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+ | |skin = Pale<ref name="POAG">{{POA|G}}</ref> and humanlike, but also possibly green |
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+ | |eyes = Green, among others<ref name="POAG"/> |
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− | |skin=Pale<ref name="CARDS">''[[Famous Witches and Wizards Cards]]''</ref> |
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+ | |native = *[[Russia]]<ref name="POAG"/> |
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+ | |mortality = Mortal<ref name="POAG"/> |
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+ | |distinction = *Looks like an ugly, old [[Wizardkind|witch]] covered in [[wart]]s<ref name="PM"/> |
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− | + | *Has four toes on each foot<ref name="WOMBAT"/> |
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+ | *Has a taste for the [[flesh]] of [[human]] children<ref name="PM"/> |
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+ | *Possesses [[Rudimentary magic]]<ref name="WOMBAT"/> |
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+ | *[[Dark Arts]]<ref name="PM">{{PM}}</ref><ref name="WU">{{WU}}</ref> |
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+ | |status = Extant |
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+ | {{Quote|The hag is a child-eating creature of human appearance, though likely to have more warts than the average witch.|[[Quentin Trimble|Quentin Trimble]], ''[[The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection]]''|Pottermore}} |
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+ | A '''hag''' was a savage [[being]] that looked like an ugly, old [[Wizardkind|witch]] but had more [[wart]]s.<ref name="PM">{{PM}}</ref> They had four toes on each foot, had a taste for the [[flesh]] of [[human]] children, and possessed [[rudimentary magic]], similar to that of a [[troll]].<ref name="WOMBAT">{{JKRS}} - [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T. test]]</ref> Many [[Non-magic people|Muggles]] tended to think that hags were what [[Wizardkind|witches]] looked like, and were therefore popular in Muggle literature.<ref name="FBC">{{FBC}}</ref> |
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− | {{quote|They say he met vampires in the Black Forest, and there was a nasty bit o' trouble with a hag -- never been the same since. Scared of the students, scared of his own subject now, where's me umbrella?" Vampires? Hags? Harry's head was swimming.|Hagrid explains Quirrell's fear of hags.|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}} |
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+ | In the [[14th century]], hags were "''gliding about in search of children to eat''" at [[Burdock Muldoon]]'s failed meeting of the [[Wizards' Council]] welcoming any two-legged [[creature]]s as [[being]]s.<ref name="BEAST"/> |
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+ | Sometime during the [[17th century|17th]] or [[18th century]], the witch [[Honoria Nutcombe]] founded the "[[Society for the Reformation of Hags]]", presumably a charitable organisation to help hags integrate into wizarding society.<ref name="JKRS">{{JKRS}}</ref> Its headquarters were in [[Diagon Alley]], [[London]].<ref name="WWHP">{{WWHP}}</ref> |
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− | A '''hag''' is a savage [[beast]] that looks like an ugly, old [[witch]] but has more warts.<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref> They possess rudimentary magic, similar to that of a [[troll]].<ref name=wombat>''[[J. K. Rowling's Official Site]]''</ref> Little is known of them, though it is thought that they are what [[Muggles]] think are [[Witches]] and are therefore popular in [[Muggle]] literature. |
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+ | [[File:HolidaysWithHags.png|thumb|left|150px|A copy of Gilderoy Lockhart's ''Holidays with Hags'']] |
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− | *Sometime in or before [[1992]], [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] published a book called ''[[Holidays with Hags]]''; the book probably doesn't contain any useful information on them, though.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref> |
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+ | Sometime in or before [[1992]], [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] published a book called ''[[Holidays with Hags]]'';<ref name="COS4">{{COS|B|4}}</ref> whether the book was one of Lockhart's fictions, in which case it would be useless, or one of the stories he stole from other, [[Memory Charm|memory-charmed]] wizards and witches, is unknown.<ref name="COS16">{{COS|B|16}}</ref> This book, along with six other of his collected works, was set as a compulsory [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] textbook during the [[1992–1993 school year]].<ref name="COS3">{{COS|B|3}}</ref> |
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+ | The wizard [[Professor]] [[Regulus Moonshine]] successfully developed a [[Regulus Moonshine's potion|potion]] to suppress the human flesh-eating apetites of hags, with him losing several chunks of his own flesh whilst conducting clinical trials with hag volunteers.<ref name="DP4">{{DP|N|4}}</ref> |
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+ | Hags were amongst the various [[magic]]al [[creature]]s who posed threats to the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]] across the [[Wizarding world]], during the [[Calamity]] in the [[2010s]]. Hags were trapped in huge blocks of [[Water|ice]], which volunteer [[Wizardkind|wizards and witches]] had to liberate using the [[Fire-Making Spell]] to melt the ice and free the [[Foundable]] hags.<ref name="WU">{{WU}}</ref> |
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==Ministry classification== |
==Ministry classification== |
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+ | The [[British Ministry of Magic]] classifies hags as [[being]]s, a fact that causes similar humanoid beings such as [[centaur]]s and [[merpeople]] to desire the classification of [[beast]].<ref name="BEAST"/> This was because they did not want to be considered to be on the same level as such savage creatures. |
− | ==Known hags |
+ | ==Known hags== |
+ | <gallery> |
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− | + | Baba yaga.jpg|[[Babayaga]]<ref name="POAG"/> |
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− | + | Cordelia Misericordia.jpg|[[Cordelia Misericordia]]<ref name="POAG"/> |
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− | + | Leticia Somnolens.JPG|[[Leticia Somnolens]]<ref name="POAG"/> |
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− | + | Grymm.jpg|[[Malodora Grymm]]<ref name="POAG"/> |
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− | + | Hubbard.JPG|[[Old Mother Hubbard]]<ref name="POAG"/> |
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+ | </gallery> |
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==Habitats== |
==Habitats== |
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+ | [[File:Bethany Harrison's painting.png|150px|thumb|Hags are what [[Non-magic people|Muggle]]s would recognise as "fairy tale witches": the above is Muggle child [[Bethany Harrison]]'s impression of witch [[Winifred Whittle]]]] |
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+ | Hags could occasionally be encountered in [[Diagon Alley|Diagon]] and [[Knockturn Alley|Knockturn]] Alleys, as well as [[Hogsmeade]];<ref name="POA4">{{POA|B|4}}</ref> however, some hags like [[Annis Black]] lived in [[Annis Black's cave|caves]].<ref name="DP1"/> |
==Diet== |
==Diet== |
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+ | Hags were said to eat [[Human|children]]<ref name="PM"/><ref name="POAG"/> and raw [[liver]]s,<ref name="POA4">{{POA|B|4}}</ref> although it was possible that those were false descriptions to defame them.<ref name="DP1"/> They were strictly not vegetarian.<ref name="QH">{{QH}}</ref> |
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− | ==Etymology== |
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− | From ''hægtesse'', meaning [[Wizardkind|witch]]. |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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+ | *Since hags have not appeared directly in the series and almost all known information about them comes from wizarding sources, especially unreliable ones like the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'', it is possible that some particularly shocking facts about them are exaggerated or false, reflecting the wizarding prejudice against other sentient creatures. The only possible direct appearance of a hag is in ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', when Harry sees what "looked suspiciously like a hag" ordering a raw liver in the [[Leaky Cauldron]]. |
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− | *It is possible that [[Honoria Nutcombe]] is a hag, given that she founded the [[Society for the Reformation of Hags]] in the [[17th century|seventeenth]] or [[18th century|eighteenth century]].<ref name="LETTER"/> |
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+ | *In real life, the [[wikipedia:hag|hag]] is a [[creature]] from [[England|English]] folklore. Originally used a way to explain the then-unknown condition of sleep paralysis, the "Old Hag" was a [[spirit]] that sat on a person's chest while they slept and gave them nightmares. The concept later evolved to be used for any malevolent and ugly old woman. |
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− | *According to [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T]], hags might only have four toes on each foot.<ref name=wombat /> |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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{{Imagecat|Images of Hags}} |
{{Imagecat|Images of Hags}} |
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+ | *{{PS|G}} {{FWC mention}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{Mention}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{Comment|Disc 2}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{COS|F}} {{C|Disc 2}} {{Mention}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{FWC}} |
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+ | *{{COS|G}} {{FWC mention}} |
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− | *''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{Possible}} |
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+ | *{{POA}} {{Possible}} |
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− | *''[[The Queen's Handbag]]'' {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{POA|G}} {{1st}} {{FWC}} |
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+ | *{{GOF}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{OOTP}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{OOTP|G}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{DH}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{FB|R}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{JKRS}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{DP}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{PM}} {{C|Seen on book cover}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{WW}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{QH}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{WWHP}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{FBC}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{WU}} |
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+ | *{{PAS}} {{Mention}} |
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+ | *{{MA}} {{HoM mention}} |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Latest revision as of 02:57, 14 February 2024
Warning!
At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells & Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. |
- "The hag is a child-eating creature of human appearance, though likely to have more warts than the average witch."
- — Quentin Trimble, The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection[src]
A hag was a savage being that looked like an ugly, old witch but had more warts.[2] They had four toes on each foot, had a taste for the flesh of human children, and possessed rudimentary magic, similar to that of a troll.[3] Many Muggles tended to think that hags were what witches looked like, and were therefore popular in Muggle literature.[7]
History
In the 14th century, hags were "gliding about in search of children to eat" at Burdock Muldoon's failed meeting of the Wizards' Council welcoming any two-legged creatures as beings.[6]
Sometime during the 17th or 18th century, the witch Honoria Nutcombe founded the "Society for the Reformation of Hags", presumably a charitable organisation to help hags integrate into wizarding society.[8] Its headquarters were in Diagon Alley, London.[9]
Quirinus Quirrell supposedly had a "nasty bit o' trouble" with a hag sometime in 1990-1991 during his Grand Tour.[10]
Sometime in or before 1992, Gilderoy Lockhart published a book called Holidays with Hags;[11] whether the book was one of Lockhart's fictions, in which case it would be useless, or one of the stories he stole from other, memory-charmed wizards and witches, is unknown.[12] This book, along with six other of his collected works, was set as a compulsory Defence Against the Dark Arts textbook during the 1992–1993 school year.[13]
In August 1993, Harry Potter thought he saw a hag ordering a plate of raw liver from behind a thick balaclava in the Leaky Cauldron.[14]
A hag called Annis Black sent in "A Word in Support of Hags" to the Daily Prophet, offering babysitting services.[15]
The wizard Professor Regulus Moonshine successfully developed a potion to suppress the human flesh-eating apetites of hags, with him losing several chunks of his own flesh whilst conducting clinical trials with hag volunteers.[16]
Hags were amongst the various magical creatures who posed threats to the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy across the Wizarding world, during the Calamity in the 2010s. Hags were trapped in huge blocks of ice, which volunteer wizards and witches had to liberate using the Fire-Making Spell to melt the ice and free the Foundable hags.[5]
Ministry classification
The British Ministry of Magic classifies hags as beings, a fact that causes similar humanoid beings such as centaurs and merpeople to desire the classification of beast.[6] This was because they did not want to be considered to be on the same level as such savage creatures.
Known hags
Habitats
Hags could occasionally be encountered in Diagon and Knockturn Alleys, as well as Hogsmeade;[14] however, some hags like Annis Black lived in caves.[15]
Diet
Hags were said to eat children[2][1] and raw livers,[14] although it was possible that those were false descriptions to defame them.[15] They were strictly not vegetarian.[17]
Behind the scenes
- Since hags have not appeared directly in the series and almost all known information about them comes from wizarding sources, especially unreliable ones like the Daily Prophet, it is possible that some particularly shocking facts about them are exaggerated or false, reflecting the wizarding prejudice against other sentient creatures. The only possible direct appearance of a hag is in Prisoner of Azkaban, when Harry sees what "looked suspiciously like a hag" ordering a raw liver in the Leaky Cauldron.
- In real life, the hag is a creature from English folklore. Originally used a way to explain the then-unknown condition of sleep paralysis, the "Old Hag" was a spirit that sat on a person's chest while they slept and gave them nightmares. The concept later evolved to be used for any malevolent and ugly old woman.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Disc 2) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (First appearance) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
- J. K. Rowling's official site (Mentioned only)
- Daily Prophet Newsletters (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore (Seen on book cover) (Mentioned only)
- Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
- The Queen's Handbag (Mentioned only)
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in History of Magic classes)
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 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Pottermore
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J. K. Rowling's official site - W.O.M.B.A.T. test
- ↑ If Quirrell really did have a run-in with one, it must have some sentience, and must be partially part of the magical community.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - What is a Beast?
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
- ↑ J. K. Rowling's official site
- ↑ The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 (At Flourish and Blotts)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 3 (The Burrow)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 4 (The Leaky Cauldron)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Daily Prophet Newsletters, Issue 1
- ↑ Daily Prophet Newsletters, Issue 4
- ↑ The Queen's Handbag