Top 10 Most Morally Ambiguous Harry Potter Characters

Severus Snape

Severus Snape is a fictional character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is portrayed as a complex figure whose cold and sarcastic demeanor hides deep emotions and a troubled past. Snape plays a pivotal role in the series and is ultimately revealed to have secretly worked against Lord Voldemort... read more

Almost as if on cue, Snape is next. A lot of people saw this coming. He is hated for much of the first half of Harry Potter but becomes loved as he was more of a secret keeper than Dumbledore ever was. Sure, he was the one who murdered Dumbledore, but it was all planned.

Albus Dumbledore

Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He serves as the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for most of the series. Dumbledore is also the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix.

It should be pretty obvious why he's at the top. He initially refused to duel Grindelwald, had the Sorcerer's Stone at Hogwarts, and let Harry do most of the dirty work. To quote Snape, he was "raising him like a pig for slaughter." He is well-trusted and knowledgeable, but what do we really know?

Harry Potter

Harry James Potter is the title character of the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. The series chronicles his life from age eleven, when he discovers that he is a wizard and begins attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Over seven years, Harry confronts numerous challenges... read more

This is also not a surprise. He has done enough to be considered controversial, whether it was breaking Hogwarts rules or doing something that angered the Ministry of Magic.

Nagini

This is the first surprising entry on this list, and it's almost entirely because of what kind of character she is in the second Fantastic Beasts film. In that film, she was originally human, a Maledictus who would later be permanently cursed to be in snake form. She was against the dark wizard Grindelwald and later joined forces with Dumbledore and Newt Scamander. Of course, casual Potter fans know her as the snake by Voldemort's side.

Cedric Diggory

Cedric Diggory is a character from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is a Hufflepuff student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Cedric is most notably featured in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, where he competes in the Triwizard Tournament and is ultimately killed by Peter Pettigrew... read more

Here's another entry that might seem confusing to casual fans who only knew him as a good contestant in the Triwizard Tournament who met a tragic end. While most people who only know him from Goblet of Fire see him as a friend of Harry's and a good guy, those familiar with the play The Cursed Child know that in the plot, the timeline where Cedric dies doesn't play out. Because of that, Cedric apparently becomes a Death Eater, murders Neville, and as a result, Nagini is never slain and Harry doesn't survive, leading to Voldemort winning the wizarding war.

Draco Malfoy

Draco Lucius Malfoy is a character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is a student in the same year as Harry Potter and belongs to Slytherin House. Draco comes from a wealthy pure-blood family and is often portrayed as Harry's rival throughout the series.

He may have been chosen to be a Death Eater, but he certainly lacked the stomach to carry out the Dark Lord's plans.

Peter Pettigrew

Well, duh. Peter was a guy with no real loyalties. While he was friends with James Potter, he was basically the reason they're dead. He is, of course, by Voldemort's side entirely out of fear.

Rubeus Hagrid

Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. Hagrid is introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as a half-giant and half-human who serves as the gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He... read more

Hagrid's record usually works against him. He was expelled as a student from Hogwarts and always had dangerous creatures around him. Plus, he doesn't seem to mind putting young kids in danger. Sure, he's a lovable kind of guy with a pure heart, but he should be more careful.

Griphook

Cornelius Fudge

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Salazar Slytherin

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Stan Shunpike

Percy Weasley

The least-liked Weasley by far. So least-liked, I nearly forgot about him. But if there are four words to describe this guy, it's "married to the job".

Narcissa Malfoy

Luna Lovegood

Luna Lovegood is a character from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. She was the only child of Xenophilius and Pandora Lovegood. Her mother died in a magical accident when Luna was nine, and she was raised by her father in a rook-like house near the village of Ottery St Catchpole in Devon.... read more

Dudley Dursley

Hedwig

James Potter

Dolores Umbridge

Dolores Umbridge is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. She first appears in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as a Ministry of Magic official who becomes the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. Umbridge is widely regarded as one of... read more

Niffler

Nargle

Mountain Troll

Cho Chang

Petunia Dursley

Fleur Delacour

Fleur Weasley, née Delacour, is a character in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. She comes from France and first appears at Hogwarts as a participant in the Triwizard Tournament. Fleur later marries Bill Weasley and joins the Weasley family... read more

Seamus Finnigan

Seamus Finnigan is a fictional character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is a Gryffindor student in the same year as Harry Potter at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Seamus is known for his Irish heritage and for his spellcasting mishaps, which became a recurring joke in the films... read more