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*[[Manticore]]<ref name="GOF24"/>
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|native = [[Hogwarts Castle]]<ref name="GOF24"/>
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|alias = Bang-Ended Scoots (by [[Rita Skeeter]])<ref name="GOF21"/>
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|distinction = *Resemble pale, slimy, deformed shell-less {{Wplink|lobster}}s or [[scorpion]]s<ref name="GOF13"/>
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*Covered in grey, shiny armour<ref name="GOF13"/>
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*Males have stingers, females have suckers to suck [[blood]]<ref name="GOF13"/>
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*Aggressive temperament and repulsive appearance<ref name="GOF13"/>
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*Shoot [[fire]] from their rear end<ref name="GOF13"/>
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|affiliation = [[Rubeus Hagrid]]<ref name="GOF13"/>
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{{Quote|I can certainly see why we're trying to keep them alive. Who wouldn't want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once?|[[Draco Malfoy]]'s sarcastic comment on the creatures.|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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{{Quote|I can certainly see why we're trying to keep them alive. Who wouldn't want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once?|[[Draco Malfoy]]'s sarcastic comment on the [[creature]]s|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
The '''Blast-Ended Skrewt''' is a [[Wikipedia:Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] [[creature]] bred by [[Rubeus Hagrid]] in the autumn of [[1994]], by crossing [[Manticore]]s and [[Fire crab]]s. Whether Hagrid used [[magic]] or somehow got the two to mate is unknown.
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The '''Blast-Ended Skrewt''' was a [[magic]]al [[Wikipedia:Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] [[beast]] bred by [[Rubeus Hagrid]] in the autumn of [[1994]], by cross-breeding [[Manticore]]s and [[Fire Crab]]s.<ref name="GOF24">{{GOF|B|24}}</ref><ref>''[https://www.pottermore.com/explore-the-story/blast-ended-skrewts Blast-Ended Skrewts]'' at {{PM}}</ref> Whether Hagrid used [[magic]] or somehow got the two different species to mate remains unknown.
   
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
Newly hatched Skrewts looked like pale, slimy deformed shell-less lobsters. They had legs sticking out at odd angles. They were about six inches long and smelled strongly of rotten fish. Sparks flew out of their ends every so often which propelled them forward a few inches. The males had stingers and the females had suckers on their body to suck blood. The skrewts do not hibernate during winter.
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{{Quote|They looked like deformed, shell-less lobsters, horribly pale and slimy-looking, with legs sticking out in very odd places and no visible heads. There were about a hundred of them in each crate, each about six inches long, crawling over one another, bumping blindly into the sides of the boxes. They were giving off a very powerful smell of rotting fish. Every now and then, sparks would fly out of the end of a skrewt, and with a small phut, it would be propelled forward several inches.|[[Harry Potter]]'s perception of Blast-Ended Skrewts|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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[[File:Blast-ended skrewt.png|250px|thumb|left|A young Blast-Ended Skrewt on a leash]]
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Newly hatched Skrewts looked like pale, slimy deformed shell-less {{Wplink|lobster}}s or [[scorpion]]s. They had legs sticking out at odd angles. They were about six inches long and smelled strongly of rotten fish. Sparks flew out of their rear ends every so often, which propelled them forward a few inches. The males had stingers and the females had suckers on their body to suck [[blood]].<ref name="GOF13">{{GOF|B|13}}</ref> The skrewts did not hibernate during winter.<ref name="GOF21">{{GOF|B|21}}</ref>
   
After two months of caring for the Skrewts they were three feet long and extremely ill tempered, making it hard to get close to one. They grew grey, shiny armour over their pale bodies and began to look like a cross between giant scorpions and elongated crabs. The males held their stingers over their backs, and were highly dangerous and repulsive.
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After about two months, Skrewts grew to about three feet long and became extremely ill tempered, making it hard to get close to one. They grew grey, shiny armour over their pale bodies and began to resemble a cross between giant scorpions and elongated [[crab]]s. The males held their stingers over their backs, and were highly dangerous and repulsive.<ref name="GOF18">{{GOF|B|18}}</ref>
   
By June, the Skrewts had grown ten feet long, and were incredibly dangerous (and probably quite lethal). They resembled giant scorpions with stingers curled over their backs. Their shiny armour deflected most spells, and they used their blasts to propel themselves at a foe. Its single undefended spot was its armour-less underside.
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After several months, Skrewts grew to about ten feet long, and were incredibly dangerous (and probably quite lethal). They resembled giant scorpions with stingers curled over their backs. Their shiny armour deflected most [[spell]]s, and they used their blasts to propel themselves at a foe. Its single undefended spot was its armour-less underside.<ref name="GOF31">{{GOF|B|31}}</ref>
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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{{Dialogue a-b|Draco Malfoy|And why would we want to raise them? I mean, what do they do? What is the point of them?|Rubeus Hagrid|Tha's next lesson, Malfoy. Yer jus' feedin' 'em today. Now, yeh'll wan' ter try 'em on a few diff'rent things — I've never had 'em before, not sure what they'll go fer — I got ant eggs an' frog livers an' a bit o' grass snake — just try 'em out with a bit of each.|Hagrid having fourth-year students feed his Blast-Ended Skrewts in class|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
One of these Skrewts was placed inside the [[Triwizard Tournament]] maze, and Harry defeated it by using the [[Impediment Jinx]] on its underside.
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Several of these Skrewts were placed inside the [[Triwizard Tournament]] maze, and Harry defeated one of them by using the [[Impediment Jinx]] on its underside.<ref name="GOF31"/>
   
Hagrid began breeding the Skrewts at the beginning of September, and had several hundred. By the following June, he only had one, which was the one that was placed in the maze. Hagrid never found what they ate, and they killed each other off mostly, so it is not surprising they died so quickly. The remaining one may have been released in the forest, or maybe Hagrid kept it for breeding, or it eventually died off.
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Hagrid began breeding the Skrewts at the beginning of September, and had several hundred.<ref name="GOF13"/> By the following June, he only had one, which was the one that was placed in the maze.<ref name="GOF31"/><ref name="GOF37">{{GOF|B|37}}</ref> Hagrid never discovered what they ate,<ref name="GOF15">{{GOF|B|15}}</ref> although he did mention that he managed to get them to eat [[ant]] eggs, [[Grass Snake]] and [[frog liver]]s to start with, and had his [[fourth year|fourth-year]] [[Care of Magical Creatures]] feed the Skrewts frog livers at the start of the [[1994–1995 school year]].<ref name="GOF13"/> They often killed each other off, so it is not surprising they died so quickly. It is unknown what became of the last Skrewt.<ref name="GOF37"/>
   
[[Rita Skeeter]] claimed that the [[Daily Prophet]] had a [[Zoological column]] every Wednesday and said that the ''Bang-Ended Scoots'' could be the event that day if Hagrid gave an interview. However the Skrewts never did feature in the Daily Prophet's zoological column.
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[[Rita Skeeter]] claimed that the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' had a [[zoological column]] every Wednesday and said that the ''Bang-Ended Scoots'' could be the event that day if Hagrid gave an interview.<ref name="GOF21"/> However, the Skrewts never did feature in the Daily Prophet's [[zoological column]].<ref name="GOF22">{{GOF|B|22}}</ref>
   
In [[June]] [[1996]], following the [[Stunning Spell|Stunner]] attack on [[Minerva McGonagall]] by [[Dolores Umbridge]] and other [[British Ministry of Magic]] officials, [[Ronald Weasley]] suggested feeding her to a box of starving Blast-Ended Skrewts as an appropriate punishment. [[Harry Potter]] thought the idea "had its merits."<ref name="OP31">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 31 - (''O.W.L.s'')</ref>
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In [[June]] [[1996]], following the attack of [[Stunning Spell]]s on [[Minerva McGonagall]] by [[Dolores Umbridge]] and other corrupt [[British Ministry of Magic]] officials, [[Ronald Weasley]] suggested feeding Umbridge to a box of starving Blast-Ended Skrewts as an appropriate punishment. [[Harry Potter]] thought the idea "had its merits".<ref name="OP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref>
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In [[1997]], Harry Potter felt that the idea of a teenage [[Albus Dumbledore]] "was simply odd, like trying to imagine a stupid [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] or a friendly Blast-Ended Skrewt".<ref name="DH2">{{DH|B|2}}</ref>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:Blast Ended Skrewt Wizarding World.jpg|thumb|A Blast-Ended Skrewt as seen at {{WWHP}}]]
[[File:BlastEndedSkrewtPottermore.png|thumb|An illustration of the Skrewts on ''[[Pottermore]]'' as a spoiler for the third instalment]]
 
*The Skrewts appear to be massive violations of the [[Ban on Experimental Breeding]], but Hagrid is never charged for it. This may be because Hagrid eventually had one placed in the Triwizard Tournament, possibly indicating his intent to breed them for that purpose.
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*The Skrewts appeared to be massive violations of the [[Ban on Experimental Breeding]], but Hagrid was never charged for it. This may be because Hagrid eventually had some placed in the [[Triwizard Tournament]], possibly indicating his intent to breed them for that purpose.
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Skrewts are encountered as enemies in several locations, rather than just the one found in the [[Hedge Maze|maze]] during the [[Triwizard Tournament|Third Task]]. The Skrewts have sexual dimorphism: males and females are red- and orange-tinged, respectively. Also, they bear little resemblance to their description in the book.
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*In {{GOF|GA}}, Skrewts are encountered as enemies in several locations, rather than just being found in the [[Triwizard Maze|maze]] during the [[Triwizard Tournament|Third Task]]. The Skrewts have sexual dimorphism: males and females are red- and orange-tinged, respectively. Also, they bear little resemblance to their description in the book, being of a more spherical shape and much larger.
*In the DS version of ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', there are some Skrewts trying to kill [[Buckbeak]], so the player has to cast spells on them to make them go away.
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*In the DS version of {{LEGO|Y1}}, there are some Skrewts trying to kill [[Buckbeak]], so the player has to cast [[spell]]s on them to make them go away.
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*Blast-Ended Skrewts are similar to the opposite of an {{W|Amphisbaena}}. An Amphisbaena is a legless, winged, soft-skinned animal with a head at each end, while a Skrewt is a legged, wingless, hard-skinned animal with a tail at each end
*Harry Potter felt that the idea of a teenage Dumbledore "was simply odd, like trying to imagine a stupid [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] or a friendly Blast-Ended Skrewt."<ref name="DH2">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Chapter 2 - (''In Memoriam'')</ref>
 
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*A Blast-Ended Skrewt appears in [[Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure]] at {{WWHP}}, promoted as a creature not seen in any of the films.
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*Blast-Ended Skrewts appear in {{MA}}, which takes place in [[2008]]. It is unknown if Hagrid had bred more of them by then, or if they were included only for gameplay purposes, as players can fight them in the game.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]] ''{{Comment|Disc 2}}
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)]]''
 
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*{{GOF|G}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Mention}}
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*{{OOTP}} {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
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*{{DH}} {{Mention}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{C|DS version}}
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*{{LEGO|Y1}} {{C|DS version}}
*''[[Pottermore]]''
 
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*{{PM}}
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*{{PAS}}
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*{{MA}}
   
 
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==Notes and references==
 
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Latest revision as of 23:25, 11 November 2023

"I can certainly see why we're trying to keep them alive. Who wouldn't want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once?"
Draco Malfoy's sarcastic comment on the creatures[src]

The Blast-Ended Skrewt was a magical hybrid beast bred by Rubeus Hagrid in the autumn of 1994, by cross-breeding Manticores and Fire Crabs.[1][4] Whether Hagrid used magic or somehow got the two different species to mate remains unknown.

Description

"They looked like deformed, shell-less lobsters, horribly pale and slimy-looking, with legs sticking out in very odd places and no visible heads. There were about a hundred of them in each crate, each about six inches long, crawling over one another, bumping blindly into the sides of the boxes. They were giving off a very powerful smell of rotting fish. Every now and then, sparks would fly out of the end of a skrewt, and with a small phut, it would be propelled forward several inches."
Harry Potter's perception of Blast-Ended Skrewts[src]
Blast-ended skrewt

A young Blast-Ended Skrewt on a leash

Newly hatched Skrewts looked like pale, slimy deformed shell-less lobsters or scorpions. They had legs sticking out at odd angles. They were about six inches long and smelled strongly of rotten fish. Sparks flew out of their rear ends every so often, which propelled them forward a few inches. The males had stingers and the females had suckers on their body to suck blood.[3] The skrewts did not hibernate during winter.[2]

After about two months, Skrewts grew to about three feet long and became extremely ill tempered, making it hard to get close to one. They grew grey, shiny armour over their pale bodies and began to resemble a cross between giant scorpions and elongated crabs. The males held their stingers over their backs, and were highly dangerous and repulsive.[5]

After several months, Skrewts grew to about ten feet long, and were incredibly dangerous (and probably quite lethal). They resembled giant scorpions with stingers curled over their backs. Their shiny armour deflected most spells, and they used their blasts to propel themselves at a foe. Its single undefended spot was its armour-less underside.[6]

History

Draco Malfoy: "And why would we want to raise them? I mean, what do they do? What is the point of them?"
Rubeus Hagrid: "Tha's next lesson, Malfoy. Yer jus' feedin' 'em today. Now, yeh'll wan' ter try 'em on a few diff'rent things — I've never had 'em before, not sure what they'll go fer — I got ant eggs an' frog livers an' a bit o' grass snake — just try 'em out with a bit of each."
— Hagrid having fourth-year students feed his Blast-Ended Skrewts in class[src]

Several of these Skrewts were placed inside the Triwizard Tournament maze, and Harry defeated one of them by using the Impediment Jinx on its underside.[6]

Hagrid began breeding the Skrewts at the beginning of September, and had several hundred.[3] By the following June, he only had one, which was the one that was placed in the maze.[6][7] Hagrid never discovered what they ate,[8] although he did mention that he managed to get them to eat ant eggs, Grass Snake and frog livers to start with, and had his fourth-year Care of Magical Creatures feed the Skrewts frog livers at the start of the 1994–1995 school year.[3] They often killed each other off, so it is not surprising they died so quickly. It is unknown what became of the last Skrewt.[7]

Rita Skeeter claimed that the Daily Prophet had a zoological column every Wednesday and said that the Bang-Ended Scoots could be the event that day if Hagrid gave an interview.[2] However, the Skrewts never did feature in the Daily Prophet's zoological column.[9]

In June 1996, following the attack of Stunning Spells on Minerva McGonagall by Dolores Umbridge and other corrupt British Ministry of Magic officials, Ronald Weasley suggested feeding Umbridge to a box of starving Blast-Ended Skrewts as an appropriate punishment. Harry Potter thought the idea "had its merits".[10]

In 1997, Harry Potter felt that the idea of a teenage Albus Dumbledore "was simply odd, like trying to imagine a stupid Hermione or a friendly Blast-Ended Skrewt".[11]

Behind the scenes

Blast Ended Skrewt Wizarding World

A Blast-Ended Skrewt as seen at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

  • The Skrewts appeared to be massive violations of the Ban on Experimental Breeding, but Hagrid was never charged for it. This may be because Hagrid eventually had some placed in the Triwizard Tournament, possibly indicating his intent to breed them for that purpose.
  • In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Skrewts are encountered as enemies in several locations, rather than just being found in the maze during the Third Task. The Skrewts have sexual dimorphism: males and females are red- and orange-tinged, respectively. Also, they bear little resemblance to their description in the book, being of a more spherical shape and much larger.
  • In the DS version of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, there are some Skrewts trying to kill Buckbeak, so the player has to cast spells on them to make them go away.
  • Blast-Ended Skrewts are similar to the opposite of an Amphisbaena. An Amphisbaena is a legless, winged, soft-skinned animal with a head at each end, while a Skrewt is a legged, wingless, hard-skinned animal with a tail at each end
  • A Blast-Ended Skrewt appears in Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, promoted as a creature not seen in any of the films.
  • Blast-Ended Skrewts appear in Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, which takes place in 2008. It is unknown if Hagrid had bred more of them by then, or if they were included only for gameplay purposes, as players can fight them in the game.

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24 (Rita Skeeter's Scoop)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 21 (The House-Elf Liberation Front)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 13 (Mad-Eye Moody)
  4. Blast-Ended Skrewts at Pottermore
  5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 18 (The Weighing of the Wands)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 37 (The Beginning)
  8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 15 (Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)
  9. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 22 (The Unexpected Task)
  10. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
  11. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 2 (In Memoriam)
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