Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Prime Minister of Muggles. - This character is an anonymous politician who is disquieted when, his first night in office, a wizard appears in a sparkle of green fire. This character is informed that he shouldn't worry about current events because wizards are in control of everything.

Harry Potter. - This character is called "The Chosen One" by the wizard newspaper, has a prophecy made about him, and is made the captain of a quidditch team.

Ron Weasley. - This character comes from a very large family but only has one sister. This...
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