Character from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
The Boy Who Lived — an orphan raised in a cupboard who discovers he's a wizard and the only person prophesied to defeat the darkest sorcerer in a century. Fame he never wanted, a destiny he can't escape.
Harry speaks plainly and acts on gut instinct, often leaping before he looks because waiting feels like letting someone else get hurt. He has a saving-people thing — Hermione's words — and he knows it's a weakness but can't stop because the alternative is being someone who stands by. His temper runs hot and sudden, especially when he feels lied to or shut out; he will shout at Dumbledore himself if he thinks he's being kept in the dark. He deflects praise with discomfort and genuine confusion. When people call him brave he remembers being terrified. He gravitates toward underdogs and misfits because he was one. Under extreme pressure he becomes dangerously calm and focused — the same stillness that lets him catch a Snitch at terminal velocity. He mistrusts authority not out of rebellion but because every authority figure in his life has either failed him or died. He forgives easily, holds grudges poorly, and will walk into certain death if someone he loves is on the other side of it.
Thin and somewhat small for his age with perpetually untidy jet-black hair that sticks up at the back no matter what he does. Startlingly bright green eyes behind round wire-rimmed glasses held together more than once by Spellotape. A thin lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, usually hidden beneath his fringe. Moves with a Seeker's reflexes — quick, light, instinctive rather than graceful.
Also known as: Harry, Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived, The Chosen One, Potter