilimency]]. The link between Harry and Voldemort's minds had been growing stronger for quite a while.
====Dudley Dursley====
 
[[File:Dudders dursley1.PNG|thumb|left|160px|Dudley Dursley, his cousin.]]
 
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Dudley|I don’t think you’re a waste of space.|Harry|Well… er… thanks, Dudley.|You saved my life.|Harry’s farewell to the Dursleys|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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[[File:Harry's vision.gif|240px|thumb|Harry witnessing Nagini's attack on Arthur Weasley]]
Harry and his cousin [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] did not get along very well for most of their early lives. While [[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] and [[Petunia Dursley|Petunia]] treated Harry poorly, they spoiled Dudley to the extreme. Dudley constantly bullied his much smaller cousin throughout their childhood, but did his best not to provoke him after he found out that Harry was a [[Wizards|wizard]], though the two still got into an occasional argument and trading of insults. This changed after Harry saved Dudley from a pair of [[Dementor]]s that attacked them during the summer of [[1995]]. When the [[Order of the Phoenix]] placed the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] into hiding to keep them safe during the height of the [[Second Wizarding War]], Dudley was the only member of the family to express concern for Harry's safety, asking his parents why Harry was not accompanying them and where he would go, if not with them. He also expressed remorse for his prior treatment of Harry, and the two shook hands before the Dursleys left.
 
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A result of this growing connection come to pass after Harry fell asleep in the boys dormitory (on the night of his kiss with Cho). Harry witnessed [[Nagini]] [[Attack on Arthur Weasley|attack]] Arthur Weasley in his dream, and felt almost as if he had been the snake. Harry woke the other boys and proceeded to vomit. Professor McGonagall was immediately alerted to the problem. McGonagall then took Harry and Ron to Dumbledore’s office. Realising what could happen if the link grew more powerful, Dumbledore commissioned Snape to train Harry in Occlumency in an effort to prevent further problems.
   
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Critically injured, Arthur was taken to [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]]. Harry, Ron, Ginny, Fred, and George took a portkey to Grimmauld Place. When they arrive at headquarters, they were greeted by Sirius, who ordered them to stay put and wait for news. Mrs Weasley stated that Arthur survived the attack and was grateful towards Harry. Even though Arthur survived, he was required to take a [[Blood-Replenishing Potion]] at regular intervals. Mr Weasley also shared the ward with a man who had been bitten by a [[werewolf]] and a woman with a massive chunk out of her leg who refused to tell the [[Healer]]s what had bitten her, arousing suspicions she had been handling something illegal.
The cousins eventually reconciled as adults, remaining on "Christmas card terms" and visiting each other occasionally. At these times, Harry's three children and Dudley's [[Dudley Dursley's children|children]] would all play together while their fathers would sit together quietly.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1572399/20071019/story.jhtml 19 October 2007 J.K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall]</ref>
 
   
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[[File:Christmas at St Mungo's.png|250px|thumb|left|The trio and Ginny seeing Lockhart in the [[Janus Thickey Ward]] for spell damage]]
====Vernon Dursley====
 
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Hermione joined Harry and the Weasleys at Grimmauld Place for Christmas, and [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] sent back his Weasley jumper, which made his mother cry. Hermione, Ron and Ginny discovered that Neville's parents were insane and living at St Mungo's. They were informed of this by Neville's grandmother, who made it known that Frank and Alice were tortured by Death Eaters for information regarding Voldemort. They also saw their former [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor [[Gilderoy Lockhart]]. Also Harry finally admitted that he knew what happened to Neville's parents.
[[File:Vernon Dursley OOTP.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Vernon Dursley, his uncle.]]
 
{{Quote|Well, I've got news for you, boy ... I'm locking you up ... you're never going back to that school ... never ... and if you try and magic yourself out — they'll expel you|Vernon Dursley to Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
 
   
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=====Occlumency=====
[[Vernon Dursley]] became Harry's uncle through Vernon's marriage to Harry's Aunt Petunia. Harry lived with the Dursleys after [[Albus Dumbledore]] appealed to Petunia and convinced her to take Harry in following the death of the [[James and Lily Potter|Potters]]. Vernon seemed to resent this fact as much as, if not more than, his wife; he and Petunia begrudged Harry all but the meanest comforts, even forcing their nephew to sleep in a cupboard under the stairs until shortly before Harry's eleventh birthday. After Harry discovered his magical abilities, Vernon tended to take offence whenever Harry used words such as "magic", "Hogwarts", "wizard", and "wand" in the [[Number 4, Privet Drive|house]]. Vernon rarely referred to Harry by name, instead referring to his nephew by pronouns or "[The] boy". Vernon seemed to take particular pleasure in showing Harry all he was missing, while simultaneously spoiling and indulging Harry's cousin, Dudley.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Severus Snape|The [[headmaster]] has sent me to tell you, Potter, that it is his wish for you to study Occlumency this term.|Harry|Study what?|Occlumency, Potter. The magical defence of the mind against external penetration. An obscure branch of magic, but a highly useful one.|Harry's mandatory extra lessons with Snape|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:Occlumency lessons OOTPF.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry's first Occlumency lesson with Snape]]Lessons were given once a week, under the guise of Remedial [[Potions (class)|Potions]], much to Harry's discomfort. Unfortunately, Harry was extremely curious about the door he keep seeing within his dreams. Under Snape's tutelage, Harry repeatedly [[Legilimency Spell|had his mind broken into]] in order to train him. Snape also ordered Harry to close his mind every night as practice. Unfortunately, due to the mutual animosity between the teacher and student, Snape was unkind and discouraging in his methods despite his own mastery of the skill, while Harry did not take Snape's lessons too seriously, and neglected to practise.<ref name="OOTP242">{{OOTP|B|24}}</ref>
   
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Coupled with Harry being emotionally open at all times, the lessons did not progress much, with only rare instances where Harry was able to resist, if only briefly. If anything, having his mind repeatedly assaulted forced Harry to leave himself more vulnerable, as he barely tried to close it willingly. During a lesson in Occlumency, Snape stepped out of the room, and Harry's curiosity got the best of him. He looked into the [[Hogwarts Pensieve|pensieve]], which contained Snape's memories, and, to his dismay, Harry found images of his father bullying Snape and of his mother rushing to his defence. Harry found himself siding with his mother, agreeing that James' treatment of [[Severus Snape|Snape]] was wrong and it bordered on being almost cruel.<ref>{{OOTP}}</ref>
In [[1995]], when Harry and Dudley were attacked by [[Dementor]]s, Vernon demanded that Harry leave, thinking it the only way to protect his family from [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], though Petunia disagreed after receiving a [[Howler]] from Dumbledore. In [[1997]], Harry and the Dursleys parted ways, thus ending the [[Sacrificial protection|protection]] placed on Harry by his mother's sacrifice for as long he had a "home" with his blood relatives, or until he came of age. Vernon, Petunia, and Dudley were hidden by the [[Order of the Phoenix]], to be protected from the [[Death Eaters]], while Harry was transported to the [[Burrow]] prior to searching for Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es. Vernon almost shook Harry's hand, but changed his mind and left the house quickly.
 
   
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[[File:James harry Lily.PNG|240px|thumb|left|A memory Harry saw featuring [[Lily J. Potter|Lily Evans]] standing up to James Potter]]
====Marjorie Dursley====
 
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The conflict escalated to the point where Snape called Lily a "Mudblood". Snape attempted to apologise for his actions, but this incident cost him her friendship. Snape himself discovered Harry's spying. [[Severus Snape|Snape]] refused to give him any more [[Occlumency]] lessons, something that Harry was not particularly concerned about and something he did not inform anyone of. Uncovering the source behind Snape's hatred for [[James Potter I|James]] left Harry seeing his father in a slightly different light. He also found comfort in the fact that at least his mother appeared to be person of strong morals while wondering why she ever agreed to marry James in the first place.
[[File:Aunt marge hp.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Marge Dursley, his "aunt".]]
 
{{Quote|I won't have this namby-pamby, wishy-washy nonsense about not hitting people who deserve it. A good thrashing is what's needed in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred. Have you been beaten often?|[[Marjorie Dursley|Aunt Marge]] to Harry|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
 
   
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=====Dumbledore's escape=====
[[Marjorie Dursley|Marge Dursley]] was [[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]]'s sister, whom Harry was forced to call "Aunt Marge" despite only being indirectly related to her, and despite the fact that Marge, in fact, hated Harry. She seemed to resent Harry's parents for having "left Harry to be a burden on their decent, hard working relatives," and called his mother the "bad egg" of Petunia's family, while assuming his father was a "good-for-nothing, lazy scrounger" after Vernon told her James had been unemployed. She spoiled [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]], giving him gifts and money, while she gave Harry dog biscuits, and was overjoyed to think he was being regularly beaten at [[St. Brutus' Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys]]. In [[1993]], Harry lost control of his magic, and inflated Marge like a balloon after she insinuated that Harry's parents had died as a result of their driving while drunk. She was found floating near a chimney in [[Sheffield]], and her memory was modified by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]; had the [[Wizarding community]] not been in a panic about [[Sirius Black]]'s escape from Azkaban, the incident could have resulted in serious trouble for Harry.
 
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{{Quote|Dumbledore's Army, [[Cornelius Fudge|Cornelius]]. Not Potter's Army. ''Dumbledore's Army''.|Dumbledore taking the fall for Harry|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:B5C27M3 Dumbledore's escape.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry in the Headmaster's office, just prior to Dumbledore's escape from Hogwarts]]
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As the second term progressed, Harry's relationship with Cho became more strained. While the two did like each other, Cho was mistakenly jealous of [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] due to the latter's closeness with Harry, and Harry still felt awkward about Cho's feelings over Cedric. When Cho's friend, [[Marietta Edgecombe]], betrayed the [[Dumbledore's Army|D.A.]] to Umbridge, the members were all punished and forced to end their meetings.
   
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Harry was furious with Marietta but Cho insisted on defending her friend. Cho even claimed that it was not Marietta's fault because she was being pressured by her mother. At this point, Cho's and Harry's relationship "fell apart", and the two no longer saw each other romantically. Umbridge is appointed [[Headmaster|Headmistress]] and imposes even tighter control. Fred and George Weasley rebelled against the new authority at the school. On one occasion, the twins released enchanted fireworks through the castle.
====Ron Weasley====
 
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Ron|I'm sorry. I'm sorry I left. I know I was a — a —|Harry|You've sort of made up for it tonight. Getting the [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword|sword]]. Finishing off the [[Horcrux]]. Saving my life.|That makes me sound a lot cooler than I was.|Harry and Ron reconcile after Ron returns to the hunt for the Horcruxes|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}[[File:Tumblr_lexc5xqmbU1qzetxfo1_1280.jpg|thumb|Harry and Ron Witness Neville dance.]]
 
   
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[[File:B5C29 PeevesSalutesWeasleyTwinsDeparture.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry and others watching as [[Fred and George Weasley|Fred and George]] openly mocked Umbridge's authority]]
[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] became Harry's best friend during their first year at Hogwarts. Ron, along with his [[Molly Weasley|mother]], brothers, and [[Ginevra Weasley|sister]] first met Harry at [[King's Cross Station]], when Harry was unable to find "[[Platform Nine and Three-Quarters|Platform 9¾]]." Ron sat across from Harry during the train ride and the two almost immediately bonded over the ample [[Popular confectionery|sweets]] Harry purchased from the [[Hogwarts Express]] [[Honeydukes Express|food trolley]], which Harry happily shared with Ron, who was unable to afford any sweets himself. Harry cemented his friendship with Ron by turning down [[Draco Malfoy]]'s offer to help Harry avoid making friends "with the wrong sort," after Draco insulted Ron's family. After being sorted into [[Gryffindor]] House together and sharing the same dormitory, the two grew even closer, and eventually gained another best friend in [[Hermione Granger]] when they saved her from a [[Quirinus Quirrell's first mountain troll|troll]] on Halloween. As Ron was raised in a [[Wizarding world|wizarding]] family, he was often called upon to explain customs and items that were commonplace to wizards, but completely new to Harry and Hermione, who had both been raised in [[Muggle]] society.
 
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Fred and George took it easy during the Easter holidays, but then took their rebellion to a new level. They turned a corridor of the school into a swamp to create a diversion for Harry to access the fireplace in Umbridge's office in an attempt to contact [[Sirius Black|Sirius]], and were cornered by Umbridge and members of the [[Inquisitorial Squad]]. In a final act of defiance, the twins summoned their brooms, openly mocked Umbridge's authority, struck the Squad members with a variety of jinxes, and escaped the school behind to pursue a career in their joke shop with the money Harry lent them.
   
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=====Careers Advice and Grawp=====
In the summer of [[1992]], after [[Dobby]] had prevented Harry from receiving any letters, Ron and his twin brothers ([[Fred and George Weasley|Fred and George]]) flew their [[Arthur Weasley|father]]'s [[Flying Ford Anglia]] to rescue Harry from Privet Drive. After spending a few days less than a month at [[The Burrow|Ron's home]], Harry and Ron were supposed to return to school on the [[Hogwarts Express]] with Ron's other siblings. However, Dobby had blocked the entrance to the platform, and Harry and Ron were unable to board the train. Panicking, the pair flew the enchanted car to Hogwarts; however, they landed on the [[Whomping Willow]] and lost the car as well as broke Ron's wand. Later on in the year, when Hermione had been [[Petrification|Petrified]] by [[Salazar Slytherin's basilisk]], Harry and Ron ventured into the [[Forbidden Forest]] together, where they were rescued from a [[Forbidden Forest Acromantula colony|clan]] of [[Acromantula]] by the missing Ford Anglia. Ron also accompanied Harry down to the [[Chamber of Secrets]]thesameyeartorescuehissisterGinny.
 
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{{dialogue a-b-a-c-a|Rubeus Hagrid|They were bullyin' him, Hermione, 'cause he's so small!|Hermione Granger|Small? Small?|[[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], I couldn't leave him. See — he's my brother!|Harry|Hagrid, when you say 'brother', do you mean — ?|Well — half-brother. Turns out me mother took up with another giant when she left me dad, an' she went an' had Grawp here —|Hagrid introducing Grawp to Harry and Hermione|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
[[File:Ronharry help.PNG|thumb|left|190px|Harry helping Ron, after he has unknowingly taken [[love potion|Amortentia]].]]
 
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The fifth years began the sessions on the advice of what they would need to do to prepare for the careers they would pursue after graduation. During Harry's career advice session with Professor McGonagall, he told her that he wanted to be an [[Auror]]. During this admission they were rudely interrupted several times by [[Dolores Umbridge|Umbridge]]; she remarked against Harry's ambition of becoming an Auror. She stated that applicants could not have a criminal record, and these constant interruptions angered McGonagall. The meeting ended with [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]] supporting him, and having a screaming argument with Umbridge.
   
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[[File:Hagrid introduces the trio to Grawp.jpg|250px|thumb|Hagrid introducing Harry and Hermione to the sixteen foot giant [[Grawp]]]]
Harry and Ron had a major falling out in [[1994]] when Harry was made a [[Triwizard Tournament|Triwizard Champion]]; despite knowing it to be completely contrary to Harry's character, Ron's insecurities initially led him to believe Harry had cheated in order to enter the tournament, but left Ron out of scheme to keep the resulting glory and attention for himself. However, Ron soon realised how badly he had misjudged the situation and apologised. [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] was later taken as the object Harry would "sorely miss" in the Second Task of the competition.
 
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During the final Quidditch match of the year — in which Harry did not play as Umbridge had banned him for life — [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]], who had returned to the school months into the term and very badly beaten, decided to show Harry and Hermione why he was so badly injured. This caused them to miss much of [[Gryffindor]]'s Quidditch match. Hagrid also relayed to the trio where he had been during those months that he was away. He along with [[Olympe Maxime|Madam Maxime]] were given a mission to the Giant Colony, in order to persuade them to join Dumbledore and his cause. This mission proved to be a failure to the Order, as the giants chose to align with the [[Death Eaters]], due to their shared love of violence and killing.
   
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Hagrid had dragged a [[giant]] back with him from his mission over the summer. It transpired that the giant (named Grawp) was Hagrid's half-brother on his mother's side, and that Hagrid had been attempting to civilise the giant, but with few results. He made Harry and Hermione promise that they would look after Grawp, should Hagrid be forced to leave the school for any reason. Hagrid was attacked and left the school during [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] examinations, and thus Harry never had to go down to Grawp in the forest.
Harry and Ron had an even more serious falling out in [[1997]], when they, along with Hermione, were hunting Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es; the negative energy within [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]] affected Ron more severely than the other two, causing him to temporarily abandon his friends before regretting his decision, and returning to them as soon as he was able. During this outbreak, Ron thought that Harry and Hermione were in love, which momentarily disrupted Ron and Hermione's relationship.
 
   
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=====Skirmish in the Forbidden Forest=====
{{Dialogue a-b-a-b|Ron|What are you doing? Are you staying, or what?|Hermione|I... Yes — yes, I'm staying. Ron, we said we'd go with Harry, we said we'd help —|I get it. You choose him.|Ron, no — please — come back, come back!|Ron after an argument with Harry and Hermione.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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{{Dialogue|Neville Longbottom|We were all in the [[Dumbledore's Army|D.A.]] together. It was all supposed to be about fighting You-Know-Who, wasn't it? And this is the first chance we've had to do something real — or was that all just a game or something?|Harry|No — of course it wasn't —|The six D.A. members preparing to depart to the Ministry|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:False vision - Voldemort tortures Sirius Black.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry's ''false'' vision of Voldemort torturing [[Sirius Black]] in the Hall of Prophecy]]
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Eventually, late in the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] examinations on [[18 June]], while taking his History of Magic exam Harry dozed off. He received a vision of Voldemort torturing Sirius and ordering him to get the prophecy. Harry was prepared to go to the Ministry immediately, but Hermione advised him to check [[Grimmauld Place]] first to see if Sirius was still there. Harry used the [[Floo Network]] in Umbridge's office to peer into Grimmauld Place, where [[Kreacher]] stated that Sirius was gone. Unfortunately, Umbridge caught Harry and his friends in the act.
   
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[[File:Umbridge interrogating Harry.jpg|250px|thumb|Umbridge interrogating Harry and threatening him with the [[Cruciatus Curse]]]]
Upon his return, Ron watched Harry follow the [[Severus Snape|silver doe]] to [[Godric Gryffindor's sword]], and saved Harry's life after he jumped into a lake to retrieve it. When Harry finally [[Parseltongue|opened]] the locket, Ron saw the part of Voldemort's soul transform into a supposed Harry and Hermione kissing, and it almost led him to believe that the imagined relationship between Harry and Hermione was real. However, Lord Voldemort underestimated how strong Ron really was, and so the locket was destroyed when Ron plunged the sword of Griffyndor into it and overcame his fears and worries.
 
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Umbridge asked Snape to extract information from Harry through the use of [[Veritaserum]], but Snape claimed to have none left in his stocks. Umbridge then resorted to the Cruciatus Curse, revealing that it was she who set the Dementors loose on Harry. Hermione managed to save him by luring Umbridge into the [[Forbidden Forest]]. Once in the forest Umbridge attempted to harm Harry and Hermione, but was dragged off by [[centaur]]s for calling them "''filthy half-breeds! Beasts!''" and ''"creatures of near-human intelligence"''. Harry and Hermione escaped when Grawp stumbled into the centaur camp looking for Hagrid. The trio, along with D.A. members [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], Neville Longbottom, and [[Luna Lovegood]] — who had assisted in Harry's attempt to contact Grimmauld Place — used [[Thestral]]s to [[Flight to the British Ministry of Magic Headquarters|fly]] to London.
   
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=====Battle of the Department of Mysteries=====
The hardships Ron and Harry faced together served to reinforce their bond, and they remained friends for life. Ron's fierce loyalty and sense of humour often helped Harry relax and have fun even in the darkest times of his life. The two were like brothers, and would eventually become brothers-in-law when Harry married Ginny. Ron was the uncle of Harry's three children, and became godfather to Harry and Ginny's eldest son, [[James Potter II|James Sirius Potter]].
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-c-a-c|Harry|Don't do anything. Not yet —|Bellatrix Lestrange|You hear him? You hear him? Giving instructions to the other children as though he thinks of fighting us!|Lucius Malfoy|Oh, you don't know Potter as I do, Bellatrix. He has a great weakness for heroics; the Dark Lord understands this about him. Now give me the prophecy, Potter.|I know Sirius is here. I know you've got him!|It's time you learned the difference between life and dreams, Potter. Now give me the prophecy, or we start using wands.|The start of the Battle of the Department of Mysteries|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:Neville threatening Bellatrix GIF.gif|250px|thumb|left|Death Eaters surrounding the six D.A. members in an attempt to retrieve the [[prophecy]]]]
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After reaching the [[Department of Mysteries]], Harry led them all through various rooms in search of Sirius, without finding him. The group became doubtful until they came across a room filled with crystal balls, later to be known as prophecies. One of the prophecies had Harry's name on it, and he picked it up, much to the displeasure of [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]]. Upon picking up the prophecy [[Death Eaters]] appeared, revealing that it was all a ruse to bring him there. Harry then attempts to buy time by fully mocking Voldemort in front of his Death Eaters, which infuriates [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], yet Lucius stops her from hurting Potter, not through defence, but so that they can protect the prophecy. Harry still refuses to hand over the prophecy, so [[Lucius Malfoy|Lucius]] then begins to tease him that the prophecy holds the answer to his scar, why Voldemort wishes to kill him, and the cause of the Second Wizarding War.
   
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[[File:Sirius and Harry fighting Antonin Dolohov and Lucius Malfoy Death Chamber.gif|250px|thumb|Harry and Sirius duelling Death Eaters Lucius Malfoy and [[Antonin Dolohov]]]]
====Hermione Granger====
 
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Just then, on Harry's signal, the six D.A. members all use the [[Reductor Curse]] to smash the shelves of prophecies, distracting the Death Eaters so that they could flee. Ron, [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]], and [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]] had taken another path and Harry, Hermione, and Neville did not know where they were. Chaos ensued, Harry's group was chased through various rooms. When in he Death Chamber, all but Harry and Neville were incapacitated in the fighting. Then reinforcements from the Order of the Phoenix, alerted by Snape, arrived to help aid in the battle. In the ensuing fighting, Sirius Black was murdered by a killing curse from his cousin, [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], and fell through a mysterious [[Veil|stone arch]]. Harry pursued Bellatrix, using the Cruciatus Curse, but he was unable to kill her.
[[File:6-stills-mq-scarpotter-13_large.jpg|thumb|Hermione leaning over Harry during Cedric's memorial service in 1995.]]
 
{{Quote|She's like my sister. I [[love]] her like a sister, and I reckon she feels the same way about me. It’s always been like that.|Harry talking to [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] about his relationship with [[Hermione Granger]] in [[1997]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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Voldemort appeared, angered by the failures of his Death Eaters. For the second time, he attempted to fatally curse Harry, who was too transfixed to even defend himself, but Dumbledore's sudden arrival saved him. Voldemort then fully possessed Harry, hoping that [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] would sacrifice Harry in order to kill Voldemort. However, Voldemort was forced to leave Harry's body when Harry's grief for Sirius became too overwhelming to bear, as Voldemort did not understand the concept of love. Voldemort then grabbed Bellatrix and [[Apparition|Disapparated]], but not before the [[Cornelius Fudge|Minister]] and Ministry employees saw him and finally accepted that he was back.
Though Harry and Ron initially found [[Hermione Granger]] stuck-up and arrogant, the three became best friends after Harry and Ron saved her from a troll in [[1991]], and she, in turn, lied to keep them from getting in trouble. Her quick mind was at times the only thing that saved the three friends from potential failure in both life-threatening and every-day situations. Out of concern for her friend, Hermione often chided Harry for his recklessness; though this occasionally put some strain on their relationship, it often served to keep Harry on track, such as when he briefly considered pursuing the [[Deathly Hallows]] instead of the [[Horcrux]]es.
 
   
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=====The prophecy=====
[[File:HarryHermionePoA.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Harry with Hermione in 1994.]]
 
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{{Quote|The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives...|[[Sybill Trelawney]]'s first prophecy|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
Hermione always stuck by Harry and was fiercely protective of him, from snapping at [[Lavender Brown]] when she doubted Harry's claim that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] returned to interceding when [[Dolores Umbridge]] was about to use the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on Harry. Hermione stood by Harry even when [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] doubted him during the Triwizard Tournament, accepting his story "without question," and when Ron temporarily left them in [[1997]], despite her own romantic feelings for Ron. Harry, for his part, was quick to defend Hermione against [[Cho Chang]], [[Draco Malfoy]], and others who insulted her, and protects her physically on instinct in dangerous situations.
 
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[[File:Dumbledore talking with Harry in his office OOTPF.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Dumbledore telling Harry the whole prophecy]]
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Back at Hogwarts, Harry appeared in Dumbledore's office and tried to get out after [[Phineas Nigellus Black]] mentioned Sirius, only to find the door locked. Harry was none too pleased about Dumbledore's name being mentioned by the portraits. When the Headmaster returned, Harry lost his temper and started destroying Dumbledore's possessions, trying to get Dumbledore to let him out; though Dumbledore calmly levelled with Harry, admitting he had every right to be angry with him. Dumbledore asked Harry to sit down and listen to what he needed to say, promising that afterwards, Harry would be free to rage and storm at him, even attack him if he wished.
   
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Dumbledore explained to Harry the real reason why Voldemort tried to kill him as an infant. A prophecy stated that he was destined to defeat the [[Dark wizard|Dark Lord]], for he had powers Voldemort did not: the ability to [[love]], something that the Department of Mysteries was trying to research in a locked room. As a result of the battle, the [[Ministry of Magic]] realised that Lord Voldemort had indeed returned, and Harry and Dumbledore were vindicated along with Sirius (though he didn't live long enough to enjoy his freedom, but was honoured as hero by the Ministry). Serious steps were taken following this change in policy, such as the dismissal of Umbridge. However, this was not a sea of change, as the Ministry still had a mistrust of Dumbledore.
[[File:Harry_and_Hermione_hug.jpg|thumb|278px|Harry and Hermione hugging before he makes his sacrifice.]]
 
Though their friendship remained entirely platonic, at times their closeness engendered jealously or curiosity in others; especially those who had feelings for one or the other, including Cho Chang, Viktor Krum, and even Ron. When the two were briefly alone together during the search for the [[Horcrux]]es, Harry and Hermione experienced some "charged moments," in which the two "shared something very intense"<ref name="HAH">[[J. K. Rowling]]'s comments on Harry and Hermione in ''[[Harry, A History]].''</ref>; however, each remained devoted to [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] and Ron, respectively.
 
   
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====Sixth year====
As Harry himself described, Hermione was one of two of his best friends, akin to a sister. It could be further said she was like his older sister, protective and always trying to keep him in line. The two were also close enough to share their feelings with one another before sharing those feelings with their significant other. Through Hermione's marriage to [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and through Harry's marriage to Ginny, Hermione became his sister-in-law, as well as the aunt and godmother of his children
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b|Albus Dumbledore|So, Harry. You have been wondering, I am sure, what I have planned for you during these — for want of a better word — lessons?|Harry|Yes, sir.|Well, I have decided that it is time, now that you know what prompted Lord Voldemort to try and kill you fifteen years ago, for you to be given certain information.|You said, at the end of last term, you were going to tell me everything. Sir.|Dumbledore and Harry speak of their upcoming lessons together |Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince}}
[[File:DH_-_Ginny_kiss_Harry_(01).jpg|thumb|236px|Ginny and Harry kiss during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].]]
 
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=====Helping recruit Horace Slughorn=====
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In the wake of the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] Harry was sent home to [[4 Privet Drive]] for the summer holidays. There, he obsessed and brooded over his godfather's death where he hardly left his room and refused meals. As the battle had taken place at one point in the famed [[Hall of Prophecy]], many in the [[Wizarding world|wizarding community]] including the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' began to speculate about the relationship between Harry and that place, leading to, accidentally correct reports calling Harry "the Chosen One", the one destined to defeat Lord Voldemort once and for all.
   
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[[File:DumbledoreSlughornsHouse.jpg|250px|thumb|Dumbledore and Harry searching for [[Horace Slughorn]]]]
====Ginny Weasley====
 
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Early in his summer, Dumbledore requested that Harry join him in some unknown adventure. He arrived to pick Harry up at [[4 Privet Drive]] on a Friday, late in the evening. Harry had not informed his aunt and uncle of this development and it came as a great surprise to them. However, they could not depart immediately, because there was a piece of business to attend to: [[Sirius Black's will|Sirius's will]]. Much to his rage, Harry inherited his godfather Sirius Black's estate. This included: 12 Grimmauld Place, the Black family vault, and the Blacks' irritating and half-crazed house elf, [[Kreacher]]. Harry still retained animosity towards Kreacher after his involvement in Sirius' death a few months previous. He also gave Dumbledore permission to continue to use Grimmauld Place as [[Order of the Phoenix|Order]] headquarters. Afterwards they were off, and Dumbledore [[Apparition|Apparated]] Harry to the small village of [[Budleigh Babberton]], where Harry was introduced to Horace Slughorn.
{{Quote|Ginny, you don't know how weird it is for her to be this shy, she never shuts up normally—|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] on [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]]'s change of behaviour in the presence of Harry.|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
 
   
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[[File:Halfblood-00290.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry meeting Horace Slughorn, the former Hogwarts [[Potions Master]]]]
[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] and Harry first met at [[King's Cross Station]] in [[1991]], though they did not formally meet until the summer of [[1992]], at which point it became blatantly clear that Ginny had a huge crush on Harry.
 
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In their time together, Harry and Slughorn discussed some of the professor's old students and the improved security at Hogwarts. When Harry and Dumbledore made to leave, Slughorn agreed to return to the school if he got a raise and a larger office. Following their visit, Dumbledore dropped Harry off at [[The Burrow]], where Harry spent the rest of the summer playing two-sided [[Quidditch]], but not before informing Harry that he was to be given special lessons by Dumbledore himself. Later in the summer Harry learned that he had achieved seven [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]]: one '[[Outstanding]]'<ref name="HBP5">{{HBP|B|5}}</ref>, five '[[Exceeds Expectations]]'<ref name="HBP5" />, and one '[[Acceptable]]'<ref name="HBP5" />. He also received a surprise when he was made [[Quidditch Captain#Hogwarts Quidditch Captains|Captain]] of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]], which put him on equal standing with prefects.
[[File:Harry and Ginny 3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Harry embracing Ginny at [[The Burrow]]]]
 
   
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=====N.E.W.T. classes=====
Though the feeling moderated over time, until [[1995]] she was too shy and nervous around him to even speak to him comfortably; he was a celebrity in her eyes, and to him she was his best friend's little sister. She became even further embarrassed after Harry saved her from the [[Chamber of Secrets]] in his second [[File:Hp1.jpg|thumb|Ginny, Harry's girlfriend and later wife.]]year, when she had been possessed by a fragment of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Tom Riddle's diary|soul]]. [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] helped Ginny by advising her to be more like herself around Harry, and perhaps even see other people. Ginny took this advice, and Harry came to see her as she truly was: strong-willed, witty, stubborn, and compassionate. The two became good friends in Harry's [[1995–1996 school year|fifth year]], the same year Harry started to enjoy her company as much as Ron or Hermione's, and also able to tell him to shut up and cheer up during his depression.
 
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{{Quote|This Book is the Property of the Half-Blood Prince.|Harry finding the signature inside the book|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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Having learned of Professor Slughorn's propensity for hand-picking favourites. Harry experienced this first-hand. He and many others were invited to join Horace Slughorn's [[Slug Club]], during the ride to Hogwarts aboard the [[Hogwarts Express]]. Harry did not enjoy the experience, and made to leave as soon as he possibly could. Instead of returning to his previous compartment, Harry made to eavesdrop upon [[Draco Malfoy]]. Malfoy's precipitation in meeting weeks earlier had led Harry to believe he had taken the [[Dark Mark]]. What he heard did nothing to dispel his suspicions.
   
[[File:Dh1bwoexclusive-02.jpg|thumb|200px|Harry spends time with Ginny on his 17th birthday.]]
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[[File:640x480.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Horace Slughorn|Professor Slughorn]] giving Harry the vial of [[Felix Felicis]]]]
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Harry arrived late to the Welcoming Feast, due to an encounter with Malfoy, in which Malfoy realised he was eavesdropping in his Hogwarts Express compartment under his [[Cloak of Invisibility|invisbility cloak]]. Malfoy froze him with the [[Full Body-Bind Curse]] and stomped on his nose, breaking it and leaving him there unconscious, where he soon found by [[Nymphadora Tonks]] who [[Episkey|healed]] his nose and escorted him to the castle. At the feast, Harry was shocked to learn that [[Severus Snape]] had been promoted to Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. While this disappointed Harry greatly, his career as an Auror reopened, as Professor Slughorn would accept his 'Exceeds Expectations' score in Potions.
After his relationship with [[Cho Chang]] "fell apart" and Harry spent a good deal of time with [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] as well as [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] at [[The Burrow]] in the summer of [[1996]], Harry's feelings for Ginny began to deepen and change. In his first potions class with [[Horace Slughorn|Slughorn]], the love potion [[Amortentia]] revealed he was attracted to "something flowery he had smelled at the Burrow," which later turned out to be Ginny's hair. After witnessing her kissing [[Dean Thomas]], Harry started to feel jealous and fantasise about kissing her himself, although he determinedly tried to convince himself that his feelings for her were "elder-brotherly." He began having dreams about her of a seemingly intimate/sexual nature, even reflecting once that he was very glad that Ron could not perform [[Legilimency]].
 
   
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Harry proceeded to take five classes this year: [[Charms (class)|Charms]], [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], [[Herbology]], [[Potions (class)|Potions]], and [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]]. As Harry had not bothered to buy a text book, Slughorn allowed Harry to borrow an old one from the supply cabinet. When Harry examined it, he found that it once had belonged to a student identified only as the "[[Severus Snape|Half-Blood Prince]]". The book contained copious handwritten notes that helped Harry excel in Potions for once. In fact, his skills won him a prize from Slughorn — a small vial of [[Felix Felicis]], also known as "liquid luck".
[[File:Harry_and_ginny.jpg|thumb|left|Harry and Ginny in the Chamber of Secrets.]]
 
Shortly after Ginny and Dean broke up, she and Harry spontaneously kissed at a Gryffindor [[Quidditch Cup]] victory party. The two began dating, and Harry regarded this time as one of the happiest in his life. However, after the murder of [[Albus Dumbledore]], Harry decided to end things with Ginny, fearing that [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] would target her if he learned of their blossoming/growing strong romance and knowing that he would be leaving with Ron and Hermione to find Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es. Ginny was upset, but accepted Harry's decision, knowing that it was for "some stupid, noble reason."
 
   
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=====Private lessons=====
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Ginny|I’d like you to have something to remember me by, you know, if you meet some [[veela]] when you’re off doing whatever you’re doing.|Harry|I think dating opportunities are going to be pretty thin on the ground, to be honest.|There’s the silver lining I’ve been looking for.|Ginny kisses Harry on his seventeenth birthday.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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[[File:Harry and Ginny.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ginny tending to Harry's wound in 1996.]]
 
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{{Quote|I told you everything I know. From this point forth, we shall be leaving the firm founda-tion of fact and journeying together through the murky marshes of memory into thickets of wildest guesswork. From here on in, Harry, I may be as woefully wrong as [[Humphrey Belcher]], who be-lieved the time was ripe for a cheese cauldron.|Assumptions regarding Riddle's plans|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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As promised, [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] began the private series of lessons with Harry concerning Lord Voldemort. In the first lesson, Dumbledore showed Harry the first of a number of memories he had collected concerning Voldemort's past using his [[Pensieve]]. These lessons regarding Riddle's past were in order to learn his secrets and weaknesses. Dumbledore promised Harry that this information would help him survive and would prove crucial to the eventual defeat of Lord Voldemort.
   
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[[File:Harry pensinive.gif|250px|thumb|left|A private lesson with Dumbledore, Harry about to view a [[memory]] in the Pensieve]]
The two soon saw each other again during the summer while Harry stayed at the Burrow. For Harry's seventeenth [[31 July|birthday]], Ginny passionately kissed Harry as something for him to remember her by, but they were intentionally interrupted by Ron, with Hermione in tow.
 
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In their first lesson, the pair delved into the origin of the boy Tom Riddle, by viewing the [[House of Gaunt|Gaunt family]] that once lived around [[Little Hangleton]]. It showed a former Head of the Magical Law Enforcement Patrol, [[Bob Ogden]] visiting a man named Marvolo Gaunt in order to summon his son Morfin to a Ministry hearing in connection with an attack on a Muggle named [[Tom Riddle Senior|Tom Riddle Snr]]. A huge commotion occurred: Morfin attacked Ogden, with Marvolo stoutly defending his son's actions. [[Marvolo Gaunt|Marvolo]] also tried to attack his daughter [[Merope Riddle|Merope]] after finding out that she had an intense infatuation with Riddle.
   
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After viewing this memory, Dumbledore told Harry that both Marvolo and Morfin were sentenced to six months and three years imprisonment respectively in [[Azkaban]] due to their behaviour. During this lesson, Harry also learned who Tom Riddle's parents were and how they came to be married. He also learned what kind of mindset of the Gaunt family possessed, and how Marvolo and [[Morfin Gaunt|Morfin]] believed strongly in blood supremacy, something the Voldemort's mother (Merope) did not share.
The former told Harry not to "mess [Ginny] around," as his sister had been "pretty cut up" when Harry ended their romantic relationship. The two were soon separated for months as Harry tracked down [[Horcrux]]es with Hermione and Ron, while Ginny returned to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], but still harboured pretty strong romantic feelings for one another. After Ron abandoned his friends, Harry took to staring at Ginny's dot on the [[Marauder's Map]], and was worried when he heard that she, [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]], and [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]] had gotten in trouble for attempting to steal [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]] for him.
 
   
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=====Quidditch Captain=====
[[File:Jloulkl.png|thumb|200px|Harry and Ginny Potter, seeing their children off to Hogwarts]]
 
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{{Dialogue|Harry|I dunno why the team's this popular all of a sudden.|Hermione Granger|Oh, come on, Harry. It's not [[Quidditch]] that's popular, it's you! You've never been more interesting, and frankly, you've never been more fanciable.|Harry as the new captain and his increased popularity|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
When the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] began, Harry wanted Ginny to stay out of the fighting but was forced to ask her to leave the safety of the [[Room of Requirement]] when he, Hermione, and Ron searched it for [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem]]. When preparing to sacrifice himself to Voldemort, Ginny was the last person about whom Harry thought. Later in battle, after Ginny was nearly killed by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], Harry ran at Bellatrix rather than Voldemort, though [[Molly Weasley|Mrs. Weasley]] got there first.
 
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[[File:Harry-potter-half-blood-captain.jpg|250px|thumb|Quidditch Captain Harry supervising Gryffindor tryouts]]
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The Saturday following Harry's first lessons, while in the Great Hall the trio find out (courtesy of the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'') that [[Stanley Shunpike|Stan Shunpike]] has been arrested for supposed Death Eater activity. Apparently he was over heard talking about the [[Death Eaters]] secret plans while in a pub. Harry believed that Stan most likely knew nothing regarding secret plans, as Stan had a habit of greatly exaggerating. Afterwards Harry, as the new [[Gryffindor]] Quidditch Captain held trials to select the team for the annual Quidditch Cup. Due to Harry's popularity, it proves to be extremely taxing and difficult, with even first-years, [[Ravenclaw]]s and [[Hufflepuff]]s turning up for the trials.
   
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The first test he administered was a basic flying test, something that proved to be a good idea as it became clear to Harry that most of the students present where not adapt flyers. After an arduous morning of tantrums, foolishness, and many complaints Harry picked the members of his team. The three [[Chaser]]s, one of which was [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] (who out flew all her competition and scored seventeen goals), two [[Beater]]s, and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] as [[Keeper]]. Ron had only survived the tryouts with Hermione's help, who [[Confundus Charm|confunded]] his competition, [[Cormac McLaggen]].
After Voldemort's defeat, Harry and Ginny resumed their strong romance. Sometime between 1999 to 2002, they married and had three children: [[James Potter II|James Sirius]], [[Albus Potter|Albus Severus]], and [[Lily Potter|Lily Luna]].
 
   
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[[File:HPBfilm.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry becoming increasingly fascinated with the [[Severus Snape's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|Half-Blood Prince's textbook]]]]
====Weasley family====
 
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In studying the Half-Blood Prince's book, Harry discovered numerous hand-written spells that the Prince supposedly invented himself, such as ''[[Dangling Jinx|Levicorpus]]'' and [[Muffliato Charm|''Muffliato'']]. He tried these spells and became increasingly fascinated with the book, going as far as having it on him at all times. This was something that his friends were quick to comment on, stating that "''all he does is read that bloody book"'' and that he "''practically sleeps with it''".<ref>{{HBP|F}}
[[File:Normal poahighres49.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Weasley Family, his second family.]]
 
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</ref> Harry even considered the book to be almost a friend, a teacher and sort of guide.
{{Quote|Half our family does seem to owe you their lives, now I stop and think about it...well, all I can say is that it was a lucky day for the Weasleys when Ron decided to sit in your compartment on the Hogwarts Express, Harry.|[[Arthur Weasley]] to Harry in the Hogwarts hospital wing after Ron accidently drank a glass of poisoned [[Mead|oak-matured mead]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
   
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Hermione disapproved of the book, partly because some of its spells have a dark nature, but mainly because it allows Harry to outperform her in potions. Three times, Slughorn attempts to invite Harry to one of his Slug Club parties, but Harry avoids them. Throughout the autumn, Harry used Quidditch to dodge Professor Slughorn's [[Slug Club]] events, doing this because he disliked the idea and because it was kinder than leaving Ron alone as Hermione had been invited as well.
Beginning in the summer of [[1992]], Harry came to spend many of his holidays with the [[Weasley family]], at [[the Burrow]]. Through his friendship with [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], and his later romance with [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]], the Weasleys became far more of a family to him than the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] ever were.
 
   
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=====The Opal Necklace=====
[[Molly Weasley]] announced to Harry's [[Sirius Black|godfather]] that Harry was "as good as" one of her actual sons, and her [[Boggart]] — of dead family members, one after another — included Harry. She was always keen to make sure Harry was taken care of; at one point Harry noted that she "fussed over the state of his socks and tried to get him to eat fourth helpings at every meal." Her caring sometimes led her to become overprotective of Harry, such as when she strongly objected to the [[Order of the Phoenix|Order]] members giving Harry information regarding [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] during the summer of [[1995]]. She even went as far as to give him, for his coming of age, her [[Fabian Prewett|brother]]'s [[Fabian Prewett's watch|watch]], a clearly treasured family heirloom, and reminder of how much she had already lost in the struggle against Voldemort.
 
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{{Dialogue|Harry|I think Draco Malfoy gave Katie that necklace, [[Professor]].|Minerva McGonagall|That is a very serious accusation, Potter. Do you have any proof?|Harry's suspensions regarding Malfoy|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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[[File:Katie Bell cursed HBP.gif|thumb|250x250px|The trio watching as [[Katie Bell]] was subjected to the curse on the Opal Necklace while in Hogsmeade]]
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In October, during a Hogsmeade visit, Katie Bell was nearly killed after being [[Imperius Curse|bewitched]] to carry a [[Opal Necklace|cursed necklace]] to Dumbledore. Remembering seeing the same necklace in Borgin's shop, Harry voices his suspicions of Malfoy to Professor McGonagall. But she (like Ron and Hermione) rubbishes his theory, stating that Malfoy did not go to [[Hogsmeade]] as he had a detention with her, and that there is no proof that he bought the necklace. Harry felt annoyance towards Ron and Hermione, as they did not back him up, but he did not give up on his theory.
   
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Harry's lessons were quite sporadic that autumn, and he did not have another one until after tragedy befell someone at Hogwarts. In this lesson, Harry first sees [[Caractacus Burke]] talking about [[Slytherin's Locket]] which a pregnant and desperate Merope had sold him, her husband having abandoned her when she stopped giving him love potion. Dumbledore then focused on Tom Riddle just as he was on the cusp of his Hogwarts years, and Harry discovered a troubled orphan who consciously used his magic to bully and intimidate the other children. Also Harry shared his suspicions of Malfoy with [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] during their lesson, only to be rebuffed.
[[Arthur Weasley]] had always enjoyed discussing [[Muggle]] things with Harry, and entrusted Harry with sensitive information others had felt him too young to understand. Harry once saved Mr. Weasley's life, after [[Attack on Arthur Weasley|seeing]] Him being attacked by [[Nagini]] in the [[Department of Mysteries]] before Christmas of [[1995]].
 
   
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[[File:Harry-Potter-Quidditch.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry playing as Seeker in the first match of the season]]
When Ron was poisoned in Harry's sixth year, and Harry saved him with a [[bezoar]], Arthur pointed out how he had saved several members of the Weasley family, and said that it was a good day for the Weasleys when Ron decided to sit with him on the train in 1991.
 
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Not long after that meeting, [[Quidditch]] season was upon them. In preparation for their first game, Harry replaced the injured Katie Bell with [[Dean Thomas]]. The change produced some results, both expected, as the team excelled on the pitch, and unexpected, as Harry found himself in a jealous rage after seeing Dean kissing Ginny after practice. The team's only problem was Ron, who was suffering from a lack of confidence. In an attempt to boost Ron's confidence, Harry blatantly acted as if he had spiked Ron's pumpkin juice with [[Felix Felicis]]. Ron took the bait and played a flawless match; however, Hermione took the bait as well and acted unkindly toward Ron and Harry. While she made up with Harry when he told her of the ruse, Ron's sudden relationship with [[Lavender Brown]] led to continued strife, as it spiked jealousy in Hermione.
   
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=====A Frosty Christmas=====
Twins [[Fred and George Weasley]] helped Harry out numerous times, including saving him from the Dursleys during the summer of [[1992]] with an enchanted car, giving him the [[Marauder's Map]] in [[1993]], as well as volunteering to be [[Dumbledore's Army|D.A.]] members in [[1995]] and later that same year, distracting [[Dolores Umbridge]] so that Harry could use her office to communicate with [[Sirius Black]]. The twins, whom Harry regarded as close friends, were also on the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] with Harry for four years. Harry gave his [[Triwizard Tournament|Triwizard]] winnings to the Weasley twins to start [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]], and in their gratitude for the "start-up loan," they gave Harry products from their joke shop free of charge. Fred's death during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] was one of the deaths that hit Harry the hardest.
 
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{{Dialogue|Rufus Scrimgeour|Dumbledore's man through and through, aren't you, Potter?|Harry|Yeah, I am. Glad we straightened that out.|Harry's refusal to be used by the Ministry|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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While Harry attempted to reconcile his best friends, the Christmas holidays were fast approaching and with them the [[Slug Club Christmas party]] out of which Harry could not wrangle. Since "the Chosen One" rumours had been printed, Harry had received an unnatural amount of attention from the young ladies at Hogwarts. Specifically a fourth year named [[Romilda Vane]], who's attention bordered on obsession. As Harry could not ask Ginny to the party, he was left to ask [[Luna Lovegood]] to attend with him as a friend. This made Luna extremely happy and hugely disappointed the gaggles of giggling girls who awaited Harry below every doorway with mistletoe, they gave him resentful looks.
   
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[[File:Harry in Hallway.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry overhearing a strange conversation between [[Draco Malfoy]] and [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]]]]
Harry liked Percy Weasley the least of Ron's brothers, finding him pompous, although he was genuinely shocked when Percy sided with the Ministry against him in [[1995]]. Percy later came to his senses and fought alongside Harry in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. When Harry saw his sons go to Hogwarts, he thought he overheard Percy talking and "was glad to have the excuse not to stop and say hello". He was also friends with [[William Weasley|Bill]], describing him as "cool" upon first meeting him, participating at his wedding with [[Fleur Delacour]], and living for a month at their house, [[Shell Cottage]]. He also liked [[Charles Weasley|Charlie]], who helped him out somewhat during the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. In his first year, Harry heard many times that Charlie was a great Quidditch player, and was very happy when he and his team lived up to Charlie's reputation.
 
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At the party, Harry was surprised to learn that Hermione attended with [[Cormac McLaggen]], a large [[Gryffindor]] seventh year whom Ron despised. Hermione confessed that she did this solely on the fact that fact that it would annoy Ron the most. He told her that it served her right when McLaggen was less than gentlemanly, only talking about himself and Quidditch. Harry was then forced to endure a conversation with both Snape and Slughorn in regards to his potion making skills and his future career choice. Later, after Malfoy was apprehended "gate-crashing" the party by [[Argus Filch|Filch]], Harry learned that Malfoy was indeed up to something. He also learned that Professor Snape had made the [[Unbreakable Vow]] with [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]] in order to protect him.
   
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[[File:Harry-potter-half-blood-christmas at the Burrow.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry discussing the overheard conversation between Snape and Malfoy during [[Christmas]] holidays]]
After the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]], Harry officially became part of the Weasley family through his marriage to Ginny.
 
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Harry's Christmas was less than enjoyable, as he was cornered by the new [[Minister for Magic]], [[Rufus Scrimgeour]]. Scrimgeour had been hoping to speak with Harry for months and used [[Percy Weasley]] as his way in. The Minister interrupted the [[Weasley family]] Christmas. He tried to persuade Harry to become the Ministry's mascot, an idea that Harry was not prepared to accept. During the meeting Harry proceeded to tell Scrimgeour why he would not offer the Ministry his support, the main reasons being the Ministry's ineffectiveness in dealing with the Death Eater threat, the knowledge that [[Dolores Umbridge]] still held a position within the Ministry, the Ministry's refusal to come to his aid when he tried to inform the wizarding community of Voldemort's return the previous year, the fact that the Ministry had proven throughout the previous year that it was incredibly corrupt and dangerously complacent to the point of being rotten, and the mere fact that Harry had no desire to be used. This discussion left Harry and Scrimgeour on increasingly bad terms.
   
====Teddy Lupin====
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=====Poisoned mead=====
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{{Quote|Half our family does seem to owe you their lives, now I stop and think about it... well, all I can say is that it was a lucky day for the [[Weasley family|Weasleys]] when Ron decided to sit in your compartment on the Hogwarts Express, Harry.|[[Arthur Weasley]] expressing his gratitude|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
{{Dialogue a-b-a-b|Remus Lupin|You'll be godfather?|Harry|M-me?|You, yes of course — Dora quite agrees, no one better—|I — yeah — blimey —|[[Remus Lupin]] and Harry on Teddy Lupin.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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Upon returning to Hogwarts, Harry's sporadic lessons with Dumbledore continued. Early in January, Harry delved into a memory that all but proved that Riddle had murdered his own paternal family after his fifth year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. Then Dumbledore showed Harry a most curious memory, a memory that Professor Slughorn had apparently tampered with, and he gave Harry his first homework assignment: to get the real memory from Slughorn. After impressing Slughorn using a [[bezoar]] in class, Harry tried the direct approach only to be instantly shot down.
   
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[[File:Harry Potter saving a poisoned Ronald Weasley.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry saving Ron, after the latter ingested poisoned mead]]
[[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]] was Harry's godson, and the son of [[Remus Lupin]] and [[Nymphadora Tonks]], two of Harry's close friends. In [[1998]], Remus asked Harry to be Teddy's godfather, and Harry accepted, with great happiness. After Remus and Tonks were killed in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Harry helped Teddy's grandmother, [[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda]], raise him, and by [[2017]], Harry and Teddy were clearly very close. When Harry's children wanted Teddy to move in with the Potters, Harry mentioned that Teddy had been coming to their home for dinner four times a week, and that he practically lived with them already. The Potter kids were also thrilled at the idea that Teddy, who was seen kissing [[Victoire Weasley]], the daughter of [[William Weasley|Bill]] and [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur]], might officially become a part of their family.
 
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By [[1 March]], Harry had still not acquired Slughorn's true memory and had begun to grow more obsessed with Draco Malfoy. That morning he awoke to find Ron under the influence of a very powerful [[Love Potion]], and he took him to Slughorn, only for Ron to end up [[Plot to assassinate Albus Dumbledore|poisoned]]. Harry managed to act quickly and save him with a Bezoar. This was enough for Hermione to overcome her animosity toward Ron, and the three became friends again. Ron survived, but was not fit for the upcoming Quidditch match, so he was replaced by McLaggen. This turned out to be a bad choice, as McLaggen accidentally knocked Harry unconscious mid-match. Upon his recovery, Harry had yet another lesson with the Headmaster.
   
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=====One funeral, two memories=====
In [[1998]], as Harry was planning to break in to the [[Lestrange vault]], he wondered if he was becoming as reckless as a godfather to Teddy as [[Sirius Black]] had been to him. With helping Andromeda raise Teddy, Harry possibly became a brother — father figure towards Teddy, as also Harry could understand how Teddy feels without his parents.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Harry|But you won't help her son. [[Lily J. Potter|She]] gave me her life, but you won't give me a memory.|Horace Slughorn|Don't say that. It isn't a question... If it were to help you, of course... but no purpose can be served...|It can. Dumbledore needs information. I need information. I am the Chosen One. I have to kill him. I need that memory.|Retrieving the true memory from Slughorn|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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[[File:Slughorns Memory HBP.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry retrieving the true [[memory]] from Slughorn]]
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In his lesson with the Headmaster Harry was upbraided by Dumbledore for not completing his assignment, witnessed the young Tom Riddle murder [[Hepzibah Smith]] for the famous artefacts ([[Slytherin's Locket]] and [[Hufflepuff's Cup]]) she owned, and jinx the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] post at Hogwarts. However, Harry still could not figure out how to obtain the memory and focused on Malfoy. His interest was bordering on obsession. It was Ron who came up with the solution to Harry's dilemma with Slughorn. He suggested Felix Felicis, liquid luck. In the evening, Harry took the potion and not only managed to obtain the memory, but also solved many of his and his friends's problems, including breaking up not only Ginny Weasley and Dean Thomas, but also Ron and his overly clingy girlfriend Lavender Brown.
   
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[[File:Half-blood lessons.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry and Dumbledore preparing to witness Slughorn's true memory]]
====Nieces and nephews====
 
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Even though it was after midnight, Harry immediately went to Dumbledore with the new memory. It confirmed Dumbledore's theory that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] had created not one but multiple Dark magical objects called Horcruxes to ensure his [[immortality]]. Together, they theorised that the Dark Lord had created Horcruxes out of special objects such as [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|Riddle's diary]] and Slytherin's locket. Before Harry left, Dumbledore promised to let Harry join him if he found another Horcrux. With the memory found, Harry had only Quidditch and Malfoy on his mind.
Harry had many nieces and nephews through the [[Weasley family]]. The children of [[William Weasley|Bill]] and [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur]] were [[Victoire Weasley|Victoire]], [[Dominique Weasley|Dominique]] and [[Louis Weasley|Louis]], and [[James Potter II|James]] announced that he had seen [[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]] kissing Victoire at [[King's Cross Station]], in [[2017]]. The children of [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] and his wife, [[Audrey Weasley|Audrey]], were [[Molly Weasley II|Molly]], who was named after her [[Molly Weasley|grandmother]], and [[Lucy Weasley|Lucy]], and either Molly or both of the girls were attending Hogwarts in the 2017-2018 school year, because Percy was at King's Cross on 1 September, 2017. The children of [[George Weasley|George]] and [[Angelina Johnson]] were [[Fred Weasley II|Fred]], who was named after his late [[Fred Weasley|uncle]], and [[Roxanne Weasley|Roxanne]].
 
   
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=====Sectumsempra=====
Harry was most likely closest to Ron and Hermione's children, [[Rose Weasley|Rose]] and [[Hugo Weasley|Hugo]], as they were the same ages as [[Albus Potter|Albus]] and [[Lily Potter|Lily]], respectively, and Albus was "relieved" to meet up with Rose at King's Cross. Ron and Hermione were probably close to all of Harry's children as well, and Harry's eldest son, [[James Potter II|James]] is their godson. It is also highly likely that Ron and Hermione made Harry [[Rose Weasley|their daughter's]] godfather.
 
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{{Quote|Harry looked around; there was Ginny running toward him; she had a hard, blazing look in her face as she threw her arms around him. And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her. After several long moments — or it might have been half an hour — or possibly several sunlit days — they broke apart.|Harry and Ginny kissing for the first time|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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Meanwhile, a recovered Katie had returned to the school, causing Harry to ask her who gave her the necklace. She states that someone [[Imperius Curse|Imperiused]] her in the girl's bathroom at The Three Broomstick. In the week before the final Quidditch match, Harry discovered Malfoy crying in the toilet and a duel ensued. With Malfoy on the verge of using an [[Unforgivable Curses|Unforgivable Curse]], Harry cast ''[[Sectumsempra]]'', a curse with unknown effects that he found in the [[Severus Snape's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|Half-Blood Prince's book]]. The curse nearly killed Malfoy and earning Harry indefinite Saturday detentions with Snape and a telling off from McGonagall.
   
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[[File:Harry&Ginny.gif|250px|thumb|left|Harry and Ginny kissing for the first time, thus beginning their [[love|romantic]] relationship]]
====Children====
 
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Unable to play in the final match, Harry waited with anticipation as he sat through his first detention. When the dentition was finally over he arrived back at [[Gryffindor Tower]] and was happy to discover that the team had won the [[Inter-House Quidditch Cup|Quidditch Cup]] without him. Harry having learned previously that Ginny and Dean had split up and having come to terms with his feelings, was still unwilling to ask her out, fearing Ron's reaction. So in the heat of the moment he spontaneously kissed Ginny while over fifty people watched, about whom he had been thinking quite often. He kissed her after she embraced him in the post-match elation; this marked the beginning of their relationship.
{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|It won't be long, and you'll be going too.|Lily|Two years, I want to go ''now''!|Harry Potter and [[Lily Potter|his daughter]].|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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=====Skirmish in the Horcrux Cave=====
[[File:Щжж.png|thumb|Harry with his son, Albus.]]
 
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Harry had four children with [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]: [[James Potter II|James Sirius]], [[Albus Potter|Albus Severus]], [[Lily Potter|Lily Nymphadora Potter]], and Luna Andromeda Potter. The eldest, James, has an outgoing personality and was a troublemaker, much like his [[James Potter I|grandfather and namesake]], and liked to tease his brother Albus. Albus, on the other hand, was quieter and more thoughtful. When he admitted to Harry that he was afraid of being sorted into [[Slytherin]], Harry told him that Albus and Severus were the names of two former headmasters of Hogwarts; one was a Slytherin, and "[[Severus Snape|the bravest man he ever knew]]." He also informed his son that the [[Sorting Hat]] would listen to the wearer's choice, and he knew that for a fact because it had considered putting him into Slytherin; this was something Harry had not shared with any of his other children. Albus also closely resembled Harry, having the same eyes, untidy hair, and glasses. Lily and Luna, the twins and youngest, were very like their mother. Harry, Luna and Lily were seen holding hands while walking into Kings Cross, much like [[Ginny Weasley|Lily's mother]] and [[Arthur Weasley|maternal grandfather]]. Luna and Lily were jealous of their brothers as they boarded the train for Hogwarts, exactly as Ginny had been in [[1991]]. Harry comforted them by reminding them that they would be joining them in two years.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Albus Dumbledore|If I tell to to leave me and save yourself, you will do as I tell you|Harry|Yes, Sir.|Dumbledore making a request of Harry|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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On [[30 June]], Dumbledore led Harry out of the castle in search of a [[Horcrux]]. Before they left, Dumbledore made Harry swear to obey any order given him, regardless of his feelings about said order. From [[Hogsmeade]], they Apparated to a [[The Cave|sea-side cave]], where Tom Riddle had traumatised two young children from his orphanage in his youth. Once inside, Dumbledore attempted to locate the Horcrux's second line of defence. He spoke in a whispered tongue and found a hidden doorway which only opened when it received an offering of blood. The cave was difficult to enter with a toll paid in blood, and to get to the island in the centre of the cave there was only a small boat.
   
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[[File:Harry and Dumbledore in the cave.png|250px|thumb|Dumbledore and Harry arriving in the [[The Cave|Crystal Cave]]]]
It is seen through Harry's actions that he loves and cherishes each of his children very much.
 
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They next found themselves in a vast chamber containing an underground lake, with a solitary island at its centre from which a faint green light was visible. After a failed attempt by Harry at [[Summoning Charm|Summoning]] the Horcrux, Dumbledore located a carefully concealed boat that would allow them safe passage across the lake. During the crossing, Harry learned another of the Horcrux's lines of defence. The lake was filled with [[Inferius|Inferi]] (animated corpses of Voldemort's previous victims) which would attack anyone who touched the lake's water. Dumbledore instructed Harry on the use of fire as the weapon of choice against the Inferi, should it become necessary. Inferi fear both light and warmth. The thought of the Inferi hidden below caused Harry unease, but was quickly reassured by Dumbledore.
   
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[[File:Harry-potter-half-blood-movie-green potion.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry forcing Dumbledore to continue drinking the emerald potion within the stone basin]]
Harry said farewell to his sons, as [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley]] said goodbye to their daughter [[Rose Weasley|Rose]].
 
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Once on the island, Dumbledore found a stone basin from which he could not remove the [[Horcrux]], without drinking the [[Emerald Potion]] that the Horcrux resided in. Harry was reluctant that either one of them drink it, as they did not know its effects, but there was no way to avoid it. Dumbledore extracted a promise from Harry that he would force him to drink, no matter how much he tried to persuade him not to. With this promise, Dumbledore drank and Harry watched as Dumbledore was driven out of his mind, but upheld his promise.
   
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Dumbledore drank and experienced intense stomach pains, dehydration and saw visions that mentally tortured him. Harry later thought that Dumbledore saw the duel between him, [[Aberforth Dumbledore|Aberforth]], and [[Gellert Grindelwald|Grindelwald]]. Harry managed to get the potion down Dumbledore's throat. When they finally finished the potion, Dumbledore fell unconscious. When he was revived by Harry he asked for water. Harry attempted to conjure water for Dumbledore with a [[Water-Making Spell|Water-Making Charm]], but this proved ineffective as the water disappeared before Dumbledore could drink it. This being another defence designed by Voldemort. In desperation Harry filled a cup with water from the lake, triggering the army of Inferi that were waiting below.
===Albus Dumbledore===
 
[[File:D10_1024x7681.JPG|thumb|Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, in the Astronomy Tower.]]
 
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Hermione|Harry, I'm sorry, but I think the real reason you're so angry is that Dumbledore never told you any of this himself.|Harry|Maybe I am! Look what he asked from me, Hermione! Risk your life, Harry!... And don't expect me to explain everything, just trust me blindly...even though I don't trust you! Never the whole truth! Never!|He loved you. I know he loved you.|Harry and Hermione discussing the secrets Dumbledore kept|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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[[File:Harry inferi.gif|250px|thumb|Harry was overwhelmed by Voldemort's army of [[Inferius|Inferi]]]]
[[Albus Dumbledore]] was a mentor to Harry, akin to a grandfather figure. Dumbledore arranged for Harry to be rescued from [[Godric's Hollow]] after his parents' murder and left him in the care of his aunt [[Petunia Dursley]] in order to give him the benefit of the magical protection of his mother's blood. In Harry's [[1995-1996 school year|fifth year]], he admitted to Harry that he had not told him of the [[prophecy]] concerning himself and [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], because he wanted to spare Harry the pain and responsibility it would burden him with for as long as possible. Though Harry was initially furious with him for the frustration he felt for being kept in the dark, the two continued to be close. By Harry's [[1996|sixth year]], Dumbledore took on the role of providing Harry with additional insights into the origins of Lord Voldemort, largely through the use of the [[Pensieve]]. He entrusted Harry with the task of getting a final, crucial [[memory]] from [[Horace Slughorn]] regarding Voldemort's knowledge of [[Horcrux]]es.
 
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As he splashed the water on Dumbledore's face, Harry felt something ice cold on his arm and saw a disgusting hand and the Inferi climbing up from the lake. Harry panicked and attempted to fight back with a multitude of spells and curses, including [[Impediment Jinx|''Impedimenta'']] and ''[[Sectumsempra]]''. None of the spells worked, since the Inferi were too numerous and could not feel pain. He was overwhelmed and dragged under.
   
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Dumbledore, having regained consciousness, created a [[Firestorm|ring of fire]] around them that repelled the Inferi. He pocketed the Locket and drove the Inferi back into the lake while he and Harry escaped in the boat. Harry then proceeded to [[Apparition|Apparate]] them back to [[Hogsmeade]].
[[File:Prof_Dumbledore_and_Harry_Potter_in_1996.jpg|thumb|left|Harry and [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]].]]
 
Dumbledore's death was greatly devastating to Harry, though he persevered in the impossibly difficult task Dumbledore had left him of finding and destroying each of Voldemort's Horcruxes. Harry had difficulty coping with the fact that there was much Dumbledore had not told him about his history with the [[Deathly Hallows]] and [[Gellert Grindelwald]]; however, when he learned during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] that Dumbledore had supposedly planned all along for Harry to sacrifice himself, Harry innately showed incredible faith in his mentor by serenely accepting the task. When Harry allowed himself to be struck by Voldemort's [[Killing Curse]], his soul entered a state of [[Limbo]], resembling [[King's Cross Station]], where Dumbledore was waiting to speak with him.
 
   
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=====Battle of the Astronomy Tower=====
{{Quote|Do not pity the dead, Harry, pity the living. Above all, pity those who live without love.|Dumbledore's parting words to Harry during their encounter in Limbo.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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The fact that Dumbledore himself was there to meet Harry in a place between life and death attested to the bond of fellowship between them. They discussed all that had happened to Harry since Dumbledore's death, as well as things that had remained unsaid prior to it. At one point, Dumbledore seemed to beg for Harry's reassurance, uncharacteristically doubting some of the decisions he had made in the course of his life, which Harry easily gave him. Though Harry had felt some resentment for how little he felt Dumbledore had actually revealed of himself in their time together, Harry probably learned secrets and saw a side of Dumbledore that no one else knew during the events at "King's Cross."
 
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{{Quote|The lightning-struck tower. Calamity. Disaster. Coming nearer all the time.|Prediction of the battle|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
[[File:Harry_and_Albus_limbo.jpg|thumb|320px|Harry Potter speaking with [[Albus Dumbledore]] in Limbo.]]
 
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After a short broomstick ride through the village they landed atop the [[Astronomy Tower]]. Once on the tower they discovered that Hogwarts had been invaded by [[Death Eaters]], but Harry's friends Ron, Hermione, [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]], [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]], and Ginny, who had been ordered by Harry to watch the school lest Malfoy accomplish his nefarious goal. The D.A. members battled alongside the [[Order of the Phoenix]], on the floor below Harry and Dumbledore, with some help from the remainder of Harry's vial of Felix Felicis. Dumbledore had stopped Harry from fighting and frozen him against a wall with a [[Full Body-Bind Curse]], hidden underneath his [[Invisibility Cloak]], so all he could do was helplessly watch and wait. While waiting Harry witnessed the death of Albus Dumbledore at the hands of Severus Snape.
   
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[[File:Dumbledore defeated.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry witnessing Albus Dumbledore's death at the hands of [[Severus Snape]]]]
Harry also had a unique relationship Dumbledore's phoenix, [[Fawkes]]; not only was Harry's [[Harry Potter's wand|wand]] one of the only two ever made with feathers from Fawkes's tail, but the phoenix found Harry in the [[Chamber of Secrets]], helped him kill [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk]], and provided Harry with the only known antidote to [[Basilisk venom]]: phoenix tears. Fawkes's song was a source of comfort for Harry on a number occasions before the phoenix left Hogwarts following Dumbledore's death.
 
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Dumbledore's body plummeted from the tallest tower at Hogwarts. With Dumbledore dead, Harry was free of the spell that petrified him. He immediately set off after Snape, petrifying a Death Eater and seeking revenge. As the Death Eaters made their way out of Hogwarts Castle and on to the grounds, trying to reach the border where they would be able to [[Apparition|Apparate]] again, Harry pursued and faced off against Snape. Harry tried many times to defeat Snape, even weakly attempting the [[Cruciatus Curse]] and Snape's own hand crafted spells, all with no effect. In the process, Snape identified himself as the Half-Blood Prince, and escaped Hogwarts with [[Draco Malfoy]] and the other Death Eaters.
   
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[[File:Harry and Dumbledore.png|250px|thumb|Harry kneeling next to the body of the recently deceased [[Albus Dumbledore]]]]
Harry later named his [[Albus Potter|second son]] Albus, after the Hogwarts Headmaster.
 
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[[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] found Harry and together they managed to extinguish the fire that burnt Hagrid's hut (caused by [[Thorfinn Rowle]]) with the Water-Making Charm. Harry then told Hagrid that "''Snape killed Dumbledore''", but Hagrid refused to believe him. Harry and Hagrid returned to the castle to find people staring at Dumbledore's crippled and lifeless body. Harry moved forward the base of the Astronomy Tower and found his mentor's body lying still upon the ground and Hagrid finally believed him.
   
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Harry proceeded to stay next to Dumbledore's body thinking that everything that previously happened that night had been all for naught. Harry started crying over Dumbledore's corpse as well as straightening his half-moon spectacles upon his crooked nose and Harry wiping a trickle of blood from the dead Headmaster's mouth with his (Harry's) own sleeve. Hagrid tried many times to get Harry to move, but did not succeed. It was only when he was comforted by Ginny that Harry finally consented to move.
===Lord Voldemort===
 
[[File:Hp7p12_display.jpg|thumb|260px|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], Harry's mortal enemy.]]
 
{{Quote|Don’t you turn your back on me, Harry Potter! I want you to look at me when I kill you! I want to see the light leave your eyes!|Voldemort taunting Harry before the duel in the graveyard.|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}
 
   
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[[File:RAB note.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry and Hermione reading the note from Regulus Black inside the fake locket]]
[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], who sought to destroy Harry ever since the boy was an infant, was Harry's most dangerous enemy. Dumbledore described the relationship between [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and Harry as follows: "You and Lord Voldemort have journeyed together into realms of magic hitherto unknown and untested... Voldemort wrapped your destinies together more securely than ever two wizards were joined in history...both kin and mortal enemy...". The two wizards had their destines locked together even since [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|a prophecy]] foretelling of child "with the power to Vanquish the Dark Lord" was made and relayed in part Voldemort, who decided to act to prevent it from coming to fruition. Though two infants fit the description of the "Chosen One," Voldemort believed the son of [[James and Lily Potter]] posed the greater threat, as he, like Voldemort himself, was a [[half-blood]].
 
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Harry remembering the locket, took it from Dumbledore's robes. He was absolutely beside himself when he learned it was just a plain bit of jewellery. It was in fact a decoy; there was a note inside the locket that revealed the real Horcrux was taken by someone called '[[Regulus Black|R.A.B.]]'. It appeared to Harry that Dumbledore had died in vain and that they had achieved nothing that night. Harry was still processing this information while Ginny escorted him to the [[Hospital Wing]] on [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]]'s orders, all the while holding his hand as means of comfort. Later at the end of the year, Harry would inform Hermione and Ron of the decoy locket.
[[File:Priori_Incantatem.jpg|thumb|left|260px|[[Priori Incantatem]] occurring between Lord Voldemort and Harry]]
 
To circumvent the prophecy, Voldemort went to [[Godric's Hollow]] to murder the baby Harry. When Lily refused to move aside and allow Voldemort access to his true target, her son, her willing sacrifice afforded Harry a [[Sacrificial protection|protection]] so powerful, it caused the [[Killing Curse]] Voldemort aimed at Harry to rebound. Voldemort's body was destroyed, and the fragment of soul residing within it was forced to flee and exist in a weak, spectral form. In attempting to kill Harry, Voldemort unintentionally embedded a piece of his [[Horcrux|soul]] and some of his own abilities into Harry, as well as effectively marking Harry "as his equal." It was only after Voldemort attacked Harry that the latter became a [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]], a trait Voldemort inherited from [[Salazar Slytherin]], and was able to see into Voldemort's mind on occasion—both tools that aided Harry in bringing about Lord Voldemort's end. As it happened, when Voldemort tried to kill Harry in the Forbidden Forest during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], he was unable to because when Voldemort had used Harry's blood to restore his body, he had unwittingly bound Harry's life to his own. As such, the curse only destroyed the Horcrux piece of Voldemort’s soul within Harry, while Harry survived.
 
[[File:HarryPossessed.jpg|thumb|264px|Voldemort possessing Harry]]
 
There are many features that both Voldemort and Harry share: both were only children who were "abandoned" at a very young age, too young to properly remember their parents. Both had grown up believing untruths about their parents (Harry was told that his parents were unemployed drunks who had died in a car accident, while Voldemort was allegedly told that his mother was from a circus). Lord Voldemort, like Harry, never knew his mother, and though he did meet his father, he only sought him out for revenge and then killing him. Harry only vaguely remembers both his parents, being too young when they were killed to remember anything more than vague images and fleeting feelings. However, he has been able to connect with them through objects once belonging to his father, such as the Invisibility Cloak and the Marauder's Map, his mother's letter, old photographs, and also his parents' friends. He also met their spirits via the [[Resurrection Stone]]. In addition, both boys wore second-hand clothes: Harry was given his repulsive cousin Dudley's enormous cast offs, and Tom wore tatty hand-me-downs supplied by the orphanage. Both Riddle and Harry were friendless as children: Harry was kept isolated and denied a normal social life by his [[Petunia Dursley|aunt]] and [[Vernon Dursley|uncle]], while Tom expressed his bitterness and loneliness by tormenting the other orphans, frightening them away.
 
[[File:OOTPVoldemort.jpg|thumb|234px|Lord Voldemort]]
 
{{Quote|There is no good and evil... There's only power, and those who are too weak to seek it...|Voldemort, speaking through Quirrell, in 1992.|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}Both Harry and Voldemort were Parselmouths: wizards who have the ability to speak to snakes. This is less coincidental than it might seem, for Voldemort actually transferred this ability to Harry when attacking him. Voldemort was in [[Slytherin]] house, and the [[Sorting Hat]] almost placed Harry into Slytherin, though Harry asked to be placed in some other House, thus, making it so his choices define who he is. Both boys had followers: Tom gathered [[Tom Riddle's gang|a small group of "friends"]] through fear, intimidation, and tenuous promises, and then later a whole group calling themselves the "[[Death Eaters]]." Similarly, many students gravitated to Harry out of loyalty and a shared cause, but also curiosity and an attraction to his fame.
 
[[File:Avadakedavra.png|thumb|left|260px|Voldemort hitting Harry with the Killing Curse]]
 
The two wizards also had "twin" wands; each wand contained the same phoenix feather [[wand core]], that is later revealed to be from [[Fawkes]], Dumbledore's pet phoenix. As well, both boys were unaware they were wizards until about the age of eleven, even though each could make unusual things happen. Both Harry and Tom were of great interest to Dumbledore, and both felt their first home was Hogwarts. In addition, both achieved greatness in the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] class, however, each for different reasons. Both Harry and Voldemort were half-bloods, though that only matters to Tom Riddle. Both are also rule breakers: Harry, of course, feels justified when he does things like leaving his dorm after hours, entering the [[Forbidden Forest]], and eavesdropping on teachers because he believes it serves a greater purpose. Tom might have engaged in similar activities, but if so, then he did this for darker and self-serving reasons, and without benefit of an Invisibility Cloak like Harry; while at school, Tom framed Hagrid for a girl's death, then went on to worse crimes.
 
[[File:DH_-_Voldemort_VS._Harry_Final_Duel_03.jpg|thumb|266px|Harry and Voldemort's final duel]]
 
{{Dialogue a-b|Voldemort|Potter doesn't mean that. Who else are you going to use as a shield today, Potter?|Harry Potter|No one. There are no more Horcruxes. It's just you and me. One of us is going to leave for good.|The final confrontation between Voldemort and Harry at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}However, there are also many features that set Harry and Voldemort apart: at his initial Sorting, Harry requested he not be placed in Slytherin. It is unlikely Tom Riddle would have made a similar request, even if he was unaware what his ancestry was. Furthermore, Voldemort never had friends, only followers who feared him or hoped to gain some reward or advantage. Harry made many friends: his dorm-mates, the Weasley family, and many teachers, especially Hagrid, Remus Lupin, and (the real) Mad-Eye Moody. They supported Harry because they share a common belief. While both were half-blood, Harry's mother, a witch, was Muggle-born, whereas Lord Voldemort's ''father'' was a Muggle, and incidentally, so was Snape's, which is why he called himself the Half-Blood Prince.
 
   
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Once in the Hospital Wing he found a injured Neville apparently asleep in bed, as well as: Ron, Hermione, Luna, [[Nymphadora Tonks|Tonks]], [[Remus Lupin|Lupin]], [[Poppy Pomfrey|Madam Pomfrey]], and Ron's brother [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]]. At some point during the battle Bill had been horribly scarred by [[Fenrir Greyback]]. When Ginny announced that Dumbledore was dead, everyone appeared horrified. Lupin actually lost control for a moment, while Madam Pomfrey burst into tears and McGonagall was weak-kneed. Harry explained to everyone what had happened on the Astronomy Tower and when he was finished, they were all shocked by what he had said. Harry also revealed Dumbledore's apparent reasons for trusting Snape and allowing him a second chance.
Most importantly, Harry cared about the people around him, even pitying Draco Malfoy when the boy was ordered by Voldemort to assassinate Dumbledore. Harry had the ability to love and be compassionate, making him more vulnerable to suffering pain, but also capable of experiencing deep friendship and loyalty that helped guide him to greatness. For Voldemort, love, fidelity, or compassion are unknown and unwelcome concepts. Voldemort would demand loyalty and respect from his [[Death Eaters]], but had little in return. Voldemort had a tendency to dispose of [[Death Eaters]] who either failed him, angered him, or were no longer of use to him. Despite literally sharing the same blood, Voldemort and Harry were also related by blood, however distantly, through their shared descent from the Peverells (Voldemort through the [[House of Gaunt|Gaunts]] and Harry through the [[Potter family|Potters]]). This made them distant cousins.
 
   
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=====Funeral of Albus Dumbledore=====
It is possible that Harry won the allegiance of [[Tom Riddle's wand|Voldemort's wand]] after the latter's death during their [[Duel in the Great Hall]]. If so, it is highly unlikely Harry will ever use the wand due to his personal history with both the wand itself and its original owner.
 
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{{Quote|And he knew, without knowing how he knew it, that the [[phoenix]] had gone, had left Hogwarts for good, just as Dumbledore had left the school, had left the world... had left Harry.|Fawkes leaving represented Dumbledore's departure|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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After leaving the hospital wing McGonagall questions Harry about what he and Dumbledore were doing, but Harry under orders from Dumbledore not to tell anyone except [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], refuses. The teachers then discuss the future of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], and plans for Dumbledore's funeral. Harry turns his back on the Half-Blood Prince's book, and regrets ever possessing it. Hermione and Ron comfort him, stating that nothing in the book ever indicated that he was capable of murder.
   
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{{Main|Funeral of Albus Dumbledore}}
Voldemort and Harry share some things: The same wand cores and the same family because Harry Potter is related to Tom Riddle, they are related through the [[Peverell family|Peverell brothers]].
 
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[[File:B6C30M1 funeral of Albus Dumbledore.png|250px|thumb|Harry attending Dumbledore's funeral (left side, sixth row)]]
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Following the death of Albus Dumbledore, his [[Funeral of Albus Dumbledore|funeral]] was carried out. Harry was disgusted to see that [[Dolores Umbridge]] and [[Rita Skeeter]] had the nerve to attend his funeral, but he did not want to make a scene at Dumbledore's funeral and bit his tongue. Knowing that he would have to [[Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter's Horcrux Hunt|hunt down]] Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es and, fearing for her safety, Harry took Ginny aside, and broke off their romance. Ginny told him that she did not care about the danger of being his girlfriend, but Harry still thought it was best if the two stopped seeing each other. He then spoke to Ron and Hermione, who committed to forgoing their final year at Hogwarts in order to accompany him, despite his protests.
   
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===Horcrux hunt {{C|1997–1998}}===
===Rubeus Hagrid===
 
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[[File:Hagridh.jpg|thumb|left|Harry with [[Rubeus Hagrid]], his friend, protector and teacher.]]
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Hermione Granger|You said to us once before that there was time to turn back if we wanted to. We've had time, haven't we?|Ron Weasley|We're with you, whatever happens mate.|A vow to help Harry with his hunt for Horcruxes|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
{{Quote|There's no Hogwarts without you, Hagrid.|Harry, after Hagrid's return from [[Azkaban]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
 
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[[File:Petunia saying goodbye.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry and Petunia saying their goodbyes to each other]]
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After [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s death (Dumbledore was the one who began the hunt in July 1996) at the hands of [[Severus Snape]] during the [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower]], the mission fell to Harry Potter to complete. He had to complete it if he was to finally defeat Voldemort. He was joined by Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. With four Horcruxes remaining (plus the unknown soul fragment residing inside Harry) the [[trio]] made plans.
   
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Harry, Hermione, and Ron all remained committed to their goal to locate and destroy [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s [[Horcrux]]es. To protect their families Hermione altered her parents' memories so that they forgot they had a daughter, then instructed them to move to Australia, and with some help from Fred, George, and their father, Ron transfigured the [[Weasley family ghoul|family ghoul]] to resemble himself with [[Spattergroit]]. Harry's [[Petunia Dursley|aunt]] and [[Vernon Dursley|uncle]] were taken into hiding by several members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], such as [[Dedalus Diggle]] and [[Hestia Jones]], despite many misgivings on the part of the Dursleys.
[[Rubeus Hagrid]] was Harry's first friend in the [[wizarding world]]. In effect, he rescued Harry twice: once from the wreckage of his destroyed home, as a baby; second, from the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]]' to take him back into the wizarding world.
 
   
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====Battle of the Seven Potters====
Both orphaned outsiders, Harry and Hagrid shared a bond that Harry never failed to honour. He constantly defended the [[half-giant]] against name-calling and mockery, and despite his disapproval, helped Hagrid protect various dangerous [[Beast|pets]] and raise his half-brother, [[Grawp]]. Harry also refused to believe Hagrid opened the [[Chamber of Secrets]], when [[Tom Riddle's Diary]] showed him the memory.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-c|Hermione Granger|I told them you'd take it like this.|Harry|If you think I'm going to let six people risk their lives — !|Ron Weasley |— because it's the first time for all of us.|The trio arguing over the seven Potters plan|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Seven-potters.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The seven Potters]]
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Harry stayed at [[4 Privet Drive]] for a time, but the Order of the Phoenix needed to evacuate him to the Burrow before he turned seventeen. On [[27 July]] the Order sent the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] into hiding first. Harry was surprised by [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]]'s gratitude towards him for saving his soul and his sincere goodbye. Six out of thirteen of Harry's escorts took [[Polyjuice Potion]] to take on Harry's appearance in order to be diversions if they were attacked, despite Harry's protests. Harry also secretly thought that he wished they would respect his body more. Upon leaving, the group was attacked by over thirty cloaked [[Death Eaters]]. Harry rode with [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] on his godfather [[Sirius Black's motorbike|Sirius' old motorbike]], that had been modified. They were attacked by multiple Death Eaters, including an Imperiused [[Stanley Shunpike|Stan Shunpike]] and eventually Lord Voldemort himself, who had invented and mastered [[unsupported flight]].
   
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[[File:Battle of the Seven Potters.gif|250px|thumb|left|[[Harry Potter's wand|Harry's wand]] retaliating automatically against Voldemort during the battle]]
During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] in [[1998]], [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] forced a distraught Hagrid to carry Harry's "corpse" out of the [[Forbidden Forest]], during which time Hagrid expressed his fury with the [[Forbidden Forest Centaur colony|centaurs]] for initially refusing to fight, prompting them to join in soon after.
 
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Harry's owl [[Hedwig]] was hit by a stray [[Killing Curse]] a Death Eater sent Harry's way. When [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] caught up with them, Harry thought this was the end, but his wand acted on its own to strike out at the man who was both "''kin and mortal enemy''", destroying Voldemort's borrowed wand. The chaos ended when Harry and Hagrid passed the protective enchantments placed over the house of [[Nymphadora Tonks]]' parents, although Harry was still completely grief-stricken over the death of his beloved owl. After finding Hagrid safe and sound, the pair took a [[Portkey]] to the Burrow, where he found a worried [[Molly Weasley|Molly]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] standing watch outside in the darkness.
   
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[[File:After the battle of 7 potters.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry and others safely at [[the Burrow]] after participating in the sky battle earlier that night]]
In 2017, Harry's sons, [[James Potter II|James]] and [[Albus Potter|Albus]], were planning to meet Hagrid for tea shortly after their arrival at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].
 
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Harry was relieved to see that Hermione and Ron were fine, but was shocked when [[Remus Lupin]] arrived with [[George Weasley]], who had lost an ear. Everyone else arrived safely, but [[Alastor Moody]] who had been murdered by Voldemort and [[Mundungus Fletcher]], who had [[Apparition|Disapparated]] as soon as the fight started. Many amongst those gathered at the Burrow believed that they had been betrayed, but Harry refused to believe any of those he loved would sell him to Voldemort, much to the chagrin of Remus Lupin. Harry then stormed outside, where he was struck by a vision of Voldemort torturing [[Garrick Ollivander|Ollivander]].
   
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{{Dialogue a-b|Rufus Scrimgeour|Remembered you're not at school, have you? Remembered that I am not Dumbledore, who forgave your insolence and insubordination? You may wear that scar like a crown, Potter, but it is not up to a seventeen-year-old boy to tell me how to do my job! It's time you learned some respect!|Harry|It's time you earned it.|A row during the reading of [[The Last Will and Testament of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore|Albus Dumbledore's will]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
[[File:Black prison.jpg|thumb|right|160px|[[Sirius Black]], his godfather.]]
 
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Once settled in at the Burrow, Harry, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] helped prepare the wedding ceremony of [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]. The day before the wedding, the group celebrated [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday|Harry's seventeenth birthday]]. Harry received a watch from Mr and Mrs Weasley, a traditional coming-of-age gift. Ginny also gave him the most passionate kiss they have ever shared. It was something to remember her by in case he "''meets some veela''" during the [[Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter's Horcrux Hunt|Horcrux hunt]]. Harry responded by saying that "''dating opportunities will be thin''". The pair was then interrupted by Ron and Hermione.
{{Quote|I want you to listen to me very carefully, Harry. You're not a bad person. You're a very good person who bad things have happened to, you understand? Besides, the world isn't split into good people and [[Death Eaters]]. We've all got both light and dark inside of us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.|[[Sirius Black]] to Harry Potter while in [[12 Grimmauld Place]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
 
   
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[[File:DH1 HQ still Scrimgeour Trio.jpg|240px|thumb|left|[[Rufus Scrimgeour|Scrimgeour]] giving the first Snitch Harry caught, willed to him by Albus Dumbledore]]
Filling in as a paternal figure or an uncle, [[Sirius Black]] was Harry's godfather, as well as his most trusted confidant. When [[Harry Potter's scars#The lightning-bolt scar|Harry's scar]] hurt in [[1994]], he acknowledged that he could tell and ask Sirius anything without feeling foolish, hesitant, or uncomfortable. During [[Dolores Umbridge]]'s dictatorial rule over Hogwarts in the [[1995–1996 school year]], Sirius supported Harry's [[Dumbledore's Army|plan to teach other students]] practical defensive magic, telling Harry that he and [[James Potter I|James]] would have done the same thing.
 
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At the party that night, [[Minister for Magic]] Rufus Scrimgeour arrived to release the contents of Albus Dumbledore's will. Harry was left the [[Harry Potter's first Golden Snitch|first Snitch]] he had ever caught in a Quidditch match and [[Sword of Gryffindor|Godric Gryffindor's Sword]]; Scrimgeour withheld this second gift, claiming that it was a historical magical item and was not exclusively Harry's property. Noting that Harry, Ron, and Hermione were the only students mentioned by name in the will, he asked the trio why this was; the three were unable to give him an answer.
   
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On [[1 August]], Harry attended Bill and Fleur's wedding disguised as a distant [[Weasley family|Weasley]] cousin, Barny Weasley. They used polyjuice potion and the hairs of a red-haired Muggle boy from the village to disguise him. During the party, Harry met Luna Lovegood's father, Xenophilius, (who wore a necklace bearing an Triangle-Eyed symbol) and Viktor Krum, (who dislikes the symbol for it is synonymous with the dark wizard Grindelwald, who attended Krum's school, Durmstrang). The reception was interrupted when the [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] of [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] arrived and announced the [[fall of the Ministry of Magic]] and the death of Rufus Scrimgeour. Chaos erupted and guests started to flee, while Harry and Hermione drew their wands and grabbed Ron before Disapparating to [[Tottenham Court Road]].
When Harry first met Sirius, he wanted to kill Sirius for the betrayal of his parents. When the truth was revealed that [[Peter Pettigrew]] had been the one who sold the [[Potters]] to [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], Sirius still showed immense guilt, because it had been his idea for Pettigrew to become the Potters' [[Secret-Keeper]].
 
   
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[[File:Stupefy.gif|250px|thumb|The trio duelling Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle in [[Luchino Caffe]]]]
[[File:Siriusandharrybattle.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Harry with Sirius moments before his death.]]
 
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There, Hermione revealed that she had planned ahead, packing supplies in her bag, which had an [[Extension Charm|Undetectable Extension Charm]] on it. Ron changed, and Harry put on his [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]], and the three then entered a nearby café to hang low for a while. Whilst at the café, Ron and Hermione discussed the events of the wedding and Voldemort's coup. They unwittingly broke the [[Taboo]] that had been placed on Voldemort's name when the Death Eaters overthrew the Ministry of Magic, alerting Death Eaters [[Antonin Dolohov]] and [[Thorfinn Rowle]] to their location. After a [[Luchino Caffe Duel|brief skirmish]], the trio defeated the Death Eaters, whose memories Hermione wiped at Harry's suggestion. Harry, Ron, and Hermione then found refuge at [[12 Grimmauld Place]].
{{Quote|It was cruel that you and Sirius had such a short time together. A brutal ending to what should have been a long and happy relationship.|[[Albus Dumbledore]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
   
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Harry, for his part, became very protective of Sirius. Knowing that the Ministry believed him guilty of mass murder, Harry refused to put Sirius in danger if it could be avoided. When Harry was mysteriously entered into the [[Triwizard Tournament]], he tried everything to convince Sirius to remain in hiding instead of returning to England. During Umbridge's year at the school, Harry asked Sirius not to come to [[Hogsmeade]] as [[Sirius Black|Padfoot]], since he did not want to risk Sirius getting thrown back into [[Azkaban]]; while Sirius obeyed Harry's wishes, he observed that James would have been willing to take the risk.
 
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{{Quote|You're going to leave here with us. Go home, grab your children, and get out, get out of the country if you've got to. Disguise yourselves and run. You've seen how it is, you won't get anything like a fair hearing here.|Harry freeing [[Muggle-born|prisoners]] from the Muggle-Born Registration Commission|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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Having found no leads regarding the [[Horcrux]]es over the summer, Harry discovered [[Regulus Black|R.A.B.]] during the trio's first morning at [[12 Grimmauld Place]]. Once Hermione remembered that the [[Slytherin's locket|locket]] had been in the house during its occupation by the [[Order of the Phoenix]], Harry summoned [[Kreacher]], and they learned that it had been stolen by [[Mundungus Fletcher]]. When the trio questioned him about it, he revealed that it was now in the possession of [[Dolores Umbridge]]. On the same day, [[Remus Lupin]] had been to visit. He asked Harry if he could join them, but once Harry found out that [[Nymphadora Tonks|Tonks]] was pregnant, he refused. This caused a temporary rift between the two of them.
   
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For the following month, the trio would take turns under the Invisibility Cloak to watch the Ministry entrance. On 2 September after formulating their plans, they managed to infiltrate the Ministry. Using [[Polyjuice Potion]] Harry transformed into Albert Runcorn. Once inside the Ministry it became apparent that the [[trio]] did not plan well enough, as they focused all their attention on how to get in and not what they were going to do once inside. Harry searched Umbridge's office but did not find the locket. He did, however, take [[Alastor Moody's magical eye|Moody's eye]] from her door. Finding Umbridge trying Muggle-borns for "stealing" magic, Hermione managed to trick Umbridge into revealing the locket, and she lied about how she obtained it.
When Sirius was killed in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Harry at first refused to believe he was dead. Harry was completely devastated by Sirius's death; for the following months, Harry avoided talking about Sirius if he could; whenever the subject came up, he would distract himself in some way to avoid joining the discussion. Very fortunately, Harry was able to move on with his life after a short period of grieving, knowing that Sirius would not want him to shut himself away or crack up. When Harry prepared to sacrifice himself to Voldemort in [[1998]], Sirius was one of the spirits he summoned using the [[Resurrection Stone]]. Sirius assured Harry that dying was "quicker and easier" than falling asleep.
 
   
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[[File:Harry Potter's Patronus saving Marry Cattermole.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry casting his stag Patronus at Dementors, right before capturing Slytherin's locket]]
{{Quote|I realised I can’t shut myself away, or — or crack up. Sirius wouldn’t have wanted that, would he? And anyway, life’s too short...look at [[Amelia Bones|Madam Bones]], look at [[Emmeline Vance]]...it could be me next, couldn’t it? But if it is, I’ll make sure I take as many Death Eaters with me as I can and Voldemort too, if I can manage it.|Harry honors his godfather's memory.|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
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Furious, Harry stunned both her and [[Corban Yaxley|Yaxley]]. He and Hermione freed the Muggle-borns who were being held by the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]], and Hermione [[Doubling Charm|conjured a copy]] of the locket while they took the real thing. They met up with Ron again and escaped, though Yaxley grabbed Hermione's arm while they were Disapparating. She evaded him with a [[Revulsion Jinx]], but the location of 12 Grimmauld Place was revealed to him, and they were forced to abandon it as a hide-out. But instead Hermione took them to the woods that were once the location of the [[Quidditch World Cup]].
   
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====Ron's departure====
Sirius also was the one who gave Harry his first [[toy broomstick]], as a year old baby. In a letter to Sirius, Harry's mother thanked him and described James's impression that Harry would be a "good Quidditch player." Sirius later gave Harry another [[broomstick]], the [[Firebolt]], as thirteen years's worth of presents from his godfather.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b|Harry|I thought you knew what you'd signed up for.|Ron Weasley|Yeah, I thought I did too.|So what part of it isn't living up to your expectations? Did you think we'd be staying in five-star hotels? Finding a [[Horcrux]] every other day? Did you think you'd be back to Mummy by Christmas?|We thought you knew what you were doing! We thought Dumbledore had told you what to do, we thought you had a real plan!|Harry and Ron having a nasty row before the latter's departure|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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After securing [[Slytherin's locket]], the three friends took turns wearing it, to ensure it was not lost. The locket had a negative influence on all of them, straining relations and causing them to all act moody and inclined to get into petty arguments. They overheard a [[goblin]] saying that the sword protected by [[Severus Snape|Snape]] was a fake. They learned that the [[Sword of Gryffindor]] in Snape's office was a copy of the real sword, and that they would have to trace the location of the real sword.
   
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[[File:Harry ron fight.gif|250px|thumb|left|Harry and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] rowing before Ron abandoned the hunt]]
Harry would name his [[James Potter II|eldest son]] after James and Sirius.
 
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Harry and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] were excited at knowing what object they could use to destroy Horcruxes, but the locket's negative energy pushed Ron over the edge. Knowing that they now had something they were not close to destroying, Ron and Harry got into a horrible row. Ron accused Harry of not knowing what he was doing and not being very concerned when they learned that [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] had been punished for attempting to steal Gryffindor's sword for them, along with [[Neville Longbottom]] and [[Luna Lovegood]]. Ron then abandoned his friends accusing Hermione of preferring Harry to himself.
   
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Ron's departure left both Harry and Hermione depressed. Once he left, Harry and Hermione left the camping site they were last in. Hermione tied her [[Hermione Granger's scarf|scarf]] on a tree for a reason. With the locket in hand they [[Apparition|Apparated]] away to [[Malham Cove|Malham Cove]].
===Remus Lupin===
 
[[File:Lupin-class.jpg|thumb|220px|Remus Lupin, his friend, protector and teacher.]]
 
{{Quote|You're the best [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher we've ever had.|Harry trying to convince Lupin not to resign.|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
 
   
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They set up the [[Charmed Tent|tent]] and Harry stared into the sunset before dark. Hermione was listening to [[O Children|music]] in which Harry noticed and came in. Hermione was even more depressed as her boyfriend left them. Harry offered Hermione a dance in which she took and they danced until the song ended, they were happy for that moment.
Harry's simple student-teacher relationship with [[Remus Lupin]] quickly developed into a strong friendship, akin to the one that a kind, loving uncle and his favourite nephew would share.
 
   
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[[File:Harry-potter-deathly-harry hermione.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry and Hermione discussing, they should go to Godric's Hollow]]
Harry first met Remus when he was an infant, and again in [[1993]] when Remus saved him from the [[Dementor]]s on the Hogwarts Express. Remus had been appointed the [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] that year, and soon became his favourite professor as well as a mentor of sorts. It was suggested that Remus' classes were how Harry discovered his talent for [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]. When Harry continued to be badly affected by [[Dementor]]s, Remus agreed to give Harry [[Harry Potter and Remus Lupin's private lessons|private lessons]] to teach him the [[Patronus Charm]]. It was during these lessons that Harry discovered that Remus was one of his parents' oldest, dearest friends. Although Remus attempted to maintain a teacher-student relationship with Harry, he did act more as a close friend or a beloved uncle at times, answering his questions patiently, sharing Butterbeer after a private lesson, assisting him in avoiding trouble with [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]], and even returning the [[Marauder's Map]] to Harry once he was no longer a professor. Harry, in turn, became deeply fond of Remus, and was extremely upset to hear of his resignation after [[Severus Snape]] exposed him as a [[werewolf]]. He even attempted to try and talk him into staying on at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], but it was futile, though Remus told him that it had been a real pleasure teaching him, and assured him that they would meet again.
 
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That morning, Harry sat in his tent bed and watched his [[Golden Snitch]] and kissed it, revealing it was made from [[Flesh Memory]]. He went to Hermione and told her this, to which she replied that she noticed the [[Sign of the Deathly Hallows]] in [[Hermione Granger's copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard|her copy]]. They decided to head to [[Godric's Hollow]], as Harry wanted to visit his parents' graves, and Hermione had convinced herself that [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] might have entrusted the Sword of Gryffindor to [[Bathilda Bagshot]], a magical historian who lived there and who had been friendly with the [[Potter family|Potters]] and the [[Dumbledore family|Dumbledores]].
   
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====Attack at Godric's Hollow====
The two indeed met again in the summer of [[1995]] when members of the [[Advance Guard]] of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] arrived to pick up Harry from Privet Drive. Although initially wary of intruders, Harry relaxed on learning of Remus' presence in the group, indicating that he still trusted his father's old dear friend despite a year without contact. During the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Remus protected Harry and [[Neville Longbottom]] from an attack by [[Lucius Malfoy]] and saved Harry's life by preventing him from running into the [[Veil]] in the [[Death Chamber]] in an attempt to save his godfather, [[Sirius Black]].
 
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{{Main|Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997)}}
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{{Dialogue|Hermione Granger|Meanwhile, we went to Godric's Hollow and, let's think, what happened there, Harry? Oh yes, You-Know-Who's snake turned up, it nearly killed both of us and then [[Tom Riddle|You-Know-Who]] himself arrived and missed us by about a second.|Ron Weasley|What?|Hermione recounting the attack at Godric's Hollow|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Godric's Hollow graveyard Pottermore.png|250px|thumb|Harry and Hermione visiting James and Lily's grave while in [[Godric's Hollow]]|left]]
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They arrived on [[24 December|Christmas Eve]]. After seeing the [[Potter memorial|memorial]] dedicated to his parents and himself, Harry and Hermione searched the graveyard for the [[James and Lily Potter's grave|Potters's grave]] and came across the grave of [[Kendra Dumbledore|Kendra]] and [[Ariana Dumbledore]] and that of [[Ignotus Peverell]]. Harry was filled with regret that Dumbledore had not shared this connection with him. Upon discovering Harry's parents' grave Hermione called out to him and comforted Harry when he reached the grave. After placing a conjured wreath of flowers on his parents' graves, the two then met [[Bathilda Bagshot]], who motioned for them to follow her into her home. Believing Bathilda wanted to give him Gryffindor's Sword, Harry accompanied her upstairs alone when she indicated that Hermione should stay downstairs.
   
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[[File:NaginiCombat.gif|250px|thumb|Nagini attacking Harry in Bathilda Bagshot's cottage]]
{{Quote|But you are normal. You've just got a - a problem-.|Harry Potter to Remus Lupin regarding the latter's [[werewolf|lycanthropy]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
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Once there, she questioned Harry in what he did not realise was [[Parseltongue]], revealing herself to in fact be [[Nagini]], Voldemort's snake. Voldemort had murdered Bathilda and animated her corpse to hide Nagini, who attacked Harry, biting and coiling herself around Harry. [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] raced upstairs and repelled the snake, while Harry's scar burned, alerting him to Voldemort's approach. The pair managed to [[Apparition|escape]], but Harry was knocked unconscious and such a close call with Voldemort caused the connection to re-open and Harry had a vision of his parents' demise. And in the scuffle, [[Harry Potter's wand|Harry's wand]] was accidentally broken by Hermione's [[Blasting Curse]].
   
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====Ron's return and obtaining the Sword of Gryffindor====
[[File:HarryRemus.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Lupin and Harry discussing problems in 1993.]]
 
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{{Quote|Ron, stab it, ''STAB IT!'' |Harry and Ron confronting Voldemort's locket Horcrux|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
Remus' undercover assignment with the [[werewolf|werewolves]] prevented him from maintaining contact with Harry in the wake of his [[Sirius Black|godfather]]'s death, something about which he expressed regret. On the few occasions that they saw each other during Harry's sixth year, Harry was worried about Remus' increasingly haggard and gaunt appearance. He displayed a protective streak towards Remus, expressing anger over his forced resignation from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and the general perception of [[werewolf|werewolves]].
 
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After escaping Voldemort, Harry and Hermione camped out in the [[Forest of Dean]], where Hermione healed Nagini's bite with [[Dittany]]. When they were camped out there, Harry and Hermione read parts of [[Rita Skeeter]]'s biography of Dumbledore, ''[[The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore]]'' which Hermione had stolen from the home of Bathilda Bagshot. Upon reading, Harry felt betrayed and hurt, because [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] had not shared this information with him. Hermione tried to convince Harry that Dumbledore had his best interests at heart, but Harry became quite disillusioned, doubting whether or not the Headmaster had even cared about him.[[File:Patronus doe.gif|250px|thumb|Harry being led by a [[Severus Snape|doe Patronus]] to the hiding place of the Sword of Gryffindor|left]]A couple nights later, while standing guard outside the tent, Harry was lead by a silver doe Patronus to a frozen pool into which someone had placed the [[Sword of Gryffindor]], which leads Harry to strip to his underwear and jump in the pool. While trying to acquire the sword, the locket attempted to strangle him, but he was rescued by [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], who had returned through the use of his [[Deluminator]].
   
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[[File:Locket destruction.gif|250px|thumb|Ron destroying the locket Horcrux with the Sword of Gryffindor]]
In [[1997]], Harry was thrilled to hear of Remus' marriage to [[Nymphadora Tonks]] and was puzzled by Lupin's increasingly worried appearance. He was outraged when Remus temporarily left his [[Nymphadora Tonks|wife]] for fear of their then unborn child becoming a [[werewolf]]. While Harry maintained his stance on their argument, he deeply regretted the harsh words he said to Remus in his anger. When Remus' son [[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]] was born, Harry was relieved that Remus had clearly forgiven him, and was overwhelmed but delighted to be made Teddy's godfather. Remus also spoke about Harry on [[Potterwatch]], saying that if Harry could hear him he would tell him to trust his instincts which were "nearly always right." This deeply affected Harry who was then informed by Ron that Lupin was back with Tonks, having apparently listened to what Harry had said despite the way he said it.
 
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During the [[Destruction of Slytherin's Locket|brief intense skirmish]], the Horcrux created disturbing imagery, as a last line of defence. Ron was showed his deepest fears, such as spiders and telling him that he was the least loved by his mother who craved a daughter. The final taunt was creating apparitions of Harry and Hermione. The naked Harry and Hermione began to kiss passionately, enraging Ron, who then destroyed the [[Horcrux]] with the sword, casting the two away. As Ron had saved his life, Harry forgave him for leaving and after seeing the Horcrux torture Ron, explained that he had no feelings for [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] beyond that of a sibling. Hermione, who had been inside the tent during the destruction of the Horcrux, was angry with Ron for a longer period.
   
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====Visit to the Lovegood House====
{{Dialogue a-b|Harry Potter|I didn't want you to die. Any of you. I'm sorry — right after you'd had [[Teddy Lupin|your son]]... Remus, I'm sorry-|Remus|I am sorry too. Sorry I will never know him...but he will know why I died and I hope he will understand. I was trying to make a world in which he could live a happier life.|Harry speaks to Remus, [[James Potter I|James]], [[Lily Evans|Lily]], and [[Sirius Black|Sirius]] through the [[Resurrection Stone]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-c|Hermione Granger|‘There were once three brothers who were travelling along a long, winding road at twilight — |Ron Weasley |Midnight, our mum always told us. Sorry, I just think it's a bit spookier if it's midnight!|Harry|Yeah, because we really need a bit more fear in our lives.|The reading of {{TBB}} at the Lovegood House|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Xenophilius-Lovegood.png|250px|thumb|The trio speaking with Xenophilius Lovegood at his home, near the village of [[Ottery St Catchpole]]|left]]
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On [[30 December]] at Hermione's request, the three friends travelled to [[Luna Lovegood]]'s [[Lovegood House|home]] to question [[Xenophilius Lovegood]]. They asked about a triangular symbol Dumbledore had left them to decipher in the book he bequeathed to Hermione. After learning of the Deathly Hallows, Harry, Ron, and Hermione discovered that Xenophilius summoned [[Death Eaters]] in an attempt to persuade them to return his abducted daughter. The trio [[Ambush at the Lovegood House|escaped]] the Death Eaters when Hermione blasted the floor open to show them Harry, but managed to keep Ron's alibi of being sick at home with [[spattergroit]] intact by covering him with the [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]].
   
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[[File:Harry-potter-deathly-hallows1-harry hermione.jpg|250px|thumb|Hermione arguing with a listless Harry over his obsession with the Deathly Hallows]]
Of all the people who died during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Remus' death, along with those of his wife, [[Nymphadora Tonks]], and [[Fred Weasley]], were the ones that hit Harry the hardest. Remus was one of the spirits that was summoned by the [[Resurrection Stone]] to speak to Harry and give him the support he needed as he walked to what he believed was his death, indicating the almost familial bond between Remus and Harry.
 
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Harry soon became obsessed by the [[Deathly Hallows]]. He spent everyday brooding over the possibilities, forgetting about his responsibilities. With Harry's new found obsession with the Hallows, he became more and more withdrawn and listless. He came to believe that the [[Resurrection Stone]] was enclosed within the [[Golden Snitch]] bequeathed to him by Dumbledore. He also surmised that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was abroad in a search for the [[Elder Wand]]. This obsession troubled his friends, and with the drop in Harry's attentiveness Ron's leadership qualities flourished.
   
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====Skirmish at Malfoy Manor====
In ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'', Harry wrote in the werewolf section that they "aren't all bad," and Harry and [[Ted Lupin|Remus' son, Teddy]] became very close after the [[Second Wizarding War|war]]. Harry and his family had dinner with Teddy four times a week and Harry's children hoped that Teddy would either be married into the Weasley-Potter family, or Harry would ask Teddy to move in with [[Potter family|the Potters]].
 
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{{Quote|You're a lying, you filthy Mudblood, and I know it! You have been inside my vault at Gringotts! Tell the truth, ''tell the truth!'' What else did you take? What else have you got? Tell me the truth or, I swear, I shall run you through with this knife! What else did you take, what else? ANSWER ME! ''CRUCIO''!|Overheard parts of Bellatrix's interrogation of Hermione Granger|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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After listening to a broadcast of ''[[Potterwatch]]'' around Easter 1998, Harry determined that Voldemort was seeking the [[Elder Wand]], and accidentally broke the [[Taboo]] on Voldemort's name. Captured by a gang of Snatchers led by [[Fenrir Greyback]], the trio were questioned about who they were. [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] had previously hit Harry in the face with a [[Stinging Jinx|Stinging Hex]] in an attempt to conceal their true identities, but it all amounted to nothing as the Snatchers then found the Sword of Gryffindor. After Greyback and [[Scabior]] realised that they had caught Harry Potter, the trio were taken to [[Malfoy Manor]] in Wiltshire. The Snatchers decided to forgo taking Harry to the Ministry, but instead to Voldemort directly.
   
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[[File:Bellatrix duels Snatchers.gif|240px|thumb|Bellatrix Lestrange incapacitating [[Snatchers]] at Malfoy Manor|left]]
===Minerva McGonagall===
 
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When [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] learned that Harry had been caught, she immediately sought to summon Voldemort. She planned to do this, until she noticed one of the Snatchers had the Sword of Gryffindor, which was supposed to be in her vault at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]]. From her drastic change in tone of voice and her worries that they would all perish, Harry determined that another Horcrux was hidden there, as well. Bellatrix isolated Hermione for interrogation based on the knowledge that she was [[Muggle-born]], stating that she wished to talk "''girl to girl with her''" and proceeded to brutally torture her with the [[Cruciatus Curse]]. While being tortured Hermione lied, claiming that the Sword was just a copy. Harry convinced [[Griphook]] (a goblin prisoner) to support this story, knowing that Bellatrix would interrogate Griphook next, as she would want a goblin's opinion on the Sword.
{{Quote|Potter, I will assist you to become an [[Auror]] if it is the last thing I do! If I have to coach you nightly, I will make sure you achieve the required results|[[Minerva McGonagall]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
   
[[File:ProfessorMcGonagall-HBP.jpg|thumb|200px|Minerva McGonagall, his Head of House, teacher, friend and protector.]]
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[[File:B7C23M1.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Dobby]] dropping the chandelier, allowing the prisoners time to escape]]
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In panic as Hermione screamed in pain upstairs, and Ron sobbed at hearing her, Harry called out for help — a cry heard by [[Aberforth Dumbledore]] through a fragment of a two-way mirror in the cellar. Aberforth sent Dobby the house-elf to rescue the prisoners. Harry had him take [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Garrick Ollivander]], and [[Dean Thomas]] to [[Shell Cottage]], while he and Ron went to rescue Hermione. On the way, they had to fight [[Peter Pettigrew]], whose silver hand strangled him to death when he hesitated to kill Harry, who reminded him that he had once saved his life. A skirmish ensued upstairs, during which Harry took [[Draco Malfoy's wand]] from him, and he and Ron saved Hermione and Griphook with Dobby's assistance.
Harry had a strong relationship with his [[Transfiguration]] teacher and Head of [[Gryffindor|House]], Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]]. Though theirs was a typical student-teacher relationship for Harry's first three years at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], after Harry was selected to become a Triwizard Champion, the sheer level of danger he faced seemed to warm her to him. In Harry's [[1995-1996 school year|fifth year]], McGonagall urged Harry not to give [[Dolores Umbridge]] or the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]] any more ammunition to use against him, and she later stood up for him to Umbridge, promising to help Harry become an Auror if it was the last thing she did. Harry felt a powerful surge of anger when Umbridge later gloated that Minerva was too ill to talk to anyone after being hit in the chest with four simultaneous [[Stunning Spell|Stunners]].
 
   
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====Dobby's death====
In [[1998]], Harry was so infuriated with [[Amycus Carrow]] for spitting in McGonagall's face, that he succeeded in using the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on the [[Death Eater]], agreeing with Bellatrix Lestrange's assertion that one had to "really mean it" in order to perform the curse effectively. McGonagall returned Harry's devotion by arming Hogwarts on Harry's request, and then fighting Voldemort head on in the final battle. When [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] had Harry's seemingly dead body brought out from the Forest, Minerva gave a terrible cry, to rival those of Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. Professor McGonagall was like a strict and loving grandmother to Harry.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|[[Dobby]], no, don't die, don't die —|Dobby|Harry... Potter....|Dobby's final moments in Harry's arms|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Dobby death.gif|250px|thumb|Dobby dying in Harry's arms on the beach at Shell Cottage|left]]
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As they escaped [[Malfoy Manor]] by Apparition, [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] threw a silver dagger to where they were Disapparating. Harry was initially relieved to realise he had managed to apparate to [[Shell Cottage]] with Ron, Hermione, and Dobby in tow, but was horrified to see the knife protruding from the elf's chest. Harry managed to lie him on the [[grass]], where Dobby collapsed and died in Harry's arms, his last words being Harry's name. Luna (whom he saved) told him it was better to close his eyes so he'd be sleeping.
   
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Harry decided that he would not dig [[Dobby's grave]] with magic, opting instead to do so manually, using a shovel. This was his way of both repaying Dobby's bravery and ebbing his own grief, as his time, effort, and sweat went into the grave. As he dug, he got glimpses of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] furiously punishing Bellatrix Lestrange, the Malfoys, and the others that were present in the manor for their failure to keep him in their custody and allowing him and the other prisoners to escape.
===Severus Snape===
 
[[File:SeverusSnape.jpg|thumb|left|145px|Severus Snape, his teacher, protector and former enemy.]]
 
{{Quote|Look... at... me...|Severus Snape's last words to Harry Potter before he died.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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[[File:Shell cottage grave.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry in front of Dobby's grave after having dug it without the use of [[magic]]]]
During his years in school, Harry's relationship with [[Potions master]] [[Severus Snape]] was nothing short of deepest mutual loathing. When Harry first saw Snape in the Great Hall at Hogwarts, he got the initial feeling that Snape disliked him; only after his first Potions lesson did Harry realise the resentment dug much deeper. Harry soon learned that Snape saw Harry as a younger version of [[James Potter I|his father]] — a self-centred boy who enjoyed the attention paid to him, and was "so arrogant that criticism simply bounced off him." In 1995, after having "looked inside" Voldemort's mind, and discovering that Arthur Weasley, who was on guard duty at the Department of Mysteries, was to be killed by Nagini, Voldemort's snake, Dumbledore ordered Snape to teach Harry the skill of Occlumency, to block his mind from Voldemort's [[Legilimency]] probing. A very tedious and trying set of lessons, at one point Snape provoked Harry into casting a shield charm, which allowed Harry to catch a glimpse of Snape's own memories. Later, when Snape left the room to attend to [[Montague]], Harry entered the [[pensieve]] in order to see what memories Snape was hiding from him--which turned out to be of Snape being taunted by James and the other Marauders, and of Snape calling Lily a mudblood out of humilation. This caused Harry great distress because he had never before believed a word of Snape's criticisms of James. Although humbling Harry somewhat towards Snape, they still retained a very strained and bitter relationship during Harry's remaining time at Hogwarts.
 
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Harry, his scar now burning temptingly threatening to have Voldemort's thoughts engulf him, was finally able to learn control of denying Voldemort's entry into his mind. He attributed this to his grief and love for Dobby. While digging the grave, more understanding came to Harry. He realised that though the [[Deathly Hallows]] were tempting objects, [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] had tasked him with destroying [[Horcrux]]es. He decided to trust Dumbledore, reaffirming his faith in his mentor. During the [[Funeral of Dobby|funeral]], [[Luna Lovegood]] gave a short eulogy to Dobby, and Harry managed to say his final goodbye to one of his most loyal friends.
   
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====Stay at Shell Cottage====
Harry's hatred of Snape reached its height in [[1997]] when he discovered that Snape had told Voldemort about [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|the Prophecy]] involving him, which led Harry to believe that Snape had betrayed his parents. Harry raged at [[Albus Dumbledore]] for trusting Snape, only to have Dumbledore silence him. Later the same night, Snape [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower|killed]] Dumbledore, which only seemed to confirm what Harry had come to believe about his former Potions master.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Harry|He can have it after we've used it on all of the [[Horcrux]]es. I'll make sure he gets it then. I'll keep my word... I won't be lying... really.|Hermione Granger |I don't like it.|Nor do I, much.|The solution to Griphook's demand for the Sword of Gryffindor|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Harry-potter7-movie-screencaps.com-255.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry speaking with Griphook about what lies within the Lestrange vault at Gringotts|left]]
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Following the death of Dobby, Harry, Ron, and Hermione stayed at [[Shell Cottage]] for some time. During their stay, the trio formed a plan to break into the [[Lestrange Vault]] to obtain the Horcrux within, with the help of [[Griphook]]. Due to the fact that Griphook would only help in exchange for Godric Gryffindor's Sword, Harry decided to word his request so that the handover would not take place until after Harry had used it to dispose of the remaining Horcruxes.
   
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Harry also found out information regarding the Elder Wand from [[Garrick Ollivander|Ollivander]]. He learned that his hunch that [[Elder Wand]] was real and that Voldemort was going abroad to search for it was correct. Harry also learned some complex [[wandlore]], such as what happens when a wand's allegiance changes to that of another individual and that a wand's allegiance doesn't necessarily have to change hands through murder, as most (including [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]) believed with regards to the Elder Wand.
In [[1998]], Harry witnessed Voldemort order the death of Severus Snape, in an attempt to gain the allegiance of the [[Elder Wand]]. Despite his hatred of his former teacher, he still felt sorry for the way Voldemort had killed Snape without even feeling sorry for taking his life. As Voldemort left Snape mortally wounded by [[Nagini]] in the [[Shrieking Shack]], Harry was able to obtain several [[Pensieve|memories]] that contained not only the truth about Snape's motives and unwavering allegiance to the [[Order of the Phoenix]], but relayed a crucial message from Dumbledore. What Harry discovered about Snape's persistent love for [[Lily Evans]] also explained Snape's final act: he had instructed Harry to look at him, so he could die looking into the eyes Harry inherited from his mother.
 
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[[File:Mr Ollivander inside the Shell Cottage.JPG|thumb|250x250px|Harry speaking with Ollivander about the Elder Wand]]
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Although feeling guilty for the deception, Harry knew that the sword was their only known weapon against the Horcruxes. The other residents of Shell Cottage could not fail to notice the trio's behaviour. [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] took Harry aside and advised Harry to be cautious when making deals with Griphook who Harry was increasingly disliking; Bill elaborated some wisdom that only one who lived in the company of goblins, such as himself, could impart. Namely how a goblin saw the maker of an object as the latter's true owner and master, not whoever purchased it from the former. Harry started to defend that if the object in question was bought proper, then the new ownership over it must mean that the manufacturer acknowledged the transfer, rendering the buyer as the new owner.
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[[File:Harry Potter inside the Shell Cottage.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Harry during his time a Shell Cottage, planning the break-in|left]]
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Bill cut him off, correcting the younger wizard's naive way of thinking, insisting that goblins would merely consider the item "rented" and must therefore be returned to the original maker at the death of the person it was sold to, and wizards and witches habitually passing such down as familial heirlooms, through their generations without intermittent pay per subsequent ownership, basically equated to thievery in a goblin's judgement. Around the same time, [[Remus Lupin]] came to Shell Cottage bearing tidings of new birth. He asked Harry to be the godfather of his newborn child, [[Edward Lupin]]. It seemed as if the incident between them at [[12 Grimmauld Place]] had never occurred. As Harry thinks about his upcoming heist, he wonders if he's becoming as reckless a godfather to Teddy as Sirius had been to him.
   
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====Gringotts break-in====
By [[2017]], Harry considered Snape to be one of the bravest men he had ever known, and gave his [[Albus Potter|second son]], who was the only one of his children to inherit Lily's eyes, the middle name "Severus."{{HP7}} Harry ensured that Snape's portrait eventually found its rightful place among Hogwarts's previous headmasters.
 
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{{Main|Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)}}
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{{Dialogue|Harry|The vault we need to get into isn't empty, and I'm guessing its protection will be pretty powerful. It belongs to the [[Lestrange family|Lestranges]].|Griphook|You have no chance. No chance at all.|Discussion of breaking into Gringotts|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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The trio and Griphook left Shell Cottage early on the morning of 1 May to break into Gringotts. Hermione disguised herself as notorious Death Eater [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], using [[Polyjuice Potion]]. The goal was to try and fool the goblins at Gringotts into believing that it was really Bellatrix who was entering the vault. The trio had Bellatrix's wand that Harry had captured at Malfoy Manor as further proof for the disguise. Ron was [[Transfiguration|Transfigured]] to look like a foreign wizard named Dragomir Despard, and Harry had Griphook on his shoulders; both were under the [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]].
   
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[[File:Hermione & Ron In Disguise.jpg|250px|thumb|Hermione impersonating Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry and Griphook under the Invisibility Cloak)]]
===Nymphadora Tonks===
 
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Their plan proceeded reasonably well; Hermione made a convincing Bellatrix, despite a close encounter with a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] named [[Travers]], whose suspicions seemed to be eased and accompanied the group to Gringotts. Two human guards there had [[Probity Probe]]s that detected concealment charms, and Harry used a [[Confundus Charm]] on them to get Hermione passed unchecked. Inside, the Goblins requested Bellatrix's identification. When Hermione hesitated, one nervously said that her wand was sufficient proof, though Hermione claimed it was new. Harry suspected the goblins knew that Bellatrix's wand was stolen and were looking for an impostor.
[[File:Natalian-tena-tonks.jpg|thumb|Nymphadora Tonks, his friend and protector.]]
 
{{Quote|Wotcher, Harry!|[[Nymphadora Tonks|Tonks]] greets Harry|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
   
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Griphook told Harry to use the [[Imperius Curse]], he complied and [[Bogrod]] then accepted the wand as being correct. Bogrod requested the [[Clankers]], and then led the trio, Griphook, and Travers into a passageway. The door slammed shut, and Harry sent Travers away to hide. Bogrod, still under the Imperius curse, summoned a cart that descended deep within Gringotts. After many twists and turns, the cart passed through [[Thief's Downfall]], a security waterfall that washed away all illusion charms. When the cart overturned and dumped them out, Hermione and Ron had been reverted to themselves. Griphook believed the other Goblins knew they were impostors, but Harry wanted to continue and cursed Bogrod again.
Harry and [[Nymphadora Tonks]] first met in [[1995]] when the [[Advance Guard]] came to transport Harry to [[Grimmauld Place]]. From there, she became one of Harry's most valuable allies and friend, and was one of the five Order members who rescued Harry and his friends during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]]. In [[1996]]. Their friendship grew for the next few years; Tonks felt sorry Harry wasn't been able to attend her wedding in [[1997]], though nine months later, Tonks and Remus asked Harry to be godfather to their son, [[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]]. During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Tonks was killed by her aunt [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], who finally succeeded in managing to kill her "blood traitor" niece, however it is possible she was killed from behind as her husband had fell before her (she may have been distracted by this). Tonks's death, along with that of her husband and [[Fred Weasley]], was among those that hit Harry the hardest.
 
   
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[[File:Tumblr mibnclbhYQ1qdab59o3 250.gif|250px|thumb|Harry searching for Hufflepuff's Cup inside the [[Lestrange Vault]]|left]]
In honour of Tonks and her husband's memory, Harry helped [[Andromeda Tonks|Nymphadora's mother]] to raise [[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]]. When Harry saw his two sons off to the [[Hogwarts Express]] in [[2017]], [[James Potter II|James]] came running back to his parents to announce that he had seen Teddy snogging [[Victoire Weasley]], which may have meant Teddy eventually became an official member of the extended Potter-Weasley family.
 
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The trio and Griphook found the vault guarded by an aged, half-blind dragon. Griphook subdued it using the Clankers. Hearing pursuit approaching, Harry forced Bogrod to open the vault, which was filled with precious objects. Hermione screamed in pain, and they discovered that the vault's protective charms included the ''[[Flagrante Curse|Flagrante]]'' and ''[[Doubling Charm|Gemino]]'' curses: the contents would multiply and become searing hot every time something was touched. Harry spotted [[Hufflepuff's Cup]], the Horcrux, but it was out of reach. Hermione levitated Harry by the ankle and he snagged the cup by using Gryffindor's sword, as to not be burned by the metal. Meanwhile, Hermione, Ron, Griphook and Bogrod all struggled to stay above the searing-hot rapidly multiplying objects below.
   
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[[File:Ukrainian Ironbelly .png|250px|thumb|The trio escaping Gringotts on the back of a half-blind Ukrainian Ironbelly]]
===Luna Lovegood===
 
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As Harry was setting himself down, he dropped both the sword and the cup. Griphook grabbed the sword, and flipped Hufflepuff's cup up into the air. Harry caught it, ignoring the searing heat. Borne by a treasure avalanche spilling from the now-opened vault, Griphook ran off with Gryffindor's sword, yelling that thieves were in the vault. Harry, Hermione, and Ron hurled curses at the goblin throng. Harry released the [[Ukrainian Ironbelly|half-blind dragon]] and the three jumped on its back. The freed dragon took flight, and the three blasting holes into the ceiling for it to fly through as they made their escape.
[[File:File-Luna_Lovegood_(HBP_promo)_1.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Luna Lovegood, his close friend.]]
 
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Luna|People expect you to have cooler friends than us.|Harry|You are cool. None of them were at the Ministry. They didn’t [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries|fight with me]].|That’s a very nice thing to say.|Luna and Harry in 1996|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
   
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====[[Battle of Hogwarts]]====
Harry met [[Luna Lovegood]], a [[Ravenclaw]] student at Hogwarts, in [[1995]], on the [[Hogwarts Express]]. Although Harry found the younger witch rather strange, he was grateful when she told him that she believed his claim that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] had returned, as she seemed to be one of the few students who did. Harry and Luna became friendlier through [[Dumbledore's Army]], and after they fought together at the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Luna comforted Harry over the loss of his [[Sirius Black|godfather]], telling him about her late [[Luna Lovegood's mother|mother]]. She holds Harry's hand in the process, and they both show a some feelings for each other. The [[1996|following year]], Harry defended Luna and [[Neville Longbottom]] when [[Romilda Vane]] implied they were not worth spending time with, and he later on invited Luna to attend [[Horace Slughorn|Slughorn's]] [[Slug Club Christmas party|Christmas Party]] with him.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|Dumbledore left the three of us a job, and we weren't supposed to tell — I mean, he wanted us to do it, just the three of us.|Neville Longbottom|We're his army. Dumbledore's Army. We were all in it together, we've been keeping it going while you three have been off on your own... Everyone in this room's been fighting and they've been driven in here because the Carrows were hunting them down. Everyone in here's proven they're loyal to Dumbledore — loyal to ''you''.|The trio's return to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and the D.A.'s loyalty to Harry|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Hogsmeade.jpeg|250px|thumb|The trio Apparating into [[Hogsmeade]] before the start of the final battle|left]]
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A vision from Voldemort helped Harry realise that the third Horcrux, whilst unbeknownst to him at the time, [[Ravenclaw's Diadem]], remained at Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione set out on their final mission to return to the school and obtain the diadem, inadvertently tripping the [[Caterwauling Charm]] upon Apparating to Hogsmeade and thereby alerting the waiting [[Death Eaters]] to their presence. Due to the trio being under the [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility Cloak]], however, the Death Eaters resorted to unleashing [[Dementor]]s into the streets to try to force the intruders out of hiding.
   
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Having no choice, Harry conjured his [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] to protect himself and his friends, automatically giving away their position and confirming their identities (the Death Eaters having been pre-warned that Harry Potter's Patronus took the form of a stag). As Death Eaters began to close in on the still invisible trio, [[Aberforth Dumbledore]] emerged from the [[Hog's Head Inn|Hog's Head]], hurriedly telling the three to enter his pub. While Harry, Ron, and Hermione did so, Aberforth remained outside, proclaiming to the Death Eaters that it was he who tripped the alarm (by letting his cat out) and conjured the Patronus to ward off the Dementor threat; mockingly contradicting a Death Eater, saying that what he had seen was a goat Patronus rather than a stag. The incensed Death Eaters believed this and retreated.
In the prelude to the final [[Battle of Hogwarts|battle]], Luna aided Harry in his search for [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem|Ravenclaw's Diadem]], having been the one to inform Harry of its existence in the first place, and she [[Stunning Spell|Stunned]] [[Alecto Carrow]] when Harry was too shocked to move, which probably saved him from being held captive until [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort's]] arrival. Later when Harry was going to sacrifice himself, he realised that Luna was one of his closest friends and one of the persons he would like to see before his death. After the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Luna was the only one who noticed that Harry wanted to get away from the victory party, and created a distraction so that he could go speak with Ron and Hermione in private. The two remained friends into adulthood, and Harry gave his [[Lily Potter|daughter]] the middle name “Luna” in honour of his friend.
 
   
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[[File:D.a. in 1998.gif|250px|thumb|[[Dumbledore's Army|D.A.]] members in the Room of Requirement welcoming Harry back on 1 May]]
===Dobby===
 
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After Aberforth re-entered his pub and home, he scolded them for coming to Hogsmeade advising them to leave the country. After Harry engaged in a brief and fierce argument with him, he led the grateful trio directly into Hogwarts through a secret entrance behind the portrait of his deceased sister, [[Ariana Dumbledore]]. [[Neville Longbottom]] (acting as their escort) then guided them into the [[Room of Requirement]], where they were enthusiastically greeted by the reconstituted Dumbledore's Army; most of which were beaten and bruised, yet ready to fight the Death Eaters controlling the school. Harry tried to tell them that he, Ron, and Hermione only returned to find something, but Neville contacted other allies with a call to arms. Harry was initially reluctant to allow the others to help, as he had developed trust issues. But in an attempt to be a better man than Dumbledore (whom he feared he was turning into) and after some discussion with Ron and Hermione, he allowed it.
{{Quote|You shall not harm Harry Potter!|Dobby protects Harry from [[Lucius Malfoy]].|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
 
   
[[File:Dobby1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dobby, Harry's helpful friend.]]
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[[File:Deathly-hallows-part2-still07.jpg|240px|thumb|Harry and Luna entering [[Ravenclaw Tower]]|left]]
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Harry hesitantly asked the room at large if they had ever heard of any sort of legendary artefact belonging to one of the Founders of Hogwarts. [[Luna Lovegood]] then elaborated on the fabled Diadem of Ravenclaw, pronouncing that a statue in Ravenclaw Tower depicted [[Rowena Ravenclaw]] wearing a diadem. Harry, having no idea of what the diadem looked like, was led by Luna to the Ravenclaw Common Room to observe the statue. Here the pair were ambushed by [[Alecto Carrow]] who pressed her Dark Mark immediately upon noticing Harry, summoning Voldemort, before Luna stunned her from under the Invisibility Cloak. [[Amycus Carrow]] attempted to force his way through the common room door, designed only to open after the door-knocker's question was correctly answered, by seeking the help of [[Minerva McGonagall]], who easily allowed him entry by solving the door's riddle herself; by that time, Harry had managed to rejoin Luna under the Invisibility Cloak.
The [[House-elf]] [[Dobby]] became a vitally important figure in Harry's life, and their relationship played a crucial role in Harry's ultimate defeat of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. Even before Harry freed Dobby from the slavery of the [[Malfoy family]], in [[1993]], Dobby did all he could to protect Harry from impending danger, and later displayed the strength of his [[house-elf magic]] to protect Harry from Lucius Malfoy. For the next several years, Dobby was appointed to work at the kitchen of [[Hogwarts Castle]] in the paid service of Headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]], though even as a free elf, his loyalty always laid foremost with Harry<ref name=HBP>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref>. In [[1994]], Dobby provided Harry with [[Gillyweed]] for the second task of the [[Triwizard Tournament]], and the next year, told Harry about the [[Room of Requirement]], which became [[Dumbledore's Army]]'s base of operations.
 
   
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Amycus (in fear of his master's wrath) suggested framing Alecto's apparently mistaken summoning of the former on the [[Ravenclaw]] students; as he did, he spontaneously devised a lie that made it seem as though the students had forced Alecto to touch her [[Dark Mark]] at wand-point. In her outrage, McGonagall strongly insinuated that Amycus was a coward for proposing such an idea and that she would not allow it. Carrow spat in McGonagall's face in retaliation, utterly enraging Harry who suddenly revealed himself while momentarily casting the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on the surprised Carrow. The curse sent Amycus flying backwards into the wall where he crumpled and fell unconscious. Harry then told McGonagall about the mission Dumbledore had left him, and she offered to hold Voldemort and his invading forces off, buying him the time he needed to search for the [[Horcrux]]. All students of age, the D.A., and the members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] who had arrived to fight prepared themselves for the impending siege. The Battle of Hogwarts began as Voldemort and his army approached the outer boundaries of the school.
{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|Dobby, no don't die, don't die -|Dobby|Harry... Potter...|[[Dobby]]'s last words, said to Harry.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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[[File:DH2 Minerva Molly suits of armour.gif|250px|thumb|McGonagall, Mrs Weasley, and the suits of armour preparing for battle]]
In [[1998]], Harry, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Garrick Ollivander]] and the goblin [[Griphook]] were captured and taken hostage at the [[Malfoy Manor]]. Alerted to their whereabouts by [[Aberforth Dumbledore]], Dobby rescued the hostages in two groups, first [[Apparition|apparating]] Dean, Luna and Ollivander to [[Shell Cottage]], then returning to do the same for Hermione, Ron, Harry and Griphook. Dobby dropped a chandelier on [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] to release Hermione from being held at knife-point, giving Ron the opportunity to take a wand and disapparate with Hermione. Enraged by what he had done, Bellatrix threw the same silver knife at Dobby, mortally wounding him, just as he disapparated with Harry and Griphook. Upon arriving at Shell Cottage, Harry discovered Dobby's wound and cried out for help as Dobby died in Harry's arms. Harry dug a grave without using magic and held a small [[Funeral of Dobby|funeral]] for the elf in the garden of [[Shell Cottage]]. Dobby's epitaph read "Here lies Dobby, A Free Elf". After the funeral, Harry remembered [[Funeral of Albus Dumbledore|the one]] [[Albus Dumbledore]] had, and thought that Dobby deserved one just as grand.
 
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On [[2 May]], [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] upon arrival at Hogwarts, demanded that the school turn over Harry, and the Battle of Hogwarts began. Harry realised that the positioning of Alecto Carrow in Ravenclaw Tower confirmed the Horcrux's identity. It was the lost diadem of Ravenclaw. After thinking on it for some seconds, he went to ask the [[Helena Ravenclaw|Grey Lady]] about the diadem. From her information, Harry surmised that the Horcrux had been hidden in the Room of Requirement. Harry, in the meantime, was worried about Hermione and Ron, who seemed to have disappeared. They had gone into the [[Chamber of Secrets]], where Hermione destroyed [[Hufflepuff's Cup|Helga Hufflepuff's Cup]] with basilisk fangs, which were one of the few weapons able to destroy Horcruxes.
   
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{{Main|Skirmish at the Room of Requirement}}
It was the [[Love|grief]] Harry felt for Dobby's death that ultimately grounded him, ridding Harry of the "weird, obsessive longing" to find the [[Elder Wand]] and the resentment for how little he felt Albus Dumbledore had actually disclosed during their time together. While digging Dobby's grave, Harry reflected on all Dumbledore had said about love, and all he had foreseen, and replaced his trust in the late Headmaster, making the conscious decision to continue his pursuit of [[Horcrux]]es, and not [[Deathly Hallows|Hallows]].
 
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[[File:Harry and Draco.png|250px|thumb|The trio escaping from [[Fiendfyre]] that was cast by Vincent Crabbe|left]]
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The trio quickly headed for the [[Room of Requirement]] where Harry remembered seeing the Diadem the previous year. However, [[Draco Malfoy]], [[Vincent Crabbe]], and [[Gregory Goyle]] ambushed them. After a skirmish, the entire room was destroyed by the cursed fire Crabbe unleashed but could not control. Harry managed to fly himself and Malfoy out, while Ron and Hermione grabbed Goyle, but Crabbe perished in the flames that also destroyed the diadem. With one Horcrux remaining, Harry, Ron, and Hermione continued their pursuit of [[Nagini]], but before they could go search for it, they witnessed the death of [[Fred Weasley]]. This incensed Ron and Harry, but Hermione reminded them that only they could finish Voldemort and that to obtain the final Horcrux they would have to do their share of fighting.
   
===Neville Longbottom===
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{{Quote|Finally, the truth. Lying with his face pressed into the dusty carpet of the office where he had once thought he was learning the secrets of victory, Harry understood at last that he was not supposed to survive. His job was to walk calmly into Death's welcoming arms.|Harry coming to the realisation that he must die by Voldemort's hand|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Neville|All right, Harry. You're okay, are you?|Harry|I'm fine. Thanks, Neville.|We're all going to keep fighting, Harry. You know that?|Harry Potter and [[Neville Longbottom]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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They fought their way to the [[Shrieking Shack]]. Along the way, Harry witnessed many scenes of horror. On the grounds, Voldemort's [[Dementor]]s were waiting. After having seen so much pain and death, Harry could not summon the happiness required to conjure a [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]]. In fact, Harry almost welcomed the oblivion that would come with the [[Dementor's Kiss]]. But, after seeing the patronuses conjured by [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]], and [[Seamus Finnigan]], Harry summoned the will to conjure his and managed to drive the Dementors away.[[File:Snape-s-last-minutes-severus-snape-27845931-640-472.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Severus Snape|Snape]]'s last moments, during which he gave Harry his memories]]Once the trio arrived at the Shrieking Shack, they witnessed Voldemort order Nagini to kill Snape, as he believed that Snape was preventing him from being the true owner of the [[Elder Wand]]. Dumbledore was the previous owner of the wand, and as Snape killed him, Voldemort believes with Snape's demise, he will finally gain true mastery of the wand. Before he died, Snape gave Harry memories to view in the Pensieve and asked him to look into his eyes. Upon returning to the castle, Harry saw the corpses of [[Remus Lupin]] and [[Nymphadora Tonks]] near Fred's, and he felt devastated. He left his friends behind to use Albus Dumbledore's Pensieve, welcoming the time in another's head to distract him from what was happening in his own.
[[File:Normal_promo_neville_plant.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Neville Longbottom, his close friend.]]
 
   
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[[Neville Longbottom]] became Harry's room mate in [[1991]], in their first year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. In [[1996]], Harry learned that [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|The Prophecy]] that prompted Lord Voldemort to target his parents could have been referring to Neville. Though Harry sympathised with the fact that Neville's parents had been tortured into insanity by Bellatrix, Rodolphus and Rabastan [[Lestrange family|Lestrange]], and [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr]], he spent part of the journey to Hogwarts prior to his sixth year pondering how things could have been different if Voldemort had chosen to attack Neville, and he had become the "one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord" instead of Harry.
 
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During a one-hour ceasefire, Harry viewed the memories given by a dying Snape, which revealed to him that he had inadvertently been turned into a [[Horcrux]] himself. This occurred when Voldemort attempted to murder him as a baby. Because Lily Potter's loving sacrifice made Voldemort's Killing Curse rebound and a fragment of his soul latched itself onto the only living thing it could find: Harry himself. This led to the awful truth being revelled, that Voldemort had to kill him in order to be rendered [[Immortality|mortal]]. Harry was unwillingly tethering Voldemort to life.
   
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Harry also learned that Snape was, all along, with Dumbledore because he loved [[Lily J. Potter|Lily Evans]], since before they started school. It was clear that Harry's life span had always been determined by how long it took to get rid of the Horcruxes, and that it was an elegant plan not to waste any more lives but to give the tasks to the boy who had already been marked for death, and whose death would not be tragic but simply another blow against [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]. Heavy of heart, Harry courageously slipped off on his own to carry out this dreadful task. He felt ghostly as he strode through the castle's empty halls, feeling as if he was already dead.
In the initial years, Harry was quite friendly with Neville, though he was not as close to him as he was with Ron and Hermione. Harry helped out Neville in many occasions, such as in [[1992]], when he advised him to stand up to Draco Malfoy, who constantly bullied him. Harry and Neville became close friends only in their fifth year at school, when Neville took part in [[Dumbledore's Army]], an organisation that Harry led in opposition to [[Dolores Umbridge]]. Neville became highly devoted to the D.A., which, along with Harry's encouragement, helped Neville not only improve his magical abilities, but gain badly needed confidence and incredible courage. He fought alongside Harry in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], where Neville saved Harry's life from the Death Eater [[Walden Macnair]], and in [[1997]], was one of only three D.A. members who still checked their [[Enchanted coin]] enough to receive Hermione's call for help prior to the [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower]].
 
   
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[[File:32866_harry-potter-ginny-weasley-ron-weasley-and-neville-longbottom.jpg|thumb|Harry and Neville]]
 
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{{Quote|He saw the mouth move and a flash of green light, and everything was gone.|Voldemort hitting Harry with the Killing Curse|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
In [[1998]], when Harry, Ron and Hermione were on the run, Neville re-formed Dumbledore's Army with [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] and [[Luna Lovegood]], in resistance against [[Death Eaters]] [[Alecto Carrow|Alecto]] and [[Amycus Carrow]]. Neville spoke out against their anti-[[Muggle]] rhetoric and habit of using the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on students, regardless of the consequences, saying he noticed it always helped give people hope when Harry did that. When Harry returned, Neville deferred to his leadership and summoned the rest of Dumbledore's Army (who, in turn, contacted the Order of the Phoenix) believing Harry was there to lead a revolt. Harry and Neville fought together throughout the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], and just before Harry sacrificed himself, he left Neville with the instruction to kill [[Nagini]], Voldemort's snake and last remaining [[Horcrux]]. When everyone believed Harry to be dead, Neville openly defied Voldemort, who tried to burn him alive with the [[Sorting Hat]] but failed due to Harry's [[Sacrificial protection]]. Using the opportunity given to him by the sudden arrival of reinforcements, Neville completed the task Harry gave to him; he drew [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword|Gryffindor's Sword]] from the Sorting Hat and slew Nagini, destroying the last Horcrux and rendering Voldemort mortal, thus allowing Harry to finally kill him.
 
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[[File:Death Eaters Pottermore.png|thumb|250x250px|Harry standing with his deceased loved ones while facing Voldemort]]
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As Harry passed the [[Great Hall]], he could not see [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], or the other [[Weasley family|Weasleys]], nor [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]]. He felt he would have given anything for one last look at them, but then he thought he would never be able to stop looking. He also came to realise that Luna had become one of his closest and dearest friends. During his way to Voldemort, he saw the corpse of [[Colin Creevey]], who snuck back into the castle to fight despite being underage and remarked that Colin looked "tiny in death". Harry in a moments decision told [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] to slay [[Nagini]], if he could, as Ron and Hermione might be too busy to do so. He passed Ginny, who was comforting a small girl, and almost wished she could have seen him, but under the Invisibility Cloak, this was impossible. As he passed Hagrid's hut on the grounds, he emotionally remembered his trips there, particularly rock cakes, Ron vomiting slugs, and baby dragon [[Norberta|Norbert]].
   
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Nineteen years after the battle, Neville was the [[Herbology]]teacheratHogwarts, and taught Harry and Ginny's children, James and Albus, they both remain close friends in adulthood, to the point where Ginny asked James to give Neville their love, which horrified James because although he knew Neville well, at school he's Professor Longbottom
 
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Harry then entered the [[Forbidden Forest]], where he managed to open the [[Golden Snitch]], which said on it, "''I open at the close''"; and the words to open it were, "I'm about to die"; this revealed the [[Resurrection Stone]] contained within. Harry used it to speak to the spirits of his parents, [[Sirius Black]], and Remus Lupin, who gave him comfort and courage before he met Voldemort and offered to shield him from the Dementors. They set off, and the Dementor's chill did not overcome him; his companions acted like Patronuses, and Harry continued deeper in the forest to find Voldemort. As Harry approached the Death Eater camp, he dropped the Resurrection Stone. Harry offered no resistance as Voldemort struck him with the Killing Curse. His last thoughts were of Ginny: her red hair, blazing looks, and the feel of her lips upon his before everything went black.
[[File:Fleur_Dealcour_promo.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Fleur Weasley (née Delacour), his sister-in-law.]]
 
   
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{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|I'm sorry. I never meant you to have to deal with all of this.|Fleur|'Arry, you saved my sister's life. I do not forget.|[[Harry Potter]] and Fleur at [[Shell Cottage]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b|Harry|But you're dead.|Albus Dumbledore|Oh yes.|Then... I'm dead too?|Ah. That is the question, isn't it? Oh the whole, dear boy, I think not.|Harry meeting Dumbledore in limbo|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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However, the "death" he met was not permanent: the blood Voldemort had taken from Harry to restore his physical form in 1995 still contained the [[Sacrificial protection|Bond of Blood]], anchoring him to life and protecting Harry from Voldemort's curse, and his willingness to die triggered [[Sacrificial protection|protections]] on the people of Hogwarts similar to the protections he received from his mother's sacrifice. Also, since he had part of Voldemort's soul in him, Voldemort's Killing Curse unknowingly destroyed the part of Voldemort's [[soul]], leaving one Horcrux left. [[File:Harry and Albus limbo.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry in the [[Limbo]] speaking with a deceased Albus Dumbledore]]Harry entered a state of limbo, where he met the spirit of [[Albus Dumbledore]] and the piece of Voldemort's soul that had just been destroyed. Dumbledore explained everything to Harry saying that he had "''no more secrets from Harry''", with Harry seeing a side of Dumbledore that no one else ever had. After reconciling with his mentor, Harry made the choice to return to the physical world. He had the option of boarding a train and continuing to the afterlife with Dumbledore.
   
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====Endgame====
Harry's first opinion of [[Fleur Delacour]] in [[1994]] was that she was a very beautiful girl who looked like a [[Veela]]. Though Fleur initially paid him as little attention as she did most of the younger Hogwarts students, after the second task, when Harry saved Fleur's younger sister [[Gabrielle Delacour]], Fleur was much kinder to Harry in her gratitude. Fleur met Harry again at the Burrow, in 1996, when Fleur was about to marry [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]], the eldest brother of Harry's best friend, Ron. After the [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor]], Harry and his friends lived with Bill and Fleur for roughly one month at [[Shell Cottage]], where Fleur cared for them all, much like a mother or an older sister. Fleur eventually became Harry's sister-in-law, after Harry married [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]. Harry's godson, [[Ted Lupin]], was seen kissing Fleur's daughter, [[Victoire Weasley]], at King's Cross Station in [[2017]].
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Harry|There are no more [[Horcrux]]es. It's just you and me. Neither can live while the other survives, and one of us is about to leave for good.|Lord Voldemort|One of us? You think it will be you, do you, the boy who has survived by accident, and because Dumbledore was pulling the strings?|You won't be killing anyone else tonight. You won't be able to kill any of them ever again.|The final confrontation between two mortal enemies|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:HP7-PT2-TRL-1335.jpg|250px|thumb|left|[[Narcissa Malfoy]] telling Voldemort and the gathered Death Eaters that Harry was "dead"]]
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Harry woke up, but feigned death. He was assisted in this by Narcissa Malfoy, who had secretly turned against Voldemort by telling him Harry was dead in order to protect her [[Draco Malfoy|son]], because she knew the only way she would be permitted to enter Hogwarts was with the rest of the [[Death Eaters]] in their victory march. Voldemort then triumphantly disgraced Harry's "dead" body with the [[Cruciatus Curse]] then forced [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] to carry Harry's body back to Hogwarts, proclaiming Harry dead and demanding surrender. At first, the surviving fighters were heartbroken, especially Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Professor McGonagall. They screamed abuse at the Death Eaters in anger, remaining defiant. Harry's apparent death had spurred the defenders of Hogwarts on.
   
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[[Neville Longbottom]] courageously stood up to Voldemort, and when the latter offered Neville a rank in his Death Eater society, Neville proudly refused and screamed to the high heavens, "''Dumbledore's Army!''" Voldemort cast the [[Full Body-Bind Curse]], then Summoned the Sorting Hat and placed it upon Neville's head. After he announced that there would be no houses and that the school colours would be those loyal to [[Salazar Slytherin]], he caused the hat to burst into flames. As Neville cried in pain, a distant uproar came from the direction of the school boundaries. [[Centaur]]s, [[thestral]]s, [[Buckbeak]] the [[hippogriff]], Hagrid's half brother [[Grawp]], and the families of the Hogwarts students who remained to fight, plus the shop and home keepers of Hogsmeade joined the fight with a flourish.
===Draco Malfoy===
 
[[File:-Draco Malfoy.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Draco Malfoy, his school bully and arch-rival.]]
 
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Draco|You’re dead, Potter.|Harry|Funny, you’d think I’d have stopped walking around.|You’re going to pay. I’m going to make you pay for what you’ve done to my [[Lucius Malfoy|father]]… You can’t land my father in [[Azkaban|prison]].|Draco and Harry after the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]].|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
   
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[[File:Hogwarts Big Battle at Hogwarts Moment Pottermore.jpg|250px|thumb|Voldemort gloating over Harry's 'death', Neville slaying [[Nagini]], and the second half of the battle breaking out]]
[[File:Tumblr_logi7uhgby1qdw1bro1_400.gif|thumb|240px|Harry saving Draco from Fiendfyre in the Room of Requirement]]
 
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This distracted Voldemort and his Death Eaters, and Neville was able to pull off the [[Sorting Hat]], and from its depths he received the [[Sword of Gryffindor]] and sliced off Nagini's head in one swift, fluid motion. Harry slipped away in the ensuing mêlée under the Invisibility Cloak. Death Eaters started to fold under sheer weight of numbers as the house-elves in the kitchens joined the battle, with [[Kreacher]] at its front, declaring war against the Dark Lord in the name of brave [[Regulus Black]]. Using his Invisibility Cloak, Harry protected the defenders of Hogwarts from attack, deflecting Voldemort's curses. Soon, only Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange were the only two remaining and fighting, with Voldemort duelling [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]], [[Horace Slughorn|Slughorn]], and Kingsley at once, and Bellatrix duelling [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]], and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]]. Harry was torn between the two until he saw a Killing Curse aimed at Ginny, the latter missing death by a mere inch.
[[Draco Malfoy]] became Harry's rival almost from the moment they met at [[Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions]] in [[Diagon Alley]]. Draco came from a family that believed strongly in the importance of [[blood purity]], thus he considered himself superior to most people, bullying and insulting [[Muggle-born]]s and [[Gryffindor]]s in particular. He was bitterly jealous of Harry's seemingly effortless heroism. Draco bit off more than he could chew in his ambition to be like his father, [[Lucius Malfoy]], when he became a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] at a young age; to punish his father, Voldemort ordered Draco to assassinate [[Albus Dumbledore]], threatening his parents' lives if he failed. Although he let several Death Eaters into Hogwarts in [[1997]], Draco found himself unwilling to actually go through with killing Dumbledore, even when given the opportunity to do so. A year later, when Harry was brought to the Malfoy Manor to be handed over to the Dark Lord, Draco was very reluctant to identify him, and during the confrontation that ensued, Harry forcefully disarmed him, winning both his Hawthorn wand and the unknowingly, the [[Elder Wand]]. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry, Ron and Hermione saved his life twice: against Crabbe's Fiendfyre and from a masked Death Eater. Because of his family's switching of sides during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Draco was not sent to [[Azkaban]] for his crimes. By [[2017]], he was married and had a [[Scorpius Malfoy|son]]. Draco saw Harry, Ginny, Hermione and Ron at King's Cross Station when sending their children to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], where he gave them a curt nod. While Draco and Harry eventually made peace, they never became friends. It is also unknown if Harry ever gave Draco his original wand back, as Harry won it's allegiance and it is never stated how a wand that has been won behaves towards his original master afterwards.
 
   
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Harry redirected his path to Bellatrix, until being roughly knocked aside by [[Molly Weasley]], who duelled and ultimately killed Bellatrix. Voldemort's fury at the fall of his last, best lieutenant exploded with the force of a bomb and Harry turned in to see McGonagall, Slughorn, and Kingsley blasted backwards in pain and Voldemort directing his wand at Molly. Harry then cast a [[Shield Charm]] to protect her from Voldemort's wrath, revealing himself for the final duel.
===Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas===
 
{{Quote|[[Dean Thomas|Dean]], [[Seamus Finnigan|Seamus]]. Good Holidays?|Harry to Dean and Seamus in the begin of the 1995 - 1996 school year|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
 
[[File:Seamusgof.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Seamus, Dean, and Neville.]]
 
In addition to [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]], Harry’s room mates at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] were [[Dean Thomas]] and [[Seamus Finnigan]]. Although he was not as close to them as he was to Ron, Harry was nevertheless friendly with both of them.
 
   
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Seamus and Dean were also members of [[Dumbledore's Army]]. Dean, like Ron, Harry and Hermione, left Hogwarts in [[1997]], because it was supposed that he was a [[Muggle-born]]. He was caught by a group of [[Snatchers]], led by [[Fenrir Greyback]], along with Ron, Harry and Hermione. They escaped from [[Malfoy Manor]], where they had gone, and lived for a few days at [[Shell Cottage]].
 
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[[File:B7C36M2 Voldemort vanquished.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry's final defeat of Lord Voldemort and the end of the Second Wizarding War]]
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Unbeknownst to Voldemort, mastery of the Elder Wand, which he had stolen from Dumbledore's grave, had not been taken from Dumbledore by Snape, but by [[Draco Malfoy]], because Draco had disarmed Dumbledore on the night of his murder, before Snape killed him. Thus, when Harry had disarmed Malfoy in [[Malfoy Manor]] weeks earlier, he had become the true master of the Elder Wand.
   
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When Harry and Voldemort faced off for the last time, Harry tried to tell him this and about the other mistakes he had made. Harry also asked him to feel some remorse for his actions, which Voldemort instantly rejected. Voldemort cast the [[Killing Curse]], and Harry countered with the [[Disarming Charm]]. The Elder Wand refused to attack its master, and the Killing Curse rebounded, destroying Voldemort once and for all, as the most powerful wand in the world fell into the hands of its true master at last.
Seamus and Dean eventually fought along with Ron in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
 
   
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[[File:After battle.gif|250px|thumb|The battle-worn trio in the morning after the battle]]
===Cho Chang===
 
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Immediately, Harry was surrounded by overjoyed fellow fighters; Hermione and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] reached him first, and then Ginny, Neville, and Luna. Victory celebrations began and Harry was an indispensable part of the grief and celebration.
{{Quote|Well, obviously, she’s feeling very sad, because of Cedric dying. Then I expect she’s feeling confused because she liked Cedric and now she likes Harry, and she can’t work out who she likes best. Then she’ll be feeling guilty, thinking it’s an insult to Cedric’s memory to be kissing Harry at all…|Hermione on Cho Chang after the latter’s kiss with Harry|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
   
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The trio visited [[Albus Dumbledore's portrait]], and along the way he explained everything to his two best friends. Harry decided to prevent the [[Deathly Hallows]] from ever being reunited again by keeping the [[Cloak of Invisibility]], leaving the [[Resurrection Stone]] where it lay in the Forbidden Forest, and returning the [[Elder Wand]] to Dumbledore's grave, but not before using it to fix his wand.
In his earlier years at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], Harry was attracted to [[Cho Chang]], a popular girl in [[Ravenclaw]] House and seeker of their [[Quidditch]] team. During the [[Triwizard Tournament]] in [[1994]], Harry plucked up the courage to ask her to the [[Yule Ball]], but was disappointed to find that she had already agreed to go with [[Cedric Diggory]], though she seemed to genuinely feel bad about having to turn him down.
 
   
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When Voldemort destroyed the piece of his soul residing in Harry, Harry lost the ability to speak [[Parseltongue]].<ref>''[[Wizard of the Month]]'', October 2007</ref> It is possible, however, that he regained the ability later.
[[File:Cho_harry.PNG|thumb|Cho and Harry]]
 
In their next year, following Cedric's tragic death, Harry and Cho grew closer, eventually sharing a kiss under the mistletoe. However, Cho was still mourning Cedric, and became unreasonably jealous of Harry's friendship with Hermione, which, compounded with Harry’s inexperience with girls, put a strain on their relationship. The last straw was Cho's friend [[Marietta Edgecombe]]'s betrayal of [[Dumbledore's Army]] to [[Dolores Umbridge]]; Cho defended Marietta and called the [[Dumbledore's Army parchment jinx|jinx]] Hermione had placed on the D.A. parchment a "horrible trick," both of which angered Harry. The two stopped speaking to one another, and Cho soon began dating [[Michael Corner]]. However, any animosity seemed to have vanished by [[1998]], as Cho was among the former D.A. members who returned to participate in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. Just before the battle, she offered to show Harry the Ravenclaw common room, and seemed disappointed when this offer was fiercely denied by [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]].
 
   
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===After Hogwarts {{C|1998–2006}}===
===Bellatrix Lestrange===
 
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{{Quote|Harry and his friends have their own history depicted on Chocolate Frogs cards.|The trio were honoured with their own Chocolate Frog Cards|Accio Quote!}}
{{Quote|SHE KILLED SIRIUS! SHE KILLED HIM - I'LL KILL HER!|Harry on Bellatrix Lestrange, after she killed Sirius Black|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
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[[File:Potter family1.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry and Ginny Potter with their three children]]
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Harry ensured that [[Severus Snape]]'s portrait was hung in the [[Headmaster's office]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].<ref>[http://mugglenet.com/app/news/show/1272 JK Rowling comments at Carnegie Hall]</ref> He also made occasional visits to the school to give lectures to the students on [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]. At some point, the trio were featured on [[Chocolate Frog Card]]s for their accomplishments.
   
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Harry was also on "Christmas card" terms with his cousin [[Dudley Dursley]] and his family, and occasionally visited him, which were occasions dreaded by his own children.<ref>http://jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=26</ref> Harry also made peace with his former rival [[Draco Malfoy]], something that his father and his friends were never able to do with Severus Snape. They were civil towards each other; however, their schoolboy enmity meant that they were still not friends at this stage.
[[File:Bellatrix_halfbloodprincehq4.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Bellatrix Lestrange]]
 
Harry felt contemptuous of [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] from the moment he learned of her torturing of [[Alice and Frank Longbottom]], his eyes immediately drawn to her picture wherever he saw it. Throughout their encounter in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Bellatrix goaded Harry with sarcastic baby-talk, mocking Harry for falling for [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s ploy and traveling to the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] to save his non-present [[Sirius Black|godfather]]. She abandoned the baby-talk, however, becoming incensed when Harry used Voldemort's name- a mark of deep disrespect in Bellatrix's eyes.
 
   
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Also following the war, he aided in the care of his godson, [[Edward Lupin|Teddy Lupin]], thus fulfilling the role that his own godfather, [[Sirius Black]], never got to play. Harry and Teddy eventually became very close. Harry's children commented that they wanted Teddy to move in with the family, Harry mentioned that Teddy had already been coming to their home for dinner four times a week, and that he was practically living with them as it was.<ref>{{DH}}</ref> The [[Potter family|Potters]] were also thrilled at the idea that Teddy, who was seen snogging [[Victoire Weasley]] (the eldest daughter of [[William Weasley|Bill]] and [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley]]) might officially become a part of their family.
After Bellatrix killed [[Sirius Black]], Harry seemed to hate her as much as, if not more than, he did Voldemort, chasing her into the [[Atrium]] of the Ministry in a fit of rage. He even had to restrain himself from destroying [[Bellatrix Lestrange's wand|her wand]], which he managed to procure during the [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor]]. Bellatrix would later murder both [[Nymphadora Tonks]] and [[Dobby]] the [[house-elf]] in [[1998]], also nearly killing [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] during the second round of the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. In the latter incident, Harry, who had been hurrying towards Voldemort in the [[Great Hall]], noticed the danger to Ginny's life and made a beeline for Bellatrix instead. He was beaten to her, however, by [[Molly Weasley]]'s abrupt intervention.
 
   
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===Career as an Auror {{C|2007–2019}}===
Though she spoke disparagingly of the fact that Harry was a [[Half-blood]], and vehemently denied Harry's claims that Voldemort was the same, Bellatrix despised Harry mostly out of loyalty to her master, the man with whom she had developed an obsessive infatuation. As such, Bellatrix more or less hated anyone who challenged or threatened [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. Regardless of his feelings, Harry recognized that Bellatrix made a fearsome opponent; while he hated her as his godfather's killer, he acknowledged that she was also a witch of "prodigious" skill and absolutely no conscience.
 
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{{Quote|Harry and Ron utterly revolutionised the Auror Department in — at the Ministry of Magic. So they — I mean, they are now the consummate — they are experts... And by the time — 19 years later — I would imagine that Harry is heading up that department, which is not corrupt in any way.|[[J. K. Rowling]] regarding Harry's career after the war|Accio Quote!}}
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[[File:Harry Potter the Auror MA.png|200px|thumb|Harry Potter as a young [[Auror]]]]
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At the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]], Harry was recruited by the new [[Minister for Magic]] [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] and became an [[Auror]] at the [[British Ministry of Magic]]. Kingsley permitted those who had fought in the [[Battle of Hogwarts|final battle]] to become Aurors without getting their [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s]], as surviving such a battle satisfied the skill and character requirements.<ref name="Pottercast">[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/1217-pottercast-anelli.html Anelli, Melissa, John Noe and Sue Upton. "PotterCast Interviews J.K. Rowling, part one." PotterCast #130, 17 December 2007.]</ref>
   
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Along with his friend [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], Harry was considered an expert and helped reform and revolutionise the Auror department and the rest of the Ministry, along with [[Hermione Granger]], who became a high ranking official in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.<ref name="TODAY" /> In [[2007]], Harry became the Head of the Auror Office at the age of 26 or 27.<ref name="WOTM" />
===Peter Pettigrew===
 
[[File:Peter.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Peter Pettigrew]], who betrayed his parents.]]
 
{{Quote|You're going to kill me? After I saved your life? You owe me, Wormtail...|Harry to Pettigrew, reminding him that he had saved his life|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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[[File:Player and Harry at King's Cross MA.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry meeting the student at King's Cross]]
Harry first heard about [[Peter Pettigrew]] in [[1993]], and he believed Pettigrew to have been a hero who had dared to confront the man who betrayed [[James and Lily Potter]], and been tragically killed as a result.
 
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On [[1 September]] [[2008]],{{MATimeRef}} Harry arrived at [[King's Cross Station]] and guided a [[Unidentified Muggle-born Hogwarts student|Muggle-born student]] to the barrier that connected to [[Platform Nine and Three-Quarters]].<ref name="MAHB">{{MA}} - "Harry's Birthday" special event</ref> During the [[2008–2009 school year]], the same Muggle-born student and their friends went to the [[Hogwarts Library]] to look for clues about malfunctioning [[broomstick]]s. While doing so, they found information on Harry's [[Quidditch]] accomplishments, including him being the youngest house player in a century and that he had [[Gryffindor vs Slytherin Quidditch match (1991)|caught]] his [[Harry Potter's first Golden Snitch|first]] [[Golden Snitch]] with his mouth. They also found images of his [[first year]] [[Quidditch uniform]], with [[Robyn Thistlethwaite]] being surprised by how small he was at the time, although she acknowledged that his light and speedy frame was perfect for a [[Seeker]].<ref name="BBB">{{MA|Beaters, Bludgers, & Broomsticks|2}}</ref>
   
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In [[2010]], when [[Third year|third-year]] students went to [[Hogsmeade]] for the first time, Harry was also there with [[Rubeus Hagrid]], drinking [[Butterbeer]] in the [[Three Broomsticks Inn]]. When Harry choked on it, Hagrid patted him on the back.<ref name="MA">{{MA}}</ref>
After [[Sirius Black]] escaped from from [[Azkaban]] that same year, the alleged convict made his way to Hogwarts, supposedly with the goal of killing Harry in a crazed bid to bring [[Lord Voldemort]] back to power. Towards the end of the school year, Black managed to pull [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] through the [[Whomping Willow]] and in to the [[Shrieking Shack]], followed closely by [[Hermione Granger]] and an incensed Harry. When they were joined shortly after by [[Remus Lupin]], he and Sirius revealed a completely different truth: Pettigrew had been the one to betray Harry's parents, and had subsequently framed Sirius by pretending to confront him, then faked his own death by cutting off one of his own fingers and hiding in his unregistered [[Animagus]] form as Ron's pet rat, [[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]]. Although Harry was disgusted by Pettigrew's disloyalty and cowardice, he convinced Sirius and Remus not to become murderers, and instead force Pettigrew to face justice in the hands of the Dementors. Though Pettigrew escaped, making it impossible to prove Sirius Black's innocence, Harry's decision to spare his life was not fruitless: Pettigrew owed Harry a [[Life debt]].
 
   
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[[File:Player and Harry on the Quidditch pitch MA.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Harry and the student on the Quidditch pitch]]
[[File:Peter_Pettigrew.jpg|thumb|Peter pardoning to Harry]]
 
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At some point later, Harry returned to Hogwarts to give a [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] lecture at the request of Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]]. During this period of time Harry frequently gave lectures on the subject.<ref name="TODAY" /> While at the castle, he met the same Muggle-born student he helped across the platform barrier. The two met in the [[Great Hall]]. They then went to the [[Hogwarts Quidditch pitch|Quidditch pitch]] and the [[Viaduct Courtyard]] and talked about their memories.<ref name="MA"/>
Pettigrew, who had fled to [[Albania]] and sought protection from Sirius in the service of Lord Voldemort, returned to [[Great Britain]] in [[1994]]. After Harry and [[Cedric Diggory]] were transported to the [[Little Hangleton graveyard]] following the end of the [[Triwizard Tournament]], Pettigrew murdered Cedric, bound Harry to the grave of [[Tom Riddle Sr.]], and concocted a [[Regeneration Potion|potion]] using the senior Riddle's bones, one of Pettigrew's own hands, and Harry's blood, to return Voldemort to physical form. When instructed by Voldemort to give Harry back [[Harry Potter's wand|his wand]], Pettigrew did so without looking at him.
 
   
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In 1998, during the [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor]], Peter Pettigrew's life debt was repaid; Harry reminded him that he had saved his life, and Pettigrew momentarily hesitated in the midst of attempting to strangle him. As a result, the [[Peter Pettigrew's silver hand|silver hand]] Voldemort had made for Pettigrew, as a reward for sacrificing his own, saw the hesitation as sign of weakness, and turned against him. Though Ron and Harry both tried to save him, the hand ultimately strangled Pettigrew to death.
 
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When Hogwarts was under [[Siege of Hogwarts|attack]] by [[Dementor]]s and other [[Dark Arts|Dark]] creatures, Harry returned to the school and cast the final [[Patronus Charm]] that ended the battle. He also saw [[Nocturnal Order of Tricks and Magical Exhibitions|individuals]] by the forests wearing white masks, who he suspected may have been the culprits of the attacks. He then talked to the students and staff and, as an Auror, promised to look into the case properly.<ref name="MA Dawn">{{MA}} - "A New Dawn" special event {{See video|url=https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ze411M7EN?p=33}}</ref>
   
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Harry was also invited by [[George Weasley]] to help sell his joke products, competing against George's brother Ron who preferred more conventional ones. George wrote Harry's identity of the "Chosen One" into the slogan he prepared for Harry. Though Ron was Harry's best friend, George pointed out that since Harry was the funder of their [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes|joke shop]], he needed to think less about the "best friends" stuff. George convinced Harry that new products were likely to attract more customers.
===Dolores Umbridge===
 
[[File:Detention_dolores.jpg|thumb|250px|Professor Umbridge]]
 
{{Quote|As I told you once before, Mr. Potter, naughty children deserve to be punished.|Umbridge speaking to Harry.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
 
   
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Harry disliked [[Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic]], [[Dolores Umbridge]], from the moment he first laid eyes on her, which was shortly before she voted in favour of Harry's undeserved expulsion from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. In the summer of [[1995]], Umbridge sent two [[Dementor]]s after Harry and his cousin, [[Dudley Dursley]], in an attempt to silence Harry from contradicting the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]'s official position maintaining that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] had not returned to power. Harry was forced to use a [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] to defend himself and Dudley from the Dementors, which resulted in Harry being summoned to the Ministry on the charge of using under age magic; if convicted, he would have been expelled from Hogwarts. Umbridge took part in Harry’s prosecution and spoke in favour of his conviction, but Harry was cleared due to [[Albus Dumbledore]]’s defence, as well as the impartiality of [[Amelia Bones]] and several other members of the [[Wizengamot]].
 
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When they were doing a sale at [[Zonko's Joke Shop]], Harry was chatting with Hermione, who was Ron's helper, when they met the same Muggle-born student and talked about these events. The student asked if this was purely them doing business, but Harry admitted he really was fed up with classical jokes, saying that anyone who had been bitten by a [[Nose-Biting Teacup]] dozens of times would not be tricked again, which he believed was the reason why [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and George founded their shop so that they could invent new products, and succeeded in doing so, making their products very popular in the market. He then gave the student some tokens to buy some products and see for themselves.<ref name="MA Joke">{{MA}} - [[April Fools' Day]] [[2023]] special event {{See video|url=https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1wo4y1H7EP}}</ref>
   
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On [[Horace Slughorn]]'s birthday, Harry went back to Hogwarts and gave him a [[Horace Slughorn's birthday cake from Harry Potter|cake]] that smelt like [[pineapple]]. They recalled Harry's mother [[Lily J. Potter|Lily]] giving Slughorn [[Francis]], and were possibly joined by the Muggle-born student.<ref name="MA Slughorn">{{MA}} - Slughorn's birthday {{See video|url=https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1vo4y1w7v5}}</ref>
Harry soon encountered Umbridge again when she was appointed [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher at Hogwarts, by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]]. Harry was outspoken in his outrage at the Ministry's denial of Voldemort's return and their refusal to allow Hogwarts students to practice defensive magic, which Umbridge sadistically responded to by making him carve the words, "I must not tell lies," into the back of his own hand using a [[Blood Quill]]. Umbridge clearly favoured [[Slytherin]] students, and presumably those who had ties to the Ministry in particular, as demonstrated by her allowing the [[Slytherin Quidditch team]] to re-form before any other, following the passage of [[Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four]], and later giving Harry and the [[Fred and George Weasley|Weasley twins]] lifetime bans from playing [[Quidditch]] after they attacked [[Draco Malfoy]]. Umbridge monitored all incoming and outgoing mail, resulting in the injury of Harry’s owl, [[Hedwig]], and she made it nearly impossible for Harry, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] to visit [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] at his [[Rubeus Hagrid's cabin|hut]]. When Harry publicly recounted witnessing Voldemort's resurrection in an interview with [[Rita Skeeter]], published in [[The Quibbler]], Umbridge banned him from [[Hogsmeade]] trips. One by one, Umbridge was robbing Harry of his reasons to want to stay at Hogwarts.
 
   
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====2014 Quidditch World Cup====
In order to offer students the practical defensive education Umbridge was denying them, Harry formed and led [[Dumbledore's Army]]. When they were betrayed to Umbridge by [[Marietta Edgecombe|one]] of their members, Harry was nearly expelled from Hogwarts until Dumbledore convinced [[Cornelius Fudge]] that Harry only formed the organisation on his orders. Dumbledore was forced to leave Hogwarts to avoid being sent to [[Azkaban]], after which Umbridge took the position of Headmistress and the students took to making things as difficult for her as possible. Umbridge attempted to have [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] arrested after a couple of [[Niffler]]s were released in her office, despite his obvious innocence, which resulted in his going on the run and Professor [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]] being seriously injured and temporarily disabled at [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries|St Mungo's Hospital]]. With seemingly no adults left for him to turn to, Harry attempted to use Umbridge’s fire, the only fire not being monitored by the Ministry, to check on [[Sirius Black]], after having a vision that Sirius was being tortured in the [[Department of Mysteries]]. Remembering that [[Severus Snape]] was, in fact, a member of the [[Order of the Phoenix]], Harry gave Snape the cryptic message, "he's got Padfoot at the place where it's hidden!" Umbridge nearly used the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on Harry in order to make him explain his statement, when Hermione intervened and tricked Umbridge into believing the D.A. had been building a weapon for Dumbledore in the [[Forbidden Forest]]. When Harry, Hermione and Umbridge were confronted by a herd of [[Forbidden Forest Centaur colony|centaurs]], Umbridge's angry diatribe-- in which she referred to the centaurs as "creatures of near-human intelligence" and "filthy half-breeds"-- resulted in her being carried off into the depths of the forest.
 
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{{Quote|The [[Potter family]] — minus Mother, Ginny Potter, who of course is here in the journalists' enclosure with me — have been given prime places in the front row.|The 2014 Quidditch World Cup|Pottermore}}
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[[File:The Potters at the 2014 Quidditch World Cup final.png|250px|thumb|left|Harry and his children at the 2014 Quidditch World Cup]]
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Harry had married Ginny likely sometime before [[2005]], but certainly by [[2014]].<ref>Their eldest son James is born [[1 September]] [[2003]]–[[31 August]] [[2004]], so it is likely that they were married before this time</ref><ref name="PM">{{WW|patronus-charm}}</ref> By [[2017]], the couple had three children of their own: two sons [[James Potter II|James Sirius]] and [[Albus Potter|Albus Severus]], and one daughter [[Lily L. Potter|Lily Luna]]. Harry attended the final of the [[2014 Quidditch World Cup]] in early [[July]] in the [[Patagonian Desert]]. Harry, James, and Albus joined Ginny Potter, who had been in Patagonia since the start of the Cup, in her capacity of special [[Quidditch]] correspondent to the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/466541483538280448 "''Read Ginny Potter's reports from the #QuidditchWorldCup starting today at http://pottermo.re/DailyProphet ! Family expected to join her for the final.''" - @jk_rowling Twitter]</ref>
   
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Harry along with his family (including Teddy Lupin) and [[Dumbledore's Army]] were granted access to the VIP section of the campsite. Harry embraced [[Viktor Krum]], who was competing again after being retired for a few years, upon meeting him and introduced him to his sons, James and Albus.<ref name="dumbledores-army-reunites" /> He supported Bulgaria in the match together with the rest of his family (save for Albus) and looked "emotional" when Viktor Krum and his team had won the match. While at the game Harry also sported a nasty cut over his right cheekbone, which was a result of his top-secret work for the [[British Auror Office]].
After the Ministry finally acknowledged Voldemort’s return to power, Umbridge was removed from Hogwarts. However, Harry was furious to learn later that year that Umbridge was still working for the Ministry. When Voldemort became the de facto Minister for Magic, with an [[Imperius Curse|imperiused]] [[Pius Thicknesse]] as his puppet, Umbridge, knowingly or not, immediately showed sympathy for his agenda by taking part in the hunt for Harry Potter and branding him "Undesirable Number 1." When Harry, disguised as [[Albert Runcorn]] by way of [[Polyjuice Potion]], met Umbridge again in [[1997]], she had become Head of the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]], and was cruelly interrogating and "trying" innocent Muggle-born wizards and witches, before sentencing them to [[Azkaban]] for "stealing magic." When Umbridge taunted a Muggle-born [[Mary Cattermole|witch]] by claiming [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]] was a family heirloom and proof of her relation to the [[pure-blood]] [[Selwyn family]], Harry [[Stunning Spell|stunned]] Umbridge in a fit of anger. Hermione replaced the locket with a [[Geminio|decoy]], after which she, Ron, and Harry proceeded to free all the Muggle-borns awaiting interrogation.
 
   
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On [[31 July]] [[2014]], Rita Skeeter launched a book at [[Flourish and Blotts]] titled ''Dumbledore's Army: The Dark Side of the Demob'', regarding the lives of the members of Dumbledore's Army. The book according to Rita's description, seemed to focus on the D.A. members "imperfections". Harry and Ginny were featured on the front cover, Harry trying to hide their faces behind his hand. Rita also wrote a mostly fictionalised biography about Harry, with an unnamed title.
After the Second Wizarding War, Umbridge was given a life sentence in [[Azkaban]].
 
   
===Hedwig===
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{{Quote|Love blinds. We have both tried to give our sons, not what they needed, but what we needed. We've been so busy trying to rewrite our own pasts, we've blighted their present.|Harry realising his mistakes in regards to his second son|Harry Potter and the Cursed Child}}
{{Quote|No...NO! Hedwig...Hedwig...|Harry to Hedwig, after her death|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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[[File:Potter family.gif|250px|thumb|right|Harry with his family at King's Cross Station in 2017 escorting his sons to [[Platform Nine and Three-Quarters|Platform 9¾]]]]
[[File:Project1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Hedwig, his loyal, loving pet owl.]]
 
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On [[1 September]] [[2017]], Harry and Ginny took their three children to [[King's Cross Station]] to see James and Albus off to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. There, they met Ron and Hermione and their two children, Harry's niece [[Rose Granger-Weasley|Rose]] and nephew [[Hugo Granger-Weasley|Hugo]]. When Albus expressed a fear that he might be Sorted into [[Slytherin]] [[Hogwarts Houses|House]], Harry told his son that Albus was named after two Hogwarts Headmasters of whom one was a Slytherin and "''probably the bravest man'' [he] ''ever knew''". Harry assured him that his parents would be proud of him regardless of where he was Sorted. He also told him that the [[Sorting Hat]] would take his preferences into consideration, which happened to him when he was being Sorted. This was a secret he had never shared with his other children.
   
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When Harry picked Albus up from King's Cross, who had returned from a year at Hogwarts, he was surprised to find Albus distant and colder. This distance was in direct response to the pressure Albus felt regarding Harry's legacy and the expectations that others put on him because of it. Albus and Scorpius Malfoy became fast friends during the year, as they were kindred spirits — they both carry a burden stemming from their family identity and feel that they are misfits and "losers" in comparison with the other students at Hogwarts. Harry did not like this and he questioned why Albus was content to have only the one friend. Their relationship would stay strained for the next couple of years to come.
[[Hedwig]] was the Snowy [[Owl]] [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] bought Harry for his [[1991|eleventh birthday]], from [[Eeylops Owl Emporium]] in [[Diagon Alley]]. Hedwig was often Harry's only companion during the lonely holidays he spent with the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]], and the bond that developed between them was a close one. Though Hedwig was usually very affectionate with Harry, which she showed by gently nibbling his ear or fingers, she was not above snubbing him out of jealousy or nipping him a bit harder than usual on the rare occasions he snapped at her. Hedwig was also highly intelligent; she understood perfectly when Harry asked her to peck Ron and Hermione until they responded to him, and even flew, completely of her own accord, to where Hermione was on holiday in France, to ensure that Harry received a gift for his thirteenth birthday. In 1997, Harry was completely grief-stricken after Hedwig was struck by a [[Killing Curse]] during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]].
 
   
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[[File:Platform farewell.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry seeing James, Lily, and Rose off to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], while Albus stood off to the side]]
===Alastor Moody===
 
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In [[September]] [[2018]], Harry took Albus to King's Cross again. He was hurt when Albus told him he wanted to be alone. This stemmed from all the pedestrians watching the two, Albus felt as though they were watching the famous Harry Potter and "his disappointing son". Harry told him not to be bothered by people looking and thought his friendship with [[Scorpius Malfoy]], the child of his rival, was the reason why Albus wanted nothing to do with him. Harry then demanded Albus sever their friendship, but his son refused.
[[File:Al_moody21.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Alastor Moody, his protector and friend.]]
 
{{Quote|Don't put your wand into your back pocket! Better wizards than you have lost buttocks from it!|Alastor Moody to Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
   
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In September [[2019]], Harry took Albus to King's Cross yet again where he gave Albus the permission slip he needed to visit Hogsmeade. Albus destroyed the slip by burning it, stating that he had no wish to go to Hogsmeade and left his father behind. This in turn caused Harry to become angry with him. Their father-son relationship continued to deteriorate, going from bad to worse.
Harry first saw the real [[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]] shortly after [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] was revealed to have been keeping Moody imprisoned in his own [[Alastor Moody's trunk|trunk]], using his hair for [[Polyjuice Potion]], and taking Moody's place as temporary [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher at Hogwarts for most of the [[1994–1995 school year]].
 
   
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===Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement {{C|2020–}}===
The real Moody brought the [[Advance Guard]] of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] to [[Privet Drive]] in [[1995]], to safely transport Harry to the Order's headquarters, and [[Sirius Black]]'s ancestral home, at [[12 Grimmauld Place]]. As Harry got to know Moody through his time spent around the Order, Moody proved every bit the great, albeit incredibly paranoid, wizard he was reputed to be. When Moody was killed by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], Harry was shocked and horrified by the abrupt end of such a skilled Auror, and shared a drink in his honour with the rest of the Order.
 
   
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====Experimental Time-Turner====
{{Quote|Mad-Eye dead; it could not be...Mad-Eye, so tough, so brave, the consummate survivor...|Harry thinking about Mad Eye's death|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Hermione Granger|These are people and beasts that fought alongside Voldemort in the great wizarding wars. These are allies of darkness. This — combined with what we have just unearthed at Theodore Nott's — could mean something. But if the Head of Magical Law Enforcement isn't reading his files —|Harry|But I don't need to read it — I'm out there, hearing about it. Theodore Nott — it was me who heard the rumours about the Time-Turner and me who acted upon it.|Harry and Hermione discussing the state of wizarding Britian|Harry Potter and the Cursed Child}}
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By late summer of [[2020]], Harry had been made Head of the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]].<ref name="CC152">{{CC|B|1|5}} - "Go home to your family, Harry, the Hogwarts Express is about to depart for another year"</ref> After hearing a rumour about an illegal and very powerful [[Time-Turner]], Harry and his team of Aurors raided the Nott residence and confiscated it. Harry defeated Nott in a duel and then arrested him. He was arrested for the illegal possession of an unregistered and advanced [[Time-Turner]].<ref name="CC44">{{CC|B|4|4}}</ref>
   
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Nott had created at least two Time-Turners for [[Lucius Malfoy]], who was paying him for his services. The prototype, which was restricted by a boundary of five minutes, was seized by Potter and later used by his [[Albus Potter|son]] to travel to the past. The improved Time-Turner, which gleamed gold and allowed the traveller to stay in the past for an unlimited time, was kept by Lucius who never used it.<ref name="CC" />
When Harry, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] infiltrated the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in 1997, to steal [[Salazar Slytherin]]'s [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket|Locket]] from [[Dolores Umbridge]], Harry found Moody's [[Alastor Moody's magical eye|magical eye]] lodged in the door to Umbridge's office. Harry reclaimed the eye, though doing so ended up alerting the Ministry to the breach in security, and later buried it under "the oldest, most gnarled and resilient-looking" tree he could find, marking the spot with a small cross. Little though it was, Harry was certain Moody would prefer it to having his eye put to use spying for Dolores Umbridge.
 
   
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Harry turned the prototype Time-Turner over to Hermione (the Minister for Magic) for safekeeping. While in his paper laden workoffice, he and Hermione spoke about recent activity among Voldemort's former allies and how action must be taken. They discuess the "''mountain trolls riding Graphorns through Hungary, giants with winged tattoos on their backs walking through the Greek Seas, and the werewolves that have gone entirely underground''".<ref name="CC152" />
===Cedric Diggory===
 
{{Dialogue a-b|Cedric|You saved my life, Harry. Take the cup.|Harry|We'll take it together.|Cedric and Harry about who should win the Triwizard Tournament|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
 
[[File:CedricHarry.jpg|thumb|Harry with Cedric Diggory]]
 
   
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=====Amos Diggory's request=====
Harry and [[Cedric Diggory]], were, for better or worse, rivals throughout Harry's [[1993-1994 school year|third]] and [[1994-1995 school year|fourth]] years at Hogwarts. As Cedric was seeker of the [[Hufflepuff Quidditch team]], one of their first encounters involved Cedric catching the [[Golden Snitch|snitch]] and securing the win for his team, while Harry fell off his [[broomstick]] after one of the [[Dementor]]s guarding the school found its way onto the Quidditch field.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b-a|Amos Diggory|Two months pass, I receive an owl, '<nowiki/>''Mr Diggory, I'm awfully sorry, but Mr Potter has been called away on urgent business, we're going to have to shift things around a little, are you available for an appointment in, let's see, in two months' time''.' And then it repeats again, and again ... You're shutting me out.|Harry|Of course I'm not. It's just, I'm afraid, as Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement I'm responsible —|There's plenty you're responsible for.|Sorry?|My son, Cedric, you do remember Cedric, don't you?|Amos expressing his frustration towards Harry regarding Cedric's death|Harry Potter and the Cursed Child}}
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[[File:Harry gives blanket to Albus.png|250px|thumb|Harry gifting Albus with his old baby blanket]]
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Harry was later visited at home by [[Amos Diggory]], who had heard he might have the Time-Turner. Whom he supposedly learned this information from is unknown. While Albus and [[Delphini|Delphi Diggory]] (who claimed to be Amos' carer and niece) listened in, Amos demanded Harry go back in time and save Cedric. Amos proceeded to tell Harry that Cedric was more then a spare and that he deserved a chance to life a full life. However, Harry refused due to the implications of intervening greatly with the past, as changing the past can have severe consequences on the future. This caused Amos to react negatively, calling Harry cold. Later that night Harry attempted to reconcile with Albus.
   
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Harry's relationship with Albus had strained increasingly since he had left for Hogwarts. In an effort to mend things, Harry spoke to Albus and tried to give him the old baby blanket he received from his mother [[Lily J. Potter|Lily]]. He did this in the hope a reminder of what happened would make him change his behaviour. This was a significant and sentimental gift on Harry's part, as it was the only physical piece of his mother that he had. When Albus rejected the gift, it led to an argument in which they both expressed the wish that they were not related. Harry regretted what he said, but it was too late to take it back.
The next year, when both Harry and Cedric were declared Champions in the [[Triwizard Tournament]], Cedric was the school's obvious favourite, as most of the students believed Harry had entered the competition illegally. Cedric also believed Harry had entered illegally and asked him how he managed to do it, but Cedric did not hate Harry for this, as much of the school did. Though the negative attention abated slightly after Harry's stellar performance in the first task, Cedric also beat Harry to the punch in asking [[Cho Chang]] to the [[Yule Ball]]. And although Cedric remained good-natured and gracious throughout, Harry could not help feeling jealous, and even slightly insecure about the fact that Cedric was clearly talented and "looked the part" of a Champion.
 
   
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[[File:Harry nightmare.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry's awoken from a nightmare after his [[Harry Potter's scars|scar]] pains him for the first time in many years]]
Regardless, when [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] showed Harry that the Tournament's first task would involve facing [[Dragon|dragons]], Harry felt compelled to help Cedric, realising he alone would be unprepared, as both Heads of other the two competing schools had seen the dragons as well. Cedric reciprocated by helping Harry with the second task, and during the third, each had occasion to save the other's life. As, such, when they reached the [[Triwizard Cup]] at the same time, they agreed to take it together; both boys were transported to the [[Little Hangleton graveyard]], and Harry watched in horror as [[Peter Pettigrew]] murdered Cedric on Voldemort's command to "kill the spare." When Cedric's ghostly image emerged from Voldemort's wand, which was locked in [[Priori Incantatem]] with Harry's, he asked Harry to take his body back to his parents, which Harry honoured, risking his life in the process.
 
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Harry began to experience nightmares and pains in his scar, something that he had not experienced since his final defeat of Voldemort. Ginny tried to comfort him and proceeded to ask what was wrong. When Harry explained, they decided to let [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] know. Harry took his scar hurting to be an ominous sign and it left him with many worries concerning his son and the outcome of the future.
   
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He and Hermione held a public meeting, but the community was not convinced there is a threat, as they were not willing to accept that danger was once again imminent. Draco accused Harry of only wanting his name in the papers and proceeded to storm out of the public meeting. Later on Harry, [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]], and Draco then learnt that Albus and Scorpius were missing. This prompted Draco to start a duel with Harry, Ginny was quick to interrupt it, before it got out of hand. They had decided to retrieve the Time-Turner and help Amos save Cedric. Ginny concluded Albus ran away after his argument with Harry, and [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] was upset that Scorpius had been pulled into their family issues.
Cedric's death haunted Harry's dreams well into the summer, as [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] mockingly asked him if "Cedric" was his boyfriend, and enabled Harry to see [[Thestrals]] for the first time at the beginning of his [[1995–1996 school year|fifth]] year.
 
   
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=====Searching for Albus Potter=====
===Kreacher===
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Harry|But there is one truth we can't escape: That somewhere in our past a witch is trying to rewrite everything we ever knew — and all we can do is wait — wait for the moment she either succeeds or fails.|Minerva McGonagall|And if she suceeds?|Then — just like that — most of the people in this room will be gone. We'll no longer exist and Voldemort will rule again.|Harry Potter noting the severity of the situation|Harry Potter and the Cursed Child}}
[[File:062507_kreacher_full.jpg|thumb|left|Kreacher, Harry's house-elf.]]
 
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Albus and Scorpius's time-travelling antics created two separate alternate timelines. This was something that could have disastrous effects for everyone. In one, Harry received a dream revealing Albus's location in the [[Forbidden Forest]]. As he and the others searched, Harry came across the centaur [[Bane]]. Bane warned him that a "dark cloud" haunted Albus. He took this "dark cloud" to mean Scorpius and his doubts regarding his son's friendship with him strengthened even more. He, Ron, and Ginny found the boys just after they return from the past. Scorpius was uninjured, but Albus sustained a broken arm.
{{Quote|Kreacher...er... I would like to give you this...|Harry, giving Regulus Black's locket to Kreacher|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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[[File:Harry dumbledore's portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry conversing with the portrait of Albus Dumbledore]]
[[Kreacher]] was the last in a line of [[house-elf|house-elves]] who served the [[House of Black|Black family]], inherited by [[Sirius Black]], and eventually by Harry. In his fanatical loyalty to the House of Black, Kreacher mimicked the family's [[Pure-blood]] supremacist views, and as such, despised Sirius for being a "blood traitor" and for supposedly breaking [[Walburga Black|his mother's]] heart. By extension, he hated, and muttered profanities about, anyone associated with Sirius, particularly Harry and the motley crew of blood statuses that made up the rest of the [[Order of the Phoenix]].
 
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Albus was brought to the school's hospital wing, where Harry conversed with a portrait of [[Albus Dumbledore]]. After Harry aired decades of pent-up emotion left over from the horrors of his childhood and Dumbledore reassuring him he did what he though was best for Harry's well being at the time, the portrait advised him to see Albus as he is. Harry demanded that Albus break off his association with Scorpius. He even went so far as to bully Headmistress [[Minerva McGonagall]] into using the [[Marauder's Map]] to keep them apart. This was something that he would not normally do. Harry's worry for his son had intensified so much that it blinded him to the bigger picture.
   
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When Albus and Scorpius went time travelling again, Harry and Ginny received a visit from Draco. He and Harry argued about their children, which resulted in a premature wizards' [[Duelling|duel]]. When Ginny intervened and reminded them their children were missing, Draco surprised them by explaining how lonely he was at Hogwarts and how lucky Harry was to have such great friendships.
For his part, Sirius saw too much of the family he hated in Kreacher, and had no problem treating Kreacher with utter disdain. After the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Harry learned that Kreacher had helped trick Harry into going to the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] by pretending Sirius was not at Grimmauld Place when Harry tried to find him, and thus helped bring about Sirius's end. In his will, Sirius left everything he owned to Harry, including Kreacher. As Harry wanted nothing to do with the house-elf, but couldn't risk setting him free and letting any information Kreacher had about the Order fall into the hands of the [[Lestrange family|Lestranges]] or the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]], he sent Kreacher to work in the Hogwarts' kitchens.
 
   
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[[File:Harryandminerva.jpeg|250px|thumb|left|Harry apologising to [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] and attempting to locate the boys]]
In [[1997]], when Harry, Ron and Hermione hid in [[12 Grimmauld Place]] at the start of their hunt for Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es, they discovered that "R.A.B" stood for [[Regulus Black|Regulus Arcturus Black]], and Harry remembered actually having seen and tried to open [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]] in the summer of [[1995]]. They asked Kreacher if he knew where the locket came from and what had become of it, and the house-elf was forced to reveal all that had happened between him, Voldemort, and Regulus Black; when Regulus was still a [[Death Eater]], Voldemort told him he required the service of a house-elf, and Regulus volunteered Kreacher for the job. Voldemort took Kreacher to a [[Horcrux cave|seaside cave]], where he ordered Kreacher to drink an [[Drink of Despair|emerald green potion]]. Kreacher was tortured by the potion, and then left to die in the hands of the [[Inferius|Inferi]]; he was only able to survive and Disapparate out of the cave because [[Regulus Black|his master]] called him home. Regulus became disillusioned by Voldemort's ill-treatment of Kreacher, and soon after, deduced both the existence of Voldemort's horcruxes and the fact that the magic that binds a house-elf to obey their master would supersede the cave's magical protections. Regulus then had Kreacher return with him to the cave, but instead of forcing Kreacher to suffer the effects of the [[Drink of Despair|potion]] again, ordered Kreacher to leave the cave with the locket, and destroy it as soon as he could. To protect Kreacher and his family, Regulus forbade Kreacher to tell any member of the House of Black what had happened. Kreacher took the locket and attempted to destroy it, but not before watching in horror as Regulus drank the potion himself, and was killed by the Inferi.
 
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Harry and Draco finally gained a mutual respect for one another, and looked upon each other as friends. When Draco speaks of the great bond and sacrifices he has made for Scorpius and his late wife, Harry finally realised he was dangerously isolating Albus. They returned to Hogwarts, where Harry apologised to [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] and they attempted to locate the boys, ultimately discovering that they had the Time-Turner.
   
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However, in the other timeline, Albus and Scorpius had created a world where Harry had died at the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. Fortunately, with the help of the alternate Hermione, Ron and [[Severus Snape]], Scorpius managed to salvage the original timeline and returned both Harry, and Albus to life. Harry visited Albus in his dormitory where despite his anger, he manages to plant the seed for a reconciliation with Albus.
Though he initially didn't want to admit it, Harry realised that Kreacher playing a crucial role in leading Sirius to his death was something that could have, and should have, been avoided. When Kreacher finished his story, Harry, with Hermione's guidance, made an effort to show the distraught house-elf kindness, comforting him about Regulus' death and even giving him Regulus' fake locket; the miserable, wretched house-elf they had known became almost unrecognisable. Kreacher told the trio that [[Mundungus Fletcher]] had taken the locket, and gladly obeyed Harry's order--which Harry made a point of phrasing as a request--to find Fletcher and bring him to Grimmauld Place.
 
   
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[[File:Harry Albus argue.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry visiting Albus in the [[Hospital Wing]] and the two beginning to reconcile]]
From that point on, Kreacher happily tidied up the house and fed the trio, until they accidentally broke the [[Fidelius Charm]] on 12 Grimmauld Place, and were forced to flee. Kreacher later led the Hogwarts house-elves, in the name of Harry, "defender of house-elves", and brave Regulus Black, in a fervent attack on the invading Death Eaters during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
 
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Later, Harry and his friends learn that Albus and Scorpius were missing again and were last seen with Delphi. They went to see Amos to find out what he knows, and found out he had been [[Confundus Charm|Confunded]] by Delphi into believing she was his niece and carer.
   
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Searching the room for clues to find out Delphi's true identity, they stumbled upon a prophecy that, if fulfilled, would enable the return of Voldemort, and realised Delphi's true identity as Voldemort's secret daughter with [[Bellatrix Lestrange]]. However, since they did not know where in time Delphi, Albus, and Scorpius were, they could only bide their time and wait.
===Horace Slughorn===
 
{{Quote|Please... don't think badly of me when you see it... you've no idea how he was like, even then...|Slughorn to Harry in 1997|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)}}
 
[[File:Horace_Slughorn_memory.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Horace Slughorn, his teacher and friend giving the memory that allowed Harry to defeat Lord Voldemort.]]
 
   
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=====Skirmish at St Jerome's Church=====
Harry first met [[Horace Slughorn]] in [[1996]], when he accompanied Albus Dumbledore in attempting to persuade the old [[Potions master]] to come out of retirement. From the start, Harry was unsure how he felt about Slughorn; though he was clearly not someone with even the slightest inclination toward becoming a [[Death Eater]], he seemed wholly more superficial and self-serving than the likes of people in the Order and most of Harry's other professors. Slughorn had a habit of nurturing and promoting students who would allow him to benefit from his connections to them later on; on the other hand, he seemed to take into account genuine merit as much status within the wizarding community, as he told Harry that his mother, who had no connections at all as a Muggle-born witch, was one of his all time favourite students.
 
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{{Quote|I don't fight alone, and I never will.|Harry to Delphini after he and his friends defeated her|Harry Potter and the Cursed Child}}
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At home, Harry looked at the blanket he had tried to give Albus. He noticed writing on it, and found out it was a message sent by Albus from the past. He and Ginny noticed the date, being 30 October, 1981 — one day before the night that [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] murdered Harry's parents. They alerted Ron and Hermione. Draco, who joined in, secretly revealed to them that his family had a Time-Turner that would be more potent and valuable than the one seized by the Ministry, which was merely a prototype and thus not as desirable to a true [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]].
   
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[[File:Potterplay.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry, Ron, Draco, and others travelling back in time to assist Albus and Scorpius]]
Though he resisted, Slughorn ultimately could not pass up the opportunity to "collect" Harry, nor could he deny that there was no safer place to be than where ever Dumbledore was. Horace Slughorn resumed his post as Potions Master, and made quick work of inviting several choice students (which included [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], when he saw her perform an excellent [[Bat-Bogey Hex]] on [[Zacharias Smith]], and later [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], when he saw that she was all around brilliant) in addition to Harry, to be a part of his "Slug Club."
 
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They travelled back in time to join Albus and Scorpius. However, under Ginny's prodding, they realised that Delphi did not to want to kill baby Harry, but rather to stop Voldemort from doing so in the hope he would live and his reign would continue. Delphi thought she could make her father stronger as he would know love when he met her, which its lacking was what had originally led to his downfall.
   
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Everyone agreed they had to [[Transfiguration|transfigure]] Harry to look like Voldemort in the hope that they could fool Delphi and hinder her in saving the real Voldemort. They picked Harry because he not only knew Voldemort well through the connection they shared when he was a Horcrux, but he now also understood Parseltongue again.
In due course, Harry realised that Dumbledore had not just wanted Slughorn back at Hogwarts because he needed to fill a position. During one of their [[Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore's private lessons|private lessons]], Dumbledore showed Harry a [[Pensieve|memory]] that belonged to Horace Slughorn, in which Slughorn was chatting with a group of [[Slytherin]] boys, including a young [[Tom Riddle]]. Riddle had apparently gifted Slughorn his favourite [[Crystallised pineapple]], was being being charming, and generally seemed to be building up to something. Indeed, when the other boys left, Riddle stayed behind, and slowly but surely made his way to his point; he wanted to know what Slughorn knew about [[Horcrux]]es. The room suddenly got hazy, and a voice that belonged to Slughorn but was clearly inorganic reprimanded Riddle for asking such a thing, before the memory abruptly ended.
 
   
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Delphi pleaded with her "father" to recognise her, which Harry managed before the transfiguration spell came undone. However, when Delphi sees she had been set up, she engaged in a fierce duel with Harry, who is later joined by his friends and Albus. They managed to subdue her and she pleaded that she only wants to know her father. A surprised Harry explained that this would not be possible; they cannot change the past.
Dumbledore told Harry that original version of the modified memory would be of vital importance in understanding exactly what destroying Voldemort would entail, and tasked Harry with retrieving it. Aside from simply being "Harry Potter," Harry had three things that would help him do what even Dumbledore apparently could not: a reputation with Slughorn as a excellent potioneer, courtesy of the [[Severus Snape's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|Half-Blood Prince]], the vial of [[Felix Felicis|liquid luck]] he had won, also courtesy of the Prince, and Slughorn's fondness for Harry's own [[Lily Evans|mother]]. A combination of all those things, as well as a healthy dose of [[Mead]] and the opportunity to collect a few vials of [[Acromantula venom]], allowed Harry to finally collect the memory that confirmed what Dumbledore had suspected Voldemort had done to travel "farther down the path to immortality than anyone else": created not just one, but several [[Horcrux]]es.
 
   
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Upon hearing the real Voldemort arrive to kill Harry's parents, Delphi tried calling out to him, but Hermione and Malfoy silenced her and sent her back to present day. Harry decided to watch the scene of his parents' murder once more, with Albus by his side, to provide a sense of closure for them. They later returned to the present when a devastated [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] arrived at the scene to bring Harry to the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]].
Though it seemed as if Slughorn had fled with the rest of the Slytherins prior to the start of the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], he soon returned with reinforcements from [[Hogsmeade]]. During the final battle in the Great Hall, Slughorn displayed his immense skill and courage by taking on Voldemort directly, duelling him alongside [[Minerva McGonagall]] and [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]].
 
   
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Back at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], Albus was asked by Harry to join him one afternoon for a hike up a steep hill. Harry revealed that he had brought Albus to [[Cedric Diggory]]'s grave, which he regularly visited so he could apologise for his role in his death.
{{Quote|Every great wizard in history has started out as nothing more than what we are now: students. If they can do it, why not us?|Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
 
   
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====The Calamity====
[[File:Dumbledore's_Army.jpg|thumb|Some members of Dumbledore's Army.]]
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|1=Harry|2=The Ministry isn't perfect, but think of all the good we've done since the [[Second Wizarding War]] ended. Werewolves used to be ostracised and discriminated against. But thanks to our outreach programme, attitudes are changing. The wizarding community is becoming more inclusive.|3=Constance Pickering|4=I'm not discounting the progress you've made, but didn't your original proposal include providing free [[Wolfsbane Potion]]s to any werewolf who wanted them? Politics and protocols prevented you from making the kind of change that would have done the most good. I know you're trying your hardest, Harry. But at its best, the Ministry is ineffective. At its worst, it's dangerous. You can try to change it, but there will always be things the Ministry simply can't do.|5=Discussion of the Ministry's new progressiveness and of its limitations|6=Harry Potter: Wizards Unite}}
By the summer of [[1995]], the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] was in stubborn denial of [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort's]] [[Return of the Dark Lord|return]], and [[Cornelius Fudge]], whether out of self-delusion or genuine paranoia, seemed to suspect [[Albus Dumbledore]] may have been making false claims as a pretext for mobilising the students of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in a coup against Fudge's administration. As such, the Ministry saw fit to appoint one of its own to fill a vacancy in the Hogwarts faculty; at the start of the [[1995–1996 school year]], [[Dolores Umbridge]] was announced as the school's new [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor, and later, the first and only known [[Hogwarts High Inquisitor]].
 
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At some point during Kingsley's tenure as Minister, Harry helped advance werewolf rights by setting up an outreach programme.<ref name=":03">''[[Harry Potter: Wizards Unite]]''</ref> He also proposed providing free [[Wolfsbane Potion]]s to any werewolf who wanted the potion. However, his Wolfsbane proposal never came to fruition, as politics and protocols prevented it from happening.<ref name=":03"/>
   
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Shortly after, Harry was made the leader of the members of the [[Statute of Secrecy Task Force]]. This task force was an emergency response team established by the [[International Confederation of Wizards]] with the help of the [[British Ministry of Magic]] to deal with a series of large-scale breaches of the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]] known as the [[Calamity]]. He congratulated those who choose the career of an Auror, but warned them that it could either be the best or worst job depending on their abilities.
As Umbridge steadily asserted her authority into nearly every aspect of life at Hogwarts-- from refusing to allow her D.A.D.A. students anything beyond a [[Defensive Magical Theory|basic theoretical education]] and [[Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four|disbanding]] all student organisations, clubs, societies, and teams, to enforcing a unique form of [[Blood Quill|corporal punishment]]-- most of the residents of Hogwarts quickly turned against her.
 
   
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Harry introduced the [[Weakening Hex]] to the new Aurors, which lowered the damage their enemies caused. He would also teach and supervise practising duelling sessions, during which he outmatched them. However, their valiance allowed them to come out with increased power in their spells. For those pursuing a profession as [[Magizoologist]]s, Harry gave them a lesson on maintaining confidence that eventually resulted in him teaching them the [[Bravery Charm]], while he ran a class on detecting dark magic for those pursuing a [[Professor]] position.<ref name=":03"/>
Harry was the most heatedly vocal among her opposition, followed closely by [[Hermione Granger]], who had been the first to notice and question the fact that Umbridge's outlined curriculum did not seem to include the actual use of defensive magic. The two of them, along with [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], founded [[Dumbledore's Army]] (so named to mock "the Ministry's worst fear") to secretly provide students a practical defensive education. When an unexpectedly high number of students arrived at the [[Hog's Head]] pub for the introductory meeting of the D.A., Harry suspected that many of the attendees were only interested in hearing the details of [[Cedric Diggory]]'s death. However, nearly all of the members worked in earnest to improve their [[Duel|duelling skills]], crediting their marked successes to Harry's effective teaching, and many were eventually able to produce corporeal [[Patronus Charm|Patronuses]] under Harry's tuition.
 
   
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Harry was inspired by his experience with the late [[Remus Lupin]] to arrange a training course which was attended by all Statute of Secrecy Task Force members. The training course needed to be completed without a wand as spells flew towards the task force members, helping to teach them better tactical awareness and mobility. Along with his wife, [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]], and Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]], his former teacher at Hogwarts, Harry held a panel at the Ministry where the three spoke about having parts of their lives turned into [[Foundable]]s by the Calamity, with the emotional evening being attended by a [[Calamity Investigator]] working for the Statute of Secrecy Task Force.<ref name=":03"/>
The organisation was disbanded in [[1996]], when [[Marietta Edgecombe]] gave into pressure from her parents and Umbridge to betray the [[Room of Requirement|location]] of the D.A.'s secret meetings, which nearly resulted in the expulsion of all of the members. Dumbledore ultimately took the blame (citing the fact that it was called "Dumbledore's Army, not Potter's"), and overpowered several Ministry officials to avoid being subsequently sent to [[Azkaban]].
 
   
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Harry later ran into the same Calamity Investigator at the [[Leaky Cauldron]] and engaged in a lively discussion about potions with them. He taught them [[Severus Snape]]'s method of preparing [[Sopophorous bean]]s by pressing them with the flat side of a knife to release more of their juice, which they used to reduce the brew time of their [[Dawdle Draught]]. Harry later met the same Calamity Investigator for [[tea]], with the investigator convincing him that he needed to be more of an active public voice in order to best help the fight against the Calamity.<ref name=":03"/>
Only [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Luna Lovegood]], and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] continued to check their [[Enchanted coin]]s and were able to answer Hermione and Ron's call prior to the [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower]]. Nevertheless, all of the former members, aside from Marietta Edgecombe and [[Zacharias Smith]], reunited when the D.A. was re-formed in [[1997]], co-led by Neville, Ginny and Luna in Harry, Ron, and Hermione's absence, and fought together in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
 
   
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After an article about his work with the Task Force was published in the ''Daily Prophet'', several of Harry's belongings became Foundables. Hermione suspected that this had to do with the article.<ref>{{WU}} - Event: Potter's Calamity</ref>
===Order of the Phoenix===
 
{{Quote|I want to join! If Voldemort's raising an army, then I want to fight!|Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
 
   
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=====The Unforgivable=====
[[File:OotP.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The original [[Order of the Phoenix]].]]
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Hermione Granger|I understand that you're trying to send The Unforgivable a message, but are you sure taking action without discussing the possible consequences first was smart? Their "suggestion" to stop meddling with the Calamity didn't contain any specific threats, but I doubt they'll let this slide...|Harry|I'm not afraid of The Unforgivable, but I am afraid of what could happen if they're allowed unfettered access to the Calamity. By the time we made a decision on what to do, who knows what they might've unleashed? There's a good chance their threat was just a bluff anyway.|I don't know, Harry, The Unforgivable doesn't seem like the kind of group to make empty threats. I just hope we don't find that out firsthand...|Harry and Hermione discussing the Unforgivable and the threat it posed|Harry Potter: Wizards Unite}}
Harry first heard about the [[Order of the Phoenix]] in [[1995]], a year after Lord Voldemort's return. The Order of the Phoenix was an organisation founded and led by Albus Dumbledore in opposition to [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his [[Death Eaters]] during the [[First Wizarding War]], and was reinstated at the start of the [[Second Wizarding War|Second]]. Most of the Order members worked to the best of their ability to protect Harry, at great personal risk, throughout the Second War, for which Harry came to view many of them much like a surrogate extended family.
 
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In the spring of [[2021]], [[The Unforgivable]] threatened Harry and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] after the two began wrenching control of Calamity surges away from the cabal. The two feared that their children would be targeted, but Harry insisted on continuing to fight against the Unforgivable. Harry redirected a Calamity surge and controlled it using memories of the [[Marauders]]. When [[Minerva McGonagall]] was uncharacteristically late in reporting to the [[Statute of Secrecy Task Force|SOS Task Force]], Constance Pickering, Harry, and Hermione feared she had been attacked. By [[April]], it became apparent that while Minerva was unharmed, [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] had been attacked and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] had been abducted.<ref name="WU Marauders2">{{WU}} - [[Brilliant Event: The New Marauders]]</ref>
   
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Following their attack on Ginny and Ron, the Unforgivable unleashed a surge of [[Dragon]] [[Registry: Adversaries Events|Adversaries]]. While this was disastrous, it allowed Harry to tap into somebody's memory of being forced to abduct Ron.<ref name="WU Adversaries2">{{WU}} - [[Registry: Adversaries Events]]</ref> Shortly after, the Unforgivable unleashed a surge of Foundables related to [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]] where Ron worked. While the Unforgivable succeeded in intimidating Harry and Hermione, Harry even enlisted the help of [[Magical Congress of the United States of America|MACUSA]] in the hopes of finding his best friend, this attack only made Hermione even more determined to bring the cabal to justice.<ref name="AWP2">[[Brilliant Event: A Weasley Predicament]]</ref> The Unforgivable began a campaign of harassment and manipulation to secure their position preceding negotiations for Ron's returns, including implanting false memories in [[Molly Weasley|Molly]] of Ron crying and begging her to tell Harry and Hermione to listen to the Unforgivable so that he could return home. Molly instead instructed Hermione to "give them Hell".<ref name="AWP2" />
   
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By the end of April, the Unforgivable had delivered their list of demands via notes dispatched within Foundables. In exchange for Ron's safe return, they not only wanted full command of the Calamity but for London Five victim [[Kit Gerrard]] and the defector informant [[Flavius Flint]] to be delivered to them. Hermione decided that she and Constance should use Polyjuice Potion to take the places of Gerrard and Flint as a means to infiltrate the Unforgivable, with Harry delivering them in exchange for Ron. It seemed the Unforgivable were aware of this deception, as well as where the Ministry's defences were weakest, however.
{{Quote|Thank you! You saved our lives!|Harry to Aberforth after he saved his, Ron and Hermione's lives|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
[[File:AberforthInfobox.jpg|thumb|[[Aberforth Dumbledore]], his protector]]
 
   
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Whilst [[duelling]] against members of the cabal, Constance was hit with a [[Blasting Curse]] but luckily came away with only mild burns. While Ron was recovering, albeit unconscious, the real Flavius and Kit were taken. When Constance returned from having her injuries healed at [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries|St Mungo's]], she reported that Ron had woken up and his memories had been completely [[Memory Charm|Obliviated]], to the point where he could not even recognise his wife.<ref name="WU Adversaries2" /> Hermione wondered if everything, including rescuing Ron, had been part of the cabal's plans all along. She and Harry considered the possibility of a mole in the Ministry or a [[Legilimency|Legilimens]] among the Unforgivable's ranks.<ref name="AWP2" />
[[Aberforth Dumbledore|Aberforth]] was [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s younger brother. Though Harry, Ron and Hermione had known him for years as the owner of the [[Hog's Head]], they didn't officially meet him or learn his true identity till [[1998]], when Harry, Ron and Hermione apparated outside of Aberforth's pub, in [[Hogsmeade]]. Harry had read about Aberforth in ''[[The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore]]'', a book [[Rita Skeeter]] had written, which described Aberforth as unlettered, rude, and bitter for having lived in the shadow of his elder brother. When the trio apparated outside of the Hog's Head, they set off a [[Caterwauling Charm]] set by [[Death Eaters]]. As the three were hidden beneath Harry's [[Cloak of Invisibility|Invisibility cloak]], the Death Eaters used Dementors to smoke them out; the [[Death Eaters]] recognised Harry's stag Patronus, but Aberforth claimed it was he who had set off the Caterwauling charm, and that the Patronus had actually been a goat.
 
   
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In May 2021, Calamity surges surrounding baby magical creatures created the impression that the Unforgivable were involved in illegal poaching and trading of rare beasts. Fragments of a note apparently from Grim Fawley contained co-ordinates to a location in Cape Town, where Harry led a team of Aurors in order to stop a potential auction, and to find members of the cabal. Unfortunately, no auction took place, adding weight to the theory of a mole in the Ministry. Hermione used Truth Serum then erasing their memories of being interrogated by her. This method outed [[Gareth Greengrass]] as not only the mole but a high ranking member of the Unforgivable.<ref>{{WU}} - [[Brilliant Event: Unforgivable Truth]]</ref>
Upon taking refuge in the Pub, the trio discovered Aberforth had saved their lives once before; he had been able to send [[Dobby]] to save them from the [[Malfoy Manor]] after Harry called to him through the broken shards of the [[Two-way mirror]], as Aberforth had bought Sirius' mirror from [[Mundungus Fletcher]]. Aberforth advised Harry to take Ron and Hermione away from Hogsmeade, and to save himself. He told them about his family life, and that his sister, [[Ariana Dumbledore|Ariana]], had been so traumatised after being attacked by three [[Muggle]] boys, that she became unable to control her magical abilities. He also told them why [[Percival Dumbledore|his father]] had been imprisoned in [[Azkaban]], and about the events leading up to the deaths of [[Kendra Dumbledore|his mother]] and sister. Though Harry understood, or at least sympathised with, Aberforth's bitterness, he echoed Albus' sentiments by saying "sometimes you've ''got'' to think about the greater good!" Harry then informed Aberforth that, despite what he believed of his brother, Albus had never been free of what [[Gellert Grindelwald]] had done to Aberforth or what had happened to Ariana, referring to all Harry had heard Albus saying under the effects of the [[Drink of Despair]] in the [[Horcrux cave]]. After receiving this insight into his brother's mind, Aberforth showed the trio the secret passage to the [[Room of Requirement]] concealed behind [[Ariana Dumbledore|Ariana]]'s portrait.
 
   
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Following his detention, Gareth Greengrass repeatedly proclaimed innocence and his colleagues in the [[Department of Mysteries]] called for his release, even going so far as to accuse Harry and Hermione of using the [[Imperius Curse]] to obtain a false confession. During this time, an Auror discovered that Gareth's strange habit of delivering Interdepartmental Memos via owl was part of a ruse. Gareth's owl was a Transfigured potions cabinet containing Polyjuice Potion. When tested, those who imbibed the potions turned into Hermione and the editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Prophet'', linking Gareth Greengrass to the abduction of Ron and the attempted abduction of Ginny. A complication arose, however, when it became apparent one of the Polyjuice Potions had been tampered with during the month that Gareth was detained. Hermione concluded that this was part of an escape attempt and alerted Harry.<ref>{{WU}} - [[Brilliant Event: Secrets Revealed]]</ref>
Harry first met [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]] when he and the rest of the [[Advance Guard]] arrived at Privet Drive in [[1995]]. Kingsley was an [[Auror]] who believed in equality and fairness for all [[wizards|wizards, witches,]] and [[Muggle]]s. He later saved countless lives by sending his Patronus to warn the attendees of the [[Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour|Weasley-Delacour Wedding]] that the Ministry had fallen, and with it, the protections surrounding [[The Burrow]]. After the [[Second Wizarding War]], Kingsley became [[Minister for Magic]].
 
   
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Gareth Greengrass was eventually caught out and taken into custody in an official capacity, but remained tight-lipped until Harry rose the issue of Gareth's daughter. It was discovered that [[Cereus Greengrass]] suffered a blood malediction. Gareth and Harry formed an [[Unbreakable Vow]], sealed by Constance Pickering, whereby Harry would find a cure for Gareth's daughter and in turn Gareth would help Harry uncover the identities of the Unforgivable. Harry visited St Mungo's and placed a large donation, securing special care for Cereus. By the time he returned, however, Gareth Greengrass was dead.
Harry had only read [[Elphias Doge]]'s account of his friendship with [[Albus Dumbledore]] in their youth, until the wedding of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour, when they had a discussion about Dumbledore's past. Harry, who was beginning to doubt how well he had really known the late Headmaster, was unsure how to feel about Doge's insistence that he not "let" his memories of Dumbledore be tainted.
 
   
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==Physical description==
Before Harry had even known he was a wizard, [[Dedalus Diggle]] had met and even publicly bowed to a bemused, young Harry, much to [[Dursley family|the Dursley]]'s confusion and disgust. In [[1997]], Diggle and [[Hestia Jones]] took the Dursleys into hiding under the Order's protection from Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Hestia was furious when she realised how little Harry's Uncle and Aunt seemed to know or care about him, and was unimpressed by Dudley's attempt at reconciliation. Though Harry was mostly amused by Dudley's declaration that he didn't consider Harry a "waste of space," he probably appreciated Hestia's indignation on his behalf all the same.
 
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{{Quote|Harry has his father's and mother's good looks.|Harry's appearance|Accio Quote!}}
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Harry was a near-spitting image of [[James Potter I|his father]], having inherited his untidy jet-black hair that stuck up. However, his almond-shaped startlingly green eyes were identical to those of [[Lily J. Potter|his mother]]. This strong resemblance was often remarked on by those who had known his parents.
   
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Harry's physique as a boy was described as "small and skinny", with a thin face and knobbly knees. This skinniness was due to his poor quality of life in his childhood. Despite the neglect he suffered, Harry seems to have grown at the same rate as James. When he was fifteen he was within an inch of [[James Potter I|James]] at the same age, and when he was seventeen he was exactly the same height his father was, and James was often described as tall. Harry was so much like his father that Harry mistook his future self for him while saving Sirius's life from the Dementors, although his father was then dead.
Harry thought [[Arabella Figg]] was just his odd, cat-loving neighbour, until [[1995]], when he learned she was a [[Squib]], and a member of the Order. She was outraged to learn that [[Mundungus Fletcher]] had abandoned his post when he was supposed to be guarding Harry, which left the boy and his cousin vulnerable when they were attacked by Dementors. Figg also participated in Harry Potter's trial, as a witness in Harry's defence. It is unknown if Figg fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, though it is likely that she didn't fight, as she lacked magical powers.
 
   
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Harry wore round-rimmed glasses, peculiarly similar to his father's glasses. During his time hunting Voldemort's [[Horcrux-making spell|Horcruxes]], Harry's black hair grew shoulder length as was described when he saw his reflection in [[Malfoy Manor]]. This was due to his preoccupation with the hunt for the Horcruxes and his lack of interest in his physical appearance, and it was the longest his hair had ever been.
Harry had learned from Moody that several members of the First Order had been killed during the [[First Wizarding War]], including [[Fabian and Gideon Prewett]], [[Edgar Bones]] and his family, [[Marlene McKinnon]] and her family, [[Caradoc Dearborn]], [[Benjy Fenwick]] and [[Dorcas Meadowes]]. In Harry's fourth year, Dumbledore told him that [[Alice and Frank Longbottom]] had been tortured to insanity and were permanently incapacitated in [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]], shortly after Voldemort's fall, by four Death Eaters who were attempting to discover their Master's whereabouts. Harry was later confused when he heard about the arrest of Order member [[Sturgis Podmore]], who had apparently been attempting to break into the Department of Mysteries in [[1995]], but eventually realised that Podmore had been [[Imperius Curse|imperiused]]. Harry also learned about the death of [[Emmeline Vance]] in the Daily Prophet, when she was killed around the same as the murder of [[Amelia Bones]].
 
   
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[[File:Harry Potter movies hbp promostills 6.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Harry Potter in his [[sixth year]], age 16]]
[[Mundungus Fletcher]] was likely the member of the Order Harry liked least (barring, initially, [[Severus Snape]]), as he was a criminal who callously pilfered many of Sirius' inherited possessions very shortly after his death. Harry attempted to strangle Fletcher when he saw him hawking Black family heirlooms outside of the [[Three Broomsticks Inn]], in [[1996]], and was disgusted to learn that Fletcher had abandoned Alastor Moody during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]]. When Harry realised that one of the items Mundungus had stolen from [[12 Grimmauld Place]] had been [[Salazar Slytherin]]'s [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket|Locket]], he ordered [[Kreacher]], the house-elf, to catch him. Kreacher did so, and it was with reluctance that Harry stopped the house-elf from beating Mundungus senseless, in order to learn that the locket had been taken from Mundungus by [[Dolores Umbridge]].
 
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Upon Harry's forehead, covered by his unruly black hair, was a [[Harry Potter's scars|scar]] shaped like a lightning bolt. The scar was a result of the failed (and famed) [[Killing Curse]] cast on him by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] when he was an infant. It burned painfully whenever Voldemort was near Harry or feeling particularly strong emotions, but this stopped after Voldemort's death and was reduced into an ordinary scar.
   
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Harry also had a faint scar on the back of his right hand which said "''I must not tell lies''". This scar was caused while Harry spent detentions with [[Dolores Umbridge]], who forced him to use the [[Black Quill]] that carved the words into the back of his hand. In addition, Harry has an oval-shaped scar over his heart where the locket-Horcrux seared his skin during the confrontation with [[Nagini]] in [[Bathilda Bagshot]]'s house, [[Godric's Hollow]].
[[Augusta Longbottom]], the mother of [[Frank Longbottom]], mother-in-law of [[Alice Longbottom]], and grandmother of [[Neville Longbottom]], wasn't an original member of the Order, but she fought in both Wizarding Wars. She thought highly of Harry and his friends, and was immensely proud of her grandson. When Augusta arrived at the school to join in the final [[Battle of Hogwarts|battle]], she rushed off to find Neville, whom she was unsurprised to hear was off somewhere fighting Death Eaters.
 
   
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[[File:Harry Epilogue 1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Middle-aged Harry Potter]]
[[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda]] and [[Ted Tonks]], Nymphadora Tonks' parents, also weren't original members, but were crucial in transferring Harry safely to [[the Burrow]], after the [[Sacrificial protection]] was broken. Harry liked the cheery-looking Ted Tonks immediately, though he was initially startled by the appearance of Andromeda, who at first glance greatly resembled her sister Bellatrix, but upon closer inspection, clearly had softer features, and wider, kinder eyes. In [[1997]], after the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], Andromeda and Ted healed Harry's and Hagrid's injuries, before they took a [[Portkey]] to the Burrow. Harry was saddened by the news of Ted Tonks' death, and helped Andromeda raise her grandson, [[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]], after Nymphadora's death.
 
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After Harry was possessed by Lord Voldemort after the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Harry's eyes became somewhat glassy green in appearance, and his voice became a mixture of his own and Voldemort's.<ref name="OOTPF"/>
   
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Harry had "great skin" and never suffered from zits.<ref name="couric">[http://accio-quote.org/articles/2003/0620-dateline-couric.htm Katie Couric 20 June 2003 Interview with J.K. Rowling, available via Accio Quote]</ref>
===Hogwarts residents===
 
{{Quote|You’ll do no more murder at Hogwarts!|Professor Filius Flitwick to Severus Snape in 1998|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
[[File:Filius_Flitwick1994.jpg|thumb|left|Filius Flitwick, Harry's Charms Professor.]]
 
   
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In the summer of [[2014]], Harry made an appearance in the [[Patagonian Desert]], where he would attend the final of the [[2014 Quidditch World Cup|427th Quidditch World Cup]] with his family, sporting a nasty cut over his right cheekbone, which was a result of his top-secret work for the [[Auror Office]]. At age 33, Harry already had "''a couple of threads of silver''" in his hair, according to ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' gossip columnist [[Rita Skeeter]].<ref name="dumbledores-army-reunites">{{PM}} - [[DUMBLEDORE'S ARMY REUNITES AT QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP FINAL]] (Archived from ''Daily Prophet'', 08 July 2014)</ref> When he was 40, Moaning Myrtle stated that Harry seemed to have gotten more handsome in his older age.<ref name="CC219">{{CC|B|2|19}}</ref>
Harry got along well with both Professor [[Filius Flitwick]], the [[Charms (class)|Charms]] professor and [[Head of Ravenclaw House]], and Professor [[Pomona Sprout]], the [[Herbology]] professor and [[Head of Hufflepuff House]], and received [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]] in both of their subjects. Harry also witnessed both teachers rush to the aid of Professor [[Minerva McGonagall]] shortly before [[Severus Snape]]'s "sacking," prior to the start of the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].
 
   
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==Personality and traits==
====Sybill Trelawney====
 
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{{Quote|I see Harry as someone who is struggling to do the right thing, who is not without faults, who acts impetuously as you would expect someone of his age to act, but who is ultimately a very loyal person, and a very very courageous person. So, in as much as he has qualities that I admire most I would say he is a good role model. That doesn't mean that he is saintly, but then frankly, who is? But I think you do see enough of Harry’s inner life, the workings of his mind in the books to know that he is ultimately human, struggling to do the right thing, which I think is admirable.|[[J. K. Rowling]] on why Harry's an excellent role model|Accio Quote!}}
[[File:Trelawney.jpg|thumb|[[Sybill Trelawney]]]]
 
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Harry was an extremely brave, loyal, and selfless person who possessed tremendous strength of character. He willingly went to what he truly believed to be his death, because he believed that this was the only way to defeat the Dark Lord. Harry was also marked by what [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] once deemed a "''weakness for heroics''" — he would go to great lengths and take great risks in order to help others, particularly his loved ones. Notably, this was taken advantage of by Voldemort in 1996, when he lured Harry to the [[Department of Mysteries]] by making him believe that his [[Sirius Black|godfather]] was in danger.<ref name="OOTP32">{{OOTP|B|32}}</ref> Harry was also very strong-willed and unafraid to stand up for himself. The fact that he was capable of repelling the [[Imperius Curse]] suggests that he had an unusually strong sense of himself and his morals.<ref name="GOF34">{{GOF|B|34}}</ref> Dumbledore once made parallels between Harry's traits and qualities that [[Salazar Slytherin]] looked for in his own hand-picked students. He also noted that Harry's choice not to draw on those qualities really defined who he was, rather than the simple fact that he had them.<ref name="COS18">{{COS|B|18}}</ref>
{{Quote|'I miss having you in my classes, Harry,' she said soulfully, as they set off together. 'You were never much of a Seer, but you were a wonderful Object...' Harry did not reply; he had loathed being the Object of Professor Trelawney's continual predictions of doom.|Harry's feelings for Trelawney|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
   
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{{Quote|Hmm. Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There's talent, oh my goodness, yes — and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that's interesting... So where shall I put you?|The [[Sorting Hat]] looking into Harry's mind|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
As [[Sybill Trelawney]] had a tendency to predict various grim deaths for Harry every [[Divination (class)|Divination class]], Harry was not especially fond of his [[Divination]] professor. Though most of Trelawney's predictions were nonsensical, in [[1996]], Harry learned it was Trelawney who had made the [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] about him and [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], and another in [[1994]] regarding the return of [[Peter Pettigrew]] to the service of Voldemort, though she was completely unaware of having done so.
 
   
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[[File:DH2 Harry Potter in Bellatrix Lestrange's vault.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry resourcefully using the Sword of Gryffindor, as a way of retrieving Hufflepuff's cup from mounds of burning treasure]]
{{Dialogue a-b|Professor Trelawney|I was saying that Saturn was surely in a position of power in the heavens at the moment of your birth...your dark hair...your mean stature...tragic losses so young in life...I think I am right in saying, my dear, that you were born in midwinter?|Harry|No, I was born in July.|Harry and Trelawney during a Divination class|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}Though Harry wasn't a huge fan of the subject, in general, Harry liked the other Divination professor, [[Firenze]], a centaur who had saved Harry's life in [[1991]]. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry saw Trelawney spiking [[Crystal ball]]s at the invading [[Death Eaters]].
 
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Harry was perfectly prepared to put his friends' needs and best interests first, shown by how he ended his relationship with [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], due to his concern for her well being (even though being with her was one of the best things that ever happened to him).<ref name="HBP30">{{HBP|B|30}}</ref> The amount of trust that Harry put into his friends was so strong that he absolutely refused to consider that any of them would betray him to Voldemort. Considering that Harry knew a person ([[Peter Pettigrew]]) who had betrayed all of his closest friends to Voldemort, this proves Harry's ability to [[love]] so unequivocally.
   
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The closeness that Harry felt for many was great enough for him to behave violently if any of them were harmed.<ref name="OOTP36">{{OOTP|B|36}}</ref> When his godfather was murdered by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], Harry attacked her in a grief-stricken rage of righteous anger and attempted to use the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on her. He also attacked [[Severus Snape]] after the latter murdered Dumbledore. Ironically, the only people with whom Harry ever initiated a duel were Snape and Bellatrix and he only desired to do so right after they killed someone he loved. This highlights Harry's bravery even further because Harry was fully aware that Snape and Bellatrix were two very skilled and experienced duellists, but did not hesitate to harm them as soon as he was pushed into it. This can also happen if a loved one of his is, even if it isn't true, insulted in front of him, as he so enraged he was seriously considering attacking [[Albus Dumbledore]] himself when he stated he believed Sirius was wrong to have treated Kreacher the way he did and that he was trying to keep Sirius alive by keeping him in 12 Grimmauld Place, as Harry believed that Dumbledore had no right, despite knowing fully well he was completely outmatched by Dumbledore, whom he acknowledged to be the greatest wizard in history, but fortunately for Harry Dumbledore did not resort to such means and calmly levelled with him.
====Other residents====
 
[[File:Gilderoy-Lockhart-Harry-Potter-gilderoy-lockhart-5327226-386-480.jpg|thumb|left|Harry was irritated by [[Gilderoy Lockhart]]]]
 
{{Quote|Fame's a fickle friend, Harry. Celebrity is as celebrity does - remember that.|One of Professor Lockhart's many pieces of "advice" to Harry.|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
 
[[Gilderoy Lockhart]] was Harry's [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor in Harry's second year. Lockhart was a very handsome and famous author, who claimed he had done great deeds, but had in fact only taken credit for the deeds after erasing the memories of the actual doers: his only skill. Lockhart was extremely vain and highly self-obsessed; he assigned all of his own, very expensive, books for his class. Lockhart continually pulled Harry into the limelight against his will, often implying that Harry hoped to be as famous as Lockhart, which caused Harry a great deal of embarrassment and irritation.
 
   
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{{Quote|Listen to me, Harry. You happen to have many qualities Salazar Slytherin prized in his hand-picked students. His own very rare gift, [[Parseltongue]]; resourcefulness; determination; a certain disregard for the rules...|Dumbledore discussing some of Harry's personality traits|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
When [[Ginny Weasley]] had been taken into the [[Chamber of Secrets]], Lockhart boasted that he knew exactly how to enter the Chamber and defeat the monster within; though McGonagall only challenged him to do so in order to shut him up, Harry and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], who actually did know how to get into the Chamber, tried to tell him what they knew, only to find him packing his things and getting ready to flee. Lockhart attempted to erase Harry and Ron's memories, but fortunately for everyone except him, Lockhart attempted to cast the [[Memory Charm]] with Ron's broken wand, and the charm backfired. Harry, Ron, and [[Hermione Granger]] encountered him again, with absolutely no memories but still using his battered peacock feather quill, as a permanent resident of [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]].
 
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However, Harry was also accused of being arrogant, in particular by Severus Snape (although Snape's perspective was skewed due to his poor relationship with James Potter, and Harry often found being famous and admired very difficult), and could be hot-tempered and impulsive. This could sometimes make him rude to authority figures such as Professor Snape and [[Minister for Magic]] [[Rufus Scrimgeour]]. In contrast, Dumbledore stated that "''many teachers report that'' [Harry's] ''modest, likeable, and reasonably talented''".<ref name="DH" />
   
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[[File:Deathly-hallows1-Harry-snitch.jpg|250px|thumb|Harry brooding over the Snitch, left to him in Dumbledore's will]]
[[File:Filch_&_mrs._norris-1-.jpg|thumb|[[Argus Filch]]]]
 
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Harry was prone to moodiness and unkind remarks towards even his friends during his adolescence, though this is likely the result of the great emotional stress and trials he endured during this period. Harry displayed many signs of clinical depression throughout his mid-to-late teens, however this extended to his older life. In his mid-to-late teens, Harry showed signs of these symptoms: general discontent, guilt, hopelessness, mood swings, insomnia (nightmares), agitation, irritability, social isolation and even lack of concentration. These symptoms were continued to be well into his mid ages. It was clear that Harry received limited assistance in his depression during his adolescence, although this was possibly improved in his later life.
Harry disliked [[Argus Filch]] the caretaker, and his cat, [[Mrs. Norris]], as much as they seemed to dislike all Hogwarts students, though Filch did eventually help younger students and the [[Slytherins]] leave the school prior to the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. Harry found himself at odds with [[Irma Pince]], the librarian, when she very loudly expressed her displeasure at seeing [[Severus Snape's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|the Half-Blood Prince]]'s marked up copy of [[Advanced Potion-Making]], and he found it impossible to pay attention to Professor [[Cuthbert Binns]]'s very boring, droning [[History of Magic]] lectures.
 
   
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Harry was also not one to let bygones be bygones. He had a vindictive streak that made him vengeful at best and spiteful at worse towards those who did him wrong. This varied from wanting to murder/torture those who had performed unforgivable acts like: Bellatrix, Voldemort, and [[Dolores Umbridge]] to a desire for pettiness towards: [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], Draco Malfoy, Snape, and the Dursley's. Harry even wanted Sirius (before learning of his innocence) and Pettigrew to suffer the [[Dementor's kiss]] for their crimes and spent the entirety of the Horcrux hunt angry at Dumbledore for the latter's lack of trust.
[[File:8..JPG|thumb|left|150px|Nearly-Headless Nick.]]
 
{{Quote|...only few wizards choose to return as ghosts...|Nearly-Headless Nick, to Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
   
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{{Quote|You're a sharp boy, Potter.|[[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Barty Crouch Jnr]]'s opinion of Harry's intelligence|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
Harry became friends with [[Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|"Nearly-Headless" Nick]], ghost of the [[Gryffindor]] house, in Harry's first year. Nick invited Harry to [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's five-hundredth Deathday Party|his death-day party]], which Harry reluctantly attended, along with [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]], instead of the [[Halloween feast]]. After [[Sirius Black]]'s death in [[1995]], they had a discussion about [[death]], and Nick told him that very few wizards choose to come back as ghosts.
 
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Harry possessed an instinctual, intuitive intelligence. This intelligence allowed him to make intellectual leaps, as opposed to the logical intelligence of Hermione. For example, Harry divined the truth about the [[Deathly Hallows]] well before Hermione would accept it.<ref name="DH22">{{DH|B|22}}</ref> And although he was clever, Harry lacked intellectual curiosity. He rarely put forth effort into school work; for instance, he relied on the notes of the [[Severus Snape|Half-Blood Prince]] to get ahead in his sixth year [[Potions (class)|Potions]] class rather than devoting time to studying.<ref name="HBP">{{HBP}}</ref> Although he did study reasonably hard for his [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]]s, the only set of wizarding qualifications he sat at Hogwarts. Harry generally did his best magical work when tackling practical exams rather than theoretical ones. This could be a result of the lack of confidence that Harry developed from growing up with the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]].
   
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Barty Crouch Jnr (disguised as Alastor Moody) remarked that Harry possessed a streak of pride and independence that almost cost him the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. His pride didn't allow him to ask for help regarding the problem of breathing underwater for an hour, which was required for the Second task that took place in the [[Great Lake|Black Lake]], was what almost cost him the competition.<ref name="GOF34" /> Harry was also known for wanting to tackle challenges and obstacles on his own, without the aid or interference of others. His friends had to frequently remind him that he needed their assistance and that he "''did not always have to go it alone''".
[[File:Myrtle5.PNG|thumb|Harry and Moaning [[Myrtle]]]]
 
Harry also met [[Myrtle|Moaning Myrtle]] at [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's five-hundredth Deathday Party|Nick's death-day party]]. Myrtle was an unpleasant ghost of a girl that lived in the girls' toilet. Harry learned in [[1993]] that Myrtle had been killed by [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk]], which helped Harry find the location of the entrance to the [[Chamber of Secrets]]. She was disappointed when Harry survived his encounter with [[Tom Riddle]] in the Chamber of Secrets, saying that she would have shared her toilet with him if he had died. The last time Harry saw Myrtle was when he a cast [[Sectumsempra]], not knowing what it did, and hit [[Draco Malfoy]].
 
[[File:Harry_and_Helena.jpg|thumb|left|Harry confronts [[Helena Ravenclaw]] in [[1998]]]]
 
   
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Harry also seemed to have a bit of an obsessive personality, a trait he shared with his arch enemy Lord Voldemort. He could be somewhat nosy and was known for sleuthing around and getting involved in things that did not concern him. For instance, during his sixth year Harry became intensely preoccupied with finding out what Malfoy was doing in his free time.<ref name="HBP" /> He also developed on unhealthy obsession with the [[Deathly Hallows]], to the point where he was listless with longing for the three artefacts. This period of listlessness lasted for many weeks during the hunt for Lord Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es.
Harry met the [[Helena Ravenclaw|Grey Lady]] in [[1998]]. He learned that, when she lived, she was [[Helena Ravenclaw]], and that she had been killed by the [[Bloody Baron]], who had subsequently killed himself, horrified at having killed the woman he loved. She hesitantly revealed to Harry that she had stolen [[Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem|her mother's Diadem]] and hidden it in an [[Albania]]n forest; she even more reluctantly admitted that Harry was not the first person she had told. Her admitting she had in fact divulged its whereabouts to a young [[Tom Riddle]] led Harry to realise where Riddle must have hidden it, and he assured Helena that she was neither the first nor the last to fall prey to Tom Riddle's charms.
 
   
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[[File:Harry & Ginny kiss.gif|250px|thumb|left|Harry and his [[love]] for Ginny Weasley, his then ex-girlfriend and future wife]]
===Ministry of Magic===
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Dumbledore|It was Fudge's idea originally, you know. During his last days in office, when he was desperately trying to cling to his post, he sought a meeting with you, hoping that you would give him your support—|Harry|After everything Fudge did last year? After Umbridge?|Harry and Dumbledore talking about Harry's meeting with Rufus Scrimgeour|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
   
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Albus Dumbledore noted that Harry was unfailingly kind and compassionate. This is shown by how he freed [[Dobby]] from the Malfoys and by standing up for [[Muggle-born]]s, [[half-blood]]s, and [[half-breed]]s (like Hagrid). This is likely attributable to his childhood, during which the Dursleys deprived him of compassion and discriminated against him due to his [[magic]]al abilities. His compassionate led him to spare the life of [[Delphini|Delphi]], the daughter of Lord Voldemort, despite the history between himself and the Dark Lord. Also, Harry was not a cruel person and he never wished anyone harm. He rarely initiated duels, instead fighting in self-defence. Even after Bellatrix Lestrange had murdered his godfather, Harry failed to cast the Cruciatus Curse on her. Bellatrix noted the he had failed to cast the curse properly because he had cast it out of righteous anger and not malicious intent.<ref name="OOTP36" /> However, he did use the Cruciatus Curse more effectively on [[Amycus Carrow]] after he spat at and insulted [[Minerva McGonagall]]. In addition, he saved Peter Pettigrew from being killed by his (Pettigrew's) former friends Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, though this was not done for humanitarian reasons but for the memory of his father.
Harry had a mixed relationship with the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. In [[1992]], Harry had his first run-in with the Ministry after [[Dobby]] had smashed a pudding in his Aunt and Uncle’s house. Although the incident was not Harry’s fault, the Ministry believed that Harry had used magic illegally while under-age, and given him an official warning.
 
   
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Remus Lupin once noted that Harry had very good and nearly always right instincts.<ref name="DH22" /> Harry had a strong awareness of the incalculable power of certain acts, which is never more apparent than when he refused to allow Lupin to accompany him and leave his wife and child at home and realised that Ron Weasley was meant to destroy [[Slytherin's locket]].
A year later, Harry lost his temper and blew up his [[Marjorie Dursley|"Aunt" Marge]]. Believing that this time he would surely be expelled from Hogwarts, Harry went on the run and boarded the [[Knight Bus]], but ran into [[Cornelius Fudge]], then Minister for Magic, who seemed strangely unconcerned by what Harry had done. Furthermore, Fudge treated Harry like a friend, although he did not sign Harry’s letter permitting to allow him to visit [[Hogsmeade]].
 
   
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[[File:Harry temper.gif|250px|thumb|right|Harry losing his temper with [[Marjorie Dursley|"Aunt" Marge]]]]
[[File:Ministry.JPG|thumb|left|250px|The Ministry of Magic.]]
 
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In some ways, Harry could become extremely intimidating toward people, such as [[Gilderoy Lockhart]], [[Mundungus Fletcher]], Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. Harry was seen becoming extremely frightening when pushed to the point of anger or extreme annoyance. When in a bad mood and argumentative, even Harry's closest friends had been wary of him, usually replying to his angry tone in a calm and appeasing voice. The only person who did not appear to be afraid of him when he was angry (other than his teachers and other authority figures in his life) was Ginny Weasley. Dumbledore was a special case, as he acted fatherly towards Harry and had managed to successfully calm him down whenever he got angry with him.
However, by [[1995]], the relationship between Fudge and Harry was not so rosy. Harry had witnessed Voldemort’s return to power, which he told both [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] and Fudge. The latter stoutly refused to believe Harry, and branded Dumbledore and Harry as liars/nutters in a [[Campaign to discredit Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter|smear campaign]]. In the summer of 1995, Harry performed a Patronus Charm to save [[Dudley Dursley]] and himself from Dementors, for which Harry was unreasonably threatened with expulsion from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], tried by the entire [[Wizengamot]]. Though Harry was cleared of all charges, thanks to Dumbledore's defence and [[Amelia Bones]]'s impartiality, Fudge took his revenge by employing his undersecretary [[Dolores Umbridge]] as [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor and [[Hogwarts High Inquisitor|High Inquisitor]] of Hogwarts. Umbridge sadistically [[Blood Quill|tortured]] Harry when he repeatedly contradicted the Ministry’s opinion that Voldemort had not returned. In [[1996]], after Dumbledore’s Army was discovered, Fudge came to Hogwarts to expel Harry, but Dumbledore claimed the D.A. had been formed on his orders. Though Harry was allowed to remain at Hogwarts, Dumbledore was forced to go on the run after overpowering several ministry officials. Later that year, toward the end of [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Fudge arrived at the Ministry in time to see Voldemort [[Apparition|disapparate]] with [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], and was forced to acknowledge that Dumbledore and Harry had been telling the truth all along. As the Wizarding community had lost all confidence in him, he was forced to resign as [[Minister for Magic]].
 
   
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Harry seemed to have good and long memory, as he remembered the motorbike ride to Privet Drive with Hagrid when he was eleven and could remember the deaths of his mother and Voldemort's laughter when the events occurred ten years earlier.<ref name="PS">{{PS}}</ref> Despite needing glasses, Harry possessed a tremendous eyesight as well; he was able to locate the [[Golden Snitch]] (which was approximately the size of a golf ball) in a massive Quidditch field. Harry also cared very much for his children. He comforted his daughter, [[Lily L. Potter|Lily Potter]], when she was upset about not going to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. He also made sure his younger son [[Albus Potter]] would not be teased a lot by Harry's older son, [[James Potter II|James Potter]].
Fudge's successor, [[Rufus Scrimgeour]], did little to improve Harry's view of the Ministry. Scrimgeour asked Harry to essentially become the Ministry's mascot for the purpose of restoring public confidence, despite all they had done to Harry and the fact that Dolores Umbridge was still in their employ. Harry refused, stating he couldn't pretend to approve of the ministry's methods, showing Scrimgeour the scars on the back of his hand, and citing the fact that Scrimgeour was arresting innocent people like [[Stanley Shunpike|Stan Shunpike]]. In [[1997]], Voldemort and his Death Eaters took over the Ministry, and killed the Minister after torturing him in an attempt to ascertain Harry’s whereabouts. Although Harry did not like Scrimgeour, who hardly appeared to care at all about what actually happened to Harry or his friends, he was incredibly grateful that the Minister's final act had been to protect him.
 
   
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b|Severus Snape|Do you remember me telling you we are practising nonverbal spells, Potter?|Harry|Yes.|Yes ''sir''.|There's no need to call me 'sir', Professor.|Harry being cheeky to Snape during a DADA lesson|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
After [[Fall of the Ministry of Magic|Lord Voldemort’s takeover of the Ministry]], with an [[Imperius Curse|Imperiused]] [[Pius Thicknesse]] acting as Voldemort's puppet Minister for Magic, Harry’s relationship with the Ministry was worse than ever before. They named Harry Potter "Undesirable Number One" and claimed he was wanted for questioning about the death of Albus Dumbledore.
 
   
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Although never as given to sarcasm or humour as his best friend Ron, Harry often displayed a dry wit. For instance, on finding out that [[Hermione Granger]] intended to take twelve O.W.Ls, he asked her if she planned to eat or sleep at all that year. This humour often became more cutting when applied to people Harry disliked. When threatened by [[Draco Malfoy]] and his cronies after the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Harry remarked that he supposed that "''Lord Voldemort's just a warm-up act compared to you three?''", responding to Malfoy's threat that he was dead by casually commenting "''funny, you'd think I'd have stopped walking around''".<ref name="OOTP38" /> Harry also displayed wittiness when he first encountered [[Crookshanks]], remarking that he was either "''a very large cat or quite a small tiger''".<ref name="POA4">{{POA|B|4}}</ref>
In [[1998]], after Voldemort's death, the position of Minister of Magic went to [[Order of the Phoenix]] member and Harry's friend [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], who later employed Harry as an [[Auror]].
 
   
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He was also known to apply his cutting wit to Severus Snape and Dudley Dursley as well. During his first Potions lesson, Snape antagonised Harry with question after question. This was until Harry responded with "''I don't know. I think Hermione does, though, why don't you try her?''"<ref name="PS" /> He also commented that he was surprised that Dudley was intelligent enough to know the days of the week, after Dudley stated he knew what day it was. When Harry was eleven, [[Dudley]] suggested that he and Harry should go upstairs and practise shoving heads down toilets. Harry then stated that the toilet had never had something as disgusting as Dudley's head down it.
===Death Eaters and enemies===
 
[[Death Eaters]] were dark wizards under the orders of Voldemort during both wizarding wars; known Death Eaters included [[Draco Malfoy]], [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], and [[Peter Pettigrew]]. Though not all of Harry's enemies were Death Eaters, the ones who most persistently and ferociously pursued Harry and his friends were part of Voldemort's inner circle.
 
[[File:Quirrell.JPG|thumb|150px|Quirinus Quirrell.]]
 
   
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[[File:HP5-01765.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Harry as the leader of Dumbledore's Army, while teaching a lesson on the [[Stunning Spell]]]]
{{Quote|I met him when I travelled around the world. A foolish young man I was then, full of ridiculous ideas about good and evil. Lord Voldemort showed me how wrong I was...Since then, I serve him faithfully, although I have let him down many times.|Quirrell|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
   
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Although he never sought power himself and would be content with a normal life, when a situation required him to step up he would do so. Such as when he, Ron, and Hermione discovered Voldemort and Quirrell's attempt to steal the [[Philosopher's Stone]] and his time as teacher/leader of [[Dumbledore's Army]]. Harry had shown not-inconsiderable leadership abilities, to the point that Dumbledore reflected that Harry was a better leader than him as he never sought power for himself but simply had to assume the mantle of leadership due to circumstances beyond his control and found in the process that he did it well.
The first of Voldemort's servants to try to murder Harry was his [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] professor, [[Quirinus Quirrell]]. Though not a Death Eater, he encountered Voldemort in the forests of [[Albania]], and was seduced into the Dark Lord's service by promises of wealth and power. Harry found out about Quirrell's true loyalties at the end of his [[1991-1992 school year|first year]], in the seventh of the [[Philosopher's Stone Chambers]]. This news also came with the discovery that Voldemort was actually sharing Quirrell's body, and the turban Quirrell wore was, in fact, hiding Voldemort's face on the back of Quirrell's head. When Quirrell attempted to grab Harry, he found he was unable to do so without experiencing unbearable pain, due to the power of Harry's mother's [[Sacrificial protection]]. Voldemort detached himself from his servant to escape the pain and fled before [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s arrival because Dumbledore could have killed him, leaving Quirrell to die.
 
   
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Like many non-[[pure-blood]] wizards raised by [[Non-magic people|Muggles]] and seeing his life spent in the [[Non-magic world|Muggle world]], he had a certain lack of culture towards the [[wizarding world]], and many of the characteristic of this he had heard recently and they turned out to be new to him.
[[File:Bartycrouchjr.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Barty Crouch Jr., a fanatically loyal Death Eater.]]
 
{{Dialogue a-b|Harry|You're mad!|Barty Crouch|Mad, am I? We'll see! We'll see who's mad, now that the Dark Lord has returned, with me at his side! He's back, Harry Potter, you did not conquer him-and now-I conquer you!|Harry Potter and Barty Crouch Jr., after Voldemort's return|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
 
   
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During his youth, Harry tended to see things in a rather stark, absolute manner, particularly when it came to the [[Hogwarts Houses]]. Harry generally regarded members of [[Slytherin|Slytherin House]] as evil and therefore his enemies, while [[Gryffindor]]s, [[Ravenclaw]], and [[Hufflepuff]]s were allies. The former part could be due to his own status as a Gryffindor and that many of the Slytherins he encountered, such as Lord Voldemort, Draco Malfoy, and Severus Snape, were significant enemies of his during this period. In addition, many of his friends and allies, such as: Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, and Hagrid, were fellow Gryffindors. However, this mentality eroded as he aged, since he encountered both allies among Slytherin, such as [[Horace Slughorn]] (and later, Snape) and enemies among the other three Houses, such as Peter Pettigrew (a fellow Gryffindor) and [[Quirinus Quirrell]] (a Ravenclaw). By 2017, Harry had adopted a more moderate attitude on the Houses, telling his younger son Albus Potter that "''it doesn't matter to us''" if Albus was Sorted in Slytherin or Gryffindor. In addition, Harry named that same son after [[Severus Snape]], whom he recounted as "''the bravest man'' [he] ''ever knew''".
Harry first learned about the [[Death Eaters]] after the [[Riot at the Quidditch World Cup|1994 Quidditch World Cup Riot]], where [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] raised the [[Dark Mark]] in the sky. At the end of Harry's [[1994–1995 school year|fourth year]], he realised that the man he thought was [[Alastor Moody]] was actually Barty Crouch Jr., disguised by way of [[polyjuice potion]]. Crouch attempted to kill Harry, but Professors [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]], [[Minerva McGonagall|McGonagall]] and [[Severus Snape|Snape]] rushed into Moody's office and stunned him. When Dumbledore forced Crouch to drink Veritaserum, he revealed how he had escaped from [[Azkaban]] with the help his father and dying mother, and told Dumbledore about how Voldemort had helped him overpower his father, allowing Crouch to later [[Confundus Charm|confund]] the [[Goblet of Fire]] to declare Harry a Triwizard Champion. Cornelius Fudge arrived at Hogwarts soon after with a [[Dementor]] for a bodyguard, and the latter subsequently gave Crouch the [[Dementor's Kiss]].
 
[[File:LuciusMalfoy1.jpg|thumb|150px|Lucius Malfoy.]]
 
   
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In the aftermath of the Secondary Wizarding War, Harry was shown to suffer from survivor's guilt and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. These two symptoms extended into his childhood and throughout his life at Hogwarts. Because of his depression, he also claimed that he was supposed to die and everyone knew it, but he survived it all. He also claimed that too many people died for the "Boy Who Lived" and that he wasn't worth dying for at all. Harry's depression and trauma were caused by not having removed Voldemort completely from his life, and he feared that he would always allow Voldemort to have some mental and emotional control over him.
Harry first saw [[Lucius Malfoy]] in [[1992]] at [[Borgin and Burkes]], though they didn't officially meet until Lucius got into a fist fight with [[Arthur Weasley]] at [[Flourish and Blotts]], over Malfoy's many insults aimed at the Weasley family. Though Harry didn't know it till much later, after a good deal of damage had been done, Malfoy had used the scuffle as a pretext for handing [[Ginny Weasley]] a book that turned out to be [[Tom Riddle's Diary]]. Harry and Malfoy met again at the end of the same year, when Harry tricked Malfoy into freeing his [[House-elf]], Dobby; when Lucius threatened Harry in his anger at having lost his servant, Dobby demonstrating the might of his [[House-elf magic]] to protect Harry. They would eventually meet again in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], in [[1995]], after which Lucius was outed as an active Death Eater and arrested. Following his failure at the Ministry, and Voldemort's discovery of the fact that Lucius had allowed one of his [[Horcrux]]es to be destroyed, Voldemort punished him by giving his son the seemingly impossible task of assassinating [[Albus Dumbledore]]. When Harry and his friends escaped on Lucius' watch after the [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor]], in [[1998]], the Malfoys fell further out of Voldemort's favour. During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Lucius and his wife both deserted the Death Eaters, placing greater importance in the safety of their son, and Narcissa's crucial act of lying to Voldemort about Harry's death insured that the Malfoy family was not sent to [[Azkaban]].
 
   
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Harry also had shown signs of suffering from recurring clinical depression, such as his sullen and withdrawn demeanour during his mid-to-late teens as a result of the tragedies in his life. A particular symptom of this was his outrageous temper during his bouts of depression, which frightened all but Ginny by their sheer force and magnitude alone. Overall, Harry was much the same as any other soldier, struggling to carry on despite the horrors of his past and the brutality he had been a part of for so long.
Throughout the [[Second Wizarding War]], Harry encountered a number of other Death Eaters: [[Antonin Dolohov]], who murdered the Prewetts and Remus Lupin, and almost killed [[Hermione Granger]] during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]]; [[Travers]], who killed the McKinnons; [[Augustus Rookwood]], who was possibly responsible for the explosion that killed [[Fred Weasley]]; [[Yaxley]], who imprisoned innocent Muggle-borns with the [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]]; [[Walden Macnair]], who was violent and bloodthirsty, and almost killed [[Buckbeak]] in [[1993]]; [[Alecto Carrow|Alecto]] and [[Amycus Carrow]], who tortured the students of Hogwarts when they had been appointed Deputy Headmasters; [[Thorfinn Rowle]], who indiscriminately cast Killing Curses all around him during the [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower]] and took part in the [[Luchino Caffe Duel|skirmish]] at the [[Luchino Caffe]], and [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]] and [[Rabastan Lestrange]], who participated in the torture of [[Alice and Frank Longbottom]]. Lucius Malfoy, Rookwood, Dolohov, MacNair, and the Lestranges (including [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]]), all took part in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], along with [[Vincent Crabbe's father|Mr. Crabbe]] and [[Gregory Goyle's father|Mr. Goyle]] (fathers of [[Vincent Crabbe]] and [[Gregory Goyle]]), [[Theodore Nott's father|Mr. Nott]], [[Jugson]], [[Avery]] and [[Mulciber]].
 
   
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Harry did have some fears, although he hid them extremely well from his family. In fact, he hid them so well that his younger son considered his father to be utterly fearless. These fears included the dark, pigeons, small spaces, and seeing his family in danger.
[[File:Fenrir_Greyback.PNG|thumb|left|150px|Fenrir Greyback.]]
 
In [[1997]], during the [[Battle of the Astronomy Tower]], Harry got his first glimpse of [[Fenrir Greyback]], who was known for craving human flesh even out of [[Werewolf]] form, as well for planning his attacks by positioning himself near his intended victims prior to the full moon (typically the children of his employer's enemies). Harry, Ron and Hermione were taken hostage by Greyback and a gang of [[Snatchers]] just before the [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor]], during which time Greyback expressed a disturbing interest in Hermione. Though he wasn't a Death Eater, and lacked the [[Dark Mark (tattoo)|Dark Mark tattoo]], Greyback was allowed to wear Death Eater's robes whenever Voldemort made use of him.
 
[[File:Igor.jpg|thumb|Igor Karkaroff.]]
 
   
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It is commented by his son that Harry's personality was complicated, something that was furthered by Ron, who called him intense in terms of his traits and past experiences.<ref name="CC415">{{CC|B|4|15}}</ref>
Harry met [[Durmstrang Institute]]'s Headmaster, [[Igor Karkaroff]], in [[1994]], during the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. Harry later saw Karkaroff in Dumbledore's [[Albus Dumbledore's Pensieve|pensieve]] bearing witness against several of his fellow Death Eaters, in exchange for his own freedom. Karkaroff fled after Voldemort's resurrection in [[1995]]. Two years later, Harry learned that Karkaroff's corpse was found in a shack in the north of Britain.
 
   
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==Magical abilities and skills==
Harry didn't initially think highly of [[Sirius Black]]'s younger brother, [[Regulus Black|Regulus]], who followed the family tradition of zealous pure-blood supremacy for most of his life. However, [[Kreacher]] later revealed to Harry, Ron and Hermione that Regulus had likely been the first to deduce the existence of Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es, and subsequently attempted to find and destroy them. When he located the hiding place of [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]], rather than force Kreacher to consume the [[Drink of Despair]] as Voldemort had done, Regulus drank it himself after ordering Kreacher to take and destroy the the locket, resulting in Regulus' death. In all likelihood, Harry came to appreciate Regulus' bravery, and respect the level of compassion he had for beings that had long been ill-treated by wizarding kind.
 
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[[File:Patronus PM SilverStagPatronus MomentIllust.jpg|258x258px|thumb|right|Harry's corporeal stag [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]]]]
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{{Quote|...there's no point pretending that you're not good at Defence Against the Dark Arts, because you are. You were the only person last year who could throw off the [[Imperius Curse]] completely, you can produce a Patronus, you can do all sorts of stuff that full-grown wizards can't, Viktor always said... Harry knew how to do stuff even he didn't, and he was in the final year at Durmstrang.|Hermione Granger regarding Harry's abilities in [[1995]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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Harry was seen and had proven himself to be an extremely powerful and talented wizard. His power was evident from the start: he demonstrated immediate command of a [[broomstick]], was able to conjure a corporeal Patronus at an exceptionally young age (a mark of superior magical ability),<ref name="PM">{{WW|patronus-charm}}</ref> and even survived numerous encounters with [[Lord Voldemort]]. He was top of his class at [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], even instructing older students in defensive and offensive magic.<ref name="OOTP16" /><ref name="OOTP18" /><ref name="HBP5" /> He mastered a wand made of [[hawthorn]], which one should only ever consider placing in the hands of a witch or wizard of proven talent.<ref name="PM-wands">{{WW|wand-woods}}</ref> Harry was also a very gifted [[Flight|flyer]] and Quidditch player, the youngest [[Seeker]] in a century.
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*'''[[Love]]''': Harry's greatest power of all was his ability to love. In spite of being raised by a family that treated him with anything but affection, Harry remarkably turned out capable of very strong love; for example, Harry's love for his friends caused him to sacrifice himself to [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]. This loving sacrifice conferred a certain amount of [[Sacrificial protection|protection]] onto his allies, making it so that [[spell]]s Voldemort tried to place on them quickly wore off.<ref name="DH36">{{DH|B|36}}</ref> Harry's ability to love has also protected and helped him on several occasions. Those occasions are; when he produced a Patronus that could drive hundreds of [[Dementor]]s away,<ref>{{POA}}</ref> repelled Voldemort when he possessed him,<ref name="OOTP36" /> and the times he was able to close the connection between himself and Voldemort.<ref name="DH24">{{DH|B|24}}</ref> His love was strongest when directed at [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]], who was the driving force that kept him going until Voldemort was defeated. Harry also felt strong love toward his three children, such as when he deliberately placed himself between his son [[Albus Potter|Albus]] and a [[Killing Curse]]. Harry even felt compassion and pity for his enemies, offering Voldemort a chance to feel remorse for his actions.
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{{Quote|Harry, you're the best in the year at Defence Against the Dark Arts.|[[Hermione Granger]] emphasising Harry's talent in defensive magic|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:Tumblr lvya0rfkNa1qgt0vro7 r1 250.gif|250px|thumb|right|Harry defending himself against [[Grindylow]]s in 1995]]
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[[File:Dumbledore's Army learning Expelliarmus.gif|thumb|245x245px|Harry teaching D.A. members how to disarm an opponent]]
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*'''[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]''': Harry was extremely adept at Defence Against the Dark Arts, having mastered all manners of spells. Some of the spells include the: [[Stunning Spell]],<ref name=":3" /><ref name="OOTP36" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name="DH4" /> [[Disarming Charm]],<ref name="COS13">{{COS|B|13}}</ref><ref name="COS16" /><ref name="COS18" /><ref name="POA19" /><ref name="DH4" /><ref name=":8" /> [[Impediment Jinx]],<ref name="GOF34" /><ref name="OOTP18" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name="HBP26" /> [[Full Body-Bind Curse]],<ref name=":3" /><ref name="HBP26" /><ref name=":4" /> [[Reductor Curse]],<ref name="GOF31" /><ref name=":3" /> and many others. In fact, his Stunning Spell was so strong that opponents would get knocked out if they were hit directly. He was also skilled at defending himself against Dark creatures such as: [[Grindylow]]s, [[Red Cap]]s, [[Hinkypunk]]s, [[Boggart]]s, [[Erkling]]s, and [[Dementor]]s. In his third year, he was the only student who flawlessly made it through the end-of-the-year exam (an obstacle course containing some of the said creatures).<ref name="POA16">{{POA|B|16}}</ref> In his fifth year, [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] stated that [[Remus Lupin|Professor Lupin]] said he showed a "''pronounced aptitude''" for the subject. He had also "''achieved high marks on all his Defence Against the Dark Arts tests''".<ref name="OOTP29">{{OOTP|B|29}}</ref> In fact, Harry had beaten Hermione in two of the three Defence Against the Dark Arts exams they had taken together. The only exam she beat him in was their first year exam. Hermione later reflected that it did not count, as Quirrell "''wasn't a particularly good teacher''". Harry also knew things that [[Viktor Krum]] (who was several years older then Harry) did not.<ref name="OOTP16">{{OOTP|B|16}}</ref> Harry improved his skills in this subject significantly during his fourth year, by learning a lot of new spells in order to face the Triwizard Tournament. During his O.W.L. examination, [[Tofty|Professor Tofty]] ([[Wizarding Examinations Authority]]) expressed pleasure at Harry's performance of Defence Against the Dark Arts, calling it "''excellent''". During his exams "''he had no problem with any of the written questions''" and "''took particular pleasure, during the practical examination, in performing all the counter-jinxes and defensive spells right in front of Umbridge''".<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref> Professor Tofty's statement was later proven true when he achieved an '[[Outstanding]]' Defence Against the Dark Arts [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] (something that not even Hermione achieved), a testament of his extraordinary talent in defensive magic. In 1996, Ron stated that it came as no surprise that Harry was top of the class at Defence Against the Dark Arts.<ref name="HBP5" /> Indeed, Harry was so good at DADA that when the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] prevented the subject from being taught effectively in [[1995]], he set up his own Defence Against the Dark Arts club. He successfully taught club members how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, some of these club members were even older then him. He immediately became an [[Auror]] after the Second Wizarding War, which also required considerable skill in both defensive and offensive magic. Harry also developed a high level of resistance towards the [[Imperius Curse]].<ref name="GOF15">{{GOF|B|15}}</ref> It was cast upon him by [[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Barty Crouch Jnr]] (disguised as [[Alastor Moody]]) in 1994 and by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] himself in 1995.<ref name="GOF34" />
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{{Quote|And best of all, he had achieved ‘Outstanding’ in Defence Against the Dark Arts!|Harry's achieves top grade on his Defence O.W.L.|Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince}}
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[[File:Sectumempra Curse.gif|thumb|250x250px|Harry defeating Draco Malfoy during their bathroom duel in 1997]]
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*'''[[Duelling]]''': Despite Harry's young age, he was an accomplished and very skilful duellist. He was able to single-handedly defeat some of the most formidable [[Death Eaters]], and even survive numerous encounters with [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. He eventually defeated Voldemort by becoming the master of the [[Elder Wand]]. In many battles of the Second Wizarding War, he was able to incapacitate much more experienced Death Eaters. Even as a twelve-year-old, he possessed tremendous speed and reflexes, being able to draw his wand and disarm [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] despite the professor having already taken [[Charles Weasley's wand|Ron's wand]] and being about to cast a [[Memory Charm]] on him. During the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Harry, [[Albus Dumbledore]], and [[Remus Lupin]] were the only fighters on the Order's side to emerge from the battle physically unscathed. In that time, he had held off [[Lucius Malfoy]] and [[Antonin Dolohov]] twice and was able to hold his own against the extremely powerful [[Bellatrix Lestrange]].<ref name="OOTP">{{OOTP}}</ref> During his bathroom duel with Draco Malfoy, he was able to overpower the latter with ''[[Sectumsempra]].'' Harry being able to seriously injure Draco was an impressive feat, considering Malfoy was a formidable opponent. In [[1997]], Harry defeated [[Corban Yaxley|Yaxley]], [[Fenrir Greyback]], and one of the two Carrows.<ref name="DH23">{{DH|B|23}}</ref> He fought off several Death Eaters in the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]]. During the [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor]] he overpowered Lucius Malfoy, [[Draco Malfoy]], and Fenrir Greyback and avoided direct conflict damage all throughout the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].<ref name="DH32">{{DH|B|32}}</ref> Harry was known to be very quick off the draw and had an aggressive duelling style, even incorporating Unforgivable Curses. He was also known to taunt his opponents and would get them to talk at length, angering them and throwing them mentally off-balance. He did this in order to buy himself time to strategise or to lull them into lowering their guard. Harry was especially skilled in the [[Disarming Charm]] and used it so much that it was seen as his "''signature spell''" by many Death Eaters. His most notable uses of the Disarming Charm were when he formed ''[[Priori Incantatem]]'' with Voldemort and when he finally killed the Dark Lord. At the remarkably young age of seventeen, Harry became an Auror and was promoted to Head of the Auror Office at the age of 26.<ref name="WOTM" /><ref>Harry joined the Aurors at age seventeen in 1998, right after the Battle of Hogwarts. He was promoted in 2007, which is nine years later, making his age when prompted 26.</ref> During a raid, he was able to quite easily defeat (without any injuries to himself) the skilled [[Theodore Nott]]. Also, while holding back, he duelled Draco Malfoy to a standstill. This was no easy feat, as Draco similarly improved his duelling skills over the years. Harry was even able to hold his own against [[Delphini]]. After his friends came to his aid, they swiftly defeated her.<ref name="CC411">{{CC|B|4|11}}</ref> He and Delphini "''fired bolts mercilessly at each other''" during their church duel.
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{{Quote| ''Imperio''" Harry said again; his voice echoed through the stone passage as he felt the familiar sense of heady control that flowed from brain to wand.|Harry casting an [[Unforgivable Curses|Unforgivable Curse]] on [[Bogrod]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Crucio.gif|thumb|250x250px|Harry attempting the Cruciatus Curse on [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], using "righteous anger"]]
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*'''[[Dark Arts]]''': Harry was one of the few non-[[Dark wizard]]s who was highly proficient in the Dark Arts at all levels. On top of being able to cast simple [[dark charm]]s like the: [[Leg-Locker Curse]],<ref name=":2" /> [[Full Body-Bind Curse]],<ref name=":3">{{OOTP|B|35}}</ref><ref name="HBP26" /><ref name=":4" /> [[Reductor Curse]],<ref name="GOF31" /><ref name=":3" /> [[Pimple Jinx]],<ref name="GOF18">{{GOF|B|18}}</ref><ref name="GOF37">{{GOF|B|37}}</ref> [[Knockback Jinx]],<ref name="PSvg" /><ref name="COS|G" /><ref name="POAG" /> [[Revulsion Jinx]],<ref name=":5" /><ref name="DH26" /> [[Ebublio Jinx]],<ref name=":7" /> [[Curse of the Bogies]],<ref name="PSvg" /> and [[Melofors Jinx]]<ref name=":7">{{GOF|G}}</ref>, he could cast more powerful dark spells such as the [[Blasting Curse]].<ref name="DH4">{{DH|B|4}}</ref> He was also able to flawlessly cast the [[jinx]]es, [[hex]]es and [[curse]]s in the [[Severus Snape's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|Half-Blood Prince's copy of ''Advanced Potion-Making'']]. This included the [[Toenail-growing hex]], ''[[Langlock]]'', and the extremely dangerous curse ''[[Sectumsempra]]'', which he cast at Draco Malfoy in 1997.<ref name="HBP12">{{HBP|B|12}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> This use of the curse severely slashed and wounded Malfoy.<ref name="HBP" /> Harry even used two of the three [[Unforgivable Curses]]. He used the [[Imperius Curse]] on [[Travers]] and a [[Goblin]] called [[Bogrod]] during the [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)|1998 Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank]],<ref name="DH26">{{DH|B|26}}</ref> as well as the [[Cruciatus Curse]] on several occasions. His first successful attempt was in [[1998|1998,]] against [[Amycus Carrow]]. However, this successful attempt did not result in the prolonged excruciating pain that the curse was famous for. Instead, Carrow screamed, experienced brief moments of pain, and was instantly incapacitated.<ref name="DH30">{{DH|B|30}}</ref> He never used the [[Killing Curse]] for obviously moral reasons, even in his final battle with Voldemort.
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{{Quote|The boy's a natural. I've never seen anything like it. Was that your first time on a broomstick, Potter? He caught that thing in his hand after a fifty-foot dive. Didn't even scratch himself. Charlie Weasley couldn't have done it.|Professor McGonagall telling [[Oliver Wood]] about Harry's flying abilities|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:Rogue Bludger.gif|250px|thumb|right|Harry expertly dodging a rogue [[Bludger]] on his broom]]
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*'''[[Flight|Flying]]''': Harry had inherited his [[James Potter I|father]]'s talent for flying and for [[Quidditch]]. Harry showed immediate command of a [[broomstick]] in his first year, which made him a naturally good [[Seeker]]. This was the first magical skill for which he discovered an aptitude. In fact, at the mere age of eleven, Harry became the youngest Seeker in a century.<ref name="PS9">{{PS|B|9}}</ref> As a Seeker, Harry was capable of surpassing even far more experienced Seekers, near-always winning the Quidditch matches for Gryffindor. He was considered to be even better than [[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]]. He only ever lost to [[Cedric Diggory]], due to the presence of [[Dementor]]s. [[Sirius Black]] noted that Harry's Quidditch skills were equal to his father's own. His extraordinary flying skills, also aided him when pursuing the [[Winged Keys]] enchanted by [[Filius Flitwick|Professor Flitwick]] in the [[Underground Chambers#Sixth|Philosopher's Stone Chambers]]. He was the primary leader of the trio's chase of the Keys, and the one who noticed and captured the Key needed to unlock the door. It also helped him in the Triwizard Tournament (where he had to steal a golden egg from a [[Hungarian Horntail]]), managing to successfully irritate the dragon into chasing him by dodging all her flame attacks and then outrace her into the egg. This display highly impressed all of the witnesses and earned him the first place among the Triwizard Champions. During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], he also managed to escape a [[Fiendfyre]] inferno in the [[Room of Requirement]], via broomstick.
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{{Dialogue a-b|Ron Weasley|A Parselmouth! You can talk to snakes!|Harry |I know. I mean, that's only the second time I've ever done it. I accidentally set a boa constrictor on my cousin Dudley at the zoo once — long story — but it was telling me it had never seen Brazil and I sort of set it free without meaning to that was before I knew I was a wizard —|Harry talking about his Parseltongue to Ron|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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*'''[[Parseltongue]]''': Because Harry carried [[Horcrux|a piece of Voldemort's soul]] within himself, he was able to speak and understand Parseltongue from [[1981]] to [[1998]]. After that soul fragment was destroyed, Harry had (seemingly) lost this ability. However, in 2020, Harry had somehow regained the ability to speak Parseltongue again, although it was possible that he never lost it to begin with or that the ability had just simply became {{c|temporarily}} suppressed after the Horcrux was destroyed.
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*'''[[Mind-reading|Insight into Voldemort's mind]]''': Due to the piece of Voldemort's soul; Harry was able to look into Voldemort's mind and see through his senses from time to time. He sometimes used this ability to monitor what [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] was doing. However, it was a dangerous ability to have as well. Voldemort once used it (along with [[Legilimency]]) to plant a false vision in Harry's mind of [[Sirius Black]] being tortured. Voldemort used this false vision to lure Harry to the [[Department of Mysteries]].<ref name="OOTP23">{{OOTP|B|23}}</ref> Additionally, because of their connection, Harry felt a burning pain in his scar whenever he and Voldemort were in close proximity or whenever Voldemort felt strong negative emotions. Harry lost this ability when the soul fragment within him was destroyed. Harry also possessed a non-magical insight into Voldemort's mind from the information Dumbledore shared with him during their lessons. This insight allowed Harry to figure out that a [[Horcrux]] was stored at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]]. Ron and Hermoine noted Harry's understanding of Voldemort, considering it impressive that Harry understood Voldemort so well.
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{{Quote|Impressive. A true Patronus at that age... very impressive indeed.|[[Amelia Bones]] impressed by Harry's ability to conjure a corporeal Patronus|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:Expecto Patronum at the Ministry.gif|250px|thumb|right|Harry casting the [[Patronus Charm]], warding off several Dementors]]
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[[File:Accio cup.gif|thumb|250x250px|Harry successfully casting the [[Summoning Charm]]]]
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*'''[[Charm]]s''': Harry achieved an '[[Exceeds Expectations]]'<ref name="HBP5" /> on his O.W.L. exam and advanced to [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]]-level. He proved to be particularly talented in this subject. Before receiving his O.W.L. results Harry thought his Charms practical "''went rather well".<ref name="OOTP31" />'' Additionally, Harry mastered the Summoning Charm in only one day, often using it successfully. He would also occasionally cast the [[protective enchantment]]s that Hermione used during the Horcrux hunt.<ref name="DH16" /><ref name="DH27">{{DH|B|27}}</ref> These enchantments included: ''[[Salvio Hexia]]'', ''[[Protego Totalum]]'', [[Repello Muggletum|''Repello Muggletum'']], ''[[Muffliato]]'', ''[[Cave Inimicum]]'', [[Disillusionment Charm|Disillusionment Charms]], and possibly others.<ref name="DH16" /> Harry was also able to cast the [[Confundus Charm]] and the [[Gouging Spell]] on his first try.<ref name="DH26" /> He displayed an impressive mastery of the [[Shield Charm]], surpassing that of many Ministry employees.<ref name="HBP6">{{HBP|B|6}}</ref> His Shield Charms were so powerful that they were able to deflect curses from Lord Voldemort himself.<ref name="DH36" /> During the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], he was able to levitate a side-car with himself in it for a long stretch of time. He could also cast simpler charms such as the: [[Wand-Lighting Charm]],<ref name="COS15" /><ref name="COS16" /><ref name="DH34" /> [[Levitation Charm]],<ref name="OOTP31" /><ref name="OOTP36" /><ref name="DH4" /> [[Colour Change Charm]],<ref name="OOTP31" /><ref name="DH7" /> [[Banishing Charm]],<ref name=":5">{{GOF|B|26}}</ref> [[Refilling Charm]],<ref name="HBP22">{{HBP|B|22}}</ref> [[Freezing Spell]],<ref name="POAG">{{POA|G}}</ref> [[Locking Spell]],<ref name=":3" /> [[Unlocking Charm]],<ref name="PSvg" /><ref name="COS|G" /><ref name="POAG" /> [[Engorgement Charm]],<ref name="DH20" /> [[Shrinking Charm]],<ref name="DH20" /> and various others. Under the teaching of [[Remus Lupin]], Harry was able to conjure an extremely powerful corporeal stag [[Patronus Charm|Patronus]] in his third year. This was a remarkable feat and yet another proof of his talent, as the vast majority of witches and wizards were unable to cast this extremely difficult charm successfully.<ref name="PM">{{WW|patronus-charm}}</ref> As an Auror, Harry displayed the ability to use charms in combat. For example, he used the [[Tickling Charm]],<ref name="COS11">{{COS|B|11}}</ref> ''[[Obscuro]]'', and ''[[Brachiabindo]]''<ref name=":6" /> when duelling Draco Malfoy. Harry could also perform the [[General Counter-Spell]]. In 1998 he used it to prevent several fallen objects from crushing Ron Weasley.<ref name="DH27" />
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{{Quote|He had even exceeded expectations at Potions!|Harry reviewing his O.W.L. result|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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[[File:Harry N.E.W.T Potions.gif|250px|thumb|Harry being one of only twelve students attending a N.E.W.T.-level [[Potions (class)|Potions class]]]]
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*'''[[Potion]]s''': Harry's strong dislike for Snape made Potions an adverse subject for him. However, it was later shown that Harry had no problem with potions when Slughorn was his teacher.<ref name="OOTP29" /><ref name="OOTP31" /> Harry had even inherited Lily's talent to some extent. When Snape was not pestering him, he was able to brew a reasonably adequate [[Strengthening Solution]]. Harry even concocted an [[Invigoration Draught]] that would have earned him an 'Exceeds Expectations' had Hermione not vanished it.<ref name="OOTP"/> His practical O.W.L. exam "''was not as dreadful as he had expected it to be. With Snape absent from the proceedings he found that he was much more relaxed than he usually was while making potions''".<ref name="OOTP31" /> He achieved an '[[Exceeds Expectations]]'<ref name="HBP5" /> on his O.W.L. exam — proof of his proficiency in the subject. He was one of only twelve students able to reach the required level to take [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] potions, although he would not have if Snape was still teaching the subject.<ref name="HBP9" /> His great success during his sixth year, was only after he came into possession of the [[Severus Snape's copy of Advanced Potion-Making|Half-Blood Prince's copy of ''Advanced Potion-Making'']]. This textbook contained revised instructions from the Half-Blood Prince ([[Severus Snape]]), which allowed Harry to gain the position of best in class. He was able to follow the Prince's instructions so exactly that he even surpassed Hermione. After hiding the book, Harry was still able to do a decent enough job at potion-making that [[Horace Slughorn|Slughorn]]'s suspicions were not raised. Harry also had first hand knowledge on the effects of [[Polyjuice Potion]],<ref name="OOTP31" /> [[Love potion|love potions]],<ref name="HBP18">{{HBP|B|18}}</ref> [[Felix Felicis]],<ref name="HBP22" /> and [[Veritaserum]].<ref name="OOTP28">{{OOTP|B|28}}</ref> It was probable that he improved his Potions ability during his time as a Auror. He most likely became proficient in poisons and antidotes, as this was required.
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{{Quote|I was pleased with your Transfiguration mark, Potter, very pleased.|[[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] complimenting Harry's O.W.L. result|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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[[File:P6 Aguamenti.gif|250px|thumb|right|Harry conjuring water with the [[Water-Making Spell]]]]
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*'''[[Transfiguration]]''': Harry achieved an 'Exceeds Expectations'<ref name="HBP5" /> on his O.W.L. exam. He showed proficiency in the subject and advanced to [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]]-level. He was able to perform [[Conjuration]], an advanced type of Transfiguration that was taught only to N.E.W.T students. Harry demonstrated this at various points by conjuring [[Incarcerous Spell|ropes]],<ref name="HBP26">{{HBP|B|26}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{HBP|B|28}}</ref> [[Water-Making Spell|water]],<ref name="HBP26" /> [[Obscuro|blindfolds]],<ref name=":6">{{CC|B|2|13}}</ref> and [[Fire-Making Spell|fire]].<ref name="CC411" /> He could also [[Vanishing Spell|vanish]] objects, which is one of the most complicated spells taught at [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]]. In [[1996]], Harry vanished a whole iguana with the [[Vanishing Spell]].<ref name="OOTP31" /> In [[1997]], he vanished a snake that crossed his path with the [[Snake-Vanishing Spell]]. He was also skilled in [[Transforming Spells]]. For example, he could cast the [[Avifors Spell]] and the [[Lapifors Spell]].<ref name="COS|G">{{COS|G}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> Harry was also skilled enough to perform [[Human Transfiguration]], which is noted to be "''immensely difficult''". He accomplished this during a 1996 Transfiguration lesson, where he succeeded in turning his eyebrow bright yellow.<ref name="HBP15" /> Minerva McGonagall herself complimented him on his talents in transfiguration.<ref name="HBP9" />
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{{Quote|They had their Herbology exam on Wednesday (other than a small bite from a Fanged Geranium, Harry felt he had done reasonably well).|Harry's confidence after his Herbology practical on his O.W.L. exam|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:Greenhouses.png|250px|thumb|right|Harry during a second-year Herbology lesson]]
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*'''[[Herbology]]''': Harry achieved an '[[Exceeds Expectations]]'<ref name="HBP5" /> on his O.W.L. exam. He showed proficiency in the subject and advanced to [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]]-level. In 1998, Harry was able to recognise a [[Snargaluff]] plant at the [[Lovegood House]] and knew to give it a wide berth.<ref name="DH20">{{DH|B|20}}</ref> He also had knowledge of plants such as: [[Devil's Snare]],<ref name="PS16" /> [[Gillyweed]],<ref name=":5" /> [[Venomous Tentacula]],<ref name="HBP11">{{HBP|B|11}}</ref> [[Mandrakes]],<ref name="COS6">{{COS|B|6}}</ref> [[Dittany]],<ref name="DH14">{{DH|B|14}}</ref> and [[Fanged Geranium]]<ref name="OOTP31" /> from hands-on experience. He could cast plant-related spells such as the [[Fire-Making Spell]],<ref name="PSvg">{{PS|G}}</ref> [[Severing Charm]], and the [[Herbivicus Charm]].
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*'''[[Master of Death]]''': Harry mastered all three Deathly Hallows and accepted his own death.<ref name="DH" /> First, he inherited the [[Cloak of Invisibility]] from his father, James. Then, he inherited the [[Resurrection Stone]] from Dumbledore, which was inside a Snitch. Finally, he won the [[Elder Wand]] from Draco Malfoy during the [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor]]. All three were directly or indirectly employed by Harry in the [[Forbidden Forest]]: he was wearing the Cloak, using the Stone, and was preparing to be killed by the Wand, which he had already won.<ref name="DH34">{{DH|B|34}}</ref> The only Hallow he choose to keep was the cloak as it was a priceless family heirloom; the Stone was lost in the forest and the wand returned to Dumbledore's tomb.<ref name="DH36" />
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{{Quote|Harry strode off through the heather, walking in a large circle with the distraught Hermione at its centre, casting the spells she usually performed to ensure their protection.|Harry casting various protective enchantments during the Horcrux hunt|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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*'''[[Healing magic]]''': Harry was able to effectively cast [[healing spell]]s; for example, he could perform the ''[[Reparifors]]''<ref name="POAG" /> spell in his third year. After [[Nymphadora Tonks]] cast ''[[Episkey]]'' on his broken nose, he fixed [[Demelza Robins]]' broken lip in 1996 with the same spell. This was a spell used to treat mild to moderate injuries.<ref name="HBP14">{{HBP|B|14}}</ref> He could also perform a healing spell for clearing up dried [[blood]] from a bleeding wound.<ref name="DH17">{{DH|B|17}}</ref> He was also able to use the [[Reviving Spell]] to waken those who have been rendered unconscious.<ref name="GOF31" /><ref name="HBP26" />
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{{Quote|Harry waves his wand and the papers and books transform into neat piles. |Harry using nonverbal magic to straighten his work space|Harry Potter and the Cursed Child}}
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*'''[[Nonverbal spell|Nonverbal magic]]''': During [[1997]] and [[1998]], Harry began using spells nonverbally and became quite proficient at it when Snape was not harassing him.<ref name="DH" /> On July 31, 1997 Harry was able to light a lamp in the Weasley's sitting room with no words and a flick of his wand.<ref name="DH7">{{DH|B|7}}</ref> As an adult, Harry displays the ability to consciously use nonverbal magic; shown when he straightened his work-space with the simple wave of his wand.<ref name="CC14">{{CC|B|1|4}}</ref> He also demonstrated the use of nonverbal magic during his church duel with [[Delphini]]. During the duel the two were mercilessly firing spells at each other. One of the spells he used nonverbally was the [[Fire-Making Spell]].<ref name="CC411" />
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*'''[[Wandless magic]]''': In [[1995]] when [[Dementor]]s attacked in Little Whinging, [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] had knocked [[Harry Potter's wand|Harry's wand]] out of his hand when he punched him. In desperation, Harry was able to light the tip his wand, even though it was not in his hand.<ref name="OOTP1">{{OOTP|B|1}}</ref> When enraged he was able to inflate Aunt Marge without a wand,<ref name="POA2">{{POA|B|2}}</ref> possibly with ''[[Inflating Charm|Inflatus]]''. Few other wizards have exhibited this power, although [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] and [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] were among them. This further testifies to Harry's skill, as only some of the most powerful wizards of his time were able to do so.
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{{Quote|Feeling that a better reward would have been to back away, Harry moved slowly toward the hippogriff and reached out toward it. He patted the beak several times and the hippogriff closed its eyes lazily, as though enjoying it.|Harry successfully petting Buckbeak in his first Care of Magical Creatures class|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
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[[File:Harry Potter Buckbeak.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Harry and [[Buckbeak]] during the first lesson of Care of Magical Creatures]]
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*'''[[Care of Magical Creatures]]''': Harry achieved an '[[Exceeds Expectations]]'<ref name="HBP5" /> on his [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] exam. He has shown on more than one occasion to have good skill in handling numerous sorts of magical creatures. For example, he was the first in his class to tame a [[hippogriff]], which he did excellently.<ref name="POA6">{{POA|B|6}}</ref> He befriended the hippogriff to a great extent, which resulted in Buckbeak defending him while he was in danger. Harry has also shown on three occasions that he is quite competent at dealing with [[dragon]]s. This is shown when he was able to help [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] take care of baby [[Norberta|Norbert]] the dragon, outsmart the [[Hungarian Horntail]] in the [[Triwizard Tournament]], and tamed a half-blind dragon into helping the trio escape [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] by flying out on its back. He was also one of very few in his class who was able to see [[Thestral]]s, and had no trouble mounting his in June 1996. Harry was also good with [[House-elf|House-elves]], befriending the house-elf [[Dobby]] and eventually freeing him. This act of kindness made the little elf so loyal to him that he gave his life to save him.<ref name="DH24" /> He also earned the respect and loyalty of [[Kreacher]], a very difficult task. During his O.W.L. practical he correctly identified the [[knarl]] hidden among a dozen hedgehogs, as he knew the trick was to offer them all milk in turn. He was aware that knarls were highly suspicious creatures, who would consider the milk an attempt to poison them. Harry also demonstrated the correct handling of a [[bowtruckle]], was able to feed and clean a [[fire-crab]] without sustaining serious burns, and knew the diet to give a sick [[unicorn]]. When his practical was over he gave Hagrid a thumbs-up, indicating that it went well.<ref name="OOTP31" />
   
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*'''[[Astronomy]]''': Harry was able to pass his O.W.L. exam with an '[[Acceptable]]'.<ref name="HBP5" /> He thought the written portion of the O.W.L. exam "''went well enough''". He did not finish his practical exam because he was distracted by [[Dolores Umbridge]]'s attempt to arrest [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]]. However, he was able to complete the constellation [[Orion]] on his star chart.<ref name="OOTP31" /> It is unknown if he was able to advance to the N.E.W.T class or not since he did not apply for advancement.
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{{Quote|Look at that, you lot... Potter fought! He fought it, and he damn near beat it! We'll try that again, Potter, and the rest of you, pay attention — watch his eyes, that's where you see it — very good, Potter, very good indeed! They'll have trouble controlling you!|Fourth-year Harry resisting the Imperius Curse|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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*'''Indomitable willpower''': Harry appeared to possess an unbreakable spirit and though not above depression, he never truly gave up on any mission. He had been shown to rise from defeat and loss, such as the deaths of many loved ones, even stronger than before. Harry's indomitable will was exemplified by his ability to resist the [[Imperius Curse]]. His indomitable will could also be exemplified by his ability to cast powerful Imperius Curses as well. Furthermore, he had never begged for mercy (even in life-and-death situations) and would fight back in defiance of himself, as well as perform [[Nonverbal spell|nonverbal spells]] flawlessly.<ref name="DH" /> His inability to perform [[Occlumency]] (despite possessing the required willpower) was due to his inability to keep his emotions under control.
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[[File:Cloak of Invisibility 1991.gif|thumb|250x250px|Harry visiting the [[Restricted Section]] to search for information while investigating the Philosopher's Stone]]
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*'''Detective skills''': Harry was a formidably talented investigator. While in school, he and his friends had a knack for solving difficult mysteries and discovering the truth despite all attempts by others to conceal it. Hermione generally finding the background information, while Harry put the pieces together to make a coherent picture. In his first year, Harry uncovered the truth about the [[Philosopher's Stone]] and saved it from Voldemort. In his second year, he solved the centuries old mystery of the [[Chamber of Secrets]]. During the same year, he understood how the Basilisk's victims were attacked and why they did not die, but more importantly, he located the entrance of the Chamber. Furthermore, he rightly deduced that the victim of the first opening of the Chamber was [[Myrtle Warren|Moaning Myrtle]].<ref name="COS15">{{COS|B|15}}</ref> In his third year, he understood (with almost no clues) what Dumbledore wanted he and Hermione to do after spinning the Time Turner. In his fifth year, he uncovered the truth about the [[prophecy]]. Two years later, he hunted down and destroyed all of Voldemort's Horcruxes using his amazing deductive skills. During his sixth year, he also observed Dumbledore's memories regarding Voldemort and noticed things which would help him later. Harry's deductive skills also allowed him to uncover the mystery of the [[Deathly Hallows]].<ref name="DH22" /> He discovered that he mastered the three of them, when even Ron and Hermione were initially sceptical of their existence. Harry also had a knack for spotting things that others did not, and had a sharp eye for details. He was able to tell that [[Luna Lovegood]] had not been home in weeks by the state of her room.<ref name="DH21">{{DH|B|21}}</ref> In 1992, he became suspicious when Dobby revealed that he had known that Harry was not getting any letters. His intelligence also allowed him to intuitively know that [[Draco Malfoy]] had been branded with the Dark Mark despite no solid proof, that Malfoy was using the [[Room of Requirement]] as a work shop, and that he was having [[Vincent Crabbe|Crabbe]] and [[Gregory Goyle|Goyle]] use [[Polyjuice Potion]] in order to disguise themselves as girls while keeping watch outside the room.<ref name="HBP21">{{HBP|B|21}}</ref> He also had an eye for details and a very good memory. For instance, even in an highly stressful situation, such as the [[Battle of Hogwarts]],<ref name=":8">{{DH|B|31}}</ref> he was able to remember objects he saw over a year prior in the [[Room of Requirement|Room of Hidden Things]].<ref name=":2">{{HBP|B|24}}</ref>
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{{Quote|And you feel that you have exerted your very best efforts in this matter, do you? That you have exercised all of your considerable ingenuity? |Albus Dumbledore commenting on Harry's resourcefulness|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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*'''Resourcefulness''': Harry showed resourcefulness in many different situations. In 1992. Harry impersonated the [[Bloody Baron]] in order to keep [[Peeves]] away from the third floor that night. He did not want Peeves to inconvenience the trio on their quest to save the [[Philosopher's Stone]].<ref name="PS16">{{PS|B|16}}</ref> In his second year, when encountering Professor McGonagall after hours, he lied and said that he and Ron were on their way to see Hermione in the hospital wing.<ref name="COS16">{{COS|B|16}}</ref> Also in his second year, he used a [[basilisk]] fang to destroy [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|Riddle's Diary]].<ref name="COS17">{{COS|B|17}}</ref> In his fourth year, he managed to escape from Voldemort and all the Death Eaters using a Summoning Charm, taking Cedric Diggory's dead body with him. In his fifth year, while under interrogation from [[Dolores Umbridge|Umbridge]], he relayed a coded message to [[Severus Snape|Snape]]. He relayed this coded message in an attempt to warn Snape and by extension, the Order, that Voldemort had Sirius. In the same year, while surrounded by [[Death Eaters]], Harry came up with the plan to smash the shelves in the [[Hall of Prophecy]]. The smashed selves were meant to be a distraction, so that he and [[Dumbledore's Army|the D.A.]] could try and escape. During the hunt for [[Horcrux]]es, he used the [[Sword of Gryffindor|Godric Gryffindor's Sword]] as a way of retrieving [[Hufflepuff's Cup|Helga Hufflepuff's cup]] from the mounds of burning treasure and used a half-blind [[dragon]] as a means to escape from [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]].<ref name="DH26" /> Harry was also cunning enough that the Sorting Hat heavily considered Sorting him into [[Slytherin]] house.<ref name="PS7" />
File:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - swallowing the snitch|Swallowing the snitch
 
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{{Quote|It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.|Albus Dumbledore complementing Harry's outstanding leadership skills|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Dumbledore's Army.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Harry, leader and teacher of [[Dumbledore's Army]]]]
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*'''Leadership skills''': While Harry never deliberately set out to be a leader to others, he had often taken charge when the situation required it. This began with his impulsive decision to find and warn Hermione about the presence of a [[troll]] in the school during the 1991 [[Hallowe'en feast]]. It progressed to the point where over thirty students, some of them in their sixth and seventh years — respect him as a teacher in [[Dumbledore's Army]], despite him being younger than they were.<ref name="OOTP18">{{OOTP|B|18}}</ref> Dumbledore later noted that Harry was a superior leader to him. Dumbledore had deliberately sought power in his youth, and subsequently avoided anything more demanding than his role as [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] headmaster, while Harry had leadership thrust upon him. Harry accepted the burden of command, acknowledging his responsibilities towards those who "followed" him. He did this regardless of how uncomfortable he might feel about the prospect. He coordinated his efforts against his enemies well, when left with no option but to take control.<ref name="DH35">{{DH|B|35}}</ref> Harry's natural talents later served the rest of the wizarding community of Great Britain. In 2007, he was promoted to the Head of the [[Auror Office]] at age 26 and was later made the Head of [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]].<ref name="CC152" /> His promotion to these positions of power at relatively young ages demonstrated Harry's natural talent as a commander.
File:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Catching the Snitch|Catching the Snitch
 
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{{Quote|You're a r-really good teacher, you know. I've never been able to Stun anything before.|Cho Chang regarding Harry's phenomenal teaching ability|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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*'''Teaching skills''': Harry demonstrated tremendous skill in teaching others. Having mastered many spells at a young age, Harry successfully taught them to others, even when he was still a student himself. He would give proper instructions and corrections on how to perform many fields of magic, ranging from the relatively simplistic [[Disarming Charm]] to the highly advanced [[Patronus Charm]].<ref name="OOTP" /> Harry's effectiveness as a teacher led many, some even older than him, to choose him over the Ministry-installed (but highly incompetent) teacher [[Dolores Umbridge]]. He even returned to Hogwarts to give occasional [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] lectures as an adult and professional Auror. He kept his teaching aptitude in his later years and successfully instructed the members of the [[Statute of Secrecy Task Force]] in the use of several formidable spells.<ref name="WU">{{WU}}</ref><!-- Please DO NOT add Occlumency to this list. Harry failed in his Occlumency lessons with Snape and says outright in Chapter 12 of Deathly Hallows that he "never got the hang of it". -->
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{{Quote|Sodden and shivering, Dumbledore's weight still upon him, Harry concentrated harder than he had ever done upon his destination: Hogsmeade. Closing his eyes, gripping Dumbledore's arm as tightly as he could, he stepped forward into that feeling of horrible compression. He knew it had worked before he opened his eyes... He and Dumbledore were shivering and dripping in the middle of the dark High Street in Hogsmeade.|Harry Apparated himself and Dumbledore over an incredibly vast distance|Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince}}
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[[File:Hermione and Harry apparating.gif|250px|thumb|right|Harry using Side-Along Apparition to Apparate himself and Hermione]]
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*'''[[Apparition]]''': Harry had not earned a licence to Apparate, but he used the ability frequently during 1997 and 1998 to great success. He was able to Apparate with only a few seconds' notice or while guiding others.<ref name="DH" /> He was also very precise in his Apparition, as he was able to Apparate directly onto [[Grimmauld Place]]'s front step under the [[Cloak of Invisibility]]. He also used Apparition in his sixth year to a very impressive degree. He used it to get himself and a weakened [[Albus Dumbledore]] over an incredibly vast distance even though he was inexperienced.<ref name="HBP26" />
File:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Lumos Maxima|Lumos Maxima
 
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*'''[[Wandlore|Wand versatility]]''': Harry was able to use [[Hermione Granger's wand|Hermione's wand]] after his was broken during the [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997)|Attack at Godric's Hollow]] in 1997. He was able to use spells such as: the [[Wand-Lighting Charm]], the [[Shield Charm]], and the [[Severing Charm]] at full strength, despite not having won the wand's allegiance.<ref name="DH19" /> He also gained the allegiance of [[Draco Malfoy's wand]], the [[Elder Wand]], and quite possibly [[Tom Riddle's wand|Voldemort's wand]] by defeating the previous masters.
File:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - The Knight Bus|The Knight Bus
 
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{{Quote|Harry — he has an extraordinary instinct for the right thing to do. He's just got the right instinct, and that's what would make him, in due course, a phenomenal Auror.|[[J. K. Rowling]] regarding Harry's time as an Auror|Accio Quote!}}
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*'''[[Auror recruitment programme|Auror skills]]''': Harry was extremely young for an Auror, which spoke highly of his magical abilities. He became Head of the [[Auror Office]] at the age of 26, presumably the youngest Head appointed. Being a fully qualified Auror meant three additional years of study. During his time in the department, he gained skills in various areas of magic such as: [[Concealment and Disguise]], [[Stealth and Tracking]], and poisons and antidotes. He also had high skill in [[Transfiguration]], as Aurors had to frequently transfigure and [[Untransfiguration|untransfigure]] things in their line of work.<ref name="OOTP29" /> Other areas he gained skills in included: [[Battle Instinct]], [[Best-Laid Plans]], [[Duelling in the Dark]], [[Field Training]], [[History of the Dark Arts]], [[Method in the Mad-Eye]], [[Resilience Training]], and [[The Auror Advantage]].<ref name=":03" /> Harry also possessed a great instinct for the right thing to do, especially when faced with stressful and difficult situations. This instinct contributed to him becoming a fantastic Auror. Harry has also been stated as being a consummate expert in his line of work.<ref>[http://the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript "J.K. Rowling Web Chat Transcript"] on [http://the-leaky-cauldron.org/ The Leaky Cauldron]</ref>
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==Possessions==
File:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Harry's nightmare|Harry's nightmare
 
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{{Quote|He's been left a house?|[[Vernon Dursley]]'s shock regarding Harry's inheritance|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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Harry was a wealthy wizard, having inherited the [[Potter family]] [[Vault 687|fortune]] after his parents were murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. Harry relied on this gold for his school supplies, clothing, and other expenses. Following the death of his godfather [[Sirius Black]], Harry became the sole heir of the [[House of Black|Black family]] [[Vault 711|fortune]] as well.[[File:HarryPotterWandNN8415.jpg|175px|thumb|right|Harry's first wand: 11", holly, and phoenix feather]]
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*'''[[Harry Potter's wand|Wand]]''': Made of [[holly]], a [[Wand wood|wood]] with the powers to repel evil,<ref>JKR</ref> Harry's [[wand]] was "brothers" with Voldemort's wand as both had cores with [[phoenix feather|feather]]s from the same phoenix, [[Fawkes]]. Harry's wand broke in [[1997]] during a [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997)|skirmish]] with [[Nagini]] in [[Bathilda Bagshot]]'s house due to a stray spell cast by [[Hermione Granger]]. Later he used the [[Elder Wand]] to repair it.
File:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - The gillyweed's effects|The gillyweed's effects
 
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*'''[[Hedwig]]''': Harry's animal companion, Hedwig was vitally helpful in delivering messages and packages for Harry, especially while Sirius was in hiding from the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]]. Hedwig showed affection by nibbling Harry's ear or fingers, and loyally obeyed his every command (even pecking Ron and Hermione until they answered back). Hedwig was killed during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], and Harry was overcome with grief.
File:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Harry's victory|Harry's victory
 
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*'''[[Harry Potter's schoolbag|Schoolbag]]''': A schoolbag was used by Harry Potter to carry around textbooks, quills, and other items throughout his six years attending [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. It is possible that this bag was used even in his [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] education before attending Hogwarts.
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*'''[[Harry Potter's alarm clock|Alarm clock]]''': In the summer of [[1991]], Harry found and repaired the alarm clock and in the summer of [[1996]], this alarm clock ticked on Harry's windowsill as he slept on the night that [[Albus Dumbledore]] came to collect him.
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*'''[[Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000|Nimbus 2000]]''': This broomstick was gifted to him from [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] after agreeing to join the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] in 1991. He used it during his first and second years at Hogwarts. In his third year it blew into the [[Whomping Willow]] and was smashed to bits, breaking it beyond repair.
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*'''[[Cloak of Invisibility]]''': Another valued and useful possession is Harry's Cloak of Invisibility. In his first year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], he received it as an anonymous Christmas gift. He later learned the gift came from [[Albus Dumbledore]], who obtained it in turn from Harry's father, [[James Potter I|James Potter]]. It was later revealed to be a [[Potter family|family]] heirloom as well as one of the three [[Deathly Hallows]]. From this Harry realises he is a direct descendant of Ignotus Peverell, one of the three brothers who created the Deathly Hallows. Harry later gave the Cloak to his eldest son, James Sirius.
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*'''[[Harry Potter's photo album|Photo album]]''': In June of [[1992]] [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] gave Harry this photo album containing pictures of his parents, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], [[Hermione Granger]], and himself.
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*'''''[[Flying with the Cannons]]''''': Harry received a copy of this from Ron Weasley in 1992 as a Christmas present.<ref name="CoS">{{COS}}</ref>
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*'''[[Harry Potter's Firebolt|Firebolt]]''': During Harry's third year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], the [[Nimbus 2000]] [[broomstick]] he'd been riding since his first year was destroyed by the [[Whomping Willow]], and [[Sirius Black]] replaced it by giving Harry the [[Firebolt|finest broom]] available as an anonymous gift. The broom was one of Harry's most prized possessions for years. It was lost during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]]. It is not known if Harry ever recovered or replaced it.
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[[File:Marauder'sMap.png|175px|thumb|right|The Marauder's Map]]
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{{Quote|We've decided that your need is greater than ours.|Fred and George giving Harry the Marauder's Map|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
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*'''[[Marauder's Map]]''': One of Harry's most treasured possessions. In his third year, [[Fred Weasley]] and [[George Weasley]] gave it to Harry while he was trying to sneak into [[Hogsmeade]]. It was confiscated by [[Remus Lupin]], but later returned when Lupin quit his job. Harry kept it with him for a long period of time, keeping it in the [[mokeskin]] wallet he had gotten from Hagrid, until it was finally stolen from his desk by his son, James.
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[[File:Harry potter balai firebolt 175 7.jpg|175px|thumb|right|A Firebolt, his second broom and a Christmas gift]]
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[[File:Harry In his New Jumper from Mrs Weasley.jpg|thumb|175px|Harry wearing a Weasley jumper]]
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*'''[[Weasley jumper]]s''': Harry received a homemade jumper every [[Christmas]] from [[Molly Weasley|Mrs Weasley]]. His were said to be much more extravagant, as Mrs Weasley "made much more effort" when her presents were not made for actual family members. The known jumpers he has include an emerald green one, a scarlet one, a green one with a [[Hungarian Horntail]] on the front, and one with a [[Golden Snitch]] on the front.
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*'''[[Sirius Black's penknife|Enchanted knife]]''': This magical knife, with the power to open most mechanical locks and magical seals and which Harry received for Christmas from Sirius Black, was melted when Harry tried it on a [[Love Room|locked door]] at the [[Department of Mysteries]]. The protective enchantments on the door were far stronger than the magic of the enchanted knife.
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*'''[[Harry Potter's toy broomstick|Toy broomstick]]''': this was a gift to him from Sirius Black, it was the first broomstick he had ridden. It's unknown what happened to it after the [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1981)|1981 attack at Godric's Hollow]].
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{{Quote|Harry took off his watch, which he was only wearing out of habit, as it didn't work anymore, and stuffed it into his pocket.|Harry takes off his watch before a lesson about [[niffler]]s|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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*'''[[Harry Potter's watch|Watch]]''': This watch was used by Harry until it was destroyed in the [[Triwizard Tournament#The Second Task|Second Task]] of the [[Triwizard Tournament]], since it was not waterproof and by [[May]] of [[1995]], he had discarded the watch entirely.
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[[File:Harry Potter (GoF-07) dress robes.jpg|175px|thumb|Harry's dress robes at the Yule Ball]]
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*'''[[Harry Potter's dress robes|Dress robes]]''': Harry wore dress robes to the [[Yule Ball]] for the [[1994]] [[Triwizard Tournament]], they were bottle green that matched his eyes. He also wore dress robes to [[Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour|Bill and Fleur's wedding]] in 1997. He also wore a set of dress robes to Slughorn's Christmas Party in 1996.
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*'''''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''''': Harry owned a copy of this book, as was mandatory for any student of Hogwarts studying [[Care of Magical Creatures]]. He shared it with [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] after the latter lost his. The trio doodled and wrote messages to each other throughout the book.
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*'''''[[Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland]]''''': [[Hermione Granger]] gave this book to Harry in [[1994]], as a Christmas gift.
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*'''''[[Practical Defensive Magic and Its Use Against the Dark Arts]]''''': This book had moving colour illustrations of all the [[counter-jinx]]es and [[hex]]es it described. Harry received a set of these books in [[1995]] as a Christmas present from [[Sirius Black]] and [[Remus Lupin]]. Harry planned to put them to good use in his lessons for [[Dumbledore's Army]].
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[[File:Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches PM.png|thumb|175px|''Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches'']]
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*'''''[[Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches]]''''': This book is a sophomoric manual on dating and flirting with girls. A copy was given to Harry on his seventeenth birthday from [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]. Harry speculated that there might be an entire chapter devoted to compliments.
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*'''[[Sneakoscope]]''': Hermione Granger gave Harry a Sneakoscope as a gift for his seventeenth birthday at breakfast, the trio would later take it on their [[Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter's Horcrux Hunt|hunt for Horcruxes]].
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*'''[[Fabian Prewett's watch]]''': [[Molly Weasley]] gave Harry the watch of her late brother [[Fabian Prewett]] for his [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday|seventeenth birthday]]. It has a dent in it, but Harry kept the watch, even into his thirties. The watch does not have arms; rather, it has stars.
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*'''[[Enchanted razor]]''': In 1997, Harry received an enchanted razor on his seventeenth birthday from [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]. It is not known whether he used it at any point or if he still owns it.
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*'''[[Harry Potter's rucksack|Rucksack]]''': This rucksack was owned by Harry during the 1997-1998 school year. He packed it with everything he felt he would need during the [[Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter's Horcrux Hunt|hunt for Horcruxes]]. He almost lost it during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], but managed to keep hold of it.
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*'''[[Harry Potter's notebook|Notebook]]''': This notebook was owned by Harry from at least [[1997]]. It was used to keep his notes and other writings, such as things he wanted to remember.
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*'''[[Two-way mirror|Communication mirror]]''': Harry also owns one in a pair of [[two-way mirror]]s, given to him by his godfather [[Sirius Black]]. The mirror was intended to be a means covert communication, but Harry broke it out of anger over Sirius' death. Harry did not realise the mirror could still work, although he kept a shard out of sentimentality. When Harry and several friends are captured at [[Malfoy Manor]], at the time being used as a headquarters for Voldemort, Harry used the shard of mirror to communicate with [[Aberforth Dumbledore]], who had the other mirror. Aberforth sent [[Dobby]] to rescue Harry and the other prisoners.
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*'''[[Mokeskin pouch]]''': A birthday present from Hagrid. Harry kept it with him throughout the Deathly Hallows, and kept in it his treasures that were of no use to his search; the Snitch, the broken mirror, his broken wand, his mother's letter and the fake Horcrux. Harry also received a photo album, from Hagrid, which had photos of his parents and other family members.
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[[File:Deathly Hallows.PNG|250px|thumb|The Deathly Hallows (left to right): Cloak of Invisibility, Resurrection Stone, and the Elder Wand]]
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*'''[[Deathly Hallows]]''': For a brief time, Harry was master of all three [[Deathly Hallows]]: the [[Cloak of Invisibility]], the [[Resurrection Stone]], and the [[Elder Wand]] (though he was not in physical possession of the Elder Wand until after losing the Resurrection Stone). These three artefacts are the most powerful magical items in all of the wizarding world and were so ancient that they were only the subject of [[The Tales of Beedle the Bard|fairy tales]]. When Harry lost the Resurrection Stone inside the [[Forbidden Forest]], he decided to leave it there. Harry also interred the Elder Wand in Albus Dumbledore's grave, so the power of the wand would be extinguished after Harry's eventual death. However, the portrait of Dumbledore that hangs in the [[Headmaster's office]] advised Harry to keep the Invisibility Cloak, since it was his father's.<br clear="right" />
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{{Quote|It belongs to Harry! It chose him, he was the one who found it, it came to him out of the [[Sorting Hat]] —|Hermione arguing with [[Rufus Scrimgeour]], regarding the ownership of the Sword of Gryffindor|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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[[File:Sir Harry of Gryffindor.png|175px|thumb|right|Sword of Gryffindor]]
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*'''[[Sword of Gryffindor|Godric Gryffindor's Sword]]''': A relic of the [[Godric Gryffindor|founder]] of Harry's [[Gryffindor|house]], the goblin-made sword of Godric Gryffindor was left to Harry by his former Headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]] in his [[The Last Will and Testament of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore|will]]. However, the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] claimed that it was not Dumbledore's to give, and that it truly belonged to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. Although the Ministry confiscated a replica of the sword, the true sword found its way into Harry's possession still through the machinations of [[Severus Snape]]. Soon after, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] used it to destroy [[Slytherin's Locket]], one of Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es. Harry lost the sword to [[Griphook]] when he, Ron and [[Hermione Granger]] [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)|stole]] [[Hufflepuff's Cup]] from the [[Lestrange Vault]] at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]]. However, the sword reappeared in the hands of [[Neville Longbottom]] during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]; he used it to kill [[Nagini]], and thus destroyed the last of the Horcruxes. Neville was seen sitting beside the sword after the battle, but it is likely that it was returned to Hogwarts as a relic of the Founders, along with the remains of the other Founders' relics.
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*'''[[Draco Malfoy's wand]]''': In [[1998]], Harry won the [[hawthorn]] wand's allegiance after overpowering Draco Malfoy during the [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor]]. This wand was carried by him for the remainder of the [[Second Wizarding War]]; seeing action in the [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)|break-in at Gringotts]], as well as during the final climactic [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. It is unknown what happened to the wand after Harry repaired [[Harry Potter's wand|his wand]].
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{{Quote|As you can see, Harry, Kreacher is showing a certain reluctance to pass into your ownership.|[[Albus Dumbledore]] confirming that Harry now owns the Black estate|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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[[File:B5C4M1 Advance Guard and Harry outside Grimmauld Place.jpg|250px|thumb|right|12 Grimmauld Place, London]]
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*'''[[12 Grimmauld Place]]''': Following Sirius's death, Harry inherited his family's London townhouse with all its contents and furnishings, including [[Kreacher]] (the family [[house-elf]]). [[Mundungus Fletcher]] would continue stealing many of Harry's inherited possessions, including [[Slytherin's Locket]], as he had stolen from Sirius. Harry, Ron, and Hermione hid out there in August and September 1997.
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*'''[[Sirius Black's motorbike|Motorbike]]''': As one of Sirius's possessions, it was left to Harry in his will. Despite the severe damage done to it in the Battle of the Seven Potters, Arthur Weasley managed to repair the bike and returned it to Harry.<ref name="chat">[http://accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0730-bloomsbury-chat.html J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007]</ref> Harry presumably learned to ride it sometime after the war. Given the ease with which he learned to fly a broomstick, ride animals such as hippogriffs and thestrals, and even a dragon, Harry likely learned how to ride with very little trouble at all.
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*'''[[Harry Potter's first Golden Snitch|Golden Snitch]]''': This Snitch was caught by Harry during the [[1991–1992 school year]]. It was later left to him in Albus Dumbledore's will, to posthumously ensure that [[Marvolo Gaunt's Ring]] would be safely delivered to him.
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*'''[[Harry Potter's car|Car]]''': This car was used by Harry to drive his family to [[King's Cross Station]] on 1 September, 2017. On [[Platform Nine and Three-Quarters|Platform 9¾]], Ron Weasley asked Harry if he had parked the vehicle alright, then told him he had managed to park his own car.
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*'''[[Harry and Ginevra Potter's house|Family home]]:''' Sometime following the war, Harry acquired his own house and raised his three children there alongside his wife, [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]]. This can be assumed due to Harry denying James' request to have Teddy move in with them in exchange for sharing a room with his younger brother. Harry replied that he would only allow the two Potter brothers to share a room when "[he wanted] the house demolished."
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==Relationships==
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Throughout his life, Harry has had many relationships with a variety of people. Because of his upbringing, he had few connections in his early years, the only people he truly interacted with being the abusive [[Dursley family|Dursleys]]. With his introduction to the wizarding world, this changed and he built connections with many of the residents of the magical community, both good and bad. His strongest relationships were with: [[James and Lily Potter|his parents]], [[Potter family|his children]], [[Hermione Granger]], the [[Weasley family]], [[Sirius Black]], [[Hedwig]], [[Dobby]], [[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]], [[Minerva McGonagall]], [[Remus Lupin]], [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Luna Lovegood]] and [[Edward Lupin|Teddy Lupin]].
   
 
==Etymology==
 
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{{w|Harry (name)|Harry}} is the Middle English form of the name {{w|Henry (given name)|Henry}}, derived from the Germanic name ''Heinrich,'' from the words ''heim,'' meaning "home", and ''ric'', meaning "power, ruler". It has been a very popular name in the English-speaking world for centuries. Harry can also be a diminutive form of the name Harold, from the Old English name ''Hereweald'', meaning "leader of the army". It has been the name of five kings of Norway, three kings of Denmark, and two kings of England.<ref>[http://behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=harry Behind the Name: Harry]</ref><ref>[http://behindthename.com/name/harold Behind the Name: Harold]</ref> In an interview J. K. Rowling stated that 'Harry' had always been one of her favourite boy's names and that if her daughter had been a son she would have named him 'Harry', although then she would have to have come up with a different name for the books as it ''"would have been too cruel to name him after my own son".''<ref name="accio-quote.org">http://accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1000-scholastic-chat.htm</ref> In-universe, it is possible that he was named after [[Henry Potter]], nicknamed 'Harry', who was James' grandfather and Harry's great-grandfather.
[[File:Harrypotter_dormwindow.jpg‎|thumb|left|Harry Potter in his dormitory with [[Hedwig]].]]
 
[[Wikipedia:Harry (name)|Harry]] is the Middle English form of the name [[Wikipedia:Henry (given name)|Henry]], derived from the Germanic name ''Heinrich,'' from the words ''heim,'' meaning "home," and ''ric'', meaning "power, ruler." It has been a very popular name in the English-speaking world for centuries. Harry can also be a diminutive form of the name Harold, from the Old English name ''Hereweald'', meaning "leader of the army." It has been the name of five kings of Norway, three kings of Denmark, and two kings of England.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=harry Behind the Name: Harry]</ref><ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/harold Behind the Name: Harold]</ref> In an interview J. K. Rowling stated that 'Harry' had always been one of her favourite boy's names and that if her daughter had been a son she would have named him 'Harry', although then she would have to have come up with a different name for the books as it ''"would have been too cruel to name him after my own son."'' <ref>http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1000-scholastic-chat.htm</ref>
 
   
[[Wikipedia:James (name)|James]] is derived from the same Hebrew name as Jacob, meaning “holds the heel” (in the Genesis narrative, Jacob was born grasping Esau′s heel and later bought his birthright). The name came into English language from the French variation of the Late Latin name Iacomus, a dialect variant of Iacobus, from the New Testament Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iakōbos), from Hebrew word יעקב (Yaʻaqov). James is Harry's middle name, James was the name of his father and is also the name of his first son.
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The name "{{w|James (name)|James}}" came into the English language from the French variation of the Late Latin name Iacomus, a dialect variant of Iacobus, from the New Testament Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iakōbos), from the Hebrew word יעקב (Yaʻaqov, hence the name Jacob), meaning “holds the heel” (in the Genesis narrative, Jacob was born grasping his twin brother Esau's heel and later bought his birthright). James is Harry's middle name, James was the name of his father and is also the name of his first son.
   
[[Wikipedia:Potter|Potter]] is a very common surname of English origin.<ref>[http://surnames.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=potter Behind the Name: Rankings for 'Potter']</ref> It traditionally refers to the occupation of making pottery. [[Wikipedia:Beatrix Potter|Beatrix Potter]] was a well-known English children's author. [[Wikipedia:Potter's Field|Potter's Field]] is the name for a burial ground for the unknown or unclaimed dead, particularly soldiers and orphans; the Potter family had many members that fit that description. The [[Wikipedia:Potter Box|Potter Box]] is a model for making ethical decisions developed at Harvard University. [[J. K. Rowling]] has also commented that she has liked the name since childhood, as a family that had lived near her carried this surname.<ref>[http://www.mugglenet.com/books/name_origins2.shtml MuggleNet: Name Origins]</ref><ref>http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1000-scholastic-chat.htm</ref>
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{{w|Potter}} is a very common surname of English origin.<ref>[http://surnames.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=potter Behind the Name: Rankings for 'Potter']</ref> It traditionally refers to the occupation of making pottery. The {{w|Potter Box}} is a model for making ethical decisions developed at Harvard University. [[J. K. Rowling]] has also commented that she has liked the name since childhood, as a family that had lived near her carried this surname.<ref name="accio-quote.org" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131031123759/http://mugglenet.com/books/name_origins2.shtml MuggleNet: Name Origins]</ref>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
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{{Quote|There are quite a few real Harry Potters out there. So far I have heard of a newborn baby who actually has Harry's full name (Harry James Potter), a barrister in London, a grandfather who was very pleased that he had become cool in his grandchildren's eyes, a soldier who died in the second world war (I was sent a picture of his tombstone) and a clockmaker who worked in London in the last century.|[[J. K. Rowling]]|J.K.Rowling Official Site}}
 
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[[File:DH chapter 18 BW.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Harry in {{DH}} chapter art by [[Mary GrandPré]]<!---This is chapter art, not concept art.--->]]
 
[[File:Harrypotterdeathlyhallowspart1.jpg|thumb|200px|Harry Potter in "Deathly Hallows Part 1"]]
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[[File:Harry Potter in cupboard under the stairs - Jim Kay PS IE.jpg|150px|thumb|Harry in {{PS|IE}} by [[Jim Kay]]]]
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[[File:Da-harry.jpg|150px|thumb|Harry on {{PM}} by [[Owen Davey]]]]
*Harry is portrayed by British actor [[Daniel Radcliffe]] in the [[Harry Potter films|film adaptations]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Chamber of Secrets]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Goblet of Fire]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Order of the Phoenix]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Part 2]]'' and so is one of the 13 characters to appear in all 8 film adaptations. By the time ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' was released, Radcliffe had played the role for ten years consecutively.
 
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[[File:Harry Potter - PAS.png|150px|thumb|Harry Potter as seen in {{PAS}}]]
*Harry is right-handed. He tells this to Mr. Ollivander in [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]. He is also seen writing with this hand throughout the film series.
 
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*[[Josh Herdman]] plays Harry when he is disguised as [[Gregory Goyle]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)| Chamber of Secrets]],'' as does [[David O'Hara]] when he is disguised as [[Albert Runcorn]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1| Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''. The [[Saunders Triplets]] play Harry as an infant in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)| Philosopher's Stone]]'' and [[Toby Papworth]] plays Harry as an infant in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''.
 
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*He often describes various parts of his anatomy as feeling like [[lead]].
*In a deleted scene of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', when he is disguised as [[Albert Runcorn]], Harry calls [[Arthur Weasley]] by his first name. This is the only time Harry does this.
 
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*The [[Marauders]] believed they discovered more secret places than anyone else in the history of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. This is not necessarily true, as unlike Harry and [[Tom Riddle]], they did not discover the [[Chamber of Secrets]] or the [[Room of Requirement]]. However, as they discovered an untold number of secret passages and hidden rooms, they did discover more numerous secrets than Riddle or Harry, just not the same ones.
*Daniel Radcliffe and Harry were both born in July[[File:N1470647049_210604_3030.jpg‎|thumb|right|Harry Potter in deep thought.]] — Harry on the 31st and Daniel on the 23rd.
 
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*Like his best friend Ron Weasley, Harry got a Muggle driving licence and bought himself a car, but it was never said if they got the Licence to Apparate (although, both of them having been Aurors, most likely they did).
*Harry the character has green eyes, but in the films he has blue eyes. This is due to the fact that Daniel Radcliffe was allergic to the contact lenses. Radcliffe also has brown hair, as opposed to Harry's black hair, and also has a strong physical body, rather than the slim frame Harry is described as having. However Harry is only described as having an uncommonly 'slim' frame in the earlier installments, so it is possible that he bulked out a little into a lean frame as he matured.
 
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*The only autographs he ever gave out were to [[Colin Creevey]] and an unknown man on the Hogwarts Express.
*Harry's birthday of 31 July is also the birthday of ''Harry Potter'' author, [[J. K. Rowling]], and actor [[Richard Griffiths]] who plays Harry's Uncle [[Vernon Dursley]] in the Harry Potter films.
 
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*Harry Potter is still the only wizard to this day that has had all three [[Unforgivable Curses]] cast on him and survived.
*In the [[Mirror of Erised]], Harry saw his family, a lot of people with untidy black hair, his own noses, mouths and knees. However, he also saw some people with almond-shaped green eyes, which could indicate that he saw his [[Muggle]] family as well, even though he did not see the [[Dursley family]]. All people were smiling at him, so there is a thought that all of his family, Wizards and Muggles, are proud of him.
 
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**He also used two out of the three: the [[Cruciatus Curse]] and the [[Imperius Curse]]. The only one he never used was the [[Killing Curse]], which, on the contrary, is his nemesis' favourite spell.
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', Harry is seen practising [[Lumos Maxima]] under the covers in his bedroom, but Harry does not get a letter from the [[Improper Use of Magic Office]] even though he is under-age, however, judging by the book he is reading, his reason for doing so is most likely for homework. In the book he is simply using a torch (or flashlight if you're American) while writing his homework for [[History of Magic]].
 
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*Like his parents, Harry personally defied Voldemort three times before defeating him the fourth time: once in the [[Underground Chambers]], once at the cemetery in Little Hangleton, and once again during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. However, there were five previous encounters, if one counts the events of Harry's second year with [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|Tom Riddle's Diary]], though that was a memory instead of the real Voldemort, and the night his parents were killed in [[Godric's Hollow]].
*While Harry repeatedly states [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] is the best student in his year in all classes, he has beaten her in two of the three Defence Against the Dark Arts exams they had together, with Hermione only beating him in their first year exam. In addition, [[J. K. Rowling]] has said that Harry could have beat Hermione in a magical duel halfway through Prisoner of Azkaban. <ref>http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/0700-swns-alfie.htm</ref> Part of this can be put down to [[Remus Lupin|Professor Lupin]]'s way of teaching, as it seemed to help bring out Harry's own talent at the subject. It is probably more accurate to say that Hermione is the best student in every subject but DADA, in which Harry is strongest, hence in Harry's mind she is the best student overall.
 
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*Harry's initial trouble with [[Potions (class)|Potions]] is somewhat ironic as he has famous [[potioneer]]s in [[Potter family|his family]], notably [[Linfred of Stinchcombe]] ("the Potterer") who first established the [[Vault 687|family fortune]] with his medicinal potions and [[Fleamont Potter]] who was said to have quadrupled the fortune with his [[Sleekeazy's Hair Potion]]. According to [[Horace Slughorn]], Harry's mother [[Lily J. Potter|Lily]] was also an accomplished potioneer in her own right. Some of this does come from Harry's enmity with [[Severus Snape]] but it is portrayed as his weakness. However, he makes strides in later novels.
*Harry's niece and nephew, [[Rose Weasley|Rose]] and [[Hugo Weasley|Hugo]], have some of the same heritage of Harry. A [[Muggle-born]] mother, [[Lily Evans|Lily]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], and a [[pure-blood]] father, [[James Potter I|James]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]]. This makes Rose, Hugo and Harry all half-bloods.
 
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*Despite Remus Lupin suggested him not to let the ''[[Disarming Charm|Expelliarmus]]'' become his signature spell, this was the very spell which Harry used in his last duel against Voldemort.
*When Harry is cleaning out his school trunk in 1997, he finds a "Support Cedric Diggory!" badge in there. Considering the badges were only created by [[Draco Malfoy]] to get a rise out of Harry in 1994, it seems out of place that Harry has it, although he may have it by accident, or out of respect for Cedric. He could also have kept one as a memento from the Tournament.
 
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*The only person Harry ever considered killing by use of curse was [[Sirius Black]] and possibly [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], ironically to avenge Sirius. It is, however, unclear if Harry knew how to cast the [[Killing Curse|Avada Kedavra]] curse since he was not taught the [[Unforgivable Curses]] until his fourth year. Furthermore, when Harry found out that [[Peter Pettigrew]] was the one who had betrayed his parents to Voldemort, he did not want Sirius and [[Remus Lupin]] to kill Pettigrew in revenge. Even during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], in which Harry defeated [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], Harry did not do so by use of any curse intended to do harm to his opponent, but rather he used his "trademark", [[Disarming Charm|''Expelliarmus'']]. Harry finished Voldemort by reflecting a curse Harry would never use on another, even his mortal enemy. This suggests the [[love]], which is "the power the Dark Lord knows not..." makes it difficult for Harry to kill. Even during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], Harry illustrated his unwillingness to kill [[Death Eaters]]. During that battle, the Death Eaters were masked at the time, so he could not know who was a willing follower and who was a controlled drone. However, in the example with Voldemort, Harry knew Voldemort's [[Killing Curse]] would backfire, so rather than use the same curse which would make him look somewhat bad, he instead decided to use the [[Disarming Charm]] to gain possession of the wand.
*Throughout the films, Harry's hair grows longer and longer (the longest point was in the Goblet of Fire) until it was cut for the Order of the Phoenix. It has since grown to about the same length as it was for the Prisoner of Azkaban.
 
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*Harry was very much like [[Newton Scamander]] as they both didn't seek power nor popularity and also was liked by the same person, [[Albus Dumbledore]].
*In the films, [[Harry Potter's scars|Harry's scar]] is off-centre on his forehead; this was apparently done at [[J. K. Rowling]]'s request: because of the books' artwork, many fans believe the scar is in the centre of his head. But it is never explicitly mentioned where the scar is located. On all the U.S. book covers (illustrations), the scar on Harry's forehead is located in the centre. The same is definitely true of the last two U.K. instalments; however, on early U.K. book covers, Harry's scar tends to appear slightly off-centre. It is somewhat hard to tell on most of these covers, as Harry's face is only visible in profile. However, on the U.K. cover of Chamber of Secrets, Harry's scar is decidedly off-centre. It is perhaps of this book that Rowling was thinking.
 
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*Harry learns a new mode of transportation in every year since he was introduced to magic:
[[File:harry-lego y 5-7.jpg‎|thumb|150px|right|The Harry Potter LEGO mini-figure.]]
 
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**In his first year, he learns to travel by [[broomstick]].
*The [[Marauders]] were said to have discovered more secret places than anyone else in the history of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. This is not necessarily true, as unlike Harry and [[Tom Riddle]], they did not discover the [[Chamber of Secrets]] or the [[Room of Requirement]]. However, as they discovered an untold number of secret passages and hidden rooms, they did discover more numerous secrets than Riddle or Harry, just not the same ones.
 
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**In his second year, he travels by [[Floo Powder]] and [[Flying Ford Anglia]].
*In ''[[Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon|Harry, A History]]'', Rowling discussed how [[Steve Kloves]] suspected that something might happen between Harry and Hermione in ''Deathly Hallows''. She replied: "I had always planned that Harry's true soul mate, which I stand by, is Ginny, and that Ron and Hermione have this combative but mutual attraction. They will always bicker, there will always be rough edges there, but they are pulled together, each has something the other needs. [Kloves] felt a certain pull between them at that point. And I think he's right. There are moments when [Harry and Hermione] touch, which are charged moments. One when she touches his hair as he sits on the hilltop reading about Dumbledore and Grindelwald, and [two] the moment when they walk out of the graveyard with their arms around each other. Now the fact is that Hermione shares moments with Harry that Ron will never be able to participate in. He walked out. She shared something very intense with Harry. So I think it could have gone that way."<ref name="HAH" />
 
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**In his third year, he travels on the [[Knight Bus]] and [[Buckbeak]] the [[hippogriff]] lets him take a ride on his back.
*The only person Harry ever considered killing by use of curse was [[Sirius Black]] and possibly [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], ironically to avenge Sirius. It is, however unclear if Harry knew how to cast the [[Killing Curse|Avada Kedavra]] curse since Harry was not taught the [[Unforgivable Curses]] until his fourth year. Furthermore, when Harry found out that [[Peter Pettigrew]] was the one who had betrayed his parents to Voldemort, he did not want Sirius and [[Remus Lupin]] to kill Pettigrew in revenge. Even during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], during which Harry defeated [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], Harry did not do so by use of any curse intended to do harm to his opponent, but rather he used his "trademark," [[Disarming Charm|Expelliarmus]]. Harry finished Voldemort by reflecting a curse Harry would never use on another, even his mortal enemy. This suggests the [[love]], which is "the power the Dark Lord knows not..." makes it difficult for Harry to kill. Even during the [[Battle of the Seven Potters]], Harry illustrated his unwillingness to kill [[Death Eaters]]. During that battle the Death Eaters were masked at the time, he could not know who was a willing follower and who was a controlled drone. However in the example with Voldemort, Harry knew Voldemort's [[Killing Curse|killing curse]] would backfire, so rather than use the same curse which would make him look somewhat bad, he instead decided to use the [[Disarming Charm]] to gain possession of the wand.
 
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**In his fourth year, he gets to the [[Quidditch World Cup]] by [[portkey]].
*Harry usually has the last line in every Harry Potter film. Though it could be debatable on whether he has the last line of the second film since the closed captions say that Dean said, "Yes!", so he may have had the last line.
 
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**In his fifth year, he travels to the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] by [[Thestral]].
**''"I'm not going home...not really..."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|PS/SS]])
 
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**In his sixth year, he learns to [[Apparition|Apparate]].
**''"There's no [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] without you, [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]]."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|CS]])
 
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**In what would have been his seventh year, he breaks into [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] and flies out on a [[dragon]].
**''"[[Wand-Lighting Charm|Lumos]]. [[Marauder's Map|I solemnly swear that I am up to no good]]"/"[[Wand-Extinguishing Charm|Nox]]"."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|POA]])
 
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[[File:HarryPopVinyl.jpg|150px|thumb|Harry Potter as a [[POP! Vinyl]]]]
**''"Yeah. Every week."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|GOF]])
 
**''"[[Love|Something worth fighting for]]."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|OOTP]])
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[[File:Triwizard Harry POp.jpg|150px|thumb|Harry Potter (Third Task clothing) as a [[POP! Vinyl]]]]
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[[File:HarryHerbologyPOP.png|150px|thumb|Harry Potter (holding a [[Mandrake]]) as a [[POP! Vinyl]]]]
**''"I never realised how beautiful [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|this place]] was."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|HBP]])
 
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[[File:Harry Potter World Cup pop vinyl.png|150px|thumb|Harry Potter (in [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]] clothing) as a [[POP! Vinyl]]]]
**''"I want to bury him [Dobby]... without magic."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|DHPt1]])
 
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[[File:LEGO Harry.jpg|150px|thumb|Harry Potter as LEGO minifigure (first edition)]]
**''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' is the only film in which Harry does not speak the final line. It is spoken by his son [[Albus Potter| Albus]]: ''"Ready."''
 
*Harry was [[Wizard of the Month]] on [[J. K. Rowling]]'s website for the month of October 2007.
 
*Harry is the inspiration for the [[Wizard rock]] band, [[Harry and the Potters]].
 
*The makers of the film ''[[wikipedia: X-Men: First Class| X-Men: First Class]]'' used Harry Potter as their role model.<ref>''[http://harrypotterupdate.multiply.com/journal/item/850/Creators_of_X-Men_First_Class_will_use_Harry_Potter_as_a_Role_Model Creators of "X-Men: First Class" will use Harry Potter as a Role Model]''</ref>
 
*Harry Potter's former romantic relationship with [[Cho Chang]] is well known for being his first crush, first kiss and first girlfriend in the Harry Potter series.
 
[[File:Harrydhface.jpg.jpg|thumb|Harry Potter]]
 
*Harry Potter and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]'s romantic relationship is told in a different way in the films series from the novel versions of ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' and ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'':
 
**In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|novel version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]], Harry shares his first kiss with Ginny in front of [[Gryffindor]] students in the [[Gryffindor Tower|Gryffindor Common Room]] after the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] won the Quidditch Cup. He also breaks it off with her at Dumbledore's funeral.
 
**In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]], Harry and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] go to the Room of Requirement together to hide Harry's copy of the Advanced Potion-Making book, which previously belong to the [[Severus Snape|Half-Blood Prince]], after he hurts [[Draco Malfoy]]. While there Ginny asked Harry to close his eyes while she goes and hides the Half-Blood Prince book so that he and other students can not find it, when she returned back to him, Ginny kisses Harry. Harry was very much delighted and surprised that he received a kiss from her. It is implied that they are still dating at the end of the film.
 
**In the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|novel version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]], Harry and Ginny kiss on Harry's seventeenth birthday in Ginny's bedroom at [[The Burrow]], and Ron interrupts them when he opens the door.
 
**In the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|film version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One]], Harry was in the kitchen at the [[Weasley family]] home, on the day of the [[Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour|wedding]] of [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]. [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] arrives into the room, she asked him to fasten the zip of her bridesmaid dress. Harry and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] talked and shared a kiss, while they were kissing Ginny's brother [[George Weasley]] comes into the room and interrupts them.
 
**In the film of [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]], [[Ginevra Weasley]] and [[Neville Longbottom]] are both climbing up on one of the staircases, and run into Harry during the battle. [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] ask Harry if he has seen [[Luna Lovegood]], then [[Neville Longbottom|he]] confesses to [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] and Harry that he as feelings for [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]], [[Neville Longbottom|he]] went away to find and tell [[Luna Lovegood|Luna]]. Harry and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] share a quick kiss, Harry was going to tell Ginny that he loved her, but Ginny quickly told him that she knows, and they both went back to what they were doing before they met up. This did not happen in [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]] book.
 
*A running gag in the books is the messiness of Harry's hair. In the films, this is not mentioned except for a reference in the fourth film. Harry notices that Hagrid has combed his hair so he will look good for [[Olympe Maxime]]. When Harry says to him, ''"Hagrid, have you combed your hair?!"'' Hagrid states, ''"As a matter of fact, I have. You might wanna try the same thing now and again."''
 
*Harry Potter is still the only wizard to this day that has had all three Unforgivable Curses cast on him and survived.
 
*Both [[Michael Corner]] and Harry have dated the same girls, but in a different order, Cho Chang and Ginny Weasley.
 
 
*Despite being a talented Quidditch player (and the team Seeker, considered the most important player on the team), Harry never played a full season (every minute of all three matches):
 
*Despite being a talented Quidditch player (and the team Seeker, considered the most important player on the team), Harry never played a full season (every minute of all three matches):
 
**In his first year, he was recuperating in the hospital wing after saving the Philosopher's Stone, and thus missed the final match.
 
**In his first year, he was recuperating in the hospital wing after saving the Philosopher's Stone, and thus missed the final match.
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**In his fifth year, Harry was banned by Dolores Umbridge after the opening Gryffindor vs. Slytherin match.
 
**In his fifth year, Harry was banned by Dolores Umbridge after the opening Gryffindor vs. Slytherin match.
 
**In his sixth year, Harry was knocked unconscious partway through the second match of the season against Hufflepuff, and then held in detention for the final match against Ravenclaw.
 
**In his sixth year, Harry was knocked unconscious partway through the second match of the season against Hufflepuff, and then held in detention for the final match against Ravenclaw.
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**In what would have been his seventh year, he didn't attend Hogwarts due to his quest to destroy the Horcruxes.
*One of the reasons why J.K. Rowling had Harry survive is because she values those who rebuild after a war, modelling Harry on war veterans. <ref>http://www.accio-quote.org/</ref>
 
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*Harry is portrayed by [[Great Britain|British]] actor [[Daniel Radcliffe]] in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|film adaptations]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Chamber of Secrets]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Goblet of Fire]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Order of the Phoenix]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Part 2]]'' and so is one of the 14 characters to appear in all 8 film adaptations. By the time ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' was released, Radcliffe had played the role for ten years consecutively.
*J.K. Rowling has said that because of the demands of his life, Harry has had less sexual experience than boys of his age might have had.<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2005/0705-time-grossman.htm "J.K. Rowling Hogwarts And All," Time Magazine, 17 July, 2005]</ref>
 
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**Before Radcliffe was cast, the first person chosen for the role was American actor [[imdb:nm0014582|Liam Aiken]], who was considered by Chris Columbus due to their previous work experience with the 1998 film ''Stepmom'' (also directed by Columbus), and that he was of Irish descent: born in New York to an Irish immigrant mother and an American father of Irish descent, which fell in line with J.K. Rowling's "strictly British and Irish cast" rule for the films.{{fact}} Aiken would later lose the part the next day, because Rowling, though considering him suitable, stood ground that the role must be played by a British actor.
*J.K. Rowling has said that Harry's glasses are a clue to his vulnerability.<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1200-readersdigest-boquet.htm "J.K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter," Reader's Digest, December 2000]</ref>
 
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**Harry has green eyes, but in the films he has blue eyes. This is due to the fact that Daniel Radcliffe was allergic to the contact lenses. While his hair is also still black, it is not as messy as it is in the books, and he also has a strong physical body, rather than the slim frame Harry is described as having. However Harry is only described as having an uncommonly 'slim' frame in the earlier instalments, so it is possible that he bulked out a little into a lean frame as he matured.
*J.K. Rowling has said that the character of Wart from [[Wikipedia:T. H. White|T. H. White]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:The Sword in the Stone|The Sword in the Stone]]'' is "Harry's spiritual ancestor".<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/0800-guardian-bio.html "JK (JOANNE KATHLEEN) ROWLING" Guardian Unlimited]</ref>
 
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**Daniel Radcliffe never provided voice-acting for any of the [[Harry Potter video games|''Harry Potter'' video games]]. Harry is instead voiced by [[Joe Sowerbutts]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|''Philosopher's Stone'' video game]], [[Tom Attenborough]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|''Chamber of Secrets'' video game]], both [[Tom Attenborough]] and [[Harry Robinson]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|''Prisoner of Azkaban'' video game]], [[Daniel Larner]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|''Goblet of Fire'' video game]], both [[Daniel Larner]] and [[Adam Sopp]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|''Order of the Phoenix'' video game]], and again by [[Adam Sopp]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)|''Deathly Hallows: Part 1'']] and [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)|''Deathly Hallows: Part 2'' video games]].
*Like his parents, Harry personally defied Voldemort three times before defeating him the fourth time: once in the Philosopher's Stone Chambers, once at the cemetery in Little Hangleton, and once again during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. However, there were four previous encounters if one counts the events of Harry's second year with [[Tom Riddle's Diary]], though that was a memory instead of the real Voldemort.
 
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**[[Josh Herdman]] plays Harry when he is disguised as [[Gregory Goyle]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Chamber of Secrets]],'' as does [[David O'Hara]] when he is disguised as [[Albert Runcorn]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''. The [[Saunders triplets]] play Harry as an infant in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Philosopher's Stone]]'' and [[Toby Papworth]] plays Harry as an infant in {{DH|F2}}.
*Harry learns a new mode of transportation in every book.
 
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)|play]] of {{CC}}, Harry is portrayed by the following actors:
**In his first year, he learns to travel by [[broomstick]].
 
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**[[Jamie Parker]]<ref name="cast1">[http://dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3368162/Still-magic-middle-age-s-Harry-Potter-new-look-Hermione-Cast-set-star-highly-anticipated-stage-play-revealed.html Still magic in middle age... It's Harry Potter and a new-look Hermione: Cast set to star in highly-anticipated stage play is revealed]</ref> (original West End and original Broadway)
**In his second year, he travels by Floo Powder.
 
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**[[Jamie Glover]] (West End Year 2)
**In his third year, he travels on the [[Knight Bus]] and [[Buckbeak]] the [[hippogriff]] lets him take a ride on his back.
 
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**[[Gareth Reeves]] (original Melbourne and Years 2 & 3)
**In his fourth year, he gets to the [[Quidditch World Cup]] by [[portkey]].
 
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**[[James Snyder]] (Broadway Years 2 & 3)
**In his fifth year, he travels to the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] by [[thestral]].
 
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**[[Jamie Ballard]] (West End Years 3-5)
**In his sixth year, he learns to Apparate.
 
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**[[John Skelley]] (original San Francisco and Year 2)
**In the seventh book, he breaks into [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] and flies out on a [[dragon]].
 
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**[[Markus Schöttl]] (original Hamburg)
*The only autograph he ever gave out was to [[Colin Creevey]].
 
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**[[Trevor White]] (original Toronto)
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*[[James Romney]], the actor who was first a part of the Ensemble and eventually portrayed [[Albus Potter]] in the Year 3 [[Broadway]] production of {{CC}}, portrayed Harry Potter, voicing him in {{PS|B|6}} for the [[Harry Potter At Home]] project.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200610131734/https://wizardingworld.com/features/guide-to-cursed-child-readers-for-chapter-six Feature: "A handy guide to all of the Cursed Child readers from Chapter Six: 'The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters'"] at {{WW}} {{c|Archived}}</ref>
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*[[Benjamin Papac]], the actor portraying Albus Potter in {{CC|SF}}, also portrayed Harry Potter, voicing him when the [[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cast lists|cast]] of ''Cursed Child'' read aloud {{PS|B|5}} together, organised by [[Bloomsbury Publishing]] for the [[2021]] [[Harry Potter Book Night]].<ref>(see [[:File:Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Reading|this video]]) {{dead link}}</ref><ref name="CC cast">[https://twitter.com/BloomsburyBooks/status/1357342410527809536 #HarryPotterBookNight has moved to 24th June (although if you have an event planned today then go for it, and have fun!). Ahead of that, here's a sneak peek of the wonderful casts of the Cursed Child reading from the chapter 'Diagon Alley' (from Philosopher's Stone)] - {{Twitter|BloomsburyBooks|Bloomsbury UK}}</ref>
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*The first spell casted on Harry, ''[[Mending Charm|Reparo]]'', used by Hermione Granger on the Hogwarts Express during their first encounter, is also the last spell used by Harry in the novels.
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*Harry is right-handed. He tells this to Mr Ollivander in {{PS}}. He is also seen writing with this hand throughout the film series.
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*Several undisclosed theories suggest that, as per the prophecy, Voldemort was the only one capable of killing Harry. Meaning that, with Voldemort dead, Harry cannot be killed, though he can presumably still die of natural causes.
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**Still, in {{CC}}, Harry was killed by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] in an alternate universe.
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*Several times throughout Cursed Child, Harry has been called "savior of the wizarding world", it is unknown whether this is a given title or an alias that has been given to Harry in his older age. Although, this places Harry higher in respect than Dumbledore, in his defeat of an internationally wanted wizard.
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*In the whole ''Harry Potter'' series, Harry has only called Draco Malfoy by just his first name two times.
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**The first time was when they were in detention in the Forbidden Forest in their first year.
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**The second and last time he called Draco Malfoy by his first name was during the final duel with Voldemort in the Great Hall, when Harry talked about the mastery of the Elder wand. He said that Voldemort was not the master of the Elder Wand, Draco was.
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*While Harry repeatedly states [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] is the best student in his year in all classes, he likely simply meant she is the best student ''overall'', for he has beaten her in two of the three Defence Against the Dark Arts exams they had together, with Hermione only beating him in their first year exam.
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**In addition, Rowling has said that Harry could have beaten Hermione in a magical duel halfway through ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.<ref>[http://accio-quote.org/articles/2000/0700-swns-alfie.htm Q: If Harry had a magic duel with Hermione, who would win?]</ref> Part of this can be put down to [[Remus Lupin|Professor Lupin]]'s way of teaching, which preferred practical lessons over theory, as it seemed to help bring out Harry's own talent at the subject.
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*Harry's birthday of 31 July is also the birthday of ''Harry Potter'' author [[J. K. Rowling]] and actor [[Richard Griffiths]], who played Harry's uncle [[Vernon Dursley]] in the ''Harry Potter'' films.
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**In addition to Rowling and Griffiths, Harry's star sign [[Leo]], a lion, also the sign of the Gryffindor house, was shared by Ginny and Harry's portrayer Daniel Radcliffe, who was born on 23 July.
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**On his famous wizard card shown in {{PS|G}}, Harry's year of birth was not given, instead question marks were shown, indicating his year of birth may not have been made public in the wizarding world.
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*In {{PS|FA}}, despite Harry's birthday being on July 31st in the books, it seems that it was moved to August 31st, because Hagrid first met Harry in the [[Hut-on-the-Rock|shack]] on the day of Harry's birthday, then he took Harry to Diagon Alley and then to King's Cross the next day, where Harry took the Hogwarts Express.
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*In {{POA|FA}}, Harry is seen practising [[Lumos Maxima]] under the covers in his bedroom, but Harry does not get a letter from the [[Improper Use of Magic Office]] even though he is under-age, however, judging by the book he is reading, his reason for doing so is most likely for homework. In the book he is simply using a torch while writing his homework for [[History of Magic]].
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*A running gag in the books is the messiness of Harry's hair. In the films, this is not mentioned except for a reference in the fourth film. Harry notices that Hagrid has combed his hair so he will look good for [[Olympe Maxime]]. When Harry says to him, ''"Hagrid, have you combed your hair?!"'' Hagrid states, ''"As a matter of fact, I have. You might wanna try the same thing now and again".''
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*In {{HBP|FA}}, Harry tells Dumbledore at the train station that he likes riding around on trains as it takes his mind off things.
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*In {{DH|F2}}, Ginny and Neville are both climbing up on one of the staircases, and run into Harry during the battle. Neville ask Harry if he has seen [[Luna Lovegood]], then he confesses to Ginny and Harry that he as feelings for Luna, he went away to find and tell her. Harry and Ginny share a quick kiss, Harry was going to tell Ginny that he loved her, but Ginny quickly told him that she knows, and they both went back to what they were doing before they met up. This did not happen in {{DH}} book.
 
*In ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Behind the Magic'', the person who makes all the wands for the films revealed that Dan has gone through over 80 wands over the course of the ten years because he drums with them.
 
*In ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Behind the Magic'', the person who makes all the wands for the films revealed that Dan has gone through over 80 wands over the course of the ten years because he drums with them.
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*In a deleted scene of {{DH|F1}}, when he is disguised as [[Albert Runcorn]], Harry calls [[Arthur Weasley]] by his first name. This is the only time Harry does this.
*A variant of Harry is available in the "Downloadable Character Pack" [[Wikipedia:Downloadable content|DLC]] for ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''. The variant is called "Harry (Yule Ball)" because it portrays Harry wearing the [[Harry Potter's dress robes|dress robes]] he wore to the [[Yule Ball]].
 
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*In the films:
*In the Half-Blood Prince (film), Harry tells Dumbledore at the train station that he likes riding around on trains it takes his mind of things.
 
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**Harry is shown to wear the colour blue in nearly all his clothing. It could possibly connect with the symbolic meanings of the colour to be that of; trust, wisdom, loyalty, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth and heaven. These particular attributes are significantly linked to Harry's personality throughout the series.
*Daniel Radcliffe said in an interview that Daphne seemed to have adopted him like another father. Interestingly, Daphne plays Daniel's (Harry's) daughter.
 
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**Harry's hair grows longer and longer (the longest point was in ''Goblet of Fire'') until it was cut for ''Order of the Phoenix''. It has since grown to about the same length as it was for ''Prisoner of Azkaban''.
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**[[Harry Potter's scars|Harry's scar]] is off-centre on his forehead; this was apparently done at J. K. Rowling's request: because of the books' artwork, many fans believe the scar is in the centre of his head. But it is never explicitly mentioned where the scar is located. On all the U.S. book covers (illustrations), the scar on Harry's forehead is located in the centre. The same is definitely true of the last two U.K. instalments; however, on early U.K. book covers, Harry's scar tends to appear slightly off-centre. It is somewhat hard to tell on most of these covers, as Harry's face is only visible in profile. However, on the U.K. cover of ''Chamber of Secrets'', Harry's scar is decidedly off-centre. It is perhaps of this book that Rowling was thinking.
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[[File:Lego2 05 Harry Potter.jpg|150px|thumb|Harry Potter in {{LEGO|Y1}}]]
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[[File:Harry-lego y 5-7.jpg|150px|thumb|Harry Potter in {{LEGO|Y2}}]]
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*A variant of Harry is available in the "Downloadable Character Pack" {{w|Downloadable content|DLC}} for {{LEGO|Y2}}. The variant is called "Harry (Yule Ball)" because it portrays Harry wearing the [[Harry Potter's dress robes|dress robes]] he wore to the [[Yule Ball]].
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*Harry has the last line in many of the books, and if not, he makes the last gesture.
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**''"I'm going to have a lot of fun with [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]] this summer."'' [[Philosopher's Stone|(PS)]]
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**''"All those times I could've died and I didn't'' ''manage it? [[Dursley family|They]]'ll be furious!" ''[[Chamber of Secrets|(CS)]]
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**''"He likes to keep in touch with me, ...keep up with my news...check I'm happy." ''[[Sirius Black|(POA)]]
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**''"Harry-thanks." Harry winked at them. (Spoken by [[George Weasley]])'' [[Goblet of Fire|(GOF)]]
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**''"Really soon Harry, we promise." Harry nodded. (Spoken by [[Hermione Granger]])'' [[Order of the Phoenix|(OOTP)]]
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**''"Yeah we shouldn't miss that [ [[Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour|Bill and Fleur's Wedding]] ]."'' [[Severus Snape#Half-Blood Prince|(HBP)]]
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**''"I know [[Albus Potter|he]] will."'' [[Deathly Hallows|(DH)]]
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*Harry usually has the last line in every ''Harry Potter'' film. Though it could be debatable on whether he has the last line of the second film since the closed captions say that Dean said, "Yes!", so he may have had the last line.
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**''"I'm not going home...not really.."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|PS]])
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**''"There's no [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] without you, [[Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]]."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|CS]])
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**''"[[Wand-Lighting Charm|Lumos]]. [[Marauder's Map|I solemnly swear that I am up to no good]]"/"[[Wand-Extinguishing Charm|Nox]].""'' ([[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|POA]])
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**''"Yeah. Every week."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|GOF]])
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**''"[[Love|Something worth fighting for]]."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|OOTP]])
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**''"I never realised how beautiful [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|this place]] was."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|HBP]])
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**''"I want to bury him [ [[Dobby]] ]... without magic."'' ([[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|DHPt1]])
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**{{DH|F2}} is the only film in which Harry does not speak the final line. It is spoken by his son [[Albus Potter|Albus]]: ''"Ready."'' However, it is also obvious that it's mostly Harry's other son [[James Potter II|James]] who says the last line in this film to Albus just before he (Albus) sits down next to his brother: ''"Come on."''
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*Harry was [[Wizard of the Month]] on {{JKRS}} for the month of October 2007.
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*Harry is the inspiration for the [[Wizard rock]] band, [[Harry and the Potters]].
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*The makers of the film ''{{w|X-Men: First Class}}'' used Harry Potter as their role model.<ref>''[http://harrypotterupdate.multiply.com/journal/item/850/Creators_of_X-Men_First_Class_will_use_Harry_Potter_as_a_Role_Model Creators of "X-Men: First Class" will use Harry Potter as a Role Model]''</ref>
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[[File:Player and Harry at King's Cross MA.png|250px|thumb|right|Harry meeting the student at King's Cross]]
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*During the beta period of {{MA}}, there was a scene where, in the [[2008–2009 school year|school year]], Harry visited [[Neville Longbottom]] at Hogwarts and met the [[Unidentified Muggle-born Hogwarts student]], who, despite hearing the name "Harry", did not realise who he really was until he left. This scene was cut in the worldwide release.<ref name="MA">{{MA}}</ref> In the game, Harry is voiced by American-Canadian actor [[Dempsey Bryk]].<ref name="Bryk">{{Instagram Post|dempseybryk|Dempsey Bryk|CuDbnpnvmLf|I’ve been recording the voice for Harry Potter in @hpmagicawakened for 4 years}}</ref>
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*[[Jamie Campbell Bower]] had auditioned for the role but did not get the role.<ref>[https://www.insider.com/jamie-campbell-bower-stranger-things-harry-potter-audition-dirty-joke-2022-9 'Stranger Things' star Jamie Campbell Bower says he ruined his chance to play Harry Potter by sharing NSFW joke during 'Sorcerer's Stone' audition]</ref>
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===Author's comments===
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{{Quote|There are quite a few real Harry Potters out there. So far I have heard of a newborn baby who actually has Harry's full name (Harry James Potter), a barrister in London, a grandfather who was very pleased that he had become cool in his grandchildren's eyes, a soldier who died in the second world war (I was sent a picture of his tombstone) and a clockmaker who worked in London in the last century.|[[J. K. Rowling]] regarding the name Harry James Potter|J. K. Rowling's official site}}
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*Harry Potter is J. K. Rowling's favourite character, though she feels that she is unusual in this, as she finds that Ron is generally more popular.<ref name="favourite character">[https://theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2011/may/16/jk-rowling-favourite-harry-potter-character/ JK Rowling reveals her favourite Harry Potter character - The Guardian]</ref>
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*A rumour circulating on the Internet stated that early drafts of the second half of {{GOF}} included a scene in which Harry lost his virginity, but that this scene was cut to avoid complaints from parents. J. K. Rowling confirmed that this rumour was false, however,<ref>[https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/587158698189008896 .@emptyhrse #NeverHappened] by [https://twitter.com/jk_rowling J. K. Rowling on Twitter]</ref> later further clarifying that she "never wrote it, never announced it, and never edited it out".<ref>[https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/587637502430859264 .@anuananyas I never wrote it, never announced it & never had it edited out, so it's basically what we British call 'a load of cobblers.'] by [https://twitter.com/jk_rowling J. K. Rowling on Twitter]</ref>
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*In a [[PotterCast]] interview, Rowling says when Harry faced Voldemort in the forest and didn't defend himself that she never saw like a scientific equation and that Harry wasn't guaranteed to survive, there has to be space, to make Harry truly heroic, for free will. It has to be his choice. The whole thing's his choice. He chooses to sacrifice himself just as Lily chose to sacrifice herself. He chooses to pull himself back to life, and that's his own will and courage. So ultimately, those things, all of them were more important than the magic.<ref name="Pottercast" />
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*J. K. Rowling has stated:
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**Because of the demands of his life, Harry has had less sexual experience than boys of his age might have had.<ref>[http://accio-quote.org/articles/2005/0705-time-grossman.htm "J.K. Rowling Hogwarts And All", Time Magazine, 17 July, 2005]</ref>
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**Harry's glasses are a clue to his vulnerability.<ref>[http://accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1200-readersdigest-boquet.htm "J.K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter", Reader's Digest, December 2000]</ref>
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**The character of Wart from {{w|T. H. White}}'s ''{{w|The Sword in the Stone}}'' is "Harry's spiritual ancestor".<ref>[http://accio-quote.org/articles/2000/0800-guardian-bio.html "JK (JOANNE KATHLEEN) ROWLING" Guardian Unlimited]</ref>
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*"''It was not an arbitrary decision: holly has certain connotations that were perfect for Harry, particularly when contrasted with the traditional associations of yew, from which [[Tom Riddle's wand|Voldemort's wand]] is made. European tradition has it that the holly tree (the name comes from 'holy') repels evil, while yew, which can achieve astonishing longevity (there are British yew trees over two thousand years old), can symbolise both death and resurrection; the sap is also poisonous. Some time after I had given Harry his holly-and-phoenix wand I came across a description of how the [[Celts]] had assigned trees to different parts of the year and discovered that, entirely by coincidence, I had assigned Harry the 'correct' wood for his [[31 July|day of birth]].''"<ref name="JKR">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060316221102/http://jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=18 Extra Stuff: Wands] at {{JKRS}} via ''Internet Archive''</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
{{Imagecat|Images of Harry Potter}}
 
{{Imagecat|Images of Harry Potter}}
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*{{PS}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter Prequel]]'' {{Comment|Mentioned on Title}}
 
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*{{PS|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*{{PS|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
 
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*{{COS}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''
 
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*{{COS|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
 
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*{{COS|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
 
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*{{POA}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]''
 
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*{{POA|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
 
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*{{POA|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''
 
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*{{GOF}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]''
 
  +
*{{GOF|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
 
  +
*{{GOF|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
 
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*{{OOTP}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]''
 
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*{{OOTP|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
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*{{OOTP|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
 
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*{{HBP}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
 
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*{{HBP|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
 
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*{{HBP|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
 
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*{{DH}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
 
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*{{DH|F1}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
 
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*{{DH|G1}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
 
  +
*{{DH|F2}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''
 
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*{{DH|G2}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
 
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*{{CC}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]''
 
  +
*{{CC|P}}
*''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' {{Mention}}
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*{{FB|R}} {{Mention}}
*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' {{Mention}}
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*{{QTA|R}} {{Mention}}
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*{{TBB|R}} {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book]]''
 
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*{{PM}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World]]''
 
  +
*{{WW}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]''
 
  +
*''[[Untitled charity auction story|Harry Potter Prequel]]'' {{C|Mentioned on Title}}
*''[[The Queen's Handbag]]''
 
  +
*{{DH|ME}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
 
  +
*{{QH}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
 
*''[[LEGO Creator: Harry Potter]]''
+
*''[[J. K. Rowling: A Year in the Life]]'' {{Mention}}
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*{{TCG}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Motorbike Escape]]''
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*''[[The Art of Harry Potter Mini Book of Graphic Design]]''
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*{{TWC}}
*''[[J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life]]'' {{Mention}}
 
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*{{LEGO}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter|Harry Potter LEGO Sets]]''
 
*''[[Pottermore]]''
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*''[[LEGO Brickheadz: Harry Potter]]''
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*{{HPV|CH}}
*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
 
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*{{HPV|CR}}
*''[[Harry Potter for Kinect]]''
 
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*{{MPF}}
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*{{HPFJ}}
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*{{HPPU}}
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*{{LEGO|B}}
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*{{LEGO|C}}
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*{{LEGO|Y1}}
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*{{LEGO|Y2}}
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*{{LEGO|C1}}
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*{{LEGO|C2}}
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*{{LEGO|D}}
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*{{QWC}}
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*{{HPFS}}
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*{{HPK}}
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*{{HM}}
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*{{WU}}
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*{{PAS}}
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*{{MA}}
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*{{HPMCW}}
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*{{HPWA}}
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*{{CAH}}
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.hplex.info/wizards/harry.html Harry Potter Lexicon page]
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*[https://hp-lexicon.org/character/potter-family/harry-potter/ Harry Potter Lexicon page]
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*[http://hogwartsproject.com Hogwarts Project - Harry Potter]
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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{{Succession box
 
{{Succession box
|predecessor=[[Albus Dumbledore]]
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|predecessor=[[James Potter I]] (possessed by [[Albus Dumbledore]] until [[1991]])
|years=[[1991]]-?
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|years=[[1981]]?
 
|position=Owner of the [[Cloak of Invisibility]]
 
|position=Owner of the [[Cloak of Invisibility]]
|successor=Incumbent
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|successor=[[James Potter II]]
 
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{{Succession box
 
{{Succession box
 
|predecessor=[[Albus Dumbledore]]
 
|predecessor=[[Albus Dumbledore]]
|years=[[1997–1998 school year|1997-1998]]
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|years=[[1997–1998 school year|1997–1998]]
 
|position=Owner of the [[Resurrection Stone]]
 
|position=Owner of the [[Resurrection Stone]]
  +
|successor=None (deliberately lost in the [[Forbidden Forest]])
|successor=Unknown
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Succession box
 
{{Succession box
 
|predecessor=[[Draco Malfoy]]
 
|predecessor=[[Draco Malfoy]]
 
|position=Master of the [[Elder Wand]]
 
|position=Master of the [[Elder Wand]]
|years=[[1998]]-
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|years=[[1998]]–?
 
|successor=Incumbent
 
|successor=Incumbent
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Succession box
 
{{Succession box
|predecessor=[[Fred and George Weasley]]
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|predecessor=[[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and [[George Weasley]]
 
|position=Owner of the [[Marauder's Map]]
 
|position=Owner of the [[Marauder's Map]]
|years=[[1993–1994 school year|1993-1994]]
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|years=[[1993–1994 school year|1993–1994]]
 
|successor=[[Remus Lupin]]
 
|successor=[[Remus Lupin]]
 
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|position=Owner of the [[Marauder's Map]]
 
|position=Owner of the [[Marauder's Map]]
 
|years=[[1994]]
 
|years=[[1994]]
|successor=[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] (impersonating [[Alastor Moody]])
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|successor=[[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Barty Crouch Jnr]] (impersonating [[Alastor Moody]])
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Succession box
 
{{Succession box
|predecessor=[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] (impersonating [[Alastor Moody]])
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|predecessor=[[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Barty Crouch Jnr]] (impersonating [[Alastor Moody]])
 
|position=Owner of the [[Marauder's Map]]
 
|position=Owner of the [[Marauder's Map]]
|years=[[1995]]-?
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|years=[[1995]]?
 
|successor=[[James Potter II]]
 
|successor=[[James Potter II]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Succession box
 
{{Succession box
 
|predecessor=[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]
 
|predecessor=[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]
|position=Owner of [[Tom Riddle's Diary]]
+
|position=Owner of [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|Tom Riddle's Diary]]
 
|years=[[1993]]
 
|years=[[1993]]
 
|successor=[[Albus Dumbledore]]
 
|successor=[[Albus Dumbledore]]
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|predecessor=[[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]]
 
|predecessor=[[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]]
 
|position=[[Seeker]] of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
 
|position=[[Seeker]] of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
|years=[[1991]]-[[1995]]
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|years=[[1991]][[1995]]
 
|successor=[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]
 
|successor=[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]
 
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|predecessor=[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]
 
|predecessor=[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]
 
|position=[[Seeker]] of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
 
|position=[[Seeker]] of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
|years=[[1996–1997 school year|1996-1997]]
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|years=[[1996–1997 school year|1996–1997]]
 
|successor=[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]
 
|successor=[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]
 
}}
 
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|predecessor=[[Angelina Johnson]]
 
|predecessor=[[Angelina Johnson]]
 
|position=Captain of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
 
|position=Captain of the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
|years=[[1996–1997 school year|1996-1997]]
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|years=[[1996–1997 school year|1996–1997]]
 
|successor=Unknown
 
|successor=Unknown
 
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|position=Secret-Keeper of [[12 Grimmauld Place]]
 
|position=Secret-Keeper of [[12 Grimmauld Place]]
 
(along with the members of the Order of the Phoenix)
 
(along with the members of the Order of the Phoenix)
|years=[[1997]]-?
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|years=[[1997]]?
 
|successor=Unknown
 
|successor=Unknown
 
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|predecessor=Unknown, eventually [[Gawain Robards]]
 
|predecessor=Unknown, eventually [[Gawain Robards]]
 
|position=Head of the [[Auror Office]]
 
|position=Head of the [[Auror Office]]
|years=[[2000s|2007]]-?
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|years=[[2007]]?
 
|successor=Incumbent
 
|successor=Incumbent
 
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|predecessor=[[Sirius Black]]
 
|predecessor=[[Sirius Black]]
 
|position=Owner of [[12 Grimmauld Place]]
 
|position=Owner of [[12 Grimmauld Place]]
|years=[[1996]]-Present (possibly)
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|years=[[1996]]–present (possibly)
 
|successor=Incumbent
 
|successor=Incumbent
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|predecessor=[[James Potter I]]
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|position=Patriarch of the [[Potter family|House of Potter]]
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|years=[[1981]]–present
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|successor=Incumbent; [[James Potter II]] (as heir apparent)
 
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{{Potions Club}}
 
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"You are protected, in short, by your ability to love! The only protection that can possibly work against the lure of power like Voldemort's! In spite of all the temptation you have endured, all the suffering, you remain pure of heart, just as pure as you were at the age of eleven, when you stared into a mirror that reflected your heart's desire, and it showed you only the way to thwart Lord Voldemort, and not immortality or riches. Harry, have you any idea how few wizards could have seen what you saw in that mirror?"
— Albus Dumbledore describing Harry's rare nature[src]

Harry James[56] Potter (b. 31 July 1980)[1] was an English half-blood[2] wizard, and one of the most famous wizards of modern times. The only child and son of James and Lily Potter (née Evans), Harry's birth was overshadowed by a prophecy, naming either himself or Neville Longbottom as the one with the power to vanquish Lord Voldemort, one of the most powerful and feared Dark wizards in the world. After half of the prophecy was reported to Voldemort, courtesy of Severus Snape, Harry was chosen as the target due to his many similarities with the Dark Lord. This in turn caused the Potter family to go into hiding.

Voldemort made his first attempt to circumvent the prophecy when Harry was a year and three months old. During this attempt, he murdered Harry's parents as they tried to protect him, but this unsuccessful attempt to kill Harry led to Voldemort's first downfall. This downfall marked the end of the First Wizarding War, and to Harry henceforth being known as "The Boy Who Lived",[5] as he was the only known survivor of the Killing Curse due to being magically protected by his mother's loving sacrifice. In accordance with the terms of the prophecy, this attempt on his life also established him, not Neville, as Voldemort's nemesis.

One consequence of Lily's sacrifice was that her orphaned son had to be raised by her only remaining blood relative, his Muggle aunt Petunia Dursley, and her husband, uncle Vernon Dursley. While in their care, he would be protected from Lord Voldemort due to the Bond of Blood charm that Albus Dumbledore placed upon him.[57] This powerful charm would protect him until he either came of age, or no longer called his aunt's house home. Due to Petunia's resentment of her sister and her magical abilities, Harry grew up abused and neglected.

Shortly before Harry's eleventh birthday, there were several attempts from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to send him a letter inviting him to not only come to Hogwarts, but also to explain his magical heritage. Though Vernon Dursley ultimately made the decision to leave their residence at 4 Privet Drive temporarily to evade the letters, his attempts were ultimately for naught. On his eleventh birthday, Harry learned from Rubeus Hagrid that he was a wizard.[58] Rubeus Hagrid took Harry from the Dursley family the next day to Diagon Alley. This is where Harry withdrew some of his money from Gringotts Wizarding Bank, where Hagrid bought Harry's snow-white owl, Hedwig. While he was in Diagon Alley, Harry also got his school supplies (i.e., books from Flourish and Blotts, his robes from Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, and his potion equipment from Slug & Jiggers Apothecary).

Harry began attending Hogwarts in 1991. The Sorting Hat told Harry that he would do well in Slytherin House, but Harry pleaded "not Slytherin". The Hat heeded this plea and sorted the young wizard into Gryffindor House.[54] At school, Harry became best friends with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. He was also the youngest Seeker in a century, making the house team in his first year when Minerva McGonagall introduced him to Oliver Wood, Gryffindor's Quidditch captain at the time. He later became the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team in his sixth year, winning two Quidditch Cups.[59] While in school, Harry also demonstrated an extraordinary talent for Defence Against the Dark Arts.[60][61][62][63][64]

He became even better-known in his early years for protecting the Philosopher's Stone from Voldemort, saving Ron's sister Ginny Weasley, solving the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets, slaying Salazar Slytherin's basilisk, and learning how to conjure a corporeal Patronus at the age of thirteen, which took the form of a stag. In his fourth year, Harry won the Triwizard Tournament, although the person had to be seventeen to enter, and Harry was only fourteen. The competition ended with the tragic death of Cedric Diggory and the return of Lord Voldemort. During the next school year, in defiance of Dolores Umbridge's and the Ministry of Magic's strict regime against the teaching of Defence Against the Dark Arts and the continued introduction of the new Educational Decree, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger first had the idea of creating an illegal Defence Against the Dark Arts group called Dumbledore's Army. Harry was initially reluctant to the idea, but he gradually came to like it and eventually agreed to start the group. He also fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, during which he lost his godfather, Sirius Black, and the prophecy was destroyed.

Harry played a significant role in many other battles of the Second Wizarding War. During what would have been his seventh year, he, Ron, and Hermione hunted down and destroyed Voldemort's Horcruxes. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry personally saw the deaths of Severus Snape and Fred Weasley while learning that Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Colin Creevey, and many others had fallen in the battle as well. He encountered Voldemort and nearly sacrificed himself, knowing that his doing so was the only way to destroy the fragment of Voldemort's soul inside of him. While in limbo, after Voldemort cursed him in the forest clearing, Dumbledore gave Harry advice and background information on the Dark Lord. When told that he could choose to live or to "move on," Harry ultimately chose to live. After he awoke, Harry confronted Voldemort and defeated him once and for all.

Harry was also noted for being the only known Master of Death, having united the three Deathly Hallows at the mere age of seventeen.

After the war, Harry became an Auror and helped reform and revolutionise the Ministry of Magic.[52] At some point, he married Ginny, with whom he had three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna. He was also named the godfather of Edward "Teddy" Remus Lupin. In 2007, Harry was promoted to Head of the British Auror Office at the age of 26,[65][51] and would occasionally deliver Defence Against the Dark Arts lectures at Hogwarts.[52] He was later promoted to Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement by the summer of 2020.[53]

Biography

Family lineage

"The Potter family is a very old one, but it was never (until the birth of Harry James Potter) at the very forefront of wizarding history, contenting itself with a solid and comfortable existence in the backwaters."
— Early description of the Potters[src]
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The family tree of the Potter family

The Potters were an old and wealthy pure-blood family,[66] dating back to their founding patriarch Linfred of Stinchcombe. Linfred was given the nickname "Potterer", which was changed simply to "Potter" over the years. The family took on the simplified nickname as a surname, thus leading to future generations calling themselves Potter.[45]

The Potters were also descended from the Peverell family, via Hardwin Potter's marriage to Iolanthe Peverell.[45] As such, they are related to Ignotus Peverell, one of the three brothers that created the Deathly Hallows, who passed the Cloak of Invisibility down to his descendants as a family heirloom. The Gaunt family were also descended from the Peverells through Cadmus Peverell, who passed the Resurrection Stone as an heirloom, set in a signet ring.[67] The Potters were thus indirectly related to the Gaunts as well, and by extension, Lord Voldemort.[68]

Before the start of the 17th century, some of Harry's ancestors migrated to the United States, and held strong ties with the Magical Congress of the United States of America.[69] These ties developed as a result of Abraham Potter being one of the original twelve Aurors of MACUSA. This distant relation of Harry's was uncovered by genealogists centuries after Abraham's death.[69]

The Potters were related to many other wizarding families in Britain, largely through the marriage of Charlus Potter to Dorea Black, who was, in fact, the great-aunt of Sirius Black, Harry's godfather and best friend of his father, James Potter. It is very likely that both Charlus and Dorea were closely related to Harry.

Two members of the Potter family had held positions on the Wizengamot. The first was Ralston Potter and the second Henry Potter. Harry inherited much wealth from his grandparents Fleamont and Euphemia, as Fleamont invented Sleekeazy's Hair Potion, which quadrupled the family gold.[70] Harry's father James Potter was born late in the couple's lives. By that time, his parents were both elderly (even by wizarding standards), and he grew up in a doting household to the point where he became a proud yet arrogant boy. But deep down, James was a good person.[71]

Conversely, Harry's mother Lily J. Evans was a Muggle-born, who was introduced to the wizarding world via her friendship with Severus Snape, who lived nearby. The discovery of Lily being a witch caused a rift between her and her older sister Petunia, who envied her abilities.[72]

James and Lily first met when they attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry together in 1971. Their relationship was a rocky one; while James was a popular student and talented Quidditch player, Lily was unimpressed with him. This had to do with James' hostile relationship with Snape, who was falling in with a gang of Slytherins aspiring to join the Death Eaters.[73]

By their seventh year, James lost the less savoury aspects of his personality and was even appointed Head Boy, despite the fact that he had not been a prefect. This impressed Lily, who was appointed Head Girl, and the two began dating.[73]

The couple eventually married after graduation in 1978, and served as members of the original Order of the Phoenix at the height of the First Wizarding War. They personally defied Voldemort on three occasions, the first being when they refused to join his cause when he tried to recruit them (possibly at Snape's request).

Early life (1980–1991)

Harry: "But what happened to Vol - Sorry, I mean, You-Know-Who?"
Rubeus Hagrid: "Good question, Harry. Disappeared. Vanished. Same night he tried to kill you. Makes yeh more famous. That's the biggest myst'ry, see ... he was gettin' more an' more powerful - why'd he go?"
— Hagrid and Harry discussing Voldemort[src]
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Harry as an infant with his parents

Harry James Potter was born on 31 July 1980, at Godric's Hollow in the West Country, England, only hours after his future classmatee Neville Longbottom.[74] Around this time, a prophecy regarding a boy born at the end of July with the power to defeat Voldemort was stated to wizards.[75] Harry's christening was quiet and quick, with only mother, father, and Sirius Black in attendance.[76] Harry spent his infancy in hiding with his parents in the Potter cottage.[32]

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A young Harry having a jolly time on his toy broomstick

For Harry's first birthday, Sirius bought him a toy broomstick. Lily's letter to Sirius mentioned that this broomstick had been Harry's favourite present and that he had smashed a horrible vase that had been a gift from Petunia and nearly killed their cat. In the letter, Lily also included a picture of Harry flying around on the broom and James chasing after him. Lily also stated in the letter that Harry looked pleased with himself while flying around on the toy broom. Lily and James also hosted a very quiet birthday tea. The only ones in attendance were them, Harry, and Bathilda Bagshot also used to dote on infant Harry. The Potters owned a cat, but what happened to it after Voldemort's attack it remains unknown.

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Voldemort arriving at Godric's Hollow, planning to murder the infant Harry

When it became clear that Voldemort marked the Potters for death in regards to the prophecy, Albus Dumbledore suggested that they use the Fidelius Charm to keep them safe. He even offered to be the Potter's Secret Keeper, but the Potters had already planned to make Sirius their Secret Keeper instead. On Sirius's advice, they changed this designation to Peter Pettigrew, who they thought would be less suspicious.[77] In a terrible turn of fate, Pettigrew was a Death Eater spy, and betrayed the Potters' whereabouts barely a week later.[78]

Attack at Godric's Hollow (1981)

"This boy will be famous, a legend. I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day in future. There will be books written about Harry, every child in our world will know his name!"
Minerva McGonagall regarding Harry's future in the wizarding world[src]
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The Potter family home under attack, as Lily Potter was being murdered by Lord Voldemort

On the evening of Hallowe'en in 1981, Lord Voldemort arrived at Godric's Hollow and murdered James and Lily. He murdered James first, who tried to distract the Dark Lord; unfortunately, he did not have his wand with him and was killed immediately. Voldemort then advanced on Lily, who died trying to protect Harry.[79] Her sacrifice prevented the Killing Curse from working on Harry, resulting in her love for Harry becoming a barrier to protecting him. When Voldemort attempted the curse on Harry, it backfired on the caster and instead of murdering Harry, Voldemort lost all his powers and his physical form was obliterated.

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Harry as an infant facing death for the first time at the hands of Lord Voldemort

Voldemort was saved from death by the five Horcruxes he had made up to that point, including his diary, Gaunt's ring, Slytherin's locket, Hufflepuff's cup, and Ravenclaw's diadem.[80] This later included Harry himself also, because a piece of Voldemort's unstable soul latched onto the only living being present. This gave him some of Voldemort's abilities such as the ability to speak Parseltongue. This event made Harry the only person to have survived the Killing Curse, thus giving him the title the "Boy Who Lived". The failed curse left a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, marking him as Voldemort's equal. The scar would be both a bane and a blessing to Harry in the years to come, as it opened a telepathic link between Lord Voldemort and himself, giving each some awareness of each other's thoughts.

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Rubeus Hagrid delivering baby Harry to 4 Privet Drive

Rubeus Hagrid rescued Harry from the house, partially destroyed by Voldemort's faulty killing curse, and was given specific orders from Albus Dumbledore to take him to his aunt and uncle. As Hagrid left, he was intercepted by Sirius Black, a close friend of the Potters, who pleaded for Hagrid to give the baby to him, as he was the chosen guardian in the event of James and Lily's death. Hagrid refused, saying that he was under orders from Dumbledore to take Harry to his relatives. Sirius reluctantly relented and gave Hagrid his flying motorcycle to take Harry to Privet Drive, and left to find Pettigrew, who subsequently faked his death and framed Sirius for his death and that of twelve Muggles.[81]

Hagrid delivered Harry to Dumbledore late on the evening of 1 November 1981.[5] Dumbledore left a letter of explanation to the family living in the house, the Dursleys, who did not want to take care of Harry.[57]

On 1 September 1984, Albus Dumbledore mentioned Harry Potter's name at the Start-of-Term Feast to the residents of Hogwarts, telling them that he was safe, and that when old enough, he too would attend Hogwarts.[82]

Life at Privet Drive

"I'm not having one in the house, Petunia! Didn't we swear when we took him in we'd stamp out that dangerous nonsense?"
— Vernon Dursley refusing that Harry was a wizard[src]
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Dumbledore leaving the infant Harry with a note at the doorstep of 4 Privet Drive

As the Dursleys were Muggles, they could not use magic. They knew about its existence, but refused to associate with witches and wizards. They proudly considered themselves a "normal" family and despised anything out of the ordinary, even if it had nothing to do with witches, wizards, and magic. They lied to Harry about his parents' death, claiming they had died in a car crash. They also claimed that the lightning-bolt scar on Harry's forehead was from the same crash.[83] Whenever Harry tried to remember it, all that he could vaguely recall (as if he 'strained his memory') was a green flash of light and a high, cold laugh. He tried to understand what it was, or if it was from the car crash, but he simply could not. Petunia and Vernon Dursley, Harry's new guardians, forbade him from asking questions, particularly those regarding his parents. In addition, the Dursleys refused to have pictures of Lily and James, and did their best to avoid the subject of Harry's parents altogether.[84]

They resented Harry for his magic, which was sporadic but evident, and strongly discouraged any sort of imagination. They neglected Harry, verbally and emotionally abused him, and inflicted cruel punishments, like depriving him of meals and locking him into the cupboard under the stairs on him whenever something "unusual" occurred. Their behaviour was left unreported to authorities. In his youth, Harry could make strange things happen without understanding why he could, as no one had told him that he was a wizard.

For instance, after Petunia had sheared off all of his messy hair using a pair of kitchen scissors in her fury that it would not lay flat, leaving him almost completely bald with only the fringe at the front, it had grown all the way back, and to its previous messy state at that, by the next morning. Harry was punished, even though he had not done anything on purpose. Another time, Dedalus Diggle bowed to him in a shop, and Petunia furiously interrogated Harry as to know how he knew the man before leaving the shop hastily.[83]

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Harry living in a cupboard beneath the staircase

The Dursleys spoiled and pampered their son, Dudley, and paid almost no attention to Harry with what little attention they did pay to him being negative in its entirety. All his clothes were hand-me-downs from Dudley and were far too large for Harry. He was forced to sleep in the Cupboard Under the Stairs, while his cousin got two bedrooms to himself (one for sleeping in and one for storing all his toys). They also made Harry do household chores for them, such as making food and getting the post. In time, Dudley started bullying Harry. The Dursleys took Dudley and his friend Piers Polkiss to someplace spectacular every year for his birthday, but the only thing Harry ever got for his birthday was one of Vernon's old socks or a coat-hanger.

The Dursleys always hid evidence of Harry's existence by not having pictures of him in the house. Among the few people who did know about Harry were Petunia's friend Yvonne and Vernon's sister Marge, the latter of whom the boy was forced to consider an aunt to him, despite not being a relative of his. Aunt Marge showed the most dislike for the frail boy while visiting Privet Drive during Dudley Dursley's fifth birthday, when she whacked Harry around the shins to stop him from beating Dudley at musical statues, and on holidays like Christmas, when she brought a computerised robot for Dudley and a box of dog biscuits for Harry to apparently eat. She eventually made a fool out of the young Potter during Dudley's tenth birthday, when Harry accidentally stepped on the paw of her favourite pet bulldog Ripper, causing the enraged dog to chase him out into the garden and up a tree. Dudley laughed himself silly at the sight of his cousin then, and to the Dursleys' delight, Marge refused to call Ripper off until past midnight.[85]

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Harry with his aunt in the kitchen of 4 Privet Drive

Harry's hardship, however, was highly necessary as by returning to live with his mother's only living blood relative, the protection that Lily gave Harry would continue. While Harry could call that place home he could not be harmed. However, the Bond of blood charm would be broken when Harry turned seventeen years old, or when he no longer called 4 Privet Drive his home.[57]

Unknown to Harry, one of his neighbours, Arabella Figg, was a Squib who had been ordered by Albus Dumbledore to keep an eye on Harry but to not reveal anything of the wizarding world to him. Unfortunately for Harry, to maintain favour with the Dursleys, she was forced to give him a lousy time whenever she had to look after him, as the Dursleys would never have let him go if they knew Harry was enjoying himself, a possibility that infuriated them. Harry discovered her connection to the wizarding world when it was revealed during the summer before his fifth year that she worked undercover for the Order of the Phoenix to keep tabs on Harry for his safety.[86]

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Potter speaking Parseltongue to a boa constrictor at the zoo

On 23 June 1991, Dudley's eleventh birthday, the Dursleys went to the zoo with Dudley and Piers. Unfortunately for the Dursleys, they had to take Harry with them, as Mrs Figg had broken her leg and there was no one to take Harry, and they refused to leave him alone in their house. At the zoo, Harry spoke with a boa constrictor and unintentionally made the glass of its enclosure disappear. This allowed the snake to slither out of his cage which scared Dudley into thinking it was after him. Harry was able to communicate in Parseltongue with the freed boa, which thanked Harry briefly, then slithered out of the reptile house calmly.[83] After this incident, the enraged Dursleys sentenced Harry to his cupboard until the beginning of the summer holidays.[87]

St. Grogory's Primary School

"At school, Harry had no one. Everybody knew that Dudley's gang hated that odd Harry Potter in his baggy old clothes and broken glasses, and nobody liked to disagree with Dudley's gang."
— The reason Harry had no friends at school[src]

Harry attended St. Grogory's Primary School,[88] a Muggle primary school, with Dudley. He had no friends there, since all the students were afraid of Dudley's tough friends, who hated Harry simply because Dudley did. Dudley and his friends liked to play a unique game — 'Harry Hunting' — which involved chasing Harry for hours on end. Although Harry was good at sports, he was always the last picked for a team because no one wanted to admit to Dudley that they liked him, rather than because he was no good.

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Harry accidentally turned his teacher's wig blue

Harry got decent, if not good grades at school. On one occasion, Harry accidentally turned his teacher's wig blue; on another, he accidentally apparated onto the school kitchen roof when escaping from Dudley's gang; and on a third, he made Dudley's old jumper shrink as Aunt Petunia tried to shove it over his head. These incidents always enraged the Dursleys, and after each, they would punish Harry by throwing him into the cupboard — except for after the jumper incident because Aunt Petunia thought that the jumper had shrunk in the wash.

If Harry had not gone to Hogwarts, then he would have attended Stonewall High, a Muggle secondary school that Harry dreaded attending.[89]

Discovery of being a wizard

Rubeus Hagrid: "Harry - yer a wizard."
Harry: "I'm a what?"
Rubeus Hagrid: "A wizard, o' course, an' a thumpin' good'un, I'd say once yeh've been trained up a bit. With a mum an' dad like yours, what else would yeh be? An' I reckon it's about time yeh read yer letter."
— Hagrid informing Harry of his heritage[src]
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Potter's Hogwarts acceptance letter

Harry had no birthday celebrations until the day he turned 11, which was the same day that he discovered the exceptional reality about his identity. On the week of Harry's birthday, hundreds of letters began arriving at the Dursleys' home, addressed to him from a place called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When the Dursleys saw the first letter was addressed as "cupboard under the stairs", they panicked at the thought of Harry's ill treatment being observed and transferred him to Dudley's second bedroom out of fear of being arrested for child abuse, which soon appeared on letters as the smallest bedroom.

When Uncle Vernon first read the letter, he turned a pale porridge grey out of fear that witches and wizards were trying to contact Harry. Because of this, Vernon tried to destroy the letters in a futile attempt to keep Harry from his destiny. But the letters kept coming in increasingly larger quantities, to the point where they started flying out of the fireplace by the dozens, and as they did, the Dursleys saw no alternative, but to flee from them. This was not enough to let the Dursleys avoid the letters, however, as the owls carrying these letters followed them wherever they went. On 30 July 1991, In a final desperate move on, the Dursleys moved to a shack on a rocky island at the edge of the sea.[87]

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Potter receiving a birthday cake from Hagrid on his eleventh birthday

At midnight on Harry's birthday, Rubeus Hagrid appeared in person to find out why Harry had not received his letter. He was infuriated by the Dursleys and explained to Harry, in spite of Vernon's obstinate protests, that he was a wizard, how his parents died, that Dumbledore demanded him to take Harry from the ruined house to his hated relatives, and that he was to be sent to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[58]

This would be Harry's first birthday celebration and Hagrid gave him a small homemade birthday cake and later, a snowy owl. Harry named her Hedwig, a name he had found from his textbook (A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot). This was the first birthday present Harry ever received. Hagrid took Harry to the Leaky Cauldron, where he learned that he was famous. He met Quirinus Quirrell, his soon-to-be Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, the Inn-keeper Tom, a witch named Doris Crockford, and Dedalus Diggle — the man who had bowed to Harry several years earlier. Hagrid then took Harry to Diagon Alley, where he learned more about his fame in the wizarding world and that his parents had left him a small fortune in a vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank.

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Potter at Ollivander's on Diagon Alley buying his wand

Harry bought his first wand from Ollivander's that very day. The wand that chose Harry was made of holly wood and had a phoenix feather core; it was 11", nice and supple. The phoenix feather at its core came from Dumbledore's phoenix Fawkes. It was crafted by Garrick Ollivander, who had also created a twin wand. This wand had been made from yew, and contained the only other feather supplied by Fawkes. This twin wand had chosen Tom Riddle as its master long ago. But after turning to evil and assumed the alias of Lord Voldemort, Riddle ended up using this wand to attack Harry and his parents. Sharing the same phoenix origin, the two wands had a unique connection that would prevent them from successfully duelling against each other in the years to come.

Hogwarts years (1991–1997)

First year

Harry: "But why couldn't Quirrell touch me?"
Albus Dumbledore: "Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. He didn't realise that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no visible sign... to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. It is in your very skin. Quirrell, full of hatred, greed, and ambition, sharing his soul with Voldemort, could not touch you for this reason. It was agony to touch a person marked by something so good."
Albus Dumbledore regarding the power of love[src]
Aboard the Hogwarts Express

Harry was guided further to his destiny on 1 September, 1991, when he was dropped off by the Dursleys at King's Cross Station. Vernon helped Harry wheel his things to the platforms and left laughing about how Platform Nine and Three-Quarters had not yet been built. The family then drove off, leaving Harry at the busy station all alone. With only ten minutes left until the train's departure at eleven a.m., Harry was panicking when he overheard a red-headed family complaining about the station being packed with Muggles, and he noticed that they had an owl with their belongings.

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Harry meeting the Weasleys for the first time at King's Cross Station

Harry watched as the older boys magically passed through the barrier between platforms nine and ten. Harry nervously interrupted them and was introduced to their youngest son Ron, who was starting his first year as well. Molly (Ron's mother) kindly gave him instructions on how to board the platform. Harry quickly ran through the barrier, followed by Ron, and arrived on the Platform, catching his first sight of the Hogwarts Express. As most of the compartments were full, Harry pushed his things to near the end of the train, and with some help from twins from the red-headed family, was able to get his things aboard.[90]

While helping, the twins noticed his scar and recognised that he must be Harry Potter. While Harry sat near the window in his compartment watching the family, the twins Fred and George Weasley reported this discovery to the amazement of their little sister Ginny and their older brother Percy who was a Prefect and had already changed into his robes. After boarding, the train soon departed and Ron asked if he could sit with Harry, who agreed. Ron asked Harry about his scar, and Harry asked if Ron's whole family were wizards, which they are except for his mother's second cousin, who was an accountant. When the trolley witch came by around half-past twelve, Harry bought some of all the treats from the cart and shared them with Ron.

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The trio meeting for the first time aboard the Hogwarts Express

Neville Longbottom soon came by searching for his lost toad, Trevor. While Ron was attempting a magic spell to change his rat Scabbers, Hermione Granger interrupted trying to help find Trevor. After Ron's spell failed, Hermione introduced herself and upon learning Harry's name, informed him that he was in several books on magical history. While speculating which house they might be in, Harry and Ron were interrupted by Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle. Although Draco attempted to ingratiate himself, Harry refused to shake his hand after he insulted Ron and his family. When Goyle attempted to take some of their Chocolate Frog Cards, Scabbers bit his finger and helped drive them off. Ron afterwards explained that the Malfoy family were on Voldemort's side, but came back saying they had been bewitched, although his father did not believe it.[90]

Upon arriving, Hagrid gathered all the first years together and they followed a path down to the edge of a Great Lake. In groups of no more than four, they climbed aboard a little fleet of small boats, and sailed across the lake to an underground harbour. Helping to remind Neville to take his toad, Hagrid took them up a passageway to the gates of the castle.[90]

The Sorting Ceremony
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
— Harry's choice to be sorted into Gryffindor[src]

The new students were greeted at the castle door by Professor Minerva McGonagall, who explained the four houses of Hogwarts: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin, as well as the rules of the House Cup. McGonagall led the first years into a small room off the Entrance Hall and told them to wait until she returned. When she did, they were led into the Great Hall, where they were greeted by the rest of the students, and more importantly, a shabby wizard's hat on a small stool.

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Harry during the Sorting Ceremony

Harry was particularly anxious, as he did not feel that any of the Houses as they were described in the Hat's song were right for him. Harry noted that Draco Malfoy, whom Harry had met in Diagon Alley, was instantly placed in Slytherin, and remembered what Hagrid and Ron had told him about Slytherin's reputation for turning out Dark wizards, and that Voldemort had been in Slytherin. When Harry put on the Hat, it slipped down past his eyes, and the hat told him that he "would do well in Slytherin". Thinking of Voldemort, Harry desperately repeated the phrase "not Slytherin". The Hat heeded Harry's request and placed Harry in Gryffindor along with Ron and Hermione Granger. In his second year during a visit to Dumbledore's office, the Sorting Hat re-emphasised the idea that Harry "would do well in Slytherin".

The Sorting Ceremony was followed by the Start-of-Term Feast. Having previously never been allowed to eat as much as he wanted, Harry was overwhelmed by the sheer variety of foods in front of him. Dessert arrived, and talk turned to the first-years' families. Neville Longbottom told the others how his family thought he was a Squib until his great-uncle accidentally dropped him out of a window, and he bounced.

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Harry as his scar began to hurt during the Sorting Ceremony after making eye contact with Severus Snape

It was during the feast that Harry's scar hurt for the first time: Harry was looking up at the staff table at Professor Quirrell when the hook-nosed teacher Quirrell was talking to looked past Quirrell at Harry, who immediately felt a sharp pain in his scar. This was because Lord Voldemort was inhabiting Quirrell's body as anytime Voldemort was near Harry's scar hurt. After the last morsels melted from the golden plates and goblets, Dumbledore gave a speech welcoming the new students to the school and the old students back. He added a few warnings about staying away from the Forbidden Forest, and avoiding the third-floor corridor before leading the school in singing the school song and sending everyone off to their dormitories.

First-years' lessons/classes
Severus Snape: "What is the difference, Potter, between monkshood and wolfsbane?"
Harry: "I don't know. I think Hermione does, though, why don't you try her?"
Severus Snape: "...And a point will be taken from Gryffindor House for your cheek, Potter"
— From this first interaction Harry deduces Snape's hatred of him[src]

In his first ever Potions class, Harry discovered that Professor Snape hated him, mocking him as the school's "new celebrity" before teaching the class how to brew a Boil-Cure Potion. Harry and Ron went down to Hagrid's hut for tea, where they met Hagrid's huge and fierce-looking dog, Fang. Hagrid told Harry that he was overreacting to Snape's treatment, asserting that he would have no reason to hate him. Hagrid and Ron began to talk about Ron's older brother Charlie Weasley. While they were talking, Harry picked up a cutting from the Daily Prophet that was lying on the table. The article detailed a break-in that occurred on Harry's birthday at Gringotts. The vault that was broken into was number 713, the same vault Hagrid visited with Harry on their trip to Diagon Alley.

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The first flying class of the 1991–1992 school year

One of the things that Harry had been looking forward to was learning to fly until he found out that the Gryffindors would be taking flying lessons with the Slytherins. Malfoy had been bragging about his skill to anyone who would listen. Madam Rolanda Hooch taught the class by starting with basic broom control. After learning the theory, the students were told to hover gently off the ground on Madam Hooch's go-ahead. Terrified of being left behind, Neville panicked and kicked off before anyone else, rising fifty feet in the air before falling off and breaking his wrist. Madam Hooch took Neville to the Hospital Wing after warning the other students to stay on the ground until she got back.

Draco Malfoy nicked Neville's Remembrall from off the ground and was told to give it to Harry, jeering that he would leave it "up a tree" unless Harry stopped him and took off on his broom. Harry mounted his broom and kicked off after him. As much to his surprise as everyone else's, he discovered that he could not only fly, but that it was something he did not need to be taught. Bending low on the broom handle, he shot toward Draco, who realised that Harry was a better flyer and threw the Remembrall into the air, daring the famous boy to catch it. Harry raced the ball towards the ground, catching it and coming out of his dive a foot from the ground. He toppled lightly onto the grass amidst the cheers of the Gryffindors, grinning wildly.

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McGonagall discovering Harry's potential as the new Gryffindor Seeker

His euphoria did not last long, however, as Professor McGonagall quickly arrived on the scene. Having seen the dive, she ordered Harry to follow her. Expecting punishment, Harry was instead introduced to Oliver Wood, whom she pulled out of a Charms class. Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Wood's confusion at being introduced to a first year quickly turned to excitement and ecstasy upon hearing McGonagall recount the dive. He told her that Harry would need a decent broom if they were to compete, and explained to Harry that he would make an excellent Seeker, perhaps rivalling the legendary Charlie Weasley.

The midnight duel
Harry: "You're a lot braver now that you're back on the ground and you've got your little friends with you."
Draco Malfoy: "I'd take you on anytime on my own. Tonight, if you want. Wizard's duel. Wands only — no contact. What's the matter? Never heard of a wizard's duel before, I suppose?"
— Malfoy challenging Harry to a one-on-one duel[src]

Harry told Ron about everything that happened after he left with McGonagall over dinner that night, but warned him that Wood wanted to keep it a secret. Much calmer on the ground, and with his cronies Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle flanking him, Draco came over to taunt Harry about getting in trouble earlier. Enraged that Harry not only escaped trouble, but was instead rewarded, he challenged Harry to a wizard's duel. In spite of Hermione's attempt to dissuade them from breaking the school rules, (or perhaps because of it), Harry accepted the challenge.

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The trio trespassing in the restricted third-floor corridor

As they left the tower, the trio found Neville (whose wrist had been fixed by Madam Pomfrey) waiting outside, having forgotten the password. Neville decided to go with them and the four arrived at the Trophy Room (the site of the duel), but Malfoy was nowhere to be found. They speculated that he may have chickened out and were deciding what to do next when they heard the school caretaker Argus Filch and his cat, Mrs Norris, enter the room. Realising that Draco tricked them and informed Filch of their location, they attempted to quietly exit the room. A nearby doorknob rattled and Peeves, Hogwarts' resident poltergeist, burst into the hallway, threatening to expose them.[91]

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The trio encountering Fluffy, a three-headed dog, guarding a trap door

Growing desperate, Ron took a swipe at Peeves, who began to bellow their whereabouts as loud as he could, attracting Filch. The four kids ran right to the end of the corridor, where they found themselves stopped by a locked door, which Hermione opened with the Unlocking Charm using Harry's wand. They hurried inside, thinking themselves out of danger until turning around and coming face-to-face with a monstrous sight: a giant three-headed dog. Choosing Filch over death, the children ran for it, somehow managing to get back to their dormitory without running into anyone along the way. Though shaken by the night's events, Harry's interest in exploring was piqued by Hermione's pointing out that the dog was standing on a trapdoor.

The Nimbus 2000
"Wood — I've found you a Seeker. The boy's a natural. I've never seen anything like it. Was that your first time on a broomstick, Potter?"
— Harry becoming Gryffindor's new Seeker[src]
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Harry receiving a Nimbus 2000, a gift from Professor McGonagall

Over breakfast the next morning, Harry and Ron were discussing what Fluffy could be guarding when the mail arrived. Harry, who had received no mail apart from Hagrid's letter, was intrigued as everyone else by the long, oddly-shaped package in the mail that morning, and was even more surprised than the others when he discovered what was inside: a Nimbus 2000, and with a note from Professor McGonagall warning him not to open the package at the table, and that he was to meet Wood that night for Quidditch practice.

Taking the broom up to their dormitory, Harry and Ron were stopped by Malfoy, who seized the package and told Harry that first-year students are not allowed their own brooms. When Professor Flitwick walked up to them, he tried to report Harry, but Flitwick, who had been told of Harry's special permission, just expressed admiration for Harry's talent.

Hallowe'en
"But from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend. There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them."
— Harry and Ron forming a friendship with Hermione[src]
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A Hallowe'en lesson on the Levitation Charm

On Hallowe'en, Professor Flitwick began teaching his students how to perform the Levitation Charm. Only Hermione succeeded; offended by her air of superiority, Ron later made a nasty comment that she overheard. The comment was about her lack of friends, causing her to run off to lock herself in the girl's bathroom in tears and making him and Harry feel slightly guilty. When the two went down to the Hallowe'en feast later, their guilt was forgotten amidst the splendour of the decorations.

Partway into the feast, Quirrell arrived to announce that there was a twelve-foot Mountain Troll in the dungeons before fainting where he stood. The prefects led the students back to their dorms, but Harry realised that Hermione did not know about the troll and convinced Ron to help save her, since they were responsible. They sneaked off to the girl's bathroom to warn Hermione, locking the troll inside. However, they did not realise their mistake until they heard Hermione's terrified scream emanate from the bathroom. A horrified Harry and Ron ran back into the bathroom to rescue her. After a brief skirmish, during which Harry stuck his wand up the troll's nose, Ron finally knocked the troll out, by levitating the troll's own club to smash into its head.

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The mountain troll in the bathroom, where Hermione was hiding

Attracted by the troll's yells, the teachers arrived to find Harry, Ron, and Hermione covered in dust, and the bathroom in disarray. Professor McGonagall, head of Gryffindor, began scolding the boys for not going straight to their dormitories with the rest of their house, but instead putting themselves in grave danger. Much to Harry and Ron's surprise, Hermione lied to McGonagall and told her that she had gone looking for the troll, as she thought she could handle them. She claimed that Harry and Ron were looking for her, (which was true), and she would most likely be dead if the boys had failed to rescue her (also true). The three bonded over the shared experience, and were friends thereafter.

Quidditch
Harry: "I've got the Snitch!"
Marcus Flint: "He didn't catch it, he nearly swallowed it!"
— Harry catching the Golden Snitch with his mouth[src]

As the Quidditch season began, Harry became increasingly nervous. The first match of the season was against Slytherin. Harry was under increasing pressure to show that he was not just a famous name. In an attempt to calm his nerves, Harry borrowed a book entitled Quidditch Through the Ages, a book that was comprehensive history of the sport, that Hermione must have checked out from the library. During break on the day before the match, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were huddled together around a jar of flames, which had been conjured by Hermione, to keep warm.

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Harry noticing the blood on Snape's robes and a slight limp when he walked

Snape noticed their guilty faces, and looking for a reason to punish them, confiscated Harry's book on the feeble pretext that library books were not to be taken outside. Harry noticed that Snape was limping, as though his leg was injured, strengthening his suspicions that the Potions Master was after whatever it was that Fluffy was guarding. Nervous about the next day's match, Harry decided to ask Snape for the book back; realising that he would most likely be in the staffroom and that it would be harder for Snape to bully him if there were other teachers around, Harry decided to confront him. Approaching the door, Harry overheard Snape complaining to Filch about Fluffy. After opening the door, Harry saw Filch helping Snape to bandage his leg. He returned to the Common Room and then told his two friends everything he had seen.

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Harry playing in his first Quidditch match against Slytherin

Harry had little time to dwell on Snape's injury as the first Quidditch match began the very next morning. Harry's job as being the Gryffindor Seeker was to catch the Golden Snitch. The snitch is a walnut-sized gold ball, that is extremely fast and difficult to see. The entire match rested upon the retrieval of the Snitch. Harry's first attempt to catch the Snitch was foiled when the Slytherin Seeker blatched him. Though the Seeker was penalised, the move succeeded in stopping Harry from getting to the Snitch.

Soon after, Harry's broom began bucking uncontrollably as if trying to unseat him. The bucking became even more violent with each passing second, until Harry was hanging from the broom with just one hand. As the crowd looked on with horror, some of the professors had their wands at the ready should he fall. Ron and Hermione began to wonder if the other was at fault. That is until Hagrid, who had arrived to watch the game, noted that it would take powerful dark magic to make a broomstick so hard to manage, magic that powerful was well above the level of a second year and therefore had to have been cast by a qualified wizard. This announcement did nothing to help the worried friends.

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Harry catching the Snitch and winning the opening match against Slytherin

Hermione, who had turned her gaze away from Harry, and was scanning the stands, noticed that Snape was staring unblinkingly at Harry and muttering non-stop under his breath. Thinking quickly, Hermione took advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was now focused on Harry (and the Weasley twins' attempts to rescue him) to run around the entire stadium, knocking over Professor Quirrell, and ending up behind Snape. Muttering a few "well-chosen words" Hermione lit Snape's robes on fire with Bluebell Flames; a yell of shock told her she had done her job and she scooped the fire into a jar. Suddenly, up in the air, the spell on Harry's broomstick was broken and he was once again able to control his broom. The spectators watched in confusion as Harry dove towards the ground, only to clasp his hand to his mouth as if he was being violently sick the instant he landed. In actuality, Harry had caught the Snitch in his mouth. His capture of the Snitch ended the match, resulting in Gryffindor's victory.

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The trio searching for information on Flamel in the Hogwarts Library

After the match, Hagrid took the three back to his hut. Ron and Hermione told Harry and Hagrid about what was happening on the other side of the stands, and how Snape was cursing his broomstick. Hagrid, however, did not believe them, asking why Snape would try to kill Harry; Harry told Hagrid about Snape being bitten by the dog in the third-floor corridor. Surprised by their knowledge, Hagrid involuntarily revealed that the dog belonged to him, and that what the dog was guarding did not concern them, as it was a secret known only to Albus Dumbledore and a man named Nicolas Flamel.

Christmas season
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that."
— Albus Dumbledore warning Harry about the Mirror[src]

Impressed as they were with the fact that Harry had managed to hold onto a bucking broomstick, Malfoy soon found that the rest of the school no longer found his taunts that Harry was to be replaced amusing, and so reverted to teasing Harry about having to stay at Hogwarts for the holidays. Harry, however, was looking forward to spending Christmas away from the Dursleys, especially in light of the fact that Ron was also staying at Hogwarts, but also because it would give them some time to look up Nicolas Flamel; they were certain that the librarian would be able to find a book on Flamel in an instant, but were worried that it might be suspicious, and were thus forced to search for themselves.

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Harry receiving his father's Cloak of Invisibility as a Christmas gift

On Christmas day, Harry and Ron awoke to a pile of presents, each at the foot of their beds. At the bottom of the pile, he found a package containing an Invisibility Cloak and an anonymous note telling him only that the cloak once belonged to his father, and to "use it well". That night, Harry thought on the Cloak and decided to try it out. Realising he could go anywhere, he snuck back to the library and headed straight for the Restricted Section. Knowing he had to start somewhere, Harry pulled down one of the heavier books, and let it fall open on his knee. To his shock and horror, the silence was rent by a blood-curdling scream that issued from the book in front of him. He stuffed the book back in its place and ran for the door, knocking over the lantern he brought with him in his haste. Ducking under Filch's outstretched arms, Harry ran down the dark corridors, away from the library, and away from Filch.

Thinking he had escaped, Harry was scared to hear Filch's voice approaching, and horrified when he realised whom Filch was talking to: Snape. As Snape and Filch rounded the corner, Harry realised that although his father's cloak made him invisible, it did not stop him from being solid, and that he had no chance of sneaking past them, as the corridor was particularly narrow. Thinking quickly, (and panicking slightly), Harry noticed a door to his left; slipping inside, he found himself in an abandoned classroom. After Filch and Snape passed his hiding place, Harry relaxed and took in more details about the room he was in.

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Harry standing in front of the Mirror of Erised

In doing so, he noticed something he had missed the first time: an old, gilded mirror bearing the inscription “Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi”. Stepping in front of the mirror, Harry very nearly cried out in shock: inside the mirror he saw a large crowd of people standing behind him. Shocked, Harry turned around to look at the room, but saw no one there. Turning back to the mirror and looking more closely, Harry realised that the man and woman in the front looked oddly like him. The man looked just like him, from his untidy hair to his glasses, and the woman, Harry saw, had the same eyes he had. Understanding, Harry focused on other members of the crowd, and saw others who had his untidy hair, his eyes, and even an old man who had Harry's knees; Harry was looking at his family, for the first time in his life.

The next night, Harry brought Ron with him to the mirror room. Ron did not see Harry's family in the mirror, but instead saw himself standing alone, tall, holding the House Cup, wearing badges indicating he was Head Boy and Quidditch Captain. The two began arguing over who would be allowed to look in the mirror; Mrs Norris, Filch's prowling cat, entered the room, attracted by the sounds of their argument. The next day, Ron, worried about being caught and about his friend's obsession with the mirror, warned Harry not to return; Harry, however, was not to be dissuaded.

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Dumbledore advising Harry from seeking out the mirror again

Going to the room that evening, Harry was ready to stay there all night, staring at the family he lost. However, in his haste, he failed to notice Professor Dumbledore standing by the door until after he removed his cloak. Dumbledore, who had been waiting for Harry, explained that the mirror, which was known as the “Mirror of Erised”, displayed the deepest, most desperate desire of whoever looked into it. Harry, who had never known his family, saw them standing around him; Ron, ever overshadowed by his older brothers, saw himself standing alone, the best of them all.

Before sending Harry back to bed, however, Dumbledore warned him that the mirror was a dangerous object; men had been driven mad by what they saw in the mirror, not knowing if what they saw was real, or even possible. He told Harry that the mirror was to be moved to a new location, and warned Harry to not go looking for it. Before he left, Harry asked the headmaster what he saw in the mirror. Much to his surprise, Dumbledore told Harry that he saw himself with a pair of woollen socks. Despite his promise to Dumbledore, Harry found it difficult to forget the image of his parents, until Wood told the team that Snape would be refereeing the next Quidditch match against Hufflepuff.

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Harry cheering Neville up after the latter was bullied by Draco Malfoy

Shortly before the match, Malfoy, ever eager to pick on Neville, used the Leg-Locker Curse on Neville, forcing him to bunny hop his way back to the Common Room. Harry told Neville he was "worth twelve of Malfoy" and gave him a Chocolate Frog. Thanking Harry, Neville handed the card back to Harry for his collection. Looking down, Harry noted it was Dumbledore's card, the first he ever got. He turned the card over and suddenly remembered where he read the name Nicolas Flamel before: on the train on the way to school.

As the Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff Quidditch match drew nearer, tensions mounted in the school; Gryffindor had failed to overtake Slytherin in the Inter-House Quidditch Cup for seven years, and Harry was worried that it would be impossible with Snape as a referee. Unknown to Harry, Ron and Hermione had been practising the Leg-Locker Curse to use on Snape, should he show any signs of wanting to harm Harry. Before the match began, Wood took Harry aside and reminded him that he needed to catch the Snitch as soon as he could, before Snape could favour Hufflepuff too much. Harry performed his role as Seeker phenomenally, catching the Snitch within five minutes of the game starting, putting Gryffindor in first place for the Quidditch Cup.

Detention
Firenze: "It will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price. You have slain something pure and defenceless to save yourself, and you will have but a half-life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips."
Harry: "But — who would choose such a life?"
— Firenze explaining the properties of unicorn blood[src]
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The trio watching a dragon egg hatch while in Hagrid's Hut

Having realised how much Harry, Ron, and Hermione had worked out about the Stone after running into them in the library, Rubeus Hagrid told them to meet him in his hut later. When the trio arrived later, they noticed that the fire was lit, despite the heat of the day. Although he was reluctant to answer their questions, Hermione managed to manipulate him into talking about the various protections used to guard it: Fluffy, the three headed dog, was Hagrid's, along with enchantments from Professors Sprout, Flitwick, McGonagall, Quirrell, and Snape. Growing uncomfortable in the heat, Harry asked Hagrid to open a window, something Hagrid refused to do as he had a dragon egg in the fire. Unfortunately, Draco Malfoy discovered the dragon, and decided to use the knowledge to get revenge by getting them into trouble for possessing an illegal dragon. So Malfoy in turn, tried to tell McGonagall of the trio's activities.

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Harry and Hermione waiting on top of the Astronomy tower with baby Norbert

To save everyone involved, Harry, Ron, and Hermione convinced Hagrid to send Norbert off to Ron's brother Charlie Weasley, who would take Norbert to a Romanian dragon preserve. While helping Hagrid to prepare Norbert for the journey, the dragon bit Ron's hand, causing it to swell up and forcing Ron to see Madam Pomfrey. On the pre-arranged night, Harry and Hermione managed to smuggle Norbert in a crate up to the Astronomy Tower under Harry's Invisibility Cloak. On the way up, they witnessed Professor McGonagall hauling Malfoy away for being out of bed at night, who protested that Harry was in possession of a dragon. Harry and Hermione passed the crate off to Charlie's friends and headed back down the stairs, where they were confronted by a gleeful Argus Filch; they had left the Cloak behind.

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Harry in the Dark Forest with Draco Malfoy during their detention

Filch took them to McGonagall's office, where they found Neville, who had attempted to warn them about Malfoy. Minerva McGonagall, who was very disappointed in them, took fifty points each from Harry, Hermione, and Neville and gave the three detention, which they were to serve along with Malfoy. Riding high on his Quidditch wins, Harry's popularity plummeted: no one wanted to talk to the "stupid first year" who, along with two others, had lost Gryffindor their chance of defeating Slytherin, and winning the House Cup. A week or so before exams, Harry's new determination to not meddle in others' business was tested when he heard Professor Quirrell, whimpering as if he was being threatened. Believing that Snape was the one threatening Quirrell, and that he was going after the Stone, Hermione suggested that they go talk to Professor Dumbledore, but Harry dismissed the idea, as they had no proof.

The next morning, Harry, Hermione, and Neville received notes from Professor McGonagall informing them their detention would begin at eleven that night. Argus Filch took them out to the Forbidden Forest, where Hagrid was waiting for them. Hagrid led them into the Forbidden Forest and showed them a pool of unicorn blood on the ground. They split up, Hagrid taking Harry and Hermione, while Neville and Malfoy went off with Fang. After Malfoy scared Neville into sending up red sparks, Hagrid sent Harry off with Malfoy, deciding that Malfoy would be less likely to scare Harry.

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Harry with Firenze in the forest discussing the properties of unicorn blood

As they continued, Harry noticed the pools of unicorn blood they were following seemed to be growing larger and larger, as if the animal had been thrashing around. Eventually, they came to a clearing and found the laying on the ground, and very dead. As they watched, a hooded figure emerged from the bushes and began to drink the unicorn's blood. Malfoy screamed and bolted away with Fang, leaving Harry, half blinded by the pain in his scar to stumble away from the advancing figure. Harry was saved by Firenze, a palamino centaur, who allowed Harry to ride on his back out of the forest. Firenze told Harry the properties of unicorn blood. Harry realised that there would only be one person who would be so desperate as to kill a unicorn: Lord Voldemort.

The Philosopher's Stone
Harry: ""Professor, I think — I know — that someone's going to try and steal the Stone. I've got to talk to Professor Dumbledore."
Minerva McGonagall: "Professor Dumbledore will be back tomorrow. I don't know how you found out about the Stone, but rest assured, no one can possibly steal it, it's too well protected."
— The trio warning McGonagall of the plot to steal the stone[src]

While talking to Ron and Hermione after finishing their exams, Harry realised the strange coincidence that had occurred: Hagrid wanted a dragon more than anything else, only to meet a stranger who had one to give him. They ran down to ask Hagrid more about the man who gave him Norbert, only to find out that the stranger never lowered his hood, something of a fashion in the Hogs head. Hagrid explained that he could not remember much, as the man kept buying him drinks, but said that he thought they talked about Hogwarts and the kinds of creatures Hagrid looks after there.

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The trio attempting to tell McGonagall about the plot to steal the Philosopher's Stone

Focused on remembering what had happened that night, Hagrid accidentally let slip that Fluffy fell asleep when played music. Now convinced that Snape had all the information he needed to get past Fluffy,Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided to go see Professor Dumbledore and tell him their suspicions. While walking across the Entrance Hall, they were stopped by Professor McGonagall, and decided to tell her what they had found out. She insisted that no one could steal the Stone, and told them that Dumbledore was in London for the day.

As the trio set off that night to stop Snape, they were stopped themselves by Neville, who believed that they were sneaking out without reason again, and was worried that they would loose Gryffindor even more points. Desperate as they were for time, Hermione paralysed Neville. When they arrived the third-floor corridor, it was to find Fluffy awake, but a harp by his feet. Remembering what Hagrid told them, Harry began to blow into the wooden flute Hagrid gave him for Christmas. From the first notes, Fluffy's eyes began to droop, and he quickly fell asleep. Jumping through the trapdoor, they found themselves in Professor Sprout's room, filled with Devil's Snare, which almost smothered them.

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Harry retrieving the right key from the swarm

The next room, Professor Flitwick's, held a bunch of flying keys and some broomsticks. Harry found the correct key, caught it, and unlocked the next door with it. The next room was Professor McGonagall's, and had a large chessboard, for a game of Wizard's Chess which Ron won at the cost of sacrificing himself. Harry and Hermione continued to the next room (leaving an unconscious Ron where they could return for him), to find an unconscious troll; Professor Quirrell's room. Lastly, they entered Professor Snape's room, and found seven potions in bottles along with a roll of paper giving clues on which one to drink to continue: a logic puzzle. Hermione solved the puzzle, and at Harry's urging, drank the potion that allowed her to head back so that she could get Ron out, while Harry drank the potion to go forward to the final room.

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Harry and Quirrell in the Dungeon

Once inside the room, Harry's attention was drawn to two things: the Mirror of Erised, and Quirrell. Quirrell bound Harry before explaining that the Mirror was the key to finding the Stone. Desperate to distract him from the Mirror, Harry questioned Quirrell, who revealed that he was serving Lord Voldemort, and although Snape hated Harry (because Snape allegedly loathed his father in their time at school), he never wanted him dead. Unable to locate the Stone, Quirrell asked Voldemort for help; much to Harry's surprise, a voice which seemed to issue from Quirrell himself said "to use the boy".

Looking in the Mirror, Harry saw his reflection pull the Stone out of his pocket and replace it, at which point he felt the real Stone drop his real pocket. He told Quirrell that he saw himself winning the House Cup, but Voldemort, an accomplished Legilimens, informed Quirrell that Harry was lying, and ordered Quirrell to allow him to speak "to the boy". Quirrell unwrapped his turban, and turned away from Harry. Sticking out of the back of Quirrell's head, Voldemort demanded that Harry give him the Stone. Harry refused, and Quirrell seized him, causing Harry's scar to sear with pain; but contact with Harry's skin burned Quirrell's hands, forcing him to release Harry. Realising that contact caused Quirrell pain, Harry grabbed Quirrell's arm and held on until he blacked out.

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Harry in the Hospital Wing after the attack in the Underground Chambers

He woke in the Hospital Wing, where Albus Dumbledore reassured him that Quirrell did not succeed at getting the Stone, and that the Stone had in fact, been destroyed. Dumbledore then explained the reason why Quirrell could not touch him was that because Harry's mother had died to save him, granting him protection against Voldemort.

At the End-of-Term Feast, after seemingly congratulating Slytherin on winning the House Cup, Dumbledore awarded Ron and Hermione fifty points, Harry sixty points, and Neville ten, which allowed them to win the cup.

Second year

"You see? It was a name I was already using at Hogwarts, to my most intimate friends only, of course. You think I was going to use my filthy Muggle father's name forever? I, in whose veins runs the blood of Salazar Slytherin himself, through my mother's side? I, keep the name of a foul, common Muggle, who abandoned me even before I was born, just because he found out his wife was a witch? No, Harry — I fashioned myself a new name, a name I knew wizards everywhere would one day fear to speak, when I had become the greatest sorcerer in the world!"
— Harry meeting Tom Riddle in the Chamber of Secrets[src]
Meeting Dobby

Harry's second year in 1992 started out badly and gradually got worse. Throughout the preceding summer, the Dursleys became so fearful of his newly discovered magical abilities that they locked away all of his school supplies immediately after his return home to them. They even went as far as to ban him from saying words pertaining or related to magic in general, as evident to Harry getting reprimanded by Uncle Vernon for saying the word "magic" at the breakfast table one day.

This, however, did not stop Harry from exploiting their paranoia in order to have quiet time alone, such as taunting Dudley with made-up magical incantations (like Jiggery Pokery, Hocus Pocus, and Squiggly wiggly) whenever the latter teased him. Furthermore, he had no contact with any of his friends nor any news from the wizarding world, and Hedwig took to making noise out of boredom from being padlocked in her cage.

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Harry in the garden at 4 Privet Drive

On 31 July (Harry's twelfth birthday), Harry felt very lonely from receiving no letters from his friends. Dudley taunted him stating "Who would want to be friends with you?" The Dursleys seemed to have forgotten his birthday too, for they were too busy preparing for a dinner party with a client of Vernon's at work. The sight of the hedge supposedly staring back startled Harry, but Dudley Dursley came over to bother him as the eyes vanished. Harry tried to scare his cousin away by pretending the use of incantations would set the hedge on fire. Petunia then threatened him with a soapy pan and tasked him with a list of chores to keep him out of her way until Vernon and Dudley returned home from buying dinner jackets.

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Dobby introducing himself to Harry

When he was sent up to his bedroom later that evening for the dinner party, he found a house-elf named Dobby waited on his bed to warn him against returning to Hogwarts, as it meant putting himself in great danger. He tried to tell Dobby that Hogwarts was his home and where he belonged. The elf then revealed that he prevented the direct deliverance of the mail from Harry's friends and promised to give the letters back when Harry complied with the warning.

This bargain failed as well, so Dobby crashed the dinner party downstairs via a Hover Charm on Petunia's homemade masterpiece of pudding, which splattered everywhere when the spell was lifted, and disappeared. The mess left behind was thus blamed on Harry, who received an official warning from the Ministry of Magic about using magic outside school. Taking advantage of this incident and using it as a means to suppress the magical blood in their nephew, the Dursleys locked him in his room with bars on his window to prevent him from returning to Hogwarts as punishment.

Escape to the Burrow
Molly Weasley: "Your sons flew that car to Harry's house and back last night! What have you got to say about that, eh?"
Arthur Weasley: "Did you really? Did it go all right? I — I mean, that — that was very wrong, boys — very wrong indeed...."
— Molly Weasley informing her husband Arthur about their son's use of his flying car[src]
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Fred, George, and Ron rescuing Harry from the Dursleys with the use of a Flying Ford Anglia

Three nights later, Harry was rescued from his imprisonment by Ron, who was worried about not hearing from him all summer and flew with his older brothers Fred and George Weasley in a flying Ford Anglia belonging to their father Arthur Weasley, the Head of the Ministry's Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office, to break off the bars on Harry's window and help him retrieve his school things. Hedwig's screeches soon alerted the Dursleys of the getaway, but they were unable to do anything as the car flew off with Harry in tow. During the flight to the Weasley family's home the Burrow, Harry told Ron and the twins about Dobby's warning, which Fred and George concluded must have been part of a joke from Draco Malfoy, whose family was of great wealth.

They arrived at their destination early the next morning to find a worried-sick Molly Weasley waiting in the kitchen to punish her three sons for taking the vehicle without permission by having them and Harry (who volunteered) de-gnome the garden. Mr Weasley came home to discuss the results of his proposed Muggle Protection Act to the Ministry with his family, and was glad to meet Harry once introduced to him, despite his wife berating him for bewitching their car. As a generous measure, the Weasleys welcomed the young wizard into the family fold for the rest of the summer, though this made Ron's younger sister Ginny Weasley spend the entire day hiding in Harry's presence.

Welcoming at Flourish and Blotts
Ron Weasley: "Where did you come out?"
Harry: "Knockturn Alley."
Weasley twins: "Excellent!"
— Harry's Floo mishap landing him in Borgin and Burkes[src]
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Harry in Knockturn Alley inside Borgin and Burkes

When a Hogwarts acceptance letter for Ginny arrived a week later, the Weasleys set out for Diagon Alley using the Floo Network eight days afterwards to buy some school supplies. Harry ended up at Borgin and Burkes in the adjacent Knockturn Alley. While inside the shop he was forced to hide in a Crushing Cabinet, as Draco Malfoy and his father Lucius Malfoy entered. Draco made many sulky remarks regarding Harry's talent in Quidditch.

The shopkeeper, Mr Borgin, was surprised that Mr Malfoy was only selling dark and illegally enchanted artefacts and not buying. Mr Malfoy was sealing the items before they could be confiscated by the raids on wizarding households that Mr Weasley was conducting as part of the Muggle Protection Act. Borgin expressed pity to the current decline of blood purity. Draco, on the other hand, had interest in a few of the items already on sale, including the Hand of Glory and a cursed opal necklace, and was stopped from approaching Harry's hiding place by his father.

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Gilderoy Lockhart embarrassing Harry while in Flourish and Blotts

As soon as the Malfoys left, Harry was found leaving the shop himself by Rubeus Hagrid, who brought him out of Knockturn and into Diagon Alley's Flourish and Blotts, where the Weasleys were in line with Hermione and her parents for a book signing for the arrival of flamboyant but incompetent celebrity author Gilderoy Lockhart, who was recently appointed the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Lockhart saw Harry for the first time, he got excited and beckoned him up to the front, allowing the audience to take pictures of them together before giving Harry a set of his books.

Harry was too embarrassed by this publicity stunt, and gave the books to Ginny since he could afford a set of his own. Draco went over to congratulate him for being unable to avoid making the front page when walking into a bookstore, but then his father moved him aside to have a one-on-one argument with Mr Weasley over the latter's obsession with Muggles (finding an example of which in Hermione's parents, both Muggle dentists), provoking Weasley into lunging at him. Hagrid broke up the fight just in time, but not before the senior Malfoy slipped a diary into Ginny's cauldron of school books.

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"Brilliant! Inspired! What an entrance! Flying a car right into the Whomping Willow, people'll be talking about that one for years —"
— The impressed inhabitants of Gryffindor Tower[src]
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Harry and Ron Weasley crossing the magical barrier to Platform 9¾ only to find it blocked

When Harry and Ron tried to get onto Platform 9¾ to join Hermione and the rest of the Weasleys, the barrier mysteriously sealed, and they hit the wall. They missed the Hogwarts Express as a result, and decided to fly the car to Hogwarts, reasoning that they would not be seen due to the Invisibility Booster that Mr Weasley installed. However, the booster failed shortly after takeoff, and the car was spotted by several Muggles as they flew northward alongside the train.

Their day-long flight ended with them crashing into the Whomping Willow, instead of with the graceful landing they imagined. Ron's wand was inadvertently broken by the resulting impact as the gigantic tree started pounding the car in anger of being hit, but luckily for them, the battered Angila broke free from the branches to eject Harry and Ron out of the front seat with their belongings before driving off into the Forbidden Forest. Both boys were found by Professor Snape watching the Sorting Ceremony from the window. They were taken to his office, where they were given separate detentions by Albus Dumbledore and professor Minerva McGonagall. Ginny Weasley, meanwhile, was sorted into Gryffindor.

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Harry helping Lockhart answer fan-mail as detention before he heard the voice inside the walls

The next day at breakfast, Ron received a Howler from his mother, who told him that he would be brought home if he broke another rule. The day only got worse when the Gryffindors attended their first Defence Against the Dark Arts class. Lockhart's teaching was a disaster, since the first thing he did was give them a pop quiz on himself and claimed the answers could be found in his books. He then let a cage of "freshly caught" Cornish Pixies loose and struggled to round them up, but ran to hide from them leaving his young pupils to save the day.

As the DADA lessons continued, Harry found himself having to act out scenes from Lockhart's books as he read them in class. Lockhart was in love with fame and kept bothering Harry, who had to help him answer his fan-mail while Ron had to polish the school's prizes and trophies. But he was not the only one who paid him extra attention: many first-year Gryffindors like Colin Creevey were star-struck by Harry, and Ginny had a huge crush on him that developed over the summer since she first saw the famous Potter on Platform 9¾ at the start and end of his first year. After hours of tedious work, Harry heard a disembodied, sinister voice, which Lockhart was unable to hear.

Deathday Party
"The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the Heir Beware."
— A grim message from the Heir of Slytherin[src]
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The trio attending Sir Nicolas's Deathday Party

In return for distracting Argus Filch just when he was about to give Harry severe punishment for something he did not do, Harry promised he would attend Nearly Headless Nick's Death-day Party on Hallowe'en. He did this as a favour in order to help boost Nick's reputation, so that he might achieve his desire of joining the Headless Hunt. He brought Ron and Hermione along, as well. Hermione was excited at the prospect of attending the event, as most living beings have not been to a Deathday Party. Ron on the other hand was not excited at attending the event.

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The writing on the wall and the petrified form of Mrs Norris

The event was dismal and dreary. The party entailed a candlelit dinner of rancid, mouldy food, the smell of which caused all three to gag. Harry knew the reason for this was the claim that a ghost can "almost taste" seriously spoiled food. Sir Nicolas was deeply touched that the three students put in an appearance, in part because it gave him a certain status in the eyes of his fellow deceased. But the three of them quickly grew tired of the ghostly party and returned to the Great Hall. Before they got to the Hallowe'en feast, Harry heard the voice (which Ron and Hermione also could not hear). He followed it to the second floor where he found the bathroom flooded and Mrs Norris, Filch's cat, petrified — coupled with a message on the wall.

Filch became distraught and threatened Harry, as he mistakenly believed Harry to be the culprit. Filch and Snape then tried to get Harry in trouble for this, but Dumbledore said that it was powerful dark magic that no second year student could perform. They decided that Sprout's mandrakes would be used, once they were mature enough, to create a draught capable of reviving Mrs Norris. This occurrence left the students and staff with a sense of dread and worry, as many believed that the writing on the wall was just the beginning.

History of Magic
Hermione Granger: "I was wondering if you could tell us anything about the Chamber of Secrets?"
Cuthbert Binns: "The story goes that Slytherin had built a hidden chamber in the castle, of which the other founders knew nothing. Slytherin, according to the legend, sealed the Chamber of Secrets so that none would be able to open it until his own true heir arrived at the school. The heir alone would be able to unseal the Chamber of Secrets, unleash the horror within, and use it to purge the school of all who were unworthy to study magic."
— The legend of the Chamber of Secrets[src]
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Professor Binns telling his students the legend of the Chamber of Secrets

Hermione wanted to research the Chamber of Secrets, so she talked History of Magic Professor Cuthbert Binns into telling the class about its origin. To begin the story, Binns explained that it all started with the founding of Hogwarts itself around 990 A.D., at the hands of two of the greatest wizards and two of the greatest witches of the age: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. But Slytherin got into an argument with the other founders about whether Muggle-borns should be admitted and, when the rift grew too large between him and Gryffindor, he left the school.

According to legend, he built a going-away present to the school in the form of a secret chamber that could only be opened by his true heir. This "Chamber of Secrets" allegedly contained a monster that, once released, would purge the school of all Muggle-borns. Professor Binns unsuccessfully tried to assure the class that the Chamber did not actually exist and that the school had been searched many times in vain.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided that the heir was probably Draco Malfoy. To try to prove it, Hermione proposed to use the Polyjuice Potion, which can change one's appearance into somebody else's for an hour. Hermione warned that the potion would take a month to brew, supposing they gathered all the necessary ingredients (one of which could only be found in Professor Snape's private inventory) and managed to keep it a secret.

Quidditch
Harry: "So there is a Chamber of Secrets? And did you say it's been opened before? Tell me, Dobby!"
Dobby: "Ah, sir, ask no more, ask no more of poor Dobby. Dark deeds are planned in this place, but Harry Potter must not be here when they happen — go home, Harry Potter, go home. Harry Potter must not meddle in this, sir, 'tis too dangerous —"
— A midnight visitor and a serious conversation about the Chamber of Secrets[src]
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Harry playing against Draco Malfoy in the opening match of the season

During the month that it took the Polyjuice Potion to brew, a Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Slytherin took place. Draco Malfoy had been made Slytherin's new Seeker, on the merit of his father's generous contribution to the team: a set of Nimbus 2001 brooms. During the match one of the Bludgers took after Harry and focused completely on him. Malfoy lost no time in making fun of the manoeuvres Harry had to perform in order to avoid the Bludger. Since Bludgers were supposed to attack each and every player, the crowd soon realised that this Bludger had been tampered with.

Harry still managed to catch the Snitch and Gryffindor won. He caught it right out from under Malfoy's nose, who was more focused on taunting Harry then looking for the Snitch. However, the Bludger broke his arm, and Lockhart, in his attempt to fix it, removed all of the bones instead. Madam Pomfrey gave Harry a potion called Skele-Gro to counter this, and he was forced to stay in the Hospital Wing overnight.

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Dobby and Harry in the Hospital Wing, after Harry injured his right arm during a Quidditch match

During that night, Dobby visited Harry and revealed that it was he who made the Bludger chase after Harry and was also responsible for the barrier of platform 9¾ not letting him in. Dobby did this in hopes of Harry leaving or never arriving at Hogwarts. This was a misguided attempt to protect Harry from the monster inside the chamber. Dobby proceeded to ask Harry to leave the school, something he refused to do. He also revealed that the Chamber of Secrets had been opened before and immediately punished himself, as he was not supposed to reveal anything. After Dobby disappeared, Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Madam Pomfrey entered with Colin Creevey, who had apparently been petrified. He was found with a camera containing film that had been burnt to the melting point.

Duelling Club
Ron Weasley: "You're a Parselmouth. Why didn't you tell us?"
Harry: "I'm a what?"
Ron Weasley: "A Parselmouth! You can talk to snakes!"
Harry: "I know. I mean, that's only the second time I've ever done it. I accidentally set a boa constrictor on my cousin Dudley at the zoo once — long story — but it was telling me it had never seen Brazil and I sort of set it free without meaning to that was before I knew I was a wizard —"
Ron Weasley: "A boa constrictor told you it had never seen Brazil?"
Harry: "So? I bet loads of people here can do it."
Ron Weasley: "Oh, no they can't. It's not a very common gift. Harry, this is bad."
— Harry and Ron discussing Parseltongue[src]
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Meeting of the Duelling club, where Harry and Draco participated in a practice duel

Harry signed up for a Duelling Club, which was (to Harry's great displeasure) taught by his two least favourite teachers: Lockhart and Snape. The event was scheduled to take place in the Great Hall. During the club's first meeting Lockhart demonstrated an ineptitude. He was successfully disarmed by Snape and floundered throughout the entire practice duel. Also during a practice battle in the first meeting, Draco Malfoy conjured a snake to attack Harry. Malfoy conjured this snake via instructions from Snape. Lockhart tried to banish it, but all he managed was to set it loose on the students.

Harry saw that the snake was rapidly advancing on a Muggle-born student and Hufflepuff named Justin Finch-Fletchley (who had introduced himself to Harry before this incident) and instinctively told it to stop, which — to Harry's great surprise — it did. The others students were less than ecstatic about this development, however. All they saw was Harry speaking Parseltongue, the language of snakes, and became afraid. Since they could not understand it, it seemed to them that he was egging the snake on.

It turned out that Parseltongue was a very rare gift that was closely associated with Salazar Slytherin. This was something Slytherin was famous for, hence why the symbol of Slytherin house is a serpent. Due to this, Harry became the number one suspect among students for being the heir of Slytherin. Hermione even told him that since Salazar Slytherin lived so long ago, he might actually be. His ability to speak Parseltongue also caused the student body to spread vicious rumours about him. They claimed that he could not be a decent wizard, since he could speak to snakes.

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Harry meeting Fawkes for the first time after finding a petrified Justin

Seconds after leaving a conversation with Hagrid, Harry ran into a petrified Justin Finch-Fletchley and a black, smoking Nearly-Headless Nick. Peeves alerted the whole school, and a Hufflepuff called Ernie Macmillan claimed that Harry had been caught red-handed. For the first time, Harry was taken to Dumbledore's office, and there he witnessed Fawkes — Dumbledore's phoenix — bursting into ashes and being reborn. Dumbledore says that he did not believe Harry to be behind the attacks, a belief reinforced by Hagrid backing Harry's alibi, but a large portion of the school was sure that Harry was Slytherin's heir.

Disguised as Slytherins
Hermione Granger: "There might be a way. Of course, it would be difficult. And dangerous, very dangerous. We'd be breaking about fifty school rules, I expect… What we'd need to do is to get inside the Slytherin common room and ask Malfoy a few questions without him realising it's us."
Harry: "But that's impossible."
Hermione Granger: "No, it's not. All we'd need would be some Polyjuice Potion..."
— The trio planning to expose the Heir of Slytherin[src]
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The trio brewing Polyjuice Potion in an attempt to gain information from Draco Malfoy, disguised as Slytherins

Harry, Ron, and Hermione all signed up to remain at the school during Christmas, since Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle had done so as well. This gave them the perfect opportunity to use their Polyjuice potion. When Christmas arrived they drugged Crabbe and Goyle via chocolate cakes, took their hairs and assumed their forms. Hermione tried to use a hair she thought belonged to Millicent Bulstrode, but it was actually her cat's and Hermione was transformed into a hybrid. Hermione was forced to spend a few weeks in the Hospital Wing.

Posing as Crabbe and Goyle, Harry and Ron interrogated an unsuspecting Malfoy and discovered that Draco was not the Heir of Slytherin. They also heard that the last time the Chamber was opened, a Muggle-born girl died and whoever was responsible was expelled. During the interrogation Malfoy also mentioned Dumbledore and Harry. He relayed his negative opinion of them, stating that Dumbledore was the worst thing to happen to Hogwarts. Malfoy also mentioned his father's secret stash of illegal artefacts that was kept within Malfoy Manor.

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The trio discussing possible theories behind Tom Riddle's mysterious diary

Weeks later, Ron and Harry overheard Argus Filch complaining about his workload and leaving. They arrive at Myrtle Warren's bathroom to find it flooded. A sulking ghost, Myrtle explained that she had flooded it because somebody threw a diary at her. Harry picked it up; it turned out to have belonged to a T.M. Riddle and appeared to be completely blank. Ron remembered from his detention that Riddle had won an award for special service to the school fifty years before. Hermione deduced that since this coincided with the last time the Chamber was opened, Tom Riddle might have received his prize for catching whoever was responsible for the attacks back then. Even though all attempts to extract information from the diary failed, Harry felt a strange compulsion to keep it.

On Valentine's Day, Ron and Harry were dismayed to learn that Lockhart had spread dwarves dressed as cupids throughout the school to receive and deliver Valentines. One cupid-dwarf managed to deliver one to Harry. While struggling to avoid him, the embarrassed Harry tripped and fell, spilling ink all over the contents of his bag. Ginny noticed the diary and assumed a horrified expression.

The secret diary
"Harry saw at once that it was a diary, and the faded year on the cover told him it was fifty years old. He opened it eagerly. On the first page he could just make out the name "T M. Riddle" in smudged ink."
— Harry coming across the diary of Tom Riddle[src]

Later, Harry realised that even though the ink was spilled all over the diary, it was not stained at all. He tried writing to the diary and, to his surprise, the diary — or rather T.M. Riddle — began to write back. Riddle explained that he was the one who caught the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets the last time, and he could show Harry what happened. Harry agreed and got sucked into a "recording" of Riddle's memory in 1943.

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Diary Riddle showing Harry a selected memory of his

Harry witnessed the school's previous headmaster, Armando Dippet, informing Riddle that the school would be closed and Riddle, apprehensive of this, catching Rubeus Hagrid fiddling with a large spider in a box. Riddle reported Hagrid to Dippet. During the memory, Harry also learned that Riddle was an orphan that did not want to go back to the orphanage, and his full name was Tom Marvolo Riddle. Having seen this, Harry wondered whether Hagrid was the one who opened the Chamber fifty years before and whether he was responsible this time. This was exactly what Riddle wanted.

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Harry's possessions were ransacked by a fellow Gryffindor in search of Tom Riddle's diary

Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided not to ask Hagrid about it, hoping that the attacks had stopped — and indeed, almost four months after the attack on Justin and Nearly-Headless Nick, the disembodied voice kept quiet and the attacks seemed to have ceased. However, odd things kept happening: Harry returned to his dormitory one day to find it a mess. Ron deduced that somebody had been looking for something, and Harry eventually noticed that Tom Riddle's diary was gone. This greatly befuddled them, seeing as only a Gryffindor could know the password to enter the dormitory.

Cornelius Fudge
Rubeus Hagrid: "If anyone wanted ter find out some stuff, all they'd have ter do would be ter follow the spiders. That'd lead 'em right. That's all I'm sayin'."
Ron Weasley: "We're in trouble now. No Dumbledore. They might as well close the school tonight. There'll be an attack a day with him gone."
— Hagrid's clue before he was taken to Azkaban[src]

The next day, the scheduled Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff was cancelled due to yet another attack and Harry heard the voice again. This time, Minerva McGonagall called for Harry and Ron personally, and led them to the Hospital Wing, where they saw Hermione petrified. She was found near the library with a Ravenclaw prefect, inexplicably holding a small, circular mirror. This removed Harry as a suspect in the eyes of many of the students, as they knew he would never harm Hermione. Some students even offered him an apology, such as Ernie Macmillan.

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Harry and Ron visiting Hagrid right before he was taken to Azkaban

Harry and Ron decided they now must talk to Hagrid. With the now constant supervision on students, this was not easy, but they managed to do it by using Harry's Invisibility Cloak. When they reach Hagrid's cabin, Harry and Ron managed to hide just before Dumbledore and Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge arrived at the scene. Fudge announced that Hagrid, who to the best of his knowledge opened the Chamber of Secrets the last time, would be sent to wizard prison Azkaban as a precaution.

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Harry and Ron hiding under the cloak

They were shortly joined by Lucius Malfoy, who declared that he and the other Hogwarts governors unanimously voted to suspend Dumbledore, despite the obvious logic that this would only worsen the situation. Both Hagrid and Dumbledore gave last words, but Hagrid covertly suggested to Harry and Ron that if they want the truth, they should "follow the spiders", and Dumbledore said that he would only truly have left the school when none there remained loyal to him. He also stressed that if anybody at Hogwarts needed help, it would always be available.

Visit to Aragog's lair
Aragog: "The thing that lives in the castle is an ancient creature we spiders fear above all others."
Harry: "What is it?"
Aragog: "We do not speak of it! We do not name it!"
— Discussion of the monster within the chamber[src]

Harry and Ron decided to follow the spiders as per Hagrid's advice. Walking along the trails of the spiders, which were strangely all fleeing Hogwarts, they went into the Forbidden Forest. Even though Ron was deeply arachnophobic, the fact that Hermione had been petrified and that they may be able to help through this investigation gave him the willpower to go along anyway. There, they encountered the Ford Anglia, which had apparently taken to driving through the forest like some sort of wild animal.

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Harry and Ron following the spiders, which led them to Aragog

They eventually meet Aragog, a giant spider which had been the monster that Hagrid had been "caught" setting on other students fifty years ago. Aragog explained that Hagrid was innocent, but rather than letting Harry and Ron go, he decided to leave them as dinner for his children. Mr Weasley's Ford Anglia came blasting through the layers of spiders, however, and assisted the boys' escape.

After this, Harry and Ron felt that they had reached dead ends everywhere, until one possible last hope occurred to them. Aragog said the monster's last victim died in a bathroom, and it occurred to Harry that Myrtle Warren might have been that victim. Of course, with the school under such security, it would be almost impossible to sneak in the girls' bathroom near where the first attack occurred.

The last attack
"HER SKELETON WILL LIE IN THE CHAMBER FOREVER"
— The final message on the wall[src]

Later that same day, Harry and Ron managed to trick Lockhart — who was leading them to their next class — into letting them go by stroking his ego. Just as they patted themselves on the back, they were caught by Professor McGonagall, and Harry had to make up an excuse — they were going to see Hermione in the Hospital Wing, where visitors were now barred. They now had to go along to make their story appear convincing, but rather than simply hanging around Hermione's petrified form, this time Harry noticed a piece of paper tightly clutched in her hand.

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Hermione Granger and the other petrified students being visited by Harry and Ron

This piece of paper revealed what Hermione had found out before she was attacked. She discovered, based on strong circumstantial evidence, that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets was a Basilisk (a giant slithering serpent capable of feeding on human and animal aura to cause petrifaction and death to anyone near it via direct eye contact), which explained why only Harry could hear it. But none of its victims died because they did not look directly at its gaze: Colin Creevey saw it through his camera, Justin Finch-Fletchley saw it through Nearly-Headless Nick (who was already dead), Mrs Norris saw its reflection in the waters from the flooded bathroom, and Hermione used a mirror to look around corners after figuring things out. There was also a note about how spiders feared the Basilisk (which explained them fleeing Hogwarts) and the rooster's call being potentially fatal to it (which explained Hagrid's roosters having been mysteriously killed during the year). This summed up the year's events.

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The message written on the wall after Ginevra Weasley was taken into the Chamber of Secrets

On the note was also scribbled a single word, "pipes", which meant that the serpent moved around through the plumbing. Having solved the mystery, Harry and Ron decided to go to the staff room and report to the teachers. When they got there, they overheard the teachers talking about another attack that had occurred. Harry and Ron decided to hide to hear more details, and learning that Ginny had been kidnapped and the heir of Slytherin had left another message under the previous one: Harry and Ron also heard that Hogwarts would be closed the following day. The teachers then forced Lockhart to deal with the monster, as he had been claiming that he could handle whatever was responsible for the attacks, irritating the rest of the staff to no end. Looking very crestfallen, he left for his room.

Discovery in the bathroom
Moaning Myrtle: "I died in this very stall. I remember it so well... The door was locked, and I was crying, and then I heard somebody come in. They said something funny. A different language, I think it must have been. Anyway, what really got me was that it was a boy speaking. So I unlocked the door, to tell him to go and use his own toilet, and then — I died."
Harry: "How?"
Moaning Myrtle: "No idea. I just remember seeing a pair of great, big, yellow eyes."
— Myrtle's death after she met the deadly gaze of Slytherin's Basilisk[src]

That night, Harry and Ron felt utterly useless and helpless, until it occurred to Harry that if the serpent used the plumbing to get around and the last time the chamber was opened a girl died, then the chamber entrance must be in the bathroom that Myrtle Warren haunted. Harry and Ron decided that if Lockhart was going to deal with the monster, they might as well tell him what they knew. They went to his room, only to find him frantically packing, having decided to run away. When questioned on why such a talented wizard as himself was leaving, Lockhart admitted that he was a fraud and that he put Memory Charms on the people who really did the things that he claimed to have done in his books.

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Harry, Ron, and Lockhart discovering the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets

He then attempted to put a memory charm on Harry and Ron as well. They managed to disarm him and under wand threats took him to Myrtle Warren's bathroom. Harry then asked Moaning Myrtle about her death, which she happily explained. She stated that the last thing she saw was a pair of enormous eyes by one of the sinks. This sink incidentally had a tap that had never worked. Harry came to the conclusion that the tap can only be opened by the use of Parseltongue. He found a snake carved on the tap and then opened the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.

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The entrance into the main section of the chamber

Harry, Ron, and Lockhart slid down a large pipe and found themselves in maze-like tunnels far under the school. Down there, they encountered a snake skin left by the Basilisk. Just then, Lockhart feigned fainting and stole Ron's wand. Victoriously proclaiming that he would erase Harry and Ron's memories and tell everybody that they lost their sanity at the sight of Ginny's mangled body, Lockhart attempted a spell. Ron's broken wand caused the charm to backfire, erasing Lockhart's memory and causing a portion of the ceiling to cave in. This trapped Harry in the direction of the chamber and Ron in the direction of the castle. Ron had no choice but to stay behind and clear a path through the rocks while Harry continued in search of Ginny. Harry then encountered a wall with stone snakes on it, opened it by speaking Parseltongue, and entered the Chamber itself.

The Chamber of Secrets
Harry: "Why do you care how I escaped? Voldemort was after your time..."
Tom Riddle: "Voldemort is my past, present, and future, Harry Potter..."
— Tom Riddle revealing that he was in fact Lord Voldemort[src]
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Harry in the entrance chamber of the Chamber of Secrets

Inside, he found Ginny lying on the ground, pale and cold. He dropped his wand and ran to her, trying to get a response from her, but to no avail. He then saw Tom Riddle smiling at him and holding Harry's wand. Riddle explained his presence in the present by revealing that he was a memory, which had been preserved in his diary for fifty years.

He then explained what had happened. Riddle had opened the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago and planned to purge the school of Muggle-borns and half-bloods; however, when he learned that the school was going to close down due to the attacks and that Dumbledore (then the Transfiguration teacher) was keeping a closer and closer watch on him, he had no choice but to cease the attacks and frame Hagrid for doing it. Not wanting to waste all the years he had spent on figuring out where the Chamber was and how to get to it, he left behind a diary containing the memory of his sixteen-year-old self in hopes that it would, one day, fall into the hands of an unsuspecting victim who would help him finish his work.

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Harry and an unconscious Ginny in the main chamber, with Riddle watching

Ginny had been writing in the diary all year. Riddle had written back sympathetically and Ginny grew to confess her fears, hopes, and feelings to him. She essentially poured some of her soul into him, which was exactly what he wanted. He gradually grew more powerful and eventually managed to pour some of his soul back into her, possessing her and using her body to open the chamber and launch the new series of attacks.

However, Ginny eventually became suspicious of the diary and decided to get rid of it by flushing it down the toilet in Myrtle Warren's bathroom. This is when Harry found it. When Ginny saw Harry with the diary on Valentine's Day, she panicked and worried that Riddle had told all of her secrets to Harry, so she stole it back from Harry's dormitory. It began taking control of her again, but this time with the intention of killing Harry, so he had Ginny write her own farewell on the wall and come down to wait, luring Harry to the rescue and, consequently, his doom.

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I am Lord Voldemort

Riddle then asked how Harry managed to defeat the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort as a mere baby. Harry asks Riddle why he cares, as Voldemort existed after his time. Riddle replies that Voldemort was his "past, present and future." He then wrote his name in the air with Harry's wand: TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE. Riddle then waved the wand and the letters rearrange themselves into I AM LORD VOLDEMORT. Needless to say, this meant that Riddle grew up to become Lord Voldemort. Riddle then revealed he was, in fact, a half-blood, and his mother had named him Tom after his Muggle father and Marvolo after his wizard grandfather, a descendant of Salazar Slytherin. He scrambled his "filthy Muggle father's name" to create a new one, which he knew that people would fear when he became the most powerful wizard in the world.

Battling the Basilisk
"Let's match the power of Lord Voldemort, Heir of Salazar Slytherin, against the famous Harry Potter."
— Tom Riddle unleashing the Basilisk[src]

Harry retorted that he must be mistaken, because the greatest wizard in the world, as everybody knew, was not Voldemort, but Dumbledore. Even when Voldemort was at the peak of his power, he was afraid of Dumbledore, and now he was barely alive. Riddle angrily answered that Dumbledore had been driven out the castle by the mere memory of him. Harry yelled that Dumbledore was not as gone as Riddle seemed to believe. In this display of loyalty, he summoned Fawkes the phoenix to him, who also brought with him the Sorting Hat, both assets that Riddle deems extremely useless.

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Harry slaying Slytherin's Basilisk with the Sword of Gryffindor

Riddle then summoned the Basilisk and commanded it to kill Harry. However, Fawkes was not as defenceless as one might initially think, and pecked out the Basilisk's eyes, thus preventing its gaze from killing. The Basilisk could still smell Harry, however, and remained very dangerous; in desperation, Harry put on the Sorting Hat, wishing against hope for help. Instead of an answer, Harry had a heavy sword with a hilt embedded with rubies fall on his head from inside the hat. After several missed strikes from the blinded Basilisk, Harry plunged the sword into the roof of its mouth, killing it. However, one of its poisonous fangs sank into his arm, injecting a deadly poison. While Riddle gloated over his "win", Fawkes proceeded to cry on the wound and Harry was instantly cured.

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Harry stabbing Tom Riddle's diary with a Basilisk fang (unknowingly destroying one of Voldemort's Horcruxes)

Harry then stabbed the diary three times with the Basilisk fang to rid himself of Riddle, unknowingly destroying one of Voldemort's Horcruxes in the process. Riddle's manifestation exploded, therefore foiling his attempt to return to life. Ink began pouring out of the book and the memory of Riddle faded out of existence; Ginny immediately stirred and woke up, quite distraught. Harry and Ginny travelled back through the Chamber to find Ron and Lockhart, who had no idea of who or where he was.

Escaping the chamber
Ron Weasley: "He looks like he wants you to grab hold... But you're much too heavy for a bird to pull up there —"
Harry: "Fawkes isn't an ordinary bird."
— Harry and others escaping the chamber with the aid of Fawkes[src]

Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Lockhart grabbed onto Fawkes and flew out of the Chamber (another phoenix specialty). They returned to the castle to find Dumbledore, McGonagall, Arthur and Molly Weasley, who were delighted to see them alive. Harry worried that Ginny would get blamed for being the person behind the attacks, but to his great relief, Dumbledore rightly deduced that Voldemort was the culprit. After Ginny left to get a much-needed rest, Harry and Ron both received 200 house points each for Gryffindor and both got an Award for Special Services to the school. Dumbledore then gave Ron Hagrid's release paper for him to mail and then spoke with Harry alone.

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Harry and Dumbledore talking after Harry slayed the Basilisk in the chamber

Harry expressed his concern that he belonged in Slytherin. Dumbledore revealed that Voldemort transferred some of his powers to Harry when he gave him his scar, explaining his ability to speak Parseltongue. He asked Harry why he thought the Sorting Hat put him in Gryffindor if he had so many Slytherin qualities, and Harry admitted that the only reason it did was because he had asked it to. Dumbledore confirmed this and told Harry that "it is our choices, rather than our abilities, that reveal who we truly are". He also commended Harry for showing him real loyalty in the Chamber, for only that could have called Fawkes to his aid. He pointed out to the sword Harry had drawn out of the hat — Harry now noticed it had Godric Gryffindor's name on it. Dumbledore said that only a true Gryffindor would be able to draw it out.

Dobby's reward
Lucius Malfoy: "You lost me my servant!"
Dobby: "You shall not harm Harry Potter!"
— Dobby defending Harry after the latter freed him from servitude[src]

Lucius Malfoy barged into Dumbledore's office, outraged that Dumbledore had returned to the school after being dismissed. Dumbledore calmly responded that the governors had asked him to return once they heard that Arthur Weasley's daughter was attacked. They apparently had been blackmailed by Lucius to vote for Dumbledore's dismissal in the first place on pain of Lucius cursing their families. Dobby followed Lucius into the room, thus showing that his masters were the Malfoys.

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Harry freeing Dobby from his enslavement

Dumbledore and Malfoy had a calm and venomous interchange (respectively), during which Dumbledore and Harry (with the help of Dobby's unspoken hints) essentially exposed Lucius sneaking Riddle's diary (one of his illegal artefacts) into Ginny's school things during the fight with Arthur at Flourish and Blotts. This was supposed to frame Ginny for the attacks, with heavy implications on the Muggle Protection Act that Arthur Weasley had been suggesting. Malfoy dared Dumbledore to prove his accusation, and while the Headmaster has insufficient evidence to do that, he cautioned Malfoy against orchestrating further such plots.

Knowing that a master could release his house-elf by giving them some clothes, Harry tricked Malfoy into freeing Dobby by giving Malfoy one of his own socks, which he promptly threw away, and was caught by Dobby. After discovering Harry's trick, Malfoy attempted to kill Harry, only to be stopped by Dobby. Dobby thanked Harry dearly for freeing him and left. At the ending feast, Dumbledore announced his school treat of cancelling all final exams (much to Hermione's dismay) and that Lockhart would not return to Hogwarts.

Third year

Hermione Granger: "Sirius Black escaped to come after you? Oh, Harry... you'll have to be really, really careful. don't go looking for trouble, Harry..."
Harry: "I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me."
Ron Weasley: "How thick would Harry have to be, to go looking for a nutter who wants to kill him?"
— Harry, Ron and Hermione discussing Sirius Black's escape[src]
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Harry in his bedroom reading a Daily Prophet article

Harry's third year in 1993 started out almost as bad as the year prior, and gradually got depressing. Throughout the preceding summer, the Dursleys became fearful of his magical abilities getting exposed that they banned him from talking to the neighbours immediately after his return home to them. They even went as far as punishing him for giving their phone number to his friends, as evident to Harry getting reprimanded by Uncle Vernon when the latter received a call from Ron.

This, however, did not stop Harry from studying magic every night by sneaking his school supplies and hiding them in his room one night while Aunt Petunia and Dudley were out admiring Vernon's new company car. Furthermore, he had little contact with his friends nor any news from the wizarding world since the phone incident, but Hedwig was allowed out of her padlocked cage because the Dursleys could no longer take the noise she made in boredom.

On 31 July (Harry's thirteenth birthday), which might have made the Dursleys forget about his birthday, for they were too busy preparing for a visit from Aunt Marge. The sight of a copy of the Daily Prophet among the mail from Errol interested Harry, as it said that Ron had returned from a trip to Egypt to visit his oldest brother Bill Weasley (a Curse-Breaker of Gringotts) for which Arthur Weasley paid using seven hundred galleons he won in the Daily Prophet Grand Prize Galleon Draw. The article also showcased a picture of the Weasleys standing in front of a pyramid. It was there that Ron bought Harry the most fascinating present: a Sneakoscope, which was sold for tourists. He also received birthday presents from Hermione and Hagrid as well.

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An enraged Harry inflating Marge Dursley

When his Hogsmeade permission form was delivered, Harry was worried of the trouble he'll probably go through in order to persuade his aunt or uncle to sign it. They agreed to do so the next morning, but only if he behaved during Marge's visit. However, Marge began insulting the memory of Harry's mother at the dinner table three days later, describing her as a "bad egg" who ran off with a "scoundrel" and left the Dursleys with Harry as the "result in front of them". Harry lost his temper to this, inadvertently making Marge's wine glass explode.

The insults transitioned to his father on the final day of her visit, making him very upset to such extent that he ended up losing all control of his magic powers and accidentally inflated her with the Inflating Charm. Vernon ordered his nephew to put Marge back the way she was, but Harry said no and instead packed up his school things and left the house. He fled out of fear of being expelled from Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic, for using underage magic outside school, something he had already been warned about.

Later that night, Harry was picked up off the curb of Magnolia Crescent by the triple-decker wizard transport the Knight Bus, which was sent to drive him as two members of the Ministry's Accidental Magic Reversal Squad were dispatched to deflate and Obliviate Marge. During the ride to the Leaky Cauldron, the bus' conductor Stan Shunpike gave him a copy of the Daily Prophet with its front page story being about the Ministry's continuing struggle to recapture Sirius Black, a convicted Voldemort supporter who recently escaped from the wizard prison Azkaban (the first person ever to have done so) after spending twelve years there for the mass-murder of thirteen people with a single Blasting Curse.

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Minister Cornelius Fudge personally seeing that Harry was safe

They arrived at their destination to find a relieved-looking Cornelius Fudge waiting at the restaurant door to welcome Harry in for a meeting. To Harry's relief though, the Minister for Magic took no action against him since accidental uses of magic did not count as a violation to the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery, but described the choice of running away as very irresponsible despite it putting the Ministry in a right flap. As a generous measure, Fudge booked the young wizard a room in the Leaky Cauldron Inn for the rest of the summer, though this made something about Fudge's tone spike Harry's suspicion.

Stay at the Leaky Cauldron
Molly Weasley: "But no one's really sure that Black's after Harry."
Arthur Weasley: "The guards told Fudge that Blacks been talking in his sleep for a while now. Always the same words: 'He's at Hogwarts... he's at Hogwarts.' Black is deranged, Molly, and he wants Harry dead."
— Harry finding out that Sirius Black supposedly wanted him dead[src]

When finished with his exploration of Diagon Alley for school supplies three weeks later, Harry found Ron and Hermione looking all over for him at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour four days afterwards while the Weasleys were booking a room at the inn. They already heard of his inflation of Marge, and while Ron thought it funny, Hermione was amazed to learn that Harry was not expelled and wondered why Fudge really let him off the hook. Ron, however, was more concerned for his pet rat Scabbers, who was looking very ill since he was brought back from Egypt (possibly due to the stress of the trip), so he and Harry went over to the Magical Menagerie to buy a bottle of rat tonic for him.

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Crookshanks in Magical Menagerie right before being purchased by Hermione

While in Diagon Alley, Harry found it very interesting to learn from the saleswoman behind the counter that most rats have an expected life span of three years. He found this odd, since Scabbers originally belonged to Ron's older brother Percy Weasley. Thus Scabbers lived much longer than Ron could remember, at least 12 years. As Ron declined the Saleswoman's offer to buy a sleek black rat as a replacement, a half-Kneazle cat named Crookshanks tried to attack Scabbers, who scurried away to hide in a wastepaper bin outside Quality Quidditch Supplies with his owner and Harry following. Hermione spent the early birthday money from her parents to buy the tonic and Crookshanks, much to Ron's displeasure.

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Arthur Weasley warning Harry of the danger that he was possibly in

When the rat tonic was misplaced somewhere around the Leaky Cauldron salon later that night, Harry volunteered to search for it there while Ron was busy helping Percy search for his new Head Boy badge in their room at the inn. But the conversation which a worried Molly Weasley was having with her husband soon caught his attention, so Harry listened to what they were saying about Sirius Black's escape, and what connection it had to Harry himself. According to Mr Weasley, when Voldemort met his downfall, Black lost everything he hoped to gain, but to that day he remained a faithful servant to the Dark Lord's cause.

The Ministry feared that the killer's motive was to use Harry to return his master to full strength, as evident to the report from Fudge's inspection of Azkaban saying that Black was repeatedly muttering "He's at Hogwarts" in his sleep. This shook Harry a little to the realisation that Fudge let him go because he was relieved to see Harry all right after running away. Though he was convinced that Hogwarts was a a safe haven because of the presence of Albus Dumbledore, the senior Weasleys agreed that Black could break into the school if he could break out of his Azkaban.

Delay on the Hogwarts Express
"Standing in the doorway, illuminated by the shivering flames in Lupin's hand, was a cloaked figure that towered to the ceiling. Its face was completely hidden beneath its hood. Harry's eyes darted downward, and what he saw made his stomach contract... And then the thing beneath the hood, whatever it was, drew a long, slow, rattling breath, as though it were trying to suck something more than air from its surroundings. An intense cold swept over them all."
— Harry's first encounter with a guard of Azkaban[src]
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A Dementor entering the trio, Neville, and Ginny's compartment

When they got onto Platform 9¾, Mr Weasley moved Harry aside to tell him not to go looking for Black, but Harry claimed that he would never look for someone who wanted him killed. He, Ron, and Hermione found only one empty compartment on the Hogwarts Express, but had to share with a friend of Harry's parents, Remus Lupin, who was recently appointed Hogwarts' new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.

As Harry told his friends of what he heard about Black coming after him until, the train stopped almost halfway to Hogwarts, letting one of the Dementors (a gliding wraith capable of feeding on human happiness to cause depression and madness to anyone near it via mental energy draining) used as the Azkaban guards aboard to determine if Black himself was hiding on it. At some point Ginny and Neville entered the trio's compartment, as the presence of the Dementors frightened them. Lupin managed to drive the Dementor off with a disguised Patronus.

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A Dementor sucking all the happiness out of Harry

Only Harry and Ginny Weasley were the most affected by the creature (since he had the worst past involving the night Voldemort killed his parents, and she had the worst experience of being under the control of the sentient memory within Voldemort's old school diary the year before), and were about to fall victim to its fatal kiss when Lupin cast a Patronus Charm which drove it away. Harry fainted to the sound of his mother screaming, but recovered when Lupin gave him a piece of chocolate to feel better and sent a letter ahead to Professor Minerva McGonagall saying he was ill.

Elective classes
"There were, however, things that Harry needed to buy. He went to the Apothecary to replenish his store of potions ingredients, and as his school robes were now several inches too short in the arm and leg, he visited Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions and bought new ones. Most important of all, he had to buy his new schoolbooks, which would include those for his two new subjects, Care of Magical Creatures and Divination."
— Harry buying his third-year school supplies[src]
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Harry's first Divination lesson involving tea leaves

Lessons started the next day. Harry, Ron and Hermione headed to the North Tower for their first Divination lesson. They met Sybill Trelawney, who predicted future events using tea leaves. Harry saw a black dog in his tea cup, which Trelawney identified as the Grim, the omen of death.[92] This worried Harry, as he remembered the black dog he saw when he ran away. While in Transfiguration, Professor Minerva McGonagall assured Harry that Trelawney had predicted the deaths of a number of students, none of whom have died.[92]

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Harry's first Care of Magical Creatures lessons involving hippogriffs

For one, Hermione was taking nearly twice as many classes, including some taught at the same time. While Lupin's lessons were enjoyable, Hagrid's soon became dreary. In their Care of Magical Creatures lesson, Hagrid taught them about Hippogriffs. Although initially nervous, Harry successfully approached and rode a grey hippogriff named Buckbeak. During the first lesson, Draco Malfoy deliberately provoked the hippogriff into attacking him.[92]

This in turn cased Draco to tell his father of the provoked attack. Lucius Malfoy, then filed a complaint against Hagrid. Lucius filed this complaint with the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, more specifically the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. Meanwhile, tensions grew between Hermione and Ron over Crookshanks's continuing habit of trying to harm Scabbers.

Sirius Black's first break-in
"Oh yes, Professorhead, he got very angry when she wouldn't let him, you see. Nasty temper he's got, that Sirius Black."
Peeves to Professor Dumbledore regarding the Fat Lady[src]
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Lupin jumping in front of Harry's Boggart which had transformed into a Dementor

Harry learnt that Black had been sighted near Hogwarts. During a Potions lesson, Malfoy hinted that Black may be connected to Harry's past. In Defence Against the Dark Arts, Lupin taught the third-years about Boggarts, shape-shifters that took the shape of a person's worst fear. The class then took on the Boggart, forcing it to assume a shape they find amusing. When it came to Harry's turn he was sure the Boggart would turn into a Dementor but Lupin jumped in and repeled the Boggart for him.[93] Faced by Lupin, the Boggart took the shape of a bright glowing orb. Harry was disappointed that Lupin did not let him fight the Boggart, thinking that Lupin felt he was not up to the task.

In October, the Gryffindor Quidditch team practised hard for the upcoming Quidditch season, especially since this was their team captain Oliver Wood's final year at Hogwarts. Oliver believed that despite the misfortune which occurred during the previous two years their team should be able to win the Quidditch Cup before he graduates. Third-years were also visiting Hogsmeade on Hallowe'en, and only Harry was not allowed, because his uncle did not sign his permission form. Harry spent the day in Lupin's office, drinking tea with him. Lupin told him that he did not let Harry face the Boggart because he did not want the Boggart to become Lord Voldemort.[94] Shortly afterwards, Snape appeared with a mysterious potion for Lupin. Lupin claimed to simply have an illness, and that he was aided by the potion.

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Fat Lady portrait slashed by Sirius Black

A few hours later, Ron and Hermione returned from Hogsmeade. They reached the portrait of the Fat Lady and saw that it was slashed and that the Fat Lady was gone. Using his Animagus form, Sirius was able to enter the castle undetected. He made his way unseen all the way up to the entrance of Gryffindor Tower and changed back to his true form. However, The Fat Lady would not let him in without the password. Frustrated, Black slashed her portrait and fled. Peeves revealed Black to be the attacker, and that he had seen the Fat Lady fleeing through other portraits. Albus Dumbledore, Percy Weasley, and Argus Filch then went to locate her.[94]

Maurader's Map
George Weasley: "This, Harry, is the secret of our success."
Fred Weasley: "It's a wrench, giving it to you, but we decided last night, your need's greater than ours."
George Weasley: "Anyway, we know it off by heart. We bequeath it to you. We don't really need it anymore."
Harry: "And what do I need with a bit of old parchment?"
Fred Weasley: "A bit of old parchment! Explain, George."
— Harry being given the Marauder's Map[src]
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Fred and George give Harry the Marauder's Map

During the last weekend before the holidays, while the eligible students visited Hogsmeade, Harry was yet again not able to go. To bring some Christmas cheer to Harry, Fred and George revealed that they knew secret passages in and out of Hogwarts. They gave Harry the Marauder's Map as a Christmas present and instructed him on how to use it. It showed Hogwarts' secret passages, corridors, classrooms, offices, common rooms, etc., as well as every person's location within the castle and the grounds.[81]

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Harry using the map to sneak off to Hogsmeade

Harry used the Marauder's Map to sneak into Hogsmeade. He then met Ron and Hermione in Honeydukes, where they were discussing what kind of sweets to get Harry. They visited the Three Broomsticks, a pub run by Madam Rosmerta. When Cornelius Fudge, Minerva McGonagall, Filius Flitwick, and Rubeus Hagrid arrived, Harry hide underneath their table to avoid being seen. Harry used a tunnel to sneak into Hogsmeade village.

While sneaking back into the school, he overheard a disturbing conversation that had a severe impact on his mental state.[81] Sirius Black was his parents' best friend, and was his godfather and legal guardian. Black was the Potters' Secret Keeper and he allegedly divulged the Potters' secret whereabouts to Lord Voldemort and murdered their friend Peter Pettigrew, as well as twelve Muggle bystanders. Peter left a finger to prove that he had been killed with the twelve Muggles.[81]

The Firebolt
"It was a Firebolt, identical to the dream broom Harry had gone to see every day in Diagon Alley. Its handle glittered as he picked it up. He could feel it vibrating and let go; it hung in midair, unsupported, at exactly the right height for him to mount it. His eyes moved from the golden registration number at the top of the handle, right down to the perfectly smooth, streamlined birch twigs that made up the tail."
— Harry receiving a Firebolt for Christmas from Sirius Black[src]
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Harry receiving a Firebolt for Christmas that was shortly confiscated by McGonagall

After several Dementors approached Harry during a Quidditch match, causing him to faint and fall off his broomstick. Albus Dumbledore stopped Harry's fall, but his Nimbus 2000 flew into the Whomping Willow and was destroyed, much to Harry's dismay. At Christmas, Harry received a new, superb Firebolt broomstick, although Hermione suspected Black was the anonymous donor. She reported it to Professor Minerva McGonagall, who confiscated the broom for testing.[95]

Harry and Ron were furious with Hermione and they stopped speaking to her. When the broom was returned some months later, the two boys tried to make up with her, but it went wrong when Ron discovered Scabbers was missing. Ron blamed Crookshanks because he found cat hairs and blood on his dormitory floor. The perceived loss of Scabbers upset Ron greatly, the twins and Harry were unable to cheer Ron up.[96]

The Patronus
Remus Lupin: "So... The spell I am going to try and teach you is highly advanced magic, Harry — well beyond Ordinary Wizarding Level. It is called the Patronus Charm."
Harry Potter: "How does it work?"
Remus Lupin: "Well, when it works correctly, It conjures up a Patronus, which is a kind of anti-Dementor — a guardian that acts as a shield between you and the Dementor. The Patronus is a kind of positive force, a projection of the very things that the Dementor feeds upon — hope, happiness, the desire to survive — but it cannot feel despair, as real humans can, so the Dementors can't hurt it. But I must warn you, Harry, that the charm might be too advanced for you. Many qualified wizards have difficulty with it."
— Remus Lupin explaining the Patronus Charm[src]
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Lupin and Harry's anti-Dementor lessons, during which Harry produced an incorporeal Patronus

Harry started his lessons with Lupin. Lupin told Harry that the spell to drive off Dementors is called the Patronus Charm. Lupin then instructed him in how to cast one, and lets him practise on a Boggart. Harry failed to produce a Patronus at first. This, however, was to be expected; the Patronus Charm was well beyond O.W.L. standard. During his first lesson, Harry learned that Lupin was a friend of his father James during their days at Hogwarts, and that he knew Sirius Black as well.[96]

By February, Harry had became quite good at producing a Patronus after a few lessons, but did not master it entirely. At the end of a lesson, Lupin explained the concept of a Dementor's Kiss and revealed that it would be Black's punishment, as an article in the Daily Prophet confirmed that the Ministry gave the Dementors permission to use the Kiss on Black when they find him. While thinking about the horror of the punishment, Harry ran into McGonagall on his way back to Gryffindor Tower. McGonagall gave Harry back the Firebolt, which had been proven not to be jinxed, and suggested that he practise with it before the match.[96]

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Harry letting Ron ride his Firebolt around the Quidditch pitch

Harry met up with Ron and they decided to go make up with Hermione. Outside Gryffindor Tower, they bumped into Neville who was in trouble because he lost a list. After the pair let him in, Neville told Harry and Ron that he made a list of the passwords for Gryffindor Tower because Sir Cadogan was still changing them twice a day but somehow they got lost. Harry attempted to patch things up with Hermione but Scabbers disappeared after they arrived at Gryffindor Tower, ruining any chance for Ron and Hermione's reconciliation.[96]

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Harry winning the Quidditch Cup for Gryffindor

As March arrived, a new Quidditch match approached: Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw. Harry spent the last practice session before the match getting used to his Firebolt. During the game, just as Harry was about to catch the Snitch, fourth-year Seeker Cho Chang screamed. Harry looked around and saw three Dementors in the stands. He reacted instantly, sending a full-fledged Patronus at the Dementors. Harry caught the Snitch before Cho Chang, which led to Gryffindor winning the match. Gryffindor would later play Slytherin and win the Quidditch Cup.[97]

Cat, rat, and dog
Sirius Black: "Going to kill me, Harry?"
Harry Potter: "You killed my parents."
Sirius Black: "I don't deny it... But if you knew the whole story."
— The trio confronting Sirius Black inside the Shrieking Shack[src]

After Harry completed his Divination exam, Professor Trelawney entered a trance and predicted that the Dark Lord's servant would return to him that night. Harry and Ron finally made peace with Hermione, but the trio soon learned that Buckbeak would be executed. When they visited Hagrid to console him, Scabbers appeared, and Ron picked him up. Cornelius Fudge, Albus Dumbledore and the executioner were making their way to Hagrid's hut, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione made their way out the back door.

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Sirius Black capturing Ron and dragging him to the Whomping Willow

As they were walking up the path, they thought they heard Buckbeak executed, when all of a sudden, Scabbers bit Ron, and Ron chased him to the Whomping Willow. A large dog attacked Ron and dragged him and Scabbers into a hole at the tree's base. Harry and Hermione followed, finding a tunnel leading to the Shrieking Shack. Inside, Harry confronted Sirius Black, who, as an unregistered, and therefore illegal, Animagus, could transform into an animal at will.

The Prisoner of Azkaban
"The Dark Lord lies alone and friendless, abandoned by his followers. His servant has been chained these twelve years. Tonight, before midnight... the servant will break free and set out to rejoin his master. The Dark Lord will rise again with his servant's aid, greater and more terrible than ever he was. Tonight... before midnight... the servant... will set out... to rejoin... his master."
— Professor Trelawney's second prediction[src]
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The trio encountering Sirius Black in the Shrieking Shack

Lupin, who spotted the group on the Marauder's Map, suddenly burst in and embraced his old friend Black. Harry, Ron and Hermione refused to believe that Pettigrew was alive, pointing out that he was murdered by Black. Black denied this, and Lupin convinced him to tell Harry the truth of what happened. Lupin told the story about his time at Hogwarts; he had been bitten as a child, and Dumbledore took precautions for his stay at Hogwarts, having the Shrieking Shack and the passage leading to it built to provide Lupin with a safe place to transform.The Whomping Willow was planted on the entrance to the tunnel to prevent anyone from running into the transformed Lupin. The rumours that the Hogsmeade residents started about the Shack being haunted by violent ghosts were allowed to spread to keep people from guessing that it was actually a werewolf making those sounds.[98]

Eventually, Lupin's friends, Sirius, Pettigrew and James Potter, discovered Lupin's secret, and became Animagi to support him. Sirius became a dog to keep Lupin under control with James, and Pettigrew became a rat so he could disable the Willow by scurrying under its branches and touching a certain spot on its trunk. Lupin admitted that he has not told Dumbledore about Sirius being an Animagus, as it would have meant admitting that he had betrayed his trust and led three students into illegally becoming Animagi. He also revealed the reason for Snape's animosity towards him during the year: during their days at school, Sirius had played a near-fatal trick on Snape involving Lupin in his transformed form but James saved him. Snape thought both of them were involved with Sirius' trick. Just then, Snape arrived using Harry's Invisibility Cloak, which he had left at the foot of the Whomping Willow.[98]

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Sirius and Lupin forcing Pettigrew back into human form

Snape was knocked out by Harry, Ron and, Hermione who all tried to disarm Snape at the same time. Harry was sceptical, until Black and Lupin forced Pettigrew back into his human form. This came as a huge shock to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. It was especially shocking to Ron, as Scabbers had been his pet for the last three years and had slept in their dormitory. Black then explained he discovered that Pettigrew was still alive and escaped Azkaban to seek revenge, as well as to make sure that Pettigrew could not harm Harry. Harry stopped Black and Lupin from murdering Pettigrew, believing that his father would not have wanted his two best friends to become killers.[77]

Saving the innocent
"f you succeed tonight, more than one innocent life may be spared."
— Dumbledore's parting words to Harry and Hermione[src]

As the group headed back to the castle, the full moon rose, causing Lupin to turn into a werewolf. During the ensuing commotion, Pettigrew escaped, while Sirius turned into his dog form to protect the others from Lupin. Lupin fled, leaving Black badly injured. As Dementors moved in to attack Black, Harry saw a mysterious figure in the distance cast a powerful stag-shaped Patronus, scattering the vicious creatures. Harry became convinced it was his father, or at least his father's spirit, who produced the Patronus. Black was then captured and taken to the castle where the Dementors intended to suck out his soul.

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Harry and Hermione using the Time-Turner in order to save Buckbeak and Sirius Black

Hermione revealed to Harry that she was entrusted with a time-travelling device, called a Time-Turner, which was how she was able to attend so many classes. Prompted by Dumbledore, she and Harry travelled three hours into the past, watching themselves go through the night's previous events. They freed Buckbeak and returned to the Whomping Willow. As the Dementors were about to attack the "other" Harry and Sirius, Harry realised that the mysterious figure he saw earlier was actually himself. He cast the powerful Patronus that repelled the dementors. Harry and Hermione freed Black, who escaped on Buckbeak, as they rushed back to where they were before. As they saw Dumbledore exiting the hospital wing, they completed their journey.

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Harry and Hermione rescuing Sirius and Buckbeak

After Sirius was revealed to have once again escaped, Severus Snape burst into the hospital wing and blamed Harry, but left when he was unable to convince anyone without any proof. Fudge said he would remove the Dementors because they tried to perform their kiss on Harry. Draco Malfoy was furious that Buckbeak escaped, while Hagrid was ecstatic. Professor Lupin resigned after Snape "accidentally" revealed that he was a werewolf. Harry the previous nights events Harry visited Lupin in his office, during which the map was returned to him.

When Harry told Dumbledore about Professor Trelawney's prophecy, Dumbledore encouraged him to not feel guilty about letting Pettigrew live. On the train back, Harry received a letter from Sirius, telling him that he sent him the Firebolt, and included a letter giving Harry permission to visit Hogsmeade. The letter was delivered by a small minute owl, which Sirius gives to Ron as a replacement for Scabbers. The owl was later named Pigwidgeon by Ginny.

Fourth year

"You have shown bravery beyond anything I could have expected of you."
— Dumbledore regarding Harry's ecape from Voldemort[src]
Journey to the Quidditch World Cup

Harry woke up from a nightmare at the Dursleys' house on Privet Drive. He experienced a vivid dream, regarding Muggle Frank Bryce. Bryce had learned of Voldemort's plans to reward Pettigrew for his help in capturing Bertha Jorkins. Jorkins was a Ministry employee, who Voldemort extracted information from before murdering. Frank was eventually discovered by Voldemort's snake Nagini. The Dark Lord, unhappy that the elderly gardener was spying on him, cast the Killing Curse, ending the elderly gardener's life. After which Harry woke up with his scar hurting and considered writing to his friends and even Dumbledore, but eventually decided to write a letter to Sirius. He did not mention the dream, just that his scar was hurting and planned to send the letter once Hedwig returned.

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Harry and others watching Bill and Charlie joust with tables at The Burrow

The next day, a letter from Mrs Weasley addressed to the Dursleys arrived and she asked if Harry could join Hermione and the Weasley family to go to the Quidditch World Cup final between Ireland and Bulgaria. The letter upset Vernon and he intentionally said no, but one mention of Sirius Black was enough to convince him to let Harry go. Harry immediately wrote back to Ron and on Sunday afternoon, the Weasleys attempted to use Floo powder to access the Dursley household. They did this unaware that the Dursleys had an electric fireplace, which resulted in Mr Weasley destroying half the sitting room. One of the twins purposely dropped a Ton-Tongue Toffee as a means of product testing, which Dudley ate. Things only got worse form that point forward and resulted in Vernon throwing figurines at Mr Weasley.

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Harry attends the 1994 Quidditch World Cup with Herrmione and the Weasleys

On 25 August, 1994 Harry, the Weasley family (besides Mrs Weasley), and Hermione Granger attended the Quidditch World Cup. At Stoatshead Hill, Cedric Diggory and his father, Amos joined them. Once at the camp grounds, they met Ludo Bagman, Barty Crouch Snr with his house-elf Winky, and many other Hogwarts students and their families, including: Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, Oliver Wood, and Draco Malfoy. They were able to see the match between the Irish and Bulgarian national teams up close, because Harry, the Weasleys, and Hermione had seats in the Top Box, thanks to a favour Mr Weasley had done for Ludo Bagman. It was during this World Cup that Harry learned of the existence of foreign wizarding schools, something he had not given any thought to before the cup.

Reappearance of the Dark Mark
Harry: "Death Eaters? What are Death Eaters?"
Bill Weasley: "It's what You-Know-Who's supporters called themselves. I think we saw what's left of them tonight..."
— Discussion of the mysterious crowd[src]
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Death Eaters causing a riot, attacking the Muggle Roberts family

The night after the match, while the Irish team's supporters were still celebrating, a group of black-cloaked, hooded figures held terrifying celebrations of their own by suspending the Muggle camp site manager and his family in air like twisted marionettes done via Levicorpus. They also proceeded to pillage and destroy everything in sight. On Mr Weasley's orders, Harry fled into the woods near the camp site, along with Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny. The group was separated in the woods and the trio were on their own. In the chaos Harry had lost his wand, he speculated that it most have fallen out of his pocket at some point. The trio ran into Draco Malfoy in the woods, and he all but told them that his father was among the cloaked wizards. Malfoy also gave a nasty bit of advice to the trio regarding Hermione's blood status, saying that she would be safer out of the hooded figures' sight.

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The reappearance of the Dark Mark at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup

Later, Harry learned that Barty Crouch Jnr had stolen his wand from his pocket. While in a clearing in the woods, Harry, Ron, and Hermione heard someone shout the incantation Morsmordre, casting the Dark Mark — a green skull with a snake protruding from its mouth like a tongue — into the sky. Although Harry did not immediately recognise its significance, he soon learned that the Dark Mark had evil implications. Then, Barty Crouch Snr, Amos Diggory, and other Ministry of Magic employees Apparated into the clearing and began to question Harry, Ron, and Hermione about the Dark Mark. After Harry mentioned he had heard another voice conjure the Dark Mark, the Ministry employees searched the area and found the house-elf Winky unconscious in the bushes. Since Harry's wand was found in Winky's hand, Mr Crouch fired her for bringing shame to his family.

"Mad-Eye" Moody
"Not pleasant. And there's no counter-curse. There's no blocking it. Only one known person has ever survived it, and he's sitting right in front of me"
— Harry was the only known survivor of the Killing Curse[src]

At the Hogwarts start-of-term feast, Professor Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament, a recently revived inter-school competition in which the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and the Durmstrang Institute would also participate. New rules stated that only students seventeen and older could compete, for safety reasons. Also, during the start of term feast, Dumbledore introduced "Mad-Eye" Moody, an ex-Auror, as the newly appointed Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. This news was greeted with a mixture of responses, as Moody was known to be a great Auror, a little crazy, and to have a magical eye, earning him the nickname "Mad-Eye" Moody.

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A Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson on the Unforgivable Curses

During the first lesson with Moody on a Thursday, he reveals tht he will only be staying for the year and decides to show the fourth-year Gryffindors the Unforgivable Curses. Despite some fear amongst the students (especially Neville, who needs comfort from both the trio and Moody after the lesson; Moody later lends Neville a Herbology book to cheer him up), Moody shows the entire class the three curses using spiders as his test subjects: the Imperius Curse, Cruciatus Curse, and Killing Curse . He also reveals the the use of these spells gain the user a one way ticket to Azkaban.

The Goblet of Fire
Harry: "I didn't put my name in that Goblet!"
Ron Weasley: "Yeah, okay."
— Ron and the student body were sceptical of Harry[src]
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The Goblet of Fire selecting Harry as the unexpected fourth champion

Around Hallowe'en, the students from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute arrived at the school. The arrival of famous international Quidditch Star Viktor Krum caused a lot of excitement, particularly among girls. Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, and Cedric Diggory were all chosen to represent their respective schools in this tournament. However, Harry was mysteriously chosen as a fourth competitor. This came as a shock for all those present, due to the fact that he was under-age and that he never entered his name into the Goblet of Fire during the selection process. Many people (even Ron and fellow Gryffindors) did not believe Harry's story. They thought this to be nothing but another attempt to gain even more fame and eternal glory. This caused extreme tension between the two friends and they did not speak again for a long time. Ron started spending more time with Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan.

Hermione on the other hand "accepted his story without question" and explains the reason behind Ron's recent actions toward Harry, stating that it steams from jealousy. She later assisted Harry in preparing for the Tournament by teaching him useful spells, such as the Summoning Charm. Harry used this charm in the first task of the Tournament. The champions were to face three dangerous challenges on their way to the Triwizard Cup. These challenges were in correspondence to the four elements.

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Rita Skeeter interviewing Harry during the wand weighing ceremony

A few days after his name unexpectedly came out of the Goblet, Harry attended the wand weighing ceremony, where his wand was inspected. After examining the other champion's wands, Ollivander examines Harry's and deems it in perfect condition. After the champions and judges go through a long photoshoot, Harry goes to dinner and then returns to Gryffindor Tower. Once in the tower Ron tells him that he has an owl and that their detention starts later. The letter is from Sirius telling Harry he will contact him on 22 November at 1:00 a.m. Harry must be alone at the fireplace in the Gryffindor common room at that time. There the notorious Daily Prophet reporter Rita Skeeter asked him many leading questions, took everything he said out of context, and wrote a ludicrous article about him and Hermione.

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The result of Draco and Harry's duel outside of Potions class, after having teased Harry

This article was titled "HARRY POTTER'S SECRET HEARTACHE". The piece claimed that Hermione was Harry's girlfriend and that she was toying him around by seeking the affections of Viktor Krum, who himself was very much smitten with her. Harry faced even more turmoil during this time, as the majority of the student body was making everyday life difficult for him. Hufflepuff believed that Harry was stealing spotlight from their house and Draco Malfoy was doing everything in his power to make Harry even more miserable. He accomplished this by making and mass producing "POTTER STINKS" badges, which many students proceeded to wear around. Malfoy had also taking to commenting and reading aloud Rita Skeeter's articles every chance he got, making Harry very uncomfortable.

The First Task
Ludo Bagman: "Look at that! Will you look at that! Our youngest champion is quickest to get his egg! Well, this is going to shorten the odds on Mr Potter!"
Minerva McGonagall: "That was excellent, Potter!"
— Harry taking the lead in the Tournament after the First Task[src]

In the first task, each champion needed to get past a dragon in order to collect a golden egg. Harry received help from Hagrid, who showed the dragons to him and Madam Maxime. Realising that every champion but Cedric had found out about the dragons, Harry told Cedric about the first task. He did this as a way of levelling the playing field. The newly appointed Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Alastor Moody, witnessed Harry telling Cedric but did not report him. Instead he advised Harry to play to his strengths, hinting that he should use his flying ability to get the golden egg.

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Harry facing a Hungarian Horntail in the first task of the Triwizard Tournament

Four different dragons were chosen for each of the champions to face. On 24 November, Fleur ended up with the Common Welsh Green, Cedric with the Swedish Short-Snout, Viktor Krum with the Chinese Fireball, and Harry faced the Hungarian Horntail (the most dangerous of the four). Harry used a Summoning Charm to bring him his Firebolt and dodged the Hungarian Horntail to get the golden egg. Harry escaped the dangerous task with a mild cut to the arm, due to being grazed by one of the Horntail's spikes.

Harry proved to be the fastest when it came to capturing his egg, which earned him a compliment from Professor McGonagall. He and Viktor Krum tied for first at the end of the task. After seeing how dangerous the task was, Ron decided that Harry did not put his own name in the Goblet. He also came to the conclusion that someone was trying to kill Harry and made amends with him after months of not speaking. Harry was so relieved that Ron had come to his senses that he instantly forgave him.

Yule Ball
Harry: "Dance partners? I don't dance."
Minerva McGonagall: "Oh yes, you do. That's what I'm telling you. Traditionally, the champions and their partners open the ball."
— The unexpected task of finding a date[src]

Between the first and second tasks, the Yule Ball, a Triwizard Tournament tradition took place on Christmas. Ron, dismayed to discover that Viktor Krum had asked Hermione to go with him, called her out for "consorting with the enemy", though he and Hermione acted as if they had not fought the following day. Harry asked his long-time crush Cho Chang to attend the Yule Ball with him, but was disappointed to learn that she had already accepted an invitation from Cedric Diggory, a fellow champion. Harry and Ron ended up attending with Parvati and Padma Patil, respectively.

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Harry and Parvati dancing at the Yule Ball on Christmas Day

While at the ball both Harry and Ron ended up neglecting their dates. Harry watched Cho with Cedric and Ron was overcome with jealousy for Viktor Krum, who danced with Hermione. After the Yule Ball, Rita Skeeter struck again. She had overheard Hagrid telling Madame Maxime about his family and his heritage. She then wrote an article exposing Hagrid as a half-giant, and he was so ashamed that he stopped teaching and stopped coming to meals in the Great Hall. Dumbledore tried to bring him around by visiting his hut, but to no avail. Only after Harry, Ron, and Hermione proved that they still liked and that it did not matter to them that he was half-giant did he finally return to his post.

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Harry in the prefect's bathroom working out the clue of the golden egg

To prepare for the second task, Harry was told that he had to open the egg he had won from the dragon, but every time he did, it let out a horrifying screech. His rescue from that particular problem came when Cedric Diggory paid him back with the information that he would figure it out if he were to "mull things over in the hot water" with the egg. Harry reluctantly followed this advice and decided to take a bath in the prefects' bathroom. He had an uncomfortable exchange with Moaning Myrtle, and on the way back to the common room, he ran into Professors Snape and Moody. The latter informed Harry of Barty Crouch Snr's obsession with catching Dark wizards.

The Second Task
"Harry Potter used Gillyweed to great effect. He returned last, and well outside the time limit of an hour. However, the Merchieftainess informs us that Mr Potter was first to reach the hostages, and that the delay in his return was due to his determination to return all hostages to safety, not merely his own. Most of the judges feel that this shows moral fibre and merits full marks."
— Harry's performance in the Second Task[src]
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Harry meeting the Merpeople colony in the Black Lake during the second task

Harry learned that the second task was going into the Black Lake to rescue "the thing they would miss most" from the merpeople. Harry's new problem was how he was going to survive underwater for an hour. He got his answer in the form of gillyweed from Dobby, who had come to work at Hogwarts. The second task took place on 24 February. Harry was able to save Ron, but when he reached him he was shocked to find Hermione, Cho, and Gabrielle Delacour (Fleur's sister), there as well. After the other hostages were rescued, Harry hung around and saved Gabrielle, as well as Ron. The judges were then informed that Harry reached to hostages first. He was outside the hour that had been allotted, although doing so earned him extra points for "moral fibre". After the second task had finished, Harry and Cedric were tied for first, Viktor was in second, and Fleur was in last place.

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The trio visiting Sirius in the cave in which he was hiding

After Harry was mysteriously entered in the Triwizard Tournament, Sirius hid in a cave near Hogsmeade, where Harry, Ron, and Hermione occasionally visited him, and provided mostly moral support to Harry during this time. Sirius warned him about Igor Karkaroff, the Durmstrang headmaster, telling Harry that Karkaroff used to be a Death Eater and that he gave up a considerable number of names in exchange for his freedom. Harry told Sirius about seeing the name "Bartemius Crouch" appear on the Marauder's Map when he was working on the second clue. Sirius admitted that it was fishy, but told Harry to focus on the task at hand and leave the mystery surrounding Crouch to others.

A month before the final task, the Champions were shown the beginnings of the challenge. Harry and Cedric both expressed horror at the sight of the Quidditch pitch being turned into the hedge maze, put were quickly reassured by Bagman that it would be put right after the Tournament. They were told the third and final task was going into a maze filled with obstacles to find the Triwizard Cup. On the way back to the castle, Krum took Harry aside to ask him something. Thinking that this was something important, Harry went with him.

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Hermione receiving hate mail from in response to Skeeter's article about her and Harry

Krum then asked Harry about his relationship with Hermione, in whom Krum was deeply interested. Harry told him that there was nothing between him and Hermione and that she was just a friend. He also told Krum not to believe anything Rita Skeeter, who had recently written in Witch Weekly that there was a Harry-Hermione-Krum love triangle, wrote about him. This supposed love triangle also led to Hermione receiving numerous amounts of hate mail. At that moment, Barty Crouch Snr appeared in the forest disoriented and asking for Dumbledore. He disappeared when Harry went to fetch Dumbledore.

The Dream and the Pensieve
Albus Dumbledore: "I have a theory, no more than that... It is my belief that your scar hurts both when Lord Voldemort is near you, and when he is feeling a particularity strong surge of hatred."
Harry: "But... why?"
Albus Dumbledore: "Because you and he are connected by the curse that failed. That is no ordinary scar."
— The reason behind Harry's vivid dreams[src]
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Harry preparing to enter Dumbledore's Pensieve without permission

During a Divination lesson, Harry passed out and had a vision of Voldemort being informed of someone's death and him torturing Wormtail for failing to prevent someone from escaping. Harry awoke with his scar badly hurting and pretended he needed to go to the hospital wing, he actually went to see Dumbledore. Once in the headmaster's office, Harry overheard an argument between Dumbledore, Moody, and Cornelius Fudge, regarding the Barty Crouch situation: Fudge refused to believe the words that Crouch said about Bertha Jorkins being dead and, while debating what had happened to Crouch, Fudge suggested that Madame Maxime was the likely culprit given her half-giant physiology. Dumbledore then accused the Minister of acting on personal prejudice, which he ignored due to Dumbledore's friendship with Hagrid. Moody interrupted the debate to explain that Harry had arrived.

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Harry witnessing the trial of the Lestranges and Barty Crouch Jnr through the pensieve

Harry was left alone in the office after Dumbledore, Fudge, and Moody left to examine the school grounds. While looking around, Harry noticed Dumbledore's Pensieve. Through curiosity, Harry peered in and ended up looking into three of Dumbledore's memories, from the days immediately after the end of the First Wizarding War. The first was the trial of Igor Karkaroff, in which he renounced his support of the Death Eaters and gave the names of existing Death Eaters, including Snape. Dumbledore (in the memory) stated that Snape had defected the Death Eaters and was a spy against Voldemort and no longer a threat.

The second memory showed the trial of Ludo Bagman, who was accused of passing information to Voldemort, but his popularity quickly cleared him. The third was the trial of the Lestranges (Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan) and Crouch's son, for the use of the Cruciatus Curse on Alice and Frank Longbottom. Crouch sentenced them all to a lifetime in Azkaban.

The Third Task
"Harry was practising hexes at every available moment. He felt more confident about this task than either of the others. Difficult and dangerous though it would undoubtedly be, Moody was right: Harry had managed to find his way past monstrous creatures and enchanted barriers before now, and this time he had some notice, some chance to prepare himself for what lay ahead."
— Preparation for the Third Task[src]

To prepare for the final task, Harry, Ron, and Hermione used vacant classrooms to practise spells and jinxes. In Divination class between two of these study periods, Harry dozed off dreaming about Voldemort and left the classroom in a disturbing fashion. Rita Skeeter had witnessed this event and she wrote, on 24 June, 1995, the day of the final task, that Harry was "disturbed and dangerous". This did nothing to boost Harry's morale, but when he spent the day with Bill and Molly Weasley, they cheered him up. They also came to watch the final task as his substitute family.[47]

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Harry in the hedge maze with an Imperiused Viktor Krum

Harry successfully navigated the maze with the aid of the Four-Point Spell. He got past both a Blast-Ended-Skrewt and a Boggart disguised as a Dementor. Along the way, he heard Fleur scream. Harry rescued Cedric, who had been attacked by an bewitched Krum; Harry managed to stun Krum and send out a signal for Krum to be rescued before he and Cedric moved on. Harry managed to pass a sphinx.[47]

During this final event, Harry saved Cedric from an Acromantula and Cedric being grateful offered Harry the cup. Both Hogwarts champions then showed supreme sportsmanship and cooperation despite the tension brought on by the maze. They agreed to touch the Triwizard Cup simultaneously, as it would be a Hogwarts victory either way, which would result in tie for first place. Harry and Cedric were unaware that the cup was actually a portkey and were transported to the graveyard in Little Hangleton.[47]

Rebirth of Lord Voldemort
"He knew one thing only, and it was beyond fear or reason: He was not going to die crouching here like a child playing hide-and-seek; he was not going to die kneeling at Voldemort's feet... he was going to die upright like his father, and he was going to die trying to defend himself, even if no defence was possible...."
— Harry standing his ground against Voldemort[src]
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Cedric's murder at the hands of Peter Pettigrew and Lord Voldemort

This graveyard was the Riddle family's final resting place, where Lord Voldemort was waiting. Just as Harry and Cedric are trying to figure out what happened, someone appears and Harry's scar begins hurting again. Acting on Voldemort's orders, his servant Wormtail murdered Cedric with the Killing Curse. Harry saw a flash of green light and heard Cedric's body hit the graveyard's ground with a thud. Harry is then dragged to a large marble tombstone, with the name Tom Riddle engraved upon were he is bound. From there he was forced to witness a ritual in which Pettigrew used some of Harry's blood to restore Voldemort's body. The Death Eaters were summoned to the cemetery.

After his Death Eaters arrived, Voldemort spends time criticising them for failing to seek him out during these last thirteen years, even though they knew that he had found a way to escape mortal death. He then rewards Wormtail for aiding with his rebirth by creating a new silver hand for him. The Dark Lord identifies more Death Eaters and reveals that this servant who is at Hogwarts has ensured that Harry would win the tournament and be brought to the graveyard. Voldemort then frees the injured and weakened Harry and orders him to face him in a duel, wishing to prove who among the two is stronger in front of his minions now that there is no one around to protect Harry.

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Harry duelling Voldemort in a battle of wills, triggering the effect of Priori Incantatem

When Harry refused to observe the formalities of a wizard's duel, Voldemort used the Imperius Curse to force Harry to bow to him. Voldemort then tortured him by subjecting him to the Cruciatus Curse and attempted to use the Imperius Curse again, but Harry was able to resist it the second time. When it didn't work he tried to murder Harry using the Killing Curse. Harry fired back with the Disarming Charm. The nature of their wands' mystical connection caused their magical streams to interlock, which created an effect called Priori Incantatem (the reverse spell effect). Harry and Voldemort then engaged in a battle of will. After Harry was momentarily shielded by the echoes of Lord Voldemort's previous victims, including Harry's parents and Cedric. Cedric's echo asked Harry to return his body to his parents. This bought Harry some time to grab Cedric's body and the Portkey.

Exposure of Barty Crouch Jnr
Harry: "You're mad!"
Barty Crouch Jnr: "Mad, am I? We'll see! We'll see who's mad, now that the Dark Lord has returned, with me at his side! He is back, Harry Potter, you did not conquer him — and now — I conquer you!"
— Barty Crouch Jnr before trying to murder Harry[src]
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The truth about Barty Crouch Jnr is exposed

Chaos erupted when an exhausted Harry returned to Hogwarts with Cedric's dead body in tow. Mad-Eye Moody then took Harry to his office. It was uncovered that Barty Crouch Jnr, who had willingly taken the Dark Mark as a young man, was throughout the school year disguised as Moody. Crouch (disguised as Moody) tried to interrogate him about Voldemort's return. He wanted to murder Harry, but Albus Dumbledore and several other members of the Hogwarts staff arrived to stop him. Under the influence of Veritaserum, Crouch confessed everything.

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Harry recovers in the hospital wing surrounded by his friends

In a terrible turn of fate Crouch's soul was extracted by the Dementor's Kiss, from the Dementor that accompanied Cornelius Fudge. Fudge felt that his personal safety was in jeopardy, hence why he brought the Dementor. As a result, Crouch Jnr could not give testimony and the Ministry of Magic began to dispute Harry's and Dumbledore's insistence that Voldemort had returned. The Minister refused to believe Harry's account of Voldemort's return, even when he was supported by Albus Dumbledore. This was due to Fudge not wanting the peace and tranquillity they worked so hard for to be destabilised by this announcement. The Ministry publicly denied the Dark Lord's return and branded Harry and Dumbledore either liars or nutters in the press. Voldemort and his Death Eaters took advantage of this to operate in secret, while Dumbledore called for a reconstitution of the Order of the Phoenix.

Fifth year

Molly Weasley: "Watch me. You've given Harry plenty of information. Any more and you might just as well induct him into the Order straightaway."
Harry: "Why not? I'll join, I want to join, I want to fight —"
— Harry's willingness to fight Voldemort and his followers[src]
Dementor attack
Doxycide Grimmauld Place

Harry with others in 12 Grimmauld Place preparing to clean

Witnessing Cedric Diggory's murder was very difficult for Harry, and it was not helpful that he was forced back to number 4 Privet Drive in the school holidays. He suffered constant nightmares and flashbacks. Also his friends, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger seemed to block him from information and he was blocked entirely from the wizarding world except for the Daily Prophet that said that Harry was wrong. To make things worse than they were already, on 2 August someone sent Dementors to attack Harry in the Muggle town of Little Whinging, in an attempt to neutralise him. He was forced to perform a Patronus Charm in order to save Dudley and himself.

After Harry explained to the Dursleys about the Dementor's abilities, Vernon blamed Harry and was ready to throw Harry out. He had always yearned to do so since the family received Harry, when Petunia received a Howler. Before she had an opportunity to open the letter, it burst into flames and a menacing voice said, "Remember my last, Petunia". Petunia then immediately convinced her husband to let Harry remain at Privet Drive and told him that he needed to stay in his room. Harry, having no idea of what was going on, retreated to his room and proceeded to stay there.

Hearing
"As you have already received an official warning for a previous offence under section 13 of the International Confederation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy, we regret to inform you that your presence is required at a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry of Magic at 9 a.m. on August 12th. Hoping you are well, Yours sincerely, Mafalda Hopkirk"
Mafalda Hopkirk's first Ministry letter to Harry, informing him of his impending trial[src]
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Harry's hearing for using magic in front of a Muggle

Subsequently, Harry was formally accused of performing underage magic in the presence of a Muggle and was expelled, but thanks to Albus Dumbledore's intervention, this was changed to a disciplinary hearing in front of the entire Wizengamot at the Ministry of Magic on 12 August. In a further attempt to discredit Harry, the Ministry changed the time and location of the hearing at the last minute, but Harry was able to make it there just minutes late. He was threatened with expulsion from Hogwarts, but was exonerated with help from Dumbledore, who had a witness and legal loopholes to help him.

Dolores Umbridge
"He let out a gasp of pain. The words had appeared on the parchment in what appeared to be shining red ink. At the same time, the words had appeared on the back of Harry's right hand, cut into his skin as though traced there by a scalpel — yet even as he stared at the shining cut, the skin healed over again, leaving the place where it had been slightly redder than before but quite smooth..."
— Harry experiencing the Black Quill for the first time[src]
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Umbridge teaching a purely theoretical DADA lesson

In retaliation against Dumbledore, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge appointed Dolores Umbridge, his Senior Under-Secretary, as the new Hogwarts Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher so that she could spy on the school. She was later appointed Hogwarts High Inquisitor, empowered to arbitrarily change and impose school rules whenever she chose. She made numerous rules that the students were expected to follow and if they did not, harsh punishments would be enacted. Umbridge proved to be sadistic and cruel, with a personality that resembled poisoned honey.

Harry hated her on sight and she had a deep dislike for him as well. This dislike bordered on hatred and came about because of her inability to control him. Every time Harry spoke out of turn or even mentioned Voldemort, Umbridge threw him into detention. The detentions he had with her were torturous, forcing him to write with a Black Quill, forced to scribe the message "I must not tell lies". The Black Quill was of her own invention, it wrote with his own blood and carved the same writing into the flesh on the back of his hand. Harry had to endure numerous sessions with the quill, so many that the words became permanently carved into his hand. These detentions however did not sway him from his opinions or make him subservient to Umbridge. They had the opposite effect and strengthen his resolve to stand by his statements of Voldemort's return.

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Harry in detention with Umbridge, being forced to use a Black Quill

However, Umbridge presumed the message had failed to sink in, as Harry spread the word through The Quibbler about the previous year's events, and thus he was banned from any more Hogsmeade visits. Also, once Umbridge found out that he gave The Quibbler an exclusive interview, she banned the magazine, which caused the whole student body to take an interest in it. Ron was chosen to be the male Gryffindor prefect that year instead of him. This surprised everyone, as they all believed that Harry would have gotten the badge instead of Ron.

It was later revealed that Ron was chosen instead of Harry because Dumbledore thought that Harry had "enough responsibility to be going on with". Harry's jealousy threatened to affect his friendship with Ron, but he felt better when he discovered that his father was also not chosen as a prefect at school. This suggests that Harry's desire in becoming prefect was to emulate his father, who was Head Boy in his day, not to inflate a sense of his own importance.

Dumbledore's Army
Hermione Granger: "No, I agree, we've gone past the stage where we can just learn things out of books. We need a teacher, a proper one, who can show us how to use the spells and correct us if we're going wrong."
Harry: "...Who, then?"
Hermione Granger: "Isn't it obvious? I'm talking about you, Harry."
— Hermione convincing Harry to teach the legal study group[src]

Because Fudge was raked with paranoia and stubbornly believed that Dumbledore was training an army to overthrow him, Umbridge had the Defence Against the Dark Arts class reduced to reading textbooks. This proved an ineffective teaching method and did nothing to prepare students for what was to come. Hermione proposed the idea that Harry teach the students, as he has previous experience defending himself against the Dark Arts and various monsters.

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The meeting of students in the Hog's Head that would become known as Dumbledore's Army

The trio held a meeting at the Hog's Head to discuss with other students the possibility of Harry giving them Defence lessons. Harry was stunned at how many there were, various Gryffindors, Ravenclaws, and Hufflepuffs showed up. Although he harboured the suspicion that a few, such as Zacharias Smith, only wanted to hear about the night Cedric Diggory was murdered. After some initial scepticism, the students started to list Harry's achievements: the rescue of the Philosopher's Stone from a disembodied Voldemort, slaying of Slytherin's basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets with the Sword of Gryffindor, ability to produce a corporeal Patronus, and winning of the Triwizard Tournament.

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Harry instructing Neville Longbottom and others during a D.A. meeting

Giving into Hermione's persistent urgings Harry secretly trained a group of students in practical defensive magic. In an attempt to make light of the Ministry's fears the group called themselves Dumbledore's Army (or the D.A.). Aware that arranging meetings and passing the word about them verbally was not a secure method of communication, Hermione bewitched several coins with a Protean Charm one for each member of the D.A. When activated by Harry, the numbers on each coin would change to inform the bearer of the time and date of the next meeting. Feeling highly anxious and frustrated most of the time Harry found that the D.A. was now his chief source of happiness, and the thing to which he looked forward throughout his school day. This happiness was felt by most members, as all of them (particularly Neville and the Creevey brothers) gained a lot of skills under Harry's tutelage.

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Harry teaching the members of the D.A. the Patronus Charm

Harry taught the group many different spells, ranking from the simplistic Disarming Charm to the highly advanced Patronus Charm. The class progressed at a fair rate, practising the Impediment Jinx, Reductor Curse, Stunning Spell, and various other hexes and jinxes before temporarily breaking up for Christmas break. Lessons continued during the early months of 1996, The class mastered the Shield Charm, and began to work on the Patronus Charm. Some members were even able to produce corporeal Patronuses, Harry thought this might have been due to the lack of Dementors present, as there was nothing to make the students scared.

Christmas on the Closed Ward
Harry: "I didn't want anyone to talk to me."
Ginny Weasley: "Well, that was a bit stupid of you, seeing as how you don't know anyone but me who's been possessed by You-Know-Who, and I can tell you how it feels."
— Harry worrying that he might have been possessed by Voldemort[src]
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Harry and Cho kissing for the first time underneath mistletoe

Cho Chang also became a member. During the meetings whenever Harry was near, she would become so flustered that she had difficulty casting spells correctly. Before the Christmas holidays, she and Harry were discussing how she had never been able to pull of the Stunning Spell before, when the room generated mistletoe. The room did this due to sensing the tension that was present. Under the mistletoe, the two kissed for the first time. This moment was confusing to Harry, as Cho, clearly still suffering from her ex-boyfriend's death, had been crying during their kiss. Cho's crying during the kiss also caused concern in Harry.

Harry later informed Hermione and Ron of his disastrous first kiss and Hermione comforted him saying that it was not his kissing that made Cho cry. However, Harry took on some much more pressing worries later that night. Lord Voldemort, wanting a "secret weapon" against him, had heard of a prophecy hidden in the Ministry's Department of Mysteries concerning both of them. Voldemort had been obsessing over the door to the Hall of Prophecy for the past few months, and had been inadvertently allowing Harry to read his thoughts through Legilimency. The link between Harry and Voldemort's minds had been growing stronger for quite a while.

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Harry witnessing Nagini's attack on Arthur Weasley

A result of this growing connection come to pass after Harry fell asleep in the boys dormitory (on the night of his kiss with Cho). Harry witnessed Nagini attack Arthur Weasley in his dream, and felt almost as if he had been the snake. Harry woke the other boys and proceeded to vomit. Professor McGonagall was immediately alerted to the problem. McGonagall then took Harry and Ron to Dumbledore’s office. Realising what could happen if the link grew more powerful, Dumbledore commissioned Snape to train Harry in Occlumency in an effort to prevent further problems.

Critically injured, Arthur was taken to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Harry, Ron, Ginny, Fred, and George took a portkey to Grimmauld Place. When they arrive at headquarters, they were greeted by Sirius, who ordered them to stay put and wait for news. Mrs Weasley stated that Arthur survived the attack and was grateful towards Harry. Even though Arthur survived, he was required to take a Blood-Replenishing Potion at regular intervals. Mr Weasley also shared the ward with a man who had been bitten by a werewolf and a woman with a massive chunk out of her leg who refused to tell the Healers what had bitten her, arousing suspicions she had been handling something illegal.

Christmas at St Mungo's

The trio and Ginny seeing Lockhart in the Janus Thickey Ward for spell damage

Hermione joined Harry and the Weasleys at Grimmauld Place for Christmas, and Percy sent back his Weasley jumper, which made his mother cry. Hermione, Ron and Ginny discovered that Neville's parents were insane and living at St Mungo's. They were informed of this by Neville's grandmother, who made it known that Frank and Alice were tortured by Death Eaters for information regarding Voldemort. They also saw their former Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Gilderoy Lockhart. Also Harry finally admitted that he knew what happened to Neville's parents.

Occlumency
Severus Snape: "The headmaster has sent me to tell you, Potter, that it is his wish for you to study Occlumency this term."
Harry: "Study what?"
Severus Snape: "Occlumency, Potter. The magical defence of the mind against external penetration. An obscure branch of magic, but a highly useful one."
— Harry's mandatory extra lessons with Snape[src]
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Harry's first Occlumency lesson with Snape

Lessons were given once a week, under the guise of Remedial Potions, much to Harry's discomfort. Unfortunately, Harry was extremely curious about the door he keep seeing within his dreams. Under Snape's tutelage, Harry repeatedly had his mind broken into in order to train him. Snape also ordered Harry to close his mind every night as practice. Unfortunately, due to the mutual animosity between the teacher and student, Snape was unkind and discouraging in his methods despite his own mastery of the skill, while Harry did not take Snape's lessons too seriously, and neglected to practise.[99]

Coupled with Harry being emotionally open at all times, the lessons did not progress much, with only rare instances where Harry was able to resist, if only briefly. If anything, having his mind repeatedly assaulted forced Harry to leave himself more vulnerable, as he barely tried to close it willingly. During a lesson in Occlumency, Snape stepped out of the room, and Harry's curiosity got the best of him. He looked into the pensieve, which contained Snape's memories, and, to his dismay, Harry found images of his father bullying Snape and of his mother rushing to his defence. Harry found himself siding with his mother, agreeing that James' treatment of Snape was wrong and it bordered on being almost cruel.[100]

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A memory Harry saw featuring Lily Evans standing up to James Potter

The conflict escalated to the point where Snape called Lily a "Mudblood". Snape attempted to apologise for his actions, but this incident cost him her friendship. Snape himself discovered Harry's spying. Snape refused to give him any more Occlumency lessons, something that Harry was not particularly concerned about and something he did not inform anyone of. Uncovering the source behind Snape's hatred for James left Harry seeing his father in a slightly different light. He also found comfort in the fact that at least his mother appeared to be person of strong morals while wondering why she ever agreed to marry James in the first place.

Dumbledore's escape
"Dumbledore's Army, Cornelius. Not Potter's Army. Dumbledore's Army."
— Dumbledore taking the fall for Harry[src]
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Harry in the Headmaster's office, just prior to Dumbledore's escape from Hogwarts

As the second term progressed, Harry's relationship with Cho became more strained. While the two did like each other, Cho was mistakenly jealous of Hermione due to the latter's closeness with Harry, and Harry still felt awkward about Cho's feelings over Cedric. When Cho's friend, Marietta Edgecombe, betrayed the D.A. to Umbridge, the members were all punished and forced to end their meetings.

Harry was furious with Marietta but Cho insisted on defending her friend. Cho even claimed that it was not Marietta's fault because she was being pressured by her mother. At this point, Cho's and Harry's relationship "fell apart", and the two no longer saw each other romantically. Umbridge is appointed Headmistress and imposes even tighter control. Fred and George Weasley rebelled against the new authority at the school. On one occasion, the twins released enchanted fireworks through the castle.

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Harry and others watching as Fred and George openly mocked Umbridge's authority

Fred and George took it easy during the Easter holidays, but then took their rebellion to a new level. They turned a corridor of the school into a swamp to create a diversion for Harry to access the fireplace in Umbridge's office in an attempt to contact Sirius, and were cornered by Umbridge and members of the Inquisitorial Squad. In a final act of defiance, the twins summoned their brooms, openly mocked Umbridge's authority, struck the Squad members with a variety of jinxes, and escaped the school behind to pursue a career in their joke shop with the money Harry lent them.

Careers Advice and Grawp
Rubeus Hagrid: "They were bullyin' him, Hermione, 'cause he's so small!"
Hermione Granger: "Small? Small?"
Rubeus Hagrid: "Hermione, I couldn't leave him. See — he's my brother!"
Harry: "Hagrid, when you say 'brother', do you mean — ?"
Rubeus Hagrid: "Well — half-brother. Turns out me mother took up with another giant when she left me dad, an' she went an' had Grawp here —"
— Hagrid introducing Grawp to Harry and Hermione[src]

The fifth years began the sessions on the advice of what they would need to do to prepare for the careers they would pursue after graduation. During Harry's career advice session with Professor McGonagall, he told her that he wanted to be an Auror. During this admission they were rudely interrupted several times by Umbridge; she remarked against Harry's ambition of becoming an Auror. She stated that applicants could not have a criminal record, and these constant interruptions angered McGonagall. The meeting ended with McGonagall supporting him, and having a screaming argument with Umbridge.

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Hagrid introducing Harry and Hermione to the sixteen foot giant Grawp

During the final Quidditch match of the year — in which Harry did not play as Umbridge had banned him for life — Hagrid, who had returned to the school months into the term and very badly beaten, decided to show Harry and Hermione why he was so badly injured. This caused them to miss much of Gryffindor's Quidditch match. Hagrid also relayed to the trio where he had been during those months that he was away. He along with Madam Maxime were given a mission to the Giant Colony, in order to persuade them to join Dumbledore and his cause. This mission proved to be a failure to the Order, as the giants chose to align with the Death Eaters, due to their shared love of violence and killing.

Hagrid had dragged a giant back with him from his mission over the summer. It transpired that the giant (named Grawp) was Hagrid's half-brother on his mother's side, and that Hagrid had been attempting to civilise the giant, but with few results. He made Harry and Hermione promise that they would look after Grawp, should Hagrid be forced to leave the school for any reason. Hagrid was attacked and left the school during O.W.L. examinations, and thus Harry never had to go down to Grawp in the forest.

Skirmish in the Forbidden Forest
Neville Longbottom: "We were all in the D.A. together. It was all supposed to be about fighting You-Know-Who, wasn't it? And this is the first chance we've had to do something real — or was that all just a game or something?"
Harry: "No — of course it wasn't —"
— The six D.A. members preparing to depart to the Ministry[src]
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Harry's false vision of Voldemort torturing Sirius Black in the Hall of Prophecy

Eventually, late in the O.W.L. examinations on 18 June, while taking his History of Magic exam Harry dozed off. He received a vision of Voldemort torturing Sirius and ordering him to get the prophecy. Harry was prepared to go to the Ministry immediately, but Hermione advised him to check Grimmauld Place first to see if Sirius was still there. Harry used the Floo Network in Umbridge's office to peer into Grimmauld Place, where Kreacher stated that Sirius was gone. Unfortunately, Umbridge caught Harry and his friends in the act.

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Umbridge interrogating Harry and threatening him with the Cruciatus Curse

Umbridge asked Snape to extract information from Harry through the use of Veritaserum, but Snape claimed to have none left in his stocks. Umbridge then resorted to the Cruciatus Curse, revealing that it was she who set the Dementors loose on Harry. Hermione managed to save him by luring Umbridge into the Forbidden Forest. Once in the forest Umbridge attempted to harm Harry and Hermione, but was dragged off by centaurs for calling them "filthy half-breeds! Beasts!" and "creatures of near-human intelligence". Harry and Hermione escaped when Grawp stumbled into the centaur camp looking for Hagrid. The trio, along with D.A. members Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, and Luna Lovegood — who had assisted in Harry's attempt to contact Grimmauld Place — used Thestrals to fly to London.

Battle of the Department of Mysteries
Harry: "Don't do anything. Not yet —"
Bellatrix Lestrange: "You hear him? You hear him? Giving instructions to the other children as though he thinks of fighting us!"
Lucius Malfoy: "Oh, you don't know Potter as I do, Bellatrix. He has a great weakness for heroics; the Dark Lord understands this about him. Now give me the prophecy, Potter."
Harry: "I know Sirius is here. I know you've got him!"
Lucius Malfoy: "It's time you learned the difference between life and dreams, Potter. Now give me the prophecy, or we start using wands."
— The start of the Battle of the Department of Mysteries[src]
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Death Eaters surrounding the six D.A. members in an attempt to retrieve the prophecy

After reaching the Department of Mysteries, Harry led them all through various rooms in search of Sirius, without finding him. The group became doubtful until they came across a room filled with crystal balls, later to be known as prophecies. One of the prophecies had Harry's name on it, and he picked it up, much to the displeasure of Hermione. Upon picking up the prophecy Death Eaters appeared, revealing that it was all a ruse to bring him there. Harry then attempts to buy time by fully mocking Voldemort in front of his Death Eaters, which infuriates Bellatrix, yet Lucius stops her from hurting Potter, not through defence, but so that they can protect the prophecy. Harry still refuses to hand over the prophecy, so Lucius then begins to tease him that the prophecy holds the answer to his scar, why Voldemort wishes to kill him, and the cause of the Second Wizarding War.

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Harry and Sirius duelling Death Eaters Lucius Malfoy and Antonin Dolohov

Just then, on Harry's signal, the six D.A. members all use the Reductor Curse to smash the shelves of prophecies, distracting the Death Eaters so that they could flee. Ron, Ginny, and Luna had taken another path and Harry, Hermione, and Neville did not know where they were. Chaos ensued, Harry's group was chased through various rooms. When in he Death Chamber, all but Harry and Neville were incapacitated in the fighting. Then reinforcements from the Order of the Phoenix, alerted by Snape, arrived to help aid in the battle. In the ensuing fighting, Sirius Black was murdered by a killing curse from his cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange, and fell through a mysterious stone arch. Harry pursued Bellatrix, using the Cruciatus Curse, but he was unable to kill her.

Voldemort appeared, angered by the failures of his Death Eaters. For the second time, he attempted to fatally curse Harry, who was too transfixed to even defend himself, but Dumbledore's sudden arrival saved him. Voldemort then fully possessed Harry, hoping that Dumbledore would sacrifice Harry in order to kill Voldemort. However, Voldemort was forced to leave Harry's body when Harry's grief for Sirius became too overwhelming to bear, as Voldemort did not understand the concept of love. Voldemort then grabbed Bellatrix and Disapparated, but not before the Minister and Ministry employees saw him and finally accepted that he was back.

The prophecy
"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives..."
Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy[src]
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Dumbledore telling Harry the whole prophecy

Back at Hogwarts, Harry appeared in Dumbledore's office and tried to get out after Phineas Nigellus Black mentioned Sirius, only to find the door locked. Harry was none too pleased about Dumbledore's name being mentioned by the portraits. When the Headmaster returned, Harry lost his temper and started destroying Dumbledore's possessions, trying to get Dumbledore to let him out; though Dumbledore calmly levelled with Harry, admitting he had every right to be angry with him. Dumbledore asked Harry to sit down and listen to what he needed to say, promising that afterwards, Harry would be free to rage and storm at him, even attack him if he wished.

Dumbledore explained to Harry the real reason why Voldemort tried to kill him as an infant. A prophecy stated that he was destined to defeat the Dark Lord, for he had powers Voldemort did not: the ability to love, something that the Department of Mysteries was trying to research in a locked room. As a result of the battle, the Ministry of Magic realised that Lord Voldemort had indeed returned, and Harry and Dumbledore were vindicated along with Sirius (though he didn't live long enough to enjoy his freedom, but was honoured as hero by the Ministry). Serious steps were taken following this change in policy, such as the dismissal of Umbridge. However, this was not a sea of change, as the Ministry still had a mistrust of Dumbledore.

Sixth year

Albus Dumbledore: "So, Harry. You have been wondering, I am sure, what I have planned for you during these — for want of a better word — lessons?"
Harry: "Yes, sir."
Albus Dumbledore: "Well, I have decided that it is time, now that you know what prompted Lord Voldemort to try and kill you fifteen years ago, for you to be given certain information."
Harry: "You said, at the end of last term, you were going to tell me everything. Sir."
— Dumbledore and Harry speak of their upcoming lessons together [src]
Helping recruit Horace Slughorn

In the wake of the Battle of the Department of Mysteries Harry was sent home to 4 Privet Drive for the summer holidays. There, he obsessed and brooded over his godfather's death where he hardly left his room and refused meals. As the battle had taken place at one point in the famed Hall of Prophecy, many in the wizarding community including the Daily Prophet began to speculate about the relationship between Harry and that place, leading to, accidentally correct reports calling Harry "the Chosen One", the one destined to defeat Lord Voldemort once and for all.

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Dumbledore and Harry searching for Horace Slughorn

Early in his summer, Dumbledore requested that Harry join him in some unknown adventure. He arrived to pick Harry up at 4 Privet Drive on a Friday, late in the evening. Harry had not informed his aunt and uncle of this development and it came as a great surprise to them. However, they could not depart immediately, because there was a piece of business to attend to: Sirius's will. Much to his rage, Harry inherited his godfather Sirius Black's estate. This included: 12 Grimmauld Place, the Black family vault, and the Blacks' irritating and half-crazed house elf, Kreacher. Harry still retained animosity towards Kreacher after his involvement in Sirius' death a few months previous. He also gave Dumbledore permission to continue to use Grimmauld Place as Order headquarters. Afterwards they were off, and Dumbledore Apparated Harry to the small village of Budleigh Babberton, where Harry was introduced to Horace Slughorn.

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Harry meeting Horace Slughorn, the former Hogwarts Potions Master

In their time together, Harry and Slughorn discussed some of the professor's old students and the improved security at Hogwarts. When Harry and Dumbledore made to leave, Slughorn agreed to return to the school if he got a raise and a larger office. Following their visit, Dumbledore dropped Harry off at The Burrow, where Harry spent the rest of the summer playing two-sided Quidditch, but not before informing Harry that he was to be given special lessons by Dumbledore himself. Later in the summer Harry learned that he had achieved seven O.W.L.s: one 'Outstanding'[64], five 'Exceeds Expectations'[64], and one 'Acceptable'[64]. He also received a surprise when he was made Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, which put him on equal standing with prefects.

N.E.W.T. classes
"This Book is the Property of the Half-Blood Prince."
— Harry finding the signature inside the book[src]

Having learned of Professor Slughorn's propensity for hand-picking favourites. Harry experienced this first-hand. He and many others were invited to join Horace Slughorn's Slug Club, during the ride to Hogwarts aboard the Hogwarts Express. Harry did not enjoy the experience, and made to leave as soon as he possibly could. Instead of returning to his previous compartment, Harry made to eavesdrop upon Draco Malfoy. Malfoy's precipitation in meeting weeks earlier had led Harry to believe he had taken the Dark Mark. What he heard did nothing to dispel his suspicions.

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Professor Slughorn giving Harry the vial of Felix Felicis

Harry arrived late to the Welcoming Feast, due to an encounter with Malfoy, in which Malfoy realised he was eavesdropping in his Hogwarts Express compartment under his invisbility cloak. Malfoy froze him with the Full Body-Bind Curse and stomped on his nose, breaking it and leaving him there unconscious, where he soon found by Nymphadora Tonks who healed his nose and escorted him to the castle. At the feast, Harry was shocked to learn that Severus Snape had been promoted to Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. While this disappointed Harry greatly, his career as an Auror reopened, as Professor Slughorn would accept his 'Exceeds Expectations' score in Potions.

Harry proceeded to take five classes this year: Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Potions, and Transfiguration. As Harry had not bothered to buy a text book, Slughorn allowed Harry to borrow an old one from the supply cabinet. When Harry examined it, he found that it once had belonged to a student identified only as the "Half-Blood Prince". The book contained copious handwritten notes that helped Harry excel in Potions for once. In fact, his skills won him a prize from Slughorn — a small vial of Felix Felicis, also known as "liquid luck".

Private lessons
"I told you everything I know. From this point forth, we shall be leaving the firm founda-tion of fact and journeying together through the murky marshes of memory into thickets of wildest guesswork. From here on in, Harry, I may be as woefully wrong as Humphrey Belcher, who be-lieved the time was ripe for a cheese cauldron."
— Assumptions regarding Riddle's plans[src]

As promised, Dumbledore began the private series of lessons with Harry concerning Lord Voldemort. In the first lesson, Dumbledore showed Harry the first of a number of memories he had collected concerning Voldemort's past using his Pensieve. These lessons regarding Riddle's past were in order to learn his secrets and weaknesses. Dumbledore promised Harry that this information would help him survive and would prove crucial to the eventual defeat of Lord Voldemort.

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A private lesson with Dumbledore, Harry about to view a memory in the Pensieve

In their first lesson, the pair delved into the origin of the boy Tom Riddle, by viewing the Gaunt family that once lived around Little Hangleton. It showed a former Head of the Magical Law Enforcement Patrol, Bob Ogden visiting a man named Marvolo Gaunt in order to summon his son Morfin to a Ministry hearing in connection with an attack on a Muggle named Tom Riddle Snr. A huge commotion occurred: Morfin attacked Ogden, with Marvolo stoutly defending his son's actions. Marvolo also tried to attack his daughter Merope after finding out that she had an intense infatuation with Riddle.

After viewing this memory, Dumbledore told Harry that both Marvolo and Morfin were sentenced to six months and three years imprisonment respectively in Azkaban due to their behaviour. During this lesson, Harry also learned who Tom Riddle's parents were and how they came to be married. He also learned what kind of mindset of the Gaunt family possessed, and how Marvolo and Morfin believed strongly in blood supremacy, something the Voldemort's mother (Merope) did not share.

Quidditch Captain
Harry: "I dunno why the team's this popular all of a sudden."
Hermione Granger: "Oh, come on, Harry. It's not Quidditch that's popular, it's you! You've never been more interesting, and frankly, you've never been more fanciable."
— Harry as the new captain and his increased popularity[src]
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Quidditch Captain Harry supervising Gryffindor tryouts

The Saturday following Harry's first lessons, while in the Great Hall the trio find out (courtesy of the Daily Prophet) that Stan Shunpike has been arrested for supposed Death Eater activity. Apparently he was over heard talking about the Death Eaters secret plans while in a pub. Harry believed that Stan most likely knew nothing regarding secret plans, as Stan had a habit of greatly exaggerating. Afterwards Harry, as the new Gryffindor Quidditch Captain held trials to select the team for the annual Quidditch Cup. Due to Harry's popularity, it proves to be extremely taxing and difficult, with even first-years, Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs turning up for the trials.

The first test he administered was a basic flying test, something that proved to be a good idea as it became clear to Harry that most of the students present where not adapt flyers. After an arduous morning of tantrums, foolishness, and many complaints Harry picked the members of his team. The three Chasers, one of which was Ginny Weasley (who out flew all her competition and scored seventeen goals), two Beaters, and Ron Weasley as Keeper. Ron had only survived the tryouts with Hermione's help, who confunded his competition, Cormac McLaggen.

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Harry becoming increasingly fascinated with the Half-Blood Prince's textbook

In studying the Half-Blood Prince's book, Harry discovered numerous hand-written spells that the Prince supposedly invented himself, such as Levicorpus and Muffliato. He tried these spells and became increasingly fascinated with the book, going as far as having it on him at all times. This was something that his friends were quick to comment on, stating that "all he does is read that bloody book" and that he "practically sleeps with it".[101] Harry even considered the book to be almost a friend, a teacher and sort of guide.

Hermione disapproved of the book, partly because some of its spells have a dark nature, but mainly because it allows Harry to outperform her in potions. Three times, Slughorn attempts to invite Harry to one of his Slug Club parties, but Harry avoids them. Throughout the autumn, Harry used Quidditch to dodge Professor Slughorn's Slug Club events, doing this because he disliked the idea and because it was kinder than leaving Ron alone as Hermione had been invited as well.

The Opal Necklace
Harry: "I think Draco Malfoy gave Katie that necklace, Professor."
Minerva McGonagall: "That is a very serious accusation, Potter. Do you have any proof?"
— Harry's suspensions regarding Malfoy[src]
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The trio watching as Katie Bell was subjected to the curse on the Opal Necklace while in Hogsmeade

In October, during a Hogsmeade visit, Katie Bell was nearly killed after being bewitched to carry a cursed necklace to Dumbledore. Remembering seeing the same necklace in Borgin's shop, Harry voices his suspicions of Malfoy to Professor McGonagall. But she (like Ron and Hermione) rubbishes his theory, stating that Malfoy did not go to Hogsmeade as he had a detention with her, and that there is no proof that he bought the necklace. Harry felt annoyance towards Ron and Hermione, as they did not back him up, but he did not give up on his theory.

Harry's lessons were quite sporadic that autumn, and he did not have another one until after tragedy befell someone at Hogwarts. In this lesson, Harry first sees Caractacus Burke talking about Slytherin's Locket which a pregnant and desperate Merope had sold him, her husband having abandoned her when she stopped giving him love potion. Dumbledore then focused on Tom Riddle just as he was on the cusp of his Hogwarts years, and Harry discovered a troubled orphan who consciously used his magic to bully and intimidate the other children. Also Harry shared his suspicions of Malfoy with Dumbledore during their lesson, only to be rebuffed.

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Harry playing as Seeker in the first match of the season

Not long after that meeting, Quidditch season was upon them. In preparation for their first game, Harry replaced the injured Katie Bell with Dean Thomas. The change produced some results, both expected, as the team excelled on the pitch, and unexpected, as Harry found himself in a jealous rage after seeing Dean kissing Ginny after practice. The team's only problem was Ron, who was suffering from a lack of confidence. In an attempt to boost Ron's confidence, Harry blatantly acted as if he had spiked Ron's pumpkin juice with Felix Felicis. Ron took the bait and played a flawless match; however, Hermione took the bait as well and acted unkindly toward Ron and Harry. While she made up with Harry when he told her of the ruse, Ron's sudden relationship with Lavender Brown led to continued strife, as it spiked jealousy in Hermione.

A Frosty Christmas
Rufus Scrimgeour: "Dumbledore's man through and through, aren't you, Potter?"
Harry: "Yeah, I am. Glad we straightened that out."
— Harry's refusal to be used by the Ministry[src]

While Harry attempted to reconcile his best friends, the Christmas holidays were fast approaching and with them the Slug Club Christmas party out of which Harry could not wrangle. Since "the Chosen One" rumours had been printed, Harry had received an unnatural amount of attention from the young ladies at Hogwarts. Specifically a fourth year named Romilda Vane, who's attention bordered on obsession. As Harry could not ask Ginny to the party, he was left to ask Luna Lovegood to attend with him as a friend. This made Luna extremely happy and hugely disappointed the gaggles of giggling girls who awaited Harry below every doorway with mistletoe, they gave him resentful looks.

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Harry overhearing a strange conversation between Draco Malfoy and Professor Snape

At the party, Harry was surprised to learn that Hermione attended with Cormac McLaggen, a large Gryffindor seventh year whom Ron despised. Hermione confessed that she did this solely on the fact that fact that it would annoy Ron the most. He told her that it served her right when McLaggen was less than gentlemanly, only talking about himself and Quidditch. Harry was then forced to endure a conversation with both Snape and Slughorn in regards to his potion making skills and his future career choice. Later, after Malfoy was apprehended "gate-crashing" the party by Filch, Harry learned that Malfoy was indeed up to something. He also learned that Professor Snape had made the Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa in order to protect him.

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Harry discussing the overheard conversation between Snape and Malfoy during Christmas holidays

Harry's Christmas was less than enjoyable, as he was cornered by the new Minister for Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour. Scrimgeour had been hoping to speak with Harry for months and used Percy Weasley as his way in. The Minister interrupted the Weasley family Christmas. He tried to persuade Harry to become the Ministry's mascot, an idea that Harry was not prepared to accept. During the meeting Harry proceeded to tell Scrimgeour why he would not offer the Ministry his support, the main reasons being the Ministry's ineffectiveness in dealing with the Death Eater threat, the knowledge that Dolores Umbridge still held a position within the Ministry, the Ministry's refusal to come to his aid when he tried to inform the wizarding community of Voldemort's return the previous year, the fact that the Ministry had proven throughout the previous year that it was incredibly corrupt and dangerously complacent to the point of being rotten, and the mere fact that Harry had no desire to be used. This discussion left Harry and Scrimgeour on increasingly bad terms.

Poisoned mead
"Half our family does seem to owe you their lives, now I stop and think about it... well, all I can say is that it was a lucky day for the Weasleys when Ron decided to sit in your compartment on the Hogwarts Express, Harry."
Arthur Weasley expressing his gratitude[src]

Upon returning to Hogwarts, Harry's sporadic lessons with Dumbledore continued. Early in January, Harry delved into a memory that all but proved that Riddle had murdered his own paternal family after his fifth year at Hogwarts. Then Dumbledore showed Harry a most curious memory, a memory that Professor Slughorn had apparently tampered with, and he gave Harry his first homework assignment: to get the real memory from Slughorn. After impressing Slughorn using a bezoar in class, Harry tried the direct approach only to be instantly shot down.

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Harry saving Ron, after the latter ingested poisoned mead

By 1 March, Harry had still not acquired Slughorn's true memory and had begun to grow more obsessed with Draco Malfoy. That morning he awoke to find Ron under the influence of a very powerful Love Potion, and he took him to Slughorn, only for Ron to end up poisoned. Harry managed to act quickly and save him with a Bezoar. This was enough for Hermione to overcome her animosity toward Ron, and the three became friends again. Ron survived, but was not fit for the upcoming Quidditch match, so he was replaced by McLaggen. This turned out to be a bad choice, as McLaggen accidentally knocked Harry unconscious mid-match. Upon his recovery, Harry had yet another lesson with the Headmaster.

One funeral, two memories
Harry: "But you won't help her son. She gave me her life, but you won't give me a memory."
Horace Slughorn: "Don't say that. It isn't a question... If it were to help you, of course... but no purpose can be served..."
Harry: "It can. Dumbledore needs information. I need information. I am the Chosen One. I have to kill him. I need that memory."
— Retrieving the true memory from Slughorn[src]
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Harry retrieving the true memory from Slughorn

In his lesson with the Headmaster Harry was upbraided by Dumbledore for not completing his assignment, witnessed the young Tom Riddle murder Hepzibah Smith for the famous artefacts (Slytherin's Locket and Hufflepuff's Cup) she owned, and jinx the Defence Against the Dark Arts post at Hogwarts. However, Harry still could not figure out how to obtain the memory and focused on Malfoy. His interest was bordering on obsession. It was Ron who came up with the solution to Harry's dilemma with Slughorn. He suggested Felix Felicis, liquid luck. In the evening, Harry took the potion and not only managed to obtain the memory, but also solved many of his and his friends's problems, including breaking up not only Ginny Weasley and Dean Thomas, but also Ron and his overly clingy girlfriend Lavender Brown.

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Harry and Dumbledore preparing to witness Slughorn's true memory

Even though it was after midnight, Harry immediately went to Dumbledore with the new memory. It confirmed Dumbledore's theory that Lord Voldemort had created not one but multiple Dark magical objects called Horcruxes to ensure his immortality. Together, they theorised that the Dark Lord had created Horcruxes out of special objects such as Riddle's diary and Slytherin's locket. Before Harry left, Dumbledore promised to let Harry join him if he found another Horcrux. With the memory found, Harry had only Quidditch and Malfoy on his mind.

Sectumsempra
"Harry looked around; there was Ginny running toward him; she had a hard, blazing look in her face as she threw her arms around him. And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her. After several long moments — or it might have been half an hour — or possibly several sunlit days — they broke apart."
— Harry and Ginny kissing for the first time[src]

Meanwhile, a recovered Katie had returned to the school, causing Harry to ask her who gave her the necklace. She states that someone Imperiused her in the girl's bathroom at The Three Broomstick. In the week before the final Quidditch match, Harry discovered Malfoy crying in the toilet and a duel ensued. With Malfoy on the verge of using an Unforgivable Curse, Harry cast Sectumsempra, a curse with unknown effects that he found in the Half-Blood Prince's book. The curse nearly killed Malfoy and earning Harry indefinite Saturday detentions with Snape and a telling off from McGonagall.

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Harry and Ginny kissing for the first time, thus beginning their romantic relationship

Unable to play in the final match, Harry waited with anticipation as he sat through his first detention. When the dentition was finally over he arrived back at Gryffindor Tower and was happy to discover that the team had won the Quidditch Cup without him. Harry having learned previously that Ginny and Dean had split up and having come to terms with his feelings, was still unwilling to ask her out, fearing Ron's reaction. So in the heat of the moment he spontaneously kissed Ginny while over fifty people watched, about whom he had been thinking quite often. He kissed her after she embraced him in the post-match elation; this marked the beginning of their relationship.

Skirmish in the Horcrux Cave
Albus Dumbledore: "If I tell to to leave me and save yourself, you will do as I tell you"
Harry: "Yes, Sir."
— Dumbledore making a request of Harry[src]

On 30 June, Dumbledore led Harry out of the castle in search of a Horcrux. Before they left, Dumbledore made Harry swear to obey any order given him, regardless of his feelings about said order. From Hogsmeade, they Apparated to a sea-side cave, where Tom Riddle had traumatised two young children from his orphanage in his youth. Once inside, Dumbledore attempted to locate the Horcrux's second line of defence. He spoke in a whispered tongue and found a hidden doorway which only opened when it received an offering of blood. The cave was difficult to enter with a toll paid in blood, and to get to the island in the centre of the cave there was only a small boat.

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Dumbledore and Harry arriving in the Crystal Cave

They next found themselves in a vast chamber containing an underground lake, with a solitary island at its centre from which a faint green light was visible. After a failed attempt by Harry at Summoning the Horcrux, Dumbledore located a carefully concealed boat that would allow them safe passage across the lake. During the crossing, Harry learned another of the Horcrux's lines of defence. The lake was filled with Inferi (animated corpses of Voldemort's previous victims) which would attack anyone who touched the lake's water. Dumbledore instructed Harry on the use of fire as the weapon of choice against the Inferi, should it become necessary. Inferi fear both light and warmth. The thought of the Inferi hidden below caused Harry unease, but was quickly reassured by Dumbledore.

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Harry forcing Dumbledore to continue drinking the emerald potion within the stone basin

Once on the island, Dumbledore found a stone basin from which he could not remove the Horcrux, without drinking the Emerald Potion that the Horcrux resided in. Harry was reluctant that either one of them drink it, as they did not know its effects, but there was no way to avoid it. Dumbledore extracted a promise from Harry that he would force him to drink, no matter how much he tried to persuade him not to. With this promise, Dumbledore drank and Harry watched as Dumbledore was driven out of his mind, but upheld his promise.

Dumbledore drank and experienced intense stomach pains, dehydration and saw visions that mentally tortured him. Harry later thought that Dumbledore saw the duel between him, Aberforth, and Grindelwald. Harry managed to get the potion down Dumbledore's throat. When they finally finished the potion, Dumbledore fell unconscious. When he was revived by Harry he asked for water. Harry attempted to conjure water for Dumbledore with a Water-Making Charm, but this proved ineffective as the water disappeared before Dumbledore could drink it. This being another defence designed by Voldemort. In desperation Harry filled a cup with water from the lake, triggering the army of Inferi that were waiting below.

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Harry was overwhelmed by Voldemort's army of Inferi

As he splashed the water on Dumbledore's face, Harry felt something ice cold on his arm and saw a disgusting hand and the Inferi climbing up from the lake. Harry panicked and attempted to fight back with a multitude of spells and curses, including Impedimenta and Sectumsempra. None of the spells worked, since the Inferi were too numerous and could not feel pain. He was overwhelmed and dragged under.

Dumbledore, having regained consciousness, created a ring of fire around them that repelled the Inferi. He pocketed the Locket and drove the Inferi back into the lake while he and Harry escaped in the boat. Harry then proceeded to Apparate them back to Hogsmeade.

Battle of the Astronomy Tower
"The lightning-struck tower. Calamity. Disaster. Coming nearer all the time."
— Prediction of the battle[src]

After a short broomstick ride through the village they landed atop the Astronomy Tower. Once on the tower they discovered that Hogwarts had been invaded by Death Eaters, but Harry's friends Ron, Hermione, Luna, Neville, and Ginny, who had been ordered by Harry to watch the school lest Malfoy accomplish his nefarious goal. The D.A. members battled alongside the Order of the Phoenix, on the floor below Harry and Dumbledore, with some help from the remainder of Harry's vial of Felix Felicis. Dumbledore had stopped Harry from fighting and frozen him against a wall with a Full Body-Bind Curse, hidden underneath his Invisibility Cloak, so all he could do was helplessly watch and wait. While waiting Harry witnessed the death of Albus Dumbledore at the hands of Severus Snape.

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Harry witnessing Albus Dumbledore's death at the hands of Severus Snape

Dumbledore's body plummeted from the tallest tower at Hogwarts. With Dumbledore dead, Harry was free of the spell that petrified him. He immediately set off after Snape, petrifying a Death Eater and seeking revenge. As the Death Eaters made their way out of Hogwarts Castle and on to the grounds, trying to reach the border where they would be able to Apparate again, Harry pursued and faced off against Snape. Harry tried many times to defeat Snape, even weakly attempting the Cruciatus Curse and Snape's own hand crafted spells, all with no effect. In the process, Snape identified himself as the Half-Blood Prince, and escaped Hogwarts with Draco Malfoy and the other Death Eaters.

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Harry kneeling next to the body of the recently deceased Albus Dumbledore

Hagrid found Harry and together they managed to extinguish the fire that burnt Hagrid's hut (caused by Thorfinn Rowle) with the Water-Making Charm. Harry then told Hagrid that "Snape killed Dumbledore", but Hagrid refused to believe him. Harry and Hagrid returned to the castle to find people staring at Dumbledore's crippled and lifeless body. Harry moved forward the base of the Astronomy Tower and found his mentor's body lying still upon the ground and Hagrid finally believed him.

Harry proceeded to stay next to Dumbledore's body thinking that everything that previously happened that night had been all for naught. Harry started crying over Dumbledore's corpse as well as straightening his half-moon spectacles upon his crooked nose and Harry wiping a trickle of blood from the dead Headmaster's mouth with his (Harry's) own sleeve. Hagrid tried many times to get Harry to move, but did not succeed. It was only when he was comforted by Ginny that Harry finally consented to move.

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Harry and Hermione reading the note from Regulus Black inside the fake locket

Harry remembering the locket, took it from Dumbledore's robes. He was absolutely beside himself when he learned it was just a plain bit of jewellery. It was in fact a decoy; there was a note inside the locket that revealed the real Horcrux was taken by someone called 'R.A.B.'. It appeared to Harry that Dumbledore had died in vain and that they had achieved nothing that night. Harry was still processing this information while Ginny escorted him to the Hospital Wing on McGonagall's orders, all the while holding his hand as means of comfort. Later at the end of the year, Harry would inform Hermione and Ron of the decoy locket.

Once in the Hospital Wing he found a injured Neville apparently asleep in bed, as well as: Ron, Hermione, Luna, Tonks, Lupin, Madam Pomfrey, and Ron's brother Bill Weasley. At some point during the battle Bill had been horribly scarred by Fenrir Greyback. When Ginny announced that Dumbledore was dead, everyone appeared horrified. Lupin actually lost control for a moment, while Madam Pomfrey burst into tears and McGonagall was weak-kneed. Harry explained to everyone what had happened on the Astronomy Tower and when he was finished, they were all shocked by what he had said. Harry also revealed Dumbledore's apparent reasons for trusting Snape and allowing him a second chance.

Funeral of Albus Dumbledore
"And he knew, without knowing how he knew it, that the phoenix had gone, had left Hogwarts for good, just as Dumbledore had left the school, had left the world... had left Harry."
— Fawkes leaving represented Dumbledore's departure[src]

After leaving the hospital wing McGonagall questions Harry about what he and Dumbledore were doing, but Harry under orders from Dumbledore not to tell anyone except Ron and Hermione, refuses. The teachers then discuss the future of Hogwarts, and plans for Dumbledore's funeral. Harry turns his back on the Half-Blood Prince's book, and regrets ever possessing it. Hermione and Ron comfort him, stating that nothing in the book ever indicated that he was capable of murder.

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Harry attending Dumbledore's funeral (left side, sixth row)

Following the death of Albus Dumbledore, his funeral was carried out. Harry was disgusted to see that Dolores Umbridge and Rita Skeeter had the nerve to attend his funeral, but he did not want to make a scene at Dumbledore's funeral and bit his tongue. Knowing that he would have to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes and, fearing for her safety, Harry took Ginny aside, and broke off their romance. Ginny told him that she did not care about the danger of being his girlfriend, but Harry still thought it was best if the two stopped seeing each other. He then spoke to Ron and Hermione, who committed to forgoing their final year at Hogwarts in order to accompany him, despite his protests.

Horcrux hunt (1997–1998)

Hermione Granger: "You said to us once before that there was time to turn back if we wanted to. We've had time, haven't we?"
Ron Weasley: "We're with you, whatever happens mate."
— A vow to help Harry with his hunt for Horcruxes[src]
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Harry and Petunia saying their goodbyes to each other

After Albus Dumbledore's death (Dumbledore was the one who began the hunt in July 1996) at the hands of Severus Snape during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, the mission fell to Harry Potter to complete. He had to complete it if he was to finally defeat Voldemort. He was joined by Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. With four Horcruxes remaining (plus the unknown soul fragment residing inside Harry) the trio made plans.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron all remained committed to their goal to locate and destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes. To protect their families Hermione altered her parents' memories so that they forgot they had a daughter, then instructed them to move to Australia, and with some help from Fred, George, and their father, Ron transfigured the family ghoul to resemble himself with Spattergroit. Harry's aunt and uncle were taken into hiding by several members of the Order of the Phoenix, such as Dedalus Diggle and Hestia Jones, despite many misgivings on the part of the Dursleys.

Battle of the Seven Potters

Hermione Granger: "I told them you'd take it like this."
Harry: "If you think I'm going to let six people risk their lives — !"
Ron Weasley : "— because it's the first time for all of us."
— The trio arguing over the seven Potters plan[src]
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The seven Potters

Harry stayed at 4 Privet Drive for a time, but the Order of the Phoenix needed to evacuate him to the Burrow before he turned seventeen. On 27 July the Order sent the Dursleys into hiding first. Harry was surprised by Dudley's gratitude towards him for saving his soul and his sincere goodbye. Six out of thirteen of Harry's escorts took Polyjuice Potion to take on Harry's appearance in order to be diversions if they were attacked, despite Harry's protests. Harry also secretly thought that he wished they would respect his body more. Upon leaving, the group was attacked by over thirty cloaked Death Eaters. Harry rode with Hagrid on his godfather Sirius' old motorbike, that had been modified. They were attacked by multiple Death Eaters, including an Imperiused Stan Shunpike and eventually Lord Voldemort himself, who had invented and mastered unsupported flight.

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Harry's wand retaliating automatically against Voldemort during the battle

Harry's owl Hedwig was hit by a stray Killing Curse a Death Eater sent Harry's way. When Voldemort caught up with them, Harry thought this was the end, but his wand acted on its own to strike out at the man who was both "kin and mortal enemy", destroying Voldemort's borrowed wand. The chaos ended when Harry and Hagrid passed the protective enchantments placed over the house of Nymphadora Tonks' parents, although Harry was still completely grief-stricken over the death of his beloved owl. After finding Hagrid safe and sound, the pair took a Portkey to the Burrow, where he found a worried Molly and Ginny Weasley standing watch outside in the darkness.

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Harry and others safely at the Burrow after participating in the sky battle earlier that night

Harry was relieved to see that Hermione and Ron were fine, but was shocked when Remus Lupin arrived with George Weasley, who had lost an ear. Everyone else arrived safely, but Alastor Moody who had been murdered by Voldemort and Mundungus Fletcher, who had Disapparated as soon as the fight started. Many amongst those gathered at the Burrow believed that they had been betrayed, but Harry refused to believe any of those he loved would sell him to Voldemort, much to the chagrin of Remus Lupin. Harry then stormed outside, where he was struck by a vision of Voldemort torturing Ollivander.

Time at the Burrow

Rufus Scrimgeour: "Remembered you're not at school, have you? Remembered that I am not Dumbledore, who forgave your insolence and insubordination? You may wear that scar like a crown, Potter, but it is not up to a seventeen-year-old boy to tell me how to do my job! It's time you learned some respect!"
Harry: "It's time you earned it."
— A row during the reading of Albus Dumbledore's will[src]

Once settled in at the Burrow, Harry, Ron, and Hermione helped prepare the wedding ceremony of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour. The day before the wedding, the group celebrated Harry's seventeenth birthday. Harry received a watch from Mr and Mrs Weasley, a traditional coming-of-age gift. Ginny also gave him the most passionate kiss they have ever shared. It was something to remember her by in case he "meets some veela" during the Horcrux hunt. Harry responded by saying that "dating opportunities will be thin". The pair was then interrupted by Ron and Hermione.

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Scrimgeour giving the first Snitch Harry caught, willed to him by Albus Dumbledore

At the party that night, Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour arrived to release the contents of Albus Dumbledore's will. Harry was left the first Snitch he had ever caught in a Quidditch match and Godric Gryffindor's Sword; Scrimgeour withheld this second gift, claiming that it was a historical magical item and was not exclusively Harry's property. Noting that Harry, Ron, and Hermione were the only students mentioned by name in the will, he asked the trio why this was; the three were unable to give him an answer.

On 1 August, Harry attended Bill and Fleur's wedding disguised as a distant Weasley cousin, Barny Weasley. They used polyjuice potion and the hairs of a red-haired Muggle boy from the village to disguise him. During the party, Harry met Luna Lovegood's father, Xenophilius, (who wore a necklace bearing an Triangle-Eyed symbol) and Viktor Krum, (who dislikes the symbol for it is synonymous with the dark wizard Grindelwald, who attended Krum's school, Durmstrang). The reception was interrupted when the Patronus of Kingsley Shacklebolt arrived and announced the fall of the Ministry of Magic and the death of Rufus Scrimgeour. Chaos erupted and guests started to flee, while Harry and Hermione drew their wands and grabbed Ron before Disapparating to Tottenham Court Road.

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The trio duelling Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle in Luchino Caffe

There, Hermione revealed that she had planned ahead, packing supplies in her bag, which had an Undetectable Extension Charm on it. Ron changed, and Harry put on his Invisibility Cloak, and the three then entered a nearby café to hang low for a while. Whilst at the café, Ron and Hermione discussed the events of the wedding and Voldemort's coup. They unwittingly broke the Taboo that had been placed on Voldemort's name when the Death Eaters overthrew the Ministry of Magic, alerting Death Eaters Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle to their location. After a brief skirmish, the trio defeated the Death Eaters, whose memories Hermione wiped at Harry's suggestion. Harry, Ron, and Hermione then found refuge at 12 Grimmauld Place.

Infiltrating the Ministry of Magic

"You're going to leave here with us. Go home, grab your children, and get out, get out of the country if you've got to. Disguise yourselves and run. You've seen how it is, you won't get anything like a fair hearing here."
— Harry freeing prisoners from the Muggle-Born Registration Commission[src]
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Harry labelled as "Undesirable No. 1" by the Ministry

Having found no leads regarding the Horcruxes over the summer, Harry discovered R.A.B. during the trio's first morning at 12 Grimmauld Place. Once Hermione remembered that the locket had been in the house during its occupation by the Order of the Phoenix, Harry summoned Kreacher, and they learned that it had been stolen by Mundungus Fletcher. When the trio questioned him about it, he revealed that it was now in the possession of Dolores Umbridge. On the same day, Remus Lupin had been to visit. He asked Harry if he could join them, but once Harry found out that Tonks was pregnant, he refused. This caused a temporary rift between the two of them.

For the following month, the trio would take turns under the Invisibility Cloak to watch the Ministry entrance. On 2 September after formulating their plans, they managed to infiltrate the Ministry. Using Polyjuice Potion Harry transformed into Albert Runcorn. Once inside the Ministry it became apparent that the trio did not plan well enough, as they focused all their attention on how to get in and not what they were going to do once inside. Harry searched Umbridge's office but did not find the locket. He did, however, take Moody's eye from her door. Finding Umbridge trying Muggle-borns for "stealing" magic, Hermione managed to trick Umbridge into revealing the locket, and she lied about how she obtained it.

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Harry casting his stag Patronus at Dementors, right before capturing Slytherin's locket

Furious, Harry stunned both her and Yaxley. He and Hermione freed the Muggle-borns who were being held by the Muggle-Born Registration Commission, and Hermione conjured a copy of the locket while they took the real thing. They met up with Ron again and escaped, though Yaxley grabbed Hermione's arm while they were Disapparating. She evaded him with a Revulsion Jinx, but the location of 12 Grimmauld Place was revealed to him, and they were forced to abandon it as a hide-out. But instead Hermione took them to the woods that were once the location of the Quidditch World Cup.

Ron's departure

Harry: "I thought you knew what you'd signed up for."
Ron Weasley: "Yeah, I thought I did too."
Harry: "So what part of it isn't living up to your expectations? Did you think we'd be staying in five-star hotels? Finding a Horcrux every other day? Did you think you'd be back to Mummy by Christmas?"
Ron Weasley: "We thought you knew what you were doing! We thought Dumbledore had told you what to do, we thought you had a real plan!"
— Harry and Ron having a nasty row before the latter's departure[src]

After securing Slytherin's locket, the three friends took turns wearing it, to ensure it was not lost. The locket had a negative influence on all of them, straining relations and causing them to all act moody and inclined to get into petty arguments. They overheard a goblin saying that the sword protected by Snape was a fake. They learned that the Sword of Gryffindor in Snape's office was a copy of the real sword, and that they would have to trace the location of the real sword.

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Harry and Ron Weasley rowing before Ron abandoned the hunt

Harry and Hermione were excited at knowing what object they could use to destroy Horcruxes, but the locket's negative energy pushed Ron over the edge. Knowing that they now had something they were not close to destroying, Ron and Harry got into a horrible row. Ron accused Harry of not knowing what he was doing and not being very concerned when they learned that Ginny Weasley had been punished for attempting to steal Gryffindor's sword for them, along with Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood. Ron then abandoned his friends accusing Hermione of preferring Harry to himself.

Ron's departure left both Harry and Hermione depressed. Once he left, Harry and Hermione left the camping site they were last in. Hermione tied her scarf on a tree for a reason. With the locket in hand they Apparated away to Malham Cove.

They set up the tent and Harry stared into the sunset before dark. Hermione was listening to music in which Harry noticed and came in. Hermione was even more depressed as her boyfriend left them. Harry offered Hermione a dance in which she took and they danced until the song ended, they were happy for that moment.

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Harry and Hermione discussing, they should go to Godric's Hollow

That morning, Harry sat in his tent bed and watched his Golden Snitch and kissed it, revealing it was made from Flesh Memory. He went to Hermione and told her this, to which she replied that she noticed the Sign of the Deathly Hallows in her copy. They decided to head to Godric's Hollow, as Harry wanted to visit his parents' graves, and Hermione had convinced herself that Dumbledore might have entrusted the Sword of Gryffindor to Bathilda Bagshot, a magical historian who lived there and who had been friendly with the Potters and the Dumbledores.

Attack at Godric's Hollow

Hermione Granger: "Meanwhile, we went to Godric's Hollow and, let's think, what happened there, Harry? Oh yes, You-Know-Who's snake turned up, it nearly killed both of us and then You-Know-Who himself arrived and missed us by about a second."
Ron Weasley: "What?"
— Hermione recounting the attack at Godric's Hollow[src]
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Harry and Hermione visiting James and Lily's grave while in Godric's Hollow

They arrived on Christmas Eve. After seeing the memorial dedicated to his parents and himself, Harry and Hermione searched the graveyard for the Potters's grave and came across the grave of Kendra and Ariana Dumbledore and that of Ignotus Peverell. Harry was filled with regret that Dumbledore had not shared this connection with him. Upon discovering Harry's parents' grave Hermione called out to him and comforted Harry when he reached the grave. After placing a conjured wreath of flowers on his parents' graves, the two then met Bathilda Bagshot, who motioned for them to follow her into her home. Believing Bathilda wanted to give him Gryffindor's Sword, Harry accompanied her upstairs alone when she indicated that Hermione should stay downstairs.

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Nagini attacking Harry in Bathilda Bagshot's cottage

Once there, she questioned Harry in what he did not realise was Parseltongue, revealing herself to in fact be Nagini, Voldemort's snake. Voldemort had murdered Bathilda and animated her corpse to hide Nagini, who attacked Harry, biting and coiling herself around Harry. Hermione raced upstairs and repelled the snake, while Harry's scar burned, alerting him to Voldemort's approach. The pair managed to escape, but Harry was knocked unconscious and such a close call with Voldemort caused the connection to re-open and Harry had a vision of his parents' demise. And in the scuffle, Harry's wand was accidentally broken by Hermione's Blasting Curse.

Ron's return and obtaining the Sword of Gryffindor

"Ron, stab it, STAB IT! "
— Harry and Ron confronting Voldemort's locket Horcrux[src]

After escaping Voldemort, Harry and Hermione camped out in the Forest of Dean, where Hermione healed Nagini's bite with Dittany. When they were camped out there, Harry and Hermione read parts of Rita Skeeter's biography of Dumbledore, The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore which Hermione had stolen from the home of Bathilda Bagshot. Upon reading, Harry felt betrayed and hurt, because Dumbledore had not shared this information with him. Hermione tried to convince Harry that Dumbledore had his best interests at heart, but Harry became quite disillusioned, doubting whether or not the Headmaster had even cared about him.

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Harry being led by a doe Patronus to the hiding place of the Sword of Gryffindor

A couple nights later, while standing guard outside the tent, Harry was lead by a silver doe Patronus to a frozen pool into which someone had placed the Sword of Gryffindor, which leads Harry to strip to his underwear and jump in the pool. While trying to acquire the sword, the locket attempted to strangle him, but he was rescued by Ron, who had returned through the use of his Deluminator.

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Ron destroying the locket Horcrux with the Sword of Gryffindor

During the brief intense skirmish, the Horcrux created disturbing imagery, as a last line of defence. Ron was showed his deepest fears, such as spiders and telling him that he was the least loved by his mother who craved a daughter. The final taunt was creating apparitions of Harry and Hermione. The naked Harry and Hermione began to kiss passionately, enraging Ron, who then destroyed the Horcrux with the sword, casting the two away. As Ron had saved his life, Harry forgave him for leaving and after seeing the Horcrux torture Ron, explained that he had no feelings for Hermione beyond that of a sibling. Hermione, who had been inside the tent during the destruction of the Horcrux, was angry with Ron for a longer period.

Visit to the Lovegood House

Hermione Granger: "‘There were once three brothers who were travelling along a long, winding road at twilight — "
Ron Weasley : "Midnight, our mum always told us. Sorry, I just think it's a bit spookier if it's midnight!"
Harry: "Yeah, because we really need a bit more fear in our lives."
— The reading of The Tales of Beedle the Bard at the Lovegood House[src]
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The trio speaking with Xenophilius Lovegood at his home, near the village of Ottery St Catchpole

On 30 December at Hermione's request, the three friends travelled to Luna Lovegood's home to question Xenophilius Lovegood. They asked about a triangular symbol Dumbledore had left them to decipher in the book he bequeathed to Hermione. After learning of the Deathly Hallows, Harry, Ron, and Hermione discovered that Xenophilius summoned Death Eaters in an attempt to persuade them to return his abducted daughter. The trio escaped the Death Eaters when Hermione blasted the floor open to show them Harry, but managed to keep Ron's alibi of being sick at home with spattergroit intact by covering him with the Invisibility Cloak.

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Hermione arguing with a listless Harry over his obsession with the Deathly Hallows

Harry soon became obsessed by the Deathly Hallows. He spent everyday brooding over the possibilities, forgetting about his responsibilities. With Harry's new found obsession with the Hallows, he became more and more withdrawn and listless. He came to believe that the Resurrection Stone was enclosed within the Golden Snitch bequeathed to him by Dumbledore. He also surmised that Lord Voldemort was abroad in a search for the Elder Wand. This obsession troubled his friends, and with the drop in Harry's attentiveness Ron's leadership qualities flourished.

Skirmish at Malfoy Manor

"You're a lying, you filthy Mudblood, and I know it! You have been inside my vault at Gringotts! Tell the truth, tell the truth! What else did you take? What else have you got? Tell me the truth or, I swear, I shall run you through with this knife! What else did you take, what else? ANSWER ME! CRUCIO!"
— Overheard parts of Bellatrix's interrogation of Hermione Granger[src]

After listening to a broadcast of Potterwatch around Easter 1998, Harry determined that Voldemort was seeking the Elder Wand, and accidentally broke the Taboo on Voldemort's name. Captured by a gang of Snatchers led by Fenrir Greyback, the trio were questioned about who they were. Hermione had previously hit Harry in the face with a Stinging Hex in an attempt to conceal their true identities, but it all amounted to nothing as the Snatchers then found the Sword of Gryffindor. After Greyback and Scabior realised that they had caught Harry Potter, the trio were taken to Malfoy Manor in Wiltshire. The Snatchers decided to forgo taking Harry to the Ministry, but instead to Voldemort directly.

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Bellatrix Lestrange incapacitating Snatchers at Malfoy Manor

When Bellatrix Lestrange learned that Harry had been caught, she immediately sought to summon Voldemort. She planned to do this, until she noticed one of the Snatchers had the Sword of Gryffindor, which was supposed to be in her vault at Gringotts. From her drastic change in tone of voice and her worries that they would all perish, Harry determined that another Horcrux was hidden there, as well. Bellatrix isolated Hermione for interrogation based on the knowledge that she was Muggle-born, stating that she wished to talk "girl to girl with her" and proceeded to brutally torture her with the Cruciatus Curse. While being tortured Hermione lied, claiming that the Sword was just a copy. Harry convinced Griphook (a goblin prisoner) to support this story, knowing that Bellatrix would interrogate Griphook next, as she would want a goblin's opinion on the Sword.

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Dobby dropping the chandelier, allowing the prisoners time to escape

In panic as Hermione screamed in pain upstairs, and Ron sobbed at hearing her, Harry called out for help — a cry heard by Aberforth Dumbledore through a fragment of a two-way mirror in the cellar. Aberforth sent Dobby the house-elf to rescue the prisoners. Harry had him take Luna Lovegood, Garrick Ollivander, and Dean Thomas to Shell Cottage, while he and Ron went to rescue Hermione. On the way, they had to fight Peter Pettigrew, whose silver hand strangled him to death when he hesitated to kill Harry, who reminded him that he had once saved his life. A skirmish ensued upstairs, during which Harry took Draco Malfoy's wand from him, and he and Ron saved Hermione and Griphook with Dobby's assistance.

Dobby's death

Harry: "Dobby, no, don't die, don't die —"
Dobby: "Harry... Potter...."
— Dobby's final moments in Harry's arms[src]
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Dobby dying in Harry's arms on the beach at Shell Cottage

As they escaped Malfoy Manor by Apparition, Bellatrix Lestrange threw a silver dagger to where they were Disapparating. Harry was initially relieved to realise he had managed to apparate to Shell Cottage with Ron, Hermione, and Dobby in tow, but was horrified to see the knife protruding from the elf's chest. Harry managed to lie him on the grass, where Dobby collapsed and died in Harry's arms, his last words being Harry's name. Luna (whom he saved) told him it was better to close his eyes so he'd be sleeping.

Harry decided that he would not dig Dobby's grave with magic, opting instead to do so manually, using a shovel. This was his way of both repaying Dobby's bravery and ebbing his own grief, as his time, effort, and sweat went into the grave. As he dug, he got glimpses of Lord Voldemort furiously punishing Bellatrix Lestrange, the Malfoys, and the others that were present in the manor for their failure to keep him in their custody and allowing him and the other prisoners to escape.

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Harry in front of Dobby's grave after having dug it without the use of magic

Harry, his scar now burning temptingly threatening to have Voldemort's thoughts engulf him, was finally able to learn control of denying Voldemort's entry into his mind. He attributed this to his grief and love for Dobby. While digging the grave, more understanding came to Harry. He realised that though the Deathly Hallows were tempting objects, Dumbledore had tasked him with destroying Horcruxes. He decided to trust Dumbledore, reaffirming his faith in his mentor. During the funeral, Luna Lovegood gave a short eulogy to Dobby, and Harry managed to say his final goodbye to one of his most loyal friends.

Stay at Shell Cottage

Harry: "He can have it after we've used it on all of the Horcruxes. I'll make sure he gets it then. I'll keep my word... I won't be lying... really."
Hermione Granger : "I don't like it."
Harry: "Nor do I, much."
— The solution to Griphook's demand for the Sword of Gryffindor[src]
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Harry speaking with Griphook about what lies within the Lestrange vault at Gringotts

Following the death of Dobby, Harry, Ron, and Hermione stayed at Shell Cottage for some time. During their stay, the trio formed a plan to break into the Lestrange Vault to obtain the Horcrux within, with the help of Griphook. Due to the fact that Griphook would only help in exchange for Godric Gryffindor's Sword, Harry decided to word his request so that the handover would not take place until after Harry had used it to dispose of the remaining Horcruxes.

Harry also found out information regarding the Elder Wand from Ollivander. He learned that his hunch that Elder Wand was real and that Voldemort was going abroad to search for it was correct. Harry also learned some complex wandlore, such as what happens when a wand's allegiance changes to that of another individual and that a wand's allegiance doesn't necessarily have to change hands through murder, as most (including Lord Voldemort) believed with regards to the Elder Wand.

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Harry speaking with Ollivander about the Elder Wand

Although feeling guilty for the deception, Harry knew that the sword was their only known weapon against the Horcruxes. The other residents of Shell Cottage could not fail to notice the trio's behaviour. Bill Weasley took Harry aside and advised Harry to be cautious when making deals with Griphook who Harry was increasingly disliking; Bill elaborated some wisdom that only one who lived in the company of goblins, such as himself, could impart. Namely how a goblin saw the maker of an object as the latter's true owner and master, not whoever purchased it from the former. Harry started to defend that if the object in question was bought proper, then the new ownership over it must mean that the manufacturer acknowledged the transfer, rendering the buyer as the new owner.

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Harry during his time a Shell Cottage, planning the break-in

Bill cut him off, correcting the younger wizard's naive way of thinking, insisting that goblins would merely consider the item "rented" and must therefore be returned to the original maker at the death of the person it was sold to, and wizards and witches habitually passing such down as familial heirlooms, through their generations without intermittent pay per subsequent ownership, basically equated to thievery in a goblin's judgement. Around the same time, Remus Lupin came to Shell Cottage bearing tidings of new birth. He asked Harry to be the godfather of his newborn child, Edward Lupin. It seemed as if the incident between them at 12 Grimmauld Place had never occurred. As Harry thinks about his upcoming heist, he wonders if he's becoming as reckless a godfather to Teddy as Sirius had been to him.

Gringotts break-in

Harry: "The vault we need to get into isn't empty, and I'm guessing its protection will be pretty powerful. It belongs to the Lestranges."
Griphook: "You have no chance. No chance at all."
— Discussion of breaking into Gringotts[src]

The trio and Griphook left Shell Cottage early on the morning of 1 May to break into Gringotts. Hermione disguised herself as notorious Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange, using Polyjuice Potion. The goal was to try and fool the goblins at Gringotts into believing that it was really Bellatrix who was entering the vault. The trio had Bellatrix's wand that Harry had captured at Malfoy Manor as further proof for the disguise. Ron was Transfigured to look like a foreign wizard named Dragomir Despard, and Harry had Griphook on his shoulders; both were under the Invisibility Cloak.

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Hermione impersonating Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry and Griphook under the Invisibility Cloak)

Their plan proceeded reasonably well; Hermione made a convincing Bellatrix, despite a close encounter with a Death Eater named Travers, whose suspicions seemed to be eased and accompanied the group to Gringotts. Two human guards there had Probity Probes that detected concealment charms, and Harry used a Confundus Charm on them to get Hermione passed unchecked. Inside, the Goblins requested Bellatrix's identification. When Hermione hesitated, one nervously said that her wand was sufficient proof, though Hermione claimed it was new. Harry suspected the goblins knew that Bellatrix's wand was stolen and were looking for an impostor.

Griphook told Harry to use the Imperius Curse, he complied and Bogrod then accepted the wand as being correct. Bogrod requested the Clankers, and then led the trio, Griphook, and Travers into a passageway. The door slammed shut, and Harry sent Travers away to hide. Bogrod, still under the Imperius curse, summoned a cart that descended deep within Gringotts. After many twists and turns, the cart passed through Thief's Downfall, a security waterfall that washed away all illusion charms. When the cart overturned and dumped them out, Hermione and Ron had been reverted to themselves. Griphook believed the other Goblins knew they were impostors, but Harry wanted to continue and cursed Bogrod again.

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Harry searching for Hufflepuff's Cup inside the Lestrange Vault

The trio and Griphook found the vault guarded by an aged, half-blind dragon. Griphook subdued it using the Clankers. Hearing pursuit approaching, Harry forced Bogrod to open the vault, which was filled with precious objects. Hermione screamed in pain, and they discovered that the vault's protective charms included the Flagrante and Gemino curses: the contents would multiply and become searing hot every time something was touched. Harry spotted Hufflepuff's Cup, the Horcrux, but it was out of reach. Hermione levitated Harry by the ankle and he snagged the cup by using Gryffindor's sword, as to not be burned by the metal. Meanwhile, Hermione, Ron, Griphook and Bogrod all struggled to stay above the searing-hot rapidly multiplying objects below.

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The trio escaping Gringotts on the back of a half-blind Ukrainian Ironbelly

As Harry was setting himself down, he dropped both the sword and the cup. Griphook grabbed the sword, and flipped Hufflepuff's cup up into the air. Harry caught it, ignoring the searing heat. Borne by a treasure avalanche spilling from the now-opened vault, Griphook ran off with Gryffindor's sword, yelling that thieves were in the vault. Harry, Hermione, and Ron hurled curses at the goblin throng. Harry released the half-blind dragon and the three jumped on its back. The freed dragon took flight, and the three blasting holes into the ceiling for it to fly through as they made their escape.

Battle of Hogwarts

Harry: "Dumbledore left the three of us a job, and we weren't supposed to tell — I mean, he wanted us to do it, just the three of us."
Neville Longbottom: "We're his army. Dumbledore's Army. We were all in it together, we've been keeping it going while you three have been off on your own... Everyone in this room's been fighting and they've been driven in here because the Carrows were hunting them down. Everyone in here's proven they're loyal to Dumbledore — loyal to you."
— The trio's return to Hogwarts and the D.A.'s loyalty to Harry[src]
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The trio Apparating into Hogsmeade before the start of the final battle

A vision from Voldemort helped Harry realise that the third Horcrux, whilst unbeknownst to him at the time, Ravenclaw's Diadem, remained at Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione set out on their final mission to return to the school and obtain the diadem, inadvertently tripping the Caterwauling Charm upon Apparating to Hogsmeade and thereby alerting the waiting Death Eaters to their presence. Due to the trio being under the Invisibility Cloak, however, the Death Eaters resorted to unleashing Dementors into the streets to try to force the intruders out of hiding.

Having no choice, Harry conjured his Patronus to protect himself and his friends, automatically giving away their position and confirming their identities (the Death Eaters having been pre-warned that Harry Potter's Patronus took the form of a stag). As Death Eaters began to close in on the still invisible trio, Aberforth Dumbledore emerged from the Hog's Head, hurriedly telling the three to enter his pub. While Harry, Ron, and Hermione did so, Aberforth remained outside, proclaiming to the Death Eaters that it was he who tripped the alarm (by letting his cat out) and conjured the Patronus to ward off the Dementor threat; mockingly contradicting a Death Eater, saying that what he had seen was a goat Patronus rather than a stag. The incensed Death Eaters believed this and retreated.

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D.A. members in the Room of Requirement welcoming Harry back on 1 May

After Aberforth re-entered his pub and home, he scolded them for coming to Hogsmeade advising them to leave the country. After Harry engaged in a brief and fierce argument with him, he led the grateful trio directly into Hogwarts through a secret entrance behind the portrait of his deceased sister, Ariana Dumbledore. Neville Longbottom (acting as their escort) then guided them into the Room of Requirement, where they were enthusiastically greeted by the reconstituted Dumbledore's Army; most of which were beaten and bruised, yet ready to fight the Death Eaters controlling the school. Harry tried to tell them that he, Ron, and Hermione only returned to find something, but Neville contacted other allies with a call to arms. Harry was initially reluctant to allow the others to help, as he had developed trust issues. But in an attempt to be a better man than Dumbledore (whom he feared he was turning into) and after some discussion with Ron and Hermione, he allowed it.

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Harry and Luna entering Ravenclaw Tower

Harry hesitantly asked the room at large if they had ever heard of any sort of legendary artefact belonging to one of the Founders of Hogwarts. Luna Lovegood then elaborated on the fabled Diadem of Ravenclaw, pronouncing that a statue in Ravenclaw Tower depicted Rowena Ravenclaw wearing a diadem. Harry, having no idea of what the diadem looked like, was led by Luna to the Ravenclaw Common Room to observe the statue. Here the pair were ambushed by Alecto Carrow who pressed her Dark Mark immediately upon noticing Harry, summoning Voldemort, before Luna stunned her from under the Invisibility Cloak. Amycus Carrow attempted to force his way through the common room door, designed only to open after the door-knocker's question was correctly answered, by seeking the help of Minerva McGonagall, who easily allowed him entry by solving the door's riddle herself; by that time, Harry had managed to rejoin Luna under the Invisibility Cloak.

Amycus (in fear of his master's wrath) suggested framing Alecto's apparently mistaken summoning of the former on the Ravenclaw students; as he did, he spontaneously devised a lie that made it seem as though the students had forced Alecto to touch her Dark Mark at wand-point. In her outrage, McGonagall strongly insinuated that Amycus was a coward for proposing such an idea and that she would not allow it. Carrow spat in McGonagall's face in retaliation, utterly enraging Harry who suddenly revealed himself while momentarily casting the Cruciatus Curse on the surprised Carrow. The curse sent Amycus flying backwards into the wall where he crumpled and fell unconscious. Harry then told McGonagall about the mission Dumbledore had left him, and she offered to hold Voldemort and his invading forces off, buying him the time he needed to search for the Horcrux. All students of age, the D.A., and the members of the Order of the Phoenix who had arrived to fight prepared themselves for the impending siege. The Battle of Hogwarts began as Voldemort and his army approached the outer boundaries of the school.

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McGonagall, Mrs Weasley, and the suits of armour preparing for battle

On 2 May, Lord Voldemort upon arrival at Hogwarts, demanded that the school turn over Harry, and the Battle of Hogwarts began. Harry realised that the positioning of Alecto Carrow in Ravenclaw Tower confirmed the Horcrux's identity. It was the lost diadem of Ravenclaw. After thinking on it for some seconds, he went to ask the Grey Lady about the diadem. From her information, Harry surmised that the Horcrux had been hidden in the Room of Requirement. Harry, in the meantime, was worried about Hermione and Ron, who seemed to have disappeared. They had gone into the Chamber of Secrets, where Hermione destroyed Helga Hufflepuff's Cup with basilisk fangs, which were one of the few weapons able to destroy Horcruxes.

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The trio escaping from Fiendfyre that was cast by Vincent Crabbe

The trio quickly headed for the Room of Requirement where Harry remembered seeing the Diadem the previous year. However, Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle ambushed them. After a skirmish, the entire room was destroyed by the cursed fire Crabbe unleashed but could not control. Harry managed to fly himself and Malfoy out, while Ron and Hermione grabbed Goyle, but Crabbe perished in the flames that also destroyed the diadem. With one Horcrux remaining, Harry, Ron, and Hermione continued their pursuit of Nagini, but before they could go search for it, they witnessed the death of Fred Weasley. This incensed Ron and Harry, but Hermione reminded them that only they could finish Voldemort and that to obtain the final Horcrux they would have to do their share of fighting.

Snape's death

"Finally, the truth. Lying with his face pressed into the dusty carpet of the office where he had once thought he was learning the secrets of victory, Harry understood at last that he was not supposed to survive. His job was to walk calmly into Death's welcoming arms."
— Harry coming to the realisation that he must die by Voldemort's hand[src]

They fought their way to the Shrieking Shack. Along the way, Harry witnessed many scenes of horror. On the grounds, Voldemort's Dementors were waiting. After having seen so much pain and death, Harry could not summon the happiness required to conjure a Patronus. In fact, Harry almost welcomed the oblivion that would come with the Dementor's Kiss. But, after seeing the patronuses conjured by Luna Lovegood, Ernie Macmillan, and Seamus Finnigan, Harry summoned the will to conjure his and managed to drive the Dementors away.

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Snape's last moments, during which he gave Harry his memories

Once the trio arrived at the Shrieking Shack, they witnessed Voldemort order Nagini to kill Snape, as he believed that Snape was preventing him from being the true owner of the Elder Wand. Dumbledore was the previous owner of the wand, and as Snape killed him, Voldemort believes with Snape's demise, he will finally gain true mastery of the wand. Before he died, Snape gave Harry memories to view in the Pensieve and asked him to look into his eyes. Upon returning to the castle, Harry saw the corpses of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks near Fred's, and he felt devastated. He left his friends behind to use Albus Dumbledore's Pensieve, welcoming the time in another's head to distract him from what was happening in his own.

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Harry using Dumbledore's Pensieve to view Snape's memories during the one-hour armistice

During a one-hour ceasefire, Harry viewed the memories given by a dying Snape, which revealed to him that he had inadvertently been turned into a Horcrux himself. This occurred when Voldemort attempted to murder him as a baby. Because Lily Potter's loving sacrifice made Voldemort's Killing Curse rebound and a fragment of his soul latched itself onto the only living thing it could find: Harry himself. This led to the awful truth being revelled, that Voldemort had to kill him in order to be rendered mortal. Harry was unwillingly tethering Voldemort to life.

Harry also learned that Snape was, all along, with Dumbledore because he loved Lily Evans, since before they started school. It was clear that Harry's life span had always been determined by how long it took to get rid of the Horcruxes, and that it was an elegant plan not to waste any more lives but to give the tasks to the boy who had already been marked for death, and whose death would not be tragic but simply another blow against Voldemort. Heavy of heart, Harry courageously slipped off on his own to carry out this dreadful task. He felt ghostly as he strode through the castle's empty halls, feeling as if he was already dead.

Harry's sacrifice

"He saw the mouth move and a flash of green light, and everything was gone."
— Voldemort hitting Harry with the Killing Curse[src]
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Harry standing with his deceased loved ones while facing Voldemort

As Harry passed the Great Hall, he could not see Hermione, Ron, or the other Weasleys, nor Luna. He felt he would have given anything for one last look at them, but then he thought he would never be able to stop looking. He also came to realise that Luna had become one of his closest and dearest friends. During his way to Voldemort, he saw the corpse of Colin Creevey, who snuck back into the castle to fight despite being underage and remarked that Colin looked "tiny in death". Harry in a moments decision told Neville to slay Nagini, if he could, as Ron and Hermione might be too busy to do so. He passed Ginny, who was comforting a small girl, and almost wished she could have seen him, but under the Invisibility Cloak, this was impossible. As he passed Hagrid's hut on the grounds, he emotionally remembered his trips there, particularly rock cakes, Ron vomiting slugs, and baby dragon Norbert.

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Harry willingly letting Voldemort hit him with the Killing Curse

Harry then entered the Forbidden Forest, where he managed to open the Golden Snitch, which said on it, "I open at the close"; and the words to open it were, "I'm about to die"; this revealed the Resurrection Stone contained within. Harry used it to speak to the spirits of his parents, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin, who gave him comfort and courage before he met Voldemort and offered to shield him from the Dementors. They set off, and the Dementor's chill did not overcome him; his companions acted like Patronuses, and Harry continued deeper in the forest to find Voldemort. As Harry approached the Death Eater camp, he dropped the Resurrection Stone. Harry offered no resistance as Voldemort struck him with the Killing Curse. His last thoughts were of Ginny: her red hair, blazing looks, and the feel of her lips upon his before everything went black.

Limbo

Harry: "But you're dead."
Albus Dumbledore: "Oh yes."
Harry: "Then... I'm dead too?"
Albus Dumbledore: "Ah. That is the question, isn't it? Oh the whole, dear boy, I think not."
— Harry meeting Dumbledore in limbo[src]

However, the "death" he met was not permanent: the blood Voldemort had taken from Harry to restore his physical form in 1995 still contained the Bond of Blood, anchoring him to life and protecting Harry from Voldemort's curse, and his willingness to die triggered protections on the people of Hogwarts similar to the protections he received from his mother's sacrifice. Also, since he had part of Voldemort's soul in him, Voldemort's Killing Curse unknowingly destroyed the part of Voldemort's soul, leaving one Horcrux left.

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Harry in the Limbo speaking with a deceased Albus Dumbledore

Harry entered a state of limbo, where he met the spirit of Albus Dumbledore and the piece of Voldemort's soul that had just been destroyed. Dumbledore explained everything to Harry saying that he had "no more secrets from Harry", with Harry seeing a side of Dumbledore that no one else ever had. After reconciling with his mentor, Harry made the choice to return to the physical world. He had the option of boarding a train and continuing to the afterlife with Dumbledore.

Endgame

Harry: "There are no more Horcruxes. It's just you and me. Neither can live while the other survives, and one of us is about to leave for good."
Lord Voldemort: "One of us? You think it will be you, do you, the boy who has survived by accident, and because Dumbledore was pulling the strings?"
Harry: "You won't be killing anyone else tonight. You won't be able to kill any of them ever again."
— The final confrontation between two mortal enemies[src]
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Narcissa Malfoy telling Voldemort and the gathered Death Eaters that Harry was "dead"

Harry woke up, but feigned death. He was assisted in this by Narcissa Malfoy, who had secretly turned against Voldemort by telling him Harry was dead in order to protect her son, because she knew the only way she would be permitted to enter Hogwarts was with the rest of the Death Eaters in their victory march. Voldemort then triumphantly disgraced Harry's "dead" body with the Cruciatus Curse then forced Hagrid to carry Harry's body back to Hogwarts, proclaiming Harry dead and demanding surrender. At first, the surviving fighters were heartbroken, especially Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Professor McGonagall. They screamed abuse at the Death Eaters in anger, remaining defiant. Harry's apparent death had spurred the defenders of Hogwarts on.

Neville Longbottom courageously stood up to Voldemort, and when the latter offered Neville a rank in his Death Eater society, Neville proudly refused and screamed to the high heavens, "Dumbledore's Army!" Voldemort cast the Full Body-Bind Curse, then Summoned the Sorting Hat and placed it upon Neville's head. After he announced that there would be no houses and that the school colours would be those loyal to Salazar Slytherin, he caused the hat to burst into flames. As Neville cried in pain, a distant uproar came from the direction of the school boundaries. Centaurs, thestrals, Buckbeak the hippogriff, Hagrid's half brother Grawp, and the families of the Hogwarts students who remained to fight, plus the shop and home keepers of Hogsmeade joined the fight with a flourish.

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Voldemort gloating over Harry's 'death', Neville slaying Nagini, and the second half of the battle breaking out

This distracted Voldemort and his Death Eaters, and Neville was able to pull off the Sorting Hat, and from its depths he received the Sword of Gryffindor and sliced off Nagini's head in one swift, fluid motion. Harry slipped away in the ensuing mêlée under the Invisibility Cloak. Death Eaters started to fold under sheer weight of numbers as the house-elves in the kitchens joined the battle, with Kreacher at its front, declaring war against the Dark Lord in the name of brave Regulus Black. Using his Invisibility Cloak, Harry protected the defenders of Hogwarts from attack, deflecting Voldemort's curses. Soon, only Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange were the only two remaining and fighting, with Voldemort duelling McGonagall, Slughorn, and Kingsley at once, and Bellatrix duelling Hermione, Luna, and Ginny. Harry was torn between the two until he saw a Killing Curse aimed at Ginny, the latter missing death by a mere inch.

Harry redirected his path to Bellatrix, until being roughly knocked aside by Molly Weasley, who duelled and ultimately killed Bellatrix. Voldemort's fury at the fall of his last, best lieutenant exploded with the force of a bomb and Harry turned in to see McGonagall, Slughorn, and Kingsley blasted backwards in pain and Voldemort directing his wand at Molly. Harry then cast a Shield Charm to protect her from Voldemort's wrath, revealing himself for the final duel.

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Harry's final defeat of Lord Voldemort and the end of the Second Wizarding War

Unbeknownst to Voldemort, mastery of the Elder Wand, which he had stolen from Dumbledore's grave, had not been taken from Dumbledore by Snape, but by Draco Malfoy, because Draco had disarmed Dumbledore on the night of his murder, before Snape killed him. Thus, when Harry had disarmed Malfoy in Malfoy Manor weeks earlier, he had become the true master of the Elder Wand.

When Harry and Voldemort faced off for the last time, Harry tried to tell him this and about the other mistakes he had made. Harry also asked him to feel some remorse for his actions, which Voldemort instantly rejected. Voldemort cast the Killing Curse, and Harry countered with the Disarming Charm. The Elder Wand refused to attack its master, and the Killing Curse rebounded, destroying Voldemort once and for all, as the most powerful wand in the world fell into the hands of its true master at last.

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The battle-worn trio in the morning after the battle

Immediately, Harry was surrounded by overjoyed fellow fighters; Hermione and Ron reached him first, and then Ginny, Neville, and Luna. Victory celebrations began and Harry was an indispensable part of the grief and celebration.

The trio visited Albus Dumbledore's portrait, and along the way he explained everything to his two best friends. Harry decided to prevent the Deathly Hallows from ever being reunited again by keeping the Cloak of Invisibility, leaving the Resurrection Stone where it lay in the Forbidden Forest, and returning the Elder Wand to Dumbledore's grave, but not before using it to fix his wand.

When Voldemort destroyed the piece of his soul residing in Harry, Harry lost the ability to speak Parseltongue.[102] It is possible, however, that he regained the ability later.

After Hogwarts (1998–2006)

"Harry and his friends have their own history depicted on Chocolate Frogs cards."
— The trio were honoured with their own Chocolate Frog Cards[src]
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Harry and Ginny Potter with their three children

Harry ensured that Severus Snape's portrait was hung in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts.[103] He also made occasional visits to the school to give lectures to the students on Defence Against the Dark Arts. At some point, the trio were featured on Chocolate Frog Cards for their accomplishments.

Harry was also on "Christmas card" terms with his cousin Dudley Dursley and his family, and occasionally visited him, which were occasions dreaded by his own children.[104] Harry also made peace with his former rival Draco Malfoy, something that his father and his friends were never able to do with Severus Snape. They were civil towards each other; however, their schoolboy enmity meant that they were still not friends at this stage.

Also following the war, he aided in the care of his godson, Teddy Lupin, thus fulfilling the role that his own godfather, Sirius Black, never got to play. Harry and Teddy eventually became very close. Harry's children commented that they wanted Teddy to move in with the family, Harry mentioned that Teddy had already been coming to their home for dinner four times a week, and that he was practically living with them as it was.[105] The Potters were also thrilled at the idea that Teddy, who was seen snogging Victoire Weasley (the eldest daughter of Bill and Fleur Weasley) might officially become a part of their family.

Career as an Auror (2007–2019)

"Harry and Ron utterly revolutionised the Auror Department in — at the Ministry of Magic. So they — I mean, they are now the consummate — they are experts... And by the time — 19 years later — I would imagine that Harry is heading up that department, which is not corrupt in any way."
J. K. Rowling regarding Harry's career after the war[src]
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Harry Potter as a young Auror

At the end of the Second Wizarding War, Harry was recruited by the new Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt and became an Auror at the British Ministry of Magic. Kingsley permitted those who had fought in the final battle to become Aurors without getting their N.E.W.T.s, as surviving such a battle satisfied the skill and character requirements.[106]

Along with his friend Ron Weasley, Harry was considered an expert and helped reform and revolutionise the Auror department and the rest of the Ministry, along with Hermione Granger, who became a high ranking official in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.[52] In 2007, Harry became the Head of the Auror Office at the age of 26 or 27.[51]

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Harry meeting the student at King's Cross

On 1 September 2008,[107] Harry arrived at King's Cross Station and guided a Muggle-born student to the barrier that connected to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.[108] During the 2008–2009 school year, the same Muggle-born student and their friends went to the Hogwarts Library to look for clues about malfunctioning broomsticks. While doing so, they found information on Harry's Quidditch accomplishments, including him being the youngest house player in a century and that he had caught his first Golden Snitch with his mouth. They also found images of his first year Quidditch uniform, with Robyn Thistlethwaite being surprised by how small he was at the time, although she acknowledged that his light and speedy frame was perfect for a Seeker.[109]

In 2010, when third-year students went to Hogsmeade for the first time, Harry was also there with Rubeus Hagrid, drinking Butterbeer in the Three Broomsticks Inn. When Harry choked on it, Hagrid patted him on the back.[110]

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Harry and the student on the Quidditch pitch

At some point later, Harry returned to Hogwarts to give a Defence Against the Dark Arts lecture at the request of Professor Minerva McGonagall. During this period of time Harry frequently gave lectures on the subject.[52] While at the castle, he met the same Muggle-born student he helped across the platform barrier. The two met in the Great Hall. They then went to the Quidditch pitch and the Viaduct Courtyard and talked about their memories.[110]

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Harry after casting the Patronus Charm that ended the battle

When Hogwarts was under attack by Dementors and other Dark creatures, Harry returned to the school and cast the final Patronus Charm that ended the battle. He also saw individuals by the forests wearing white masks, who he suspected may have been the culprits of the attacks. He then talked to the students and staff and, as an Auror, promised to look into the case properly.[111]

Harry was also invited by George Weasley to help sell his joke products, competing against George's brother Ron who preferred more conventional ones. George wrote Harry's identity of the "Chosen One" into the slogan he prepared for Harry. Though Ron was Harry's best friend, George pointed out that since Harry was the funder of their joke shop, he needed to think less about the "best friends" stuff. George convinced Harry that new products were likely to attract more customers.

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Hermione and Harry meeting the student at Zonko's

When they were doing a sale at Zonko's Joke Shop, Harry was chatting with Hermione, who was Ron's helper, when they met the same Muggle-born student and talked about these events. The student asked if this was purely them doing business, but Harry admitted he really was fed up with classical jokes, saying that anyone who had been bitten by a Nose-Biting Teacup dozens of times would not be tricked again, which he believed was the reason why Fred and George founded their shop so that they could invent new products, and succeeded in doing so, making their products very popular in the market. He then gave the student some tokens to buy some products and see for themselves.[112]

On Horace Slughorn's birthday, Harry went back to Hogwarts and gave him a cake that smelt like pineapple. They recalled Harry's mother Lily giving Slughorn Francis, and were possibly joined by the Muggle-born student.[113]

2014 Quidditch World Cup

"The Potter family — minus Mother, Ginny Potter, who of course is here in the journalists' enclosure with me — have been given prime places in the front row."
— The 2014 Quidditch World Cup[src]
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Harry and his children at the 2014 Quidditch World Cup

Harry had married Ginny likely sometime before 2005, but certainly by 2014.[114][115] By 2017, the couple had three children of their own: two sons James Sirius and Albus Severus, and one daughter Lily Luna. Harry attended the final of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup in early July in the Patagonian Desert. Harry, James, and Albus joined Ginny Potter, who had been in Patagonia since the start of the Cup, in her capacity of special Quidditch correspondent to the Daily Prophet.[116]

Harry along with his family (including Teddy Lupin) and Dumbledore's Army were granted access to the VIP section of the campsite. Harry embraced Viktor Krum, who was competing again after being retired for a few years, upon meeting him and introduced him to his sons, James and Albus.[117] He supported Bulgaria in the match together with the rest of his family (save for Albus) and looked "emotional" when Viktor Krum and his team had won the match. While at the game Harry also sported a nasty cut over his right cheekbone, which was a result of his top-secret work for the British Auror Office.

On 31 July 2014, Rita Skeeter launched a book at Flourish and Blotts titled Dumbledore's Army: The Dark Side of the Demob, regarding the lives of the members of Dumbledore's Army. The book according to Rita's description, seemed to focus on the D.A. members "imperfections". Harry and Ginny were featured on the front cover, Harry trying to hide their faces behind his hand. Rita also wrote a mostly fictionalised biography about Harry, with an unnamed title.

Rising tensions

"Love blinds. We have both tried to give our sons, not what they needed, but what we needed. We've been so busy trying to rewrite our own pasts, we've blighted their present."
— Harry realising his mistakes in regards to his second son[src]
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Harry with his family at King's Cross Station in 2017 escorting his sons to Platform 9¾

On 1 September 2017, Harry and Ginny took their three children to King's Cross Station to see James and Albus off to Hogwarts. There, they met Ron and Hermione and their two children, Harry's niece Rose and nephew Hugo. When Albus expressed a fear that he might be Sorted into Slytherin House, Harry told his son that Albus was named after two Hogwarts Headmasters of whom one was a Slytherin and "probably the bravest man [he] ever knew". Harry assured him that his parents would be proud of him regardless of where he was Sorted. He also told him that the Sorting Hat would take his preferences into consideration, which happened to him when he was being Sorted. This was a secret he had never shared with his other children.

When Harry picked Albus up from King's Cross, who had returned from a year at Hogwarts, he was surprised to find Albus distant and colder. This distance was in direct response to the pressure Albus felt regarding Harry's legacy and the expectations that others put on him because of it. Albus and Scorpius Malfoy became fast friends during the year, as they were kindred spirits — they both carry a burden stemming from their family identity and feel that they are misfits and "losers" in comparison with the other students at Hogwarts. Harry did not like this and he questioned why Albus was content to have only the one friend. Their relationship would stay strained for the next couple of years to come.

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Harry seeing James, Lily, and Rose off to Hogwarts, while Albus stood off to the side

In September 2018, Harry took Albus to King's Cross again. He was hurt when Albus told him he wanted to be alone. This stemmed from all the pedestrians watching the two, Albus felt as though they were watching the famous Harry Potter and "his disappointing son". Harry told him not to be bothered by people looking and thought his friendship with Scorpius Malfoy, the child of his rival, was the reason why Albus wanted nothing to do with him. Harry then demanded Albus sever their friendship, but his son refused.

In September 2019, Harry took Albus to King's Cross yet again where he gave Albus the permission slip he needed to visit Hogsmeade. Albus destroyed the slip by burning it, stating that he had no wish to go to Hogsmeade and left his father behind. This in turn caused Harry to become angry with him. Their father-son relationship continued to deteriorate, going from bad to worse.

Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement (2020–)

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Hermione Granger: "These are people and beasts that fought alongside Voldemort in the great wizarding wars. These are allies of darkness. This — combined with what we have just unearthed at Theodore Nott's — could mean something. But if the Head of Magical Law Enforcement isn't reading his files —"
Harry: "But I don't need to read it — I'm out there, hearing about it. Theodore Nott — it was me who heard the rumours about the Time-Turner and me who acted upon it."
— Harry and Hermione discussing the state of wizarding Britian[src]

By late summer of 2020, Harry had been made Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.[118] After hearing a rumour about an illegal and very powerful Time-Turner, Harry and his team of Aurors raided the Nott residence and confiscated it. Harry defeated Nott in a duel and then arrested him. He was arrested for the illegal possession of an unregistered and advanced Time-Turner.[119]

Nott had created at least two Time-Turners for Lucius Malfoy, who was paying him for his services. The prototype, which was restricted by a boundary of five minutes, was seized by Potter and later used by his son to travel to the past. The improved Time-Turner, which gleamed gold and allowed the traveller to stay in the past for an unlimited time, was kept by Lucius who never used it.[4]

Harry turned the prototype Time-Turner over to Hermione (the Minister for Magic) for safekeeping. While in his paper laden workoffice, he and Hermione spoke about recent activity among Voldemort's former allies and how action must be taken. They discuess the "mountain trolls riding Graphorns through Hungary, giants with winged tattoos on their backs walking through the Greek Seas, and the werewolves that have gone entirely underground".[118]

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Amos Diggory: "Two months pass, I receive an owl, 'Mr Diggory, I'm awfully sorry, but Mr Potter has been called away on urgent business, we're going to have to shift things around a little, are you available for an appointment in, let's see, in two months' time.' And then it repeats again, and again ... You're shutting me out."
Harry: "Of course I'm not. It's just, I'm afraid, as Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement I'm responsible —"
Amos Diggory: "There's plenty you're responsible for."
Harry: "Sorry?"
Amos Diggory: "My son, Cedric, you do remember Cedric, don't you?"
— Amos expressing his frustration towards Harry regarding Cedric's death[src]
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Harry gifting Albus with his old baby blanket

Harry was later visited at home by Amos Diggory, who had heard he might have the Time-Turner. Whom he supposedly learned this information from is unknown. While Albus and Delphi Diggory (who claimed to be Amos' carer and niece) listened in, Amos demanded Harry go back in time and save Cedric. Amos proceeded to tell Harry that Cedric was more then a spare and that he deserved a chance to life a full life. However, Harry refused due to the implications of intervening greatly with the past, as changing the past can have severe consequences on the future. This caused Amos to react negatively, calling Harry cold. Later that night Harry attempted to reconcile with Albus.

Harry's relationship with Albus had strained increasingly since he had left for Hogwarts. In an effort to mend things, Harry spoke to Albus and tried to give him the old baby blanket he received from his mother Lily. He did this in the hope a reminder of what happened would make him change his behaviour. This was a significant and sentimental gift on Harry's part, as it was the only physical piece of his mother that he had. When Albus rejected the gift, it led to an argument in which they both expressed the wish that they were not related. Harry regretted what he said, but it was too late to take it back.

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Harry's awoken from a nightmare after his scar pains him for the first time in many years

Harry began to experience nightmares and pains in his scar, something that he had not experienced since his final defeat of Voldemort. Ginny tried to comfort him and proceeded to ask what was wrong. When Harry explained, they decided to let Hermione know. Harry took his scar hurting to be an ominous sign and it left him with many worries concerning his son and the outcome of the future.

He and Hermione held a public meeting, but the community was not convinced there is a threat, as they were not willing to accept that danger was once again imminent. Draco accused Harry of only wanting his name in the papers and proceeded to storm out of the public meeting. Later on Harry, Ginny, and Draco then learnt that Albus and Scorpius were missing. This prompted Draco to start a duel with Harry, Ginny was quick to interrupt it, before it got out of hand. They had decided to retrieve the Time-Turner and help Amos save Cedric. Ginny concluded Albus ran away after his argument with Harry, and Draco was upset that Scorpius had been pulled into their family issues.

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Harry: "But there is one truth we can't escape: That somewhere in our past a witch is trying to rewrite everything we ever knew — and all we can do is wait — wait for the moment she either succeeds or fails."
Minerva McGonagall: "And if she suceeds?"
Harry: "Then — just like that — most of the people in this room will be gone. We'll no longer exist and Voldemort will rule again."
— Harry Potter noting the severity of the situation[src]

Albus and Scorpius's time-travelling antics created two separate alternate timelines. This was something that could have disastrous effects for everyone. In one, Harry received a dream revealing Albus's location in the Forbidden Forest. As he and the others searched, Harry came across the centaur Bane. Bane warned him that a "dark cloud" haunted Albus. He took this "dark cloud" to mean Scorpius and his doubts regarding his son's friendship with him strengthened even more. He, Ron, and Ginny found the boys just after they return from the past. Scorpius was uninjured, but Albus sustained a broken arm.

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Harry conversing with the portrait of Albus Dumbledore

Albus was brought to the school's hospital wing, where Harry conversed with a portrait of Albus Dumbledore. After Harry aired decades of pent-up emotion left over from the horrors of his childhood and Dumbledore reassuring him he did what he though was best for Harry's well being at the time, the portrait advised him to see Albus as he is. Harry demanded that Albus break off his association with Scorpius. He even went so far as to bully Headmistress Minerva McGonagall into using the Marauder's Map to keep them apart. This was something that he would not normally do. Harry's worry for his son had intensified so much that it blinded him to the bigger picture.

When Albus and Scorpius went time travelling again, Harry and Ginny received a visit from Draco. He and Harry argued about their children, which resulted in a premature wizards' duel. When Ginny intervened and reminded them their children were missing, Draco surprised them by explaining how lonely he was at Hogwarts and how lucky Harry was to have such great friendships.

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Harry apologising to Professor McGonagall and attempting to locate the boys

Harry and Draco finally gained a mutual respect for one another, and looked upon each other as friends. When Draco speaks of the great bond and sacrifices he has made for Scorpius and his late wife, Harry finally realised he was dangerously isolating Albus. They returned to Hogwarts, where Harry apologised to Professor McGonagall and they attempted to locate the boys, ultimately discovering that they had the Time-Turner.

However, in the other timeline, Albus and Scorpius had created a world where Harry had died at the Battle of Hogwarts. Fortunately, with the help of the alternate Hermione, Ron and Severus Snape, Scorpius managed to salvage the original timeline and returned both Harry, and Albus to life. Harry visited Albus in his dormitory where despite his anger, he manages to plant the seed for a reconciliation with Albus.

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Harry visiting Albus in the Hospital Wing and the two beginning to reconcile

Later, Harry and his friends learn that Albus and Scorpius were missing again and were last seen with Delphi. They went to see Amos to find out what he knows, and found out he had been Confunded by Delphi into believing she was his niece and carer.

Searching the room for clues to find out Delphi's true identity, they stumbled upon a prophecy that, if fulfilled, would enable the return of Voldemort, and realised Delphi's true identity as Voldemort's secret daughter with Bellatrix Lestrange. However, since they did not know where in time Delphi, Albus, and Scorpius were, they could only bide their time and wait.

Skirmish at St Jerome's Church
"I don't fight alone, and I never will."
— Harry to Delphini after he and his friends defeated her[src]

At home, Harry looked at the blanket he had tried to give Albus. He noticed writing on it, and found out it was a message sent by Albus from the past. He and Ginny noticed the date, being 30 October, 1981 — one day before the night that Voldemort murdered Harry's parents. They alerted Ron and Hermione. Draco, who joined in, secretly revealed to them that his family had a Time-Turner that would be more potent and valuable than the one seized by the Ministry, which was merely a prototype and thus not as desirable to a true Death Eater.

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Harry, Ron, Draco, and others travelling back in time to assist Albus and Scorpius

They travelled back in time to join Albus and Scorpius. However, under Ginny's prodding, they realised that Delphi did not to want to kill baby Harry, but rather to stop Voldemort from doing so in the hope he would live and his reign would continue. Delphi thought she could make her father stronger as he would know love when he met her, which its lacking was what had originally led to his downfall.

Everyone agreed they had to transfigure Harry to look like Voldemort in the hope that they could fool Delphi and hinder her in saving the real Voldemort. They picked Harry because he not only knew Voldemort well through the connection they shared when he was a Horcrux, but he now also understood Parseltongue again.

Delphi pleaded with her "father" to recognise her, which Harry managed before the transfiguration spell came undone. However, when Delphi sees she had been set up, she engaged in a fierce duel with Harry, who is later joined by his friends and Albus. They managed to subdue her and she pleaded that she only wants to know her father. A surprised Harry explained that this would not be possible; they cannot change the past.

Upon hearing the real Voldemort arrive to kill Harry's parents, Delphi tried calling out to him, but Hermione and Malfoy silenced her and sent her back to present day. Harry decided to watch the scene of his parents' murder once more, with Albus by his side, to provide a sense of closure for them. They later returned to the present when a devastated Hagrid arrived at the scene to bring Harry to the Dursleys.

Visiting the dead

Back at Hogwarts, Albus was asked by Harry to join him one afternoon for a hike up a steep hill. Harry revealed that he had brought Albus to Cedric Diggory's grave, which he regularly visited so he could apologise for his role in his death.

The Calamity

Harry: "The Ministry isn't perfect, but think of all the good we've done since the Second Wizarding War ended. Werewolves used to be ostracised and discriminated against. But thanks to our outreach programme, attitudes are changing. The wizarding community is becoming more inclusive."
Constance Pickering: "I'm not discounting the progress you've made, but didn't your original proposal include providing free Wolfsbane Potions to any werewolf who wanted them? Politics and protocols prevented you from making the kind of change that would have done the most good. I know you're trying your hardest, Harry. But at its best, the Ministry is ineffective. At its worst, it's dangerous. You can try to change it, but there will always be things the Ministry simply can't do."
— Discussion of the Ministry's new progressiveness and of its limitations[src]

At some point during Kingsley's tenure as Minister, Harry helped advance werewolf rights by setting up an outreach programme.[120] He also proposed providing free Wolfsbane Potions to any werewolf who wanted the potion. However, his Wolfsbane proposal never came to fruition, as politics and protocols prevented it from happening.[120]

Shortly after, Harry was made the leader of the members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force. This task force was an emergency response team established by the International Confederation of Wizards with the help of the British Ministry of Magic to deal with a series of large-scale breaches of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy known as the Calamity. He congratulated those who choose the career of an Auror, but warned them that it could either be the best or worst job depending on their abilities.

Harry introduced the Weakening Hex to the new Aurors, which lowered the damage their enemies caused. He would also teach and supervise practising duelling sessions, during which he outmatched them. However, their valiance allowed them to come out with increased power in their spells. For those pursuing a profession as Magizoologists, Harry gave them a lesson on maintaining confidence that eventually resulted in him teaching them the Bravery Charm, while he ran a class on detecting dark magic for those pursuing a Professor position.[120]

Harry was inspired by his experience with the late Remus Lupin to arrange a training course which was attended by all Statute of Secrecy Task Force members. The training course needed to be completed without a wand as spells flew towards the task force members, helping to teach them better tactical awareness and mobility. Along with his wife, Ginny, and Professor Minerva McGonagall, his former teacher at Hogwarts, Harry held a panel at the Ministry where the three spoke about having parts of their lives turned into Foundables by the Calamity, with the emotional evening being attended by a Calamity Investigator working for the Statute of Secrecy Task Force.[120]

Harry later ran into the same Calamity Investigator at the Leaky Cauldron and engaged in a lively discussion about potions with them. He taught them Severus Snape's method of preparing Sopophorous beans by pressing them with the flat side of a knife to release more of their juice, which they used to reduce the brew time of their Dawdle Draught. Harry later met the same Calamity Investigator for tea, with the investigator convincing him that he needed to be more of an active public voice in order to best help the fight against the Calamity.[120]

After an article about his work with the Task Force was published in the Daily Prophet, several of Harry's belongings became Foundables. Hermione suspected that this had to do with the article.[121]

The Unforgivable
Hermione Granger: "I understand that you're trying to send The Unforgivable a message, but are you sure taking action without discussing the possible consequences first was smart? Their "suggestion" to stop meddling with the Calamity didn't contain any specific threats, but I doubt they'll let this slide..."
Harry: "I'm not afraid of The Unforgivable, but I am afraid of what could happen if they're allowed unfettered access to the Calamity. By the time we made a decision on what to do, who knows what they might've unleashed? There's a good chance their threat was just a bluff anyway."
Hermione Granger: "I don't know, Harry, The Unforgivable doesn't seem like the kind of group to make empty threats. I just hope we don't find that out firsthand..."
— Harry and Hermione discussing the Unforgivable and the threat it posed[src]

In the spring of 2021, The Unforgivable threatened Harry and Hermione after the two began wrenching control of Calamity surges away from the cabal. The two feared that their children would be targeted, but Harry insisted on continuing to fight against the Unforgivable. Harry redirected a Calamity surge and controlled it using memories of the Marauders. When Minerva McGonagall was uncharacteristically late in reporting to the SOS Task Force, Constance Pickering, Harry, and Hermione feared she had been attacked. By April, it became apparent that while Minerva was unharmed, Ginny had been attacked and Ron had been abducted.[122]

Following their attack on Ginny and Ron, the Unforgivable unleashed a surge of Dragon Adversaries. While this was disastrous, it allowed Harry to tap into somebody's memory of being forced to abduct Ron.[123] Shortly after, the Unforgivable unleashed a surge of Foundables related to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes where Ron worked. While the Unforgivable succeeded in intimidating Harry and Hermione, Harry even enlisted the help of MACUSA in the hopes of finding his best friend, this attack only made Hermione even more determined to bring the cabal to justice.[124] The Unforgivable began a campaign of harassment and manipulation to secure their position preceding negotiations for Ron's returns, including implanting false memories in Molly of Ron crying and begging her to tell Harry and Hermione to listen to the Unforgivable so that he could return home. Molly instead instructed Hermione to "give them Hell".[124]

By the end of April, the Unforgivable had delivered their list of demands via notes dispatched within Foundables. In exchange for Ron's safe return, they not only wanted full command of the Calamity but for London Five victim Kit Gerrard and the defector informant Flavius Flint to be delivered to them. Hermione decided that she and Constance should use Polyjuice Potion to take the places of Gerrard and Flint as a means to infiltrate the Unforgivable, with Harry delivering them in exchange for Ron. It seemed the Unforgivable were aware of this deception, as well as where the Ministry's defences were weakest, however.

Whilst duelling against members of the cabal, Constance was hit with a Blasting Curse but luckily came away with only mild burns. While Ron was recovering, albeit unconscious, the real Flavius and Kit were taken. When Constance returned from having her injuries healed at St Mungo's, she reported that Ron had woken up and his memories had been completely Obliviated, to the point where he could not even recognise his wife.[123] Hermione wondered if everything, including rescuing Ron, had been part of the cabal's plans all along. She and Harry considered the possibility of a mole in the Ministry or a Legilimens among the Unforgivable's ranks.[124]

In May 2021, Calamity surges surrounding baby magical creatures created the impression that the Unforgivable were involved in illegal poaching and trading of rare beasts. Fragments of a note apparently from Grim Fawley contained co-ordinates to a location in Cape Town, where Harry led a team of Aurors in order to stop a potential auction, and to find members of the cabal. Unfortunately, no auction took place, adding weight to the theory of a mole in the Ministry. Hermione used Truth Serum then erasing their memories of being interrogated by her. This method outed Gareth Greengrass as not only the mole but a high ranking member of the Unforgivable.[125]

Following his detention, Gareth Greengrass repeatedly proclaimed innocence and his colleagues in the Department of Mysteries called for his release, even going so far as to accuse Harry and Hermione of using the Imperius Curse to obtain a false confession. During this time, an Auror discovered that Gareth's strange habit of delivering Interdepartmental Memos via owl was part of a ruse. Gareth's owl was a Transfigured potions cabinet containing Polyjuice Potion. When tested, those who imbibed the potions turned into Hermione and the editor-in-chief of the Daily Prophet, linking Gareth Greengrass to the abduction of Ron and the attempted abduction of Ginny. A complication arose, however, when it became apparent one of the Polyjuice Potions had been tampered with during the month that Gareth was detained. Hermione concluded that this was part of an escape attempt and alerted Harry.[126]

Gareth Greengrass was eventually caught out and taken into custody in an official capacity, but remained tight-lipped until Harry rose the issue of Gareth's daughter. It was discovered that Cereus Greengrass suffered a blood malediction. Gareth and Harry formed an Unbreakable Vow, sealed by Constance Pickering, whereby Harry would find a cure for Gareth's daughter and in turn Gareth would help Harry uncover the identities of the Unforgivable. Harry visited St Mungo's and placed a large donation, securing special care for Cereus. By the time he returned, however, Gareth Greengrass was dead.

Physical description

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Harry in his second year, age 12

"Harry has his father's and mother's good looks."
— Harry's appearance[src]

Harry was a near-spitting image of his father, having inherited his untidy jet-black hair that stuck up. However, his almond-shaped startlingly green eyes were identical to those of his mother. This strong resemblance was often remarked on by those who had known his parents.

Harry's physique as a boy was described as "small and skinny", with a thin face and knobbly knees. This skinniness was due to his poor quality of life in his childhood. Despite the neglect he suffered, Harry seems to have grown at the same rate as James. When he was fifteen he was within an inch of James at the same age, and when he was seventeen he was exactly the same height his father was, and James was often described as tall. Harry was so much like his father that Harry mistook his future self for him while saving Sirius's life from the Dementors, although his father was then dead.

Harry wore round-rimmed glasses, peculiarly similar to his father's glasses. During his time hunting Voldemort's Horcruxes, Harry's black hair grew shoulder length as was described when he saw his reflection in Malfoy Manor. This was due to his preoccupation with the hunt for the Horcruxes and his lack of interest in his physical appearance, and it was the longest his hair had ever been.

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Harry Potter in his sixth year, age 16

Upon Harry's forehead, covered by his unruly black hair, was a scar shaped like a lightning bolt. The scar was a result of the failed (and famed) Killing Curse cast on him by Lord Voldemort when he was an infant. It burned painfully whenever Voldemort was near Harry or feeling particularly strong emotions, but this stopped after Voldemort's death and was reduced into an ordinary scar.

Harry also had a faint scar on the back of his right hand which said "I must not tell lies". This scar was caused while Harry spent detentions with Dolores Umbridge, who forced him to use the Black Quill that carved the words into the back of his hand. In addition, Harry has an oval-shaped scar over his heart where the locket-Horcrux seared his skin during the confrontation with Nagini in Bathilda Bagshot's house, Godric's Hollow.

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Middle-aged Harry Potter

After Harry was possessed by Lord Voldemort after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Harry's eyes became somewhat glassy green in appearance, and his voice became a mixture of his own and Voldemort's.[17]

Harry had "great skin" and never suffered from zits.[127]

In the summer of 2014, Harry made an appearance in the Patagonian Desert, where he would attend the final of the 427th Quidditch World Cup with his family, sporting a nasty cut over his right cheekbone, which was a result of his top-secret work for the Auror Office. At age 33, Harry already had "a couple of threads of silver" in his hair, according to Daily Prophet gossip columnist Rita Skeeter.[117] When he was 40, Moaning Myrtle stated that Harry seemed to have gotten more handsome in his older age.[128]

Personality and traits

"I see Harry as someone who is struggling to do the right thing, who is not without faults, who acts impetuously as you would expect someone of his age to act, but who is ultimately a very loyal person, and a very very courageous person. So, in as much as he has qualities that I admire most I would say he is a good role model. That doesn't mean that he is saintly, but then frankly, who is? But I think you do see enough of Harry’s inner life, the workings of his mind in the books to know that he is ultimately human, struggling to do the right thing, which I think is admirable."
J. K. Rowling on why Harry's an excellent role model[src]

Harry was an extremely brave, loyal, and selfless person who possessed tremendous strength of character. He willingly went to what he truly believed to be his death, because he believed that this was the only way to defeat the Dark Lord. Harry was also marked by what Lord Voldemort once deemed a "weakness for heroics" — he would go to great lengths and take great risks in order to help others, particularly his loved ones. Notably, this was taken advantage of by Voldemort in 1996, when he lured Harry to the Department of Mysteries by making him believe that his godfather was in danger.[129] Harry was also very strong-willed and unafraid to stand up for himself. The fact that he was capable of repelling the Imperius Curse suggests that he had an unusually strong sense of himself and his morals.[130] Dumbledore once made parallels between Harry's traits and qualities that Salazar Slytherin looked for in his own hand-picked students. He also noted that Harry's choice not to draw on those qualities really defined who he was, rather than the simple fact that he had them.[131]

"Hmm. Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There's talent, oh my goodness, yes — and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that's interesting... So where shall I put you?"
— The Sorting Hat looking into Harry's mind[src]
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Harry resourcefully using the Sword of Gryffindor, as a way of retrieving Hufflepuff's cup from mounds of burning treasure

Harry was perfectly prepared to put his friends' needs and best interests first, shown by how he ended his relationship with Ginny Weasley, due to his concern for her well being (even though being with her was one of the best things that ever happened to him).[132] The amount of trust that Harry put into his friends was so strong that he absolutely refused to consider that any of them would betray him to Voldemort. Considering that Harry knew a person (Peter Pettigrew) who had betrayed all of his closest friends to Voldemort, this proves Harry's ability to love so unequivocally.

The closeness that Harry felt for many was great enough for him to behave violently if any of them were harmed.[133] When his godfather was murdered by Bellatrix Lestrange, Harry attacked her in a grief-stricken rage of righteous anger and attempted to use the Cruciatus Curse on her. He also attacked Severus Snape after the latter murdered Dumbledore. Ironically, the only people with whom Harry ever initiated a duel were Snape and Bellatrix and he only desired to do so right after they killed someone he loved. This highlights Harry's bravery even further because Harry was fully aware that Snape and Bellatrix were two very skilled and experienced duellists, but did not hesitate to harm them as soon as he was pushed into it. This can also happen if a loved one of his is, even if it isn't true, insulted in front of him, as he so enraged he was seriously considering attacking Albus Dumbledore himself when he stated he believed Sirius was wrong to have treated Kreacher the way he did and that he was trying to keep Sirius alive by keeping him in 12 Grimmauld Place, as Harry believed that Dumbledore had no right, despite knowing fully well he was completely outmatched by Dumbledore, whom he acknowledged to be the greatest wizard in history, but fortunately for Harry Dumbledore did not resort to such means and calmly levelled with him.

"Listen to me, Harry. You happen to have many qualities Salazar Slytherin prized in his hand-picked students. His own very rare gift, Parseltongue; resourcefulness; determination; a certain disregard for the rules..."
— Dumbledore discussing some of Harry's personality traits[src]

However, Harry was also accused of being arrogant, in particular by Severus Snape (although Snape's perspective was skewed due to his poor relationship with James Potter, and Harry often found being famous and admired very difficult), and could be hot-tempered and impulsive. This could sometimes make him rude to authority figures such as Professor Snape and Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour. In contrast, Dumbledore stated that "many teachers report that [Harry's] modest, likeable, and reasonably talented".[41]

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Harry brooding over the Snitch, left to him in Dumbledore's will

Harry was prone to moodiness and unkind remarks towards even his friends during his adolescence, though this is likely the result of the great emotional stress and trials he endured during this period. Harry displayed many signs of clinical depression throughout his mid-to-late teens, however this extended to his older life. In his mid-to-late teens, Harry showed signs of these symptoms: general discontent, guilt, hopelessness, mood swings, insomnia (nightmares), agitation, irritability, social isolation and even lack of concentration. These symptoms were continued to be well into his mid ages. It was clear that Harry received limited assistance in his depression during his adolescence, although this was possibly improved in his later life.

Harry was also not one to let bygones be bygones. He had a vindictive streak that made him vengeful at best and spiteful at worse towards those who did him wrong. This varied from wanting to murder/torture those who had performed unforgivable acts like: Bellatrix, Voldemort, and Dolores Umbridge to a desire for pettiness towards: Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Snape, and the Dursley's. Harry even wanted Sirius (before learning of his innocence) and Pettigrew to suffer the Dementor's kiss for their crimes and spent the entirety of the Horcrux hunt angry at Dumbledore for the latter's lack of trust.

"You're a sharp boy, Potter."
Barty Crouch Jnr's opinion of Harry's intelligence[src]

Harry possessed an instinctual, intuitive intelligence. This intelligence allowed him to make intellectual leaps, as opposed to the logical intelligence of Hermione. For example, Harry divined the truth about the Deathly Hallows well before Hermione would accept it.[134] And although he was clever, Harry lacked intellectual curiosity. He rarely put forth effort into school work; for instance, he relied on the notes of the Half-Blood Prince to get ahead in his sixth year Potions class rather than devoting time to studying.[135] Although he did study reasonably hard for his Ordinary Wizarding Levels, the only set of wizarding qualifications he sat at Hogwarts. Harry generally did his best magical work when tackling practical exams rather than theoretical ones. This could be a result of the lack of confidence that Harry developed from growing up with the Dursleys.

Barty Crouch Jnr (disguised as Alastor Moody) remarked that Harry possessed a streak of pride and independence that almost cost him the Triwizard Tournament. His pride didn't allow him to ask for help regarding the problem of breathing underwater for an hour, which was required for the Second task that took place in the Black Lake, was what almost cost him the competition.[130] Harry was also known for wanting to tackle challenges and obstacles on his own, without the aid or interference of others. His friends had to frequently remind him that he needed their assistance and that he "did not always have to go it alone".

Harry also seemed to have a bit of an obsessive personality, a trait he shared with his arch enemy Lord Voldemort. He could be somewhat nosy and was known for sleuthing around and getting involved in things that did not concern him. For instance, during his sixth year Harry became intensely preoccupied with finding out what Malfoy was doing in his free time.[135] He also developed on unhealthy obsession with the Deathly Hallows, to the point where he was listless with longing for the three artefacts. This period of listlessness lasted for many weeks during the hunt for Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes.

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Harry and his love for Ginny Weasley, his then ex-girlfriend and future wife

Harry's greatest strength was his ability to feel love, despite having a miserable childhood of neglect. Harry was extremely loyal to and protective of his loved ones and that love was what allowed him to overcome Voldemort. Dumbledore noted that Harry's strength of will at resisting the temptation of the Dark Arts, even when granted a direct insight into Voldemort's mind and methods was due to Harry's ability to love. Harry even claimed that he felt sorry for Voldemort because of his inability to feel or understand love. Ginny, his wife, commented that he was the kindest and most loving man anyone would ever meet.[136]

Albus Dumbledore noted that Harry was unfailingly kind and compassionate. This is shown by how he freed Dobby from the Malfoys and by standing up for Muggle-borns, half-bloods, and half-breeds (like Hagrid). This is likely attributable to his childhood, during which the Dursleys deprived him of compassion and discriminated against him due to his magical abilities. His compassionate led him to spare the life of Delphi, the daughter of Lord Voldemort, despite the history between himself and the Dark Lord. Also, Harry was not a cruel person and he never wished anyone harm. He rarely initiated duels, instead fighting in self-defence. Even after Bellatrix Lestrange had murdered his godfather, Harry failed to cast the Cruciatus Curse on her. Bellatrix noted the he had failed to cast the curse properly because he had cast it out of righteous anger and not malicious intent.[133] However, he did use the Cruciatus Curse more effectively on Amycus Carrow after he spat at and insulted Minerva McGonagall. In addition, he saved Peter Pettigrew from being killed by his (Pettigrew's) former friends Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, though this was not done for humanitarian reasons but for the memory of his father.

Remus Lupin once noted that Harry had very good and nearly always right instincts.[134] Harry had a strong awareness of the incalculable power of certain acts, which is never more apparent than when he refused to allow Lupin to accompany him and leave his wife and child at home and realised that Ron Weasley was meant to destroy Slytherin's locket.

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Harry losing his temper with "Aunt" Marge

In some ways, Harry could become extremely intimidating toward people, such as Gilderoy Lockhart, Mundungus Fletcher, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. Harry was seen becoming extremely frightening when pushed to the point of anger or extreme annoyance. When in a bad mood and argumentative, even Harry's closest friends had been wary of him, usually replying to his angry tone in a calm and appeasing voice. The only person who did not appear to be afraid of him when he was angry (other than his teachers and other authority figures in his life) was Ginny Weasley. Dumbledore was a special case, as he acted fatherly towards Harry and had managed to successfully calm him down whenever he got angry with him.

Harry seemed to have good and long memory, as he remembered the motorbike ride to Privet Drive with Hagrid when he was eleven and could remember the deaths of his mother and Voldemort's laughter when the events occurred ten years earlier.[40] Despite needing glasses, Harry possessed a tremendous eyesight as well; he was able to locate the Golden Snitch (which was approximately the size of a golf ball) in a massive Quidditch field. Harry also cared very much for his children. He comforted his daughter, Lily Potter, when she was upset about not going to Hogwarts. He also made sure his younger son Albus Potter would not be teased a lot by Harry's older son, James Potter.

Severus Snape: "Do you remember me telling you we are practising nonverbal spells, Potter?"
Harry: "Yes."
Severus Snape: "Yes sir."
Harry: "There's no need to call me 'sir', Professor."
— Harry being cheeky to Snape during a DADA lesson[src]

Although never as given to sarcasm or humour as his best friend Ron, Harry often displayed a dry wit. For instance, on finding out that Hermione Granger intended to take twelve O.W.Ls, he asked her if she planned to eat or sleep at all that year. This humour often became more cutting when applied to people Harry disliked. When threatened by Draco Malfoy and his cronies after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Harry remarked that he supposed that "Lord Voldemort's just a warm-up act compared to you three?", responding to Malfoy's threat that he was dead by casually commenting "funny, you'd think I'd have stopped walking around".[6] Harry also displayed wittiness when he first encountered Crookshanks, remarking that he was either "a very large cat or quite a small tiger".[137]

He was also known to apply his cutting wit to Severus Snape and Dudley Dursley as well. During his first Potions lesson, Snape antagonised Harry with question after question. This was until Harry responded with "I don't know. I think Hermione does, though, why don't you try her?"[40] He also commented that he was surprised that Dudley was intelligent enough to know the days of the week, after Dudley stated he knew what day it was. When Harry was eleven, Dudley suggested that he and Harry should go upstairs and practise shoving heads down toilets. Harry then stated that the toilet had never had something as disgusting as Dudley's head down it.

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Harry as the leader of Dumbledore's Army, while teaching a lesson on the Stunning Spell

Although he never sought power himself and would be content with a normal life, when a situation required him to step up he would do so. Such as when he, Ron, and Hermione discovered Voldemort and Quirrell's attempt to steal the Philosopher's Stone and his time as teacher/leader of Dumbledore's Army. Harry had shown not-inconsiderable leadership abilities, to the point that Dumbledore reflected that Harry was a better leader than him as he never sought power for himself but simply had to assume the mantle of leadership due to circumstances beyond his control and found in the process that he did it well.

Like many non-pure-blood wizards raised by Muggles and seeing his life spent in the Muggle world, he had a certain lack of culture towards the wizarding world, and many of the characteristic of this he had heard recently and they turned out to be new to him.

During his youth, Harry tended to see things in a rather stark, absolute manner, particularly when it came to the Hogwarts Houses. Harry generally regarded members of Slytherin House as evil and therefore his enemies, while Gryffindors, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuffs were allies. The former part could be due to his own status as a Gryffindor and that many of the Slytherins he encountered, such as Lord Voldemort, Draco Malfoy, and Severus Snape, were significant enemies of his during this period. In addition, many of his friends and allies, such as: Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, and Hagrid, were fellow Gryffindors. However, this mentality eroded as he aged, since he encountered both allies among Slytherin, such as Horace Slughorn (and later, Snape) and enemies among the other three Houses, such as Peter Pettigrew (a fellow Gryffindor) and Quirinus Quirrell (a Ravenclaw). By 2017, Harry had adopted a more moderate attitude on the Houses, telling his younger son Albus Potter that "it doesn't matter to us" if Albus was Sorted in Slytherin or Gryffindor. In addition, Harry named that same son after Severus Snape, whom he recounted as "the bravest man [he] ever knew".

In the aftermath of the Secondary Wizarding War, Harry was shown to suffer from survivor's guilt and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. These two symptoms extended into his childhood and throughout his life at Hogwarts. Because of his depression, he also claimed that he was supposed to die and everyone knew it, but he survived it all. He also claimed that too many people died for the "Boy Who Lived" and that he wasn't worth dying for at all. Harry's depression and trauma were caused by not having removed Voldemort completely from his life, and he feared that he would always allow Voldemort to have some mental and emotional control over him.

Harry also had shown signs of suffering from recurring clinical depression, such as his sullen and withdrawn demeanour during his mid-to-late teens as a result of the tragedies in his life. A particular symptom of this was his outrageous temper during his bouts of depression, which frightened all but Ginny by their sheer force and magnitude alone. Overall, Harry was much the same as any other soldier, struggling to carry on despite the horrors of his past and the brutality he had been a part of for so long.

Harry did have some fears, although he hid them extremely well from his family. In fact, he hid them so well that his younger son considered his father to be utterly fearless. These fears included the dark, pigeons, small spaces, and seeing his family in danger.

It is commented by his son that Harry's personality was complicated, something that was furthered by Ron, who called him intense in terms of his traits and past experiences.[138]

Magical abilities and skills

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Harry's corporeal stag Patronus

"...there's no point pretending that you're not good at Defence Against the Dark Arts, because you are. You were the only person last year who could throw off the Imperius Curse completely, you can produce a Patronus, you can do all sorts of stuff that full-grown wizards can't, Viktor always said... Harry knew how to do stuff even he didn't, and he was in the final year at Durmstrang."
— Hermione Granger regarding Harry's abilities in 1995[src]

Harry was seen and had proven himself to be an extremely powerful and talented wizard. His power was evident from the start: he demonstrated immediate command of a broomstick, was able to conjure a corporeal Patronus at an exceptionally young age (a mark of superior magical ability),[115] and even survived numerous encounters with Lord Voldemort. He was top of his class at Defence Against the Dark Arts, even instructing older students in defensive and offensive magic.[60][61][64] He mastered a wand made of hawthorn, which one should only ever consider placing in the hands of a witch or wizard of proven talent.[139] Harry was also a very gifted flyer and Quidditch player, the youngest Seeker in a century.

  • Love: Harry's greatest power of all was his ability to love. In spite of being raised by a family that treated him with anything but affection, Harry remarkably turned out capable of very strong love; for example, Harry's love for his friends caused him to sacrifice himself to Voldemort. This loving sacrifice conferred a certain amount of protection onto his allies, making it so that spells Voldemort tried to place on them quickly wore off.[140] Harry's ability to love has also protected and helped him on several occasions. Those occasions are; when he produced a Patronus that could drive hundreds of Dementors away,[141] repelled Voldemort when he possessed him,[133] and the times he was able to close the connection between himself and Voldemort.[142] His love was strongest when directed at Ginny Weasley, who was the driving force that kept him going until Voldemort was defeated. Harry also felt strong love toward his three children, such as when he deliberately placed himself between his son Albus and a Killing Curse. Harry even felt compassion and pity for his enemies, offering Voldemort a chance to feel remorse for his actions.
"Harry, you're the best in the year at Defence Against the Dark Arts."
Hermione Granger emphasising Harry's talent in defensive magic[src]
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Harry defending himself against Grindylows in 1995

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Harry teaching D.A. members how to disarm an opponent

  • Defence Against the Dark Arts: Harry was extremely adept at Defence Against the Dark Arts, having mastered all manners of spells. Some of the spells include the: Stunning Spell,[143][133][144][145] Disarming Charm,[146][147][131][77][145][148] Impediment Jinx,[130][61][143][149] Full Body-Bind Curse,[143][149][144] Reductor Curse,[47][143] and many others. In fact, his Stunning Spell was so strong that opponents would get knocked out if they were hit directly. He was also skilled at defending himself against Dark creatures such as: Grindylows, Red Caps, Hinkypunks, Boggarts, Erklings, and Dementors. In his third year, he was the only student who flawlessly made it through the end-of-the-year exam (an obstacle course containing some of the said creatures).[150] In his fifth year, Professor McGonagall stated that Professor Lupin said he showed a "pronounced aptitude" for the subject. He had also "achieved high marks on all his Defence Against the Dark Arts tests".[62] In fact, Harry had beaten Hermione in two of the three Defence Against the Dark Arts exams they had taken together. The only exam she beat him in was their first year exam. Hermione later reflected that it did not count, as Quirrell "wasn't a particularly good teacher". Harry also knew things that Viktor Krum (who was several years older then Harry) did not.[60] Harry improved his skills in this subject significantly during his fourth year, by learning a lot of new spells in order to face the Triwizard Tournament. During his O.W.L. examination, Professor Tofty (Wizarding Examinations Authority) expressed pleasure at Harry's performance of Defence Against the Dark Arts, calling it "excellent". During his exams "he had no problem with any of the written questions" and "took particular pleasure, during the practical examination, in performing all the counter-jinxes and defensive spells right in front of Umbridge".[63] Professor Tofty's statement was later proven true when he achieved an 'Outstanding' Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L. (something that not even Hermione achieved), a testament of his extraordinary talent in defensive magic. In 1996, Ron stated that it came as no surprise that Harry was top of the class at Defence Against the Dark Arts.[64] Indeed, Harry was so good at DADA that when the Ministry of Magic prevented the subject from being taught effectively in 1995, he set up his own Defence Against the Dark Arts club. He successfully taught club members how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, some of these club members were even older then him. He immediately became an Auror after the Second Wizarding War, which also required considerable skill in both defensive and offensive magic. Harry also developed a high level of resistance towards the Imperius Curse.[151] It was cast upon him by Barty Crouch Jnr (disguised as Alastor Moody) in 1994 and by Lord Voldemort himself in 1995.[130]
"And best of all, he had achieved ‘Outstanding’ in Defence Against the Dark Arts!"
— Harry's achieves top grade on his Defence O.W.L.[src]
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Harry duelling Voldemort in the Little Hangleton graveyard

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Harry defeating Draco Malfoy during their bathroom duel in 1997

  • Duelling: Despite Harry's young age, he was an accomplished and very skilful duellist. He was able to single-handedly defeat some of the most formidable Death Eaters, and even survive numerous encounters with Lord Voldemort. He eventually defeated Voldemort by becoming the master of the Elder Wand. In many battles of the Second Wizarding War, he was able to incapacitate much more experienced Death Eaters. Even as a twelve-year-old, he possessed tremendous speed and reflexes, being able to draw his wand and disarm Gilderoy Lockhart despite the professor having already taken Ron's wand and being about to cast a Memory Charm on him. During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Harry, Albus Dumbledore, and Remus Lupin were the only fighters on the Order's side to emerge from the battle physically unscathed. In that time, he had held off Lucius Malfoy and Antonin Dolohov twice and was able to hold his own against the extremely powerful Bellatrix Lestrange.[73] During his bathroom duel with Draco Malfoy, he was able to overpower the latter with Sectumsempra. Harry being able to seriously injure Draco was an impressive feat, considering Malfoy was a formidable opponent. In 1997, Harry defeated Yaxley, Fenrir Greyback, and one of the two Carrows.[34] He fought off several Death Eaters in the Battle of the Seven Potters. During the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor he overpowered Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, and Fenrir Greyback and avoided direct conflict damage all throughout the Battle of Hogwarts.[152] Harry was known to be very quick off the draw and had an aggressive duelling style, even incorporating Unforgivable Curses. He was also known to taunt his opponents and would get them to talk at length, angering them and throwing them mentally off-balance. He did this in order to buy himself time to strategise or to lull them into lowering their guard. Harry was especially skilled in the Disarming Charm and used it so much that it was seen as his "signature spell" by many Death Eaters. His most notable uses of the Disarming Charm were when he formed Priori Incantatem with Voldemort and when he finally killed the Dark Lord. At the remarkably young age of seventeen, Harry became an Auror and was promoted to Head of the Auror Office at the age of 26.[51][153] During a raid, he was able to quite easily defeat (without any injuries to himself) the skilled Theodore Nott. Also, while holding back, he duelled Draco Malfoy to a standstill. This was no easy feat, as Draco similarly improved his duelling skills over the years. Harry was even able to hold his own against Delphini. After his friends came to his aid, they swiftly defeated her.[154] He and Delphini "fired bolts mercilessly at each other" during their church duel.
" Imperio" Harry said again; his voice echoed through the stone passage as he felt the familiar sense of heady control that flowed from brain to wand."
— Harry casting an Unforgivable Curse on Bogrod[src]
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Harry attempting the Cruciatus Curse on Bellatrix Lestrange, using "righteous anger"

"The boy's a natural. I've never seen anything like it. Was that your first time on a broomstick, Potter? He caught that thing in his hand after a fifty-foot dive. Didn't even scratch himself. Charlie Weasley couldn't have done it."
— Professor McGonagall telling Oliver Wood about Harry's flying abilities[src]
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Harry expertly dodging a rogue Bludger on his broom

  • Flying: Harry had inherited his father's talent for flying and for Quidditch. Harry showed immediate command of a broomstick in his first year, which made him a naturally good Seeker. This was the first magical skill for which he discovered an aptitude. In fact, at the mere age of eleven, Harry became the youngest Seeker in a century.[166] As a Seeker, Harry was capable of surpassing even far more experienced Seekers, near-always winning the Quidditch matches for Gryffindor. He was considered to be even better than Charlie Weasley. He only ever lost to Cedric Diggory, due to the presence of Dementors. Sirius Black noted that Harry's Quidditch skills were equal to his father's own. His extraordinary flying skills, also aided him when pursuing the Winged Keys enchanted by Professor Flitwick in the Philosopher's Stone Chambers. He was the primary leader of the trio's chase of the Keys, and the one who noticed and captured the Key needed to unlock the door. It also helped him in the Triwizard Tournament (where he had to steal a golden egg from a Hungarian Horntail), managing to successfully irritate the dragon into chasing him by dodging all her flame attacks and then outrace her into the egg. This display highly impressed all of the witnesses and earned him the first place among the Triwizard Champions. During the Battle of Hogwarts, he also managed to escape a Fiendfyre inferno in the Room of Requirement, via broomstick.
Ron Weasley: "A Parselmouth! You can talk to snakes!"
Harry : "I know. I mean, that's only the second time I've ever done it. I accidentally set a boa constrictor on my cousin Dudley at the zoo once — long story — but it was telling me it had never seen Brazil and I sort of set it free without meaning to that was before I knew I was a wizard —"
— Harry talking about his Parseltongue to Ron[src]
  • Parseltongue: Because Harry carried a piece of Voldemort's soul within himself, he was able to speak and understand Parseltongue from 1981 to 1998. After that soul fragment was destroyed, Harry had (seemingly) lost this ability. However, in 2020, Harry had somehow regained the ability to speak Parseltongue again, although it was possible that he never lost it to begin with or that the ability had just simply became (temporarily) suppressed after the Horcrux was destroyed.
  • Insight into Voldemort's mind: Due to the piece of Voldemort's soul; Harry was able to look into Voldemort's mind and see through his senses from time to time. He sometimes used this ability to monitor what Voldemort was doing. However, it was a dangerous ability to have as well. Voldemort once used it (along with Legilimency) to plant a false vision in Harry's mind of Sirius Black being tortured. Voldemort used this false vision to lure Harry to the Department of Mysteries.[167] Additionally, because of their connection, Harry felt a burning pain in his scar whenever he and Voldemort were in close proximity or whenever Voldemort felt strong negative emotions. Harry lost this ability when the soul fragment within him was destroyed. Harry also possessed a non-magical insight into Voldemort's mind from the information Dumbledore shared with him during their lessons. This insight allowed Harry to figure out that a Horcrux was stored at Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Ron and Hermoine noted Harry's understanding of Voldemort, considering it impressive that Harry understood Voldemort so well.
"Impressive. A true Patronus at that age... very impressive indeed."
Amelia Bones impressed by Harry's ability to conjure a corporeal Patronus[src]
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Harry casting the Patronus Charm, warding off several Dementors

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Harry successfully casting the Summoning Charm

"He had even exceeded expectations at Potions!"
— Harry reviewing his O.W.L. result[src]
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Harry being one of only twelve students attending a N.E.W.T.-level Potions class

  • Potions: Harry's strong dislike for Snape made Potions an adverse subject for him. However, it was later shown that Harry had no problem with potions when Slughorn was his teacher.[62][63] Harry had even inherited Lily's talent to some extent. When Snape was not pestering him, he was able to brew a reasonably adequate Strengthening Solution. Harry even concocted an Invigoration Draught that would have earned him an 'Exceeds Expectations' had Hermione not vanished it.[73] His practical O.W.L. exam "was not as dreadful as he had expected it to be. With Snape absent from the proceedings he found that he was much more relaxed than he usually was while making potions".[63] He achieved an 'Exceeds Expectations'[64] on his O.W.L. exam — proof of his proficiency in the subject. He was one of only twelve students able to reach the required level to take N.E.W.T. potions, although he would not have if Snape was still teaching the subject.[21] His great success during his sixth year, was only after he came into possession of the Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making. This textbook contained revised instructions from the Half-Blood Prince (Severus Snape), which allowed Harry to gain the position of best in class. He was able to follow the Prince's instructions so exactly that he even surpassed Hermione. After hiding the book, Harry was still able to do a decent enough job at potion-making that Slughorn's suspicions were not raised. Harry also had first hand knowledge on the effects of Polyjuice Potion,[63] love potions,[175] Felix Felicis,[25] and Veritaserum.[176] It was probable that he improved his Potions ability during his time as a Auror. He most likely became proficient in poisons and antidotes, as this was required.
"I was pleased with your Transfiguration mark, Potter, very pleased."
Professor McGonagall complimenting Harry's O.W.L. result[src]
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Harry conjuring water with the Water-Making Spell

"They had their Herbology exam on Wednesday (other than a small bite from a Fanged Geranium, Harry felt he had done reasonably well)."
— Harry's confidence after his Herbology practical on his O.W.L. exam[src]
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Harry during a second-year Herbology lesson

"Harry strode off through the heather, walking in a large circle with the distraught Hermione at its centre, casting the spells she usually performed to ensure their protection."
— Harry casting various protective enchantments during the Horcrux hunt[src]
"Harry waves his wand and the papers and books transform into neat piles. "
— Harry using nonverbal magic to straighten his work space[src]
  • Nonverbal magic: During 1997 and 1998, Harry began using spells nonverbally and became quite proficient at it when Snape was not harassing him.[41] On July 31, 1997 Harry was able to light a lamp in the Weasley's sitting room with no words and a flick of his wand.[56] As an adult, Harry displays the ability to consciously use nonverbal magic; shown when he straightened his work-space with the simple wave of his wand.[181] He also demonstrated the use of nonverbal magic during his church duel with Delphini. During the duel the two were mercilessly firing spells at each other. One of the spells he used nonverbally was the Fire-Making Spell.[154]
  • Wandless magic: In 1995 when Dementors attacked in Little Whinging, Dudley had knocked Harry's wand out of his hand when he punched him. In desperation, Harry was able to light the tip his wand, even though it was not in his hand.[182] When enraged he was able to inflate Aunt Marge without a wand,[85] possibly with Inflatus. Few other wizards have exhibited this power, although Dumbledore and Voldemort were among them. This further testifies to Harry's skill, as only some of the most powerful wizards of his time were able to do so.
"Feeling that a better reward would have been to back away, Harry moved slowly toward the hippogriff and reached out toward it. He patted the beak several times and the hippogriff closed its eyes lazily, as though enjoying it."
— Harry successfully petting Buckbeak in his first Care of Magical Creatures class[src]
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Harry and Buckbeak during the first lesson of Care of Magical Creatures

  • Care of Magical Creatures: Harry achieved an 'Exceeds Expectations'[64] on his O.W.L. exam. He has shown on more than one occasion to have good skill in handling numerous sorts of magical creatures. For example, he was the first in his class to tame a hippogriff, which he did excellently.[92] He befriended the hippogriff to a great extent, which resulted in Buckbeak defending him while he was in danger. Harry has also shown on three occasions that he is quite competent at dealing with dragons. This is shown when he was able to help Hagrid take care of baby Norbert the dragon, outsmart the Hungarian Horntail in the Triwizard Tournament, and tamed a half-blind dragon into helping the trio escape Gringotts by flying out on its back. He was also one of very few in his class who was able to see Thestrals, and had no trouble mounting his in June 1996. Harry was also good with House-elves, befriending the house-elf Dobby and eventually freeing him. This act of kindness made the little elf so loyal to him that he gave his life to save him.[142] He also earned the respect and loyalty of Kreacher, a very difficult task. During his O.W.L. practical he correctly identified the knarl hidden among a dozen hedgehogs, as he knew the trick was to offer them all milk in turn. He was aware that knarls were highly suspicious creatures, who would consider the milk an attempt to poison them. Harry also demonstrated the correct handling of a bowtruckle, was able to feed and clean a fire-crab without sustaining serious burns, and knew the diet to give a sick unicorn. When his practical was over he gave Hagrid a thumbs-up, indicating that it went well.[63]
  • Astronomy: Harry was able to pass his O.W.L. exam with an 'Acceptable'.[64] He thought the written portion of the O.W.L. exam "went well enough". He did not finish his practical exam because he was distracted by Dolores Umbridge's attempt to arrest Hagrid. However, he was able to complete the constellation Orion on his star chart.[63] It is unknown if he was able to advance to the N.E.W.T class or not since he did not apply for advancement.
"Look at that, you lot... Potter fought! He fought it, and he damn near beat it! We'll try that again, Potter, and the rest of you, pay attention — watch his eyes, that's where you see it — very good, Potter, very good indeed! They'll have trouble controlling you!"
— Fourth-year Harry resisting the Imperius Curse[src]
  • Indomitable willpower: Harry appeared to possess an unbreakable spirit and though not above depression, he never truly gave up on any mission. He had been shown to rise from defeat and loss, such as the deaths of many loved ones, even stronger than before. Harry's indomitable will was exemplified by his ability to resist the Imperius Curse. His indomitable will could also be exemplified by his ability to cast powerful Imperius Curses as well. Furthermore, he had never begged for mercy (even in life-and-death situations) and would fight back in defiance of himself, as well as perform nonverbal spells flawlessly.[41] His inability to perform Occlumency (despite possessing the required willpower) was due to his inability to keep his emotions under control.
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Harry visiting the Restricted Section to search for information while investigating the Philosopher's Stone

  • Detective skills: Harry was a formidably talented investigator. While in school, he and his friends had a knack for solving difficult mysteries and discovering the truth despite all attempts by others to conceal it. Hermione generally finding the background information, while Harry put the pieces together to make a coherent picture. In his first year, Harry uncovered the truth about the Philosopher's Stone and saved it from Voldemort. In his second year, he solved the centuries old mystery of the Chamber of Secrets. During the same year, he understood how the Basilisk's victims were attacked and why they did not die, but more importantly, he located the entrance of the Chamber. Furthermore, he rightly deduced that the victim of the first opening of the Chamber was Moaning Myrtle.[170] In his third year, he understood (with almost no clues) what Dumbledore wanted he and Hermione to do after spinning the Time Turner. In his fifth year, he uncovered the truth about the prophecy. Two years later, he hunted down and destroyed all of Voldemort's Horcruxes using his amazing deductive skills. During his sixth year, he also observed Dumbledore's memories regarding Voldemort and noticed things which would help him later. Harry's deductive skills also allowed him to uncover the mystery of the Deathly Hallows.[134] He discovered that he mastered the three of them, when even Ron and Hermione were initially sceptical of their existence. Harry also had a knack for spotting things that others did not, and had a sharp eye for details. He was able to tell that Luna Lovegood had not been home in weeks by the state of her room.[183] In 1992, he became suspicious when Dobby revealed that he had known that Harry was not getting any letters. His intelligence also allowed him to intuitively know that Draco Malfoy had been branded with the Dark Mark despite no solid proof, that Malfoy was using the Room of Requirement as a work shop, and that he was having Crabbe and Goyle use Polyjuice Potion in order to disguise themselves as girls while keeping watch outside the room.[184] He also had an eye for details and a very good memory. For instance, even in an highly stressful situation, such as the Battle of Hogwarts,[148] he was able to remember objects he saw over a year prior in the Room of Hidden Things.[155]
"And you feel that you have exerted your very best efforts in this matter, do you? That you have exercised all of your considerable ingenuity? "
— Albus Dumbledore commenting on Harry's resourcefulness[src]
  • Resourcefulness: Harry showed resourcefulness in many different situations. In 1992. Harry impersonated the Bloody Baron in order to keep Peeves away from the third floor that night. He did not want Peeves to inconvenience the trio on their quest to save the Philosopher's Stone.[177] In his second year, when encountering Professor McGonagall after hours, he lied and said that he and Ron were on their way to see Hermione in the hospital wing.[147] Also in his second year, he used a basilisk fang to destroy Riddle's Diary.[185] In his fourth year, he managed to escape from Voldemort and all the Death Eaters using a Summoning Charm, taking Cedric Diggory's dead body with him. In his fifth year, while under interrogation from Umbridge, he relayed a coded message to Snape. He relayed this coded message in an attempt to warn Snape and by extension, the Order, that Voldemort had Sirius. In the same year, while surrounded by Death Eaters, Harry came up with the plan to smash the shelves in the Hall of Prophecy. The smashed selves were meant to be a distraction, so that he and the D.A. could try and escape. During the hunt for Horcruxes, he used the Godric Gryffindor's Sword as a way of retrieving Helga Hufflepuff's cup from the mounds of burning treasure and used a half-blind dragon as a means to escape from Gringotts Wizarding Bank.[162] Harry was also cunning enough that the Sorting Hat heavily considered Sorting him into Slytherin house.[54]
"It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well."
— Albus Dumbledore complementing Harry's outstanding leadership skills[src]
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Harry, leader and teacher of Dumbledore's Army

  • Leadership skills: While Harry never deliberately set out to be a leader to others, he had often taken charge when the situation required it. This began with his impulsive decision to find and warn Hermione about the presence of a troll in the school during the 1991 Hallowe'en feast. It progressed to the point where over thirty students, some of them in their sixth and seventh years — respect him as a teacher in Dumbledore's Army, despite him being younger than they were.[61] Dumbledore later noted that Harry was a superior leader to him. Dumbledore had deliberately sought power in his youth, and subsequently avoided anything more demanding than his role as Hogwarts headmaster, while Harry had leadership thrust upon him. Harry accepted the burden of command, acknowledging his responsibilities towards those who "followed" him. He did this regardless of how uncomfortable he might feel about the prospect. He coordinated his efforts against his enemies well, when left with no option but to take control.[186] Harry's natural talents later served the rest of the wizarding community of Great Britain. In 2007, he was promoted to the Head of the Auror Office at age 26 and was later made the Head of Department of Magical Law Enforcement.[118] His promotion to these positions of power at relatively young ages demonstrated Harry's natural talent as a commander.
"You're a r-really good teacher, you know. I've never been able to Stun anything before."
— Cho Chang regarding Harry's phenomenal teaching ability[src]
  • Teaching skills: Harry demonstrated tremendous skill in teaching others. Having mastered many spells at a young age, Harry successfully taught them to others, even when he was still a student himself. He would give proper instructions and corrections on how to perform many fields of magic, ranging from the relatively simplistic Disarming Charm to the highly advanced Patronus Charm.[73] Harry's effectiveness as a teacher led many, some even older than him, to choose him over the Ministry-installed (but highly incompetent) teacher Dolores Umbridge. He even returned to Hogwarts to give occasional Defence Against the Dark Arts lectures as an adult and professional Auror. He kept his teaching aptitude in his later years and successfully instructed the members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force in the use of several formidable spells.[187]
"Sodden and shivering, Dumbledore's weight still upon him, Harry concentrated harder than he had ever done upon his destination: Hogsmeade. Closing his eyes, gripping Dumbledore's arm as tightly as he could, he stepped forward into that feeling of horrible compression. He knew it had worked before he opened his eyes... He and Dumbledore were shivering and dripping in the middle of the dark High Street in Hogsmeade."
— Harry Apparated himself and Dumbledore over an incredibly vast distance[src]
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Harry using Side-Along Apparition to Apparate himself and Hermione

"Harry — he has an extraordinary instinct for the right thing to do. He's just got the right instinct, and that's what would make him, in due course, a phenomenal Auror."
J. K. Rowling regarding Harry's time as an Auror[src]

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"He's been left a house?"
Vernon Dursley's shock regarding Harry's inheritance[src]

Harry was a wealthy wizard, having inherited the Potter family fortune after his parents were murdered by Lord Voldemort. Harry relied on this gold for his school supplies, clothing, and other expenses. Following the death of his godfather Sirius Black, Harry became the sole heir of the Black family fortune as well.

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Harry's first wand: 11", holly, and phoenix feather

  • Wand: Made of holly, a wood with the powers to repel evil,[189] Harry's wand was "brothers" with Voldemort's wand as both had cores with feathers from the same phoenix, Fawkes. Harry's wand broke in 1997 during a skirmish with Nagini in Bathilda Bagshot's house due to a stray spell cast by Hermione Granger. Later he used the Elder Wand to repair it.
  • Hedwig: Harry's animal companion, Hedwig was vitally helpful in delivering messages and packages for Harry, especially while Sirius was in hiding from the Ministry. Hedwig showed affection by nibbling Harry's ear or fingers, and loyally obeyed his every command (even pecking Ron and Hermione until they answered back). Hedwig was killed during the Battle of the Seven Potters, and Harry was overcome with grief.
  • Schoolbag: A schoolbag was used by Harry Potter to carry around textbooks, quills, and other items throughout his six years attending Hogwarts. It is possible that this bag was used even in his Muggle education before attending Hogwarts.
  • Alarm clock: In the summer of 1991, Harry found and repaired the alarm clock and in the summer of 1996, this alarm clock ticked on Harry's windowsill as he slept on the night that Albus Dumbledore came to collect him.
  • Nimbus 2000: This broomstick was gifted to him from Professor McGonagall after agreeing to join the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1991. He used it during his first and second years at Hogwarts. In his third year it blew into the Whomping Willow and was smashed to bits, breaking it beyond repair.
  • Cloak of Invisibility: Another valued and useful possession is Harry's Cloak of Invisibility. In his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he received it as an anonymous Christmas gift. He later learned the gift came from Albus Dumbledore, who obtained it in turn from Harry's father, James Potter. It was later revealed to be a family heirloom as well as one of the three Deathly Hallows. From this Harry realises he is a direct descendant of Ignotus Peverell, one of the three brothers who created the Deathly Hallows. Harry later gave the Cloak to his eldest son, James Sirius.
  • Photo album: In June of 1992 Hagrid gave Harry this photo album containing pictures of his parents, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and himself.
  • Flying with the Cannons: Harry received a copy of this from Ron Weasley in 1992 as a Christmas present.[190]
  • Firebolt: During Harry's third year at Hogwarts, the Nimbus 2000 broomstick he'd been riding since his first year was destroyed by the Whomping Willow, and Sirius Black replaced it by giving Harry the finest broom available as an anonymous gift. The broom was one of Harry's most prized possessions for years. It was lost during the Battle of the Seven Potters. It is not known if Harry ever recovered or replaced it.
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The Marauder's Map

"We've decided that your need is greater than ours."
— Fred and George giving Harry the Marauder's Map[src]
  • Marauder's Map: One of Harry's most treasured possessions. In his third year, Fred Weasley and George Weasley gave it to Harry while he was trying to sneak into Hogsmeade. It was confiscated by Remus Lupin, but later returned when Lupin quit his job. Harry kept it with him for a long period of time, keeping it in the mokeskin wallet he had gotten from Hagrid, until it was finally stolen from his desk by his son, James.
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A Firebolt, his second broom and a Christmas gift

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Harry wearing a Weasley jumper

  • Weasley jumpers: Harry received a homemade jumper every Christmas from Mrs Weasley. His were said to be much more extravagant, as Mrs Weasley "made much more effort" when her presents were not made for actual family members. The known jumpers he has include an emerald green one, a scarlet one, a green one with a Hungarian Horntail on the front, and one with a Golden Snitch on the front.
  • Enchanted knife: This magical knife, with the power to open most mechanical locks and magical seals and which Harry received for Christmas from Sirius Black, was melted when Harry tried it on a locked door at the Department of Mysteries. The protective enchantments on the door were far stronger than the magic of the enchanted knife.
  • Toy broomstick: this was a gift to him from Sirius Black, it was the first broomstick he had ridden. It's unknown what happened to it after the 1981 attack at Godric's Hollow.
"Harry took off his watch, which he was only wearing out of habit, as it didn't work anymore, and stuffed it into his pocket."
— Harry takes off his watch before a lesson about nifflers[src]
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Harry's dress robes at the Yule Ball

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Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches

  • Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches: This book is a sophomoric manual on dating and flirting with girls. A copy was given to Harry on his seventeenth birthday from Ron Weasley. Harry speculated that there might be an entire chapter devoted to compliments.
  • Sneakoscope: Hermione Granger gave Harry a Sneakoscope as a gift for his seventeenth birthday at breakfast, the trio would later take it on their hunt for Horcruxes.
  • Fabian Prewett's watch: Molly Weasley gave Harry the watch of her late brother Fabian Prewett for his seventeenth birthday. It has a dent in it, but Harry kept the watch, even into his thirties. The watch does not have arms; rather, it has stars.
  • Enchanted razor: In 1997, Harry received an enchanted razor on his seventeenth birthday from Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour. It is not known whether he used it at any point or if he still owns it.
  • Rucksack: This rucksack was owned by Harry during the 1997-1998 school year. He packed it with everything he felt he would need during the hunt for Horcruxes. He almost lost it during the Battle of the Seven Potters, but managed to keep hold of it.
  • Notebook: This notebook was owned by Harry from at least 1997. It was used to keep his notes and other writings, such as things he wanted to remember.
  • Communication mirror: Harry also owns one in a pair of two-way mirrors, given to him by his godfather Sirius Black. The mirror was intended to be a means covert communication, but Harry broke it out of anger over Sirius' death. Harry did not realise the mirror could still work, although he kept a shard out of sentimentality. When Harry and several friends are captured at Malfoy Manor, at the time being used as a headquarters for Voldemort, Harry used the shard of mirror to communicate with Aberforth Dumbledore, who had the other mirror. Aberforth sent Dobby to rescue Harry and the other prisoners.
  • Mokeskin pouch: A birthday present from Hagrid. Harry kept it with him throughout the Deathly Hallows, and kept in it his treasures that were of no use to his search; the Snitch, the broken mirror, his broken wand, his mother's letter and the fake Horcrux. Harry also received a photo album, from Hagrid, which had photos of his parents and other family members.
Deathly Hallows

The Deathly Hallows (left to right): Cloak of Invisibility, Resurrection Stone, and the Elder Wand

  • Deathly Hallows: For a brief time, Harry was master of all three Deathly Hallows: the Cloak of Invisibility, the Resurrection Stone, and the Elder Wand (though he was not in physical possession of the Elder Wand until after losing the Resurrection Stone). These three artefacts are the most powerful magical items in all of the wizarding world and were so ancient that they were only the subject of fairy tales. When Harry lost the Resurrection Stone inside the Forbidden Forest, he decided to leave it there. Harry also interred the Elder Wand in Albus Dumbledore's grave, so the power of the wand would be extinguished after Harry's eventual death. However, the portrait of Dumbledore that hangs in the Headmaster's office advised Harry to keep the Invisibility Cloak, since it was his father's.
"It belongs to Harry! It chose him, he was the one who found it, it came to him out of the Sorting Hat"
— Hermione arguing with Rufus Scrimgeour, regarding the ownership of the Sword of Gryffindor[src]
Sir Harry of Gryffindor

Sword of Gryffindor

"As you can see, Harry, Kreacher is showing a certain reluctance to pass into your ownership."
Albus Dumbledore confirming that Harry now owns the Black estate[src]
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12 Grimmauld Place, London

  • 12 Grimmauld Place: Following Sirius's death, Harry inherited his family's London townhouse with all its contents and furnishings, including Kreacher (the family house-elf). Mundungus Fletcher would continue stealing many of Harry's inherited possessions, including Slytherin's Locket, as he had stolen from Sirius. Harry, Ron, and Hermione hid out there in August and September 1997.
  • Motorbike: As one of Sirius's possessions, it was left to Harry in his will. Despite the severe damage done to it in the Battle of the Seven Potters, Arthur Weasley managed to repair the bike and returned it to Harry.[191] Harry presumably learned to ride it sometime after the war. Given the ease with which he learned to fly a broomstick, ride animals such as hippogriffs and thestrals, and even a dragon, Harry likely learned how to ride with very little trouble at all.
  • Golden Snitch: This Snitch was caught by Harry during the 1991–1992 school year. It was later left to him in Albus Dumbledore's will, to posthumously ensure that Marvolo Gaunt's Ring would be safely delivered to him.
  • Car: This car was used by Harry to drive his family to King's Cross Station on 1 September, 2017. On Platform 9¾, Ron Weasley asked Harry if he had parked the vehicle alright, then told him he had managed to park his own car.
  • Family home: Sometime following the war, Harry acquired his own house and raised his three children there alongside his wife, Ginny. This can be assumed due to Harry denying James' request to have Teddy move in with them in exchange for sharing a room with his younger brother. Harry replied that he would only allow the two Potter brothers to share a room when "[he wanted] the house demolished."

Relationships

Throughout his life, Harry has had many relationships with a variety of people. Because of his upbringing, he had few connections in his early years, the only people he truly interacted with being the abusive Dursleys. With his introduction to the wizarding world, this changed and he built connections with many of the residents of the magical community, both good and bad. His strongest relationships were with: his parents, his children, Hermione Granger, the Weasley family, Sirius Black, Hedwig, Dobby, Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, Minerva McGonagall, Remus Lupin, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood and Teddy Lupin.

Etymology

Harry is the Middle English form of the name Henry, derived from the Germanic name Heinrich, from the words heim, meaning "home", and ric, meaning "power, ruler". It has been a very popular name in the English-speaking world for centuries. Harry can also be a diminutive form of the name Harold, from the Old English name Hereweald, meaning "leader of the army". It has been the name of five kings of Norway, three kings of Denmark, and two kings of England.[192][193] In an interview J. K. Rowling stated that 'Harry' had always been one of her favourite boy's names and that if her daughter had been a son she would have named him 'Harry', although then she would have to have come up with a different name for the books as it "would have been too cruel to name him after my own son".[194] In-universe, it is possible that he was named after Henry Potter, nicknamed 'Harry', who was James' grandfather and Harry's great-grandfather.

The name "James" came into the English language from the French variation of the Late Latin name Iacomus, a dialect variant of Iacobus, from the New Testament Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iakōbos), from the Hebrew word יעקב (Yaʻaqov, hence the name Jacob), meaning “holds the heel” (in the Genesis narrative, Jacob was born grasping his twin brother Esau's heel and later bought his birthright). James is Harry's middle name, James was the name of his father and is also the name of his first son.

Potter is a very common surname of English origin.[195] It traditionally refers to the occupation of making pottery. The Potter Box is a model for making ethical decisions developed at Harvard University. J. K. Rowling has also commented that she has liked the name since childhood, as a family that had lived near her carried this surname.[194][196]

Behind the scenes

Further information: Behind the scenes of Harry Potter's relationships
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Harry in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows chapter art by Mary GrandPré

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Harry in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Illustrated Edition by Jim Kay

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Harry on Pottermore by Owen Davey

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Harry Potter as seen in Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells

  • He often describes various parts of his anatomy as feeling like lead.
  • The Marauders believed they discovered more secret places than anyone else in the history of Hogwarts. This is not necessarily true, as unlike Harry and Tom Riddle, they did not discover the Chamber of Secrets or the Room of Requirement. However, as they discovered an untold number of secret passages and hidden rooms, they did discover more numerous secrets than Riddle or Harry, just not the same ones.
  • Like his best friend Ron Weasley, Harry got a Muggle driving licence and bought himself a car, but it was never said if they got the Licence to Apparate (although, both of them having been Aurors, most likely they did).
  • The only autographs he ever gave out were to Colin Creevey and an unknown man on the Hogwarts Express.
  • Harry Potter is still the only wizard to this day that has had all three Unforgivable Curses cast on him and survived.
  • Like his parents, Harry personally defied Voldemort three times before defeating him the fourth time: once in the Underground Chambers, once at the cemetery in Little Hangleton, and once again during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. However, there were five previous encounters, if one counts the events of Harry's second year with Tom Riddle's Diary, though that was a memory instead of the real Voldemort, and the night his parents were killed in Godric's Hollow.
  • Harry's initial trouble with Potions is somewhat ironic as he has famous potioneers in his family, notably Linfred of Stinchcombe ("the Potterer") who first established the family fortune with his medicinal potions and Fleamont Potter who was said to have quadrupled the fortune with his Sleekeazy's Hair Potion. According to Horace Slughorn, Harry's mother Lily was also an accomplished potioneer in her own right. Some of this does come from Harry's enmity with Severus Snape but it is portrayed as his weakness. However, he makes strides in later novels.
  • Despite Remus Lupin suggested him not to let the Expelliarmus become his signature spell, this was the very spell which Harry used in his last duel against Voldemort.
  • The only person Harry ever considered killing by use of curse was Sirius Black and possibly Bellatrix Lestrange, ironically to avenge Sirius. It is, however, unclear if Harry knew how to cast the Avada Kedavra curse since he was not taught the Unforgivable Curses until his fourth year. Furthermore, when Harry found out that Peter Pettigrew was the one who had betrayed his parents to Voldemort, he did not want Sirius and Remus Lupin to kill Pettigrew in revenge. Even during the Battle of Hogwarts, in which Harry defeated Lord Voldemort, Harry did not do so by use of any curse intended to do harm to his opponent, but rather he used his "trademark", Expelliarmus. Harry finished Voldemort by reflecting a curse Harry would never use on another, even his mortal enemy. This suggests the love, which is "the power the Dark Lord knows not..." makes it difficult for Harry to kill. Even during the Battle of the Seven Potters, Harry illustrated his unwillingness to kill Death Eaters. During that battle, the Death Eaters were masked at the time, so he could not know who was a willing follower and who was a controlled drone. However, in the example with Voldemort, Harry knew Voldemort's Killing Curse would backfire, so rather than use the same curse which would make him look somewhat bad, he instead decided to use the Disarming Charm to gain possession of the wand.
  • Harry was very much like Newton Scamander as they both didn't seek power nor popularity and also was liked by the same person, Albus Dumbledore.
  • Harry learns a new mode of transportation in every year since he was introduced to magic:
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Harry Potter as a POP! Vinyl

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Harry Potter (Third Task clothing) as a POP! Vinyl

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Harry Potter (holding a Mandrake) as a POP! Vinyl

Harry Potter World Cup pop vinyl

Harry Potter (in 1994 Quidditch World Cup clothing) as a POP! Vinyl

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Harry Potter as LEGO minifigure (first edition)

  • Despite being a talented Quidditch player (and the team Seeker, considered the most important player on the team), Harry never played a full season (every minute of all three matches):
    • In his first year, he was recuperating in the hospital wing after saving the Philosopher's Stone, and thus missed the final match.
    • In his second year, the final match of the season was cancelled due to the attack on Hermione and Penelope Clearwater.
    • In his third year, Harry came closest to playing a full season, but spent the last few seconds of the opening Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff match unconscious after being attacked by Dementors.
    • In his fourth year, the Quidditch Cup was cancelled due to the Triwizard Tournament.
    • In his fifth year, Harry was banned by Dolores Umbridge after the opening Gryffindor vs. Slytherin match.
    • In his sixth year, Harry was knocked unconscious partway through the second match of the season against Hufflepuff, and then held in detention for the final match against Ravenclaw.
    • In what would have been his seventh year, he didn't attend Hogwarts due to his quest to destroy the Horcruxes.
  • Harry is portrayed by British actor Daniel Radcliffe in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2 and so is one of the 14 characters to appear in all 8 film adaptations. By the time Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was released, Radcliffe had played the role for ten years consecutively.
  • In the play of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry is portrayed by the following actors:
  • James Romney, the actor who was first a part of the Ensemble and eventually portrayed Albus Potter in the Year 3 Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, portrayed Harry Potter, voicing him in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 (The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters) for the Harry Potter At Home project.[198]
  • Benjamin Papac, the actor portraying Albus Potter in the San Francisco Curran Theatre production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, also portrayed Harry Potter, voicing him when the cast of Cursed Child read aloud Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley) together, organised by Bloomsbury Publishing for the 2021 Harry Potter Book Night.[199][200]
  • The first spell casted on Harry, Reparo, used by Hermione Granger on the Hogwarts Express during their first encounter, is also the last spell used by Harry in the novels.
  • Harry is right-handed. He tells this to Mr Ollivander in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He is also seen writing with this hand throughout the film series.
  • Several undisclosed theories suggest that, as per the prophecy, Voldemort was the only one capable of killing Harry. Meaning that, with Voldemort dead, Harry cannot be killed, though he can presumably still die of natural causes.
  • Several times throughout Cursed Child, Harry has been called "savior of the wizarding world", it is unknown whether this is a given title or an alias that has been given to Harry in his older age. Although, this places Harry higher in respect than Dumbledore, in his defeat of an internationally wanted wizard.
  • In the whole Harry Potter series, Harry has only called Draco Malfoy by just his first name two times.
    • The first time was when they were in detention in the Forbidden Forest in their first year.
    • The second and last time he called Draco Malfoy by his first name was during the final duel with Voldemort in the Great Hall, when Harry talked about the mastery of the Elder wand. He said that Voldemort was not the master of the Elder Wand, Draco was.
  • While Harry repeatedly states Hermione is the best student in his year in all classes, he likely simply meant she is the best student overall, for he has beaten her in two of the three Defence Against the Dark Arts exams they had together, with Hermione only beating him in their first year exam.
    • In addition, Rowling has said that Harry could have beaten Hermione in a magical duel halfway through Prisoner of Azkaban.[201] Part of this can be put down to Professor Lupin's way of teaching, which preferred practical lessons over theory, as it seemed to help bring out Harry's own talent at the subject.
  • Harry's birthday of 31 July is also the birthday of Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling and actor Richard Griffiths, who played Harry's uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films.
    • In addition to Rowling and Griffiths, Harry's star sign Leo, a lion, also the sign of the Gryffindor house, was shared by Ginny and Harry's portrayer Daniel Radcliffe, who was born on 23 July.
    • On his famous wizard card shown in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game), Harry's year of birth was not given, instead question marks were shown, indicating his year of birth may not have been made public in the wizarding world.
  • In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, despite Harry's birthday being on July 31st in the books, it seems that it was moved to August 31st, because Hagrid first met Harry in the shack on the day of Harry's birthday, then he took Harry to Diagon Alley and then to King's Cross the next day, where Harry took the Hogwarts Express.
  • In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry is seen practising Lumos Maxima under the covers in his bedroom, but Harry does not get a letter from the Improper Use of Magic Office even though he is under-age, however, judging by the book he is reading, his reason for doing so is most likely for homework. In the book he is simply using a torch while writing his homework for History of Magic.
  • A running gag in the books is the messiness of Harry's hair. In the films, this is not mentioned except for a reference in the fourth film. Harry notices that Hagrid has combed his hair so he will look good for Olympe Maxime. When Harry says to him, "Hagrid, have you combed your hair?!" Hagrid states, "As a matter of fact, I have. You might wanna try the same thing now and again".
  • In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry tells Dumbledore at the train station that he likes riding around on trains as it takes his mind off things.
  • In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Ginny and Neville are both climbing up on one of the staircases, and run into Harry during the battle. Neville ask Harry if he has seen Luna Lovegood, then he confesses to Ginny and Harry that he as feelings for Luna, he went away to find and tell her. Harry and Ginny share a quick kiss, Harry was going to tell Ginny that he loved her, but Ginny quickly told him that she knows, and they both went back to what they were doing before they met up. This did not happen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book.
  • In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Behind the Magic, the person who makes all the wands for the films revealed that Dan has gone through over 80 wands over the course of the ten years because he drums with them.
  • In a deleted scene of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, when he is disguised as Albert Runcorn, Harry calls Arthur Weasley by his first name. This is the only time Harry does this.
  • In the films:
    • Harry is shown to wear the colour blue in nearly all his clothing. It could possibly connect with the symbolic meanings of the colour to be that of; trust, wisdom, loyalty, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth and heaven. These particular attributes are significantly linked to Harry's personality throughout the series.
    • Harry's hair grows longer and longer (the longest point was in Goblet of Fire) until it was cut for Order of the Phoenix. It has since grown to about the same length as it was for Prisoner of Azkaban.
    • Harry's scar is off-centre on his forehead; this was apparently done at J. K. Rowling's request: because of the books' artwork, many fans believe the scar is in the centre of his head. But it is never explicitly mentioned where the scar is located. On all the U.S. book covers (illustrations), the scar on Harry's forehead is located in the centre. The same is definitely true of the last two U.K. instalments; however, on early U.K. book covers, Harry's scar tends to appear slightly off-centre. It is somewhat hard to tell on most of these covers, as Harry's face is only visible in profile. However, on the U.K. cover of Chamber of Secrets, Harry's scar is decidedly off-centre. It is perhaps of this book that Rowling was thinking.
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Harry Potter in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

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Harry Potter in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

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Harry meeting the student at King's Cross

Author's comments

"There are quite a few real Harry Potters out there. So far I have heard of a newborn baby who actually has Harry's full name (Harry James Potter), a barrister in London, a grandfather who was very pleased that he had become cool in his grandchildren's eyes, a soldier who died in the second world war (I was sent a picture of his tombstone) and a clockmaker who worked in London in the last century."
J. K. Rowling regarding the name Harry James Potter[src]
  • Harry Potter is J. K. Rowling's favourite character, though she feels that she is unusual in this, as she finds that Ron is generally more popular.[205]
  • A rumour circulating on the Internet stated that early drafts of the second half of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire included a scene in which Harry lost his virginity, but that this scene was cut to avoid complaints from parents. J. K. Rowling confirmed that this rumour was false, however,[206] later further clarifying that she "never wrote it, never announced it, and never edited it out".[207]
  • In a PotterCast interview, Rowling says when Harry faced Voldemort in the forest and didn't defend himself that she never saw like a scientific equation and that Harry wasn't guaranteed to survive, there has to be space, to make Harry truly heroic, for free will. It has to be his choice. The whole thing's his choice. He chooses to sacrifice himself just as Lily chose to sacrifice herself. He chooses to pull himself back to life, and that's his own will and courage. So ultimately, those things, all of them were more important than the magic.[106]
  • J. K. Rowling has stated:
    • Because of the demands of his life, Harry has had less sexual experience than boys of his age might have had.[208]
    • Harry's glasses are a clue to his vulnerability.[209]
    • The character of Wart from T. H. White's The Sword in the Stone is "Harry's spiritual ancestor".[210]
  • "It was not an arbitrary decision: holly has certain connotations that were perfect for Harry, particularly when contrasted with the traditional associations of yew, from which Voldemort's wand is made. European tradition has it that the holly tree (the name comes from 'holy') repels evil, while yew, which can achieve astonishing longevity (there are British yew trees over two thousand years old), can symbolise both death and resurrection; the sap is also poisonous. Some time after I had given Harry his holly-and-phoenix wand I came across a description of how the Celts had assigned trees to different parts of the year and discovered that, entirely by coincidence, I had assigned Harry the 'correct' wood for his day of birth."[211]

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Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Explore the Story: "Harry Potter" on Pottermore (archived)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 17 (The Heir of Slytherin) - Tom Riddle states that there "are strange likenesses between us, after all. Even you must have noticed. Both half-bloods".
  3. 3.0 3.1 Pottermore - DUMBLEDORE'S ARMY REUNITES AT QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP FINAL (Archived from Daily Prophet, 08 July 2014)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 1 (The Boy Who Lived)
  6. 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 38 (The Second War Begins)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn)
  8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 11 (The Bribe)
  9. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 (The Polyjuice Potion)
  10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 3 (The Knight Bus)
  11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 5 (The Dementor) - "'Well, look who it is,' said Malfoy in his usual lazy drawl, pulling open the compartment door. 'Potty and the Weasel.'"
  12. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 12 (Professor Umbridge) - "'What is it this time, my fine Potty friend? Hearing voices? Seeing visions? Speak-ing in' — Peeves blew a gigantic raspberry — 'tongues?'"
  13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 19 (The Lion and the Serpent) - "'Hey, Potty, I heard Warrington's sworn to knock you off your broom on Saturday,'"
  14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 28 (Snape's Worst Memory) - "'Wise move, Granger,' breathed Malfoy. 'New Head, new times... Be good now, Potty... Weasel King...'"
  15. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 15 (The Unbreakable Vow) - "'Potty asked Loony to go to the party! Potty lurves Loony! Potty luuuuurves Looooooony!'"
  16. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 19 (Elf Tails) - "'I was watching that, Potty!' he told Harry indignantly, pointing at the fight below, before letting out a loud cackle."
  17. 17.0 17.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
  18. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 3 (Will and Won't)
  19. 19.0 19.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 7 (The Slug Club)
  20. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 8 (Snape Victorious)
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince)
  22. 22.0 22.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 11 (Hermione's Helping Hand)
  23. 23.0 23.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 15 (The Unbreakable Vow)
  24. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 16 (A Very Frosty Christmas)
  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 22 (After the Burial)
  26. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 19 (Elf Tails)
  27. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 15 (The Goblin's Revenge)
  28. 28.0 28.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 19 (The Silver Doe)
  29. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 8 (The Wedding)
  30. 30.0 30.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 12 (Magic is Might)
  31. 31.0 31.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 13 (The Muggle-Born Registration Commission)
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 16 (Godric's Hollow)
  33. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
  34. 34.0 34.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor)
  35. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 1 (The Boy Who Lived) - "Under a tuft of jet-black hair over his forehead they could see a curiously shaped cut, like a bolt of lightning."
  36. 36.0 36.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass) - "Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes."
  37. A drawing by J.K. Rowling (see this image)
  38. A drawing by J.K. Rowling (see this image) clearly has Dean's skin shaded in; but Harry's is not.
  39. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 4 (The Keeper of the Keys) - "Harry had gone very white"
  40. 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  41. 41.00 41.01 41.02 41.03 41.04 41.05 41.06 41.07 41.08 41.09 41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13 41.14 41.15 41.16 41.17 41.18 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23 41.24 41.25 41.26 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  42. J.K. Rowling MSNBC Interview on Accio! Quote
  43. 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 Times Online - The Unwritten Story of Harry's Friends and Their Children
  44. 44.0 44.1 Pottermore - New Cursed Child character portraits of Ron, Hermione and Rose Granger-Weasley"
  45. 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Potter Family" at Wizarding World
  46. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 12 (The Patronus)
  47. 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 47.6 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
  48. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
  49. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 13 (Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw)
  50. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 21 (Hermione's Secret)
  51. 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 J.K.Rowling Official Site Wizard of the Month (Archived)
  52. 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 Finished 'Potter'? Rowling tells what happens next at Today (26 Jul 2007)
  53. 53.0 53.1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act One, Scene Five
  54. 54.0 54.1 54.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
  55. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
  56. 56.0 56.1 56.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 7 (The Will of Albus Dumbledore)
  57. 57.0 57.1 57.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 37 (The Lost Prophecy)
  58. 58.0 58.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 4 (The Keeper of the Keys)
  59. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - In Harry's fifth year, Professor Umbridge banned him from participations in Quidditch games, along with Fred and George Weasley. Thus, Harry was not on the team when they won the cup that year.
  60. 60.0 60.1 60.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 16 (In The Hog's Head)
  61. 61.0 61.1 61.2 61.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 18 (Dumbledore's Army)
  62. 62.0 62.1 62.2 62.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 29 (Careers Advice)
  63. 63.00 63.01 63.02 63.03 63.04 63.05 63.06 63.07 63.08 63.09 63.10 63.11 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
  64. 64.00 64.01 64.02 64.03 64.04 64.05 64.06 64.07 64.08 64.09 64.10 64.11 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 5 (An Excess of Phlegm)
  65. Harry joined the Aurors at age 17 in 1998, right after the Battle of Hogwarts. He was promoted in 2007, which is nine years later, making his age when prompted 26.
  66. Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Pure-Blood" at Wizarding World
  67. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 10 (The House of Gaunt)
  68. J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007
  69. 69.0 69.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA)" at Wizarding World
  70. Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Potter Family" at Wizarding World
  71. Leaky Cauldron: 30 July 2007 Webchat with J.K. Rowling
  72. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince's Tale)
  73. 73.0 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  74. J. K. Rowling: A Year in the Life, available at Harry Potter Lexicon under Birthdate
  75. J.K Rowling at Carnegie Hall at The Leaky Cauldron (website)
  76. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 10 (Kreacher's Tale)
  77. 77.0 77.1 77.2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 19 (The Servant of Lord Voldemort)
  78. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10 (The Marauder's Map) - "'He did,' said Fudge heavily. 'And then, barely a week after the Fidelius Charm had been performed —'"
  79. 79.0 79.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 17 (Bathilda's Secret)
  80. Nagini was not made a Horcrux until Voldemort's return, when he killed the old Muggle caretaker of the Riddle home just before the Triwizard Tournament, and Harry himself did not contain part of Voldemort's soul until the time of the failed Killing Curse.
  81. 81.0 81.1 81.2 81.3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10 (The Marauder's Map)
  82. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 2 (Welcome to Hogwarts)
  83. 83.0 83.1 83.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
  84. Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Vernon and Petunia Dursley" at Wizarding World
  85. 85.0 85.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 2 (Aunt Marge's Big Mistake)
  86. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 2 (A Peck of Owls)
  87. 87.0 87.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 3 (The Letters from No One)
  88. Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, p. 403 (see this image)
  89. Rowling never specified the environment within it, but it was presumably even worse than St. Grogory's in terms of what he might have expected as treatment.
  90. 90.0 90.1 90.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 (The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters)
  91. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 (The Midnight Duel) - "They hadn't gone more than a dozen paces when a doorknob rattled and something came shooting out of the classroom in front of them. It was Peeves."
  92. 92.0 92.1 92.2 92.3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 6 (Talons and Tea Leaves)
  93. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 7 (The Boggart in the Wardrobe)
  94. 94.0 94.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 8 (Flight of the Fat Lady)
  95. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 11 (The Firebolt)
  96. 96.0 96.1 96.2 96.3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 12 (The Patronus)
  97. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 13 (Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw)
  98. 98.0 98.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 18 (Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs)
  99. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 24 (Occlumency)
  100. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  101. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
  102. Wizard of the Month, October 2007
  103. JK Rowling comments at Carnegie Hall
  104. http://jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=26
  105. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  106. 106.0 106.1 Anelli, Melissa, John Noe and Sue Upton. "PotterCast Interviews J.K. Rowling, part one." PotterCast #130, 17 December 2007.
  107. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened official website - Notable Alumni - "For fans of Harry Potter, there are many familiar faces from the series that appear in Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. Taking place ten years after the Battle of Hogwarts, many past alumni and professors have become valuable members of the school's faculty…"
  108. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened - "Harry's Birthday" special event
  109. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, Beaters, Bludgers, & Broomsticks, Chapter II: The Fast and the Curious
  110. 110.0 110.1 110.2 Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
  111. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened - "A New Dawn" special event (see this video)
  112. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened - April Fools' Day 2023 special event (see this video)
  113. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened - Slughorn's birthday (see this video)
  114. Their eldest son James is born 1 September 200331 August 2004, so it is likely that they were married before this time
  115. 115.0 115.1 115.2 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Patronus Charm" at Wizarding World
  116. "Read Ginny Potter's reports from the #QuidditchWorldCup starting today at http://pottermo.re/DailyProphet ! Family expected to join her for the final." - @jk_rowling Twitter
  117. 117.0 117.1 Pottermore - DUMBLEDORE'S ARMY REUNITES AT QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP FINAL (Archived from Daily Prophet, 08 July 2014)
  118. 118.0 118.1 118.2 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act One, Scene Five - "Go home to your family, Harry, the Hogwarts Express is about to depart for another year"
  119. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act Four, Scene Four
  120. 120.0 120.1 120.2 120.3 120.4 120.5 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
  121. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - Event: Potter's Calamity
  122. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - Brilliant Event: The New Marauders
  123. 123.0 123.1 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - Registry: Adversaries Events
  124. 124.0 124.1 124.2 Brilliant Event: A Weasley Predicament
  125. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - Brilliant Event: Unforgivable Truth
  126. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - Brilliant Event: Secrets Revealed
  127. Katie Couric 20 June 2003 Interview with J.K. Rowling, available via Accio Quote
  128. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act Two, Scene Nineteen
  129. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 32 (Out of the Fire)
  130. 130.0 130.1 130.2 130.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 34 (Priori Incantatem)
  131. 131.0 131.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 (Dobby's Reward)
  132. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 30 (The White Tomb)
  133. 133.0 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 36 (The Only One He Ever Feared)
  134. 134.0 134.1 134.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 22 (The Deathly Hallows)
  135. 135.0 135.1 135.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  136. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 23 (Horcruxes)
  137. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 4 (The Leaky Cauldron)
  138. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act Four, Scene Fifteen
  139. Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Wand Woods" at Wizarding World
  140. 140.0 140.1 140.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 36 (The Flaw in the Plan)
  141. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  142. 142.0 142.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 24 (The Wandmaker)
  143. 143.0 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 35 (Beyond the Veil)
  144. 144.0 144.1 144.2 144.3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 28 (Flight of the Prince)
  145. 145.0 145.1 145.2 145.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 4 (The Seven Potters)
  146. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 13 (The Very Secret Diary)
  147. 147.0 147.1 147.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)
  148. 148.0 148.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
  149. 149.0 149.1 149.2 149.3 149.4 149.5 149.6 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 26 (The Cave)
  150. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 16 (Professor Trelawney's Prediction)
  151. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 15 (Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)
  152. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 32 (The Elder Wand)
  153. Harry joined the Aurors at age seventeen in 1998, right after the Battle of Hogwarts. He was promoted in 2007, which is nine years later, making his age when prompted 26.
  154. 154.0 154.1 154.2 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act Four, Scene Eleven
  155. 155.0 155.1 155.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 24 (Sectumsempra)
  156. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 18 (The Weighing of the Wands)
  157. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 37 (The Beginning)
  158. 158.0 158.1 158.2 158.3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
  159. 159.0 159.1 159.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
  160. 160.0 160.1 160.2 160.3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
  161. 161.0 161.1 161.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 26 (The Second Task)
  162. 162.0 162.1 162.2 162.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26 (Gringotts)
  163. 163.0 163.1 163.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
  164. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 12 (Silver and Opals)
  165. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 30 (The Sacking of Severus Snape)
  166. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 (The Midnight Duel)
  167. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)
  168. 168.0 168.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 27 (The Final Hiding Place)
  169. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 6 (Draco's Detour)
  170. 170.0 170.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 15 (Aragog)
  171. 171.0 171.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 34 (The Forest Again)
  172. 172.0 172.1 172.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 20 (Xenophilius Lovegood)
  173. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club)
  174. 174.0 174.1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act Two, Scene Thirteen
  175. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 18 (Birthday Surprises)
  176. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 28 (Snape's Worst Memory)
  177. 177.0 177.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 (Through the Trapdoor)
  178. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 (Gilderoy Lockhart)
  179. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 14 (The Thief)
  180. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 14 (Felix Felicis)
  181. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act One, Scene Four
  182. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 1 (Dudley Demented)
  183. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 21 (The Tale of the Three Brothers)
  184. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 21 (The Unknowable Room)
  185. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 17 (The Heir of Slytherin)
  186. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 35 (King's Cross)
  187. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
  188. "J.K. Rowling Web Chat Transcript" on The Leaky Cauldron
  189. JKR
  190. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  191. J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007
  192. Behind the Name: Harry
  193. Behind the Name: Harold
  194. 194.0 194.1 http://accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1000-scholastic-chat.htm
  195. Behind the Name: Rankings for 'Potter'
  196. MuggleNet: Name Origins
  197. Still magic in middle age... It's Harry Potter and a new-look Hermione: Cast set to star in highly-anticipated stage play is revealed
  198. Feature: "A handy guide to all of the Cursed Child readers from Chapter Six: 'The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters'" at Wizarding World (Archived)
  199. (see this video) dead link
  200. #HarryPotterBookNight has moved to 24th June (although if you have an event planned today then go for it, and have fun!). Ahead of that, here's a sneak peek of the wonderful casts of the Cursed Child reading from the chapter 'Diagon Alley' (from Philosopher's Stone) - Twitter favicon Bloomsbury UK's official account on Twitter
  201. Q: If Harry had a magic duel with Hermione, who would win?
  202. Creators of "X-Men: First Class" will use Harry Potter as a Role Model
  203. IG favicon Dempsey Bryk on Instagram: "I’ve been recording the voice for Harry Potter in @hpmagicawakened for 4 years"
  204. 'Stranger Things' star Jamie Campbell Bower says he ruined his chance to play Harry Potter by sharing NSFW joke during 'Sorcerer's Stone' audition
  205. JK Rowling reveals her favourite Harry Potter character - The Guardian
  206. .@emptyhrse #NeverHappened by J. K. Rowling on Twitter
  207. .@anuananyas I never wrote it, never announced it & never had it edited out, so it's basically what we British call 'a load of cobblers.' by J. K. Rowling on Twitter
  208. "J.K. Rowling Hogwarts And All", Time Magazine, 17 July, 2005
  209. "J.K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter", Reader's Digest, December 2000
  210. "JK (JOANNE KATHLEEN) ROWLING" Guardian Unlimited
  211. Extra Stuff: Wands at J. K. Rowling's official site via Internet Archive
Dumbledore's Army
Founders
Harry Potter · Hermione Granger · Ronald Weasley
Leaders
Harry Potter · Neville Longbottom · Luna Lovegood · Ginny Weasley
Members
Gryffindor ClearBG2 Gryffindor Katie Bell · Lavender Brown · Colin Creevey · Dennis Creevey · Seamus Finnigan · Angelina Johnson · Lee Jordan · Cormac McLaggen · Parvati Patil · Alicia Spinnet · Dean Thomas · Romilda Vane · Fred Weasley · George Weasley · Nigel Wolpert · Unidentified female · Unidentified female (II)
Dumbledore army
Ravenclaw ClearBG2 Ravenclaw Terry Boot · Cho Chang · Michael Corner · Marietta Edgecombe · Anthony Goldstein · Padma Patil · Maisy Reynolds · Unidentified male · Unidentified male (II) · Unidentified female
Hufflepuff ClearBG2 Hufflepuff Hannah Abbott · Susan Bones · Justin Finch-Fletchley · Ernie Macmillan · Zacharias Smith · Leanne · Unidentified female
Unknown House Luca Caruso · Alice Tolipan
Allies and other affiliations
Order of the Phoenix · Hogwarts staff · Augusta Longbottom · Andromeda Tonks · Ted Tonks · Percy Weasley · Oliver Wood · Grawp · Dobby · Winky · Hogwarts house-elves · Forbidden Forest Centaur colony · Hogwarts Hippogriff herd · Hogwarts Ghosts · Hogwarts students · Hogwarts Thestral herd
Order of the Phoenix
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Founder:
Albus Dumbledore
Leaders:
Albus Dumbledore | Alastor Moody | Kingsley Shacklebolt
Original Order of of the Phoenix:
Aberforth Dumbledore | Alastor Moody | Alice Longbottom | Arabella Figg | Benjy Fenwick | Caradoc Dearborn | Dedalus Diggle | Dorcas Meadowes | Edgar Bones | Elphias Doge | Emmeline Vance | Fabian Prewett | Frank Longbottom | Gideon Prewett | James Potter | Lily Potter | Marlene McKinnon | Mundungus Fletcher | Peter Pettigrew (defected) | Remus Lupin | Rubeus Hagrid | Severus Snape | Sirius Black | Sturgis Podmore
Reconstituted Order of the Phoenix:
Aberforth Dumbledore | Alastor Moody | Arabella Figg | Arthur Weasley | Bill Weasley | Charlie Weasley | Dedalus Diggle | Elphias Doge | Emmeline Vance | Fleur Delacour | Fred Weasley | George Weasley | Harry Potter | Hermione Granger | Hestia Jones | Kingsley Shacklebolt | Minerva McGonagall | Molly Weasley | Mundungus Fletcher | Nymphadora Tonks | Remus Lupin | Ron Weasley | Rubeus Hagrid | Severus Snape | Sirius Black | Sturgis Podmore
Order of the Phoenix allies:
Andromeda Tonks | Augusta Longbottom | Buckbeak | Dobby | Fawkes | Filius Flitwick | Firenze | Garrick Ollivander | Ginny Weasley | Grawp | Helena Ravenclaw | Horace Slughorn | Karkus | Karkus's wife | Kreacher | Lee Jordan | Luna Lovegood | McKinnon family | Mr Westenberg | Mrs Westenberg | Muriel | Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington | Neville Longbottom | Oliver Wood | Olympe Maxime | Rita Skeeter | Patrick Delaney-Podmore | Peeves | Percy Weasley | Pomona Sprout | Poppy Pomfrey | Sybill Trelawney | Ted Tonks | The Fallen Fifty | Westenberg family | Winky | Xenophilius Lovegood
Other affiliations:
Dumbledore's Army | Forbidden Forest Centaur colony | Headless Hunt | Hogwarts Hippogriff herd | Hogwarts house-elves | Hogwarts Ghosts | Hogwarts Staff |
Hogwarts students | Hogwarts Thestral herd | British Ministry of Magic | Giant colony (Karkus's control)
The Triwizard Tournament
Triwizard Cup
Objects & Locations: Goblet of FireCasketGolden eggHedge MazeTriwizard Cup
Schools: BeauxbatonsDurmstrangHogwarts
1994-1995 Triwizard Champions: Fleur DelacourViktor KrumCedric DiggoryHarry Potter
Department of Magical Law Enforcement employees
Department of Magical Law Enforcement logo
Heads of Department
Justus Pilliwickle · Torquil Travers · Bartemius Crouch Senior · Amelia Bones · Pius Thicknesse · Corban Yaxley · Arthur Weasley · Harry Potter
Auror Office
Heads: Theseus Scamander · Rufus Scrimgeour · Gawain Robards · Harry Potter
Mordecai Berrycloth · John Dawlish · Penelope Fawley · Dorian Fungbury · Timothy Hale · Alice Longbottom · Frank Longbottom · Neville Longbottom · Patricia McManners · Alastor Moody · Alastor Moody's father · Riya Patel · Proudfoot · Savage · Kingsley Shacklebolt · Nymphadora Tonks · Ronald Weasley · Williamson · Unidentified Aurors · Helen Thistlewood · Solomon Sallow · Aesop Sharp · Aesop Sharp's partner · Unidentified male Auror at Hogwarts · Director of the Investigation Department No. 61042
Improper Use of Magic Office
Heads: Travers · Dolores Umbridge
Mafalda Hopkirk · Honoria's fiancé · Mafalda Hopkirk's Ministerial Superior · Rufus Fudge · Orabella Nuttley · Chester Davies · Linderina Crane
Other personnel
Council of Magical Law guards · Leta Lestrange · Minerva McGonagall · Elphinstone Urquart · Elton Elderberry · Alastor Gumboil · Arnold Peasegood · Arthur Weasley · Perkins · Bilius Finbok · Cerberus Langarm · Hermione Granger · Bob Ogden · Constance Pickering · Ruth Singer · Tulip Karasu's mother · Tulip Karasu's father · Dempster Wiggleswade · Amelia Bones's assistant · Arthur Weasley's ten subordinates · Unidentified Hit Wizard · Unidentified Wizengamot clerk · Director of the Investigation Department and Ministry Police
Quidditch positions at Hogwarts
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Captains
Filemina Alchin · Astrix Alixan · Orion Amari · Angelina Appleby · Oona Ballington · Concepta Battista · Hugh Biggs · Vicky Bishopper · Richard Carter · Angelica Cole · Stuart Craggy · Winky Crockett · Dan Darker · Roger Davies · Cedric Diggory · Marcus Flint · Hamish Frater · Stephen Gould · David Hamblin · Robin Higgy · Natalie Holkham · Jody Jacknife · Angelina Johnson · Jo King · Kris Kolumbiko · Jess Lafington · Neil Lament · Steve Laughalot · Russell Lucky · David Makehay · Graham Montague · Mark Overcliff · Erika Rath · Andrew Snowy Owl · Harry Potter · Katie Rayknolls · Imelda Reyes · Isobel Ross · Ashley Sanders · Mark Sommertime · Lucinda Talkalot · Urquhart · Emma Vanity · Charles Weasley · Rufus Winickus · Oliver Wood · Jacob's sibling · Unidentified Quidditch Captain (I) · Unidentified Quidditch Captain (II)
Keepers
Kevin Bletchley · Miles Bletchley · Brennan Doyle · Andre Egwu · Herbert Fleet · Geoffrey Hooper · Cormac McLaggen · Grant Page · Ronald Weasley · Oliver Wood · Jacob's sibling · Unidentified Gryffindor Keeper · Unidentified Slytherin Keeper · Unidentified Keeper (I) · Unidentified Keeper (II) · Unidentified Keeper (III)
Chasers
Orion Amari · Tamsin Applebee · Katie Bell · Bradley · Randolph Burrow · Cadwallader · Chambers · Roger Davies · Eekins · Marcus Flint · Rose Granger-Weasley · Jarrett · Angelina Johnson · Heidi Macavoy · Graham Montague · Ethan Parkin · Skye Parkin · James Potter · Malcolm Preece · Adrian Pucey · Imelda Reyes · Imelda Reyes's father · Demelza Robins · Zacharias Smith · Alicia Spinnet · Jeremy Stretton · Dean Thomas · Urquhart · Vaisey · Cassius Warrington · Ginevra Weasley · Blaise Zabini · Jacob's sibling · Unidentified Chaser (I) · Unidentified Chaser (II) · Unidentified fourth-year Chaser · Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (I) · Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (II) · Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (III) · Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (IV) · Erika Rath's friend (I) · Erika Rath's friend (II) · Unidentified Quidditch Captain (I)
Beaters
Bean · Lucian Bole · Ritchie Coote · Vincent Crabbe · Peregrine Derrick · Dobbin · Gregory Goyle · Duncan Inglebee · Andrew Kirke · Michael McManus · Maxine O'Flaherty · Jimmy Peakes · Erika Rath · Anthony Rickett · Jason Samuels · Jack Sloper · Fred Weasley · George Weasley · Baglan Wellnelly · Jacob's sibling · Unidentified Beater · Unidentified Gryffindor Beater · Unidentified Gryffindor Beater (II) · Unidentified Slytherin Beater (I) · Unidentified Slytherin Beater (II) · Unidentified Quidditch Captain (II)
Seekers
Regulus Black · Cho Chang · Cedric Diggory · Andre Egwu · Harper · Terence Higgs · Gilderoy Lockhart · Draco Malfoy · Harry Potter · Sirona Ryan · Summerby · Charles Weasley · Ginevra Weasley · Willa Weholt · Gruffyd Wellnelly · Jacob's sibling · Unidentified Gryffindor Seeker · Unidentified Hufflepuff Seeker · Unidentified Ravenclaw Seeker · Unidentified Ravenclaw Seeker's substitute · Unidentified Seeker (I) · Unidentified Seeker (II)
Unknown positions
Vicky Bishopper · Stuart Craggy · Winky Crockett · Dan Darker · Robin Higgy · Jody Jacknife · Jo King · R. King · Kris Kolumbiko · Jess Lafington · Neil Lament · Steve Laughalot · Russell Lucky · David Makehay · M. G. McGonagall · Mark Overcliff · Philomena · Katie Rayknolls · Sean · Andrew Snowy Owl · Mark Sommertime · Lucinda Talkalot · Emma Vanity · Rufus Winickus · Unidentified pure-blood student · Unidentified Quidditch player
Possible players
Christian Alexander · Brandon Angel · Jada Angela · Owen Anthony · Tanner Van Burm · Haley Dakota · Jennifer Dawn · Riley Frazer · Ethan Gerard · Ryan Henry · Erica J. · Ella Jo · Timothy Justin · Sage Kelleen · Luisa · Trinity Lynn · Trev Mallory · Alexis Marie · Gianna Grace Marie · Abigail Nicola · Amber Noel · Phelan Noel · Remy Olivier · Jackson Sheppard · Richard Sky · Emily Taylor · Alexander William
Known owners of the Deathly Hallows
Hallows
Elder Wand
Death (manufacturer) · Antioch Peverell · Antioch Peverell's killer · Emeric the Evil · Egbert the Egregious · Godelot · Hereward · Barnabas Deverill · Loxias · Arcus or Livius · Mykew Gregorovitch · Gellert Grindelwald · Albus Dumbledore · Draco Malfoy (master only) · Tom Riddle (owner only) · Harry Potter · (Interred)
Resurrection Stone
Death (manufacturer) · Cadmus Peverell · (generations of Gaunts) · Marvolo Gaunt · Morfin Gaunt · Tom Riddle · Albus Dumbledore · Harry Potter · (Lost)
Cloak of Invisibility
Death (manufacturer) · Ignotus Peverell · Ignotus Peverell's son · Iolanthe Potter · (generations of Potters) · Henry Potter · Fleamont Potter · James Potter I · Albus Dumbledore (owner only) · Harry Potter · James Potter II · Albus Potter
Hogwarts Duelling Club
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Duelling Club Captains
Hogwarts: Gilderoy Lockhart · Severus Snape
Gryffindor: Angus Matlock
Hufflepuff: Duelling Club Captain
Ravenclaw: Alannis
Slytherin: Duelling Club Captain
Duelling Club Members
Gryffindor: Edward · Emily · Harry Potter · Hermione Granger · Neil Randall · Neville Longbottom · Romilda Vane · Ronald Weasley · Seamus Finnigan · Stewart
Hufflepuff: Anthony Otterburn · Heather · Justin Finch-Fletchley · Karl Limpley · Kouta Ohnishi · Rhonda Fladbury
Ravenclaw: Andrew · Helen Dawlish · Fawcett · Rebecca · Shoma Ichikawa · Terry Boot · Trevor Birch
Slytherin: Bridget · Draco Malfoy · Fergus Cowley · Irfan Mustaq · Maynard Hatton · Millicent Bulstrode · Peter · Rachel · Roy
Badges
Crossfire Badge · Defender Badge · Duelling Beginner's Luck Badge · Duelling Club Champion Badge · Duelling Veteran Badge · Keen Duellist Badge · Master Duellist Badge · Nine Lives Badge · Persistence Badge · Reflex Badge
Duelling Club locations
Great Hall · Middle Courtyard · The Quad · Training Grounds
Potions Club
Potions Club HBPG
Members
Harry Potter · Hufflepuff girl · Horace Slughorn (possibly)
Potions
Antidote to Common Poisons · Cure for Boils · Dragon dung fertiliser · Draught of Living Death · Draught of Peace · Elixir to Induce Euphoria · Girding Potion · Love Potion Antidote · Oculus Potion · Polyjuice Potion · Shrinking Solution · Stamina Game · Volubilis Potion · Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Love Potion · Wiggenweld Potion · Wit-Sharpening Potion
Badges
Last Gasp Badge · Master Potioneer Badge · Messiest Mixer Badge · Potions Beginner's Luck Badge · Potions Club Member Badge · Potions Club Star Badge · Potions Club Veteran Badge · Potions Endurance Badge · Smoky Brewer Badge · Speedy Brewer Badge
Locations
Hogwarts greenhouses
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Chocolate Frog Cards
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Gold cards

Armando Dippet · Albus Dumbledore · Barberus Bragge · Bertie Bott · Carlotta Pinkstone · Dzou Yen · Falco Aesalon · Godric Gryffindor · Harry Potter · Herpo the Foul · Helga Hufflepuff · Montague Knightley · Phillipus von Hohenheim · Rowena Ravenclaw · Salazar Slytherin

Silver cards

Alberic Grunnion · Alberta Toothill · Andros the Invincible · Artemisia Lufkin · Blenheim Stalk · Bowman Wright · Chauncey Oldridge · Circe · Cliodna · Crispin Cronk · Cyprian Youdle · Daisy Dodderidge · Derwent Shimpling · Donaghan Tremlett · Dunbar Oglethorpe · Dymphna Furmage · Elfrida Clagg · Felix Summerbee · Fulbert the Fearful · Gaspard Shingleton · Gideon Crumb · Glenda Chittock · Gondoline Oliphant · Gregory the Smarmy · Gwenog Jones · Honoria Nutcombe · Ignatia Wildsmith · Joscelind Wadcock · Kirley Duke · Laverne de Montmorency · Leopoldina Smethwyck · Maeve · Mirabella Plunkett · Mopsus · Morgan le Fay · Oswald Beamish · Roderick Plumpton · Sacharissa Tugwood · Thaddeus Thurkell · Wendelin the Weird · Xavier Rastrick

Bronze cards

Adalbert Waffling · Almeric Sawbridge · Archibald Alderton · Balfour Blane · Beatrix Bloxam · Beaumont Marjoribanks · Bridget Wenlock · Burdock Muldoon · Cassandra Vablatsky · Celestina Warbeck · Cornelius Agrippa · Devlin Whitehorn · Dorcas Wellbeloved · Edgar Stroulger · Elladora Ketteridge · Ethelred the Ever-Ready · Flavius Belby · Gifford Ollerton · Glanmore Peakes · Glover Hipworth · Greta Catchlove · Grogan Stump · Gulliver Pokeby · Gunhilda de Gorsemoor · Havelock Sweeting · Hengist of Woodcroft · Heathcote Barbary · Herman Wintringham · Hesper Starkey · Jocunda Sykes · Justus Pilliwickle · Merlin · Merton Graves · Merwyn the Malicious · Miranda Goshawk · Mungo Bonham · Musidora Barkwith · Myron Wagtail · Newton Scamander · Norvel Twonk · Orsino Thruston · Perpetua Fancourt · Quong Po · Roland Kegg · Stoddard Withers · Tilly Toke · Uric the Oddball · Yardley Platt

Famous Vampires cards

Blodwyn Bludd · Vlad Drakul · Amarillo Lestoat · Carmilla Sanguina · Herbert Varney

Famous Hags cards

Babayaga · Malodora Grymm · Old Mother Hubbard · Cordelia Misericordia · Leticia Somnolens

Famous Giants cards

Bran the Bloodthirsty · Cyclops · Goliath · Morholt · Hengist of Upper Barnton

Famous Goblins cards

Alguff the Awful · Eargit the Ugly · Gringott · Ug the Unreliable · Urg the Unclean

Dragon cards

Common Welsh Green · Hebridean Black · Hungarian Horntail · Norwegian Ridgeback · Romanian Longhorn

Beast cards

Billywig · Bowtruckle · Doxy · Double-ended Newt · Giant Purple Toad · Giant Squid · Gnome · Gytrash · Imp · Kelpie · Manticore · Mountain Troll · Streeler · Phoenix · Unicorn