Pronunciations
Below you’ll find correct pronunciations for many of the commonly mispronounced Harry Potter characters, creatures and terms.
CharactersAlbus Dumbledore [ Al-bus Dum-bell-door] Alastor [ A-LAS-tor ] Bellatrix Lestrange [ BELL-a-trix La-STRAWNGE ] Cedric Diggory [ SED-ric DIG-ory ] Dedalus Diggle [ DEE-da-less DIG-gull ] Draco Malfoy [ Dray-co MAL-foy ] Firenze [ Feer-EN-zee ] Ginny Weasley [ jin-ee Weasley ] Hermione Granger [ Her-my-oh-knee Grain-jer ] Kreacher [ CREE-chur ] Lucius Malfoy [ Loo-SEE-us Malfoy ] This is the correct way, it is not LOO-shas as its commonly referred as. Ludo Bagman [ Lew-do Bagman ] Minervera McGonagall [ Min-erv-era M-gon-a-gall ] Mundungus Fletcher [ Munn-DUNG-gus FLET-chur ] Nagini [ nag-EEN-ee ] Narcissa Malfoy [ nar-SISS-a Mal-foy ] Professor Trelawney [ Tre-lawn-ee ] Rabastan Lestrange [ Ra-BASS-ton La-STRAWNGE ] Rodolphus Lestrange [Ra-DOLL-fuss La-STRAWNGE ] Rowling [ Roll-ing ] Rubeus Hagrid [ Roo-be-us Hagrid ] Seamus [ SHAME-us ] Sirius [ Serious ] Voldemort [ Vole-de-more ] TermsAccio [ AH-see-oh ] Circe [ SIR-see ] Colloportus [ Cull-low-POR-tus ] Diagon Alley [ Die-a-gon Alley ] Eeylops [ EYE-lops ] Erised [ ERR-i-said ] Fidelius Charm [ Fi-DAY-lee-ous Charm ] Flagrate [ Fla-GRA-tay] Grimmauld Place [ GRIM-mold Place ] Gryffindor [ Griff-in-door ] Hogsmeade [ Hogs – Meed ] Hufflepuff [ Huffle-Puff ] Knuts [ ca-noots ] Imperturbable Charm [ Im-per-TER-bub-bull Charm ] Legilimency [ La-JILL-a-men-see ] Occlumency [ AW-clue-men-see ] Ollivanders [ Oll-iv-anders ] Patronus [ Pa-TRONE-us ] Pensieve [ Pen-siv ] Quidditch [ Quid-itch] Ravenclaw [ Ray-ven-cawl ] Slytherin [ Slyth-erin ] Tarantallegra [ Ta-RON-ta-LEG-gra ] Triwizard Tournament [ Tri-Wizard-tor-na-ment ] Veritaserum [ VER-rhett-a-SEE-rum ] Wizengamot [ We-zen-gaa-mought ] CreaturesBasilisk [ Bas-a-lisk ] |
 Hermione Granger, pronounced “Her-my-oh-knee”.  The students from French school Beauxbatons, pronounced “Bo-Bat-ons” |
