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{{Quote|Lurks in rivers and streams and will kneel in invitation for anyone to ride it across. If this is attempted, the Kelpie will drag the rider underwater and attempt to eat them.|[[Chocolate Frog Card]]|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PC)}}
A '''Kelpie''' is a shapeshifting [[water]] [[demon]] native to [[Great Britain|Britain]] and [[Ireland]]. Able to take any form, they usually take the form of a horse with a bullrush mane. After luring unwary travellers onto their backs, they drag them underwater and eat them, allowing the entrails to float to the surface of the water. A Kelpie can be rendered docile and harmless by using a [[Placement Charm]] to put a bridle over the creature's head.
 
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A '''kelpie''' was a shapeshifting [[water demon]] native to [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]].<ref name="FBR">{{FB|R}}</ref>
   
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==Description==
Kelpie hair can be used as a [[Wand core|wand core]], although it is said to be an inferior substance when compared with [[Unicorn hair]], [[Phoenix feather]] and [[Dragon heartstring]].
 
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[[File:KelpieWonderbook.png|200px|thumb|left|A kelpie emerging from a loch]]
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Able to take any form, a kelpie usually chose that of a [[horse]] with a [[bulrush]] mane. After luring unwary travellers onto their backs, they dragged them underwater and ate them, allowing the entrails to float to the surface of the water. A kelpie could be rendered docile and harmless by using the [[Placement Charm]] to put a bridle over the creature's head.<ref name="FBR"/> A bridled kelpie could be considered completely tamed if it allowed a human to ride on their back without attempting to eat them. If a bridle was left on for long enough, some kelpies could remain tame even when the bridle was removed.<ref name="KW">{{HM|3|The Kelpie Whisperer}}</ref>
   
 
[[Kelpie hair]] could be used as a [[wand core]], although it was said to be an inferior substance when compared with [[phoenix feather]] and [[dragon heartstring]].<ref name="PM">{{WW|wand-cores}}</ref>
==Known Kelpies==
 
*The largest reported Kelpie is the [[Loch Ness Monster]], who resides in Loch Ness, [[Scotland]]. Its favourite form is that of a sea serpent which leads to many Muggle sightings.
 
   
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==History==
==Harry Potter's experiences==
 
[[File:Kelpie.jpg|thumb|A sketch of a Kelpie in horse form.]]
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[[File:Kelpie-0.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Kelpie ridden by Newt in his basement within a habitat that resembles a Scottish loch]]
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In [[1927]], [[Newton Scamander|Newt Scamander]] kept a male kelpie in his apartment's basement. He tamed it with a bridle, though he did not use a [[Placement Charm]], riding it instead.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FantasticBeasts/status/975778947915948033 Hold on tight. #FantasticBeasts] by Fantastic Beasts on Twitter</ref><ref name="COGS">{{COG|S}}</ref>
*In [[Harry Potter]]'s [[1992–1993 school year|second year]], [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] gave [[Rubeus Hagrid]] unsolicited advice about getting kelpies out of a well, which Hagrid found irritating.
 
*In Harry's [[1996–1997 school year|sixth year]], when Harry and [[Albus Dumbledore]] had to cross the black lake in the [[Horcrux cave]], Harry's thought that the lake might hold kelpies, as well as other aquatic beasts such as water monsters, giant [[Snake|serpents]], demons and sprites.
 
   
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[[File:Kelpie in the Hippogriff Clubhouse.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The kelpie in the Hippogriff Clubhouse]]
==Appearances==
 
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A [[Kelpie in the Hippogriff Clubhouse|kelpie]] was kept in the [[Hippogriff Clubhouse]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] at least in the [[1980s]].<ref name="HM">{{HM}}</ref>
[[File:KelpieTCG.jpg|thumb]]
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter: Trading Card Game]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Pottermore]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]''
 
   
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A [[Kelpie at the Magical Creatures Reserve|kelpie]] resided in the [[Magical Creatures Reserve]] after their [[Kelpie at the Magical Creatures Reserve's previous owner|previous owner]] donated it to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], hoping it would find a happier home there.<ref name="KW">{{HM|3|The Kelpie Whisperer}}</ref>
==External links==
 
*[[wikipedia:Kelpie|Kelpie]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Loch Ness Monster|Loch Ness Monster]]
 
*[[wikipedia:Loch Ness|Loch Ness]]
 
   
 
During the [[1992–1993 school year]], [[Harry Potter]]'s [[second year]], [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] gave [[Rubeus Hagrid]] unsolicited advice about getting kelpies out of a well, which Hagrid found irritating.<ref name="COS7">{{COS|B|7}}</ref>
{{Creatures by classification}}
 
   
 
On [[29 June]] [[1997]], when Harry and [[Albus Dumbledore]] had to cross the black lake in the [[The Cave|Horcrux cave]], Harry's thought that the lake might hold kelpies, as well as other aquatic beasts such as water monsters, giant [[Snake|serpents]], demons and [[sprite]]s.<ref name="HBP26">{{HBP|B|26}}</ref>
   
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[[File:Player facing Kelpie in the Great Lake MA.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The kelpie talking to a student]]
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During the [[2010–2011 school year]], a [[Kelpie in the Great Lake|kelpie]] appeared in the [[Great Lake]]. Many believed the kelpie was involved in the unwitting journeys of several students into the lake, when in reality it was [[Elspeth MacGillony]] who put the [[Imperius Curse]] on the students. The kelpie later brought a [[Unidentified Muggle-born Hogwarts student|student]] into the lake to let them see the chest that held the [[crown of courage]].<ref name="MA">{{MA}}</ref>
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==Known kelpies==
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[[File:Loch Ness Kelpie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Loch Ness kelpie]]
 
*[[Loch Ness Monster]] - it was the largest reported kelpie which resided in Loch Ness, [[Scotland]]. Its favourite form was that of a sea serpent which led to many [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] sightings of the [[beast]].<ref name="FBR">{{FB|R}}</ref>
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*[[Newton Scamander]]'s kelpie<ref name="COGS"/>
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*[[Kelpie in the Hippogriff Clubhouse]]<ref name="HM"/>
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*[[Kelpie at the Magical Creatures Reserve]]<ref name="HM"/>
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*[[Kelpie in the Great Lake]]<ref name="MA"/>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*In the spanish version of {{COS}}, 'kelpie' was translated as 'pixie', suggesting that it was [[Gilderoy Lockhart]]'s [[Cornwall|Cornish]] [[pixie]]s which were in the well.<ref name="COS7" />
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==Appearances==
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{{Imagecat|Images of Kelpies}}
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*{{COS}} {{1st Mention}}
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*{{POA|G}} {{FWC}}
 
*{{HBP}} {{Mention}}
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*{{COG}}
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*{{COG|S}}
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*{{DP}} {{Mention}}
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*{{PM}}
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*{{TCG}} {{1st}}
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*{{WBS}}
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*{{HM}}
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*{{MA}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
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*{{Wikilink|Kelpie}}
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*{{Wikilink|Loch Ness Monster}}
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*{{Wikilink|Loch Ness}}
 
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Latest revision as of 05:50, 15 March 2024

"Lurks in rivers and streams and will kneel in invitation for anyone to ride it across. If this is attempted, the Kelpie will drag the rider underwater and attempt to eat them."
Chocolate Frog Card[src]

A kelpie was a shapeshifting water demon native to Great Britain and Ireland.[1]

Description

KelpieWonderbook

A kelpie emerging from a loch

Able to take any form, a kelpie usually chose that of a horse with a bulrush mane. After luring unwary travellers onto their backs, they dragged them underwater and ate them, allowing the entrails to float to the surface of the water. A kelpie could be rendered docile and harmless by using the Placement Charm to put a bridle over the creature's head.[1] A bridled kelpie could be considered completely tamed if it allowed a human to ride on their back without attempting to eat them. If a bridle was left on for long enough, some kelpies could remain tame even when the bridle was removed.[3]

Kelpie hair could be used as a wand core, although it was said to be an inferior substance when compared with phoenix feather and dragon heartstring.[4]

History

Kelpie-0

Kelpie ridden by Newt in his basement within a habitat that resembles a Scottish loch

In 1927, Newt Scamander kept a male kelpie in his apartment's basement. He tamed it with a bridle, though he did not use a Placement Charm, riding it instead.[5][6]

Kelpie in the Hippogriff Clubhouse

The kelpie in the Hippogriff Clubhouse

A kelpie was kept in the Hippogriff Clubhouse at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at least in the 1980s.[7]

A kelpie resided in the Magical Creatures Reserve after their previous owner donated it to Hogwarts, hoping it would find a happier home there.[3]

During the 1992–1993 school year, Harry Potter's second year, Gilderoy Lockhart gave Rubeus Hagrid unsolicited advice about getting kelpies out of a well, which Hagrid found irritating.[8]

On 29 June 1997, when Harry and Albus Dumbledore had to cross the black lake in the Horcrux cave, Harry's thought that the lake might hold kelpies, as well as other aquatic beasts such as water monsters, giant serpents, demons and sprites.[9]

Player facing Kelpie in the Great Lake MA

The kelpie talking to a student

During the 2010–2011 school year, a kelpie appeared in the Great Lake. Many believed the kelpie was involved in the unwitting journeys of several students into the lake, when in reality it was Elspeth MacGillony who put the Imperius Curse on the students. The kelpie later brought a student into the lake to let them see the chest that held the crown of courage.[10]

Known kelpies

Loch Ness Kelpie

The Loch Ness kelpie

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Wiki
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Notes and references

External links

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