Who are all the people closest to Harry Potter?

Answer 1

1. His best friends are Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. These two later marry, and it is implied that Harry will also be close to their children, Rose and Hugo.

2. Rubeus Hagrid, the school gamekeeper, is a very close adult friend to the young Harry.

3. Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, becomes Harry's personal mentor.

4. In his second year, Harry becomes close to the whole Weasley family. Ron's parents treat him like a nephew, and Ron also has five brothers, three of whom later marry and have families of their own.

5. Sirius Black, Harry's godfather and guardian, appears in the third book.

6. Remus Lupin, another father-figure, is Harry's teacher in the third book. He reappears in the fifth book as a personal friend, and eventually marries another friend, Nymphadora Tonks. Harry becomes their son Teddy's godfather, and after their death, he helps take care of Teddy.

7. In the fifth book, Harry begins to notice Ron's sister Ginny, whom he later marries. Their children are James, Albus and Lily.

8. Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood are two schoolmates whom Harry does not notice initially, but by the sixth book he has come to appreciate them as two of his best friends.

9. Harry's animal-friends include his white owl, Hedwig; Dumbledore's phoenix, Fawkes; and the hippogriff Buckbeak. Other animal characters always found in the background of his life are Ron's owl Pigwidgeon and Hermione's cat Crookshanks.