22 Harry Potter Costumes You Haven't Thought of Yet

The Harry Potter franchise has given us endless Halloween costume inspiration, but if you're tired of trotting out your usual scar and round glasses for Harry or greasing up your hair for Snape, we have a list of Harry Potter character costumes that don't come to mind right away — but will be awesome when fans recognize you. Here are some costumes that aren't your typical witches, wizards, and muggles!

A Death Eater
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A Death Eater

What to wear: A silver skull-like mask and all-black everything, including a hood/cape.

How to act: Totally menacing.

Luna Lovegood
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Luna Lovegood

What to wear: Be one of Harry Potter's most eccentric but instantly recognizable characters with the pink coat, comic books, and blue and pink glasses.

How to act: Speak in a breathy voice, and act a little loopy but surprisingly lucid.

Sirius Black
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Sirius Black

What to wear: A burgundy velvet coat, high-necked black shirt, and long black wig make you one of the most mysterious (and kinda dreamy, to be honest) characters in the franchise.

How to act: Enigmatic and wise.

Madam Hooch
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Madam Hooch

What to wear: A short, spiky wig and a black robe over your button-down. Bonus points if you can wear light-colored contacts.

How to act: Like you might take flight at any moment.

Mad-Eye Moody
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Mad-Eye Moody

What to wear: The roly-poly mad eye makes this costume, along with a short red wig and brown overcoat.

How to act: Tough, like you can't be stopped.

Nymphadora Tonks
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Nymphadora Tonks

What to wear: A purple (or any brightly colored) wig, a black hoodie that looks like a cape, and a choker.

How to act: Powerful, but not like you can't work with a team.

Lucius Malfoy
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Lucius Malfoy

What to wear: A long blond wig and a long black leather coat over all, yes, black.

How to act: Sneaky, like you're smarter than everyone, and just a trifle evil.

Young Snape
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Young Snape

What to wear: Everyone's already done regular Snape, so channel the young Severus with a Hogwarts uniform (you can recycle your original Snape wig).

How to act: Shy, and be in love with one particular girl.

Hagrid and Harry
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Hagrid and Harry

What to wear: This is the ultimate baller Harry Potter costume. One of you dresses like Hagrid, one like Harry, and then you both get in a makeshift motorcycle and sidecar.

How to act: Like you're on the move!

Luna Lovegood as a Lion
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Luna Lovegood as a Lion

What to wear: Your old Luna costume, plus a cute, fuzzy lion head.

How to act: Like Luna with a side of cat.

Professor Flitwick
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Professor Flitwick

What to wear: Lots of white hair sprouting from everywhere but your head, plus a huge mustache. Have a goblin-y look about you.

How to act: Intelligent and no-nonsense.

Young Peter Pettigrew
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Young Peter Pettigrew

What to wear: Your Hogwarts uniform with your hair slicked back and fake buck teeth.

How to act: Sneaky, and like you might turn on your friends.

Hedwig
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Hedwig

What to wear: A white owl costume.

How to act: Like an owl, obviously.

The Dursley Family
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The Dursley Family

What to wear: Got a group? Put Vernon in a button-down with a pillow under the shirt, have Petunia wear a sundress and a sour puss, and put young Dudley in a jersey with a big chain.

How to act: Awful, just awful, the lot of you.

James Potter
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James Potter

What to wear: Essentially, you can reuse your Harry Potter costume, but wear your hair with a part and lose the scar.

How to act: Totally arrogant but still charming.

Ron and Lavender
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Ron and Lavender

What to wear: For this couples costume, Ron needs a Gryffindor sweater and leather helmet, and Lavender needs a cardigan and sweet pink headband.

How to act: All over each other.

Cormac McLaggen
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Cormac McLaggen

What to wear: A quidditch uniform with Gryffindor colors. Carry a broom and pretend to fly it.

How to act: Cocky and super flirty.

Dolores Umbridge
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Dolores Umbridge

What to wear: A pink twinset with a gold brooch turn you into one of the scariest teachers at Hogwarts.

How to act: Talk with a saccharine sweet voice, but say vile things with it.

Gringott's Dragon
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Gringott's Dragon

What to wear: A gray dragon costume.

How to act: Breathe fire, and be a little overprotective.

Young Voldemort
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Young Voldemort

What to wear: A dark gray suit and greasy, parted hair.

How to act: Show a lot of curiosity in the dark arts. A lot.

Arabella Figg
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Arabella Figg

What to wear: A transparent raincoat over a housedress. Tote a rolling suitcase.

How to act: Like you love cats . . . and can keep a secret.

Lupin and Tonks
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Lupin and Tonks

What to wear: For Lupin, you can go with his distinguished professor look or his werewolf look. Tonks needs some brightly colored hair, of course.

How to act: In love, but like you have other problems to get to.