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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Molly Weasley is mother to Ron and his siblings – and the person who teaches Harry Potter how to get through the barrier at platform nine and three-quarters. She’s excellent at managing her many children: Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny.
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Helga Hufflepuff was the founder of the house which valued those that were ‘just and loyal’. Helga vowed to ‘teach the lot’ – and didn’t judge certain students over others, no matter how much talent they had or what families they came from.
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Where do Hogwarts students go to get their Quidditch equipment? Quality Quidditch Supplies! Learn more about this magical store.
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Quidditch Through the Ages is a popular book written by Kennilworthy Whisp. It is a detailed guide to the sport of Quidditch and includes everything you’d ever need to know about it, including all 700 ways to commit a foul!
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Neville Longbottom is a forgetful Gryffindor student who shares the same Hogwarts dormitory as Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Neville is nervous and not very good at magic, often making mistakes in classes and even hurting himself in his flying lessons.
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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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To be invited to study at Hogwarts, you must receive your Hogwarts letter. Closed with a red seal, these mysterious pieces of post are usually delivered by owls. Harry Potter’s letter even knew he would be in the cupboard under the stairs!
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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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