Panju Weasley• Character
Panju Weasley is the son of Ron Weasley and Padma Patil in an alternate timeline caused by the use of the Experimental Time Turner (CC2.9). Read MoreParacelsus• Character
Paracelsus was a “secretive wizard” about whom little is known (FW). Read MorePerseus Parkinson• Character
Perseus Parkinson was the third Minister for Magic, in office from 1726 to 1733. He was known for his anti-Muggle stance and wanting to make it illegal to marry one. This idea was unpopular and he was voted out of office (Pm). Read MoreWalter Parkin• Character
Walter Parkin is the father of the seven siblings who founded the Wigtown Wanderers Quidditch team in 1422. He comes from Wigtown in Scotland. He would stand on the sidelines of the Quidditch pitch with a wand on one hand and a meat cleaver in the… Read MoreSir Patrick Delaney-Podmore• Character
Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore was a large, bearded ghost and the leader of the Headless Hunt. He attended Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington’s 500th Deathday party with a group of his huntsmen, entering with his head under his arm blowing a horn. Sir Patrick and his men ride ghost horses into the party and… Read MorePatrick Doyle• Real Person
Patrick Doyle is a Scottish composer who composed music for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Read MorePaul Thornley• Real Person
Paul Thornley is a British stage and screen actor who plays the adult Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Read MoreRandolph Pauncefoot• Character
Randolph Pauncefoot was a fan of the Montrose Magpies Quidditch team (DP3). Read MoreMr. Paws• Character
Mr. Paws is a cross-breed of a Kneazle and a cat. He belongs to Mrs. Figg. He can understand human speech. Read MoreMr. Payne• CharacterJimmy Peakes• Character
Jimmy Peakes was a Gryffindor student from 1994 to 2001, and a Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Read MoreAbraham Peasegood• Character
Abraham Peasegood was an American wizard who invented the game of Quodpot (QA8). Peasegood immigrated to North America in the 1700s, intending to form a Quidditch team when he got there. The story goes that the Quaffle he had packed in his luggage came into contact with… Read MoreArnie Peasegood• Character
Arnie Peasegood was an Obliviator and trained Hit-Wizard for the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad (GF7). Read MoreAngelus Peel• Character
Angelus Peel played Seeker for the Canadian National Team in 1877. Peel was one of the more unfortunate of the Quidditch players who was a participant in the 1877 Quidditch World Cup in Kazakhstan. Known as “The Tournament that Nobody Remembers“, Peel woke up with his knees on back-to-front and… Read MorePeeves• Character
Peeves is a poltergeist — not a ghost, but an “indestructible spirit of chaos” that haunts the halls of Hogwarts (JKR). He is a little man dressed in loud, outlandish clothes including a bell-covered hat and an orange bow tie. Compared to the Hogwarts ghosts, he is solid-looking, not pearly… Read MorePhoebus Penrose• Character
Professor Phoebus Penrose’s committee produced a report entitled “A Study into Muggle Suspicions About Magic” (DP1). Professor Penrose contends in that report that Muggles notice much more of what happens in the wizarding community than is generally believed. For example, entries into the Annual International Wizard Gardening Competition’s Contorting Cereals… Read MorePercival Dumbledore• Character
Percival Dumbledore was the father of Albus, Aberforth, and Ariana Dumbledore. When Ariana was attacked by three muggle boys, Percival went after them in “a savage and well-publicized attack.” (DH2) He was convicted and sent to Azkaban in 1891, where he would later die. (DH2) Neither Percival… Read MorePercival Graves• Character
Percival Graves was an exceptionally skilled wizard and an auror who worked for MACUSA. In the 1920s, Graves was tasked with tracking down whatever creature was terrorizing New York City. For some time, the suspicion fell on Newt Scamander and his escaped fantastic beasts (WFT). Percival Graves was a descendant of… Read MorePercy Weasley• Character
Percy Weasley, an ambitious and rather pompous young man, is unquestionably the black sheep of the Weasley family. He works hard and has always taken great pride in becoming Prefect (PS5) and Head Boy (PA1), earning twelve O.W.L.s (CS4), and… Read MorePerkins• Character
A “stooped, timid-looking old wizard with fluffy white hair” who works with Arthur Weasley at the Ministry (CS4). Perkins lent a couple of tents to Arthur for the Quidditch World Cup. Perkins doesn’t camp much any more because of his lumbago (GF7). Read MorePerkins (Binns' mistaken name for Harry)• CharacterPeter Pettigrew• Character
Peter Pettigrew entered Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the same time as Sirius Black, James Potter, and Remus Lupin, a group of friends who came to call themselves the “Marauders.” Although he was sorted into Gryffindor House with the other Marauders, he was initially a… Read MoreAntioch Peverell• Character
Antioch Peverell was the oldest of the three brothers in The Tale of the Three Brothers, and owner of the Elder Wand. Read MoreThorsten Pfeffer• Character
Thorsten Pfeffer played Seeker for the German National Team at the 2014 Quidditch World Cup. Read MorePhilbert Deverill• Character
Philbert Deverill was the manager of Puddlemere United Quidditch team during the early 1990s. He was interviewed in the Daily Prophet. Appearances He states that they are changing the design of the team’s robes from a brown colour and denied they are considering chameleon cloaks (DP1). Deverill praises newly signed Chaser… Read MorePhineas Black• Character
Phineas Black was the son of Phineas Nigellus Black, born circa early 1880s. He was removed from the Black Family Tree tapestry which hung in Grimmauld Place for supporting Muggle rights (BFT). Read MorePhineas Fletcher• Character
Phineas Fletcher was criminal who dealt in illegal items and creatures. He was responsible for the accidental creation of the Hidebehind (FB). Read MorePhineas Nigellus Black• Character
Phineas Nigellus Black was the great-great-grandfather of Sirius Black, who has been known to refer to him as the least-popular Headmaster Hogwarts has ever had (OP6). Read Morephotographer for the Daily Prophet• CharacterPickett• Character
Pickett was a Bowtruckle, one of a small branch (colony) of Bowtruckles living on a tree inside New Scamander’s case. Pickett, according to Newt, had “attachment issues,” so he rode around in Newt’s jacket pocket. Pickett was offended when Newt almost traded him to Gnarlak in exchange for information about… Read MoreLucas Picquery• Character
Lucas Picquery is a Beater on the United States National Team in 2014. As a member of the team representing the United States at the Quidditch World Cup during the 2014 tournament, Picquery participated in their winning matches against the Jamaican National team (240 points to 230) and also playing… Read MorePierre Bonaccord• Character
Pierre Bonaccord was the first Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, a position later held by none other than Albus Dumbledore. Bonaccord wanted to ban troll-hunting and grant trolls rights, possibly full “being” status, but since a tribe of Mountain Trolls had been causing a lot of trouble… Read MorePiers Polkiss• Character
Dudley’s best friend (PS2). Read MorePigwidgeon• Character
Ron’s owl, a tiny bird, possibly a Scops owl. “Pig,” as he is called, is very excitable. He annoys Ron and also irritates Hedwig, who apparently doesn’t think Pig has the proper bearing and manners for a post owl (GF3) . Pigwidgeon was given to Ron by Sirius Black,… Read MoreJustus Pilliwickle• Character
Justus Pilliwickle was a former head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement (FW). Read MoreBernie Pillsworth• Character
Bernie Pillsworth was a wizard who worked at the Ministry of Magic. Ron Weasley, disguised as Reginald Cattermole, had to fetch Bernie to help him stop the rain from falling inside Yaxley’s office. (DH13) … Read MorePinky• Character
Pinky was a creature receiving care in Newt Scamander’s basement menagerie. Newt’s assistant, Bunty, gave Pinky nose drops (CG). Read MoreDagbert Pips• Character
Dagbert Pips was the proprietor of Pumpkins R Us (DP4). Read MorePius Thicknesse• Character
Pius Thicknesse was the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement (DH1) until the death of Rufus Scrimgeour, after which he became Minister for Magic (DH13). Unfortunately, he had been placed under the Imperius Curse by the Death Eater Yaxley earlier in the summer (DH1), which… Read Moreplatform guard• Character
The platform guard at King’s Cross station was a Muggle who was unaware of Hogwarts and unable to give Harry any useful information when he tried to find out how to get to the Hogwarts Express. After the Dursleys leave Harry near the clearly marked Platforms 9 and 10, he… Read MoreYardley Platt• Character
Yardley Platt was a serial goblin-killer (FW). Read MoreJosiah Plunkett• Character
Josiah Plunkett was a professional referee of Quidditch games who had to deal with two very difficult situations on the pitch (DP3, DP4). Read MoreSamuel Plunkett• Character
Wizard of the 16th century who had been persecuted by a village, so for revenge he poured Shrinking Solution down their well and spent the day chasing tiny villagers while wearing hobnail boots (BoP)… Read MoreGulliver Pokeby• Character
Gulliver Pokeby was a wizard who studied magical birds. He wrote about his discovery that the cry of an augurey foretells rain, not death, in his book Why I Didn’t Die When the Augurey Cried (FB, Pm). Read MoreRoyden Poke• Character
Royden Poke was a wizard employed at the Ministry of Magic in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures (DP3). Read MorePoliakoff• Character
Poliakoff was an untidy male Durmstrang student who came to Hogwarts in 1994 as a part of his school’s delegation for the Triwizard Tournament (GF16). Read MorePollux Black• Character
(1912-1990) Son of Cygnus and Violetta (Bulstrode) Black (BFT) 3 younger siblings: Cassiopeia (1915-1992), Marius (disowned, dates unknown), and Dorea (1920-1977). Married to Irma Crabbe. 3 children: Walburga (1925-1985), Alphard (disowned, dates unknown) and Cygnus (1938-1992) who married Druella Rosier. Grandfather of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa. Read MoreNgapo Ponika• Character
Ngapo Ponika played Seeker for New Zealand’s National Team at the 2014 Quidditch World Cup. Read MoreIvan Popa• Character
Ivan Popa was a Quidditch player on the Romanian National Team (1809) and a holder of the International Wizarding Order of Merit (Pm). Popa’s teammate Niko Nenad was the cause of a disaster at the 1809 Quidditch World Cup 1809 tournament. With Romania losing, Nenad set off the forest in a… Read MoreQuong Po• Character
A Chinese dragonologist, Quong Po studied Liondragons (Chinese Fireballs) and discovered the uses of their powdered eggs (FW). Read MorePorteus Knatchbull• Character
Porteus Knatchbull was the ninth Minister for Magic, in office from 1781 to 1789 (Pm). Read MorePortly ghost who was almost eating• Character
This stout ghost was almost eating at Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington‘s 500th Deathday party on Oct. 31, 1992. Nick provided a long table of food for his guests with rotten fish, burnt cakes, maggoty haggis, mouldy cheese and a cake in the shape of a tombstone. Harry watches as the… Read MoreAbraham Potter• Character
Abraham Potter was one of MACUSA’s original twelve aurors (Pm). Read MoreAlbus Potter• Character
Albus Potter is the middle child and second son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley Potter. He is named after two headteachers of Hogwarts: Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape. Albus is Neville Longbottom‘s godson (Pm) and, when he was six years old, his best friend… Read MoreCharlus Potter• Character
The Black Family Tree mentions a Charlus Potter who was married to Dorea Black (1920-1977), a grandchild of Phineas Nigellus Black (BFT). They had one son (unnamed) (BFT). Read MoreFleamont Potter• Character
Fleamont Potter was the father of James Potter and the inventor of Sleekeazy’s hair potion, the sale of which added to the family’s already vast wealth. When he retired, he sold the company for an enormous profit (Pm). Fleamont Potter inherited the Cloak of Invisibility from his father, a direct… Read MoreHarry Potter• Character
Harry Potter is the Boy Who Lived, the Chosen One, the hero of the Wizarding world. He grew up with Muggles, and then came to Hogwarts where he faced dangers and terrors beyond his years. He, along with his friends Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom, destroyed Voldemort’s Horcruxes. Read MoreHenry "Harry" Potter• Character
Henry “Harry” Potter was a member of the Wizengamot from 1913 to 1921 and great-grandfather of Harry James Potter (Pm). Read MoreJames Potter• Character
James Potter is a young wizard who fought against Voldemort in the 1970s, only to be killed along with his wife Lily while trying to protect their 15-month-old son Harry. James is the father of Harry Potter, and nearly identical to him in appearance except with hazel eyes (OP28). Read MoreJames Sirius Potter• Character
James Sirius Potter is the eldest child of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley (DH/e). James started attending Hogwarts on 1st September 2015 and was sorted into Gryffindor (JKR:Tw). Along with his father and brother he visited the Bulgarian encampment at the 2014 Quidditch World Cup and was in… Read MoreNugent Potts• Character
Nugent Potts was a professional Quidditch referee in the 1890s. Potts was shot through the nose by a stray arrow let off by a celebrating Appleby Arrows fan during a match in 1894. This practice (which took place every time their Chasers scored) was then banned by the Department of Magical Games… Read MoreErnie Prang• Character
Ernie Prang was the elderly, bespectacled driver of the Knight Bus. He gave the impression to Harry that he hadn’t mastered the use of the steering wheel (PA3). Ernie, like so many witches and wizards, attended Dumbledore’s funeral (HBP30). Read MorePrendergast• Character
Prendergast was a professor at Hogwarts at the time of Leta Lestrange and Newt Scamander (CG). Professor Prendergast must not have been a fan of Newt’s love for all creatures because he gave Newt a month’s detention for saying “there are no strange creatures, only blinkered people,” a quote which… Read MoreFabian Prewett• Character
Fabian Prewett was a brother of Molly (Prewett) Weasley (JKR, OP9). He died heroically in the first wizarding war. Read MoreGideon Prewett• Character
Gideon Prewett was a member of the original Order of the Phoenix. Along with Fabian Prewett, one of the brothers of Molly (Prewett) Weasley (JKR, OP9), they were, according to Hagrid, among the “best witches and wizards of the age” who were killed during the first wizarding war (PS4). Read MoreGraham Pritchard• Character
Graham Pritchard was a Hogwarts student who was sorted into Slytherin in 1994 (GF12). Read MoreD.J. Prod• Character
Warlock living in Didsbury who was excited about the Kwikspell course (CS8) Probably the same person as the late Demetrius J. Prod (DP2) … Read MoreDemetrius J. Prod• Character
His death was announced in the Daily Prophet (DP2) Probably the same person as D.J. Prod (CS8)… Read MoreProfessor Binns• Character
Binns is the History of Magic teacher and the only professor at Hogwarts who is a ghost. Binns enters the classroom through the blackboard. He is ancient and shriveled in appearance, semi-transparent and a pearly-white color. After living to a great age, Binns died after falling asleep in front of… Read MoreHelbert Spleen• Character
Helbert Spleen was a Healer at St. Mungo’s Hospital of Magical Maladies. He also wrote for the Daily Prophet (DP3)… Read MoreQuirinus Quirrell• Character
Quirinus Quirrel was a young wizard with a “brilliant mind,” was a professor of Muggle Studies, and later of Defence Against the Dark Arts, at Hogwarts (PS5, BLC). In between holding these two posts he took a year off to gain experience dealing with Dark Arts… Read MoreProfessor Saul Croaker• Character
Professor Saul Croaker was an “Unspeakable” who specialised in time-magic (Pm). Arthur Weasley identifies Croaker and Bode as both working in the Department of Mysteries in the campsite during the 1994 Quidditch World Cup (GF7). He developed Professor Croaker’s Law, which states that “the furthest someone… Read MoreProfessor Tofty• Character
Professor Tofty was a member of the Wizarding Examinations Authority, one of the examiners for O.W.L. exams at Hogwarts in 1996. He was the examiner for Harry during his practical Astronomy, Charms, and Defense Against the Dark Arts O.W.L.s and History of Magic theory O.W.L. (OP31). Read MorePtolemy• Character
Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman Egyptian geographer and astronomer. On their first train-ride to Hogwarts, Ron was hoping to get a Ptolemy Chocolate Frog Card (PS6). … Read MoreAdrian Pucey• Character
Adrian Pucey is a Chaser on the Slytherin Quidditch Team who participated in some of the hardest-fought matches of Harry Potter’s Quidditch career at Hogwarts, including the match where Harry’s arm was shattered by a rogue Bludger (CS10). He was also a part of the infamous… Read MoreAugustus Pye• Character
Trainee Healer on the Dai Llewellyn Ward of St. Mungo’s who tried to heal Arthur Weasley’s snakebite in December 1995. He was very interested in “complementary medicine” (using Muggle techniques along with the magical approaches). He and Arthur decided to give stitches a try, but something in the wound kept dissolving them,… Read More