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"People ask me what it's like being a gargoyle... well, to be honest, most of the time you have a very cold bottom."

Gargoyle refers to a carved stone or statue with an ugly monstrous design. Since medieval times, gargoyle statues have been commonly seen in many structures and buildings, including the Hogwarts Castle.

Nature

Architecturally, two distinctions are made between gargoyles: functional ones, whose purpose is to direct water away from the sides of a building through their spouts; and aesthetic gargoyles, whose appearance is said by the superstitious to add to their ability to ward off evil. It is unknown if the latter ability is preserved with gargoyles in the wizarding world.

It should be noted that, whilst some gargoyles, like the Lonely Male Gargoyle, do seem to have some degree of sentience, this is not known to be an innate ability and any noted animation is likely due to magic, such as a charm.

Known Gargoyles

Sentient Hogwarts Gargoyles

Gargoyle statue Chamber of secret (film) pic2 — A gargoyle statue outside the Headmaster's office in Hogwarts

A number of Hogwarts gargoyles have the ability to talk and posess personality, such as:

Other Gargoyles

Sandstone Gargoyle

Etymology

From the French gargouille, meaning "throat" or "gullet". In Latin gurgulio, gula, and similar words derived from the root gar, meaning "to swallow", which represented the gurgling sound of water.

Behind the scenes

Gargoyle statue 1995 — A gargoyle statue in Hogwarts' Middle Courtyard.

In the PC video game adaption of Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, and Prisoner of Azkaban, they are used as targets to cast Lumos and when done so, they will make a small movement.
In the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game), the Gargoyle statue that stood in the second floor entrance to the Headmaster's office was moved to the Entrance Courtyard.
One of the sayings of wizards is "Galloping gargoyles".
A scene cut from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) depicted a Gargoyle Strike of 1911.
In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 a Gargoyle that looks like a dragon-creature can be seen in the Room of Requirement near a photo of a wizard in Egypt. Later on, a real dragon Gargoyle can actually be seen, which the player destroy.

Appearances

The Harry Potter Wiki has 1 image related to Gargoyle.

Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Chapter 31

[DH31-1] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Chapter 31

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 {{Quote|People ask me what it's like being a gargoyle... well, to be honest, most of the time you have a very cold bottom.|[[Lonely Male Gargoyle]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)}}
-[[File:Gargoyle_statue_Chamber_of_secret_(film)_pic2.jpg|thumb|left|A gargoyle statue outside the [[Headmaster's office]] in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].]]
-'''Gargoyle''' refers to a carved stone or statue with ugly monstrous design. Since [[Wikipedia:Medieval|medieval]] times, gargoyle statues are commonly seen in many structures and buildings. The [[Hogwarts Castle]] also have many gargoyle statues, one is placed in the entrance to the [[Headmaster's office]] located in the second floor and described as a extremely ugly statue, it becomes to life when a correct password is spoken.<ref name="lemon-drop">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Chapter 11]]''</ref> Another gargoyle statues are also seen in Hogwarts' [[Paved Courtyard]] connected to the [[Viaduct (I)|Viaduct]], There's also in [[Clock Tower Courtyard]]. And two gargoyle statues, guarded the entrance to the [[Hogwarts_Castle#Staff_room|staffroom]], having the ability to talk.<ref name="DH31">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Chapter 31]]''</ref>
+'''Gargoyle''' refers to a carved stone or statue with an ugly monstrous design. Since [[Wikipedia:Middle Ages|medieval]] times, gargoyle statues have been commonly seen in many structures and buildings, including the [[Hogwarts Castle]].
-Gargoyle is originally designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building.
+==Nature==
+Architecturally, two distinctions are made between gargoyles: functional ones, whose purpose is to direct [[water]] away from the sides of a building through their spouts; and aesthetic gargoyles, whose appearance is said by the superstitious to add to their ability to ward off evil. It is unknown if the latter ability is preserved with gargoyles in the wizarding world.
+It should be noted that, whilst some gargoyles, like the [[Lonely Male Gargoyle]], do seem to have some degree of sentience, this is not known to be an innate ability and any noted animation is likely due to magic, such as a [[charm]].
+==Known Gargoyles==
+===='''Sentient Hogwarts Gargoyles'''====
+[[File:Gargoyle_statue_Chamber_of_secret_(film)_pic2.jpg|thumb|right|A gargoyle statue outside the [[Headmaster's office]] in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]]]
+A number of Hogwarts gargoyles have the ability to talk and posess personality, such as:
+*[[Gargoyles at the staffroom entrance|Staffroom Gargoyles]]
+*[[Headmaster's office]] Gargoyle<ref name="DH31">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Chapter 31]]''</ref>
+*The [[Comedic Female Gargoyle]]
+*The [[Barking Mad Male Gargoyle]]
+*The [[Lonely Male Gargoyle]]
+*The [[Lonely Male Gargoyle's friend]]
+*The [[Miserable Female Gargoyle]]
+*The [[Sarcastic Male Gargoyle]]
+==Other Gargoyles==
+*[[Sandstone Gargoyle]]
-[[File:Gargoyle statue 1995.jpg|thumb|left|A gargoyle statue in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]' [[Transfiguration Courtyard]].]]
 ==Etymology==
 From the French ''gargouille'', meaning "throat" or "gullet". In Latin ''gurgulio'', ''gula'', and similar words derived from the root ''gar'', meaning "to swallow", which represented the gurgling sound of water.
 ==Behind the scenes==
+[[File:Gargoyle statue 1995.jpg|thumb|right|A gargoyle statue in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]' [[Middle Courtyard]].]]
-*The [[Barking Mad Male Gargoyle]], [[Comedic Female Gargoyle]], [[Lonely Male Gargoyle]], [[Lonely Male Gargoyle's friend]], [[Miserable Female Gargoyle]] and [[Sarcastic Male Gargoyle]] are known gargoyles introduced in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|video game version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''.
-*In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|video game version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', The Gargoyle statue that stand in the second floor inside the castle as a entrance to the Headmaster's office was moved to the [[Entrance Courtyard]].
+*In the PC video game adaption of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|Philosopher's Stone]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|Chamber of Secrets]]'', and ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', they are used as targets to cast Lumos and when done so, they will make a small movement.
+*In the ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]'', the Gargoyle statue that stood in the second floor entrance to the Headmaster's office was moved to the [[Entrance Courtyard]].
 *One of the [[Wizarding idioms|sayings]] of [[wizards]] is "Galloping gargoyles".
+*A scene cut from ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' depicted a [[Gargoyle Strike of 1911]].
+*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' a Gargoyle that looks like a dragon-creature can be seen in the [[Room of Requirement]] near a photo of a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] in [[Egypt]]. Later on, a real [[Dragon|dragon]] Gargoyle can actually be seen, which the player destroy.
+==See also==
+* [[Sandstone Gargoyle]]
 ==Appearances==
+{{Imagecat|Images of Gargoyles}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{mention}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{1st}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]] ''{{Comment|Cutscenes}} {{Flashback}}
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
 ==Notes and references==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
+[[fr:Gargouille]]
+[[es:Gárgola]]
 [[Category:Objects with Personality]]
 [[Category:Statues]]
+[[Category:Gargoyles]]