The giant squid is one of the many creatures that lurk in the lake outside Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Read on to learn more about the fantastical creature and its surprising friends.
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Fang is a big, slobbery boarhound owned by Rubeus Hagrid. Compared to many of Hagrid’s other animal companions, Fang is probably the least scary. In fact, Fang is often the one getting scared!
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Unicorns are special creatures in the wizarding world. Read all about these magical animals and their connection to wand-making and more!
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They say two heads are better than one. But what about three? This is the brilliance of Fluffy, Hagrid’s giant three-headed dog. Fluffy may look scary from the outside, but simply play him some music and he’ll fall right asleep.
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A low, soft hooting can often be heard coming from Eeylops Owl Emporium, a small, dark shop found in Diagon Alley. That’s because it specialises in owls, including tawny, barn, and screech owls. Learn more about this Diagon Alley shop!
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Firenze dwells in the Forbidden Forest and just so happens to be a centaur, part horse, part man. Centaurs are gifted in the ways of Astronomy and Divination, which means they can look at the stars and see into the beyond
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Rubeus Hagrid is the man who changes everything for Harry Potter – the person who tells him he is, indeed, a wizard. At Hogwarts, Hagrid is the Hogwarts ‚Keeper of the Keys‘ and gamekeeper, living in a wooden hut on the Hogwarts grounds.
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Baby Norbert came to Rubeus Hagrid as an egg, and hatched into a Norwegian Ridgeback – a particularly dangerous breed of dragon. Hermione points out that Hagrid might not have the best home for a fire-breathing dragon, but Hagrid loves Norbert anyway.
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Professor McGonagall is the strict head of Gryffindor house. At Hogwarts, she teaches Transfiguration, the art of changing objects into other things. McGonagall can turn herself into a cat whenever she likes!
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