Harry Potter | Familiars | By J.K. Rowling https://www.harrypotter.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/familiars
The concept of ‘familiars’ has existed in British folklore for many hundreds of years. Familiars are animals (some say animal-shaped spirits) that serve a witch in various ways, whether as servants…
witchcraft make mention of familiars; such animals have been credited with supernatural gifts