Is there a Kraken in Harry Potter?

The Kraken was a magical water creature. A shop named Krakens, presumably manufacturing and selling paints, dyes, and inks amongst other things, was located in Diagon Alley North Side.
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Is there a squid in Harry Potter?

The Giant Squid has not appeared in any of the Harry Potter films. However, it was originally set to make a brief appearance in Prisoner of Azkaban during the scene where Harry rides Buckbeak over Black Lake, as evidenced by an early script.
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What is the squids name in Harry Potter?

Though the Chocolate Frog Card for Giant Squids described the Hogwarts Giant Squid as "the bane" of students at Hogwarts who wanted to go for a "dip in the lake", it appeared to be harmless, at least to humans, as it failed to attack Viktor Krum when he swam in the lake, allowed students to feed it bread, and rescued ...
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What are the black creatures in Harry Potter?

Dementors – tall, black-cloaked figures with rotten, skeletal hands; they have the ability to suck a person's soul out through their mouths, and they drain feelings of happiness and joy; employed as the guards of the wizard prison Azkaban; can only be repelled by the Patronus Charm.
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Are there any black cats in Harry Potter?

The Matagot was a magical beast that resembled a large, black cat in appearance.
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Is Mrs. Norris an Animagus?

Mrs Norris seems exceptionally smart for a cat, to the point that many have suspected she is a cat/Kneazle cross like Crookshanks or an Animagus. However, J. K. Rowling has stated on her website that she is just a highly unpleasant cat.
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What was Grindelwald's creature?

History. Gellert Grindelwald had a pet Chupacabra named Antonio until he hurled it out of the door of an Incarceration Carriage.
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What creature is Dobby?

Dobby was a house-elf, much shorter in stature than humans, standing only about 3 and a half feet (1.06 m).
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What is the darkest spell in Harry Potter?

Some would say there's no spell worse than Avada Kedavra, the Killing Curse that Voldemort used so indiscriminately. But it's definitely not the wizarding world's only Unforgivable Curse.
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Is Sirius Black evil?

And like Voldemort, Sirius is a public figure of evil – an entire legend has sprung up around the man and his improbable escape from Azkaban simply fuels the fire there.
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What are the sea creatures in Harry Potter?

There are Grindylows (vicious little water demons), merpeople (of a hardy Scottish strain) and a giant squid, which is semi-domesticated and permits students to tickle its tentacles on sunny days, when it basks in the shallows. Giant squid genuinely exist, though they are most mysterious creatures.
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Which Gryffindor is a half blood?

Harry being half-blood, Ron being Pure-blood, and Hermione being Muggle-born.
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What is the monster in the lake in Harry Potter?

Saving the innocent

Harry conjuring a Patronus On 6 June 1994, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Sirius Black were attacked by Dementors on the shore of the lake. Harry tried to protect them by using Patronus Charm, but he did not succeed.
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What is a ghoul Harry Potter?

A ghoul is an ugly creature that resembles a slimy, buck-toothed ogre. They tend to live in the attics or barns of wizards and witches. They are relatively harmless creatures and are just seen as nuisances because of the noise they make. They are relatively dimwitted, and live off of bugs and other household pests.
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Which Harry Potter has the giant spider?

Aragog is an Acromantula, a rare giant spider whose venom is very useful in potions. He was raised by Rubeus Hagrid and is very loyal to him. He regards all other humans as prey. We first see him in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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How big is the giant squid in Harry Potter?

The giant squid is a gigantic, relatively friendly cephalopod which lives in the Hogwarts Lake. The largest invertebrate known to Muggle science, the giant squid can grow to 70 feet in length.
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What are the 4 Unforgivable curses?

They were first classified as "Unforgivable" in 1717. They are the Killing Curse, Avada Kedavra, the Cruciatus Curse, Crucio, and the Imperius Curse, Imperio.
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Does Harry use an Unforgivable Curse?

Harry makes use of two of the Unforgivable Curses in the books. Dueling with Bellatrix Lestrange, he attempts the Cruciatus curse, with limited results; Bellatrix says that he has to really hate someone to make the Unforgivable Curses work properly, righteous indignation isn't enough.
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Which is the strongest spell in Harry Potter?

Most powerful spells in Harry Potter
  • Expulsion. The curse was used to create immense explosions that shattered the target with a beam of blue light. ...
  • Confringo. The explosive curse (Confringo) was a curse that made the target explode. ...
  • Sectumsempra. ...
  • Legilimens. ...
  • Avada Kedavra. ...
  • Imperius Curse.
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Who killed Dobby?

Also attempting to protect Harry from a group of Death Eaters, Sirius is killed by his cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange, who also kills Dobby.
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Are elves real?

From a scientific viewpoint, elves are not considered objectively real. However, elves have in many times and places been believed to be real beings.
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Why did Grindelwald throw his pet?

Once Grindelwald clambered inside the carriage, he grabbed Antonio from Spielman and rubbed him affectionately; but suddenly, Grindelwald looked at Antonio with distaste and judged the Chupacabra to be "so needy", throwing him out the door of the flying carriage.
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How did Grindelwald get his tongue back?

GRINDELWALD appears at the door and nods to ABERNATHY. He throws the door open so the water pours out—along with the two remaining AURORS. GRINDELWALD clambers inside and retrieves the vial from ABERNATHY'S mouth by the chain, casting a spell that grants ABERNATHY a new forked tongue.
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Why did Grindelwald throw his lizard?

A baby Chupacabra—part lizard, part homunculus, a blood-sucking creature of the Americas—is chained to GRINDELWALD'S chair. This all seems to be protective measures to keep Grindelwald from escaping. They were about to transport him to Europe, and had thrown everything at him to keep him secured.
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