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Beasts Behaving Badly: a look at the most mischievous magical creatures

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The wizarding world is crawling with creatures – some proud, some vindictive, some visible only to those who have witnessed death. They function as familiars, friends and foes. And some of them, it seems, are mainly there to mess with the nearest witch or wizard.
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## Nifflers

These cute little diggers are the original mischief-makers. Their affinity for anything expensive makes them more dangerous than Dementors (if you care more about your watch than your soul). It makes sense that they’re adorable; it makes it much more likely that you’ll forgive them for raiding your jewellery box, robbing you blind, and destroying your house.

The Nifflers dived in and out of the patch of earth as though it was water, each scurrying back to the student who had released it and spitting gold into their hands. Ron’s was particularly efficient; it had soon filled his lap with coins.

>‘Can you buy these as pets, Hagrid?’ he asked excitedly, as his Niffler dived back into the soil, splattering his robes.
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>‘Yer mum wouldn’ be happy, Ron,’ said Hagrid, grinning, ‘they wreck houses, Nifflers.’
><br>*Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*

## Kreacher

House-elves as an entity aren’t exactly mischief-makers, interested as they are in serving – but the pages of Harry Potter are studded with diminutive tea-towel-clad rebels, and Kreacher is the most intent on causing trouble.

Alternately scattering Dungbombs, prowling after dark, and smuggling valuables in his loincloth, Kreacher’s deep love for his family resulted in plenty of problems for the new occupants of his domain.

There was the sound of pattering feet, a blaze of shining copper, an echoing clang and a shriek of agony: Kreacher had taken a run at Mundungus and hit him over the head with a saucepan.

>‘Call ’im off, call ’im off, ’e should be locked up!’ screamed Mundungus, cowering as Kreacher raised the heavy-bottomed pan again.
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>‘Kreacher, no!’ shouted Harry.
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>Kreacher’s thin arms trembled with the weight of the pan, still held aloft.
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>‘Perhaps just one more, Master Harry, for luck?’
><br>*Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows*

## Hedwig

Hedwig is a loyal friend and a reliable mail carrier, but she’s also got plenty of personality, which more often than not expresses itself in the form of non-verbal jokes. She nibbles ears, nips wrists and disapproves of tropical birds. She’s often present when Harry receives bad or worrying news (because she brings it, tied to her leg) and if he overreacts, she makes sure he knows, by cuffing him about the head with her wing.

Hedwig came fluttering down onto his shoulder, and held out her leg.

>‘I can’t use you,’ Harry told her, looking around for the school owls. ‘I’ve got to use one of these ...’
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>Hedwig gave a very loud hoot, and took off so suddenly that her talons cut into his shoulder. She kept her back to Harry all the time he was tying his letter to the leg of a large barn owl. When the barn owl had flown off, Harry reached out to stroke Hedwig, but she clicked her beak furiously and soared up into the rafters out of reach.
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>‘First Ron, then you,’ said Harry angrily. ‘This isn’t my fault.’
><br>*Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*

## Grindylows

There are degrees of mischief, and Grindylows sit further towards the murderous end, given their predilection for dragging witches and wizards down to watery deaths. But they’re small! Green! Cute!

>Harry twisted his body around and saw a Grindylow, a small, horned water demon, poking out of the weeds, its long fingers clutched tightly around Harry’s leg, its pointed fangs bared – Harry stuck his webbed hand quickly inside his robes and fumbled for his wand – by the time he had grasped it, two more Grindylows had risen out of the weed, had seized handfuls of Harry’s robes, and were attempting to drag him down.
><br>*Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*

## Nargles

The actual presence of Nargles is yet to be verified, but if Luna tells us that they infest mistletoe, then who are we to disbelieve her?
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## Freshly caught Cornish Pixies

Gilderoy Lockhart was always a great lover of a mischievous wink, so it’s no surprise that he brought these blue-hued wreckers of havoc into the classrooms of Hogwarts.

Shockingly strong and good at working in teams, it didn’t take long for a cage full of the cobalt sprites to reduce a Defence Against the Dark Arts class to panic.

>It was pandemonium. The pixies shot in every direction like rockets. Two of them seized Neville by the ears and lifted him into the air. Several shot straight through the window, showering the back row with broken glass. The rest proceeded to wreck the classroom more effectively than a rampaging rhino. They grabbed ink bottles and sprayed the class with them, shredded books and papers, tore pictures from the walls, upended the waste bin, grabbed bags and books and threw them out of the smashed window; within minutes, half the class was sheltering under desks and Neville was swinging from the candelabra in the ceiling.
><br>*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*

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Is there a cuter fantastic beast than the Niffler? (Shush, nobody tell Pygmy Puffs we said that.) How about creating your own to show off to your friends?

The mischievous creature, known for foraging shiny objects and for being a particular favourite of Newt Scamander, was first introduced to us in the book *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, and we’ve been in love ever since.

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And don’t worry, you don’t have to have the artistic prowess of Dean Thomas (remember his ‘Potter for President’ Quidditch banner?) to draw this little fellow – our guide is designed so everyone can draw along. 

Don’t forget to draw the Niffler’s gold coins – otherwise you’ll have yourself one sad Niffler. 

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The Marauder’s Map

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Harry locates the One Eyed Witch using the Maurauder's Map.

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Perhaps no students (even including Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and Tom Riddle) have ever explored the castle and grounds of Hogwarts as thoroughly and illicitly as the four creators and contributors to the Marauder’s Map: James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew.

James, Sirius and Peter were not initially impelled to explore the school grounds by night out of devilment alone (though that played its part), but by their desire to help their dear friend Remus Lupin to bear his lycanthropy. Prior to the invention of the Wolfsbane Potion, Lupin was compelled to undergo an excruciating transformation every full moon. Once his condition was discovered by his three best friends, they sought a way to render his transformations less solitary and painful, which led to them learning to become (unregistered) Animagi, so that they could keep him company without harm to themselves. The ability of Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew and James Potter to become, respectively, a dog, a rat and a stag, enabled them to explore the castle grounds by night undetected. The interior of the castle, meanwhile, was mapped over time with the help of James Potter’s Invisibility Cloak.

The Marauder’s Map is lasting testimony to the advanced magical ability of the four friends who included Harry Potter’s father, godfather and favourite teacher. The map they created during their time at Hogwarts appears to be a blank piece of parchment unless activated by the phrase: ‘I solemnly swear that I am up to no good,’ a phrase that, in the case of three of the four makers, should be understood as a joke. The ‘no good’ of which they wrote never denoted Dark magic, but school rule-breaking; similar bravado is evinced by their use of their own nicknames on the map (‘Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs’).

The magic used in the map’s creation is advanced and impressive; it includes the Homonculous Charm, enabling the possessor of the map to track the movements of every person in the castle, and it was also enchanted to forever repel (as insultingly as possible) the curiosity of their nemesis, Severus Snape.

Although the precise circumstances surrounding the makers’ loss of their map are not given in the Harry Potter novels, it is easy to conclude that they eventually over-reached themselves and were cornered by Argus Filch, probably on a tip-off from Snape, whose obsession it had become to expose his arch-rival, James Potter, in wrongdoing. The masterpiece of a map was confiscated in Sirius, James, Remus and Peter’s final year and none of them were able to steal it back from a well-prepared and suspicious Filch. In any case, their priorities changed in their final months at school, becoming far more serious and focused on the world beyond Hogwarts, where Lord Voldemort was successfully rising to power. All four of the map’s creators would shortly be inducted into the renegade organisation headed by Albus Dumbledore, the Order of the Phoenix, and a map of their old school – no matter how ingenious – would no longer be of use to them except as a piece of nostalgia.

The Marauder’s Map was, however, of immense use to the young Weasley twins. The story of Fred and George’s acquisition of the map is told in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. It was a mark of their high esteem for Harry Potter, and their belief that he stood in need of assistance with a destiny none of them yet fully understood, that they later gifted the map to him, unwittingly passing it on to the child of one of the creators.

The map was subsequently confiscated from Harry Potter by a Death Eater in disguise at the school, who recognised it as a likely source of his own discovery.

## J.K. Rowling’s thoughts

The Marauder’s Map subsequently became something of a bane to its true originator (me), because it allowed Harry a little too much freedom of information. I never showed Harry taking the map back from the empty office of (the supposed) Mad-Eye Moody, and I sometimes regretted that I had not capitalised on this mistake to leave it there. However, I like the moment when Harry watches Ginny’s dot moving around the school in *Deathly Hallows*, so on balance I am glad I let Harry reclaim his rightful property.

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The differences between Fred and George Weasley

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While [Fred](/features/fred-weasley "Fred Weasley") and [George Weasley](/features/george-weasley "George Weasley") may have looked so similar that even their parents couldn’t tell them apart sometimes, and were so close that you rarely saw one without the other, they were still individuals. Let’s celebrate the differences between our favourite twins.

## Fred was mentioned more

[Fred Weasley is mentioned over 900 times in the books](/features/fred-and-george-weasley-infographic), almost 200 more than his brother (George gets around 731 mentions). This could be down to the fact that Fred was the slightly more outgoing of the two brothers and, in a sense, *did* more, while George waited for Fred to make the first move. It’s Fred and George, not George and Fred, after all. In interviews J.K. Rowling has said, regarding how she decided to kill Fred rather than George: ‘I always knew it was going to be Fred, and I couldn't honestly tell you why.’ But she did think people would have expected George to be the one who died, and that killing off the slightly more vocal character was a surprise.

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## George was the better Beater

While both Fred and George were excellent Beaters, and a credit to the [Gryffindor](/collection/all-about-gryffindor "Hogwarts houses: Gryffindor") Quidditch team, there were more mentions of George hitting Bludgers than there were of Fred. George seemed to be the slightly more aggressive of the two on the [Quidditch](/collection/quidditch "Quidditch") pitch, described once as hitting a Bludger at a player as a way of ‘vent[ing] his feelings’, and retaliating for a foul by elbowing a [Slytherin](/collection/all-about-slytherin "Hogwarts houses: Slytherin") Beater in the face. He even had good aim with snowballs. Aggression may, of course, be a very desirable trait in a Beater, so it could be this that gave George the edge over his brother. It was probably a healthy outlet for George, too, as off the pitch he was usually the more compassionate of the two.

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## Fred was the instigator

Whenever the Weasley twins did something particularly naughty it always seemed to be Fred who took the lead. When the twins and [Ron](/features/ron-weasley "Ron Weasley") broke [Harry](/features/harry-potter "Harry Potter") out of [Privet Drive](/features/number-four-privet-drive "Number Four, Privet Drive") in his second year, it was Fred who was driving the flying Ford Anglia. He was usually the one behind even the smaller pranks; Fred was the one who liberated a salamander from Care of Magical Creatures so they could try to feed it a Filibuster Firework, and Fred was the one who ‘accidentally’ dropped a Ton-Tongue Toffee in front of [Dudley](/features/dudley-dursley "Dudley Dursley"). It was Fred who had the (unsuccessful) idea to use Ageing Potion to put their names in the [Goblet of Fire](/features/the-goblet-of-fire "The Goblet of Fire"), and was the first to cross the age line to try it. Fred was also the twin who talked back to [Umbridge](/writing-by-jk-rowling/dolores-umbridge "Dolores Umbridge by J.K. Rowling"), and initiated their final flight from [Hogwarts](/features/hogwarts "Hogwarts").

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## George smoothed things over

Perhaps Fred was the bolder twin because he knew his brother was there to mitigate the damage. Fred and George were both undeniably charismatic, but George was, as it were, the public face of the Weasley twins, able to be much more subtle and diplomatic than Fred. George was the twin who made edits to their letter to Ludo Bagman, knowing that certain wording would sound accusatory, and was the one who realised why [Hermione](/features/hermione-granger "Hermione Granger") wanted to get into the school kitchens. He was even the one who remembered to get the new [Common Room](/features/gryffindor-common-room "Gryffindor common room") password from a prefect.

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## George was more sympathetic, but Fred was generally funnier

Fred cracked more jokes and one-liners than George did, and was often the first to imitate and mock his siblings (greeting Harry with an impression of [Percy’s](/features/percy-weasley "Percy Weasley") pomposity, and asking Ron if he minded not getting a kiss from him for being made prefect – and then challenging Ron to give him detention). George usually joined in of course, but he took his cue for what kind of jokes they were making from his brother. On the other hand, George was more compassionate when the time called for it. When Fred was teasing Ron over Scabbers’ presumed death, saying it was probably better for him to ‘snuff it quickly’, George at least tried to cheer Ron up, and reminded him he was always complaining about the rat anyway.

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## Fred spoke first and George explained second

When you read through the books you can see that it was almost always Fred who spoke first, usually a joke or a dramatic comment. He was the front man, the lead singer, the one who first got everyone’s attention. George was the slightly more level-headed twin who explained what his brother actually meant. Fred even passed George the task of explaining the [Marauder’s Map](/writing-by-jk-rowling/the-marauders-map "The Marauder’s Map by J.K. Rowling") to Harry when he could have done so himself. In fact, while Harry was close to both of the twins, he had longer conversations with George, who often explained events Harry might have missed, plans he and Fred had, or things Harry didn’t quite understand. Fred and George really did complement each other perfectly.

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The Mischievously Tricky Quiz

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How do you become an Animagus?

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*Definition: An Animagus is a witch or wizard who can transform at will into an animal.*

*Notable Animagi: Minerva McGonagall, Rita Skeeter, James Potter, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew*

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Remus Lupin shared that it took his fellow Marauders – James, Sirius and Peter – until their fifth year at Hogwarts to finally become Animagi and keep him company in his werewolf form. But how did they manage it? And why did it take them so long to learn how to transform into animals?

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Here’s a witch or wizard’s step-by-step guide to Animagus transformation, but we’re warning you – it makes for some grizzly reading.

## Step 1: Do your homework…

…in Transfiguration and Potions at least. Becoming an Animagus requires a witch or wizard to be skilled in both these areas in order to stand a chance of achieving such a complex transformation.

## Step 2: Carry a single Mandrake leaf in your mouth…

…for an entire month – from full moon to full moon to be precise. Yes, we’re serious. If you swallow the leaf or remove it from your mouth at any point, you have to start the whole thing again (no-one likes to see that happen). You then have to find a ‘small crystal phial that receives the pure rays of the moon’, put your saliva-filled leaf inside, and add one of your own hairs.

## Step 3: Add a silver teaspoon of dew from a place that neither sunlight nor human feet have touched…

…for a full seven days. And if that wasn’t hard enough, you then have to add the chrysalis of a Death’s-head Hawk Moth to the crystal phial as well. Then put ‘this mixture in a quiet, dark place’ and leave it alone until the next electrical storm. And really leave it alone – don’t even look at it. Don’t even think about looking at it.

## Step 4: While waiting for the storm, you must place your wand tip over your heart…

…every sunrise and sundown and speak the following incantation: ‘Amato Animo Animato Animagus’. If you keep repeating your incantation, ‘there will come a time when, with the touch of the wand-tip to the chest, a second heartbeat may be sensed.’ Don’t change anything! Keep going. Keep waiting for that storm!

## Step 5: As soon as lightning appears in the sky, go to the place where…

…you’ve hidden your crystal phial. At last! If you’ve done everything right then you will ‘discover a mouthful of blood-red potion inside it.’ Then move somewhere where you aren’t going to alarm anyone or place yourself in physical danger during your transformation. An Animagus transformation party is definitely a bad idea.

## Step 6: Place your wand-tip against your heart and speak…

…the incantation ‘Amato Animo Animato Animagus’ and drink the potion. You will then feel fiery pain – lucky you – and an intense double heartbeat.

## Step 7: The shape of the creature into which you will shortly transform will appear…

…in your mind. The instructions then warn: ‘You must show no fear/ It is too late now, to escape the change you have willed’. Yikes!

## Step 8: When your transformation is complete you are strongly advised to pick up your wand…

…and hide it somewhere safe, so you can find it post-transformation. To return to human form, visualise your human self as clearly as you can. Don’t worry if you don’t change back immediately, ‘with practice, you will be able to slip in and out of your animal form at will, simply by visualising the creature’. Once you’re an advanced Animagus, you should be able to transform without your wand.

## The (many) things to be wary of…

- When the process of becoming an Animagus goes wrong, it often goes seriously wrong. We’re talking horrible half-human, half-animal mutations here, with no known cure.

- The first transformation is usually ‘uncomfortable and frightening. Clothing and items such as glasses or jewellery meld to the skin and become one with fur, scales or spikes.’

- When you first transform, try to avoid panicking otherwise the animal mind ‘may gain the ascendancy’ and you could do something stupid or dangerous.

- ‘Generally, wizards prefer to have their clothes Transfigure with them, to escape the embarrassment of reappearing naked’.

- Don’t forget to log your personal details and Animagus appearance on the Animagus Registry. Failure to do this might land you in Azkaban prison.

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Do you know your Fred from your George? Or is that Fred? Or is that George? Who knows. Sometime even Mrs Weasley got confused. How about a little quiz to see how much you really know about our beloved cheeky Weasley twins. Will your result be twice as nice, or simply second best? 

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It was Fred and George Weasley who really introduced us to magical mischief. The moment they gave Harry the Marauder's Map, and taught him to say 'I solemnly swear I am up to no good', we know we were in for some magical fun. But let's not forget about the Marauder's who made the map, and who became Animagi or the sassiest moments of the Boy Who Lived. There's plenty of mischief to manage in this collection. 

What is magical mischief?

Welcome to the sillier side of the wizarding world! This collection, all about Magical Mischief, gathers together some of our cheekiest articles, funniest Harry Potter characters and quizzes fit for a trickster. Do you solemnly swear that you're up to no good?

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## When Harry reminded Hermione that being the Boy Who Lived wasn’t all it was cracked up to be… 
‘Harry, don’t go picking a row with Malfoy, don’t forget, he’s a prefect now, he could make life difficult for you ...’

__‘Wow, I wonder what it’d be like to have a difficult life?’ said Harry sarcastically.__ 

## When Harry went on a magical power trip and rebelled against Uncle Vernon… 
‘You’re not allowed to do magic outside school.’

__‘Yeah? Try me.’__

## When Harry gave Umbridge a helpful review of his first DADA teacher… 
__‘Yeah, Quirrell was a great teacher. There was just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of the back of his head!’__

## When the twins gave Harry the ultimate guide to Hogwarts and he didn’t appreciate it… 

... given the Marauder’s Map:
 
__‘What’s this rubbish?'__

## When Harry tried to make Roonil Wazlib a thing… 
‘This is your copy of Advanced Potion-Making, is it, Potter?’

__‘Yes,’ said Harry firmly.__

‘Then why,’ asked Snape, ‘does it have the name ‘Roonil Wazlib’ written inside the front cover?’

Harry’s heart missed a beat.

__‘That’s my nickname,’ he said.’__

## When Harry got verbal in a nonverbal spells lesson… 
‘Do you remember me telling you we are practicing nonverbal spells, Potter?’

__‘Yes,’ said Harry stiffly.__ 

‘Yes, sir.’

__‘There’s no need to call me ‘sir,’ Professor.’__

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## When Harry hadn’t really grasped the concept of Portkeys… 
__‘Why are they all standing around that manky old boot?’__

## When Harry reminded Hermione that he’d actually also noticed he was a Triwizard Champion...
‘The task is two days from now!’

__‘Really? I had no idea.’__

## When Harry seemed prepared to use his hero status for romantic ends… 
‘She’s only interested in you because she thinks you’re the Chosen One.’

__‘But I am the Chosen One.’__

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## When Harry was fed up with Neville going on and on about Herbology… 
‘If you’re interested in plants, you’re better off with Goshawk’s Guide to Herbology. Did you know there's a wizard in Nepal who's growing gravity-resistant trees?’

__‘Neville, no offence, but I really don’t care about plants.’__

## When Harry took standing up to Malfoy to a whole other level…
‘You see, I, unlike you, have been made a prefect, which means that I, unlike you, have the power to hand out punishments.’

__‘Yeah,’ said Harry, ‘but you, unlike me, are a git, so get out and leave us alone.’__

## When Cedric asked how Harry was during the Triwizard Tournament and Harry just said…
__‘Spectacular.’__




Spectacular sass indeed.

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Why Newt Scamander and Harry Potter were different kinds of Chosen One

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Newt Scamander has his arm around Tina Goldstein, both with wands at the ready

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To be the Chosen One, it seems that there are certain qualities you must possess. You must be courageous, honest and true. You must take on any and all responsibilities thrust upon you and thrive. Oh, and of course you have to save the world, preferably on your own, and try not to get too annoyed about it. 

While Harry Potter and Newt Scamander, both the ‘Chosen One’ in their own right, have these qualities, they really couldn’t have been more different kinds of heroes. Here’s why... 

## Hufflepuff vs Gryffindor 

The best way to sum up the fundamental differences between Harry and Newt is by looking at which Hogwarts house they belonged to. 

Harry was in Gryffindor, which took students for qualities including bravery and daring. Gryffindors typically also had some less admirable traits, including recklessness and short tempers (any enraged Gryffindors reading this will only prove our point!). These were traits that, [love him for it or not](/features/adorable-problems-harry-had-to-suffer-through-in-philosophers-stone), Harry possessed in bundles: he was heroic and brave, yes, but let’s not forget his year of angst in *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*.

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As a result, Harry’s reaction to being the Chosen One was somewhat mixed. Although he accepted his fate and rose to the occasion from his very first year at Hogwarts, he also tried to fight against it – particularly following the death of his godfather, Sirius Black, in which his own recklessness contributed to Sirius coming to his rescue at the Ministry, where he was killed.

> ‘I DON’T CARE!’ Harry yelled at them, snatching up a lunascope and throwing it into the fireplace. ‘I’VE HAD ENOUGH, I’VE SEEN ENOUGH, I WANT OUT, I WANT IT TO END, I DON’T CARE ANY MORE –’
><br>*Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*

Meanwhile, Newt was a Hufflepuff, who are known to be hard workers, loyal and dedicated. He rarely grew angry in *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*, but instead accepted his fate when he was arrested by Tina, and remained cool-headed after being given the death penalty (and fought his way out, of course). In fact, the only time we really saw Newt upset was when his suitcase was confiscated at MACUSA, putting the creatures he was so dedicated to caring for at risk.

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While Harry spent plenty of time in his own head and at odds with his fate, particularly when he found out he would have to kill Voldemort, it appeared that Newt would always do the Hufflepuff thing, and do whatever was right for those he cared about the most. Yep, a Gryffindor and a Hufflepuff indeed. 

> ‘No – no – don’t hurt those creatures – please, you don't understand –  nothing in there is dangerous, nothing!’
><br>*Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay*

## Fate vs Choice 

Harry was prophesied to be the wizard that Voldemort would mark as his equal, and so his fate as the Chosen One was selected for him. Of course, he rose to the occasion and dealt with his destiny like a trooper, but the fact remains that if he hadn’t needed to do it, chances are that Harry would have spent his years at Hogwarts chilling with Ron and Hermione, training at Quidditch and barely getting by on his lessons (kind of like he did anyway, but without the permanent threat of death). In short, Harry didn’t choose his fate, it chose him – with a little help from Dumbledore, of course.

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On the other hand, Newt chose to be a protector and defender of [the magical creatures he took care of](/features/why-the-niffler-deserves-his-own-spin-off-series). No one asked it of him; he did it willingly because of his passion for animals and his compassionate nature, and even risked his life several times by placing their needs above his own.

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## Friendships 

Newt always considered himself to be a loner, and it is made evident in the first film that his one close friendship at Hogwarts with Leta Lestrange ended due to rocky circumstances, though we have yet to find out exactly what happened. Apart from Leta, and before meeting Tina, Queenie and Jacob, it was clear that Newt struggled to build friendships with… well, anything that didn’t live in his suitcase.

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> QUEENIE: That was a real close friendship you had at school. 
><br>NEWT: Yes, well, neither of us really fitted in at school, so we — 
><br>QUEENIE: — became real close. For years.
><br>... She was a taker. You need a giver.
><br>*Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay*

As for Harry, he was a loner before Hogwarts thanks to his bullying relatives, the Dursleys, and immediately made [lifelong friends upon starting at the school](/features/why-ron-weasley-is-our-chosen-one). Since he was treated poorly all of his childhood by his family, it would have been easy for Harry to distance himself from others. Instead, he was a natural born leader who proved popular with his peers and always relied upon his friends, whether he knew it or not. Newt, however, always felt he had to do it alone (before travelling to NYC, of course).

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## They are not entirely unalike... 

While Newt and Harry might have been very different people, we think they would have got along quite nicely if they were around at the same point. For starters, Harry and Newt both protected the underdog no matter what. For Newt, it was his magical creatures and at times Jacob, while Harry was Hagrid’s fiercest supporter whenever he got a little too ‘Hagrid’ about any of his creatures.

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The pair also had [the support of Dumbledore](/features/biggest-questions-we-still-have-about-albus-dumbledore), who was clearly an excellent judge of character to trust them both, despite the level of mischief they each got up to at Hogwarts. Although we’re not sure why Newt was expelled (yet), it’s clear that both he and Harry barely toed the line during their time at Hogwarts. We're actually still pretty surprised that Harry was never given the boot, to be honest!

The Ultimate Hufflepuff Quiz

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Priori Incantatem: A history of Hufflepuff magic

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Hufflepuffs have a reputation of being a bit soft, but if we analyse the house judging by their members, and how they use magic, we realise that Hufflepuffs are just as hard-edged as Gryffindors. We’ve taken the most notable names from Hufflepuff house and analysed their wand histories. You can tell a lot about a wizard by the types of spells they use, but what can you learn about a whole house?

## Cedric Diggory

Notable spells:

*Transfiguration:* used to distract the dragon in the first task of the Triwizard Tournament<br>
*Bubble-Head Charm:* used to explore the Great Lake in the second task<br>
*Lumos:* used to navigate the maze in the third task
Stupefy: used against a giant spider<br>

Cedric’s ash wand contained a hair from a ‘particularly fine male unicorn’. In the Triwizard Tournament, its owner proves more than worthy of the instrument.

Transfiguration is complicated magic at the best of times. Imagine trying to do it with all your schoolmates, your teachers and a dragon watching your every move. But Cedric successfully turned a rock into a labrador, tricking the Swedish Short-Snout into chasing it long enough to steal the golden egg (relax, dog-lovers – that pooch wasn’t real!). 

For his next trick Cedric navigated the depths of the Great Lake thanks to the Bubble-Head Charm. In the final task, Cedric needed a sound knowledge of magical creatures and an array of charms and jinxes up his sleeve. He proved to be a real innovator as well as a talented wizard.

Cedric showed not just skill but also sportsmanship throughout the tournament. Victory would be meaningless if he didn’t play fair, which made Cedric an exemplary Hufflepuff. 

## Nymphadora Tonks

Notable spells: 

*Locomotor:* moves Harry’s trunk in *Order of the Phoenix*<br>
*Episkey:* heals Harry’s broken nose in *Half-Blood Prince*<br>
*The Patronus Charm:* summons wolf Patronus in *Half-Blood Prince*<br>
*Protego:* used to protect the area at Bill and Fleur’s wedding in *Deathly Hallows*<br>

Tonks was a playful Metamorphmagus with a fondness for bubblegum-pink hair. But don’t let her looks deceive you – she was a highly-trained Auror who would do anything to protect those she loves.

As a protégée of Alastor ‘Mad-Eye’ Moody, Tonks’s training would’ve been tough indeed. Good thing too, as she’d need all her skills to survive the Department of Mysteries, the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of the Seven Potters, especially as mad auntie Bellatrix really had it in for her. 

However, this was only half the story. Thanks to her caring nature, we were just as likely to see Tonks using protective charms or healing minor injuries – which, given her self-confessed clumsiness, was probably something she had a lot of practice in.

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Tonks looking scared with Lupin at her side from the Half Blood Prince.

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Perhaps the most impressive display of Tonks’s magic was the Patronus she summoned while escorting Harry. Not only was this a highly advanced spell, but she managed this non-verbally, used it as a method of communication and accomplished all of this during a dark period before she got together with Remus. But her silver wolf, a light in the darkness and a symbol of her love, told us that Tonks never gave up hope. A very Hufflepuff attitude. 

## Newt Scamander

Notable spells: 

*Accio* (verbal and non-verbal)<br>
*Alohomora*<br>
*Petrificus Totalus*<br>
*Finestra*<br>
*Revelio*<br>

When a Magizoologist’s critters go on the run, he’s got to think fast and know the right spells to bring them in. In New York City, Newt definitely had his work cut out for him.

Once a naughty Niffler spied treasure, there were few wizards who could put a stop to its scavenging. Fortunately one of them happened to be Newt, who used an array of simple charms to great effect during the chase.

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Let’s take a moment to talk about Newt’s case, which boasted some serious Extension Charms along with a handy ‘Muggleworthy’ setting. What he did with the interior was truly remarkable: not only had he created a portable animal kingdom, he’d also got the herbs and potions at hand to whip up a remedy should someone suffer a nasty bite. We’d say Newt thought of everything… although he really should have looked at getting that lock fixed.

Though humble and awkward around people, Newt came alive in the company of his furrier and feathered friends. The care and patience he showed towards his creatures bore every hallmark of Hufflepuff. 

## The Hufflepuffs of Dumbledore’s Army 

Ernie Macmillan, Hannah Abbott, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Susan Bones and Zacharias Smith.

Notable spells: 

*Expelliarmus*<br>
*Stupefy*<br>
*Reducto*<br>
*Expecto Patronum*<br>

When Harry and his friends started a secret club many Hufflepuffs were eager to join the ranks, even if it meant going right under the nose of that horrible Dolores Umbridge. We’re sure they’d agree it was worth the risk after Harry taught them everything he knew about magical self defence. 

The D.A. work overtime mastering spells to disarm, stun or disable attackers, all under Harry’s watchful eye. As we know, Hufflepuffs are no strangers to hard work, so these students were in their element. They learnt lots from Harry and got to return the favour at the end of the year by thwarting an ambush from Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle.

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Apart from Zacharias letting the side down, the D.A. Hufflepuffs were out on form at the Battle of Hogwarts. We saw them risk life and limb battling dangerous creatures and Death Eaters throughout the castle. At least one member even conjured a corporeal Patronus – Ernie Macmillan, taking the form of a boar. 

Once again, the Hufflepuff students showed us what they’re made of. Honest, loyal and always there when you need them, they embody all the great qualities of their house.

How I learned that my house, Hufflepuff, was not 'a lot o’ duffers' by Emmy Griffiths

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Growing up with the Harry Potter novels, I always knew what to think about the Hogwarts house Hufflepuff and - spoiler alert - it wasn't favourable. Ever since Hagrid informed 11-year-old Harry, and therefore 11-year-old me, that the Hufflepuff house was meant for ‘a lot o' duffers’, I cast them aside. If Hagrid wasn't a fan, then neither was I. And who has time to even consider putting on a yellow and black scarf when all the action is happening over with the Gryffindors?  

As such, when I eagerly took the Pottermore Sorting Experience a few years ago, fully expecting to pop up as either Gryffindor or Ravenclaw (and frankly, even Slytherin would do), I can even now recall the moment the screen turned that ironically bright and peppy yellow. My housemates, who were watching me be sorted (after one was also placed in Hufflepuff and the other in Ravenclaw) screamed with mirth at what we all considered to be my misfortune. After all, who really wants to be placed in the house whose very founder described its students as ‘the lot’? Who wants to be classed as 'the lot' instead of brave or intelligent or resourceful? 

Staring at the screen, I thought there must have been some mistake. Maybe I really would have preferred to walk through a leafy forest at night rather than by a babbling brook? Maybe my worst fear wasn't really a locked room with an eye watching me from the keyhole? Maybe I should try the Experience again? Of course, I wasn't the only one to have an adverse reaction to being placed in Hufflepuff.  Sophie, 23, who was placed in Hufflepuff despite her determination to be a Gryffindor, said: "My first though was, 'Oh, why am I not in Gryffindor?' Gryffindor is the place where you want to be."  

Many of the Hufflepuff characters from the early days of the novels didn't really help us feel better about our new house either. Justin Finch-Fletchley narrowly survived two snake attacks (thanks to Harry and his friends), pompous Ernie Macmillan cared about school even more than Hermione but with none of her fun-factor, Susan Bones had to be the one to go and splinch herself during Apparition lessons and as for Hannah Abbott, come on. When your claim to fame is being the first person on the register at school, you know you're really scraping the barrel. Ahem, no offence Hannah.   

Of course, Hufflepuffs weren't all a boring bunch. Things changed by *Goblet of Fire*, when the man, the legend, the hero Cedric Diggory came into the mix. Smart, brave, not too bad on the eyes, Cedric was perhaps the first to change everything for the good Hufflepuff name. He proved that Hufflepuffs could be intelligent, they could be noble, and that they are indeed "unafraid of toil" as the Sorting Hat once said. You also had to hand it to his fellow Hufflepuffs, plenty of them joined Dumbledore's Army to fight against Voldemort following his death. Indeed, Emma, 28, was "chuffed" when she was sorted into Hufflepuff. She said: "I think they're the underdogs and I've always felt like that. Also, Cedric Diggory was a real Hogwarts champion." That being said, I still wasn't convinced.  

Then, J.K. Rowling gave me the very information about the badger clan that I was looking for.  

In a Pottermore article entitled, ‘Why you should fall in love with a Hufflepuff’ she said: "In many, many ways, Hufflepuff is my favourite house... There comes a point in the final book where each house has the choice whether or not to rise to a certain challenge... The Slytherins, for reasons that are understandable, decide they'd rather not play. The Ravenclaws, some decide they will, some decide they won't. The Hufflepuffs, virtually to a person, stay, as do the Gryffindors. Now, the Gryffindors comprise a lot of foolhardy and showoff-y people... the Hufflepuffs stayed for a different reason. They weren't trying to show off, they weren't being reckless. That's the essence of the Hufflepuff house."  

After Jo's superb explanation of what it really meant to be a Hufflepuff, my perception of the house couldn't have been more different. I began to feel pride that I might have some traits considered worthy for such a bunch. Yeah, I wouldn't have stayed at the Battle of Hogwarts to prove myself! Frankly I would have been terrified. I like to think I would have stayed to help out, though.  

Then came along *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* and *ding ding ding*, I was sold. Our second wizarding world hero, Newt Scamander, repped the badgers while saving magical creature lives and pinning down Grindelwald during his NYC adventure, and the world suddenly realised that Hufflepuffs weren't all that bad. Even Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson shouted out his allegiance to Hufflepuff, tweeting: "Huffpuffs in the house!" Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter series, also went through a journey of acceptance, and tweeted: "I take back everything I ever said about being a Hufflepuff. I was obviously born to be in that house."

Famous Hufflepuffs through the ages

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> ‘You might belong in Hufflepuff,  
> Where they are just and loyal,  
> Those patient Hufflepuffs are true  
> And unafraid of toil’  
> *The Sorting Hat, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone*

__Helga Hufflepuff__  
‘Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad’ was one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Known for being kind and caring, and especially loved for her food-related charms. While the other founders prized daring and cunning, Helga reportedly welcomed all students, particularly hard workers.  

__Bridget Wenlock__  
A famous thirteenth-century witch celebrated for her skills in Arithmancy. Protective of her theorems, she wrote many of her ideas down in invisible ink making them somewhat easy to misplace. Bridget was the first to discover the magical significance of the number seven. 

__Newt Scamander__  
Magizoologist Newton Artemis Fido Scamander, or ‘Newt’ to his readers, was the author of trusted Hogwarts textbook *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*. Passionate about magical creatures from an early age, he travelled the world observing beasts and their behaviour in the wild. 

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__Pomona Sprout__  
Head of Hufflepuff house, her hat may have been patched but there was nothing shabby about Professor Sprout’s knowledge of all things Herbology. From her greenhouse classroom she taught students how to handle dangerous plants like Mandrakes and Bubotubers. 

__Cedric Diggory__  
Cedric Diggory was Hufflepuff house’s Quidditch team captain and Seeker. In his sixth year at Hogwarts, he became one of the Triwizard Champions. Good, kind, brave, and a credit to his house.

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__Nymphadora Tonks__  
Not your average witch, or your average Hufflepuff, ‘Don’t-call-me-Nymphadora’ Tonks is an Auror and Metamorphmagus – born with the ability to control her appearance at will, without the aid of a wand. Funny, slightly clumsy but as bright as her ever-changing hair colour, Tonks was also a member of the Order of the Phoenix.  

__House ghost: The Fat Friar__  
Hufflepuff house’s ghost is an amiable fellow known as the Fat Friar. He was executed by senior churchment for curing some peasants of the pox with the poke of a ‘stick’ and pulling rabbits out of the communion cup. In his afterlife, he seems like quite a jolly old ghost.

From badgers to the Fat Friar, here's everything you need to know about the Hogwarts house, Hufflepuff. Fly your yellow flag and learn all about key characters, from Cedric Diggory to Newt Scamander, while exploring the history of the house that champions kindness and inclusiveness.

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