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The Griffin was a magical beast which originated from Greece.[1]
Description[]
It had the front legs, wings and head of a giant eagle, and the body, hind legs, and tail of a lion. The main diet of the Griffin was raw meat. Griffins were known as fierce creatures; however, despite this, skilled wizards and witches were able to befriend them. Griffins were often used by wizards as guards of treasure, like Sphinxes.[1]
History[]
Newton Scamander kept a Griffin in his basement at 9 Sherringford Square in 1927.[2]
During the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during the Outdoor celebration of magic, Madam Hooch and Professor Silvanus Kettleburn gave a combined Care of Magical Creatures and Flying class to fifth-year students on the Training Grounds about how to fly Griffins. Jacob's sibling was chosen to fly the Griffin present, and found the experience exhilarating.[3]
The Hogwarts Headmaster's office door had a knocker in the shape of a Griffin.[4]
Known Griffins[]
Griffins | Notes |
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Tiffin | A griffin that guarded Vault 619 at Gringotts Wizarding Bank.[5] |
Griffin at the Magical Creatures Reserve | A griffin that was allowed to stay in the Magical Creatures Reserve |
Greywing | A griffin that Hagrid cared for and that came to be defensive of Hagrid's pumpkin patch.[6] |
See also[]
Behind the scenes[]
- Griffins originate from ancient mythology, having been recorded as far back as ancient Persia and Egypt, though first commonly seen in Greek myths. They were considered symbols of divinity, as the lion and eagle were considered the kings of beasts and birds, respectively.
- In the Harry Potter films, the Stairwell Gargoyle (who guards the Headmaster's Office) resembles a large golden griffin, instead of being ugly and made of stone as in the books.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Identified as "Griffon")
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Appears as statue)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (First appearance)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned poster)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Appears as statue)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Appears as statue)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
- Hogwarts Legacy
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, Scene 39
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, "FESTIVAL FUN" Achievement
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 (The Polyjuice Potion)
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World - Case 14: Fool's Gold
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, Side Quest "DUMBLEDORE's CHRISTMAS WISH"
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World - Case 14: Fool's Gold, Act 4
Care of Magical Creatures | |
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Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts | |
Hagrid's Hut · Forbidden Forest · Care of Magical Creatures Classroom · Magical Creatures (club) · The Paddock | |
Professors | Silvanus Kettleburn · Rubeus Hagrid · Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank (substitute teacher) |
Textbooks | The Monster Book of Monsters · Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them |
Creatures studied at Hogwarts | |
Blast-Ended Skrewt · Bowtruckle · Chimaera · Crup · Demiguise · Diricawl · Doxy · Dugbog · Fairy · Fire Crab · Fire Dwelling Salamander · Flobberworm · Fwooper · Glumbumble · Gnome · Golden Snidget · Griffin · Hippogriff · Imp · Jackalope · Knarl · Kneazle · Moke · Murtlap · Niffler · Occamy · Porlock · Quintaped · Streeler · Thestral · Unicorn · Yeti |
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 |