A goat is a domesticated member of the Bovidae family, closely related to sheep. Aberforth Dumbledore was fond of keeping goats for pets, once performing illicit charms upon them and getting a hearing with the Ministry of Magic. Goats are used for their milk, meat, hair, and skins. The females are known as does or nannies, the males as bucks or billies, and the young are kids, this being the original meaning of that word.

Rubeus Hagrid owned a goat in the 1991-1992 and 1992-1993 school years.

In 1991 Severus Snape mentioned that a Bezoar is a stone taken from a goat's stomach.

Aberforth Dumbledore's Patronus Charm took the form of a goat.

A Dom is the gallbladder of a goat, used in the game of Aingingein.

The story Grumble the Grubby Goat features one of these creatures.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)