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The '''Fwooper''' is a magical [[Africa]]n bird with brightly-coloured feathers, which can include orange, pink, lime green and yellow. Listening to the Fwooper's song will drive the listener [[Insanity|insane]], so each bird must be sold with a [[Silencing Charm]] placed on it. The Charm has to be reinforced monthly, and a licence is required to own one of the birds.<ref name="fantastic">''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''</ref> |
The '''Fwooper''' is a magical [[Africa]]n bird with brightly-coloured feathers, which can include orange, pink, lime green and yellow. Listening to the Fwooper's song will drive the listener [[Insanity|insane]], so each bird must be sold with a [[Silencing Charm]] placed on it. The Charm has to be reinforced monthly, and a licence is required to own one of the birds.<ref name="fantastic">''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''</ref> |
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Fwooper feathers are used as [[quill]]s, and they lay patterned eggs.<ref name="fantastic" /> |
Fwooper feathers are used as [[quill]]s, and they lay patterned eggs.<ref name="fantastic" /> |
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[[File:Fwooper.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The number four, in runic]] |
[[File:Fwooper.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The number four, in runic]] |
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| − | [[Uric the Oddball]] once tried to convince the [[Wizards' Council]] that the Fwooper song was actually beneficial to a Wizard's health, and listened to it continuously for three months. His presentation did not go well, when he turned up wearing nothing but a toupee that, on closer examination, was revealed to be a dead badger.<ref name="fantastic" /> |
+ | [[Uric the Oddball]] once tried to convince the [[Wizards' Council]] that the Fwooper song was actually beneficial to a Wizard's health, and listened to it continuously for three months. His presentation did not go well, when he turned up wearing nothing but a toupee that, on closer examination, was revealed to be a [[Death|dead]] [[badger]].<ref name="fantastic" /> |
The four colour varieties of the Fwooper are used to represent the number four, in the [[Study of Ancient Runes|runic alphabet]].<ref>''[[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J. K. Rowling's Official Site]]''</ref> |
The four colour varieties of the Fwooper are used to represent the number four, in the [[Study of Ancient Runes|runic alphabet]].<ref>''[[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J. K. Rowling's Official Site]]''</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:31, 4 September 2013
The Fwooper is a magical African bird with brightly-coloured feathers, which can include orange, pink, lime green and yellow. Listening to the Fwooper's song will drive the listener insane, so each bird must be sold with a Silencing Charm placed on it. The Charm has to be reinforced monthly, and a licence is required to own one of the birds.[1]
Fwooper feathers are used as quills, and they lay patterned eggs.[1]
The number four, in runic
Uric the Oddball once tried to convince the Wizards' Council that the Fwooper song was actually beneficial to a Wizard's health, and listened to it continuously for three months. His presentation did not go well, when he turned up wearing nothing but a toupee that, on closer examination, was revealed to be a dead badger.[1]
The four colour varieties of the Fwooper are used to represent the number four, in the runic alphabet.[2]
Appearances
Notes and references
| Study of Ancient Runes | |||||
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| Professors: Bathsheda Babbling · Clodagh Dromgoole · Elspeth MacGillony | |||||
| Textbooks: Advanced Rune Translation · Ancient Runes Made Easy · Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms · Rune Dictionary · Spellman's Syllabary | |||||
| Known runes: Acromantula · Demiguise · Ehwaz · Eihwaz · Fwooper · Graphorn · Hydra · Quintaped · Runespoor · Salamander · Unicorn · Unknown · Mark of Merlin | |||||
| Magical creatures by classification | |
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| X | Flobberworm · Horklump |
| XX | Augurey · Bowtruckle · Chizpurfle · Clabbert · Diricawl · Fairy · Ghoul · Gnome · Grindylow · Imp · Jobberknoll · Mooncalf · Porlock · Puffskein · Ramora · Winged horse |
| XXX | Ashwinder · Billywig · Bundimun · Crup · Doxy · Dugbog · Fire crab · Fwooper · Glumbumble · Hippocampus · Hippogriff · Hodag · Jarvey · Knarl · Kneazle · Leprechaun · Lobalug · Mackled Malaclaw · Moke · Murtlap · Niffler · Nogtail · Pixie · Plimpy · Pogrebin · Red Cap · Salamander · Sea serpent · Shrake · Streeler · Winged horse |
| XXXX | Centaur · Demiguise · Erkling · Erumpent · Golden Snidget · Graphorn · Griffin · Hidebehind · Kappa · Kelpie · Merperson · Occamy · Phoenix · Re'em · Runespoor · Snallygaster · Sphinx · Tebo · Thestral · Thunderbird · Troll · Unicorn · Winged horse · Yeti |
| XXXXX | Acromantula · Basilisk · Chimaera · Dragon · Horned Serpent · Lethifold · Manticore · Nundu · Quintaped · Wampus cat · Werewolf |