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The hydra was a serpent-like creature with several heads.[2] The hydra's heads were used to symbolise the number nine in the runic alphabet.[3]

History[]

In 1996, Severus Snape described the Dark Arts as though they were a creature similar to the classical depiction of a hydra: one that regrew two heads for every one that was cut off.[4]

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  1. As they aren't mentioned in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them companion book, it is likely they are quite rare or are extinct. Alternatively, the Hydra may be a mythical creature.
  2. WP favicon Hydra on Wikipedia
  3. J. K. Rowling's official site
  4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince)
Study of Ancient Runes
Ancient Runes Made Easy
Professors: Bathsheda Babbling · Clodagh Dromgoole · Elspeth MacGillony
Textbooks: Advanced Rune Translation · Ancient Runes Made Easy · Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms · Rune Dictionary · Spellman's Syllabary
Known runes: Acromantula · Demiguise · Ehwaz · Eihwaz · Fwooper · Graphorn · Hydra · Quintaped · Runespoor · Salamander · Unicorn · Unknown · Mark of Merlin
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