The Harry Potter Character You Are Based On Your Zodiac Sign

The "Harry Potter" film series has entertained movie goers of all ages and backgrounds over the past two decades, delighting viewers with the magic of the Wizarding World and the tale of good vs. evil. And in that time, we've been introduced to myriad characters — some good, some bad, and some downright awful, but all with their own unique characteristics and mannerisms. Despite their respective quirks and idiosyncrasies, each "Harry Potter" character can generally be labeled with one of the following binary descriptors: light or dark, although Professor Albus Dumbledore advises our titular hero that "The world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on." Of course, how a magically inclined person will choose to act in a given set of circumstances can be predicted based on their personality. 

Viewers know from watching the "Harry Potter" movies that the Wizarding World has its own system for categorizing witches and wizards — according to their personality traits — and the Sorting Hat as a method for assigning them to specific houses tied to the founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry — Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. Sadly, we muggles in the real world must rely on our interpretation of the stars to tell us what our personalities should be via astrology. As such, we present the "Harry Potter" character you are based on your zodiac sign, according to the characteristics we pulled from Refinery 29.

Harry Potter's best mate, Ron Weasley, most closely aligns with the astrological sign of Taurus, according to the traits offered by Refinery 29. When it comes to his strengths, Ron is incredibly reliable; whenever Harry needs him, he's always got his back. Well, except for that brief bit during the Tri-Wizard Tournament in "Goblet of Fire" or when he's wearing that horcrux locket. Ron's also rather patient, minus those same aforementioned departures. As the sixth child in a family of modest means, Ron has learned to be practical and make use of what he's got, whether that means hand-me-down school materials or homemade dress robes for the Yule Ball. He is devoted, as seen in his stolid defense of Harry whenever his character is being assailed, and his love for future wife, Hermione Granger. With few exceptions, Ron is both responsible and stable (read: tournament, locket).

While Ron is certainly well served by Taurus' strengths, he certainly falls prey to its weaknesses as well. He's stubborn, for one, as evident in his refusal to listen to reason when it came to his belief that Harry had hoodwinked the Goblet of Fire and entered the Tri-Wizard Tournament — seriously, that one subplot has so many takeaways! Ron's also a bit on the possessive side, though that's perhaps more understandable when considering he hasn't got much — he's obviously going to protect the little he has. Related to his stubbornness, he can be uncompromising, like when he refuses to admit Hermione's considerable talent, asking Harry not to tell her that he said they wouldn't last two days without her.

It is with the greatest of sympathies that we tell you, Cancers, that the character with which your sign is most closely aligned is Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) — formerly known as Tom Riddle — based on the traits retrieved from Refinery 29. And no, that's not some kind of stupid play on words — i.e. "Voldemort is literally cancer, LOL" — though we'll forgive you for thinking so. As for Voldemort's positive qualities, like Cancer, the celestial crab, Voldemort is tenacious, coming back from the brink of death to rise again, raise another army of dark wizards and witches, and start another magical war; nothing says tenacity like that! He's also highly imaginative, conjuring all manner of dark spells in his battle with Professor Albus Dumbledore inside the Ministry of Magic's headquarters during "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Voldemort is certainly emotional, never shy about expressing a dark glee when horrible things happen or his bitter fury when his plans fail to manifest the desired outcome. Perhaps most of all, the Dark Lord is persuasive, a charismatic leader capable of bringing likeminded ne'er-do-wells to his side.

By nature, those born under Cancer are moody, which certainly applies to Voldemort. They're prone to suspicion as well, just like the Dark Lord, unsure whom to trust as the series progresses. Voldemort is also highly manipulative, whether he's leveraging the safety of ones loved ones —see: Malfoy family — or even going so far as to use the Imperius Curse, one of the three Unforgivable Curses, as many of his followers would later claim.

Whereas some "Harry Potter" characters hit a good number of the traits of the signs with which we've matched them up, the savage Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) manages to hit all but one of the characteristics of her sign: Virgo. As for the strengths detailed by Refinery 29, she's certainly loyal, though not above voicing her disagreement with either Ron or Harry — which perhaps is the ultimate form of loyalty. Hermione is also keenly analytical, which is why she is able to solve most of the problems the trio encounters during their time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She's also kind, dedicating a lot of time and energy into her cause of freeing the House Elves, who she views as enslaved, in the books. Hermione is hardworking, rarely far from her books and constantly studying to make sure she'll get top marks. Additionally, she's practical, especially when it comes to her bottomless bag with the undetectable extension charm, letting her tote around all manner of supplies when she, Harry, and Ron go off to find and destroy Lord Voldemort's horcruxes.

Hermione falls victim to Virgo's weaknesses as well, though we're not sure you'd really call her shy. She is, however, prone to worry, always over-preparing as a result of her perfectionist nature. As such, she can also tend to be overly critical of herself and others. As driven as she is, Hermione can tend to fall into an all-work-and-no-play mentality, something we don't think requires any substantive elaboration.

Draco Malfoy is the "Harry Potter" character we feel is most closely aligned with Scorpio, based on the traits offered by Refinery 29; we say most closely because some require a bit of creative interpretation and some of them are simply not true. Among his strengths is a certain resourcefulness; Draco is able to put a great deal of assets to use, mainly in manipulating his dim-witted chums Crabbe (Jamie Waylett) and Goyle (Josh Herdman), though he makes a good deal of inventive, albeit unsuccessful, attempts on Professor Dumbledore's life in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." While he's certainly no hero, Draco does display bravery in defying Lord Voldemort by failing to identify Harry Potter when he's being held captive at Malfoy Manor. Draco is also quite stubborn, refusing the aid offered to him by Professor Snape, who knows he must be the one to kill Dumbledore. We're not sure you'd really call Draco "a true friend," given his penchant for saving his own skin rather than sticking by his allies, though there's an argument to be made for it in his refusal to identify Harry, as described above.

As for the weaknesses Draco shares with Scorpio, he's rather distrustful, though it's hard to blame a kid who's grown up among the dark wizard aristocracy for not knowing in whom he can place his faith. Draco is also jealous, feeling overprotective of everything, likely due to growing up rich and becoming entitled and thus believing he's owed everything. He's also secretive and violent, as seen in his plot to kill Dumbledore.

Lucius Malfoy, as played by Jason Isaacs, wasn't the easiest nut to crack when considering the characters in the "Harry Potter" franchise and their respective astrological signs. Given the speech he gives in "Goblet of Fire" about never renouncing the old ways and that the public persona he's had to put forward while Lord Voldemort was recovering being his "true mask," he was in contention for Gemini for the same dual-nature reasons as Professor Severus Snape. Then we realized his public face was just a slightly different version of his same smug, mean, contemptible personality and it wasn't a dual nature at all — he was simply playing evil lite. Instead, we posit that the elder Malfoy is actually most closely aligned with Capricorn. He's responsible insofar as maintaining an acceptable public appearance after the Dark lord initially fails, a facade he maintains with discipline and self-control. Refinery 29 tells us Capricorns are good managers and that's pretty much Lucius Malfoy in a nutshell; he's Death Eater middle management, a dark bureaucrat.

Among Lucius' lesser points, of which there are many, he's something of a know-it-all and such pedantry often goes hand in hand with being condescending — something of which he's guilty above all else. He is also unforgiving, swearing vengeance against all who wrong him, not the least of whom is Harry Potter, who tricks Lucius into unwittingly freeing his house elf, Dobby, thereby depriving him of a servant. Also like a Capricorn, Lucius always expects the worst, which is why he and the rest of the Malfoy clan start hedging their bets and quietly exit stage rear during the Battle of Hogwarts.

Rounding out our astrological rundown of your favorite "Harry Potter" characters matched with signs of the zodiac, we present Luna Lovegood, as played by Evanna Lynch, as Pisces. Pisces is represented by two fish swimming in opposite directions, which is meant to imply competing values by way of reality and the desire to escape it; if there's any character in the Wizarding World with one foot firmly planted in fantasyland, it's our Luna. When it comes to strengths, Luna is compassionate, not only reassuring Harry that she could see the thestrals as well, but flat-out declaring her support and belief in him when saying Lord Voldemort had returned. She also took care of Mr. Ollivander (John Hurt) when they were in custody at Malfoy Manor. Luna is creative — courtesy of her own outside-the-box thinking — and intuitive as well, able to relate to people easily despite marching to the beat of her own drummer. She demonstrates great gentleness as well when Dobby is killed by the knife Bellatrix Lestrange threw at the group before they disapparated, closing his eyes to make it appear as if he could be only sleeping.

When it comes to Luna's weaknesses, she is prone to dwell on sadness, having experienced tragedy when she lost her mother. Perhaps this explains her desire to escape reality and why she's so easily drawn into her father's fantastical thinking. Pisces is said to be easily made into a victim or a martyr and the pranks Luna suffers at the hands of her fellow students — despite her ability to brush it off as good fun — certainly qualify.