Harry Potter

Harry Potter, also known as "the Boy Who Lived," is a wizard in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and is in Gryffindor House.

Appearance
Harry has perpetually messy black hair, green eyes that match his mother's, and a lightning-bolt shaped scar on his forehead. He is short and thin and wears glasses.

History
As an infant, Harry survived a Killing Curse that killed his parents. He was then rescued from the wreckage and brought to the home of his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon on the back of a flying motorcycle. His aunt and uncle raised him alongside their own son, Dudley. He began to display magical tendencies at an early age, including such incidents as: At the age of 11, he begins to receive mysterious letters, but his aunt and uncle hide them from him. When a barrage of letters pours down the chimney of the house, the family runs away to an island, where at midnight on Harry's eleventh birthday, Hagrid arrives to give him a letter in person.
 * shrinking an ugly sweater until it was too small to fit him
 * running away from bullies at school and ending up on the school roof
 * regrowing his hair overnight after a bad haircut
 * vanishing a sheet of glass and causing his cousin to fall into a snake cage at the zoo

Education and Career
Harry attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and is a member of Gryffindor house. His elective classes are Divination and Care of Magical Creatures. After his OWLs, he continues with Potions, Charms, Transfiguration, Herbology, and Defense Against the Dark Arts. Although his search for the Horcruxes prevents him from completing his final year at Hogwarts, Rowling says that he eventually goes on to become an Auror.

Trivia

 * Harry's birthday is the 31st of July, 1980.
 * Harry's wand is made of holly with a core of phoenix feather -- specifically, a feather from Albus Dumbledore's pet phoenix, Fawkes.

Relationships

 * Lily Potter, mother
 * James Potter, father
 * Sirius Black, godfather
 * Ron Weasley, best friend
 * Hermione Granger, best friend
 * Ginny Weasley, girlfriend/wife
 * Cho Chang, (former) girlfriend
 * Vernon Dursley, uncle
 * Petunia Dursley, aunt
 * Dudley Dursley, cousin

Portrayals
Harry is played by Daniel Radcliffe in the eight Harry Potter movies. He has also been portrayed by Darren Criss in a popular fan-made musical parody of the series.