The following is a list of some Harry Potter characters and their patronuses:
no. but some of the characters die or have major or minor injures.
Katniss Everdeen, Harry Potter
Harry Potter, Wizard of Oz, Alice In Wonderland have some common characters that are pretty easy
There are many characters; some of the most important ones include Harry Potter, Tom Riddle, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape. and voldemort
Algie Longbottom, Charity Burbage, Rolanda Hooch.
There are many famous characters. It really depends what age group you ask. To the current generation, Harry Potter will be one of the most famous but if you ask someone who is eighty they will pick others.
Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Professor Albus Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort, Draco Malfoy, Dolores Umbridge, Neville Longbottom, Bellatrix Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy, Cornelius Fudge and Sirius Black are some of the main characters in Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix.
For a full list of statements JK Rowling has given you can look on wikipedia. She explains about many of the Harry Potter characters jobs and family life. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows#Epilogue For some information regarding this.
Nearly all of the characters are witches and wizards. Some of main characters and their actors are Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris).
Some were entirely fictional (including Harry himself), others were based on people Rowling have met, known, etc.
J.k Rowling came up with some of her characters after star names and some she just seared and others came from her family's names.
Both Merlin and Harry Potter are fictional characters. How they get their magic powers IN THE FICTIONAL STORIES varies; in some cases, such as Harry Potter, it's mainly hereditary, in other stories, a person who doesn't have magical powers from the start may learn it from books.