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Harry Potter himself was played by Daniel Radcliffe in the first three movies based on the book series.

Harry Potter is famous in the wizarding world for defeating Lord Voldemort when he was one year old, an encounter which left him with his trademark scar. Harry was raised by Petunia and Vernon DursleyHarry Potter characters This article is an overview of the family tree of fictional character Harry Potter of the Harry Potter series. A brief introduction of each relative in the family tree is given below, followed by full descriptions. Family tree of H, who neglected him in favour of their own son DudleyHarry Potter characters This article is an overview of the family tree of fictional character Harry Potter of the Harry Potter series. A brief introduction of each relative in the family tree is given below, followed by full descriptions. Family tree of H. Harry did not even know that he was famous until his eleventh birthday, when Hagrid explained it to him, as the Dursleys had neglected to tell him he was a wizard: rabidly opposed to magic, they hoped that they could "beat it out of him".

Surprisingly perhaps, Harry has not let his fame go to his head, and he had remained humble, despite the fact that people like Gilderoy LockhartGilderoy Lockhart (Order of Merlin, Third Class, Honorary Member of the Dark Force Defence League, and five-time winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books. He was a famous wizarding ce and Colin Creevey keep reminding him how famous he is. In fact, Harry is annoyed by his fame, as it has caused many people to either fawn all over him or hate him for it.

Harry's greatest desire is to be normal and for all whom he cares about to be safe and happy. Harry often puts himself at risk for other people and has tried to convince others to not put themselves in danger. For example, in the first book he didn't want RonRonald "Ron" Bilius Weasley is a fictional character in J. Rowling's Harry Potter series of children's books. Ron and Hermione Granger are Harry Potter's two best friends at Hogwarts. All characters (except Luna Lovegood) call him "Ron" rather than "Ronal and HermioneHermione Jane Granger is a fictional character of the Harry Potter book series. She is a young female student at Hogwarts and, with Ron, one of Harry Potter's two best friends there. She is slightly bossy, and bookish. Her thirst for knowledge comes in us to go after the philosopher's stone with him. The process was repeated in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when Ginny, Neville and Luna wanted to join Harry, Ron and Hermione on their rescue mission.

This isn't to say Harry is perfect. Harry can be angered easily when his parents or others whom he cares about are offended, or when people don't believe him. He can become very upset when someone whom he cares about is killed. In the fifth book, Harry appears more disturbed and troubled and is extremely temperamental, as he has to endure the entire wizarding world believing him an attention-seeking liar along with normal difficulties in being a teenager. Sometimes, Harry even gets angry at Ron and Hermione, especially when they argue with each other.

Harry tends to feel very passionately about who is trustworthy and who is not. For example, Harry is reluctant to trust Snape, despite Dumbledore's faith in the Potions Master. Since Harry has been raised by the Dursleys and has experienced nightmarish events, including the death of Cedric Diggory and Sirius Black, Harry seems to feel rather misunderstood. However, in the fifth book, he discovers he is not quite as alone as he previously believed.

Ginny Weasley was the first person to take a romantic interest in Harry, having a crush on him in the second book, though she was too tongue-tied to even speak to him. In the fourth book, Harry develops a crush on Cho Chang and in his fifth year, he kisses her under the mistletoe. Harry and she split up at the end of the year due, especially, to Harry's naivete, Cho's jealousy and Marietta Edgecombe's treachery.

Harry greatly resembles his father, but he is frequently told that he has his mother's eyes. Harry shares his dormitory at Hogwarts with Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas.