Manticore

Manticore
Species information
Native to	Greece
Mortality	Mortal
Ministry of Magic Classification	XXXXX
Status	Beast

The Manticore is one of the wizarding world's most dangerous creatures.

Description

A Manticore has a human-like head, a lion's body, and a scorpion's tail with a stinger. A Manticore's skin repels all known charms, so it is effectively hard to subdue a Manticore with magic. It is known to be capable of human speech, and is considered a sentient beast.

History

The Manticore originated in Greece, and is as rare as the Chimaera. The sting of the Manticore causes instant death, and it is reputed to croon softly to its victims as it devours them.

In 1296, a Manticore savaged a person. It managed to escape execution because it was too ferocious to be captured.

Rubeus Hagrid somehow managed to acquire Manticores, and got them to breed with fire crabs, creating the hybrid Blast-Ended Skrewts.

Manticores were not offered the status of Being by the Ministry of Magic because of their violent and extremely dangerous tendencies.

In 1957, Norvel Twonk (b. 1888) saved a Muggle child from a runaway manticore. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Merlin, first class.

Appearances

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Manticore

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Exploding Snap Famous Wizard Card)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game

See also

• Blast-Ended Skrewt

External Links

• Manticore on Wikipedia