Jobberknoll
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| Jobberknoll | |
|---|---|
| Species information | |
| Feather colour |
Blue |
| Native range |
Northern Europe |
| Ministry of Magic Classification |
XX |
The Jobberknoll is a small, blue speckled bird that never makes any noise until the moment before it dies. It then lets out a long scream, which consists of every sound it ever heard backwards. Jobberknoll feathers are used in Truth Serums and Memory Potions. Its main food supply is small insects.
According to Samuel Johnson, a jobbernowl is a loggerhead, a blockhead. The description of the jabbernoll, that it repeats everything it has ever said before it dies, is perhaps a reference to the old myth that swans were supposed to sing a beautiful melody at the moment of their deaths, hence, "swan song."
