Harry Potter
The Harry Potter franchise tells the story of a young wizard called Harry Potter and his friends who go to a wizarding school called Hogwarts, who must battle an evil wizard called Voldemort. The books by J.K. Rowling were published from 1997-2007 and the movies were released between 2001 to 2011. It spurned spinoffs and theme parks and many conventions.
There are only a few Harry Potter references in early seasons of Supernatural. It is not until 7.20 The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo, when Sam is trying to encourage Charlie that we find out Sam is very familiar with the stories. Dean has at least enough knowledge to call Sam "Dumble-dork" - a reference to Hogwarts Principal, Albus Dumbledore and in 15.04 Atomic Monsters, he refers to an owl skull saying "RIP Hedwig".
Contents
- 1 4.17 It's a Terrible Life
- 2 6.12 Like A Virgin
- 3 7.20 The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo
- 4 8.11 LARP and the Real Girl
- 5 9.11 First Born
- 6 9.18 Meta Fiction
- 7 10.05 Fan Fiction
- 8 11.12 Don't You Forget About Me
- 9 11.21 All in the Family
- 10 12.05 The One You've Been Waiting For
- 11 12.16 Ladies Drink Free
- 12 15.03 The Rupture
- 13 Harry Potter in Fandom
- 14 External Links
4.17 It's a Terrible Life
Ian: Classic! How much D&D did you play when you were a kid? Oh, my—okay, so you—rescuing the Grim Reaper. That's—you're a hero. I mean, thank God we got Harry Potter here to save us all from the apocalypse.
6.12 Like A Virgin
Bobby: To who, Hogwarts?
- Hogwarts is the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the world of Harry Potter.
7.20 The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo
- On her desk at Roman Enterprises, Charlie Bradbury has two Harry Potter and a Dumbledore figurine, as well as Hermione.
- When she thinks she has first cracked Frank's password Charlie says "That was hardly the Chamber of Secrets". The Chamber of Secrets was created under the Dungeons of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during medieval times
Sam: Who's your favorite Harry Potter character?
Charlie: Hermione.
Sam: Hermione. Well did Hermione run when Sirius Black was in trouble? Or when Voldemort attacked Hogwarts?
Dean: Seriously?
Sam: Shut up.
Charlie: No of course not.
Sam: What did she do?
Charlie: She kicks ass! She practically saves Harry in every book. And then she ends up with the wrong...
Sam: Stay on track. She kicked ass, right? So what are you going to do?
Charlie: Kick it in the ass!
Sam: Good girl.
8.11 LARP and the Real Girl
Charlie destroying the spellbook by stabbing it is a reference to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, in which Harry Potter destroys Tom Riddle's diary in a similar manner using a basilisk's fang. Harry Potter is one of Charlie's favorite series.
9.11 First Born
- Hogwarts is the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the world of Harry Potter.
9.18 Meta Fiction
- Diagon Alley is a wizarding alley in the Harry Potter 'verse where students go to buy their supplies for Hogwarts.
10.05 Fan Fiction
11.12 Don't You Forget About Me
Claire: I solemnly swear not to hunt like a dumbass.
- Claire's response is related to the phrase "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." from the film Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban.
11.21 All in the Family
- Lord Voldemort, the villain in the Harry Potter series, is commonly referred to as either "He Who Must Not Be Named" or "You Know Who."
12.05 The One You've Been Waiting For
Christoph: He saved his life. Well, he saved his soul. Like literally. The watch, it's like a -- it's like a Horcrux.
- In the Harry Potter series, a Horcrux is any object a dark wizard or witch uses to hide a piece of their soul. See also the entry on Horcruxes
12.16 Ladies Drink Free
Sam: Hogwarts?
15.03 The Rupture
Dean: R.I.P., Hedwig.
- Hedwig is the name of Harry Potter's pet snowy owl.
Harry Potter in Fandom

The Harry Potter fandom was huge when Supernatural started, and Supernatural fandom (and many others) has been influenced in many ways by its sub-culture. One example is the Big Bang style challenge, which originated as an invitation fanwork challenge based around the pairing of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy, but has come to refer to any challenge featuring long form fanfic paired with fan art.
- How Harry Potter shaped Internet fandom
- April Fools 2018 saw Misha tweeting an article that said he had been cast in possibly multiple roles in a reboot of the Harry Potter series.
- At Salute to Supernatural Denver 2015, Osric Chau cosplayed as Harry Potter.
- Winchesterwarts a Harry potter/Supernatural crossover fanfic community
- Potter/Supernatural crossover fics on FF.net
- Harry Potter and Supernatural memes
- My Patronus is 67 Impala t-shirts
External Links
- Sam is to Harry Potter as Dean is to Lord of the Rings (Untitled) by paradiselostbythedashboardlight (December 2012); archive link
- Harry/Sam Parallels by sweetsamofmine (November 2014); archive link
- The Battle Within: Why Dean Winchester Is A Horcrux and Why in Order to Win, A Part of Him Has to Die by dustydreamsanddirtyscars (February 2016); archive link
- Thoughts on Chuck after 11.20 (Chuck as Dumbledore) by myblackeyedfire (May 2016); archive link
- Sam as Chuck's horocrux in Season 15 by wigglebox, hum-bee, mittensmorgul, neven-ebrez (November 2019); archive link