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Polecat is a common name for mammals in several species with broad similarities including having a dark mask-like marking across the face.[1] It was one possible corporeal form of the Patronus Charm.[2]

History[]

In 1473, during the final match of the first ever Quidditch World Cup between Transylvania and Flanders, a Chaser was transfigured into a polecat, a foul that had never been recorded before.[3]

At breakfast on the morning of his first Care of Magical Creatures class in September 1993, Rubeus Hagrid entered the Great Hall absentmindedly swinging a dead polecat (presumably intended to be eaten by one of the Hippogriffs that were to be the subject of the day's lesson), excited about his new teaching position.[4]

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Notes and references[]

  1. WP favicon Polecat on Wikipedia
  2. Pottermore (see this image)
  3. Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 8 (The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide)
  4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 6 (Talons and Tea Leaves)
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