Changes: Erumpent

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The Erumpent is a huge African magical beast resembling a Rhino. It is a powerful creature, with a thick hide capable of repelling most curses and charms, a single long horn, and a thick tail. They are treated with great caution and respect by African wizards and witches.

The Erumpent will not attack unless provoked, but the results are usually fatal. The horn can pierce skin and metal, and the horn contains a deadly fluid which causes whatever is injected with it to explode.

Erumpent numbers are not large, because male Erumpents frequently blow themselves up during mating season. Erumpents only give birth to one calf at a time.

Erumpent horns, tails, and Exploding Fluid are all widely used in potions, although they are listed as Class B Tradeable Materials. At some point, Xenophilius Lovegood acquired an Erumpent horn and kept it in his house, believing that it belonged to a Crumple-Horned Snorkack. When Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger visited him in 1998, Hermione warned him to get rid of it. During a scuffle with a pair of Death Eaters, the horn ended up exploding, and blew up a sizeable portion of the house.

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-The '''Erumpent''' is a huge [[Africa|African]] magical beast resembling a Rhino.  It is a powerful creature, with a thick hide capable of repelling most curses and charms, a single long horn, and a thick tail.  They are treated with great caution and respect by African [[wizard]]s.
+The '''Erumpent''' is a huge [[Africa|African]] magical beast resembling a Rhino. It is a powerful creature, with a thick hide capable of repelling most curses and charms, a single long horn, and a thick tail. They are treated with great caution and respect by African [[wizards|wizards and witches]].
-The Erumpent will not attack unless provoked, but the results are usually fatal.  The horn can pierce skin and metal, and the horn contains a [[Exploding Fluid|deadly fluid]] which causes whatever is injected with it to explode.
+The Erumpent will not attack unless provoked, but the results are usually fatal. The horn can pierce skin and metal, and the horn contains a [[Exploding Fluid|deadly fluid]] which causes whatever is injected with it to explode.
-Erumpent numbers are not large, because male Erumpents frequently blow themselves up during mating season.  Erumpents only give birth to one calf at a time.
+Erumpent numbers are not large, because male Erumpents frequently blow themselves up during mating season. Erumpents only give birth to one calf at a time.
-[[Erumpent horn]]s, tails, and [[Exploding Fluid]] are all widely used in potions, although they are listed as Class B [[Tradeable Material]]s.  At some point, [[Xenophilius Lovegood]] acquired an Erumpent horn and kept it in his [[The Lovegood House|house]], believing that it belonged to a [[Crumple-Horned Snorkack]].  When [[Harry Potter]], [[Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] visited him in 1998, Hermione warned him to get rid of it.  During a scuffle with a pair of [[Death Eaters]], the horn ended up exploding, and blew up a sizeable portion of the house.
+[[Erumpent horn]]s, tails, and [[Exploding Fluid]] are all widely used in potions, although they are listed as Class B [[Tradeable Material]]s. At some point, [[Xenophilius Lovegood]] acquired an Erumpent horn and kept it in his [[The Lovegood House|house]], believing that it belonged to a [[Crumple-Horned Snorkack]]. When [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] visited him in 1998, Hermione warned him to get rid of it. During a scuffle with a pair of [[Death Eaters]], the horn ended up exploding, and blew up a sizeable portion of the house.
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
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