Lead Characters
NOTE: Lead characters will be called (almost) daily. Actors cast for these roles must have MINIMAL to NO rehearsal conflicts.
Albus Potter ("student") - The middle child of Harry Potter, Albus struggles with the weight of his father’s reputation and past. He doesn’t fit into Hogwarts in the way he thinks is expected of him. Surprised to find himself placed in Slytherin, he forms a close friendship with Scorpius Malfoy, Draco’s son. Determined to prove himself, Albus is quick-witted and brave, though perhaps shows some of the recklessness his father occasionally showed in his youth, trying to solve problems without fully grasping the dangers and consequences. Much of the trouble with his father stems from Albus wanting to be his own man while also wanting to know his father more closely.
Scorpius Malfoy ("student") - Extremely bright, clever, and well read, Scorpius can’t wait to begin life at Hogwarts and all that will entail, but he is well aware of the rumors surrounding him that he is the child of Voldemort. Close to his mother and keen to impress his father, he has a great deal to endure but reveals himself to be a devoted friend, brave wizard, and extremely optimistic and enthusiastic young man. Scorpius is a character who never gives up and isn’t afraid to speak his mind when necessary.
Delphi Diggory ("student") - Delphini (Delphi) Diggory is the niece and caretaker of Amos Diggory, the father of Cedric. She lives and works at St. Oswald’s Home for Old Witches and Wizards with Amos and is the keeper of a dark secret.
Harry Potter ("adult") - Now a father to James, Albus, and Lily, Harry works as the Head of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic and is married to Ginny Weasley. Harry struggles with the demands of parenting while still fighting against the forces of Dark magic - memories from his childhood and the pain and death he endured growing up facing Voldemort continue to haunt his thoughts. Despite this, Harry is now a grown man devoted to his family, wife, and friends, and, as ever, the importance of good over evil.
Hermione Granger ("adult") - Hermione is now the Minister for Magic and is a strong leader, not afraid to stand up and confront issues her predecessors tried to ignore. She is married to Ron and has two children (a daughter, Rose, and a son, Hugo) who she adores. Her close friendship to Harry remains as they work together as a team at the Ministry. Her fond frustrations with her husband, Ron, remind us of the many squabbles they’ve had at school, but their devotion to each other is clear.
Ron Weasley ("adult") - A loving father and husband, Ron has two children that he looks after alongside running his own joke shop, Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. Affable as ever, Ron is a stalwart friend to Harry and a reliable and affectionate husband to Hermione. As in his youth, Ron is determined and quick to offer help to support Harry and defend the wizarding world.
Albus Potter ("student") - The middle child of Harry Potter, Albus struggles with the weight of his father’s reputation and past. He doesn’t fit into Hogwarts in the way he thinks is expected of him. Surprised to find himself placed in Slytherin, he forms a close friendship with Scorpius Malfoy, Draco’s son. Determined to prove himself, Albus is quick-witted and brave, though perhaps shows some of the recklessness his father occasionally showed in his youth, trying to solve problems without fully grasping the dangers and consequences. Much of the trouble with his father stems from Albus wanting to be his own man while also wanting to know his father more closely.
Scorpius Malfoy ("student") - Extremely bright, clever, and well read, Scorpius can’t wait to begin life at Hogwarts and all that will entail, but he is well aware of the rumors surrounding him that he is the child of Voldemort. Close to his mother and keen to impress his father, he has a great deal to endure but reveals himself to be a devoted friend, brave wizard, and extremely optimistic and enthusiastic young man. Scorpius is a character who never gives up and isn’t afraid to speak his mind when necessary.
Delphi Diggory ("student") - Delphini (Delphi) Diggory is the niece and caretaker of Amos Diggory, the father of Cedric. She lives and works at St. Oswald’s Home for Old Witches and Wizards with Amos and is the keeper of a dark secret.
Harry Potter ("adult") - Now a father to James, Albus, and Lily, Harry works as the Head of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic and is married to Ginny Weasley. Harry struggles with the demands of parenting while still fighting against the forces of Dark magic - memories from his childhood and the pain and death he endured growing up facing Voldemort continue to haunt his thoughts. Despite this, Harry is now a grown man devoted to his family, wife, and friends, and, as ever, the importance of good over evil.
Hermione Granger ("adult") - Hermione is now the Minister for Magic and is a strong leader, not afraid to stand up and confront issues her predecessors tried to ignore. She is married to Ron and has two children (a daughter, Rose, and a son, Hugo) who she adores. Her close friendship to Harry remains as they work together as a team at the Ministry. Her fond frustrations with her husband, Ron, remind us of the many squabbles they’ve had at school, but their devotion to each other is clear.
Ron Weasley ("adult") - A loving father and husband, Ron has two children that he looks after alongside running his own joke shop, Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. Affable as ever, Ron is a stalwart friend to Harry and a reliable and affectionate husband to Hermione. As in his youth, Ron is determined and quick to offer help to support Harry and defend the wizarding world.
Featured Characters
NOTE: These roles will be called to rehearsal 2 to 3 times per week. Students cast in these roles are allowed a few rehearsal conflicts.
Adult Roles:
Ginny Potter - Married to Harry, Ginny works as a sports editor for the Daily Prophet. She stands alongside Harry as a supportive wife but also has to show great patience has he struggles with his relationship with his son Albus, while still grappling with his past. She understands Harry’s troubled sleep and dreams and knows when he is not being totally open with her.
Draco Malfoy - Just as devoted to his family as Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy is utterly committed to protecting his son, Scorpius, whilst battling against rumors about him and his parentage. Draco continues to mistrust Harry Potter and his many successes. Always immaculately dressed, Draco reveals that for all his appearances of anger, his actions are just as rooted in love and family as the other characters.
Professor Snape/Voldemort (one actor may be cast to play both roles) - Snape is Hogwarts’s Potions master. Thought to be responsible for Dumbledore’s death, it’s later revealed that he carried out the murder as part of a larger plan. He was secretly in love with Harry’s mother, Lily. Lord Voldemort was considered to have been the most powerful and dangerous Dark wizard of all time. He attempted to kill Harry when he was a baby, but was unsuccessful, thus leaving Harry with a lighting-shaped car on his forehead. Voldemort was later killed after Harry succeeded in destroying all of his Horcruxes - objects the Dark Lord had hidden a fragment of his soul in to become immortal.
Student Role:
Rose Granger-Weasley - Ambitious, clever, and hardworking, Rose shares many of her attributes with her mother Hermione and her father, Ron. She is eager to get to Hogwarts and begin her life there. Rose tries to remain friends with her cousin Albus, and despite drifting apart during the course of the action, it is clear she is likely to remain part of Albus’s life, and perhaps Scorpius’s, forever.
Adult Roles:
Ginny Potter - Married to Harry, Ginny works as a sports editor for the Daily Prophet. She stands alongside Harry as a supportive wife but also has to show great patience has he struggles with his relationship with his son Albus, while still grappling with his past. She understands Harry’s troubled sleep and dreams and knows when he is not being totally open with her.
Draco Malfoy - Just as devoted to his family as Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy is utterly committed to protecting his son, Scorpius, whilst battling against rumors about him and his parentage. Draco continues to mistrust Harry Potter and his many successes. Always immaculately dressed, Draco reveals that for all his appearances of anger, his actions are just as rooted in love and family as the other characters.
Professor Snape/Voldemort (one actor may be cast to play both roles) - Snape is Hogwarts’s Potions master. Thought to be responsible for Dumbledore’s death, it’s later revealed that he carried out the murder as part of a larger plan. He was secretly in love with Harry’s mother, Lily. Lord Voldemort was considered to have been the most powerful and dangerous Dark wizard of all time. He attempted to kill Harry when he was a baby, but was unsuccessful, thus leaving Harry with a lighting-shaped car on his forehead. Voldemort was later killed after Harry succeeded in destroying all of his Horcruxes - objects the Dark Lord had hidden a fragment of his soul in to become immortal.
Student Role:
Rose Granger-Weasley - Ambitious, clever, and hardworking, Rose shares many of her attributes with her mother Hermione and her father, Ron. She is eager to get to Hogwarts and begin her life there. Rose tries to remain friends with her cousin Albus, and despite drifting apart during the course of the action, it is clear she is likely to remain part of Albus’s life, and perhaps Scorpius’s, forever.
Minor Character Roles
NOTE: These students CAN play a fall sport and be considered for these roles. There will be limited September and October rehearsal calls - and rehearsals can be done during FLEX. A single actor may play multiple of these roles.
Adult Roles:
Sorting Hat - Originally belonging to Godric Gryffindor, the Sorting Hat determines which house each Hogwarts student will live in during their time at the school. The Sorting Hat addresses each new set of first year students, inviting them and occasionally warning of things to come.
Professor McGonagall - Minerva McGonagall was the head of Gryffindor House and the Transfiguration professor when Harry was a student. In the Battle of Hogwarts, she led the resistance against Lord Voldemort. She is now headmistress of the school.
Amos Diggory - Amos is the father of Cedric Diggory. Cedric was murdered under the orders of Voldemort during the Triwizard Tournament in Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts. Amos wants nothing more than the chance to say a proper goodbye to his son.
Albus Dumbledore - Considered to be the most powerful wizard of all time, Albus Dumbledore was the headmaster of Hogwarts when Harry was a student. Dumbledore provided him with protection and guidance, especially regarding Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore died during Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts and reappears in his portrait frame to provide guidance to students.
Dolores Umbridge - In 1995, Dolores Umbridge was named the Senior Under-Secretary to the Minister of Magic, and later that year served as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, and ultimately the headmistress of Hogwarts. Her time was filled with cruelty and abusive punishments for students and professors alike.
Ludo Bagman - Ludovic (Ludo) Bagman played Beater for the Wimbourne Wasps Quidditch team and eventually rose to the head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports for the Ministry of Magic. Under this post, Ludo served as the announcer for all three tasks of the Triwizard Tournament.
Madame Hooch - Rolanda Hooch teaches flying lessons at Hogwarts and also acts as the head coach and referee for all four house Quidditch teams.
Station Master - A muggle train conductor residing in Scotland.
Trolley Witch - An elderly crew member on the Hogwarts Express. She sells sweets from her cart to students during the train ride to school.
James Potter Sr. - (brief onstage cameo, lines spoken offstage) Father of Harry Potter, killed by Lord Voldemort on October 31st, 1981.
Lilly Potter Sr. - (brief onstage cameo, lines spoken offstage) Mother of Harry Potter, Lily was killed the same night as her husband by Lord Voldemort. By sacrificing her life for her son’s, Lily cast a protective charm that saved Harry’s life.
Bathilda Bagshot - (nonspeaking cameo) Magical historian and author of A History of Magic who lives in Godric’s Hollow near the Potter family.
Guard - (nonspeaking cameo) An employee of the Ministry of Magic and guard to the Minister herself.
Student Roles:
Moaning Myrtle - Moaning Mrytle is a former student and ghost who haunts the second-floor girls’ bathroom at Hogwarts.
James Potter - Harry and Ginny Potter’s oldest son, James is a model student and a charming child. He has benefitted from his parents’ fame and things generally go well for this member of Gryffindor house. Knowing his younger brother’s discomfort, James often makes jokes at Albus’s expense.
Lily Potter - Lily is the youngest child of Harry and Ginny Potter. More like her brother James than her brother Albus, Lily is sorted into Gryffindor house upon arriving at Hogwarts and is eager to follow in her family’s footsteps.
Polly Chapman - A Hogwarts student the same year as Albus and Scorpius. More popular than both, she bullies them throughout their schooling.
Cedric Diggory - A popular Hufflepuff student who was needlessly killed by Peter Pettigrew on Voldemort’s orders during the Triwizard Tournament.
Karl Jenkins - A Hogwarts student in the same year as Albus and Scorpius and cruel to both.
Craig Bowker Jr - A Hogwarts student a year older than Albus and Scorpius. Craig goes on to be a prefect in his fifth year.
Yan Fredricks - A Hogwarts student in the same year as Albus and Scorpius.
Books - Enchanted Books of magic stored in Hermione Granger’s office. Titles include My Eyes and How to See Past Them, Dominating Dementors: A True Story of Azkaban, and Marvolo: The Truth. (Have spoken lines from offstage and will puppet the books)
Student Ensemble - Hogwarts students in the castle, on the Hogwarts Express, in the train station. Help with scene/set movements and have several choreographed dances.
Adult Roles:
Sorting Hat - Originally belonging to Godric Gryffindor, the Sorting Hat determines which house each Hogwarts student will live in during their time at the school. The Sorting Hat addresses each new set of first year students, inviting them and occasionally warning of things to come.
Professor McGonagall - Minerva McGonagall was the head of Gryffindor House and the Transfiguration professor when Harry was a student. In the Battle of Hogwarts, she led the resistance against Lord Voldemort. She is now headmistress of the school.
Amos Diggory - Amos is the father of Cedric Diggory. Cedric was murdered under the orders of Voldemort during the Triwizard Tournament in Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts. Amos wants nothing more than the chance to say a proper goodbye to his son.
Albus Dumbledore - Considered to be the most powerful wizard of all time, Albus Dumbledore was the headmaster of Hogwarts when Harry was a student. Dumbledore provided him with protection and guidance, especially regarding Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore died during Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts and reappears in his portrait frame to provide guidance to students.
Dolores Umbridge - In 1995, Dolores Umbridge was named the Senior Under-Secretary to the Minister of Magic, and later that year served as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, and ultimately the headmistress of Hogwarts. Her time was filled with cruelty and abusive punishments for students and professors alike.
Ludo Bagman - Ludovic (Ludo) Bagman played Beater for the Wimbourne Wasps Quidditch team and eventually rose to the head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports for the Ministry of Magic. Under this post, Ludo served as the announcer for all three tasks of the Triwizard Tournament.
Madame Hooch - Rolanda Hooch teaches flying lessons at Hogwarts and also acts as the head coach and referee for all four house Quidditch teams.
Station Master - A muggle train conductor residing in Scotland.
Trolley Witch - An elderly crew member on the Hogwarts Express. She sells sweets from her cart to students during the train ride to school.
James Potter Sr. - (brief onstage cameo, lines spoken offstage) Father of Harry Potter, killed by Lord Voldemort on October 31st, 1981.
Lilly Potter Sr. - (brief onstage cameo, lines spoken offstage) Mother of Harry Potter, Lily was killed the same night as her husband by Lord Voldemort. By sacrificing her life for her son’s, Lily cast a protective charm that saved Harry’s life.
Bathilda Bagshot - (nonspeaking cameo) Magical historian and author of A History of Magic who lives in Godric’s Hollow near the Potter family.
Guard - (nonspeaking cameo) An employee of the Ministry of Magic and guard to the Minister herself.
Student Roles:
Moaning Myrtle - Moaning Mrytle is a former student and ghost who haunts the second-floor girls’ bathroom at Hogwarts.
James Potter - Harry and Ginny Potter’s oldest son, James is a model student and a charming child. He has benefitted from his parents’ fame and things generally go well for this member of Gryffindor house. Knowing his younger brother’s discomfort, James often makes jokes at Albus’s expense.
Lily Potter - Lily is the youngest child of Harry and Ginny Potter. More like her brother James than her brother Albus, Lily is sorted into Gryffindor house upon arriving at Hogwarts and is eager to follow in her family’s footsteps.
Polly Chapman - A Hogwarts student the same year as Albus and Scorpius. More popular than both, she bullies them throughout their schooling.
Cedric Diggory - A popular Hufflepuff student who was needlessly killed by Peter Pettigrew on Voldemort’s orders during the Triwizard Tournament.
Karl Jenkins - A Hogwarts student in the same year as Albus and Scorpius and cruel to both.
Craig Bowker Jr - A Hogwarts student a year older than Albus and Scorpius. Craig goes on to be a prefect in his fifth year.
Yan Fredricks - A Hogwarts student in the same year as Albus and Scorpius.
Books - Enchanted Books of magic stored in Hermione Granger’s office. Titles include My Eyes and How to See Past Them, Dominating Dementors: A True Story of Azkaban, and Marvolo: The Truth. (Have spoken lines from offstage and will puppet the books)
Student Ensemble - Hogwarts students in the castle, on the Hogwarts Express, in the train station. Help with scene/set movements and have several choreographed dances.