A donkey was a domesticated mammal related to the horse that was used as a beast of burden by humans.[1]
History
In the wizarding fairytale "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot", an old man goes to a local wizard looking for help recovering his missing donkey, which he needs to transport his wares to market so he could support his family.[2] The wizard rudely refuses him at first.[2] However, after learning the value of kindness, the wizard relents, and uses a Summoning Charm to retrieve the donkey from a far-off briar patch and return it safely to its stable.[2]
In the late 15th century, the Earl of Paunchley slammed into the Shield Charm cast by Hannah Cockleford to protect the young boy he had cruelly challenged to a jousting match that he was knocked off his horse. Though he survived, the Earl suffered brain damage, and for the rest of his life believed he was a donkey named Hairy Cyril.[3]
During Sybill Trelawney's first third-year Divination lesson in 1993, Seamus Finnigan opined that the shape in Harry Potter's teacup, which Trelawney insisted was a Grim, looked more like a donkey when viewed from a certain angle.[4]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First mentioned)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
Notes and references
- ↑ "Donkey" from Encyclopedia Britannica
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)
- ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 6 - (Talons and Tea Leaves)