Many people know that Harry Potter is my favorite Fandom. I've read all the books, seen all the movies, multiple times, and yes the books are better than the movies but the movies were still decent for me. Something that made the Fandom great for me was the characters. I love watching characters develop over time and I especially loved watching these characters develop over the course of the seven books. I know that technically there are eight books with "The Cursed Child" coming out this past summer but I haven't read that one yet and can't include it in considering some of my favorite characters from the series.
1. Professor McGonagall
MInerva McGonagall is one of the best professors at Hogwarts, and she is pretty bad ass. The fact that she transforms into a cat is pretty cool as well. She definitely has a love for her students and truly does what she can to protect them.
2. Hermione Granger
Hermione is a bright intelligent young woman, and I think that she inspires a lot of people to do their best. I loved seeing her grow into the brillant fighter she bacame towards the end of the series.
3. Luna Lovegood
Luna is a sweet heart and she has a lot of love in her heart. I think that she inspires others to be themselves and she doesn't try to impress others, She just does what makes her feel happy. She also grew into a strong fighter in the end, and I always knew that she was going to be a fighter.
4. Hedwig
The moment that Hedwig died, I think I died a little bit inside. She was a strong owl and she did everything she could to protect Harry. That is true loyalty and dedication.
5. Rubeus Hagrid
Hagrid is like a big fluffy teddy bear, I love his character. He also was a big protector of others and it truly showed in the way that he interacted with the students and creatures that he took care of.
6. Harry Potter
I couldn't make a list of my favorite Harry Potter characters without mentioning Harry himself. Harry was a great friend to those around him, even though it didn't look like it sometimes. Everything he did throughout the series was to help or protect those around him.
7. Ron Weasley
Ron Weasley is the best friend that anyone would want. He stuck with Harry through thick and thin, and what else could you ask for from a best friend.
8. Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
I know that Mad-Eye might seem like a scary and creepy character, but I liked him. He had some interesting ways about doing things in the series but he died protecting Harry and in my eyes that is seen as a great act.
9. Albus Dumbledore
I loved Dumbledore, besides the fact that his name in old English means bumblebee, he was a great teacher and mentor to Harry and other students. He had peculiar ways at doing things but everything he did was for a reason. You just had to figure out what the reasons were.
10. Severus Snape
I know that throughout the series that Snape was seen as the bad teacher, and he was also accused of being a horrible person but he was not. Snape had such a great love for Harry that made me love him as a character. He could be hard on Harry but it was all for good reasons.
11. Molly Weasley
Molly is one bad ass mother. She cared for all of her children, plus Harry, very much. There wasn't anything she wouldn't do to protect her kids and that makes a great woman and makes her one of my favorite characters in the series.
12. Dobby
Lastly, there is Dobby. When Dobby was finally freed for Lucius Malfoy was one of the greatest moments in the series. Then when Dobby died, it was one of the saddest moments, but the fact that he died a free elf made it a little bit more bearable, yet still one of the saddest deaths in the series.
