Wild About HarryWhen you have a pile of Bertie Bott's beans you pick and choose which ones you want, depending on your mood. Some days you might feel like sampling peach or green apple. Other days,...

Like A BossLike Harry, Hermione's also finding her strengths in this installment. Or rather: she's finding more of her strengths. (She was already pretty set when it came to getting it done, academ...

Bait and SwitchPoor Ron is a total non-factor in this installment. Harry gets a burst of self-confidence. Hermione gets to save the day. And Ron…gets dragged into a tree by a dog, loses his pet r...

Hungry Like the WolfDefense Against the Dark Arts teachers don't have a long shelf life at Hogwarts. They expire faster than a sliced apple in the refrigerator. But out of all the DADA teachers Har...

The DogfatherSirius's so determined to get what he wants, he's like a dog with a bone—or maybe we should say he's like a dog with a shape-shifting rat. Until we see Sirius in the flesh (instead s...

Severus Severity Snape is extra Snapey in this movie. He's his classic rude self to Harry, Hermione, Lupin and Sirius. He's not here just to be cranky, though. Snape provides us with a bit of contr...

First Day on the JobEven though Hagrid's hut is in a different location—Cuarón had it moved to somewhere more scenic—his heart's in the same place. Hagrid cares for Harry and pals, and he care...

Melodramatic MalfoyMalfoy may be older, taller, and maybe even blonder—but he sure isn't any nicer. Malfoy is at it again with his classist attitude and sneering expression. Bullying Hermione, Ha...

Reply Hazy, Try Again LaterIf Yoda and Gandalf had a baby, it would be Albus Dumbledore. Dumbledore wouldn't be able to tell anyone a straight fact if his life depended on it. He only speaks in rid...

We Smell a RatThe most subtle thing about Peter Pettigrew is his name. We're surprised he isn't named Sketchy McTraitorface, in all honesty. The true betrayer of Harry's parents is in disguise as a...

Follow Your Heart, Your PremonitionProfessor Trelawney is battier than the bats that surely live in Hogwarts towers. She teaches Divination, which puts her alongside colleagues like the Long Island...

Coming of AgeNeville, before growing up and getting hot, served mainly as a source of comic relief in the early Harry Potter films. He falls over at random times and makes funny faces. But we can't...

Family MattersMercifully, we don't spend too much time with the Dursley clan in this film. If only Harry were so lucky. Neither Aunt Petunia (Fiona Shaw) nor Dudley (Harry Melling) get any lines of...

Bit PlayersWe also get appearances by other Harry Potter supporting characters, some of whom factor in more in later stories. Madam Rosmerta (Julie Christie) mans, or we should say womans, the Thre...