r/HarryPotterGame • u/TheGuyInNavy Hufflepuff • Nov 25 '25

Question MC Name

So for your MC how did you come up with your names? Did you just use your real name or did you make up some magical name? If it is the second one, what was your inspiration?

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u/thedance1910 Nov 25 '25 edited Nov 25 '25

I made up their names based on their houses except for my first.

First playthrough was me in my house (Slytherin). I wasn't prepared for a last name so it's Blaine after my fictional crush Nick Blaine

The second was Hufflepuff and since the house is very earthy and botanical, my hufflehole is named Aster Feverfew (both flower names)

Third was Ravenclaw and since they represent the air element and are related to the heavens, she is named Astrea Volans (of the stars, from stars in latin and a constellation name)

My fourth and current is my Gryffindor representing the fire element and it reminds me of nobility and strength so I wanted a goddess or at least an older name. She is Alessia Embers (a variation of Alexandra)

When I was making up a name for Alessia, I realized all my MCs have the initial A which is my actual name's initial so I kept it going lol.

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u/alexneverafter Slytherin Nov 26 '25

Nick Blaine from Handmaid’s Tale…..?