![]() ![]() Rubeus Hagrid once owned a three-headed dog named Fluffy, which he obtained from a Greek man he met at a pub. Mythology describes unicorns as sort of horse shaped but they are mixed with other animals such as deer, goats, lions, even birds, and the books never specifically describe them as just horses so I feel that should be reflected here.What is the 3 headed dog called from Harry Potter? ![]() I think the unicorn entry should state that unicorns are horse-like creatures instead of just horses. Geneva, a user of the site, makes this point: Perhaps the filmmakers were using the unicorn as a symbol of Harry and Ginny's innocent love. In the book the entrance to the Room of Requirement is actually near a tapestry of Barnabas the Barmy teaching ballet to trolls ( OP18). The famous tapestry is part of a series called "The Hunt for the Unicorn," and in this case titled "The Unicorn in Captivity and No Longer Dead" made before the 16th century in France, and now in The Cloisters museum in New York City ( wikipedia). In the film version of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009), Ginny and Harry go to the Room of Requirement to get rid of the Half-Blood Prince Potions Book and a woven unicorn tapestry is hanging over the entrance (HBP/f). Unicorns in mythology are considered symbols of purity. Unicorns have been prevalent in fantasy since medieval times. Rowling captured the essence of this beautifully. Unicorns have always been an alluring concept to humans. ’Cause their lady loves have upped and gawn, When the dragon snapped up his best girl, A unicorn was mentioned in a song heard by Newt Scamander and his friends at the speakeasy known as the Blind Pig in 1926 New York:.Wands with unicorn hair cores are generally the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arts (Pm).Slughorn takes advantage of Hagrid’s grief over the death of Aragog to procure a whole tail-full of unicorn hair from him. Unicorn tail hair can fetch 10 galleons a hair ( HBP22).Ronan states that when the unicorn is killed, that it is always the innocent that are the first to die ( PS15).Anyone who drinks unicorn’s blood has a cursed life according to the centaur Firenze ( PS15, Pm).Voldemort’s potion included unicorn blood and snake venom ( GF33).At about seven years old, they’re fully grown and turn pure white. They turn silver when they’re about two years old. “They’re a bit more trustin’ when they’re babies…don’ mind boys so much….” - Hagrid ( GF10).Unicorns prefer a woman’s touch (FB, OP15).horn and tail hair used as potion ingredients.Unicorns are powerful magical creatures.Unicorn blood is silver-blue in color and shines under moonlight ( PS15).Ollivander uses unicorn tail hairs in some of his wands (see) ( PS5) Silver unicorn horns cost twenty-one Galleons each at the Apothecary in Diagon Alley ( PS5).Later, Hagrid brought two unicorn foals to the class ( GF26). When Professor Grubbly-Plank was substituting for Hagrid she brought a unicorn to class for the students to study ( GF24). Firenze tells Harry that unicorn blood will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price ( PS15). Harry, Neville and Draco accompany Hagrid and Fang into the Forest to try and track the injured unicorn. ![]() However, while possessing Quirrel, Voldemort was able to kill a unicorn and drink its blood. Unicorns are known to live in the Forbidden Forest, but are very difficult to catch or even catch sight of. Unicorns are magical pure-white horses with a single horn on their foreheads. ![]()
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