Harry Potter is one of the most successful movie franchises to date. One of the main reasons for this is the wide range of characters portrayed in the movies. This article will take a look at the three main characters of the movie, and then a list of the other main characters has been formed.
Firstly, Harry Potter. Harry Potter has been diagnosed around the web as various types. It is annoying when I see people diagnose him as an extrovert, claiming he is famous so he must be an extrovert. It is evident that Harry doesn’t like this attention, and he clearly never tries to get the attention from others that he earns. As well as this, Harry is a feeling type, and has a great understanding of other people and underlying values. Unlike many others, Harry stands up for what he believes in, and believes he can achieve unrealistic goals, showing his high level of intuition. He is quick on his feet at solving puzzles, showing his extroverted intuition as his secondary function. This shows Harry is an INFP.
Ron Weasley will be analyzed next. Ron is Harry’s loyal friend, and primarily thinks with his emotions. He thinks in the present moment in a concrete, detailed matter, showing that he is an extroverted sensing type primarily. Ron Weasley is an ESFP.
Thirdly, Hermione Granger is an ENFJ. Hermione is an achiever; she wants the best results possible. This shows her high judging function. She also wants to win the approval of others of her achievements, and she is highly ethical about her moral beliefs, such as Dobby and the other elves getting equal rights to wizards in the fifth book. She is also a rebel with a cause, only breaking rules to achieve a greater goal (to defeat Voldemort in this case.)
Voldemort- INTJ
Draco- ENTJ
Dobby- ISFJ
Dumbledore- INFJ
Hagrid- ISFP
McGonagall- ISTJ
Snape- INTJ
Fred- ENTP
George- ENTP
Oliver- ESTP
Ginny- ESFP
Filch- ISTP
Dudley- ESTP
Cho- ESFJ
Crabbe- ISTP
Goyle- ISFJ
Lockhart- ENFP
Lupin- INFJ
Neville- ISFJ
Which MBTI type do you think the Harry Potter characters are? Leave your opinion in the comments section below!!
I’m quite new to the intricacies of MBTI, so my questions are questions, not corrections!
I’m curious why you think Neville is an INTP. I’ve heard ISFP for him, too.
Yet after reading the books, I seem to think that he would be an Introverted Sensing, like Samwise Gamgee, which would make him ISFJ. And that’s the complete opposite of what you suggested, so I’m wondering how you came to that.
Don’t you think Harry is more Sensing than thinking? He solves problems, but not like Hermione. He seems to trust his instinct and go with his gut far more often than doing what he thinks is logical. The first example I can think of is when he tells Cedric that they should both grab the cup.
Last but not least: Why is Snape an INTJ? He might be brilliant, but all of his actions derive from his feelings about Lily or James. I definitely agree that Voldemort is an INTJ, but Snape is very different from Voldemort. I’d put Snape in the same type as Sherlock Holmes, an Introverted Thinker.
I look forward to your response and explanations!
I found your reply very interesting- you seem to have grasped MBTI quite well!
Neville was hard to decide; looking back on it, I think your right- he does seem like more of an ISFP/ISFJ. I’ll look into that.
Harry, on the other hand, is definitely intuitive. He solves many issues using a deep analytical mind, which is an excellent example of his intuition. An example of this would be when he figured out that the monster in Hogwarts was the basilisk in book 2 and when he figured out that the stone was on the third floor in book 1. These sudden sparks of thinking outside the box are examples of intuition.
Snape is an INTJ, as he is an excellent planner- he managed to use his introverted intuition to plan out his own death from Voldemort, making Voldemort’s Elder wand ineffective. This helped Harry defeat Voldemort.
I thought about it, and yeah, Harry is definitely an Ne, Si. I first figured he was an NF, but read some forum arguing about Harry’s impulsiveness, and I thought of all the times he’s impulsive and didn’t even bother to think of all the times he’s intuitive. Like when they are looking for the horcruxes and he’ll “just know.”
I can see the INTJ for Snape, now, too. I kept getting confused because I see N,S,F,T in so many characters, but learned everybody has parts of all of them, the difference is the hierarchy and which is internal/external. Since I struggle with figuring out what is the external or internal application sometimes, I have to rely on hierarchy.
For example, choosing form over function. That’s F more than T, but is it Fe (choosing something external) or Fi (since the choice itself is internal)?
I make things too complex in my head. Is that a Ti or Te?
Yeah, I understand your struggles- it is extremely difficult to determine the hierarchy of functions, especially considering many people have different motivations for their behavior unrelated to MBTI in many cases.
Form, is extroverted feeling. This is because it is related to how somebody externally feels about something. For example, in the case of a new house. You are judging the environment with your extroverted feeling as it is in your environment, rather than using your interior (which is Fi.)
Making things too complex in your head is introverted intuition or introverted thinking, depending on what you are thinking. If you deeply analyze how to solve something, it is most likely introverted intuition.
What about if you think about something externally? Please answer Tatl <3
Wasn’t *Hermione* the one who figured out the basilisk?
I really disagree with classing Voldemort as an INTJ rather than ENTJ. I don’t think he’s an introvert, but definitely an extrovert. ENTJs tend to automatically achieve leadership (his ‘gang’
of Death Eaters) where as INTJs will if nobody competent will step up to the challenge. I know MBTI only really covers the realm of normal psychology but for a psychopath, an inferior Fi function makes sense.
I’m not too sure about snape as an INTJ, he seems more like an INTP who is bitter and resentful because he had an unhappy childhood/was bullied at Hogwarts.
Harry seems like an ISFP. Definitely Se. I disagree with the person who says he’s self centred, ignorant, etc and also with the person who says ISFPs are lacking in confidence and dumb. He is a teenager going through some rough stuff after all.
Hermione strikes me as an ISTJ. Remember how stringent she was with rules in book 1? She still follows rules but doing what right comes first. She’s a model student and good at memorising information from books. She’s also very loyal to the people she cares about and dismisses anything unproven by standard methods (divination). Very SJ and Si. It also makes sense for her to enter law enforcement.
I agree with most of these statements. Though I think both Hermione and Ron are more thinking than feeling. Ron is an ESTP particularly, especially when Luna states something on the lines of ‘he’s funny but he says things that aren’t nice sometimes.’ Speaking of Luna, what type do you thing she is? I’d consider her an INTP or INFP. Although Hermione has high ideals, she seems more of a thinking type than feeling. There’s plenty of incidences of her making decisions based on logic. A lot of sites describe her as ESTJ, but I think she’s an ENTJ. I would also take Voldemort as an extrovert and ENTJ rather than an introvert. Unlike Hermione, he is an unhealthy ENTJ, psychopathic, has a very weak ability to develop morals and consider other’s feelings (maldeveloped Introverted feeling). I also definately consider Snape an INTP rather than INTJ. He’s definately a introverted thinking type and has extroverted feeling as his inferior function – considering his relationships and relations with students. I also think he’s a bit too disorganised and doesn’t have the ‘natural confidence’ of an INTJ. I think most people instantly place brilliant characters as being INTJ but I disagree, other types capable of being brilliant too.
I am certain Luna is an INFP- she is quirky, in her own world, and emotionally reserved.
You could be right
Good point- I must say, I was placing Snape based on him being serious and strict, and come to think of it, that could just come from a dislike of Harry and a liking of abusing his students
Hermione as a thinker hmm… never thought of that. That’s an interesting idea- I guess she isn’t afraid of conflict, is she? And she’s brutally honest at many points.
i can see why you placed harry as an infp but to me hes always kinda come off to me as an istp,though that maybe cause i am actually infp and i dont i am like harry at all.i also see snape as a intp with a well devolped j.cause in his younger years from the memories we saw he didnt remind me at all of how he is like as an adult.i hope my ramblings make sense to you i am more into maths than english
He is not INFP, he is ISFP. INFPs are not so lack in confidence and dumb.
Since when was Harry ever dumb? But I agree that he is an ISFP, not an INFP.
His role appeared very dumb to me, in later parts like 6 and 7 it was ok. But before that he was lame.
‘Dumb’ is a vague. How would you describe ‘dumb’? What was ‘dumb’ about him? Since when were ISFPs and sensors ever ‘dumb’? MBTI was never an intelligence test. I feel a bit offended…
Sensors are great at adapting to the present moment and practical moments… They are also explorers, such as Harry. I wouldn’t call him dumb, just interested in different areas of life to INFP’s.
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Harry is S and not N. He is not the type focus on theory, possibility or future. He focuses on tasks at hand, lacking perspective of future but reacting quickly on incidents, he has no overall theory or perspective in dealing with issues.
By temperament, NF (strong value, idealist) or SP (fun loving, experience the day)? Obviously SP.
I or E? Introvert, only hand full of good friends, talk little, uncomfortable with attention and in crowd.
J or P? Surely P, messy trunk, late to classes, spontaneous, disorganized, last minutes study and homework, etc.
T or F? Many people said F. NO, he is T. Self-centred, self-focus, insensitive/ ignorant to how people feel, have problem dealing with emotion of others, always deal with tasks at hand and ignore feeling of friends.
When under stress, he reacted with losing temper. This is the characteristic of inferior Fe function. Two types out of 16 has inferior Fe, i.e. ISTP & INTP.
Obviously an ISTP.
Good point, Harry displays lots of Se