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{{Quote|[[Lavender Brown|Miss Brown]], please take this box of mice - don't be silly, girl, they won't hurt you - and hand one to each student -|[[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] instructs Lavender Brown to hand out mice for transfiguration.|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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A '''mouse''' is a small mammal belonging to the rodent family. It was used in [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration class]] as part of the vanishing curriculum.<ref name="op15">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 15 - (''The Hogwarts High Inquisitor'')</ref>
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On [[31 July]] 1991, when [[Harry Potter]] met [[Rubeus Hagrid]] at the [[Hut-on-the-Rock]], Hagrid mentioned that the pockets of his jacket might have dormice in them when he offered it to Harry as a blanket. Additionally, when Hagrid bent [[Vernon Dursley]]'s [[gun]] and threw it in the corner of the room, Vernon made a noise that was said to be "like a mouse being trodden on."<ref name="ps4">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 4 - (''The Keeper of the Keys'')</ref>
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Mice were a favourite food of [[owl]]s and [[Hedwig]] regularly brought back dead mice after her initial arrival at [[4 Privet Drive]].<ref name="ps6">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 6 - (''The Journey from Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters'')</ref> Their skeletons were also noted to cover the floor of the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], along with those of the [[vole]], a similar creature.<ref name="GF15">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Chapter 15 - (''Beauxbatons and Durmstrang'')</ref>
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During the [[1991]] [[Christmas feast]], Harry Potter opened a [[Christmas cracker]] containing several white mice. They quickly scurried off after the cracker was opened, and Harry speculated that they would probably be found and eaten by [[Mrs. Norris]].<ref name="ps12">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 12 - (''The Mirror of Erised'')</ref> That same year, [[Professor]] [[Minerva McGonagall]] had her [[first year]] students transfigure mice into [[snuffbox]]es for their [[First year exams|first year exam]]. Points were given based on the prettiness of the snuffbox, but deducted if it had whiskers.<ref name="ps16">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 16 - (''Through the Trapdoor'')</ref>
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At around one o'clock on his birthday, [[31 July]], [[1993]], Harry Potter scanned the sky for signs of Hedwig, "perhaps soaring back to him with a dead mouse dangling from her beak, expecting praise." Instead, she arrived along with two other owls and bearing a birthday present from [[Hermione Granger]].<ref name="PA1">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', Chapter 1 - (''Owl Post'')</ref> Later, the morning of the first [[Gryffindor Quidditch team|Gryffindor]] [[Quidditch]] match of the season, against [[Hufflepuff]], Harry caught [[Crookshanks]] trying to sneak into the [[Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory]] and told him to go chase some mice and leave [[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]] alone.<ref name="PA9">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', Chapter 9 - (''Grim Defeat'')</ref>
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In [[1994]], [[Molly Weasley]] accidentally picked up a [[trick wand]] created by [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and [[George Weasley]] and it turned into a rubber mouse.<ref name="gof6">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Chapter 6 - (''Weasley's Wizard Wheezes'')</ref>
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In [[1995]], Harry mistakenly wrote on an [[Essay on Jupiter's moons|essay]] that [[Europa]], one of [[Jupiter]]'s moons, was covered in mice. Hermione Granger corrected the mistake, suggesting that Harry had accidentally misheard [[Professor]] [[Aurora Sinistra|Sinistra]], as Europa is actually covered in ice.<ref name="op14">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 14 - (''Percy and Padfoot'')</ref>
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In [[August]] [[1997]], as Harry visited [[Sirius Black's bedroom]] in [[12 Grimmauld Place]], he heard the scurrying of disturbed mice. Later, when he, [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and Hermione visited [[Kreacher]]'s den, a dead mouse fell out of it and rolled across the floor.<ref name="DH10">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Chapter 10 - (''Kreacher's Tale'')</ref>
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[[Illyius]] had a mouse [[Patronus]].
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==Known mice==
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*[[Hogwarts school mice]]
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* [[Rat]]
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* [[Honeydukes Mice Pops]]
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{C|Mentioned and [[Ice Mice]]}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' {{Comment|[[Ice Mice]] (possibly)<ref>As students are seen in [[Honeydukes]], breathing cold air after moving their hand up to the mouth.</ref>}}
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*''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]'' {{C|[[Ice Mice]] and [[Honeydukes Mice Pops]]}}
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Revision as of 10:00, 9 January 2014

"Miss Brown, please take this box of mice - don't be silly, girl, they won't hurt you - and hand one to each student -"
— Professor McGonagall instructs Lavender Brown to hand out mice for transfiguration.[src]

A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the rodent family. It was used in Transfiguration class as part of the vanishing curriculum.[1]

On 31 July 1991, when Harry Potter met Rubeus Hagrid at the Hut-on-the-Rock, Hagrid mentioned that the pockets of his jacket might have dormice in them when he offered it to Harry as a blanket. Additionally, when Hagrid bent Vernon Dursley's gun and threw it in the corner of the room, Vernon made a noise that was said to be "like a mouse being trodden on."[2]

Mice were a favourite food of owls and Hedwig regularly brought back dead mice after her initial arrival at 4 Privet Drive.[3] Their skeletons were also noted to cover the floor of the Hogwarts, along with those of the vole, a similar creature.[4]

During the 1991 Christmas feast, Harry Potter opened a Christmas cracker containing several white mice. They quickly scurried off after the cracker was opened, and Harry speculated that they would probably be found and eaten by Mrs. Norris.[5] That same year, Professor Minerva McGonagall had her first year students transfigure mice into snuffboxes for their first year exam. Points were given based on the prettiness of the snuffbox, but deducted if it had whiskers.[6]

At around one o'clock on his birthday, 31 July, 1993, Harry Potter scanned the sky for signs of Hedwig, "perhaps soaring back to him with a dead mouse dangling from her beak, expecting praise." Instead, she arrived along with two other owls and bearing a birthday present from Hermione Granger.[7] Later, the morning of the first Gryffindor Quidditch match of the season, against Hufflepuff, Harry caught Crookshanks trying to sneak into the Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory and told him to go chase some mice and leave Scabbers alone.[8]

In 1994, Molly Weasley accidentally picked up a trick wand created by Fred and George Weasley and it turned into a rubber mouse.[9]

In 1995, Harry mistakenly wrote on an essay that Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, was covered in mice. Hermione Granger corrected the mistake, suggesting that Harry had accidentally misheard Professor Sinistra, as Europa is actually covered in ice.[10]

In August 1997, as Harry visited Sirius Black's bedroom in 12 Grimmauld Place, he heard the scurrying of disturbed mice. Later, when he, Ron and Hermione visited Kreacher's den, a dead mouse fell out of it and rolled across the floor.[11]

Illyius had a mouse Patronus.

Known mice

See also

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 15 - (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 4 - (The Keeper of the Keys)
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 - (The Journey from Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters)
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 15 - (Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12 - (The Mirror of Erised)
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 - (Through the Trapdoor)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 1 - (Owl Post)
  8. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 9 - (Grim Defeat)
  9. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 6 - (Weasley's Wizard Wheezes)
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 14 - (Percy and Padfoot)
  11. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 10 - (Kreacher's Tale)
  12. ↑ As students are seen in Honeydukes, breathing cold air after moving their hand up to the mouth.
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