- "Moke skin is highly prized among wizards for use as moneybags and purses, as the scaly material will contract at the approach of a stranger, just as its owner did; Moke-skin moneybags are therefore very difficult for thieves to locate."
- — Newton Scamander on the properties of mokeskin[src]
Mokeskin (also stylised moke skin and moke-skin) is the hide of a moke. It retains the property of its owner to shrink when approached by someone unfamiliar, and is thus used to make moneybags, purses, and pouches.[1] Gloves can also be made from the material, and are sold at Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions.[2] Harry Potter received such a pouch for his seventeenth birthday from Rubeus Hagrid.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- The reasoning behind making gloves out of mokeskin is unclear, as the skin's properties of shrinking upon approach of a stranger would presumably make wearing them uncomfortable.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)
- ↑ The Making of Harry Potter - (see this image)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 7 (The Will of Albus Dumbledore)