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'''Harry James Potter''', the most famous student at [[Hogwarts]] in modern times, is the first known survivor of the Killing Curse, "[[Avada Kedavra]]". He is credited with great heroism for the destruction of [[Lord Voldemort]] and his network of [[Death Eater]]s. |
'''Harry James Potter''', the most famous student at [[Hogwarts]] in modern times, is the first known survivor of the Killing Curse, "[[Avada Kedavra]]". He is credited with great heroism for the destruction of [[Lord Voldemort]] and his network of [[Death Eater]]s. |
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| − | {{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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| − | Harry Potter is a near-spitting image of [[James Potter I|his father]], having jet black, untidy hair, although with brilliant green eyes that are identical to [[Lily Evans|his mother]]'s. Harry's physique as a boy was described as "small and skinny", with a thin face and knobbly knees, due to his quality of life in his youth. In time he would grow to be "within an inch" of his father's height, and James was often described as tall. He wears round-rimmed glasses. Upon his forehead, covered by his unruly black hair, is a scar shaped like a lightning bolt. The scar is a result of the failed [[Avada Kedavra]] curse cast on him by [[Lord Voldemort]]. It burns when Voldemort feels particularly evil. |
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==Magical Abilities & Skills== |
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- "Hmm," said a small voice in his ear. "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[src]
Harry James Potter, the most famous student at Hogwarts in modern times, is the first known survivor of the Killing Curse, "Avada Kedavra". He is credited with great heroism for the destruction of Lord Voldemort and his network of Death Eaters.
DANIEL RADCLIFF (or however you spell his name) IS A FAGGOT.
this message brought to you from __ i dont want fans to burn or stone me or some weird shit like that, so no name__ to shannon stone
I TOLD YOU I WOULD DO IT >:)
Magical Abilities & Skills
Skilled in Defence Against the Dark Arts: Harry Potter is "particularly talented" in Defence Against the Dark Arts.
Flying Skill: Harry shows immediate command of a broomstick, which made him a naturally good Seeker in Quidditch.
Skilled Duelist: able to hold his own against death eaters and even Lord Voldemort and survive on several confrontations.
Patronus Charm: He is able to produce a full Patronus at an early age
Parselmouth (Formerly): Harry is able to speak and understand Parseltongue, a language associated with Dark Magic, which, is because he harbours a piece of Lord Voldemort's soul. After Voldemort destroys that soul fragment, Harry loses the ability to speak Parseltongue. Harry "is very glad" to have lost this "gift."
Master of the Deathly Hallows: Harry was able to master all three of the Deathly Hallows, which are said to be the strongest magical objects in history. It should be noted that even Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of the age, was unable to master all three Hallows. Harry overpowered the master of the Elder Wand (Draco Malfoy), was the rightful owner of the Cloak of Invisibility due to his family, and was able to use the Resurrection Stone to see his deceased family and friends.
Possessions
Potter Inheritance: When Harry's parents were murdered by 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 textbooks, wizarding clothes, and spending money.
Wand: As is the case with most wizards, his wand is among his most valued magical possessions. Harry's is made of holly, a wood with the powers to repel evil.[1] The wand is in deliberate contrast to the wand of Lord Voldemort, which is Yew.
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.
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 it was broken. Harry did not realize 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.
After Sirius died, all of his remaining possessions were passed along to Harry. This included:
The Black Family Residence: Located at Number 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.
Black Family Inheritance: Harry also inherited the remainder of Sirius' wealth in wizard's gold at Gringotts.
Enchanted Knife: This magical knife, with the power to open most mechanical locks and magical seals, was destroyed 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 knife.
Deathly Hallows: For a brief moment, Harry possessed all three Deathly Hallows: the Cloak of Invisibility, the Resurrection Stone, and the Elder Wand. These three artifacts were 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.
Hedwig: Harry's magical familiar and animal companion, Hedwig, was vitally helpful in delivering messages and packages for Harry, especially while Sirius was in hiding from the Ministry of Magic. Hedwig is killed during the Battle over Little Whinging by a stray Killing Curse.
Relationships
Parents
Harry barely ever knew James and Lily Potter (They died when he was one), but regarded them with great reverence and grew angry if anyone spoke ill of them; especially 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 bullying Snape in the Pensieve. The few times he ever saw his parents were: pictures given to him by Rubeus Hagrid; a vision within the Mirror of Erised; spectral forms which came out of his wand during Priori Incantatem; stored memories within the Pensieve; and more spectral forms as he succumbed to his "death" during the Battle of Hogwarts. He then, eventually, "called" his parents through the Resurrection Stone.
Ron Weasley
Ron Weasley became Harry's best friend during their first year at Hogwarts. They became like brothers, and were close friends who sometimes fought. They had a major fallout in 1994[HP4] when Harry was made a Triwizard Champion. They also briefly fell out in 1997[HP7] due to the negative energy within Slytherin's locket . However, these events only served to reinforce their bond and they remained friends for life. They became brothers-in-law afterwards.
Hermione Granger
Hermione Granger became Harry's friend after they faced a Mountain Troll together in 1991[HP1]. Harry admitted in 1997[HP7] that he had no romantic interest in Hermione, and he loved her like a sister. Hermione's quick mind was at times the only thing that saved the three friends from failure in many endeavours, both life-threatening and in the every-day. Hermione often chastised Harry when he wouldn't obey rules, however, like Ron, she always stuck by him.
Like Harry himself described, Hermione is his closest female friend and akin to a sister, and could be futher saying she is like a old sister, always trying to keep them on the line (though she often fails... miserably)
Sirius Black
Filling in as a father figure/big brother, Sirius was Harry's most frequent and trusted confidante. When Harry's scar hurt in 1994, he acknowledged that he could ask Sirius anything without feeling foolish. During Dolores Umbridge's dictatorial rule over Hogwarts in 1995-96, Sirius supported Harry's plan to teach other students practical defensive magic, telling Harry that he and James would have done the same thing.
When Sirius was killed in the Department of Mysteries, Harry refused to believe he was dead; only after realizing that Sirius would never leave him alone, while screaming for him as if his life depended on it, Harry was forced to accept that Sirius was indeed gone. For the following months, Harry avoided talking about Sirius if he could; if/when the subject came up, he would busy himself in some way to avoid joining the discussion.
When Harry prepared to sacrifice himself to Voldemort in 1998, Sirius was one of the spirits called to him by use of the Resurrection Stone. Sirius assured Harry that dying was "quicker and easier" than falling asleep.
Rubeus Hagrid
Hagrid is 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's to take him back into the wizarding world. Harry constantly defended the half-giant Hagrid against name-calling and mockery, and for that Harry was dear to Hagrid. Hagrid was the one who carried Harry out of the Forbidden Forest, when he was pretending to be dead at the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998.
Both orphans, Hagrid had a sort of fatherly caring for Harry that could be compared of a Uncle.
Cho Chang
As a young boy (1993-1996), Harry found Cho Chang very pretty and was attracted to her as a peer in Quidditch. In his 4th year, he wanted to ask her to the Yule Ball, but when he finally plucked up the courage to ask her, she told him she had already agreed to go with Cedric Diggory. In his 5th year at Hogwarts, they shared a kiss, but adolescent hormones raged and Cho found herself unable to maintain a relationship without mourning Cedric. She was also unreasonably jealous of Harry's friendship with Hermione, mistaking their camaraderie for romantic attraction, despite Harry's statements to the contrary. They fought and stopped seeing or talking to each other. Cho renewed her interest in him before the Battle of Hogwarts in 1997, but she was quickly overruled by Ginny Weasley.
Ginny 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 she was nursing a huge crush on Harry. Until 1994 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 sister. Hermione helped her in a sisterly way by advising her to give up on Harry. Harry slowly realized that Ginny is perfectly compatible for him: strong-willed and compassionate. In 1996[HP6] Harry realized his feelings for her and they spontaneously kissed at a Gryffindor Quidditch Cup victory party. They began dating, but Harry chivalrously ended their relationship to protect her from the wrath of Lord Voldemort. After Voldemort's defeat, however, Harry and Ginny were free continue their relationship. Between 1998 and 2017, they got married and had three children: James, Albus Severus, and Lily. Albus was Harry's only child who inherited his mother's, Lily Evans, eyes (and, in turn, Harry's eyes).
Draco Malfoy
Draco Malfoy became Harry's rival almost from the moment they met at Madam Malkin's on Diagon Alley. Draco's whole family were Death Eaters, and the young man had much to live up to in their eyes. Because of this, he acted out in vicious, bullying ways to students he saw as wimps. 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 joined up with Lord Voldemort. However, it is realised by the entire wizarding community that he was merely a minor child warped into the lifestyle of a Death Eater family, and he was never sent to Azkaban for any of his crimes, such as the conspiracy to murder Albus Dumbledore or the spying he did for Voldemort. By 2017 Draco was married, and had a son. They saw each other at King's Cross Station when sending their children to Hogwarts. J.K.Rowling has confirmed that they have made peace,
Weasley Family
Besides the already mentioned Ron and Ginny Weasley, Harry had a close relatioship with the Weasleys, them being more of a family to him than the Dursleys had ever been. Molly even mentioned that Harry was like a son to her, and her boggart - of dead family members, one after another - included Harry.
Behind the Scenes
- Harry is played in the films by Daniel Radcliffe. By the time Deathly Hallows is released, he will have been playing the role for ten years.
- Harry the character has green eyes, but Daniel Radcliffe has blue eyes.
- Harry has black hair, while Daniel has brown.
- Harry is portrayed as a very slim boy in all of the books, though Daniel has a strong physical body.
- Harry was Wizard of the Month on J. K. Rowling's website for the month of October 2007.
- In the first book, Harry mentions that his 11th birthday was July 31st, on a Tuesday. That date was on a Wednesday in 1991, the year when he's supposed to be 11.
- Harry is the inspiration for the Wizard Rock band, Harry and the Potters.
- It seems that the scar that made Harry famous has been omitted, or at least not readily visible, in every movie from 3 on.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Wizard of the Month
References
- ↑ JKR
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