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| ⚫ | The '''Quintaped''', also known as the '''Hairy MacBoon''', is a dangerous |
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| + | Quintapeds are only found of the [[Isle of Drear]], which has been made [[Unplottability|Unplottable]] because of the danger. |
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| ⚫ | According to legend, Isle of Drear was populated by two [[wizard]] families, the [[MacBoon clan]] and the [[McClivert clan]], who were apparently rivals. |
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| + | The quintaped is carnivorous, with a particular taste for humans and as such are extremely hostile towards them. |
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| + | ==Etymology== |
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| ⚫ | Whether the legend is true or not is unclear. |
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| + | The prefix quint- means "five", while -ped refers to legs. Hence, "quintaped" refers to something having five legs (maybe saying Fivelegs); this leads to a mystery about a relation to the similar creature [[5 Legger]]. |
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| + | The Quint-part of the name could possibly be taken from the legend-told [[Quintius MacBoon]] whose first name starts with Quint and was transformed to a Quintaped. |
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| − | When [[Harry Potter]] opened a cabinet in the [[Room of Requirement]] to hide a copy of ''Advanced Potion-Making'' from [[Severus Snape]], it contained a caged skeleton with five legs. However, it is not specifically identified to be a quintaped. |
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| ⚫ | According to legend, Isle of Drear was populated by two [[Wizardkind|wizard]] families, the [[MacBoon clan]] and the [[McClivert clan]], who were apparently rivals. The family heads, [[Dugald McClivert]] and [[Quintius MacBoon]], got drunk and engaged in a wizard's duel, which resulted in Dugald's [[death]]. In retaliation, the McCliverts attacked the MacBoons, turning them all into monstrous five-legged beasts. However, the MacBoons were infamously inept wizards, and the McCliverts realised too late that they had made the MacBoons infinitely more deadly. Resisting desperate McClivert attempts to [[Untransfiguration|untransfigure]] them, the MacBoons killed all the resident McCliverts. |
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| + | [[File:QuintapedHPtradingcard.jpg|thumb|left|152px|A Quintaped.]] |
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| ⚫ | Whether the legend is true or not is unclear. There are no surviving McCliverts or MacBoons today that can relay the fate of their ancestors. For their part, the Quintapeds have resisted all attempts by the [[Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures]] to [[Transfiguration|Untransfigure]] them, and they are unable to communicate with the Quintaped. It can only be assumed that, if they are indeed Transfigured MacBoons, then they are happy to live the rest of their lives as Quintapeds.<ref>''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Quintaped.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The number five, in runic.]] |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| − | *''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' |
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+ | *''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]'' {{1st}} |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Beasts]] |
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Revision as of 16:44, 6 September 2013
The Quintaped, also known as the Hairy MacBoon, is a dangerous magical beast with five legs, each ending in a clubfoot, and is covered with thick, red-brown hair.
Nature
Distribution
Quintapeds are only found of the Isle of Drear, which has been made Unplottable because of the danger.
Interaction with humans
The quintaped is carnivorous, with a particular taste for humans and as such are extremely hostile towards them.
Etymology
The prefix quint- means "five", while -ped refers to legs. Hence, "quintaped" refers to something having five legs (maybe saying Fivelegs); this leads to a mystery about a relation to the similar creature 5 Legger. The Quint-part of the name could possibly be taken from the legend-told Quintius MacBoon whose first name starts with Quint and was transformed to a Quintaped.
Uses
The number five, in runic.
The five club footed legs of the Quintaped are used to represent the number five, in the runic alphabet. [1] Incidentally, the classification of the creature is also five X's.
History
According to legend, Isle of Drear was populated by two wizard families, the MacBoon clan and the McClivert clan, who were apparently rivals. The family heads, Dugald McClivert and Quintius MacBoon, got drunk and engaged in a wizard's duel, which resulted in Dugald's death. In retaliation, the McCliverts attacked the MacBoons, turning them all into monstrous five-legged beasts. However, the MacBoons were infamously inept wizards, and the McCliverts realised too late that they had made the MacBoons infinitely more deadly. Resisting desperate McClivert attempts to untransfigure them, the MacBoons killed all the resident McCliverts.
A Quintaped.
Whether the legend is true or not is unclear. There are no surviving McCliverts or MacBoons today that can relay the fate of their ancestors. For their part, the Quintapeds have resisted all attempts by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures to Untransfigure them, and they are unable to communicate with the Quintaped. It can only be assumed that, if they are indeed Transfigured MacBoons, then they are happy to live the rest of their lives as Quintapeds.[2]
Appearances
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game (First appearance)
Notes and references
| Study of Ancient Runes | |||||
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| Professors: Bathsheda Babbling · Clodagh Dromgoole · Elspeth MacGillony | |||||
| Textbooks: Advanced Rune Translation · Ancient Runes Made Easy · Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms · Rune Dictionary · Spellman's Syllabary | |||||
| Known runes: Acromantula · Demiguise · Ehwaz · Eihwaz · Fwooper · Graphorn · Hydra · Quintaped · Runespoor · Salamander · Unicorn · Unknown · Mark of Merlin | |||||
| Magical creatures by classification | |
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| X | Flobberworm · Horklump |
| XX | Augurey · Bowtruckle · Chizpurfle · Clabbert · Diricawl · Fairy · Ghoul · Gnome · Grindylow · Imp · Jobberknoll · Mooncalf · Porlock · Puffskein · Ramora · Winged horse |
| XXX | Ashwinder · Billywig · Bundimun · Crup · Doxy · Dugbog · Fire crab · Fwooper · Glumbumble · Hippocampus · Hippogriff · Hodag · Jarvey · Knarl · Kneazle · Leprechaun · Lobalug · Mackled Malaclaw · Moke · Murtlap · Niffler · Nogtail · Pixie · Plimpy · Pogrebin · Red Cap · Salamander · Sea serpent · Shrake · Streeler · Winged horse |
| XXXX | Centaur · Demiguise · Erkling · Erumpent · Golden Snidget · Graphorn · Griffin · Hidebehind · Kappa · Kelpie · Merperson · Occamy · Phoenix · Re'em · Runespoor · Snallygaster · Sphinx · Tebo · Thestral · Thunderbird · Troll · Unicorn · Winged horse · Yeti |
| XXXXX | Acromantula · Basilisk · Chimaera · Dragon · Horned Serpent · Lethifold · Manticore · Nundu · Quintaped · Wampus cat · Werewolf |