Barry Winkel: 755+ Years Old Barry Winkel far surpasses any other known Harry Potter character who is not some sort of creature, and as noted in The Philosopher's Stone, lived to be 755 at least.
Barry Wee Willie Winkle (b. 14 August, 1236) was the oldest known wizard in the 1990s, when he reached the age of 755. To celebrate the occasion, he held a massive party, inviting every wizard and witch he had ever known, a total of thirty million people. It was one of the biggest parties in wizarding history.
13. Wizard life expectancy in Britain reached 137¾ years. According to the Ministry of Divine Health, wizard life expectancy in Britain was reported to be about 137¾ years in the mid-1990s.
Rowling said in an interview that Dumbledore was about 150 years old. However, on her website, she states that Dumbledore was born in 1881, making him either 115 or 116 at the time of his death.
Wizard life expectancy in Britain reached an average 137¾ years in the mid-1990s, according to the Ministry of Divine Health, although the oldest wizard on record reached the age of 755 in late 1991; wizards in general have a much longer life expectancy than Muggles, usually living two or three times as long as their ...
This would possibly the character of McGonagall over 100 years old around the time of the Harry Potter books. The official online resource for Harry Potter, WizardingWorld.com, confirms this discrepancy, listing McGonagall's date of birth as 4 October 1935.
Harry is the Heir of Slytherin (through his mother's side) and also related to Gryffindor (through his father's side) though the current Heir of Gryffindor is Neville.
J.K. Rowling responds: Dumbledore is a hundred and fifty, and Professor McGonagall is a sprightly seventy. Wizards have a much longer life expectancy than Muggles.
The lightning bolt scar that was so vibrant in the first films has almost completely disappeared. The scar is no longer dark, and instead has faded almost to his usual skintone. Scars do fade with time, but J.K Rowling wrote in the book that: "The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well."
According to the author, Hagrid's birthday is December 6th; events in the stories lead us to believe he is approximately 60 years old when Harry first attends Hogwarts.
Therefore during Battle of Hogwarts (Harry's 7th year), Hagrid would be 68-69.
The Longbottoms
Neville comes from a long-line of pure-blood wizards, although we don't know as much about the individuals as we do with some other wizarding families. What we do know is that both of Neville's parents were pure-blood, as was his gran, Augusta.
Formerly known as Tom Marvolo Riddle, Lord Voldemort was the most formidable evil wizard in the entire universe. Until Harry Potter, Voldemort's magical prowess was practically unmatched, and no one could stand a chance against him.
Riddle is 9 years OLDER than McGonagall.
Following Lord Voldemort's defeat at the hands of her student Harry Potter and the deaths of Headmasters Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape, McGonagall takes the position of Headmistress.
Most of the teaching staff learnt at the end of Half-Blood Prince: Lupin, Tonks, Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey were told that Snape killed Dumbledore at the end of Half-Blood Prince. Hermione and the Weasleys were in the ward, so learnt at the same time.
In the Chamber itself, we see a large statue of a wizard, which Harry presumes is Salazar Slytherin. We also meet Tom Riddle, who is, as it turns out, the heir of Slytherin. Present only in spirit, he has all the same been controlling Ginny, and having her act as Slytherin's heir.
Andrea Deanisi as Wiglaf Sigurdsson, the Heir of Rowena Ravenclaw.
Their names were Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff and Salazar Slytherin.
Harry watched Hagrid getting redder and redder in the face as he called for more wine, finally kissing Professor McGonagall on the cheek, who, to Harry's amazement, giggled and blushed, her top hat lop-sided.
And, naturally, J.K. Rowling herself is a Gryffindor.
Rowling revealed her house during a livestream in 2012.
Merlin himself was sorted into Slytherin when he was at Hogwarts, and the young wizard went on to become one of the most famous wizards in history. The Order of Merlin, named to commemorate him, has been awarded since the fifteenth century.