Every Main Character's Fate After the End of Harry Potter (2024)

Harry Potter is an epic journey that leads fans through seven books and eight movies. The tale of the titular boy wizard finally comes to an end in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. However, the characters' lives continue even after the defeat of Voldemort. While the books end with the memorable, if simple sentence, "All was well," things weren't so simple.

The main characters of Harry Potter experience new challenges in their lives as adults. The scars of the Second Wizarding War are always with them. Nonetheless, they endeavor to overcome their past and build a brighter future, all for the sake of the new generation of witches and wizards.

Updated on November 20, 2024, by Florencia Aberastury: Harry Potter is one of the most popular and beloved book sagas, filled with rich world-building and memorable characters. This article has been updated to include more of these memorable characters' fates at the end of Harry Potter, as well as to bring the article up to current CBR standards.

Crabbe and Goyle's Fates Are Different in the Movie Adaptations

Crabbe Isn't Part of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Movies

Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle are two memorable Harry Potter characters. Many fans remember them as the two most loyal members of Draco Malfoy's gang at Hogwarts. Both Crabbe and Goyle are the sons of Death Eaters, much like Draco himself. And they all take part in the Battle of Hogwarts. But the movie adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows changes the fate of Crabbe and Goyle.

In the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book, Crabbe and Goyle are in the Room of Requirement with Draco, Harry, Ron and Hermione. And it's Vincent Crabbe who uses Fiendfyre and burns the Room of Requirement. This accidental act destroys one of Voldemort's Horcruxes. In the book, the Fiendfyre also kills Crabbe in the process, as Harry, Ron and Hermione aren't able to save him. However, Crabbe isn't present in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. Instead, Goyle is the one who uses Fiendfyre and dies in the movie.

The Harry Potter Movies Left Out Peter Pettigrew's Death

Wormtail Suffered a Terrible Fate

Peter Pettigrew was first introduced in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, even though he was technically part of the previous Harry Potter stories as Scabbers, Ron's rat. But once Pettigrew's identity is revealed, he has to run away, and he eventually finds Lord Voldemort and helps him return to power. However, helping Voldemort ultimately cost Peter Pettigrew his life.

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Peter Pettigrew gives his own hand to help Voldemort return. In exchange, Voldemort gives Pettigrew a silver hand. But this silver hand turns against Pettigrew in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when Ron and Harry try to escape from their captivity at Malfoy Manor and Peter tries to stop them. Harry reminds Pettigrew that he owes Harry his life, which makes Wormtail hesitate for a second. This is enough for Pettigrew's hand to turn against him, and Peter Pettigrew is strangled to death by his own silver hand.

Hedwig Was One of the First Deaths in Deathly Hallows

Hedwig's Death Is a Little Different in the Movie Adaptation

Hedwig was a gift from Hagrid to Harry before starting Hogwarts. Hedwig was more than a pet, though. She was Harry's friend and sometimes his only company at the Dursleys. Hedwig was incredibly loyal to the Boy Who Lived, often even pecking his best friends to write back letters. Once, she even visited Hermione and Ron so they could deliver Harry presents on his birthday.

Unfortunately, Hedwig dies in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In the book, she's an accidental casualty during Voldemort's attack during the Battle of the Seven Potters. Harry can't even give her a proper burial as the body inside the cage was destroyed together with Hagrid's sidecar. In the movie, though, Hedwig sacrifices her life to save Harry from an Avada Kedavra, which many believe was a much better ending for the beloved owl.

Bill Weasley & Fleur Delacour Lived Happily Ever After

Bill & Fleur Survive and Have Three Children

The Weasley's eldest sibling, Bill, met Fleur when the latter spent some time working in Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Readers already knew Fleur from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when she was Beauxbeatons Champion for the Triwizard Tournament. Bill and Fleur hit it off almost immediately and get married in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

After the Death Eaters attack at Bill and Fleur's wedding, they go to live at Shell Cottage, where the Golden Trio spends some time recovering after they are attacked at Malfoy's Manor. Bill and Fleur fought and survived the Battle of Hogwarts and went on to have three children together: Victoire, Dominique, and Louis.

Oliver Wood Had a Great Quidditch Career

Wood Returned to Fight in the Battle of Hogwarts

Oliver Wood was Harry's talented Quidditch Captain in the Gryffindor team. Unsurprisingly, when he graduated from Hogwarts he pursued a Quidditch career and became the reserve Keeper of Puddlemore United, one of the most respected Quidditch teams in the British and Irish Quidditch League.

Oliver was one of the many people who traveled to Hogwarts to fight against Voldemort and his Death Eaters. He was in charge of moving the bodies, including Colin Creevey's, during the lull in the battle. Fortunately, Oliver didn't die in the Battle of Hogwarts, but there isn't any more information about his future.

Teddy Lupin Grew Up in a Better World

Harry Potter Became Teddy Lupin's Godfather

In the last installment of the Harry Potter series, Tonks gives birth to her and Lupin's son, named Teddy after his late grandfather. Both Remus and Tonks die in the Battle of Hogwarts, leaving Ted an orphan. However, Teddy had a happy life, raised by his grandmother, Andromeda, and his godfather, Harry Potter.

Teddy inherited his mother's Metamorphmagus abilities but was lucky enough to not be a werewolf like his father. The last people know about the young boy is that he's attending his seventh year of Hogwarts as a Hufflepuff and the Head Boy. He's also dating Victoire Weasley, Bill and Fleur's daughter.

Cho Chang Is Happily Married

Cho Fought and Survived the Battle of Hogwarts

Cho Chang was Harry's first girlfriend in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. However, things don't go well when Hermione indirectly curses Cho's best friend after she reveals information about Dumbledore's Army. Harry and Cho break up, which is likely the best outcome, as they don't have much in common.

There isn't much information about Cho Chang after she survives the Battle of Hogwarts, but fans do know that she is happily married to a Muggle, so that's amazing for her, after everything she went through with Cedric and Harry. It is possible, as well, that Cho Chang is living a Muggle life with her husband.

Lord Voldemort Stayed Trapped In Limbo For Eternity

Voldemort Didn't Deserve a Peaceful Rest

Lord Voldemort is the main antagonist in the Harry Potter series. The heroes defeat him for good at the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. With Voldemort's Horcruxes destroyed, his death is permanent. Even after his demise, Voldemort suffers a grizzly fate. His soul has to pay the price for the dark rituals he cast in life.

Voldemort's mutilated soul remains trapped in limbo for eternity. Although he can neither move on nor return to the world of the living as a ghost, his heritage lives on. He and Bellatrix's daughter, Delphini, take center stage as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's villain, intent on bringing her father back to life.

The Order of the Phoenix Lost Many Members

Sirius Black, Mad-Eye Moody, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, and Fred Weasley Were Gone, But Not Forgotten

The Second Wizarding War was a bloody affair. Sirius Black is one of the first major characters to die in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Other friends, teachers, and order members follow in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Some get killed in earlier skirmishes, but most die in the Battle of Hogwarts itself.

Mad-Eye Moody, Fred Weasley, Remus Lupin, and Nymphadora Tonks are among the most prominent characters who lose their lives in Deathly Hallows. Although they pass on, the series shows that they're not forgotten. Their families remember their sacrifice, name children after them, and mourn their passing for many years after. As godfather to Tonks and Lupin's son, Harry ensures that their legacy lives on in the memories he shares with Teddy.

Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape Followed Hogwarts' Tradition

Dumbledore and Snape Became Portraits At Hogwarts

Hogwarts loses two headmasters during Harry Potter — the famous wizard Albus Dumbledore and the former Head of Slytherin House, Severus Snape. Both remain in sentient portrait form at Hogwarts. In Snape's case, this is at Harry's insistence, as he acknowledges the role Snape played in the Second Wizarding War.

The portraits don't serve as replacements for the people who are gone, but they are important. Albus' portrait is a source of advice for Harry, particularly when it comes to parenting. Unfortunately, both Dumbledore and Snape received insulting biographies from Rita Skeeter, titled The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore and Snape: Scoundrel or Saint?, respectively.

Dobby Died A Hero's Death

Dobby Was One of Harry Potter's Biggest Defenders

Dobby's entry into the Wizarding World in Chamber of Secrets was quite comical and a bit grating, but he soon evolved into one of the biggest allies that Harry Potter had. From the second installment of the series until the very end, Dobby protects Harry because he believes in him. It was in this pursuit that Dobby died in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I.

The house elf managed to rescue Harry, Hermione, Ron, Luna, and Ollivander with his quick thinking when he got a chandelier to crash on Bellatrix Lestrange. But as he Apparated with the prisoners, Bellatrix managed to stab him in the heart. Harry suffers Dobby's death the most, and makes sure to give him a proper burial at Shell Cottage. Even if Dobby didn't make it to the end, his legacy remains.

Dolores Umbridge Paid For Her Crimes

Umbrige's Fate Is Satisfying for Many Fans

If one character remains the most hated by Harry Potter fans, it is Dolores Umbridge. She was easily the most morally corrupt character in the franchise, despotically exercising control and power over Hogwarts, and then presiding over the hateful Muggle-Born Registration Commission. Dolores had no real moral compass and was a dark wizard wearing pink.

Accordingly, she got her punishment in the end, even if it was a bit late. After punishing countless muggle-borns and students during her tenure at both Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, Umbridge languished in Azkaban Prison for the rest of her days after the Second Wizarding War.

Bellatrix Lestrange Was Bested By A Worthy Opponent

Molly Weasley Was Able to Avenge Sirius and Tonks' Deaths

Bellatrix Lestrange was as lethal as they come, and she took down many worthy wizards and elves while she stayed alive. Voldemort's most loyal servant, Bellatrix, was not only evil, but also highly sadistic. She enjoyed torturing people, which included Hermione, the Longbottoms, Dobby, and many more. She was the one who caused the death of beloved characters like Sirius Black and Tonks.

In the end, Bellatrix messed with the wrong witch — Molly Weasley. She underestimates the matriarch of the Weasley family when she tries to target Ginny, but Molly takes her down with her superior dueling skills. Bellatrix was taken out rather quickly, proving Molly's underrated skills as a witch.

Ginny Weasley Became a Professional Sports Star

Ginny's Passion for Quidditch Shaped Her Future After She Retired

Harry's wife, Ginny Weasley, is notable throughout Harry Potter for her prodigious Quidditch talent. She was Gryffindor's Chaser and Keeper (when Harry was unavailable). In her post-Hogwarts years, she makes good use of this skill, becoming a professional Quidditch player for the Holyhead Harpies.

Even after retiring from the Harpies, Ginny doesn't completely leave the field. She instead takes up a position as a Quidditch commentator. She eventually became the sports editor for the Daily Prophet newspaper. Ginny's marriage to Harry is a happy one, and they remain in love decades into the future.

Neville Longbottom Chose His Passion

Neville Had One of the Best Character Arcs in Harry Potter

Neville has one of Harry Potter's longest, most fascinating, and most transformative arcs. He goes from a shy and nervous boy to a brave man who takes out Lord Voldemort's final Horcrux. The duality of Neville's character is also emphasized by his post-Hogwarts life. Neville Longbottom becomes an Auror, following the example of his friends and of his parents, Frank and Alice Longbottom.

However, Neville later changes his career track and becomes the Herbology Professor at Hogwarts and, eventually, Head of Gryffindor House. He also marries Hufflepuff Hannah Abbott. While the two don't have children, Neville is the godfather of Harry's second son, Albus Severus. Neville is working at Hogwarts when Harry, Ron and Hermione accompany their own children to take the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows epilogue.

Luna Lovegood Made Great Contributions to the Wizarding World

Luna Later Joined Newt Scamander's Family

Luna Lovegood is a frequent target of bullying and ostracization at Hogwarts. However, her magical accomplishments in later life show that she's more than just a quirky personality. She becomes a famous Magizoologist, discovering many magical creatures never before introduced to the Wizarding World.

Luna marries Rolf Scamander, the grandson of Newt Scamander, the protagonist of the Fantastic Beasts franchise. She and Rolf have twin sons, Lorcan and Lysander. Luna never finds the fabled Crumple-Horned Snorkack, but she makes many lasting contributions to the Wizarding World.

Draco Malfoy Grew Significantly After Hogwarts

Draco Had a Change of Heart After the Battle of Hogwarts

Draco Malfoy becomes a Death Eater before his sixth year. However, both he and his family defect during the Battle of Hogwarts. This saves them from Azkaban after the Dark Lord's defeat. Draco marries Astoria Greengrass, and the two have a son named Scorpius Hyperion. Unfortunately, Astoria dies young from a blood malediction.

Even though Scorpius' birth had a detrimental effect on Astoria's health, Draco is a very loving father. He raises his son to be far more accepting than his younger self. As he preserves his wealth, Draco doesn't need to work. He instead dedicates much of his time to the pursuit of alchemy.

Minerva McGonagall Continued Nurturing Students

McGonagall Was the Best Suited to Take Over After Dumbledore

Minerva McGonagall was the Head of Gryffindor House and Deputy Headmistress during Harry's time at Hogwarts. After Harry Potter, she remains one of the steadiest presences in the Wizarding World. She is awarded an Order of Merlin and takes over the post of Headmistress, eventually leaving the Gryffindors in the care of Neville.

Headmistress McGonagall keeps her position until the epilogue and is there to welcome the next generations at Hogwarts. Albus' adventures and friendship with Scorpius in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cause some friction between her and Harry. Nonetheless, Minerva remains respected by Harry and the world at large.

Rubeus Hagrid Cared For The Potters In The Future Too

Hagrid Luckily Survives the Battle of Hogwarts

Rubeus Hagrid is integral to the Harry Potter series from its very first moments. He's the person who rescues Harry Potter from his parents' ruined house. Ten years later, he introduces Harry to the magical world. That said, Hagrid is an untrained wizard and an expelled student from Hogwarts. Nonetheless, he stays at the school as gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures professor.

Hagrid fought with distinction in the Second Wizarding War. He protects Harry from Voldemort and fights in the Battle of Hogwarts. Later materials don't cover Hagrid's later life. However, he has appeared in various games still in the same role. Hagrid also tries to look after Albus Potter at Hogwarts, as he once did with Harry.

George Weasley Ran His Business In Honor of His Brother

George Always Kept Fred's Memory Close

The Second Wizarding War ends with many losses. Fred Weasley's death is undoubtedly among the saddest ones. It deals a terrible blow to the whole Weasley family. It hits Fred's twin, George, with particular viciousness. As the twins were inseparable their whole lives, Fred's absence leaves a gaping hole in George's life.

George does eventually get married to Angelina Johnson. The two have a son, who is inevitably named Fred. George continues working alongside Ron at the twins' dream joke shop. On a bittersweet note, he honors Fred's memory by making Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes a huge success.