Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban/Characters

PC version
(All characters start with Alohomora, Depulso, Lumos, Spongify, and Rictusempra.)
 * Harry Potter: The Marauder's Map he later obtains acts as a miniature map and serves to guide the players by outlining the terrain and showing where Harry, Ron and Hermione are. The spells he learns during the game are Expecto Patronum, and Glacius (PC only).
 * Hermione Granger: She learns both Draconifors, and Lapifors.
 * Ron Weasley: He only learns one spell during the game: Carpe Retractum

Console version
(All characters start off with Flipendo and later on also with Expelliarmus.)
 * Harry Potter: Harry is the only one who can jump and he is the fastest at running. The Marauder's Map he later obtains acts as a miniature map and serves to guide the players by outlining the terrain and showing where Harry, Ron and Hermione are. He learns Carpe Retractum and Expecto Patronum.
 * Hermione Granger: Hermione is the only one who can crawl through small spaces and she knows the most spells; Glacius, Reparo, Draconifors, and Snuflifors.
 * Ron Weasley: Ron is the only one who can find secret passageways, search bookcases and use stink pellets and dungbombs. He only learns Lumos Duo.
 * Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, Parvati Patil, Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin students are all playable in the Duelling Club mini-game. The only spells they know are Flipendo and Expelliarmus.

Non-playable

 * Albus Dumbledore: the headmaster of Hogwarts. Dumbledore is hardly seen in this game; but he tells you the House point totals every now and then (in versions besides the PC).
 * Minerva McGonagall: Head of Gryffindor House and Transfiguration teacher.
 * Remus Lupin: the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Lupin was a good friend of Harry's father, James Potter.
 * Hagrid|Rubeus Hagrid: a kindly half-giant who teaches Care of Magical Creatures.
 * Filius Flitwick: the Charms teacher.
 * Sirius Black: the "Prisoner of Azkaban". Wrongly convicted of the murder of thirteen people and sent to the Wizarding prison, Azkaban, about twelve years before the events of Prisoner of Azkaban take place.