Harry Potter — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Character Profile

About Harry Potter

The Boy Who Lived, a young wizard destined to defeat Lord Voldemort.

Harry Potter — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Wand magic, Patronus charm, Parseltongue, Quidditch flying, Leadership

• Strength: 6.5/10
• Intelligence: 7.5/10
• Charisma: 8.5/10
• Morality: 9.5/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Affiliations

• Ministry of Magic
• Order of the Phoenix
• Dumbledore's Army
• Gryffindor
• The Slug Club
• Duelling Club
• S.P.E.W.
• Harry Potter universe

Quick Facts about Harry Potter

Full Name

Harry James Potter

Education

Hogwarts

Occupation

student, auror, director

Eye Color

Green

Hair Color

Black hair

First Appearance

The Boy Who Lived

Nationality

British

Harry Potter's Known Relations

• James Potter — Father
• Lily Potter — Mother
• Albus Severus Potter — Child
• Lily Luna Potter — Child
• James Sirius Potter — Child
• Ginny Weasley — Spouse
• Ron Weasley — Relative
• Hermione Granger — Relative
• Sirius Black — Relative
• Petunia Dursley — Relative
• Bill Weasley — Relative
• Molly Weasley — Relative
• Percy Weasley — Relative
• Charlie Weasley — Relative
• Ignotus Peverell — Relative
• Dudley Dursley — Relative
• Arthur Weasley — Relative
• Vernon Dursley — Relative
• Fred Weasley — Relative
• George Weasley — Relative
• Ministry of Magic — Employer
• Lord Voldemort — Enemy
• Draco Malfoy — Enemy
• Death Eater — Enemy
• Order of the Phoenix — Member of
• Dumbledore's Army — Member of
• Gryffindor — Member of
• The Slug Club — Member of
• Duelling Club — Member of
• S.P.E.W. — Member of

Harry Potter appears in 9 titles

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — character page
• Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Daniel Radcliffe

Appears in

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (10)

• Harry Potter — Social Best Friend — Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint)

  Harry and Ron are loyal best friends who repeatedly face danger together.

  Ron rescues Harry from the Dursleys and later joins him in investigating the Chamber of Secrets. They enter the Forbidden Forest and the Chamber toget...

• Harry Potter — Social Best Friend — Hermione Granger (Emma Watson)

  Hermione is one of Harry's closest friends and most reliable sources of knowledge.

  Harry meets Hermione in Diagon Alley, and she later helps him and Ron investigate the Chamber and identify the basilisk.

• Harry Potter — Narrative Rescuer — Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright)

  Harry becomes Ginny's direct protector during the climax.

  Harry enters the Chamber, defeats the basilisk, destroys the enchanted diary, and revives Ginny.

• Harry Potter — Conflict School Rival — Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton)

  Their rivalry makes Draco an early suspect in the investigation.

  Harry suspects Draco is the heir of Slytherin and disguises himself to question him about the Chamber.

• Harry Potter — Professional Teacher And Student — Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh)

  Their formal school relationship is undermined by Lockhart's incompetence and deception.

  Lockhart is introduced as Hogwarts' new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher while Harry is one of his students.

• Harry Potter — Alliance Supporter — Rubeus Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane)

  Hagrid provides a crucial clue despite being under arrest.

  Harry and Ron question Hagrid after Hermione is petrified, and Hagrid discreetly tells them to follow the spiders.

• Harry Potter — Narrative Clue Provider — Moaning Myrtle (Shirley Henderson)

  Myrtle's history and haunted bathroom provide essential evidence.

  Harry identifies the bathroom haunted by Myrtle as the entrance to the Chamber and deduces that she was the Muggle-born girl killed during the earlier...

• Harry Potter — Family Nephew And Uncle — Vernon Dursley (Richard Griffiths)

  Their family connection is marked by Vernon’s hostility and control.

  Harry spends the summer living with Vernon Dursley, who tries to prevent Harry from returning to Hogwarts after the disrupted dinner.

• Harry Potter — Professional Rule Enforcer — Argus Filch (David Bradley)

  Harry's investigation intersects with Filch's duties and the attack on his cat.

  Filch is the Hogwarts caretaker, and Harry discovers Mrs Norris petrified near a message written in blood.

• Harry Potter — Conflict Political Opponent — Cornelius Fudge (Robert Hardy)

  Fudge represents the Ministry's flawed response to the crisis.

  Fudge sends Hagrid to Azkaban while the Chamber crisis is unresolved, placing official authority against Harry's understanding of Hagrid's innocence.

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More characters from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

• Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint)
• Hermione Granger (Emma Watson)
• Rubeus Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane)
• Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh)
• Dobby (voice) (Toby Jones)
• Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris)
• Moaning Myrtle (Shirley Henderson)
• Severus Snape (Alan Rickman)
• Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton)
• Lucius Malfoy (Jason Isaacs)
• Molly Weasley (Julie Walters)
• Minerva McGonagall (Maggie Smith)