Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Characters

Craig Bowker Jr. is a student in Slytherin whom Delphi murders unnecessarily when she is searching for Albus and Scorpius. Albus feels a deep sense of guilt for inadvertently leading to Craig’s death, creating a parallel between Craig and Cedric Diggory.

Hagrid is a half-giant who is the groundskeeper at Hogwarts. Hagrid appears in several of Harry’s dreams and memories, as the man who first told Harry he was a wizard and as the person who rescued Harry from his destroyed home when Harry was a baby.

Panju is Ron and Padma’s son in the alternate timeline in which Ron and Hermione do not marry. Panju also comments that Albus couldn’t get into Gryffindor if his life depended on it, making Albus choose to be in Gryffindor out of spite.

Dolores Umbridge is the headmaster of Hogwarts in the alternate timeline in which Voldemort lives and Harry dies. She is cruel and suspicious of Scorpius when he starts asking questions about the Battle of Hogwarts.

Lily Potter is Harry and Ginny’s youngest child. She is sorted into Gryffindor, which frustrates Albus who feels like an outcast in Slytherin. Harry often laments that he feels he understands his other children more than he understands Albus.

Viktor Krum is one of the four champions who competed in the Triwizard Tournament in 1994-1995 alongside Harry, Cedric, and Fleur Delacour. He is a student from Durmstrang who attended the Yule Ball with Hermione.

Bane is a centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest. Centaurs have some divination skills, and so he tells Harry that he foresees a black cloud around Albus and that Harry may lose his son forever.

Lily Potter is Harry’s mother. She sacrifices herself for Harry when Voldemort arrives to kill him, giving Harry powerful protection against Voldemort’s killing curse.

Aunt Petunia is Harry’s aunt, and his mother Lily’s sister. Harry has many dreams recalling his childhood, in which Petunia was very cruel to him.

Uncle Vernon is Harry’s uncle and Petunia’s husband. Harry grows up with Vernon and Petunia, who treat him very cruelly following his parents’ death.

Padma Patil is Ron’s wife in the alternate timeline in which Ron and Hermione do not marry. She and Ron have a son, Panju, together.

Moaning Myrtle is a ghost in the girl’s bathroom on the first floor who helps Albus and Scorpius escape the castle through the pipes.

Professor McGonagall is the current headmaster at Hogwarts. She helps Harry and Draco keep an eye on their sons.

Ludo Bagman is the announcer at the Triwizard Tournament in 1994-1995.

Dudley is Vernon and Petunia’s son and Harry’s cousin.