Devastated when Mrs. Norris is petrified. Immediately blamed Harry for the attack.

Petrified while trying to photograph something. Found holding his camera.

Ghost who attends Nearly Headless Nick's deathday party.

Looking pale and upset after the first attack. Seems to know something about the Chamber.

Frightened by the petrification attacks, especially concerned when Harry is found at the scene.

Increasingly worried about the voice he keeps hearing. Found at the scene when Mrs. Norris is...

Group of properly headless ghosts who play sports and exclude Nearly Headless Nick from their...

Researching the Chamber of Secrets legend. Still admires Lockhart despite his obvious incompetence.

Ghost of a girl who haunts the second-floor girls' bathroom. Perpetually miserable and sensitive.

First victim to be petrified. Found hanging from a torch bracket with a message about the Chamber.

Invited Harry to his 500th Deathday Party. Upset about being rejected from the Headless Hunt.

Mischievous poltergeist who causes chaos throughout the castle. Not technically a ghost.

Crashed the flying car with Harry. Received a Howler from his mother and broke his wand in the...

Leader of the Headless Hunt who refuses Nearly Headless Nick membership because his head isn't...

Member of the Headless Hunt who attends Nearly Headless Nick's deathday party.

Menacing ghost of Slytherin House, covered in silver bloodstains. The only ghost Peeves fears.

Cheerful ghost of Hufflepuff House, mentioned during discussions about the attacks and ghostly...

Sad, beautiful ghost of Ravenclaw House who rarely speaks to students. Glides silently through the...

Ghost who attends Nearly Headless Nick's deathday party.

Author of Magical Theory textbook.

Slytherin Chaser who plays against Gryffindor in Quidditch matches. Dark-haired and skilled player.

Elderly wizard with long silver beard and half-moon spectacles. Hogwarts Headmaster who trusts...

Gryffindor Chaser with dark hair. Part of the Gryffindor Quidditch team's attacking trio.

Owner of Scribbulus Writing Implements in Diagon Alley.

Tall black Gryffindor girl who plays Chaser on the Quidditch team. Strong and athletic player.

Obliviator mentioned as part of the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad.

Author of Magical Drafts and Potions textbook.

Got into a fistfight with Lucius Malfoy at Flourish and Blotts. Works in the Misuse of Muggle...

Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation mentioned in Ministry discussions.

Gryffindor student in Harry's year.

Reporter for the Daily Prophet who writes about celebrity wizards like Lockhart.

Eldest Weasley son who works as a curse-breaker for Gringotts in Egypt. Cool and collected, with...

Slytherin student who witnesses the tension between houses and supports his housemates.

Slytherin Beater who plays on the Quidditch team with the new Nimbus 2001 brooms.

Co-founder of Borgin and Burkes dark artifacts shop.

Popular singing sorceress whose music Mrs. Weasley enjoys on the wireless.

Second eldest Weasley son who works with dragons in Romania. Former Quidditch captain at Hogwarts.

Blue electric creatures released by Lockhart in Defence class. Caused chaos by destroying the...

Distant Weasley cousin mentioned by Mrs. Weasley.

Black Gryffindor student who supports West Ham football team. Harry's dormmate who comes from a...

Colin Creevey's younger brother, mentioned as being at Hogwarts but not yet old enough for Colin's...

Slytherin Beater who partners with Bole on the Quidditch team, both with new Nimbus 2001 brooms.

Various witches and wizards shopping for school supplies and daily needs in the magical shopping...

A house-elf with large tennis ball eyes and bat-like ears. Desperately trying to prevent Harry from...

Bought his way onto the Slytherin Quidditch team with new Nimbus 2001 brooms. Called Hermione a...

Terrified after Dobby made his pudding fly and developed a pig's tail. On a diet but still enormous.

Gryffindor student who tried to curse her acne off.

Author of A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration.

Dark wizard mentioned in History of Magic class.

Delivered Molly's Howler to Ron at Hogwarts, collapsing from exhaustion after the long flight.

Hagrid's large boarhound dog who is actually quite cowardly despite his size.

Particularly affected by Lockhart's incompetent teaching and the growing fear about the Chamber.

Slytherin student in an upper year.

Cheerful owner of Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour in Diagon Alley. Kind to Harry during his...

Harried manager of the bookstore during Gilderoy Lockhart's book signing event. Overwhelmed by the...

Crashed into the Whomping Willow and ejected Harry and Ron before driving itself into the Forbidden...

Gryffindor Beater on the Quidditch team, works with George to protect teammates from Bludgers.

Gryffindor Beater partnered with Fred, skilled at controlling the Bludgers during matches.

Incompetent teacher who releases Cornish Pixies in class. More interested in fame than teaching.

Witch who writes fan mail to Gilderoy Lockhart, mentioned as one of his admirers.

Host of the Witching Hour radio program.

Elderly Weasley relative who is quite critical and owns goblin-made tiara.

Crabbe's equally large and stupid companion. Always flanking Malfoy.

At Hogwarts with Harry, housed in the Owlery with other school owls.

Slytherin student in an upper year.

Magical paintings throughout Hogwarts castle that can move, talk, and visit other portraits.

Magical servants bound to wizard families, mentioned as a class of magical beings when Dobby...

Students from Hufflepuff house, including several Muggle-born students who become targets.

Inventor of Floo Powder mentioned when Harry uses the Floo Network.

Curly-haired Hufflepuff student from a Muggle family. Was down for Eton before coming to Hogwarts.

Gryffindor Chaser on the Quidditch team. Reliable and skilled player who works well with the other...

Gryffindor student mentioned in the common room.

Suspicious-looking witches and wizards shopping for Dark Arts items in the shadowy alley. Made...

House-elf of the Black family mentioned in discussions about house-elf servitude.

Gryffindor student with dreadlocks who commentates Quidditch matches with obvious bias toward...

Students, particularly girls, who continue to admire Lockhart despite his obvious incompetence in...

Wealthy wizard with long white-blonde hair and cold gray eyes. Carries a snake-headed cane and...

Squat witch who runs Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions in Diagon Alley. Provides school robes...

Owner of Madam Primpernelle's Beautifying Potions in Diagon Alley.

Ministry employee from the Improper Use of Magic Office who sends Harry a warning letter.

Magical plants being grown by Professor Sprout. Their cries are fatal to humans, requiring ear...

Slytherin Quidditch captain who looks like he has troll blood. Has large teeth.

Gryffindor student from an earlier generation mentioned in passing.

Stern witch in emerald robes, Transfiguration teacher and Head of Gryffindor House.

Author of the Standard Book of Spells series used at Hogwarts.

Sent Ron a Howler for taking the flying car. Furious but ultimately relieved her children are safe.

Owner of Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley. Oily-haired wizard who deals in Dark artifacts and...

Apothecary owner in Diagon Alley where students buy potion ingredients.

Witch at Diagon Alley whose daughter is starting Hogwarts.

Struggling in Defence Against the Dark Arts class, particularly affected by Lockhart's incompetence.

Fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh year students who attend Quidditch matches and school events.

Burly Gryffindor Quidditch captain obsessed with winning. Keeper for the team.

Pug-faced Slytherin girl who supports Draco and laughs at his insults toward other students.

Pompous prefect with horn-rimmed glasses. Very proud of being a prefect and follows rules strictly.

Elderly wizard who works with Arthur Weasley at the Ministry. Lends the Weasleys a tent.

Horrified by the pudding incident and supports Vernon's decision to lock Harry up.

Official photographer at Gilderoy Lockhart's book signing, taking pictures for publicity in the...

Author of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi textbook.

Squat witch with flyaway gray hair. Herbology professor and Head of Hufflepuff House.

Author of The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection.

Younger Gryffindor student mentioned in the common room.

Defended Hermione when Draco called her 'Mudblood.' Growing large pumpkins for Halloween.

Student starting at Hogwarts, sorted into Ravenclaw.

At Hogwarts with Ron, still looking sickly and spending most of his time sleeping.

Irish Gryffindor student who shares Harry's dormitory. Sandy-haired and prone to magical accidents.

Struggling with Lockhart's useless Defense Against the Dark Arts classes.

Pale, hook-nosed Potions Master with greasy black hair. Still shows clear favoritism to Slytherin...

Students from Slytherin house who support Draco and enjoy the conflict with other houses.

Older students including Percy Weasley, taking more advanced classes and some with prefect...

Toothless innkeeper of the Leaky Cauldron, greets Harry warmly when he arrives and provides him...

Slytherin student in Harry's year.

People supposedly saved by Lockhart from vampires in his book tales.

Eccentric wizard mentioned who wore a jellyfish for a hat.

Locked Harry in his room with bars on the window after the Dobby incident. Furious about magic in...

Witch who writes fan mail to Gilderoy Lockhart, mentioned as one of his admirers.

Large, gorilla-like boy who acts as one of Malfoy's bodyguards. Not very bright.

Werewolf supposedly defeated by Gilderoy Lockhart, featured in 'Wanderings with Werewolves'.

Medieval witch mentioned in History of Magic who enjoyed being burned at the stake.

Violent tree on Hogwarts grounds that attacks anything that comes near. Damaged the Ford Anglia and...

Author of defensive magic theory books.

House-elf mentioned by Dobby as another elf who serves a wizarding family.

Owner of Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment shop.

Wizard who said 's' instead of 'f' and ended up with a buffalo on his chest, mentioned by Flitwick.