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The '''Horklump''' resembles a fleshy pink mushroom covered in purple bristles. Originally native to [[Scandinavia]], the Horklump is now found throughout northern [[Europe]].
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The '''Horklump''' was a [[magic]]al [[beast]] which resembled a fleshy pink [[mushroom]] covered in sparse, coarse black bristles. Despite its appearance, it was not a plant or fungus, but an animal.<ref name="FBR">{{FB|R}}</ref>
   
 
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[[File:Horklumps 1.jpg|150px|thumb|left|A patch of Horklumps]]
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Horklumps spread large testicles rather than legs into the ground to look for their desired food of earthworms. They are fast breeders, and can cover an average garden in a matter of days. The Horklump is the favoured delicacy of the [[Gnome]]. [[Streeler venom]] is one of the few known substances that can kill Horklumps.
  
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Horklumps originated in [[Scandinavia]], but eventually spread throughout northern [[Europe]],<ref name="FBR" /> and could be found in [[Scotland]] by [[1991]].<ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}}</ref> They resembled fleshy pink [[mushroom]]s covered in a sparse scattering of coarse black bristles.<ref name="FBR" /> Despite their fungi-like appearance, Horklumps were animals.<ref name="FBR" /><ref name="COSG">{{COS|G}}</ref> [[File:Horklump Juice HL.png|thumb|Horklumps that have been plucked up from the ground]]Their preferred prey was the [[worm|earthworm]], which they hunted using the thin, muscular tentacles that they spread underground (similar to how fungi spread [[wikipedia:mycelium|mycelia]]).<ref name="FBR" /> Horklumps were very fast breeders and could cover an average-sized garden in only a few days.<ref name="FBR" />
   
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Horklumps were the favourite food of the [[gnome]].<ref name="FBR /> [[Streeler venom]] was a known substance that could kill Horklumps.<ref name="Streeler">{{FB|R}} — ''An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts'' (''Streeler'')</ref>
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{{Quote|Horklumps are pink, bristly mushroom-like creatures. It is very difficult to see why anyone would want to fondle them.|[[Albus Dumbledore]]'s opinion on Honoria's financé's interactions with Horklumps.|The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)}}
  
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Horklumps have no discernible use, other than feeding gnomes (which is itself a problem). It is not known how the wizarding world views Horklumps, though [[Honoria's fiancé|Honoria Dumbledore's fiancé]] was once caught in the act of fondling some Horklumps, which shocked Honoria and caused to break off the relationship. However, the juice of the horklump is used in healing potions and [[Herbicide Potion|herbicide]].
  
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[[File:HorklumpJuice.png|150px|thumb|right|A bottle of [[Horklump juice]]]]
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Horklumps had no discernible use to [[wizardkind|wizards and witches]], according to the famous [[magizoologist]] [[Newton Scamander|Newt Scamander]], and were given the [[Ministry of Magic Classification|classification "X"]] ("boring/harmless to humans") by the [[Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures]].<ref name="FBR" /> However, their [[Horklump juice|juice]] was used in a range of [[potion]]s,<ref name="PM">Horklump juice information in the apothecary on {{PM}}</ref> including the [[Wiggenweld Potion]].<ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}}</ref> and [[Herbicide Potion]].<ref name="PM" />
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It was rumoured that [[Honoria]], the aunt of [[Albus Dumbledore]], called off her engagement to a [[Honoria's fiancé|wizard]] because she was shocked to catch him in the act of fondling some Horklumps (although she insisted it was because he was cold-hearted).<ref name="TBBE">{{TBB|E}}</ref>
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In his book ''[[Marauding with Monsters]]'', [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] wrote of how he once supposedly visited some [[Unidentified fans of Gilderoy Lockhart|fans]] in rural [[Essex]], and helped clear a path through their Horklump-infested yard.<ref name="COSG" /> Afterward, the fans allegedly offered him some of their homemade [[Celery and Beetroot Wine]] in gratitude, which he graciously declined.<ref name="COSG" /> However, like most of Lockhart's accounts, this story might have been greatly exaggerated or completely fabricated.<ref name="COS16">{{COS|B|16}}</ref>
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Lockhart recommended the following method for removing a Horklump in his book ''[[Marauding with Monsters]]'': hitting it with a [[Knockback Jinx]], taking a firm hold of it, and then twisting and yanking it out of the ground.<ref name="COSG" />
   
 
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*Even though they are labelled as X by the [[Ministry of Magic Classification]], which would mean they are completely inoffensive, the [[poison]]ous gas which they release is shown to be significantly dangerous in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|Goblet of Fire]]'' video game and in the PC version of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PC, Mac)|Chamber of Secrets]]''. However, this ability does not appear or is mentioned in any other source of canon.
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[[File:Horklump (PS1).JPG|thumb|right|A green Horklump.]]
  
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*Also in the PC version of ''Chamber of Secrets'', Gnomes when left alone will actively seek out nearby Horklumps to consume them until there are none left, which cause Every Flavour Beans to pop-up and be collected by Harry.
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*Given their ability to overrun gardens within days and attract [[Gnome|problem species]], Horklumps are likely viewed as pests by [[Wizardkind]]. If this is true then it may explain why [[gnomes]] became so common in the first place; '''biological control''' is the control of a pest population's size by introducing the appropriate predator or parasite and so gnomes may have been introduced by wizards and witches to their gardens to rid them of Horklumps in the past before the gnomes themselves turned pest (a danger of this method of pest control).
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*Given their ability to overrun gardens within days and attract [[Gnome|problem species]], Horklumps are likely viewed as pests by [[Wizardkind]]. If this is true then it may explain why [[gnome]]s became so common in the first place; '''biological control''' is the control of a pest population's size by introducing the appropriate predator or parasite and so gnomes may have been introduced by wizards and witches to their gardens to rid them of Horklumps in the past before the gnomes themselves turned pest (a danger of this method of pest control).
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*Although Horklumps are referred to as pink in [[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]], they have also been spotted in other media of the franchise in other colours (such as the yellow or green Horklumps of the games). These may represent mutant breeds, though it is also possible that it is one of the many mistakes made whenever Harry Potter is presented in a non-book form.
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*Although Horklumps are referred to as pink in {{FB|R}}, they have also been spotted in other media of the franchise in other colours (such as the yellow or green Horklumps of the games). These may represent mutant breeds, though it is also possible that it is one of the many mistakes made whenever ''Harry Potter'' is presented in a non-book form.
   
 
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 9 January 2023

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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery & Hogwarts Legacy.
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The Horklump was a magical beast which resembled a fleshy pink mushroom covered in sparse, coarse black bristles. Despite its appearance, it was not a plant or fungus, but an animal.[1]

Nature

Physiology and ecology  

Horklumps 1

A patch of Horklumps

Horklumps originated in Scandinavia, but eventually spread throughout northern Europe,[1] and could be found in Scotland by 1991.[2] They resembled fleshy pink mushrooms covered in a sparse scattering of coarse black bristles.[1] Despite their fungi-like appearance, Horklumps were animals.[1][3]

Horklump Juice HL

Horklumps that have been plucked up from the ground

Their preferred prey was the earthworm, which they hunted using the thin, muscular tentacles that they spread underground (similar to how fungi spread mycelia).[1] Horklumps were very fast breeders and could cover an average-sized garden in only a few days.[1]

Horklumps were the favourite food of the gnome.[1] Streeler venom was a known substance that could kill Horklumps.[4]

Use by and interaction with humans

HorklumpJuice

A bottle of Horklump juice

Horklumps had no discernible use to wizards and witches, according to the famous magizoologist Newt Scamander, and were given the classification "X" ("boring/harmless to humans") by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.[1] However, their juice was used in a range of potions,[5] including the Wiggenweld Potion.[2] and Herbicide Potion.[5]

It was rumoured that Honoria, the aunt of Albus Dumbledore, called off her engagement to a wizard because she was shocked to catch him in the act of fondling some Horklumps (although she insisted it was because he was cold-hearted).[6]

In his book Marauding with Monsters, Gilderoy Lockhart wrote of how he once supposedly visited some fans in rural Essex, and helped clear a path through their Horklump-infested yard.[3] Afterward, the fans allegedly offered him some of their homemade Celery and Beetroot Wine in gratitude, which he graciously declined.[3] However, like most of Lockhart's accounts, this story might have been greatly exaggerated or completely fabricated.[7]

Lockhart recommended the following method for removing a Horklump in his book Marauding with Monsters: hitting it with a Knockback Jinx, taking a firm hold of it, and then twisting and yanking it out of the ground.[3]

Behind the scenes

  • Even though they are labelled as X by the Ministry of Magic Classification, which would mean they are completely inoffensive, the poisonous gas which they release is shown to be significantly dangerous in the Goblet of Fire video game and in the PC version of Chamber of Secrets. However, this ability does not appear or is mentioned in any other source of canon.
  • Also in the PC version of Chamber of Secrets, Gnomes when left alone will actively seek out nearby Horklumps to consume them until there are none left, which cause Every Flavour Beans to pop-up and be collected by Harry.
  • Given their ability to overrun gardens within days and attract problem species, Horklumps are likely viewed as pests by Wizardkind. If this is true then it may explain why gnomes became so common in the first place; biological control is the control of a pest population's size by introducing the appropriate predator or parasite and so gnomes may have been introduced by wizards and witches to their gardens to rid them of Horklumps in the past before the gnomes themselves turned pest (a danger of this method of pest control).
  • Although Horklumps are referred to as pink in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, they have also been spotted in other media of the franchise in other colours (such as the yellow or green Horklumps of the games). These may represent mutant breeds, though it is also possible that it is one of the many mistakes made whenever Harry Potter is presented in a non-book form.

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
  4. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them — An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts (Streeler)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Horklump juice information in the apothecary on Pottermore
  6. ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)
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