- Mr Dursley
He doesn't shut up Harry in his cupboard any more or force him to do anything. He doesn't shout or speak to him at all. He acts as though any chair with Harry in it is empty. He tells Harry that platform nine three-quarters doesn't exist but brings him to King's Cross. He leaves Harry, who doesn't know where to go, there and grins nastily and smiles dirtily.
- Mrs Dursley
She doesn't enter Harry's room to hoover any more because of Hedwig's dead mice. She talks Dudley into sitting next to Harry on their trip to London..
- Harry
He feels depressed after a while because the Dursleys don't take any notice of him any more. He ticks off every day on the piece of paper on the wall, counting down to September 1st. He asks Vernon to take him to King's Cross and Vernon agrees. He doesn't know where Hogwarts is. Left alone at King's Cross Harry feels desperate and tries not to panic. Then he is helped to find the platform by the Weasleys. Harry realizes that he has got money now and buys a lot of sweets on the train. He tells Ron everything about his life at the Dursleys' and says that he has got loads to learn. Harry shares his sweets with Ron and thinks sharing with someone is a great feeling.
- Dudley
He .
- Hedwig
She brings dead mice into Harry's room and swoops in and out of the open window as she pleases.
- Ginny
Ginny Weasley is a small, red-haired girl, the youngest of the Weasley children. When she hears that Harry is on the train she wants to go and see him but isn't allowed to. She cries when her three brothers leave the station.
- Percy
Percy Weasley is the oldest of the children who go to Hogwarts. He has a silver badge on his chest with the letter P on it because he is a Prefect. He has got an owl for being a Prefect.
- Mrs Weasley
She can't keep her twins apart. She tries to clean Ron's nose but he tries to jerk out of the way and wriggle free. She tells the twins to behave themselves and to look after Ron. She thinks Harry is polite. She has got four sons - Percy, Fred, George and Ron - who go to Hogwarts and one daughter, Ginny, who still lives at home.
The Weasleys are an old wizard family. She has six sons. Bill and Charlie have already left school.
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Her name is Molly Weasley. She hasn't got red hair.
- George and Fred
They are the Weasley twins. Fred teases his mother - being a twin - and tells her he's George, but he is Fred. They help Harry to carry his trunk into the compartment of Hogwarts Express. They recognize Harry because of his scar. They mess around a lot but have good marks and they are funny.
- Ron
He's at Hogwarts for the first time. He is the youngest of the brothers. He is tall, thin and a gangling boy, with freckles, big hands and feet and a long nose. Ron is almost as tall as the twins. He never gets anything new. He has got Bill's old robes, Charlie's old wand and Percy's old rat. He doesn't like his mum's corned beef sandwiches. He collects cards from Chocolate Frogs. Ron doesn't want to be in the same house as Hermione. His brothers are in Gryffindor. He explains everything about Quidditch to harry. He defends his family when Malfoy attacks him. Ron's black robe is a bit short and his trainers underneath can be seen.
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He was born in 1980. Being the youngest son he is pampered by his mother.
- Gran
She's Neville's grandmother.
- Neville
He has a round face and has lost his toad. He is accompanied by his grandmother.
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His full name is Neville Longbottom. He will be in Gryffindor House. He lives with his grandmother.
- Lee Jordan
He has dreadlocks. He has got a giant tarantula.
- Bill
He has already left school. He was Head Boy at Hogwarts. He is in Africa doing something for Gringotts.
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He is the eldest boy, now wearing a ponytail and an earring.
- Charlie
He has left school, too. He was captain of Quidditch. He is in Romania studying dragons.
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He left school in 1984 and that year was the last year Gryffindor won the House Cup before Slytherin won for seven years straight. He is the second oldest boy.
- Hermione
She has a bossy sort of voice, lots of bushy brown hair and rather large front teeth. She has already learnt all the set books off by heart. She speaks very fast. She knows all about Harry.
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Her parents are Muggle-dentists but are proud that their daughter is becoming a witch. She is the only child.
- Voldemort (mentioned)
He was in Slytherin when he was a student.
- Dumbledore (mentioned)
He is considered the greatest wizard of modern times and famous for the defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for his discoveries and work on alchemy. He enjoys chamber music and ten pin bowling. He was in Gryffindor when he was a student.
- Scabbers
He was once Percy's rat. Now he belongs to Ron. He is fat and grey and almost always sleeps. Ron once tried to turn him yellow but the spell didn't work. He bites Goyle when he wants to take the Chocolate Frogs next to Ron. Scabbers is swung round and round and thrown against the window, but he isn't hurt..
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A scab is a slang term for someone who does no work and who scrounges off others. Scabbers is really Peter Pettigrew in disguise. Peter Pettigrew is Voldemort's devoted servant.
- Crabbe
He is thickset and looks mean.
- Goyle
He is thickset and looks mean.
- Draco Malfoy
He is a pale boy. He tells Ron that his parents have more children than they can afford. He tells Harry that making friends with the Weasleys is making friends with the wrong sort. They are riffraff and Hagrid is as well. His family was one of the first families to come back from the Dark Side after Voldemort disappeared..
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"Mal foi" means "bad faith" or "bad trust" in French. He will be Harry's worst enemy. He will be in Slytherin House and has got a rich family. He is a bully.
- Hagrid
He is on the platform when the train arrives and calls all the first-years to come together and follow him. He tells them to get into the boats four by four and brings them to the castle. He finds the lost toad Trevor and gives it back to Neville.
- Trevor
He is Neville's toad, disappears but is found by Hagrid.
- Malfoy's father (mentioned)
He didn't need an excuse to go over to the Dark Side.
Info:
Lucius Malfoy is an officer in the Ministry of Magic. He was also one of the people in Voldemort's inner circle. He was one of the first to follow Voldemort. He was his servant.
- A dimpled woman
She sells sweets on the train.
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