As usual, life is never boring for our favorite magical Chosen One, and things are really heating up for Harry in this installment of the series. Voldemort and his Death Eaters are definitely gaini...

Shmoopers, let's soak up all the Dumbledore goodness we can in this film, because, well...just trust us, okay? (Sob.)Wizardly BromanceDumbledore and Harry clock some serious bonding time in this fi...

Draco is a man with a mission this year—and a nasty one at that. We don't know exactly what he's been asked to do at first, but we do know:(a) it comes from Voldemort(b) his mother is worried abo...

Slughorn seems so sweet and, well, ordinary when we first meet him disguised as an armchair (yes, our definition of ordinary is a little warped—we're dealing with wizards, after all). He just see...

This Harry Potter film gives us tons of background info on Voldemort's early life, when he was known as Tom Riddle. He was never a particularly nice boy, but this movie does give us a rounder pictu...

Hermione's role in this particular Harry Potter film isn't huge, as far as the plot goes. She's still an ace student, and she's still super supportive (and sometimes a bit lecture-y) with her BFFs...

Like Hermione, Ron kind of takes a backburner in this film, because the major drama is about Dumbledore and Harry's attempts to take down Voldemort. However, Ron is definitely dealing with some ch-...

This is the film where things start to get really interesting for Snape's character. Particularly at the end. But we're getting ahead of ourselves...let's back up.Double-Agent WizardSnape is now of...

Lavender becomes Ron's girlfriend for a little while, and that drives a big-time wedge between him and Hermione. We don't know too much about her, other than the fact that she's full-on crazypants...

In this film, Hagrid is still the same friendly giant we've always known, and he still has a slightly unsettling affection for terrifying animals. In fact, that love ends up playing a kind of big r...

We've seen Bellatrix Lestrange before: She's the witch who killed Sirius. She's also Narcissa Malfoy's sister/Draco Malfoy's aunt. Bella is very loyal to Voldemort and eager to defend "her" Dark Lo...

Poor Katie Bell: she ends up in the hospital after being bewitched into trying to deliver a cursed necklace to Dumbledore. It could have been worse, though: according to Snape, the necklace could h...

Narcissa (or "Cissy" as her sister calls her) is part of Voldemort's Death Eater crew and Draco Malfoy's mother. We know she's on the wrong side and all, but we do see just the tiniest shred of hum...

These dudes are Ron's brothers. They've left school to start their own joke shop, and it's doing really well. We're glad these pranksters have put their skills in trickery to good use.

Ah, Professor McGonagall. She's still dependably strict/upright and yet caring all at once. We see both qualities at play when she nabs Harry and Ron in the hall and gives them a hard time for not...

Luna has definitely become part of Harry, Hermione, and Ron's extended circle of loyal buddies. Sure, she's a little…eccentric, but she's super reliable in a pinch. Case in point: if she hadn't b...

Ginny and Harry have some serious flirtation going on in this film, and they are thisclose to a kiss when the Death Eaters show up and eventually burn down the Weasley homestead. Not the greatest t...

Molly and Arthur are Ron, Ginny, George, and Fred's parents. And we think they're pretty great.In this flick, we see them when they host Harry and Hermione at their home during vacations. Unfortuna...

Romilda is the student who, according to Hermione, has been trying to sneak Harry a love potion for some time...and then later ends up slipping it to Ron by accident. Sometimes Cupid's arrows can g...

Cormac McLaggen is a conceited dude who tries out for Keeper against Ron. You know the type. We know he's pretty full of himself just from the brief snippet of convo he and Ron have before the tryo...

Tonks is a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and she's with the Weasleys when Bellatrix Lestrange and some other Death Eaters come to attack the Burrow.

Lupin is a member of the Order of the Phoenix (and a werewolf—a nice one). He's also there when the Weasleys' house gets attacked by Bellatrix Lestrange and company.

Greyback is a werewolf but, unlike Lupin, he isn't nice—he's a Death Eater. He joins Bellatrix in the attack on the Burrow. Also, he's super creepy.