Gytrash

Gytrash
Species information
Eye colour	Transparent
Skin colour	Transparent
Hair colour	Transparent
Related to	Spectres and Dogs

A Gytrash is a spectral dog that only comes out at night. This very fast and dangerous spectre has a long forked tail. The grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are one of the locations in which Gytrashes are found. The Gytrash is sensitive to light and a simple Lumos spell can be used to ward off a Gytrash.

Behind the scenes

• The Green ghost dogs in the Voldemort Duel in the video game versions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, are believed to be a breed of Gytrash.
• Gytrash is similar in description as the Grim, which is also a spectral dog of impending danger.
• Gytrashes might be what happens to Crups—magical breed of dogs—when they die (given the forked tail), just as magical humans (wizards) can become Ghosts.
• The Gytrash is a creature in English folklore, and is described as a black dog, that also sometimes took the form of a spectral mule.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (GBA, GBC, and PS2 versions only) (Appears on a Bestiary)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears on a Folio Bruti (GBA version only)) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)

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