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A '''Flesh-Eating Slug''' is a magical creature very similar to its namesake, the common garden slug. The Flesh-Eating Slug is apparently a frightening creature, since a Hogwarts student was scared enough of them to turn a [[Boggart]] into one.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' - Chapter 7 (''Boggart in the Wardrobe'')</ref> It is a garden pest, and in [[1992]], the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Gamekeeper]] [[Rubeus Hagrid]] explained to [[Harry Potter]] that Flesh-Eating Slugs were ruining all of the school cabbages. The only known way to get rid of these slugs is by using [[Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent|a specific repellent]] that can be bought in [[Knockturn Alley]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' - Chapter 4 (''At Flourish and Blotts'')</ref>
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A '''Flesh-Eating Slug''' is a magical creature very similar to its namesake, the common garden slug.<ref name="CS4">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' - Chapter 4 (''At Flourish and Blotts'')</ref> The spittle of the Flesh-Eating Slug has a corrosive effect on both skin and plants.<ref name="CSgbc">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' - GBC version</ref>
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It is a garden pest, and in [[1992]], the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Keeper of Keys and Grounds|Gamekeeper]] [[Rubeus Hagrid]] explained to [[Harry Potter]] that Flesh-Eating Slugs were ruining all of the school cabbages. The only known way to get rid of these slugs is by using [[Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent|a specific repellent]] that can be bought in [[Knockturn Alley]].<ref name="CS4"/>
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The Flesh-Eating Slug is apparently a frightening creature, since a Hogwarts student was scared enough of them to turn a [[Boggart]] into one.<ref name="PA7">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' - Chapter 7 (''Boggart in the Wardrobe'')</ref>
   
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{Comment|Seen on an illustration}} {{Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{Comment|Illustration on a Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent container}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{1st}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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Revision as of 23:44, 4 July 2015

A Flesh-Eating Slug is a magical creature very similar to its namesake, the common garden slug.[1] The spittle of the Flesh-Eating Slug has a corrosive effect on both skin and plants.[2]

It is a garden pest, and in 1992, the Hogwarts Gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid explained to Harry Potter that Flesh-Eating Slugs were ruining all of the school cabbages. The only known way to get rid of these slugs is by using a specific repellent that can be bought in Knockturn Alley.[1]

The Flesh-Eating Slug is apparently a frightening creature, since a Hogwarts student was scared enough of them to turn a Boggart into one.[3]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 4 (At Flourish and Blotts)
  2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - GBC version
  3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 7 (Boggart in the Wardrobe)