

A legend exists concerning the founder of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Isolt Sayre, and a Horned Serpent. The largest and most diverse group of Horned Serpents still in existence is to be found in North America, of which the most famous and highly prized has a jewel in its forehead, which is reputed to give the power of invisibility and flight. Classification: XXXXX Several species of Horned Serpents exist globally: large specimens have been caught in the Far East, while ancient bestiaries suggest that they were once native to Western Europe, where they have been hunted to extinction by wizards in search of potion ingredients. The Horklump is a favourite delicacy of gnomes but otherwise has no discernible use. It spreads sinewy tentacles rather than roots into the ground to search for its preferred food of earthworms. A prodigious breeder, the Horklump will cover an average garden in a matter of days.

It resembles a fleshy, pinkish mushroom covered in sparse, wiry black bristles. Classification: X The Horklump comes from Scandinavia but is now widespread throughout northern Europe. This has befuddled some eagle-eyed fans on Twitter.“Horklump M.O.M. Scamander joined the Ministry of Magic in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures." You can read the full passage from the text over at BuzzFeed. (The book featured handwritten-type notes from Harry, Ron, and Hermione.) The "About the Author" section reads: "Upon graduation from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Mr. You see, in 2001 Rowling published Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the Hogwarts textbook written by Scamander and owned by Harry Potter himself. Rowling would seem to be contradicting herself.

A voiceover declares that Scamander was "kicked out of Hogwarts for endangering human life with a beast," but that Dumbledore "argued strongly against expulsion."īut did Scamander really never graduate from Hogwarts? If so, J.K. We immediately honed in on a new bit of information the footage provided about Scamander's apparently delinquent past at Hogwarts. Last night the latest trailer for the Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them dropped, further introducing us to Newt Scamander, the hero of the film, played by Eddie Redmayne.
