The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Characters in The Tales of Beedle the Bard
8 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Babbitty Rabbitty
The wise old witch-in-hiding at the centre of 'Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump', who outwits a vain, magic-fearing king.
Antagonists
Death (The Tale of the Three Brothers)
The personified figure who grants three magical gifts to the brothers in 'The Tale of the Three Brothers' — the origin story of the Deathly Hallows.
Supporting characters
Albus Dumbledore
Provides scholarly commentary on each tale within the wizarding world's framing.
Hermione Granger
Credited on the book's title page as the witch who translated the tales from the original runes.
Asha (Tales of Beedle the Bard)
One of three witches in 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune' who joins the quest hoping to cure an illness no spell can touch.
Altheda
One of three witches in 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune', who seeks to escape poverty.
Amata
One of three witches in 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune', who seeks to mend a broken heart.
Sir Luckless
The self-doubting knight who joins the three witches' quest for the Fountain in 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune'.