Spoiler warning! There are some mild spoilers ahead – turn back now if you’re not familiar with the books…
Harry Potter
With his name in the title of every book, Harry James Potter didn’t just give off main character energy – he was the main character.
A half-blood wizard, he looked like his father, James, but had green eyes like his mother, Lily. Thanks to Voldemort, he also possessed a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead – a permanent reminder that he was the only person to have survived the Killing Curse.
Having been brought up by his miserable Muggle relatives (The Dursleys), the Boy-Who-Lived’s magic remained a mystery to him until his eleventh birthday… when a letter from Hogwarts changed his life forever.
A Gryffindor, Harry was brave, resilient and quickly embraced all aspects of life at Hogwarts. From the good, such as finding his two best friends and becoming the youngest Seeker in a century to play for a house Quidditch team. To the bad, like battling Dark magic and finding himself covered in Stinksap in front of his crush.
Although he made mistakes along the way, Harry was truly a good person and a natural leader (which he would humbly deny). The fate of the wizarding world might have been on his shoulders but with courage, and Ron and Hermione by his side, Harry could face anything.
Ron Weasley
The sixth of seven siblings, Ronald Bilius Weasley was a pure-blood wizard, Gryffindor and Harry’s first best friend. As part of this flame-haired bunch, he grew up in their ramshackle but loving family home, The Burrow.
Ron was loyal, brave and hilarious… ‘Merlin’s most baggy Y-fronts’ had us cackling. Whether he was facing his fears by following the spiders to help Harry or standing up to Malfoy when he called Hermione a ‘Mudblood’, Ron proved to be a brilliant friend.
Yet, having grown up in the shadow of his siblings where everything, including his pet rat, was a hand-me-down that once belonged to someone else, he struggled with feeling inadequate. Unfortunately, his two best friends being the Chosen One and the smartest person in their year didn’t help with these feelings, causing a few bumps along the way.
Ultimately, Ron was a hero in his own right. A wizard with plenty of his own strengths and a crucial part of the golden trio.
Hermione Granger
The Muggle-born daughter of two dentists, Hermione Jean Granger was a Gryffindor with bushy brown hair, a brilliant mind, and the important final member of the golden trio. Despite having grown up with no knowledge that magic existed, Hermione soon fixed that – reading all her textbooks before school began.
A smart move… but what else would we expect from the witch that got 112% in her Charms exam? The person who used cool logic to solve a Potions puzzle that would defeat most adults when she was only a first-year? Or the teenager entrusted with a very valuable Time-Turner by the Ministry of Magic itself?
However, that intelligence could prove to be a double-edged sword, with many believing her to be an ‘insufferable know-it-all’ – even Harry and Ron when they first met her. Yet, despite a few teething problems, they soon became inseparable.
Beyond her brain, Hermione was every bit as loyal and brave as Harry and Ron. Yes, they had their fallings out (justice for Crookshanks!). And yes, they might not understand her love of the library, but they knew she would always have their back and most likely the answer too.
