Basilisk harry potter magical creatures11/27/2023 Troll language is nothing more than simple grunts that only Trolls seem to be able to interpret, though skilled magical multi-linguists such as Barty Crouch can understand them. Trolls are grouped in the taxonomical genus Troglodytarum. In fact, they are so stupid that they actually had a wizarding exam failing grade named after them. Ī Troll is a magical creature of prodigious strength and immense stupidity. Neville’s pet toad, Trevor, had nothing to commend him except a propensity for getting lost, and when he slipped off to join one day his brethren toads living in the Black Lake, both owner and pet had a sense of relief. The toad, never much appreciated for its own personal appeal, gradually appeared (alive) less and less frequently at Hogwarts, unless hopping and swimming wild in the grounds. Toads are one of the three animals students at Hogwarts are allowed to have at the school along with owls and cats. The toad has been by far the least popular choice of pet, and Rubeus Hagrid said they went out of style years before 1991.īy the time Harry arrived at Hogwarts, possession of a pet toad conveyed neither cool nor status indeed, it was something of an embarrassment. Toads are ordinary, non-magical creatures popularly known among Muggles as well as wizards and witches. In 1993, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, suggested placing dragons to guard the school, after being compelled to remove the Dementors, something that Professor Dumbledore thought Hagrid would be very happy with. The Hogwarts gamekeeper, Rubeus Hagrid, loved and adored dragons, briefly owning a Norwegian Ridgeback named Norbert, who turned out to be a female and was subsequently renamed Norberta. The motto of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is Draco dormiens numquam titillandus Latin for Never tickle a sleeping dragon. A wizard who trades and sells dragon eggs (which is an illegal activity) is referred to as a dragon dealer. ![]() Despite how dangerous they are, there are people who are trained to work with them, called dragon keepers, or dragonologists. The Ministry of Magic classifies them as XXXXX, known wizard killers that are impossible to train or domesticate. Widely regarded as terrifying yet awe-inspiring, they can be found all over the world and are frequently referred to in Asian and medieval European folklore.Īble to fly and breathe fire through their nostrils, they are one of the most dangerous and hardest to conceal creatures in the wizarding world. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix–The Centaurs Dragonĭragons are giant winged, fire-breathing reptiles. The centaur herd in the Forbidden Forest also fought against the Death Eaters in the Battle of Hogwarts. ![]() It was mentioned that Albus negotiated for Dolores’ release when he was rehired by the Ministry of Magic. When Harry Potter and Hermione Granger ended up leading Dolores Umbridge into the Forbidden Forest, a group of centaurs appeared with some of them carrying off Dolores while the rest were scared away by Grawp in an event known as the Skirmish in the Forbidden Forest. A centaur was also represented in the Fountain of Magical Brethren at the Ministry of Magic, at least before the fountain’s destruction during the battle between Albus Dumbledore and Lord Voldemort.Ĭentaurs have also been known to save wizards from harm, one instance being Firenze saving Harry Potter, when Lord Voldemort was in the forest, though this was highly looked down upon as centaurs were not supposed to interfere with “what is to come.” In fact, the phrase “Being sent to the Centaur Office” has become an in-joke at the Ministry, meaning that the person in question is about to be sacked. They are, however, their own species, and are not any kind of half-breed.ĭespite possessing ‘human intelligence’, centaurs are classified as Beasts by the Ministry of Magic, at their own request, as they were unhappy at having to share Being status with hags and vampires.Ī Centaur Liaison Office still exists in the Ministry of Magic’s Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, though no centaur has ever used it. ![]() A Centaur is a magical creature whose head, torso and arms appear to be human and are joined to a horse’s body.
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