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{{Real world subject}}
 
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{{Creature infobox
 
{{Creature infobox
|name=Python
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|image = Python-patronus.jpg
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|name = Python
|image=[[File:HarryParseltongue.jpg|250px]]
 
 
|skin =
|bgcolor1=
 
 
|eyes =
|bgcolor2=
 
 
|hair =
|sentience=Non-sentient
 
 
|feathers =
|skin=Brown
 
 
|related = *[[Boa constrictor]]
|eyes=Black
 
|hair=
 
|feathers=
 
|related=*[[Snake]]/[[Snake|Serpent]]
 
 
*[[Boomslang]]
 
*[[Boomslang]]
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|native =
*[[Ashwinder]]
 
 
|alias = [[Snake]]
*[[Boa constrictor]]
 
 
|height =
*Reptile
 
 
|length =
|native=*[[Africa]]
 
 
|wingspan =
*[[Asia]]
 
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|mortality = Mortal
*[[Australia]]
 
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|distinction = Constricting [[snake]]s
|alias=Snake
 
 
|affiliation =
|height=
 
 
|class =
|length=About 10 feet
 
 
|status = Extant
|wingspan=
 
|distinction=*Legless
 
|affiliation=*[[Asia]]
 
*[[India]]
 
*Burma
 
|class=
 
|status=
 
 
}}
 
}}
'''Pythons''' are a group of nonvenomous snakes found in [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Australia]].<ref name="wikipedia">[[Wikipedia:Python (genus)|Python]] at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]]</ref>
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'''Python''' is a genus of constricting [[snake]]s.<ref name="wikipedia">[[Wikipedia:Python (genus)|Python]] at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]]</ref> It was one possible corporeal form of the [[Patronus Charm]].<ref name="PM-Patronus">{{PM}} {{see image|File:Python-patronus.jpg}}</ref>
   
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==History==
In [[1991]] [[Dudley Dursley]] with his friend [[Piers Polkiss]] wanted to see big, man-crushing pythons in the [[Zoo]], while [[Harry Potter]] walked up to boa constrictor's tank, and unknowingly using [[Parselmouth]], communicated with it.<ref name="PS2">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 2 (''The Vanishing Glass'')</ref>
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On [[23 June]] [[1991]], [[Dudley Dursley]] with his friend [[Piers Polkiss]] wanted to see big, man-crushing pythons in the [[Zoo]], while [[Harry Potter]] walked up to boa constrictor's tank, and unknowingly using [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]], communicated with it.<ref name="PS2">{{PS|B|2}}</ref>
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The mobile branches of the [[Hogwarts Whomping Willow]] were said to be as thick as a python.<ref name="COS5">{{COS|B|5}}</ref>
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In [[August]] [[1994]], Dudley Dursley's tongue was said to resemble a slimy python,<ref name="GOF4">{{GOF|B|4}}</ref> after he ate one of [[Fred and George Weasley]]'s [[Ton-Tongue Toffee]]s in his [[4 Privet Drive|home]], after [[Fred Weasley]] deliberately dropped on the floor when he and his [[Weasley family|Weasley]] briefly visited, knowing Dudley would not resist.<ref name="GOF5">{{GOF|B|5}}</ref>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
[[File:Naginislither.png|thumb|right|The animated Nagini as a Reticulated Python]]
 
[[File:Naginislither.png|thumb|right|The animated Nagini as a Reticulated Python]]
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', [[Harry Potter]] [[Parseltongue|spoke]] to a python from [[India|Burma]] through [[Underage magic]]. He accidentally freed the python and helped it go to Burma, while trapping his [[Dudley Dursley|cousin]] inside the pen that was holding the giant snake. In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|novel]], the [[snake]] is a [[Boa constrictor]], not a python.
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*In {{PS|FA}}, [[Harry Potter]] [[Parseltongue|spoke]] to a python from [[Burma]]. He [[Underage magic|accidentally freed]] the python, while trapping his [[Dudley Dursley|cousin]] inside the pen that was holding the giant snake.<ref name="PSF2">{{PS|F}} - Chapter 2 (''The Vanishing Glass'')</ref> In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|novel]], the [[snake]] is a [[Boa constrictor]] from [[Brazil]], and the glass does not reappear.<ref name="PS2"/>
*In the [[Harry Potter (film series)|film adaptions]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', [[Nagini]], [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s pet snake, is portrayed as a Reticulated Python. A [[Boa constrictor|Dumeril's Ground Boa]] portrayal preceded this in the fourth, fifth and sixth movies.
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*In the [[Harry Potter (film series)|film adaptations]] of {{DH}}, [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s pet snake, [[Nagini]], is portrayed as a {{W|Reticulated Python}} while in {{GOF}}, {{OOTP}} and {{HBP}} she is portrayed as a {{W|Acrantophis dumerili|Dumeril's boa}}. Both of these snakes are non-venomous, using {{W|Constriction}} to kill their prey, while Nagini is [[Nagini's venom|venomous]].
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*A popular fan theory persists that Nagini and the Snake from the Zoo are the same, however this has been debunked by [[J. K. Rowling]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1044578644604198913 Noooo... I thought I'd shot that one down! The escaped boa constrictor in Philosopher's Stone wasn't Nagini. It was never Nagini. That's an incorrect but very persistent fan theory!] - [[J. K. Rowling's Twitter account|@jk_rowling]] on Twitter</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st Mention}}
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*{{PS}} {{1st Mention}}
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*{{PS|F}} {{Non-canon}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
 
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*{{COS}} {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]'' {{Mention}}
 
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*{{COS|F}} {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]''
 
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*{{GOF}} {{Mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''
 
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*{{DH|F1}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
 
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*{{DH|G1}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]''
 
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*{{DH|F2}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
 
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*{{DH|G2}}
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
 
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*{{LEGO|Y1}}
*''[[Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book]]''
 
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*{{LEGO|Y2}}
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*{{HPPU}}
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*{{HPV|CR}} {{Mention}}
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*{{PM}} {{Patronus}}
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*{{WW}} {{Patronus}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
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[[fr:Python]]
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[[pl:Pyton]]
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[[Category:Patronus forms]]
 
[[Category:Snakes]]
 
[[Category:Snakes]]

Latest revision as of 02:38, 18 March 2024

Python is a genus of constricting snakes.[1] It was one possible corporeal form of the Patronus Charm.[2]

History

On 23 June 1991, Dudley Dursley with his friend Piers Polkiss wanted to see big, man-crushing pythons in the Zoo, while Harry Potter walked up to boa constrictor's tank, and unknowingly using Parselmouth, communicated with it.[3]

The mobile branches of the Hogwarts Whomping Willow were said to be as thick as a python.[4]

In August 1994, Dudley Dursley's tongue was said to resemble a slimy python,[5] after he ate one of Fred and George Weasley's Ton-Tongue Toffees in his home, after Fred Weasley deliberately dropped on the floor when he and his Weasley briefly visited, knowing Dudley would not resist.[6]

Behind the scenes

Naginislither

The animated Nagini as a Reticulated Python

Appearances

Notes and references