In the Harry Potter stories what kind of creature is Aragog?
"Harry, was none other than Rubeus Hagrid, now gamekeeper for Hogwarts School. When Hermione is attacked next, alongside a Ravenclaw prefect, the school is put on lockdown, and Dumbledore and Hagrid are forced to leave the premises. Fortunately for Harry and Ron, Hagrid left a set of instructions: to follow the spiders currently fleeing into the Forbidden Forest. They do this, only to find the monster that was blamed for the attacks fifty years before, a massive spider named Aragog, who explains to the duo that the real monster is one that spiders fear above all others. Hermione provides the"
"variety of pets, including some which the Wizarding community considers impossible to domesticate. They are not always wrong. Rowling has said that Hagrid has little interest in tamer magical creatures because of the lack of a challenge, although he has a large but cowardly boarhound named Fang. Hagrid’s love of dangerous magical creatures is central to the plot of several books of the series. Aragog was an Acromantula, an enormous, sentient spider capable of speech, who made a unique clicking noise as he moved in search of prey. Hagrid raised Aragog from an egg as a Hogwarts student, keeping him"
"voiced by Julian Glover in the film adaptation of ""the Chamber of Secrets"". In 2017, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of ""Harry Potter"" franchise, arachnologists Anton A. Nadolny and Alireza Zamani named a new species of Iranian wolf spiders (Lycosidae) after Aragog, as ""Lycosa aragogi"". The single specimen was collected on 26 April 2016, almost 19 years to the day after Aragog died (20 April 1997 in the world of the book). Buckbeak, along with eleven other hippogriffs, is introduced during one of Hagrid’s Care of Magical Creatures classes. Hagrid explains that hippogriffs are very calm, powerful, proud creatures,"
"Rhogog Rhogog (""The Bearer of the Cup of the Blood of the Ancients"") is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu Mythos. She is the creation of Micheal Saint-Paul, and first appeared in his short story ""Sacristans of Rhogog"" (1991). And as the child searched among the wicker-bushes, he came upon a great tree, blacker than the deepest void in all creation. The child, trembling with primal fear, touched the bark of the tree, and found that the wood felt as if it were aflame. Terrified, he struggled to pull his hand away, but found that the branches of the tree"
"it was born in the castle, and his species never speak of the creature nor give its name, despite Hagrid's numerous inquiries as they fear it above all others. Though Aragog allowed his children to attack Harry, Ron, and Fang, they were saved at the last minute by Ron's father Arthur Weasley’s flying car, which had been lost in the forest months before. Aragog remained in the Forbidden Forest for the rest of his life, but eventually died of old age in ""Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"". Hagrid retrieved Aragog’s body from the forest so that he could give"
"alike. Hagrid was expelled from Hogwarts in his third year for possession of the Acromantula Aragog who was thought by Hogwarts teachers to be the monster in the Chamber of Secrets. In the ""Harry Potter"" universe, a Basilisk is a monstrous serpentine creature. Larger than its mythical counterpart, the Basilisk in the ""Harry Potter"" universe is capable of reaching a length up to fifty feet and living up to hundreds of years. Basilisks are uncontrollable except by Parselmouths, and the first basilisk is believed to have been created by a Greek Dark wizard and Parselmouth named Herpo The Foul. Herpo"
"inside a cupboard. In his third year at Hogwarts, Hagrid was caught talking to Aragog in the dungeons by Tom Riddle, who alleged that Aragog was the ""Monster of Slytherin"", and that Hagrid had opened the Chamber of Secrets. In fact, it was Riddle who had opened the Chamber, and the monster was actually a basilisk. After Hagrid's expulsion and assignment as gamekeeper, Aragog lived in the Forbidden Forest. Hagrid found him a mate, Mosag, with whom Aragog bore an entire colony of giant spiders. He remained grateful to Hagrid for his entire life, and kept his carnivorous children from"
"Troyer appeared as Griphook in the film adaptation of ""Philosopher's Stone"" with Warwick Davis providing his voice and the latter fully portrayed him in the ""Deathly Hallows"" films. Hedwig is Harry Potter's owl, given to him in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as an eleventh birthday present by Rubeus Hagrid, who purchases the owl in Diagon Alley at the Eeylops Owl Emporium. Harry gives her this name after reading it in a book on the history of magic. Hedwig is used for delivering messages throughout the series, and also serves as a companion to Harry, especially when he is"
"resurrected the Old English words ""cob"" and ""lob"" for ""spider"". The 1952 children's novel ""Charlotte's Web"" written by E. B. White, is notable in its portrayal of the spider in a positive manner as a heroine rather than an object of fear or horror. More recently, giant spiders have featured in books such as the 1998 fantasy novel ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"" by J. K. Rowling. This book was later followed by a motion picture of the same name, using the giant spider Aragog from the novel as a supporting character and pet of grounds keeper, Hagrid."
"attacking him when he came to visit (to bring him and his family food). This courtesy was not extended to other creatures and people, even when they were friends of Hagrid's; he allowed his children to attack Harry, Ron, and Fang when they encountered him in ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"". Hagrid led him and Ron to Aragog by giving them the cryptic advice, ""follow the spiders"". An aging Aragog reveals to Harry and Ron of Hagrid's innocence and the discovery of a girl's corpse in the bathroom, before giving them a clue of the Chamber's resident monster;"
"him a proper burial, fearing that his children would devour his body. From that point on, the spider colony was the only part of the Forbidden Forest that Hagrid could not enter safely. Aragog’s children returned in ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"" during the Battle at Hogwarts; having been driven from the forest, they began attacking Death Eaters and Hogwarts' inhabitants indiscriminately. Hagrid’s love of the spiders endangered him and others because he tried to protect them; the spiders thanked Hagrid by capturing him and taking him to Voldemort. It is unknown what happens to them afterwards. Aragog was"
"attacked by a big black dog, which Harry has seen several times before. The dog drags Ron through a tunnel under the Whomping Willow into the Shrieking Shack. Harry and Hermione follow, and there is a brief standoff when they find Ron with Sirius Black, who has transformed from the dog. Lupin enters, and they explain the situation to Harry and his friends: Lupin is a werewolf, which led to his friends James Potter, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew becoming animagi. Lupin explains that Scabbers is Pettigrew in his animal form; he has been hiding from Black, whom he had"
"company of Aragog, a dangerous acromantula: this already serious crime seemed worse than it was, due to the belief that the acromantula was ""The Monster of Slytherin"", and that Hagrid had released it from the Chamber of Secrets and allowed it to attack students. Aragog escapes into the dark forest and starts a colony of spiders. The belief of Hagrid's guilt was encouraged by Tom Riddle, the actual criminal, who had been using the true monster (a basilisk) to attack students, and who had framed Hagrid to prevent the school from being closed, because he didn't want to return to"
"bun. She wears emerald green robes, a pointed hat, and always has a very prim expression. She speaks with a slight Scottish accent. She is, according to Rowling, a sprightly 70-year-old. McGonagall wears square spectacles that match the markings around the eyes of her Animagus form of a British Shorthair silver tabby cat; she has the distinction of being the first Animagus introduced in the series and being one of the few registered Animagi of the century, though she is rarely seen using the ability. Harry's immediate impression of her is of someone who is not to be crossed. She"
"the body of a tiger or a bull in which teeth, organs and heads monstrously pullulate in mutual conjunction and hatred."" He eventually escapes the city and finds the Troglodyte who followed him there waiting outside; he names him Argos (after the dog of Odysseus), and decides to teach him language. Soon after, though, Argos reveals that he is Homer, and that the Troglodytes are the Immortals, having destroyed the original City of the Immortals and (on the advice of Homer) replaced it with the labyrinthine one Rufus encountered. Rufus spends centuries living with the Immortals, mostly immersed in thought,"
"carving of Yggdrasil the Red Skull pushes to reveal the Tesseract in the Marvel film . In 2018 Philippine TV Series Victor Magtanggol, Nidhogg is a type of serpent with small arms and bat like wings. He is Loki's pet, adviser, messenger and right hand which tell him what to do and how to help him defeat his enemies. Níðhöggr In Norse mythology, Níðhöggr (""Malice Striker"", traditionally also spelled Níðhǫggr, often anglicized Nidhogg) is a dragon/serpent who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasil. In historical Viking society, níð was a term for a social stigma implying the"
"Smaug Smaug () is a dragon in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel ""The Hobbit"". He is a powerful and fearsome dragon that invaded the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the novel. A group of thirteen dwarves mounted a quest to take the kingdom back, aided by the wizard Gandalf and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. Smaug is described as ""a most specially greedy, strong and wicked worm"". In Appendix A, section III, of ""The Return of the King"", dragons are stated to reside in the Withered Heath beyond the Grey Mountains. Smaug is"
"a central authority by law, though a number of characters are revealed over the course of the series to have remained unregistered illegally: James Potter, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew and Rita Skeeter. Animagi transformation can be performed wandlessly. Sirius and Peter are left wandless for over 10 years, but both retain the ability with no apparent ill effects. When Animagi transform, they take on the appearance of a normal animal. However, in ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"", it is noted that Ron's pet rat Scabbers (later revealed as Peter Pettigrew's Animagus form) has lived over twelve years when"
"Rubeus Hagrid Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the ""Harry Potter"" book series written by J. K. Rowling. He is introduced in ""Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone"" as a half-giant and half-human who is the gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts, the primary setting for the first six novels. In the third novel ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"", Hagrid is promoted to Care of Magical Creatures teacher, and is later revealed to be a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Hagrid was among the characters that Rowling says she created on ""the"
"""Harry Potter"" as a Patronus Charm used by Harry Potter's future self to guide Harry. Harry's father is also known to use the same Patronus. The White Stag, known as Malorne, is a demigod of nature in the Warcraft series of PC games. It appears before the moment that the hero meets the Dryad in the PC game Quest for Glory. The White Stag is a rare animal that can be hunted in an event chain in the game Crusader Kings 2. The White Stag is also used in the films ""Snow White and the Huntsman"" and ""The Hobbit"" film"
"scavengers that ate bones. The generic name refers to the dragon Ancalagon, who was mentioned in ""The Silmarillion"" by J.R.R. Tolkien. In ""The Silmarillion"", Ancalagon was described as being one of the more powerful servants of the malevolent being, Morgoth, having been bred to be the fiercest, mightiest, and largest dragon in all of Middle Earth. According to Tolkien, ""Ancalagon"" translates from Sindarin as being ""anc"" 'jaw', ""alag"" 'impetuous'. Leigh Van Valen studied the New Mexico mesonychid ""Dissacus saurognathus"" and eventually came to the conclusion that ""D. saurognathus"" differed enough from the sympatric ""D. navajovius"", and from other members of"
"bossy and very keen on keeping her creations copyrighted, believing a hobo is impersonating Hagrid. Rubeus Hagrid Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the ""Harry Potter"" book series written by J. K. Rowling. He is introduced in ""Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone"" as a half-giant and half-human who is the gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts, the primary setting for the first six novels. In the third novel ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"", Hagrid is promoted to Care of Magical Creatures teacher, and is later revealed to be a member of the Order"
"in the series describes Harry as having ""power the Dark Lord knows not"", referencing his capacity for love. True love is impossible to create magically; Amortentia, a love potion, can only create a powerful sense of infatuation and obsession. The following is a list of special abilities that a wizard or witch in the Harry Potter universe may have. An Animagus (portmanteau of animal and magus) is a witch or wizard who can turn into a particular animal or magical creature at will. This ability is not innate: it must be acquired by magical means. All Animagi must register at"
"(god)|Radegast]] is also the name of a deity in [[Slavic mythology]]. [[File:Radagast the Brown Hobbit promotional photo.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sylvester McCoy]] as Radagast in the ""[[The Hobbit (film series)|Hobbit]]"" film series.]] Radagast is not included in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|""The Lord of the Rings"" film trilogy]]. Gandalf's escape from Orthanc is instead instigated by a moth that Gandalf uses to convey a message to the Eagles. In Jackson's ""[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]"", the character (played by [[Sylvester McCoy]]) is greatly fleshed out, compared to the original book in which he is mentioned only once. He is portrayed"
"Hermione Granger Hermione Jean Granger () is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's ""Harry Potter"" series. She first appears in ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"", as a new student on her way to Hogwarts. After Harry and Ron save her from a mountain troll in the girls' toilets, she becomes best friends with them and often uses her quick wit, deft recall, and encyclopaedic knowledge to help them. Rowling has stated that Hermione resembles herself at a younger age, with her insecurity and fear of failure. The character has received immense acclaim and popularity, and was voted the"
"as an eccentric who prefers the company of animals to people, at one point using his powers to heal a dying hedgehog. Radagast is shown to be able to communicate with birds, some of which nest in his hair. In the film, Radagast is the first wizard to visit [[Dol Guldur]] after he realizes that an evil power has infected the wood he lives in. He discovers that a [[Necromancer]] ([[Sauron]]) has taken residence in the ruined fortress. In Dol Guldur he encounters the spirit of the [[Witch-king of Angmar]], as well as the shadow of the Necromancer himself, and"
"with the anniversary of Ponorogo regency and the Grebeg Suro celebration. Reog dance is also staged nightly on the full moon in Paseban, Ponorogo town square. Reog tells the story about the struggle of a prince who will propose to a beautiful princess. Reog Ponorogo tells the story of a mythical battle between the King of Ponorogo and the magical lion-like creature called ""Singa Barong"". The Reog dance of Ponorogo involves a lion figure known as the """". ""Singa Barong"" is a large mask usually made from a tiger's or leopard's head skin, on the mask is a large fan"
"Barrow-wight Barrow-wights are wraith-like creatures in J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth, based on Old Norse beliefs such as Draugr or vǣttr (wights). ""Barrow"" refers to the burial mounds they inhabited and ""wight"" is a Middle English word for ""living being"" or ""creature"", especially ""living human being"". It does not necessarily mean ""spirit"" or ""ghost""; it is cognate to modern German """", meaning small mythical creatures (also ""Wichtelmännchen""). Tolkien borrowed this concept from Norse mythology, see e.g. ""Waking of Angantyr"" and ""Hrómundar saga Gripssonar"". The name ""Barrow-wight"" itself was first recorded in 1869 in the Eiríkr Magnússon and William"
"the ""A Song of Ice and Fire"" series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin; in particular, roasted aurochs are sometimes served at banquets. In the 2012 movie ""Beasts of the Southern Wild"", the six-year-old main character imagines aurochs, though the fantasy creatures are portrayed by ""costumed"" Vietnamese Pot-bellied piglets. This article incorporates Creative Commons license CC BY-2.5 text from reference. Aurochs The aurochs ( or ; pl. aurochs, or rarely aurochsen, aurochses), also known as urus or ure (""Bos primigenius""), is an extinct species of large wild cattle that inhabited Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is the"
"Below is a list of magical creatures mentioned in the ""Harry Potter"" universe. Those creatures that Rowling took from myth and folklore have links to their mythological articles. The Blast-Ended Skrewt is a hybrid of a fire crab and manticore. Inferi are neither beasts nor beings, but merely animated corpses with no will of their own. For a list of magical plants mentioned in the series, such as mandrakes and devil's snares, see List of fictional plants. Luna Lovegood, a pupil at Hogwarts, and her father Xenophilius Lovegood profess belief in a number of magical creatures that the overwhelming majority"
"as Hagrid is close to Dumbledore. Towards the end of the book, Umbridge and other Ministry officials attempt to arrest Hagrid. The latter manages to escape, but Professor McGonagall is injured whilst trying to defend him. Finally, with Dumbledore’s post as Headmaster restored, Hagrid returns to Hogwarts. In the sixth novel, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are no longer students of Care of Magical Creatures, and Hagrid is both angry and disappointed with them during the first part of the book, but he soon realises that it is not because they do not like him. Later in the novel, Aragog dies,"
"Frodo Baggins that ""not all of Sauron's servants and chattels are wraiths; there are orcs and trolls, there are wargs and werewolves."" Werewolf (Middle-earth) In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, werewolves were servants of Morgoth, wolf-like beasts ""inhabited by dreadful spirits"" that Sauron had imprisoned in the bodies. Tolkien does not always distinguish between wolf and werewolf, in one place using both terms for the same creature. Sauron commanded armies of werewolves in the First Age, and on occasion took the shape of a werewolf himself. The first werewolf was Draugluin (whose name contains the root ""draug"", ""wolf""). The"
"personality. In the 1977 ""J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar"", the Brothers Hildebrandt depicted Smaug with bright red scales and large bat-like wings. In the 2003 video game release, Smaug was voiced by James Horan. Francis de Wolff voiced the red dragon in the long-lost 1968 BBC radio dramatization. Smaug Smaug () is a dragon in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel ""The Hobbit"". He is a powerful and fearsome dragon that invaded the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the novel. A group of thirteen dwarves mounted a quest to take the kingdom back, aided by"