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The '''Hydra''' is a serpent-like beast with nine heads. The Hydra's nine heads are used to symbolise the number nine in the [[Study of Ancient Runes|runic alphabet]]. <ref>''[[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J. K. Rowling's Official Site]]''</ref>
 
The '''Hydra''' is a serpent-like beast with nine heads. The Hydra's nine heads are used to symbolise the number nine in the [[Study of Ancient Runes|runic alphabet]]. <ref>''[[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J. K. Rowling's Official Site]]''</ref>
   
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*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', [[Severus Snape]] describes the [[Dark Arts]] as though they were a creature similar to the classical depiction of a hydra: one that regrows two heads for every one that is cut off.
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*It's unknown whether or not hydras actually exist in the Harry Potter Series as they aren't mentioned in [[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]. It's possible that they are mythical, however as [[Cockatrice|Cockatrices]] are also omitted, it is certainly possible that hydras do exist.
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*''[[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J. K. Rowling's Official Site]]''
 
*''[[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J. K. Rowling's Official Site]]''
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Revision as of 17:37, 7 November 2015

The Hydra is a serpent-like beast with nine heads. The Hydra's nine heads are used to symbolise the number nine in the runic alphabet. [2]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. As they aren't mentioned in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real), it is likely they are quite rare or are extinct. Alternatively, the Hydra may be a mythical creature.
  2. J. K. Rowling's Official Site
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