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The Beastiary; All the creatures in the magical world..
Topic Started: Jul 26 2008, 11:40 PM (742 Views)
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Ukrainian Ironbelly creature from Muggle legends or mythology more info in Fantastic Beasts - click here to order
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See Dragons - Ukrainian Ironbelly.
unicorn

unicorn creature from Muggle legends or mythology more info in Fantastic Beasts - click here to order
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A white (when fully mature) horse-like creature with a single horn on its head. Fourth years study unicorns in Care of Magical Creatures (GF24, GF26). Various parts of the unicorn - the horn and tail hair in particular - are used as potion ingredients (PS15) and as wand cores (PS5). See unicorns page for more.
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vampire creature from Muggle legends or mythology
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Vampires are studied in Defence Against the Dark Arts, but are not considered wizards (CS10, PA3, GF10).
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Harry has seen pictures of vampires in Defence Against the Dark Arts, but had never "met" one before Slughorn's Christmas party in his sixth year; their appearance is described as pale and gaunt (PA3).
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Treatment of vampires is regulated by the Ministry of Magic; they seem to be classified as "non-wizard part-humans" (GF10).
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They are hated and feared by many. One of the boys trying to impress the veela at the Quidditch World Cup claimed to be a famous vampire hunter (GF9).
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Centaurs oppose them (FB).
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There are products made and sold for their use (blood-flavored lollipops sold at Honeydukes') (PA10).
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Garlic is used against vampires (PS8), though exactly how might be a little complicated (PA10).
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They are associated with Romania and Transylvania (PS8, QA).
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Quirrell had encountered them in the Black Forest (PS5)
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Hagrid had a "sligh' disagreement with a vampire in a pub in Minsk" while on his journey to visit the giants (summer 1995 [Y15]) (OP20)

Thanks to Pippin for help with this list.

Veela creature from Muggle legends or mythology (GF8)

* sensual dance, affects Harry, Ron, etc.
* throw handfuls of fire when angry; face becomes like bird, scaly wings
* Fleur Delacour is part veela; her wand's core is a hair from the head of her grandmother, a veela.

The veela are based on a number of sources that describe Eastern European nature spirits of legend:

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"Vily" are Slovic fairies who can take the form of birds.
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"Vilas," as they appear in Serbian legends, are "mountain nymphs, young and beautiful, clad in white, with long flowing hair. Their voices are said to resemble those of woodpeckers. They shoot, according to popular belief, deadly arrows at men, and sometimes carry off children..." (WEB LINK - amazon.comThe Fairy Mythology by Thomas Keightley, 1878.)
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The book WEB LINK - amazon.comA Field Guide to the Little People describes the Vily (singular: Vila) in detail. They are nature guardians, caring for the trees, streams, and flowers in their domains. They are extremely jealous of beautiful women. Their moods are as changeable as the weather and they can both cause and cure illnesses. A human who tarries too long in their territory may be shot dead with arrows or die suddenly from heart attack, lumbago, or by being buried under an avalanche. Vily have fair complexions and curly, reddish-brown hair which falls to their feet. They wear shimmering white clothing or coverings of green leaves. Interestingly, those born on Tuesday or Sunday can most easily see Vily.

Vipertooth, Peruvian creature from Muggle legends or mythology more info in Fantastic Beasts - click here to order
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See Dragons - Peruvian Vipertooth.
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Welsh Green creature from Muggle legends or mythology more info in Fantastic Beasts - click here to order
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See Dragons - Common Welsh Green.

werewolf creature from Muggle legends or mythology more info in Fantastic Beasts - click here to order
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A werewolf is a human who has been infected with lycanthropy [More...].

wildebeest (gnu) Muggle
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Either of two species - the black wildebeest and the blue wildebeest - of large antelopes, each of which has long shaggy heads, hooked horns, and long tails (NSOED.

A postbox and several letter bins were Transfigured into wildebeest by goblins illegally using wands during the Chipping Clodbury riot (DP).

woodlouse Muggle
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This term is used generally for various small invertebrates (only some of them are technically insects) that dwell in woods (such as the Forbidden Forest), woodwork, and other such habitats.

Bowtruckles feed on woodlice (OP13). People who annoy Gwenog Jones have a tendency to turn into woodlice (DP).

wood-nymph creature from Muggle legends or mythology
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Fleur told everyone at her table during dinner at the Yule Ball that the Christmas decorations at Beauxbatons included wood nymphs, who sing to the students as they eat (GF23).
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Yeti creature from Muggle legends or mythology more info in Fantastic Beasts - click here to order Muggle
(the Abominable Snowman, Bigfoot)
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Native to Tibet, this tall (up to 15 feet) white-furred humanoid creature may be related to the troll (unlike giants, the yeti fears fire), but as it will attempt to attack and eat any human (or just about anything else, for that matter) that it meets, no witch or wizard has had an opportunity to study a living yeti at close range. Ironically, however, Tibet is one of the most persistent offenders of Clause 73 of the International Code of Wizarding Secrecy due to the number of yeti sightings by Muggles, to the point that a permanent International Task Force is stationed in Tibet to help control the situation (FB).

Yeti were discussed in Harry's second-year Defence Against the Dark Arts class (CS10), as one of Lockhart's books was Year with the Yeti.
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