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• (1997) • (1998) • (1999) • (2000) • (2003) • (2005) • (2007) Author Country United Kingdom Language English Genre,,,,, Publisher (UK) (US) Published 26 June 1997 – 21 July 2007 (initial publication) Media type Print (hardback & paperback) (as of March 2012 ) No. Of books 7 Website Harry Potter is a series of written by British author.

The novels chronicle the life of a young,, and his friends and, all of whom are students. The main concerns Harry's struggle against, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the, and subjugate all wizards and, a reference term that means non-magical people. Since the release of the first novel,, on 26 June 1997, the books have found immense popularity, critical acclaim, and commercial success worldwide. They have attracted a wide adult audience as well as younger readers, and are often considered cornerstones of modern young adult literature.

The series has also had its share of criticism, including concern about the increasingly dark tone as the series progressed, as well as the often gruesome and graphic violence it depicts. As of May 2013, the books have sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, making them the, and have been. The last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history, with the final instalment selling roughly eleven million copies in the United States within twenty-four hours of its release. The series was originally published in English by two major publishers, in the United Kingdom and in the United States.

A play,, based on a story co-written by Rowling, premiered in London on 30 July 2016 at the, and its script was published. The original seven books were adapted into an eight-part by, which has become the second of all time as of August 2015. In 2016, the total value of the Harry Potter franchise was estimated at $25 billion, making Harry Potter. A series of many, including,,, and the British (which includes elements of,,,, and ), the world of Harry Potter explores numerous themes and includes many cultural meanings and references.

Daniel Radcliffe, Actor: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on July 23, 1989 in Fulham, London, England, to casting agent.

According to Rowling, the main is death. Other major themes in the series include prejudice, corruption, and madness. The success of the books and films has allowed the Harry Potter franchise to expand, with numerous derivative works, a travelling exhibition that premiered in Chicago in 2009, a studio tour in London that opened in 2012, on which J.K. Rowling updates the series with new information and insight, and a pentalogy of spin-off films premiering in November 2016 with, among many other developments. Most recently, themed attractions, collectively known as, have been built at several amusement parks around the world. Further information: The central character in the series is, an English boy who lives with his aunt, uncle, and cousin - the - who discovers, at the age of eleven, that he is a, though he lives in the ordinary world of non-magical people known as. The wizarding world exists parallel to the Muggle world, albeit hidden and in secrecy.

His magical ability is inborn and children with such abilities are invited to attend exclusive magic schools that teach the necessary skills to succeed in the. Harry becomes a student at School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a wizarding academy in Scotland and it is here where most of the events in the series take place.

As Harry develops through his adolescence, he learns to overcome the problems that face him: magical, social and emotional, including ordinary teenage challenges such as friendships, infatuation, romantic relationships, schoolwork and exams, anxiety, depression, stress, and the greater test of preparing himself for the confrontation that lies ahead in wizarding Britain's increasingly-violent second wizarding war. Each novel chronicles one year in Harry's life during the period from 1991 to 1998. The books also contain many, which are frequently experienced by Harry viewing the memories of other characters in a device called a.

The environment Rowling created is intimately connected to reality. The British magical community of the Harry Potter books is inspired by 1990s British culture, European folklore, classical mythology and, incorporating objects and wildlife such as, magic plants, potions, spells, flying,, and other magical creatures, the, and the, beside others invented by Rowling. While the of is an and the ' a mythic past, the wizarding world of Harry Potter exists in parallel within the real world and contains magical versions of the ordinary elements of everyday life, with the action mostly set in Scotland (Hogwarts), the West Country, Devon, London and Surrey in southeast England.

The world only accessible to wizards and magical beings comprises a fragmented collection of overlooked hidden streets, ancient pubs, lonely country manors and secluded castles invisible to the Muggle population. Early years When the first novel of the series, (published in America and other countries as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) opens, it is apparent that some significant event has taken place in the Wizarding World – an event so very remarkable, even Muggles (non-magical people) notice signs of it. The full background to this event and Harry Potter's past is revealed gradually through the series. After the introductory chapter, the book leaps forward to a time shortly before Harry Potter's eleventh birthday, and it is at this point that his magical background begins to be revealed. Despite Harry's aunt and uncle's desperate prevention of Harry gleaning about his powers, their efforts are in vain. Harry meets a half-giant,, who is also his first contact with the Wizarding World. Hagrid reveals himself to be the Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts as well as some of Harry's history.

Harry learns that, as a baby, he witnessed his parents' murder by the power-obsessed dark wizard, who subsequently attempted to kill him as well. Instead, the unexpected happened: Harry survived with only a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead as a memento of the attack and Voldemort disappeared soon afterwards, gravely weakened by his own rebounding curse. As its inadvertent saviour from Voldemort's reign of terror, Harry has become a living legend in the Wizarding World. However, at the orders of the venerable and well-known wizard, the orphaned Harry had been placed in the home of his unpleasant relatives, the Dursleys, who have kept him safe but treated him poorly, including confining him to a cupboard without meals and torturing him like he is their servant. Hagrid then officially invites Harry to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a famous magic school in Scotland that educates young teenagers on their magical development for seven years, from age eleven to seventeen. With Hagrid's help, Harry prepares for and undertakes his first year of study at Hogwarts.

As Harry begins to explore the magical world, the reader is introduced to many of the primary locations used throughout the series. Harry meets most of the main characters and gains his two closest friends:, a fun-loving member of an ancient, large, happy, but poor wizarding family, and, a gifted, bright, and hardworking witch of non-magical parentage. Harry also encounters the school's potions master,, who displays a conspicuously deep and abiding dislike for him, the rich brat whom he quickly makes enemies with, and the teacher,, who later turns out to be allied with Lord Voldemort. He also discovers a talent of flying on broomsticks and is recruited for his house's Quidditch team, a sport in the wizarding world where players fly on broomsticks. The first book concludes with Harry's second confrontation with Lord Voldemort, who, in his quest to regain a body, yearns to gain the power of the, a substance that bestows everlasting life and turns any metal into pure gold.

The series continues with, describing Harry's second year at Hogwarts. He and his friends investigate a 50-year-old mystery that appears uncannily related to recent sinister events at the school.

Ron's younger sister,, enrolls in her first year at Hogwarts, and finds an old notebook in her belongings which turns out to be an alumnus's diary, Tom Marvolo Riddle, later revealed to be Voldemort's younger self, who is bent on ridding the school of 'mudbloods', a derogatory term describing wizards and witches of non-magical parentage. The memory of Tom Riddle resides inside of the diary and when Ginny begins to confide in the diary, Voldemort is able to possess her. Through the diary, Ginny acts on Voldemort's orders and unconsciously opens the 'Chamber of Secrets', unleashing an ancient monster, later revealed to be a, which begins attacking students at Hogwarts. It kills those who make direct eye contact with it and petrifies those who look at it indirectly.

The book also introduces a new teacher,, a highly cheerful, self-conceited wizard with a pretentious facade, later turning out to be a fraud. Harry discovers that prejudice exists in the Wizarding World through delving into the school's history, and learns that Voldemort's reign of terror was often directed at wizards and witches who were descended from Muggles. Harry also learns about the innate ability of his to speak the snake language is rare and often associated with the.

When Hermione is attacked and petrified, Harry and Ron finally piece together the puzzles and unlock the Chamber of Secrets, with Harry destroying the diary for good and saving Ginny, and also destroying a part of Voldemort's soul. The end of the book reveals Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father and rival of Ron and Ginny's father, to be the culprit who slipped the book into Ginny's belongings and introduced the diary into Hogwarts. The third novel,, follows Harry in his third year of magical education. Hercus 260 Metal Lathe Manuals.

It is the only book in the series which does not feature Lord Voldemort in any form. Instead, Harry must deal with the knowledge that he has been targeted by, his father's best friend, and, according to the Wizarding World, an escaped mass murderer who assisted in the murder of Harry's parents. As Harry struggles with his reaction to the – dark creatures with the power to devour a human soul and feed on despair – which are ostensibly protecting the school, he reaches out to, a teacher who is eventually revealed to be a. Lupin teaches Harry defensive measures which are well above the level of magic generally executed by people his age. Harry comes to know that both Lupin and Black were best friends of his father and that Black was framed by their fourth friend,, who had been hiding as Ron's pet rat, Scabbers.

In this book, a recurring theme throughout the series is emphasised – in every book there is a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, none of whom lasts more than one school year. Voldemort returns. Main article: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a two-part stage. It was written by and based on a story by author, Thorne and director.

The play opened on 30 July 2016 at the,,. The script was released on 31 July 2016. The story is set nineteen years after the ending of and follows, now a employee, and his youngest son. The play's official synopsis was released on 23 October 2015: It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children.

While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places. In-universe books. See also: Rowling has expanded the with several short books produced for various charities.

In 2001, she released (a purported Hogwarts textbook) and (a book Harry reads for fun). Proceeds from the sale of these two books benefited the charity. In 2007, Rowling composed seven handwritten copies of, a collection of fairy tales that is featured in the final novel, one of which was auctioned to raise money for the Children's High Level Group, a fund for mentally disabled children in poor countries. The book was published internationally on 4 December 2008. Rowling also wrote an 800-word in 2008 as part of a fundraiser organised by the bookseller.

All three of these books contain extra information about the wizarding world not included in the original novels. In 2016, she released three new e-books:, and. Pottermore website In 2011, Rowling launched a new website announcing an upcoming project called. Pottermore opened to the general public on 14 April 2012. Pottermore allows users to be sorted, be chosen by their wand and play various minigames. The main purpose of the website was to allow the user to journey though the story with access to content not revealed by JK Rowling previously, with over 18,000 words of additional content. In September 2015, the website was completely overhauled and most of the features were removed.

The site has been redesigned and it mainly focuses on the information already available, rather than exploration. Structure and genre The Harry Potter novels are mainly directed at a young adult audience as opposed to an audience of middle grade readers, children, or adults. The novels fall within the genre of, and qualify as a type of fantasy called ', 'contemporary fantasy', or 'low fantasy'. They are mainly dramas, and maintain a fairly serious and dark tone throughout, though they do contain some notable instances of and black humour. In many respects, they are also examples of the, or novel, and contain elements of, adventure,,, and. The books are also, in the words of, 'shrewd mystery tales', and each book is constructed in the manner of a -style adventure. The stories are told from a point of view with very few exceptions (such as the opening chapters of, and and the first two chapters of ).

The series can be considered part of the British children's, which includes 's, 's, and the series, and novels: the Harry Potter books are predominantly set in, a fictional British boarding school for wizards, where the curriculum includes the use of. In this sense they are 'in a direct line of descent from 's and other Victorian and Edwardian novels of life', though they are, as many note, more contemporary, grittier, darker, and more mature than the typical boarding school novel, addressing serious themes of death, love, loss, prejudice, coming-of-age, and the loss of innocence in a 1990s British setting. Each of the seven books is set over the course of one school year. Harry struggles with the problems he encounters, and dealing with them often involves the need to violate some school rules. If students are caught breaking rules, they are often disciplined by Hogwarts professors.

The stories reach their climax in the, near or just after, when events escalate far beyond in-school squabbles and struggles, and Harry must confront either or one of his followers, the, with the stakes a matter of life and death – a point underlined, as the series progresses, by characters being killed in each of the final four books. In the aftermath, he learns important lessons through exposition and discussions with head teacher and. The only exception to this school-centred setting is the final novel,, in which Harry and his friends spend most of their time away from Hogwarts, and only return there to face Voldemort at the. Themes According to Rowling, a major theme in the series is death: 'My books are largely about death. They open with the death of Harry's parents. There is Voldemort's obsession with conquering death and his quest for at any price, the goal of anyone with magic. I so understand why Voldemort wants to conquer death.

We're all frightened of it.' Academics and journalists have developed many other interpretations of themes in the books, some more complex than others, and some including.

Themes such as, oppression, survival, and overcoming imposing odds have all been considered as prevalent throughout the series. Similarly, the theme of making one's way through adolescence and 'going over one's most harrowing ordeals – and thus coming to terms with them' has also been considered. Rowling has stated that the books comprise 'a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to ' and that they also pass on a message to 'question authority and.

Not assume that the establishment or the press tells you all of the truth'. While the books could be said to comprise many other themes, such as power/abuse of power, violence and hatred, love, loss, prejudice, and free choice, they are, as Rowling states, 'deeply entrenched in the whole plot'; the writer prefers to let themes 'grow organically', rather than sitting down and consciously attempting to impart such ideas to her readers. Along the same lines is the ever-present theme of adolescence, in whose depiction Rowling has been purposeful in acknowledging her characters' sexualities and not leaving Harry, as she put it, 'stuck in a state of permanent pre-pubescence'. Rowling has also been praised for her nuanced depiction of the ways in which death and violence affects youth, and humanity as a whole.

Rowling said that, to her, the moral significance of the tales seems 'blindingly obvious'. The key for her was the choice between what is right and what is easy, 'because that is how tyranny is started, with people being and taking the easy route and suddenly finding themselves in deep trouble.' Main article: In 1990, Rowling was on a crowded train from to London when the idea for Harry suddenly 'fell into her head'. Rowling gives an account of the experience on her website saying: 'I had been writing almost continuously since the age of six but I had never been so excited about an idea before. I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who did not know he was a wizard became more and more real to me.'

Rowling completed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1995 and the was sent off to several prospective. The second agent she tried, Christopher Little, offered to represent her and sent the manuscript to Bloomsbury. Publishing history. The logo used in British, Australian, and Canadian editions before 2010, which uses the typeface.

After eight other publishers had rejected Philosopher's Stone, Bloomsbury offered Rowling a £2,500 advance for its publication. Despite Rowling's statement that she did not have any particular in mind when beginning to write the Harry Potter books, the publishers initially targeted children aged nine to eleven. On the eve of publishing, Rowling was asked by her publishers to adopt a more pen name in order to appeal to the male members of this age group, fearing that they would not be interested in reading a novel they knew to be written by a woman. She elected to use J. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling), using her grandmother's name as her second name because she has no.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published by, the publisher of all Harry Potter books in the United Kingdom, on 26 June 1997. It was released in the United States on 1 September 1998 by – the American publisher of the books – as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, after Rowling had received US$105,000 for the American rights – a record amount for a children's book by an unknown author. Fearing that American readers would not associate the word 'philosopher' with magic (although the is alchemy-related), Scholastic insisted that the book be given the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for the American market. The second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was originally published in the UK on 2 July 1998 and in the US on 2 June 1999. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was then published a year later in the UK on 8 July 1999 and in the US on 8 September 1999.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published on 8 July 2000 at the same time by and. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the longest book in the series at 766 pages in the UK version and 870 pages in the US version. It was published worldwide in English on 21 June 2003. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was published on 16 July 2005, and it sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release. The seventh and final novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published on 21 July 2007. The book sold 11 million copies in the first 24 hours of release, breaking down to 2.7 million copies in the UK and 8.3 million in the US.

The Russian translation of The Deathly Hallows goes on sale in, 2007 The series has been translated into 67 languages, placing Rowling among the most translated authors in history. The books have seen translations to diverse languages such as,,,,,,,,,,, and. The first volume has been translated into and even, making it the longest published work in Ancient Greek since the novels of in the 3rd century AD. The second volume has also been translated into Latin. Some of the translators hired to work on the books were well-known authors before their work on Harry Potter, such as, who oversaw the Russian translation of the series' fifth book.

The translation of books two to seven was undertaken by, a popular literary critic and cultural commentator. For reasons of secrecy, translation on a given book could only start after it had been released in English, leading to a lag of several months before the translations were available. This led to more and more copies of the English editions being sold to impatient fans in non-English speaking countries; for example, such was the clamour to read the fifth book that its English language edition became the first English-language book ever to top the best-seller list in France. The United States editions were adapted into to make them more understandable to a young American audience. Completion of the series In December 2005, Rowling stated on her web site, '2006 will be the year when I write the final book in the Harry Potter series.'

Updates then followed in her chronicling the progress of, with the release date of 21 July 2007. The book itself was finished on 11 January 2007 in the, Edinburgh, where she scrawled a message on the back of a bust of. Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in this room (552) on 11 January 2007.' Rowling herself has stated that the last chapter of the final book (in fact, the epilogue) was completed 'in something like 1990'. In June 2006, Rowling, on an appearance on the British talk show, announced that the chapter had been modified as one character 'got a reprieve' and two others who previously survived the story had in fact been killed.

On 28 March 2007, the cover art for the Bloomsbury Adult and Child versions and the Scholastic version were released. In September 2012, Rowling mentioned in an interview that she might go back to make a ' of two of the existing Harry Potter books. Cover art For cover art, Bloomsbury chose painted art in a classic style of design, with the first cover a watercolour and pencil drawing by illustrator showing Harry boarding the Hogwarts Express, and a title in the font. The first releases of the successive books in the series followed in the same style but somewhat more realistic, illustrating scenes from the books.

These covers were created by first and then Jason Cockroft. Due to the appeal of the books among an adult audience, Bloomsbury commissioned a second line of editions in an 'adult' style.

These initially used black-and-white photographic art for the covers showing objects from the books (including a very American Hogwarts Express) without depicting people, but later shifted to partial colourisation with a picture of Slytherin's locket on the cover of the final book. International and later editions have been created by a range of designers, including for U.S. Audiences and in Finland. For a later American release, created covers in a somewhat anime-influenced style. For more details on this topic, see. Fans of the series were so eager for the latest instalment that bookstores around the world began holding events to coincide with the midnight release of the books, beginning with the 2000 publication of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The events, commonly featuring mock sorting, games, face painting, and other live entertainment have achieved popularity with Potter fans and have been highly successful in attracting fans and selling books with nearly nine million of the 10.8 million initial print copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince sold in the first 24 hours.

The final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows became the fastest selling book in history, moving 11 million units in the first twenty-four hours of release. The series has also gathered adult fans, leading to the release of two editions of each Harry Potter book, identical in text but with one edition's cover artwork aimed at children and the other aimed at adults. Besides meeting online through blogs,, and fansites, Harry Potter super-fans can also meet at Harry Potter. The word Muggle has spread beyond its Harry Potter origins, becoming one of few pop culture words to land in the. The Harry Potter fandom has embraced podcasts as a regular, often weekly, insight to the latest discussion in the fandom. Both and have reached the top spot of iTunes podcast rankings and have been polled one of the top 50 favourite podcasts. Some lessons identified in the series include diversity, acceptance, political tolerance, and equality.

Surveys of over 1,000 college students in the United States show that those who read the books were significantly different than those who had not. Readers of the series were found to be more tolerant, more opposed to violence and torture, less authoritarian, and less cynical. Although it is not known if this is a cause-and-effect relationship, there is a clear correlation, and it seems that Harry Potter's cultural impact may be stronger than just a fandom bond. At the in 2009, performed an original musical parodying the Harry Potter series called. The musical was awarded 's 10 Best Viral Videos of 2009. Characters and elements from the series have inspired of several organisms, including the dinosaur, the spider, the wasp, and the crab. Commercial success.

Main articles:,,, and The books have been the subject of a number of, stemming from various conflicts over copyright and trademark infringements. The popularity and high of the series has led Rowling, her publishers, and film distributor to take legal measures to protect their copyright, which have included banning the sale of Harry Potter imitations, targeting the owners of websites over the 'Harry Potter', and suing author to counter her accusations that Rowling had plagiarised her work. Various religious conservatives have claimed that the books promote witchcraft and religions such as and are therefore unsuitable for children, while a number of critics have criticised the books for promoting various political agendas. The books also aroused controversies in the literary and publishing worlds. From 1997 to 1998, won almost all the UK awards judged by children, but none of the children's book awards judged by adults, and Sandra Beckett suggested the reason was towards books that were popular among children.

In 1999, the winner of the children's division was entered for the first time on the shortlist for the main award, and one judge threatened to resign if was declared the overall winner; it finished second, very close behind the winner of the poetry prize, 's translation of the. In 2000, shortly before the publication of, the previous three Harry Potter books topped the New York Times fiction best-seller list and a third of the entries were children's books. The newspaper created a new children's section covering children's books, including both fiction and non-fiction, and initially counting only hardback sales. The move was supported by publishers and booksellers. In 2004, The New York Times further split the children's list, which was still dominated by Harry Potter books into sections for series and individual books, and removed the Harry Potter books from the section for individual books. The split in 2000 attracted condemnation, praise and some comments that presented both benefits and disadvantages of the move.

Time suggested that, on the same principle, Billboard should have created a separate ' list in 1964 when the held the top five places in its list, and should have created a separate game-show list when dominated the. Adaptations Films. The locomotive that features as the 'Hogwarts Express' in the film series. In 1998, Rowling sold the film rights of the first four Harry Potter books to for a reported £1 million ($1,982,900). Rowling demanded the principal cast be kept strictly British, nonetheless allowing for the inclusion of Irish actors such as the late as Dumbledore, and for casting of French and Eastern European actors in where characters from the book are specified as such.

After many directors including,,, and were considered, was appointed on 28 March 2000 as the director for (titled ' Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' in the United States), with Warner Bros. Buku Yasin Dan Tahlil Pdf Download more. Citing his work on other family films such as and and proven experience with directing children as influences for their decision. After, filming began in October 2000 at and in London itself, with production ending in July 2001.

Philosopher's Stone was released on 14 November 2001. Just three days after the film's release, production for, also directed by Columbus, began. Filming was completed in summer 2002, with the film being released on 15 November 2002. Portrayed, doing so for all succeeding films in the franchise. Columbus declined to direct, only acting as producer. Mexican director took over the job, and after shooting in 2003, the film was released on 4 June 2004.

Due to the fourth film beginning its production before the third's release, was chosen as the director for, released on 18 November 2005. Newell became the first British director of the series, with television director following suit after he was chosen to helm. Production began in January 2006 and the film was released the following year in July 2007. After executives were 'really delighted' with his work on the film, Yates was selected to direct, which was released on 15 July 2009.

Main article: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts I and II is a play which serves as a sequel to the books, beginning nineteen years after the events of. It was written by based on an original new story by Thorne, Rowling and. It has run at the in London's since previews began on 7 June 2016 with an official premiere on 30 June 2016.

The first four months of tickets for the June–September performances were sold out within several hours upon release. Forthcoming productions are planned for Broadway and Melborne. The script was released as a book at the time of the premiere, with a revised version following the next year. Attractions The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Hogwarts Castle as depicted in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, located in Universal Orlando Resort's Island of Adventure After the success of the films and books, Universal and Warner Brothers announced they would create The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a new Harry Potter-themed expansion to the theme park at in Florida. The land officially opened to the public on 18 June 2010. It includes a re-creation of and several rides.

The flagship attraction is, which exists within a re-creation of School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Other rides include, a pair of, and, a.

Four years later, on 8 July 2014, Universal opened a Harry Potter-themed area at the theme park. It includes a re-creation of and connecting alleys and a small section of. The flagship attraction is roller coaster ride. Universal also added a completely functioning recreation of the connecting Kings Cross Station at Universal Studios Florida to the Hogsmeade station at Islands of Adventure. Both Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley contain many shops and restaurants from the book series, including Weasley's Wizard Wheezes and The Leaky Cauldron. On 15 July 2014, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at the theme park in, Japan.

It includes the village of Hogsmeade, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride, and Flight of the Hippogriff roller coaster. On 7 April 2016, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at the theme park near,. United Kingdom In March 2011, Warner Bros. Announced plans to build a tourist attraction in the United Kingdom to showcase the Harry Potter film series.

Studio Tour London is a behind-the-scenes walking tour featuring authentic sets, costumes and props from the film series. The attraction,, is located at, where all eight of the Harry Potter films were made. Constructed two new sound stages to house and showcase the famous sets from each of the British-made productions, following a £100 million investment. It opened to the public in March 2012.

Magical creatures are a colourful aspect of the contained in the series. Throughout the seven books of the series, and his friends come across many of these creatures on their adventures, as well as in the class.

Rowling has also written, a guide to the magical beasts found in the series. Many of these are derived from, primarily, but also and. [ ] Many of the legends surrounding mythical creatures are also incorporated in the books. Know that I didn't invent unicorns, but I've had to explain frequently that I didn't actually invent,' Rowling told in an interview for. 'When I do use a creature that I know is a mythological entity, I like to find out as much as I can about it. I might not use it, but to make it as consistent as I feel is good for my plot.' Many pets in the series are ordinary animals with magical properties., for example, deliver mail.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Magizoology [ ] In the Harry Potter series, Magizoology (a of 'magic' and ') is the study of magical creatures. A person who studies Magizoology is known as a magizoologist. There are magizoologists who work in the, particularly in the.

One notable magizoologist is, who in the universe of the series, is the author of, an approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on magical creatures that is popular in the wizarding world. Regulation and classification [ ] The of the is responsible for overseeing and regulating magical creatures. It is divided into three divisions: the Beast Division, the Being Division, and the Spirit Division. A 'being' is generally defined, according to, as 'any creature that has sufficient intelligence to understand the laws of the magical community and to bear part of the responsibility in shaping those laws.' This includes,,,, and. According to this definition,,,, and most other creatures are classified as 'beasts.'

And are said to have rejected 'being' status in favour of 'beast' status, as have. And are notable because they are typically in human form—a werewolf transforms from human state only at the, and an Animagus is a human who has learned to transform into an animal at will. Their classification is unclear, and offices responsible for werewolves exist in both the Beast and Being Divisions. A number of creatures, such as,,,,, and, have never been referred to as beings or as beasts, so their legal status is unclear (see below).

Affairs related to come under the of the Spirit Division. According to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, creatures are also put under danger categories. Five X's means 'Known wizard killer/impossible to domesticate', while four means 'Dangerous/requires specialist', three, 'Competent wizard should cope', two, 'Harmless/may be domesticated', and one means boring.

Creatures that need to be treated with a sophisticated amount of respect, e.g.,,, and, are given a four-x rating. List of magical creatures [ ] Below is a list of magical creatures mentioned in the Harry Potter universe. Those creatures that Rowling took from myth and folklore have links to their mythological articles. The Blast-Ended Skrewt is a hybrid of a fire crab and. Are neither beasts nor beings, but merely animated corpses with no will of their own. For a list of magical plants mentioned in the series, such as and, see.

Beasts [ ] • Blast-Ended Skrewt – The Blast-Ended Skrewt is the result of a union between a and a Fire Crab. Skrewts make their debut in Goblet of Fire, as one of the creatures that Hagrid teaches the students about as Professor of Care of Magical Creatures. The first fan to learn of the blast-ended skrewts was Catie Hoch, an eight-year-old cancer patient from. Hoch's mother, who had read the first three books to Hoch during her treatment for, emailed Rowling to ask her when the fourth book would be released, and Rowling gifted Hoch with transatlantic phone calls in which she read her extracts from the unpublished book, including explanations of the blast-ended skrewts, which Rowling described as looking like headless. • Bowtruckle – An insect-eating, tree-dwelling, wooden creature that is hard to spot. Rowling has written on Pottermore that they are 'selective creatures who only inhabit worthy trees.

They are alternatively called 'the wandmaker's friend' as the trees they inhabit can be used to make wand's wood.' A particularly needy bowtruckle named Pickett plays a role in the film (2016). • – A creature with the head of a, the body of a, and the tail of a. • Demiguise - A rather docile orangutan-like creature that can turn invisible. The creature's sight is based on.

An escaped Demiguise plays a role in the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). • Doxy – A small -like creature that is also known as the Biting Fairy. • – Dragons are winged fire-breathing reptiles. In the films, the dragons are depicted as having wings in place of their arms and walk on them like bats. • Antipodean Opaleye – A species of dragon that is native to the valleys of New Zealand. • – A species of dragon that is native to China. It is also known as the Lion Dragon.

• Common Welsh Green – A species of dragon that is native to Wales. • Hebridean Black – A species of dragon that is native to the Hebrides Islands of Scotland. • Hungarian Horntail – A species of dragon that is native to Hungary. It is considered the most dangerous of the dragons.

• Norwegian Ridgeback – A species of dragon that is native to the northern mountains of Norway. Norberta is a Norwegian Ridgeback. • Peruvian Vipertooth – A species of dragon that is native to the eastern and northeastern parts of Peru.

It is considered the smallest and fastest of the dragons. It is the only venomous dragon. • Romanian Longhorn – A species of dragon that is native to the mountains of Romania. • Swedish Short-Snout – A species of dragon that is native to the northern mountains of Sweden. • Ukrainian Ironbelly – A species of dragon that is native to Ukraine, and the largest species of dragon ever recorded. • – A small human-like creature with insect wings.

• Flesh-Eating Slug – A garden -like creature with corrosive spittle. • Flobberworm – A 10-inch toothless brown. • – A creature that resembles a slimy buck-toothed. • Ghoul – A ghoul that can disguise itself as an everyday object to evade detection.

• – A huge creature that lives in the Black Lake near Hogwarts. • – Gnomes are known to infest the gardens of wizarding households and are found in Europe and North America. • Golden Snidget – A small golden that was used in the earlier versions of as the. • Graphorn - A creature built like a smilodon with slimy tentacles in its mouth. They are the favorite mounts of the Mountain Trolls much to the dismay of the Graphorns. • – A creature that is part-, part.

• Grindylow – A small horned water with grasping fingers. The films give them tentacles for legs similar to Cecalias, though they are not described as such in the novels. • Hinkypunk – A diminutive, one-legged creature with the appearance of wispy blue, grey or white smoke. • – A creature that is part-eagle, part-horse. Buckbeak is a notable hippogriff in the series, owned by (at different points) Hagrid, Sirius Black, and Harry Potter.

• – Imps are found in Britain and Ireland where they are the same height as pixies. • • Kneazle – A -like creature with a -like tail. • - Creatures that are half-human half-fish. • - The name for a female mermaid. • Moke – A with silver-green skin that is native to the British Isles. The Mokes can shrink at will which is why Muggles can't see them. • Niffler – A small, mole-like creature with a long -esque snout that is obsessed with hording shiny objects.

An errant Niffler plays a major role in the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). • Occamy – A plumed, two-legged, winged creature with a serpentine body, resembling a cross between a dragon and a bird. Hatched from eggs, the shells of which are made of the purest silver and worth a fortune. Native to the Far East and India.

It is choranaptyxic, meaning it will grow or shrink to fit available space. An escaped Occamy plays a role in the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). • - Dumbledore's pet Fawkes is the most prominent phoenix seen in the Harry Potter franchise. Phoenix tears have healing powers. • • Puffskein – A sphere-shaped custard coloured creature covered in soft fur.

• Pygmy Puff – A round fluffy pink or purple creature sold at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. • – An Egyptian creature that has the head of a human and the body of a lion. The Sphinxes are capable of human speech and are good at giving riddles, puzzles, and enigmas. Seen during the third task of the Tri-wizard Tournament.

It was mentioned that Crispin Cronk was sentenced to Azkaban for keeping Sphinxes in his backyard in violation of the Ministry of Magic's rules. • A creature mainly found in Arizona with the power to cause thunder storms. A Thunderbird named Frank plays a major role in the climax of the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). Creature with prodigious strength and immense stupidity.

Certain intelligent trolls can be specially-trained to be Security Trolls where they guard certain places and objects in the Wizarding Society. The different media appearances depict the trolls with four fingers and a certain number of toes.

• Forest Troll - A race of green-skinned trolls with three toes hair that are native to forests and woodlands. • Mountain Troll - A race of bald-headed, pale-gray trolls with two toes that are native to mountains.

One was let into Hogwarts by Professor Quirinus Quirrell and was defeated by Harry Potter. • River Troll - A race of hairy purple-skinned trolls with short horns, five fingers, and five toes that lurk in the middle of rivers or under bridges. • - A horse-like creature with a horn protruding out of its forehead.

It is said in that if one drinks a unicorn's blood, it will give that person long-lasting life. However, it also eternally curses that person. • - A horse with wings.

• Abraxan – A giant breed. Drinks only single-malt. • Aethonan – A chestnut breed that is popular in Britain and Ireland.

• Granian – A gray breed that is particularly fast. • Thestral – A black skeletal breed that is only visible to those that have witnessed death. It is said in that they are considered unlucky by many wizards because of this. Spirits [ ] • • Status unknown [ ] • – A female spirit who heralds the death of a family member, usually by shrieking or keening • – A -like creature that sheds its horns annually. At least one of its horns is used as one of the ingredients for the Polyjuice Potion. • – A creature that resembles a rooster with a lizard tail.

• – A short stocky humanoid creature. • • – Fluffy is a giant three-headed dog who is used as one of the guardians for the Philosopher's Stone. • Veela – semi-humans, greatly attractive • Wood Nymphs Luna Lovegood's creatures [ ], a pupil at Hogwarts, and her father profess belief in a number of magical creatures that the overwhelming majority of wizards consider imaginary. As a result, their appropriate classification is unknown. Among them are: • Blibbering Humdinger: Luna mentioned that they were laughing at her earrings. • Crumple-Horned Snorkack: An elusive creature that is said to live in Sweden. Xenophilius Lovegood acquired an Erumpent horn that he believed was from a Snorkack.

The Erumpent exploded after being hit by a stunning spell and destroyed much of his house. Luna searched the world for the Crumple-Horned Snorkack, but never found one. Luna explicitly states that the creature cannot fly. • Xenophilius claimed that Luna was fishing for Freshwater Plimpies when she was being held prisoner at Malfoy Manor.

• Heliopath: An alleged spirit of fire which gallops and burns anything in its path. • Nargle: The Nargles are said to infest mistletoes and are expert thieves. Luna Lovegood claims that her Butterbeer cork necklace and her Dirigible plum earrings keep the Nargles away and that her papers and shoes were taken by Nargles. • Wrackspurt: In an early scene in the film, Luna wears a pair of 'Spectrespecs' enabling her to see Wrackspurts — which in turn reveal Harry's prone form underneath his invisibility cloak, and allow her to rescue him. During a scene, Wrackspurts resemble floating points of light.

• Gulping Plimpy: A Gulping Plimpy supposedly is a breed of Plimpy that is repelled. Prominent Creatures [ ] Acromantula [ ] In the, the Acromantula is a monstrous spider capable of human speech. It originated in Borneo, where it inhabits dense jungle. Its distinctive features include the thick black hair that covers its body; its legspan, which may reach up to fifteen feet; its pincers, which produce a distinctive clicking sound when the Acromantula is excited or angry; and a venomous secretion. The Acromantula is carnivorous and prefers large prey. It spins dome-shaped webs on the ground.

The female is bigger than the male and may lay up to one hundred eggs at a time. Soft and white, these are as large as beach balls.

The young hatch in six to eight weeks. Acromantula eggs are defined as Class A Non-Tradeable Goods by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, meaning that severe penalties are attached to their importation or sale. This beast is believed to be wizard-bred, possibly intended to guard wizard dwellings or treasure, as is often the case with magically bred monsters. Despite its near-human intelligence, the Acromantula is untrainable and highly dangerous to wizard and Muggle alike. Hagrid was expelled from Hogwarts in his third year for possession of the Acromantula Aragog, which many believed to be Slytherin's Monster. It turned out that Slytherin's Monster was instead a Basilisk. Basilisk [ ] In the, a is a monstrous serpentine creature.

Larger than, the Basilisk in the Harry Potter universe is capable of reaching a length up to fifty feet and living up to hundreds of years. Basilisks are uncontrollable except by, and the first basilisk is believed to have been created by a Greek Dark wizard and Parselmouth named. Herpo made this discovery by hatching a chicken egg under a toad. A male basilisk has a scarlet plume on its head. A basilisk kills both with its powerful venom and its huge yellow eyes, which are immediately lethal to any creature who looks at them directly. To anyone who looks at it indirectly, such as through a camera or in a reflection, it creates a profound state of petrification similar to a stare.

Ghosts who look at it directly will become petrified, since they could not die a second time. A phoenix tear is the only known cure for the devastating effect of the basilisk's venom. Spiders flee from the basilisk, as they are mortal enemies. The basilisk itself flees only from the crowing of a rooster, which if heard by the basilisk is fatal, and the whose odour will also kill a basilisk. In, a basilisk is the monster inhabiting the.

When student Tom Riddle, later known as Lord Voldemort, opened the chamber, the basilisk killed Moaning Myrtle and hid in the chamber for 50 years, until Riddle's memory (and Horcrux) opened the chamber again by possessing. During the events in the book, it is set loose again by one of 's, and attempts to kill several Muggle-borns, but due to good fortune all its victims were merely petrified. The Horcrux commanded Ginny Weasley to kill all the school roosters remarked upon by Hagrid. When Harry discovers the existence of the chamber and of its location, Riddle reveals his identity and sets the basilisk loose upon Harry while Ginny's life force ebbs away. Helps Harry, by blinding the basilisk with his talons and carrying the; Harry pulls the from the hat, and uses it to impale the basilisk in the roof of its mouth, killing it.

The basilisk's fangs and its venom absorbed by the sword of Gryffindor proved instrumental for destroying most of Voldemort's. In Chamber of Secrets, while killing the basilisk at the same time, Harry Potter was stabbed in the arm by the first fang, which broke off and was used by Harry to puncture (one of Voldemort's Horcruxes). In, after losing the sword of Gryffindor to Griphook, and return to the chamber and retrieve a fang from the dead basilisk's mouth, using it to destroy 's cup. This time the chamber was opened by Ron by imitating Harry's.

Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, and Professor Dumbledore used the sword of Gryffindor, laced with the basilisk's venom, to destroy the locket, Nagini and Marvolo Gaunt's ring, respectively. Boggarts [ ] In the, a is an amortal non-being that takes on the form of its intended victim's worst fear. While British mythology describes boggarts as house-elves who cause trouble or malevolent beings inhabiting marshes or other lonely spots, Rowling's boggarts are more like, magical creatures originating from. However, there is one record of an English () boggart which could take the form of various animals, or indeed more fearful creatures. The word boggart was recorded in the across Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire as a.

Boggarts like to hide in dark, enclosed places, such as closets and cabinets. (In, determines, with his magical eye, that there is a boggart in the desk in the drawing room.) In, teaches his students in to approach a boggart in groups of two or more, so that the boggart will have difficulty in choosing which one to frighten. The charm is used to combat Boggarts, by changing their appearance into a less fearsome or even comical apparition, which weakens the creatures. When Harry Potter approaches the boggart, it takes the form of a dementor. Centaurs [ ] in the Harry Potter universe are wild creatures who claim to possess intelligence greater than humans. Their heads and torsos resemble those of humans but they possess the four legs, lower bodies and tail of a horse.

Although sentient, they have not requested assignment as beings, preferring to remove themselves entirely from human affairs. Centaurs who decide to associate with humans, such as Firenze, who agrees to teach Divination at Hogwarts, can be seen as traitors and attacked by other centaurs. Firenze's interest in human affairs resulted in violent reprisals by other centaurs and were it not for Hagrid's intervention, Firenze could have been killed. The Ministry of Magic's Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures has a Centaur Liaison Office, but no centaur has ever used it. Centaurs are skilled in healing and astrology, and spend much of their time scouring the stars for portents.

They live in forests, and their society consists of groups called herds. They do not appear to employ or need any technology more advanced than a bow and arrow. They are proud and territorial, therefore high diplomatic skills must be employed when dealing with centaurs.

Displaying lack of respect to centaurs can have violent consequences, as Dolores Umbridge learned to her cost. In Deathly Hallows, the Hogwarts centaur herd, after being admonished fiercely by Hagrid, takes sides with the Order of the Phoenix, and assist in the Battle of Hogwarts. The films depict the centaurs with bestial and animalistic facial features.

The books do not describe them, but several female students are attracted to them. Named Centaur characters: • • Bane • Magorian • Ronan Dementors [ ].

'Dementor' redirects here. For other uses, see. The dementors are 'soulless creatures. Among the foulest beings on Earth': a phantom species who, as their name suggests, gradually deprive human minds of happiness and intelligence. They are the guards of the wizard prison,, until after the return of antagonist Lord Voldemort. Harbors an intense dislike of dementors, noting he has long felt the Ministry of Magic erred in 'allying' with such creatures, implying that dementor society in general exists apart from the general wizarding world. Dumbledore forbade dementors from entering Hogwarts but this ban was ultimately broken in by Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, who insisted on being accompanied by a dementor as a bodyguard.

In the books, dementors have a generally human shape, approximately 3 metres (10 feet) in height, covered in dark, hooded cloaks that reveal only their decayed-looking hands. Beneath the cloak, dementors are eyeless, and the only feature of note is the perpetually indrawn breath, by which they consume the emotions and good memories of human beings, forcing the victim to relive its worst memories alone. According to the author, dementors grow like fungi in dark, moist places, creating a dense, chilly fog.

Although they are implied to be, this is left ambiguous. The presence of a dementor makes the surrounding atmosphere grow cold and dark, and the effects are cumulative with the number of dementors present.

The culmination of their power is the 'Dementor's Kiss', wherein the dementor latches its mouth onto a victim's lips and consumes its soul or, presumably to leave the victim in a vegetative state, without any memories and feelings left. Dementors are invisible to Muggles, but affect them otherwise identically. Despite their attachment to human emotion, dementors seem to have difficulty distinguishing one human from another, as demonstrated by Barty Crouch Jr.' S escape from, wherein they could detect no emotional difference between the younger Crouch and his mother. Their sensitivity appears less precise in proportion to the emotion's 'complexity'; this particular weakness enabled, an, to escape Azkaban by transforming into a dog. The principal method against them is the, which both protects its user and repels the dementors. Dementors have the power to feed off the good feelings and memories when coming in close contact.

Protagonist Harry first encounters dementors during his third year of school, when they are sent to guard Hogwarts against Sirius Black. Being reminded by their presence of his parents' murder by Voldemort, Harry asks Remus Lupin for assistance, and thus acquires the Patronus Charm. At the end of, the dementors of Azkaban stage a mass revolt against their employers to join Voldemort, who permits them nearly free access to victims. In, the Ministry, under the control of Voldemort, uses dementors to punish Muggle-borns. The dementors also take Voldemort's side during the Battle of Hogwarts. After the appointment of as Minister of Magic, dementors are removed from Azkaban, and the Ministry contains them by limiting their numbers. Rowling, by her own account, created the dementors after a time in which she, in her own words, 'was clinically depressed'.

Dementors can therefore be viewed as a for depression. [ ] Ghosts [ ] Ghosts play an important secondary role, mainly as advisors to the leading characters. Unlike the ghosts in a traditional, these ghosts are neither frightening nor necessarily ghoulish. Ghosts in the novels appear silvery and translucent. They can fly and pass through walls, tables, and other solid objects, but nonetheless have some ability to physically affect, and be affected by, the living world.

(, for instance, can splash the water in her toilet). Ghosts' banquet tables are laden with rotten food, as the decomposition increases their ability to smell and taste it. Touching or walking through a ghost induces a sensation 'like walking through an icy shower.' Ghosts can be affected by magic and curses, though not to the same degree that living beings can.

In the Harry Potter universe, only wizards and witches can become ghosts. As explained to Harry, 'Wizards can leave an imprint of themselves upon the earth, to walk palely where their living selves once trod.

I was afraid of death. I chose to remain behind. I sometimes wonder whether I oughtn't have.

Well, that is neither here nor there. In fact, I am neither here nor there.' Despite having chosen this afterlife, many ghosts bemoan their inability to eat, and many are described as gloomy. They also harbor an attraction to imagery morbid and melancholy. Ghosts are very sensitive about their condition: when the Ministry initially classified them as sentient creatures with full legal rights, they claimed that the term was insensitive and received a separate 'Spirit Division', apparently to control the activities and haunting locations of troublesome ghosts (as when Myrtle was forced to haunt the place of her death (Hogwarts) after she had disrupted the wedding of the brother of Olive Hornby, a girl who had teased her at school). Named Ghost characters: • - The house ghost who is nearly headless because he still has his head. Many students who have lost parents have talked to him about death and the possibility of their loved ones existing as ghosts.

After Sirius's death, he tells Harry that he lacked the courage to continue on to the next life beyond the veil. His full name is Sir Nicholas De Mimsy-Porpington • - The house ghost.

He murdered, who became The Grey Lady. He wears chains as reminder of his crime. He is the only character at Hogwarts who can 'control' Peeves. • - The house ghost. She is the daughter of Hogwarts founder Rowena Ravenclaw.

After stealing her mother's diadem, she was killed by The Bloody Baron. Voldemort found the diadem where Helena left it, and turned the diadem into a Horcrux.

Helena Ravenclaw gave Harry information that helped him find the diadem during the Battle of Hogwarts. In the films, she is friends with Luna Lovegood. • - The house ghost. He's unusually cheerful for a ghost, and always helpful and kind towards students, even those who are not in his House. He's also very tolerant with Peeves' mischiefs. According to Pottermore, he was executed by his own monastic order after showing suspicious signs of magic.

• - The History of Magic professor. He died in his sleep one day and his ghost simply got up to teach the next day as if nothing had happened. His routine has not varied the slightest since. • - The ghost of a Ravenclaw-girl, killed by a Basilisk, that inhabits the first floor girls bathroom at Hogwarts. • Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore - The leader of the Headless Hunt, a club for decapitated ghosts. Peeves, the Hogwarts, is not considered a ghost, but an 'indestructible spirit of chaos' according to Rowling. Giants [ ] in the Harry Potter universe are capable of interbreeding with humans – is half-giant, as is his love interest – but wizards as a population have engaged in an active campaign to hunt giants out of civilisation.

The last giants in Britain were killed apparently by Ministry decree, but most deaths have been due to territorial aggression among themselves, as wizards force them to live in ever more confined spaces. The last few giants remaining in the world (the total number is between 70 and 80) are collected together in an isolated region east of Belarus. Giants range in height from twenty to twenty-five feet (6 to 7.5 metres), and have skin similar to hide, which grants them limited immunity to magical attacks. Their society is loosely governed by a chief called a Gurg, who spends most of his time demanding food from his underlings. Voldemort has employed giants in his attacks, after convincing them that he can offer them a better life; whereas Hagrid reveals in Order of the Phoenix that he and Madame Maxime went to try and persuade the Giants to take part in the war against Voldemort, but were thwarted when the Gurg was killed and his successor sided with their enemies.

Presumably as a result, giants took part in the Battle of Hogwarts in the end of the series, mostly fighting for Voldemort. The portrayal of giants as a dying breed is consistent with much of European folklore, where they are frequently described as primeval creatures who built ruins and created strange landforms long before humans arrived. Goblins [ ] are magical creatures chiefly involved with metal work and the running of bank.

They are represented by the Goblin Liaison Office in the. Goblins are anthropoid, described as having long, thin fingers and feet, black eyes, and domed heads much larger than human heads in proportion to the body. Goblins eat a diet of largely raw meat, roots, and fungi and converse in a language known as. They consider the true owner of an object to be its maker rather than its purchaser, and resent the passage of goblin-made heirlooms through Wizarding families without further payment. Wizarding Law prohibits the ownership of wands by goblins; but goblins are capable of a different magic of their own.

Relations between goblins and wizards have been strained for centuries by misunderstandings on both sides, sometimes evoking violence. Along with house-elves, goblins seem to occupy positions as second-class citizens in the. The goblins remain a neutral force during the Second Wizarding War, siding with neither Voldemort nor the opposition to him. In some cases, a weak friendship exists between certain wizards and goblins (particularly, who works as a Curse Breaker for Gringotts Bank), and there have even been some instances of goblin-wizard interbreeding ( has distant goblin ancestry, which likely accounts for his small size). Named goblin characters: • Griphook - An employee at Gringotts Bank; helps Harry, Ron, and Hermione steal Helga Hufflepuff's Cup • Gornuk - Goes into hiding with Griphook; later murdered by Death Eaters • Bogrod - An associate of Griphook and fellow employee at Gringotts • Ragnok - An influential goblin who is reluctant to put his support behind Dumbledore • Ragnuk the First - The creator of the sword of House-elves [ ] House-elves are small used by wizards as slaves. They are 2–3 feet tall, with spindly limbs and oversized heads and eyes.

They have pointed, bat-like ears and high, squeaky voices. Their names are usually pet-like diminutives, and they do not appear to have surnames. They habitually refer to themselves in the third person.

House-elves are generally obedient,, and; and when enslaved, wear discarded items such as pillowcases and draped like a toga. House-elves' masters can free them by giving them an item of clothing, much like the of English Folklore.

House-elves can become intoxicated by drinking. House-elves possess distinct from that used by wizards and witches, which they generally use in the service of their masters.

This magic can be used without the permission of their masters, or even against their orders, though such disobedience obliges them to punish themselves in various painful ways. Among other things, this magic allows house-elves to travel instantly from place to place, even at and other places where human is prevented; and even to thus transport humans. The full extent of the elves' magic is never fully disclosed, but it seems formidable.

Along with the ability to Apparate anywhere at any time,,,, and all demonstrate that they can overpower wizards when necessary: In Chamber of Secrets, Dobby forcefully repels while protecting; whereas in, when the younger Barty Crouch is unmasked and confesses to what happened on the night of the Quiddich World Championship, he says: 'Winky used her own brand of magic to bind me to her', and in Deathly Hallows, Kreacher is ordered by Harry to capture and bring him to, a task that he accomplishes within a few days;–– even though, as Kreacher puts it, 'He has many hidey-holes and accomplices'. Moreover, although House-elves are not allowed to carry wands, they do not appear to need them, being capable of magical feats without them. In Goblet of Fire, it is said that a House-elf who has been freed is normally told to find a new family to serve.

There is an Office of House-Elf Relocation at the. House-elves are unendingly loyal to their human families; so much so, that Dobby, who served the, attempts to punish himself each time he utters a negative remark about them (even after his freedom) until the final book, in which he defies.

According to Kreacher, 'a House-elf's highest law is his master's bidding'; however, while House-elves must obey their masters without question, they have been known to find in orders that allow for unintended interpretations to protect themselves or their friends. Because of their docile, obedient natures, some families abuse their house-elves; families in particular seem to make a habit thereof, as when the Malfoys forced Dobby to torture himself, or when the customarily decapitated their house-elves as they became enfeebled by age. Nonetheless, most house-elves are horrified by freedom even from the most cruel masters. Dobby, the first introduced, is the sole exception; but this extends chiefly to voluntary service, paid labour, and choice of his own employment and costume. During her time at Hogwarts, establishes S.P.E.W. (the 'Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare') to champion House-elves' rights; but gained little interest from her classmates or the House-elves themselves. After Hermione begins leaving elf-sized clothes around the Gryffindor common room, intending for Hogwarts' House-elves to inadvertently free themselves while cleaning, Dobby confides in Harry that the other House-elves find the idea so insulting that Dobby is the only resident elf willing to clean in Gryffindor Tower.

In Deathly Hallows, Dumbledore tells Harry: 'Of House-elves (.) Voldemort knows and understands nothing. That they have a power beyond his own, a power beyond the reach of any magic, is a truth he had never grasped'.

Kreacher also leads the House-elves of Hogwarts into battle against Voldemort's forces. Obscurials/Obscurus [ ] Obscurials are magical children who attempt to repress their magical abilities.

If kept unchecked, this oppression manifests and corrupts the user's magic, creating a dark parasite known as an obscurus. The host obscurial keeps the form of the child, appearing normal, if emotionally distressed due to their forced hiding of their magical nature. When their power is unleashed, the child and obscurus share a form of a large shadowy ethereal cloud, usually causing destruction due to the child themselves having little to no control over the obscurus.

The host and parasite may retake the form of the child later, again with almost no input from the obscurial. Due to its consuming nature, obscurials rarely live past childhood, and obscurials who do make it to adolescence are considered outstandingly powerful magic users, though they still will have no control. Obscurials first came into notice when wizard-kind was persecuted by non-magical users. In an attempt to hide their true nature and blend in with society, their pain would cause their magic to manifest into an obscurus. As such, obscurials are feared even among witches and wizards, who see them as not only destructive, but a threat to the International Statute of Secrecy.

Even today, the creation of obscurials persists through the persecution of magical peoples all across the world. When an Obscurial comes close to their emotional breaking point their eyes turn a milky white and the Obscurus can be observed writhing under its host's skin. When unleashed an obscurus will normally target the source of its host's misery and distress; violently mauling the victim and leaving distinct scratch like burns over the victim's face. Despite their violent nature an obscurus will spare those who have shown kindness and affection to their obscurial host. Obscurus and obscurials play a crucial role in the film. Prior to the film, Fantastic Beasts author Newt Scamander feels guilt for not being able to save an obscurial girl he met in Sudan. In New York City, 1926, a teenage boy named Credence Barebones is abused by his adoptive mother, who has formed an extremist group to persecute witches.

Because of this, Credence must hide his magical abilities from her, leading him to become an obscurial. He is manipulated by Gellert Grindelwald, and in his obscurus form, Credence kills a New York senator.

Grindelwald eventually causes him to lose full control to his obscurus, and his power is unleashed, wreaking havoc across the city. Newt and former-auror Porpentina Goldstein attempt to calm Credence down, and Credence does listen to Porpentina as she once tried to protect him from his mother's abuse. But a group of aurors led by President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, Seraphina Picquery, attack Credence, seemingly killing him.

However, a small sliver of the obscurus gets away. Thestrals [ ] Thestrals are an elusive, carnivorous species of winged horse, visible only to those who have witnessed and embraced a death, and described as having 'blank, white, shining eyes,' a ' face,' 'long, black manes,' 'great leathery wings,' and the 'skeletal body of a great, black, winged horse'; also described by Hagrid as 'dead clever an' useful'. They have acquired an undeserved reputation as of evil. The High Inquisitor from the ministry of magic,, asserted that Thestrals are considered 'dangerous creatures' by the, although this might be due to her prejudice against 'half-breeds', as Hagrid is half-giant and is showing thestrals in class. Thestrals have fangs and possess a well-developed sense of smell, which will lead them to and fresh blood. According to Hagrid, they will not attack a human-sized target without provocation. Their wings are capable of very fast flight for several hours at a time, though they usually spend their time on the ground; and they have an excellent sense of direction.

The breed is, given a willing (Hagrid suspects that he has the only domesticated herd in Britain), after which they may pull loads, and make a serviceable if uncomfortable mode of transportation (Harry rides to the Ministry of Magic by thestral in the fifth book). Hogwarts has a herd in the nearby and primarily uses them to pull the carriages that transport students to and from the train station. They are introduced to students in the fifth year by Hagrid in the same year that Harry becomes able to see them after witnessing the death of, some months after it occurred.

Harry only sees these beasts after he sees Cedric die, yet it is stated (in both the books and the films) that he witnessed his mother die in front of him at the age of one; therefore he logically should have been able to see them throughout the entire series. When asked about this discrepancy, Rowling responded that when Harry saw his mother die, he was young and did not fully understand the meaning of death and what had happened. When he saw Cedric die, however, he fully understood what had happened, and had time to think about it before he returned to Hogwarts and saw the Thestrals for the first time. Thestrals are featured attacking Death Eaters in the Battle of Hogwarts at the end of Deathly Hallows. Rowling has since revealed that the has a core of Thestral hair, the only wand with such a core. [ ] Thestral incognitus, a species of insect, is named after Rowling's Thestrals. Writer also noted Thestrals as an inspiration for a bat-winged variant of ponies featured rarely in the series.

Werewolves [ ]. Main article: The werewolf is a creature that exists only for a brief period around the full moon.

At any other time, a werewolf is a normal human. However, the term werewolf is used for both the wolf-like creature and the normal human. A werewolf can be distinguished from a true wolf physically by several small distinguishing characteristics, including the pupils,, and tufted tail.

A person becomes a werewolf when bitten by a werewolf in wolf-form. Once this happens, the person must learn to manage the condition. The Wolfsbane Potion controls some of the effects of the condition; by allowing the sufferer to maintain their human mind in wolf form, it prevents them from harming others. The potion tastes horrible and very few are skilled enough to brew it, and according to Lupin, the addition of sugar to the potion renders it useless and inert. Nothing discovered in the wizarding world can completely cure a werewolf. Most werewolves live outside normal society and steal food to survive.

They generally support Voldemort, whom they think will give them a better life. This is however not surprising, since they are shunned by the wizard community and are both feared and hated by the common witch and wizard. Is the only known exception to this. There are only three known werewolves in the Harry Potter series: Lupin, and an unnamed wizard who was in the same ward as in.

Who is attacked by Fenrir Greyback in The Battle of the Astronomy Tower in the Half-Blood Prince, is not a werewolf. Although Bill suffered a number of side-effects from the attack, including a scarred face and a new love of very rare steak, he does not become a werewolf as Greyback was in human form at the time of the bite.

The condition of Lycanthropy can be genetic, but (as seen in the case of ), it is not necessarily so. Characters [ ] Below is a list of magical creatures who have some significant role in the series. Crookshanks [ ] From the third book to the sixth, Crookshanks is 's pet cat. Crookshanks was purchased by Hermione in a shop called Magical Menagerie in the third Harry Potter book; Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban.

Crookshanks resembles a, and Rowling has described him as half-Kneazle, an intelligent cat-like creature sensitive to dishonesty, explaining his identification of the rat 'Scabbers' as, and of in his dog form. Crookshanks was portrayed by a cat called Crackerjack. Dobby in Dobby is a house-elf once owned by the, who first appears in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to discourage Harry from returning to Hogwarts. Dobby later tries to keep Harry away from Hogwarts by magically sealing off the hidden entrance to, only to be foiled when the protagonists pilot Arthur's flying Ford Anglia to school.

During a match, Dobby enchants a Bludger to chase Harry, hoping to cause him enough injury to be sent home; but the Bludger only manages to break Harry's arm. Dobby discloses that when an enslaved house-elf is presented with an article of clothing by his or her master, that house-elf is subsequently set free; and when Harry (after returning from the ) discovers that Dobby's master is, he tricks Malfoy into setting Dobby free, a feat that secures him the house-elf's undying loyalty. Dobby returns in Goblet of Fire.

Now a free elf, he obtains a paid post at Hogwarts. Dobby also quickly becomes the only house-elf who will clean the Gryffindor common room, when Hermione leaves knitted clothing half-hidden around the room in an attempt to free the elves, which they find insulting. Dobby later appears in Order of the Phoenix, showing Harry the hidden, which Harry uses for the secret meetings of. When finds the meetings later, Dobby enters to warn the group. In Half-Blood Prince Harry entrusts Dobby to watch his compatriot Kreacher when he orders him to work in the Hogwarts kitchens with the other house-elves; and later assigns both to follow. Dobby makes his last appearance in Deathly Hallows when sends him to rescue the protagonists from after Harry asks for Aberforth's help while viewing his eye in Sirius's mirror, but in the process Dobby is killed.

He is buried at Shell Cottage, beneath a headstone bearing the 'Here Lies Dobby, A Free Elf'. Dobby's name is derived from a creature in English folklore.

This creature performs household chores and is kind to children, as is the character in the series. Dobby was voiced by in the film adaptations of and. In the spoof, Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan, he is played. Put Dobby as their 24th top Harry Potter character, with his death described as 'one of the most touching moments in the series.' In NextMovie.com's Harry Potter Mega Poll, Dobby was voted the No. 1 favourite magical creature in the series.

Fawkes [ ] Fawkes is 's pet, a mythological bird which cyclically bursts into flame upon its death and is then reborn from the ashes. Phoenix tail are suitable for inclusion in some wands (both Harry and Voldemort's wands contain a feather from Fawkes's tail, the only two he ever gave) and their tears have healing powers. Fawkes can also teleport himself and others in a burst of flame. In Chamber of Secrets, Harry's display of loyalty to Dumbledore results in his summoning Fawkes to his aid against 's in the Chamber of Secrets; whereupon Fawkes punctures the basilisk's eyes, eliminating its ability to kill with its gaze. Fawkes later uses his tears to negate the basilisk's venom; and when the basilisk is killed, conveys Harry Potter, Ron and Ginny Weasley, and to their guardians. In Goblet of Fire, during the duel between Harry and Voldemort, the 'reverse spell effect' (') occurs, as both of their wands are made of Fawkes's feathers.

During the confrontation between Voldemort and Dumbledore in the Ministry of Magic at the climax of Order of the Phoenix (book only), Fawkes saves Dumbledore's life by swallowing a from Voldemort; then bursts into flame and is reborn as a chick from the ashes. After Dumbledore's death in Half-Blood Prince, Fawkes is heard singing a, and thereafter is not seen again. In an interview, Rowling stated this was to symbolise the loss of Dumbledore. When asked why Fawkes did not return to Harry due to his loyalty to Dumbledore, Rowling stated that Fawkes was non-transferable between owners.

According to Rowling, Fawkes is named after 17th century conspirator. Firenze [ ] Firenze is a and, after Order of the Phoenix, a Divination teacher at Hogwarts.

He is described in the book as a centaur with astonishingly blue eyes. He first appears towards the end of Philosopher's Stone, in which he rescues Harry from Voldemort in the. Having carried Harry to safety on his back, Firenze quarrels with other centaurs who object to the symbolic suggestion that centaurs are subservient to humans. The character does not make another appearance until Order of the Phoenix, in which he is appointed by Dumbledore to teach at Hogwarts in place of, who has been sacked. For this, he is by his fellows.

In Half-Blood Prince, he shares teaching duties with a reinstated Trelawney. In Deathly Hallows, he is seen near the end of the book alongside the other members of the, against Voldemort and his Death Eaters; it is mentioned that he was wounded on his flanks by the Death Eaters but ultimately survived the Battle.

Although not mentioned in the series, Rowling revealed that Firenze's herd is later forced to acknowledge that Firenze's pro-human leanings are not shameful, and allowed him to rejoin them. The character is based on Steve Eddy, Rowling's former English teacher, who attempted to discourage her from writing fantasy tales. His name is the Italian form of. Voiced Firenze in the film adaptation of. Frank [ ] Frank is a that was kidnapped and trafficked to Egypt in the 1920s.

In the film, Frank is the reason Newt went to America. After rescuing Frank from the traffickers, Newt stored Frank with his other magical creatures in his suitcase. Newt brings Frank to America in hopes of returning him to his native land of Arizona. In the climax of the film, the existence of magic is revealed to the people of New York City, following a battle between American wizarding government MACUSA and an obscurial. Knowing the secrecy of wizard-kind has been compromised, Newt releases Frank from his suitcase and gives him a potion that has memory wiping properties. Because of the thunderbird's ability to generate storms, Newt says goodbye to Frank as Frank flies into the sky, creating a rainfall using the liquid from the potion, erasing the memories of all non-magical people of the event. Rowling revealed in a tweet following the film's release that Frank did indeed make it back to Arizona following the events of the film.

Griphook [ ] Griphook is a goblin and an employee at until the Second Wizarding War. In Philosopher's Stone, after Hagrid presents Harry's key and Dumbledore's letter to an unnamed goblin in the Gringotts lobby, Griphook is called to escort Harry and Hagrid through the underground rail-system to Harry's vault, and afterwards to Vault 713 to retrieve the Philosopher's Stone.

He is not heard of again until Deathly Hallows, when the Snatchers holding him captive also capture Harry, Ron, and Hermione. When Hermione lies under torture to that the sword of Gryffindor is a fake, Bellatrix asks Griphook for confirmation, which she receives. He is saved, along with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, by Dobby and successfully escapes to. Because Harry needs to take a Horcrux from Bellatrix's vault, Griphook reluctantly agrees to help them break into Gringotts, in exchange for the sword of Gryffindor; but when escaping, Griphook betrays them to the other goblins and escapes with the sword. His fate is left unknown in the book, but in the film he is shown dead during the aftermath at Gringotts, and Gryffindor's sword vanishes before Voldemort can see it. In spite of Griphook's insistence that the sword belongs to the goblins, the sword reappears when pulls it from the and beheads. Appeared as Griphook in the film adaptation of Philosopher's Stone with providing his voice, and the latter fully portrayed him in the Deathly Hallows films.

Hedwig [ ] Hedwig is 's owl, given to him in as an eleventh birthday present by, who purchases the owl in at the. Harry gives her this name after reading it in a book on the history of magic. Hedwig is used for delivering messages throughout the series, and also serves as a companion to Harry, especially when he is unable to interact with other wizards. It is implied throughout the books that Hedwig can fully understand Harry's speech. In the fifth book, Order of the Phoenix, Hedwig is intercepted by and is hurt, but is later healed. In the seventh book,, Hedwig is killed by a curse from a; in the film version, she is killed defending Harry from the Death Eater. According to Rowling, Hedwig's death represents the loss of Harry's innocence.

Although the character of Hedwig is female, she is played on film by male owls (female have dark patches of plumage, while only the males are completely white). The composition which serves as title music for the entire film series is named 'Hedwig's Theme'. Hokey [ ] Hokey is a house-elf who works for, an old woman deceived by Tom Riddle into showing him Slytherin's locket and Hufflepuff's cup, which he uses as two of his Horcruxes. Hokey's memory allows Harry and Dumbledore a glimpse of the visit Voldemort makes two days before Hepzibah Smith is poisoned and both treasures disappear; whereafter Riddle, who magically tampers with Hokey's memories, frames Hokey for Hepzibah's murder. She does not deny the accusation and is convicted for accidental murder. Kreacher [ ] Kreacher is a house-elf who serves the for generations.

His name is a pun on the word, indicating that his masters regarded him as an inferior. Kreacher first appears in Order of the Phoenix as an unwilling servant to. Kreacher disdains Sirius, mainly due to his devotion to his former masters ( in particular), whose pure-blood values Sirius has rejected. Sirius also treats him harshly because the elf is a living reminder of a home to which he earlier had no intention of returning. Knowing too much of the 's activity, Kreacher is not allowed to leave. Kreacher has lived alone in the house for years with only the screaming portrait of Mrs. Black for company.

Despite obeying Sirius, he is insolent and rude, insulting in undertones all present who he refers to as 'Blood traitors, Mudbloods and scum'. Kreacher desires to leave Sirius and serve his next of kin, and the Malfoys. He betrays Sirius and persuades Harry to go to the, where a trap has been laid. Sirius is killed by Bellatrix in the ensuing combat, while trying to save Harry. Following Sirius's death, Harry inherits all Sirius's possessions, including a highly unwilling Kreacher. Harry immediately orders him to work at Hogwarts, where he comes to blows with Dobby about his lack of loyalty to Harry. In Deathly Hallows, Harry and his friends coax from the house-elf the current whereabouts of, a Black heirloom and one of 's; whereafter Harry sends Kreacher to retrieve the locket from and gives him its substitute as a token of remembrance (referring to Regulus Black, who alone treated Kreacher with respect).

Thereafter Kreacher appears cleaner and happier, and ceases to mutter insults under his breath. When Grimmauld Place is infiltrated by Death Eaters, Harry decides against calling the elf back to them, fearing possible betrayal. In the Battle of Hogwarts, Kreacher rallies the Hogwarts house-elves against the. It is implied that he survived the battle, as Harry wonders 'whether Kreacher will bring him a sandwich' after his battle with Voldemort.

Kreacher appears in the film version of, voiced. Producers admitted they had wished to cut the character from the film, but when Rowling was consulted, she advised: 'You know, I wouldn't do that if I were you. Or you can, but if you get to make a seventh film, you'll be tied in knots.'

In, Kreacher is voiced by, as Timothy Bateson had died. Nagini [ ] Nagini, Voldemort's snake, is introduced in. Her name is the female version of the. Voldemort is able to communicate with Nagini due to his ability to speak, the language of snakes. Nagini is first sighted when the snake alerts Voldemort to the presence of an eavesdropping, an old gardener who had worked for the Riddle family. During the fourth year Harry spends at, Voldemort's temporary body is sustained by Nagini's, harvested. In, Harry assumes Nagini's viewpoint during her attack on in one of his dreams; believes this an effect of Harry's special connection to Voldemort, with Harry's witnessing the attack by virtue that Voldemort's mind 'happened to be' in Nagini at the time.

This is the first indication of Nagini and Voldemort's deeper connection, having the ability to share thoughts and connect with Harry. In Deathly Hallows, Nagini consumes, a Hogwarts professor, after the is used on her. Nagini is later placed inside the corpse of by, to enable a surprise assault on Harry when he visits Godric's Hollow. Because some snakes (pit-vipers and pythonids) can sense and movement in a way humans cannot, Nagini is able to detect Harry and Hermione even when they are under the. After discovering that Harry is searching for his Horcruxes, Voldemort places Nagini into a protective magical cage to prevent her from being killed, but uses her to kill by expanding the cage over him. When Harry is apparently killed by Voldemort, Nagini is released from the protective enchantment and is draped around Voldemort's shoulders during the ' victory march back to Hogwarts.

After Neville Longbottom openly defies Voldemort, Voldemort punishes him by forcing the on his head and setting it on fire. The Death Eaters are then attacked and a battle ensues, and Neville pulls Godric Gryffindor's sword from the Hat, as Harry had done in Chamber of Secrets, and beheads Nagini. In the film, Nagini is instead protected by a force field and participates in the final battle as opposed to dying before it began, her fate however is the same as in the book. Voldemort made Nagini his final Horcrux when he was hiding in the forests of by murdering; but Dumbledore suspected that Nagini was made by Voldemort killing. Due to this connection, Voldemort has complete control over the snake, even for a Parselmouth, as mentioned by Dumbledore in Half-Blood Prince. Nagini was also able to inform Voldemort about the presence of Harry in Godric's Hollow. 's illustration of Peeves.

Peeves is a who causes trouble in Hogwarts, and is therefore often pursued. He is capable of flight and can choose whether to be tangible; and is able to manipulate objects, a trait not generally possible with ghosts, but common among poltergeists. Peeves's existence is essentially the embodiment of disorder, which he is observed to constantly cause. In appearance, he is a small man with a mischievous face and a wide mouth, dressed in vibrantly coloured clothing. He derives joy from disaster and mischievous acts, usually causing disruptions to daily activity. Peeves only listens to a select few: Dumbledore;; in the second book; and in the fifth book,. Filch, who is usually left with cleaning up the mess and damage that Peeves causes, tries repeatedly to remove him; however, Rowling has stated in an interview that not even Dumbledore would be able to rid Hogwarts of Peeves forever.

Peeves is vulnerable to some magic; in Prisoner of Azkaban, Professor Lupin uses magic to teach Peeves a lesson by making the gum Peeves was stuffing into a keyhole enter the poltergeist's nose. In, Harry uses magic to attach Peeves's tongue to the roof of his mouth, after which Peeves angrily departs. During 's attempts to take control of Hogwarts in Order of the Phoenix, Peeves begins a rampage at the Weasley twins' request. When Umbridge attempts to sneak out of Hogwarts, Peeves chases her out, whacking her with 's cane (which she lent to him for that purpose) and a sock full of chalk.

Peeves is twice depicted at the conclusion of Deathly Hallows: initially attacking Death Eaters with vicious plants and subsequently singing a victory song for Harry. It is also implied that Peeves was still at Hogwarts at the time of the epilogue, since Harry tells his son Albus Severus not to 'mess with Peeves'.

Was cast as Peeves for the film adaptation of Philosopher's Stone, but his scenes were cut from the final film and do not even appear in the deleted scenes section of the DVD release. Peeves was subsequently omitted from the Harry Potter films that followed, though he can be seen in the video games. Winky [ ] Winky is a house-elf who originally served the Crouch family, described as having enormous brown eyes and a large, round, soft nose. She viewed herself as a dutiful servant and guarded the family's many secrets. When is rescued from by his mother, he is supervised and nursed back to health by Winky.

In Goblet of Fire, she persuades to let his son attend the Quidditch World Cup; she attends it with the younger Crouch, who is hiding under an, and claims the apparently empty seat beside her is being saved for Crouch Sr. During the festivities, Crouch Jr steals Harry's wand from his pocket and later uses it to conjure the, in spite of Winky's attempts to stop him.

In the resulting chaos, Harry and his friends see Winky running into the forest, appearing to struggle against the invisible Crouch Jr. Later she is caught with Harry's wand, which is magically proven to be the one used to conjure the Dark Mark; though Crouch Sr realises what happened, he agrees with the apparent conclusion that Winky conjured the mark, and fires her, both to save face and as punishment for failing to control Crouch Jr. Following her dismissal, Dobby takes the distraught Winky to work with him at Hogwarts. There the unhappy Winky, retaining her loyalty to Crouch, becomes an alcoholic until the final book, and eventually fights in the Battle of Hogwarts with the other house-elves.

The Weasleys' creatures [ ] Many pets and animals are associated with the Weasley family: •, a retained for twelve years; at first by Percy, but passed to Ron. Near the end of the, Scabbers is revealed to be, an who betrayed and to. • Pigwidgeon (nicknamed 'Pig'), Ron's hyperactive, a gift from upon the loss of Scabbers. • Hermes, a owned by Percy, which was a gift to him from his parents for becoming a Prefect in his fifth year. He is named after the. • Errol, an aged who serves as the family's courier. He has trouble carrying loads and is often found unconscious after collision or exhaustion.

• Arnold, a purple Pygmy Puff (miniature puffskein) owned by Ginny and obtained from in the sixth book. • A puffskein belonging to Ron and killed by Fred when he used it for Bludger practice, revealed in the, and later confirmed in. • A lives in the attic of and causes minor disruptions by groaning and banging on the walls and pipes. In Deathly Hallows, the ghoul is magically altered in appearance to resemble Ron as cover for his absence from school. In 12 Grimmauld Place there is also a ghoul in 'an upstairs bathroom'. • The Weasleys have all over their garden and in their shed, bushes,, and more.

They are quarrelsome and seem to know many obscenities, which they were supposedly taught by Fred and George Weasley. Likes to chase the gnomes while visiting; the rest of the family deals with them by physically throwing them off the grounds. In Deathly Hallows one bites Luna Lovegood; whereas Fred is bitten by one in Half-Blood Prince and as a punishment stuns it, paints it gold, gives it a miniature tutu with wings and hangs it on top of the Christmas tree as an angel. Hagrid's pets [ ] Over the course of the series, Hagrid cares for a large number of animals, many of them dangerous, including (a giant spider or 'Acromantula'), (), (boarhound), (), ('Norwegian Ridgeback' ), and Tenebrus (Thestral).

Hagrid's love for animals got him the teaching job for Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts. In their fourth year, Harry and his classmates take care of Hagrid's Blast-Ended Skrewts (a crustacean-like predator), one of which (grown to giant size) is placed in the hedge maze for the final task of the Triwizard Tournament. Although its exoskeleton can repel spells, Harry is able to pass it unhurt.

They also have lessons on Nifflers, Unicorns, Fire salamanders and Flobberworms. See also [ ] •.