Hippogriff - Hippogriff ] A Hippogriff is a legendary creature, supposedly the incredibly rare offspring of a griffin and a filly. Ludovico Ariosto's poem, Orlando Furioso canto IV is an early description: XVIII No empty fiction wrought by magic lore, But natural was the steed the wizard pressed; For him a filly to griffin bore; Hight hippogryph. In wings and beak and crest, Formed like his sire, as in the feet before; But like the mare, his dam, in all the rest. Such on Riphaean hills, though rarely found, Are bred, beyond the frozen ocean's bound. XIX Drawn by enchantment from his distant lair, The wizard thought but how to tame the foal; And, in a month, instructed him to bear Saddle and bit, and gallop to the.
Hermione Granger - stone. Her parents are both muggles, and in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets she is petrified by the basilisk while researching a hunch; this information later helps Harry and Ron to save Ron's sister, Ginny. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hermione is again estranged from her friends, first when she is suspicious about Harry's Christmas gift, a Firebolt broom, and reports it to Professor McGonagall, who confiscates it; and again when Ron accuses her cat, Crookshanks, of killing his rat Scabbers. While estranged from her friends, she helps Hagrid to prepare for the court case against his hippogriff, Buckbeak, though these efforts are unsuccessful. She and Harry later help the hippogriff to escape. Hermione starts to relax in that book, and after taking a dislike to.
Fantasy bestiary - also Humans and demihumans Bugbear Drow (dark elf) Dwarf Elf Gnome Goblin Groll Halfling / Hobbit Human Kobold Orc Troll Fey Brownie Dryad Fairy Leprechaun Naiad Nereid Nymph Pixie Satyr Sprite Extraplanar/otherworldly Angel Demon Devil Djinn Efreet Elemental Imp Monsters adapted from outside sources Banshee Behemoth Beholder Basilisk Centaur Cerberus Chimaera Cockatrice Cyclops Doppelgänger Dragon (also, "Wyrm"): European dragon, Chinese dragon Ettin Gargoyle Giant Golem Gorgon (Medusa) Gremlin Griffin Hag Harpy Hippocampus Hippogriff Hobgoblin Homunculus Hydra Illithid (Mind flayer) Ki-rin Kraken Lamia Lindworm Leviathan Manticore Merfolk Minotaur Naga Ogre Phoenix Roc Salamander Sea serpent Sphinx Tarasque Unicorn Werewolf (and other lycanthropes) Wyvern Yeti Monsters created especially for role-playing games Gelatinous cube Githyanki Undead Banshee Ghost Ghoul Lich Mummy Revenant Skeleton Spectre Vampire Wight Wraith Zombie See also Cryptozoology Monster Legendary creature.
The Dreaming - deceptions. The other admits the truth..." The Houses of Mystery and Secrets, are two buildings which were remnants of DC's old series of the same titles, which were introduced by the eerie brothers Cain (House of Mystery) and Abel (House of Secrets). The two brothers are clearly named after the first Biblical brothers, technically 'the first story'. The Gates of Horn and Ivory admitting the true and false dreams are born of old myths and legends, reinvigorated by Gaiman. At the centre of the Dreaming is Dream's castle, (containing among other cavernous rooms, the Library and Lucien, the librarian). The castle is guarded by Dream's three Guardians, a Gryphon, a Wyvern, and a Hippogriff, all mythological/fictional beings. The ephemeral and confusing nature of many of the details of the Dreaming are.
Rita Skeeter - life very hard for Harry, and Dumbledore banned her from the grounds. Rita interviewed Hagrid, but rather than talking about creatures she just wanted information about Harry. Hagrid commented after the interview that she seemed disappointed when he said that he'd never had to tell Harry off. Rita Skeeter was, in fact, an unregistered Animagus who could turn into a beetle. She decided to get revenge on Hagrid by coming to Hogwarts during the Yule Ball, and spying on him while transformed into a beetle. She overheard Hagrid tell Madame Maxime that he was half-giant (which made him extremely unpopular, due to the well-documented ferocious nature of giants), and printed a story about it. With the addition of Malfoy's hippogriff incident, she made it seem as though Hagrid were dangerous; so.
Rubeus Hagrid - Hagrid again lets slip, to Harry, Ron and Hermione, about how to get past Fluffy (by playing music), which allows them to pursue the potential thief. The three also assist Hagrid after the dragon egg hatches, by helping to remove the baby dragon Norbert, who is taken to live with other dragons by friends of Charlie Weasley. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hagrid is sent to the wizards prison, Azkaban, when the Chamber of Secrets is opened because of his prior expulsion. He is later exonerated when the real culprit is found, and released. He helps Harry and Ron in their quest to solve the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets by telling them to follow the spiders—leading them to Aragog, the giant spider blamed for the original.
Orc - the dead. The name "Orcus" seems to have been given to his evil, punishing side, as the god who tormented evildoers in the afterlife. Pliny the Elder wrote of orcs in his Historia naturalis, describing a sea monster with large teeth. In Orlando Furioso, an epic by Ludovico Ariosto, the name of "orc" was given to a sea monster that captured the damsel Angelica, and was fought by the hero Rogero riding a hippogriff. It is this use of the word that gave us the term orcinus orca as the scientific name for the killer whale. From this usage, the word "orc" made it into English by being borrowed by Michael Drayton in his Polyolbion, an epic poem about Brutus the Trojan and the mythical founders of Britain, and also appears.
List of fictional species - Fairy Feeorin Gargoyle Ghoul Giant Giant animals Giant squid (Kraken) Gnome Goblin Golem Gorgon Griffin Hag Harpy Hippocampus Hippogriff Hobgoblin Huldrefolk Huracan Hydra Kappa Kitsune and Tanuki Knockers Kobold Kwyjibo Leprechaun Leviathan Loch Ness monster Manticore Merfolk Mimi Mo-o Mummy Nagumwasuck Naiad Nereid Nymph Odhow Ogre Oni Orc Phoenix Pixie (or Pixy) Polevik Pooka, see Puck_(mythology) Redcap Ri Roc Salamander Satyr Sea serpent Seelie Sidehill Gouger Simurgh Skvader Sluagh Spriggan Squonk Taniwha Tarasque Troll Trowe Unicorn Vampire Werewolf Wight Wyvern Yeti Zombie Youkai Individual Creatures Bahamut Fenris Kujuta Leviathan Minotaur Ouroboros Pegasus Slepnir Thunderbird National Fictional Species (folktales, talltales) Many nations around the world have mythical animals which are widely believed not to exist and for which there is little or no scientific evidence, but which are nevertheless well known and,.
