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The '''Whomping Willow''' is a very valuable, very violent species of magical plant. Whomping Willows will attack anyone and anything that comes within range of its branches. A deciduous plant, its limbs function as arms and any damage to them must be treated in much the same way.
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==Known Whomping Willows==
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{{Main|Hogwarts Whomping Willow}}
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[[File:Tumblr_mm80qqESfG1rmesz7o1_250.gif|frame|left|The [[Hogwarts]] Whomping Willow]]
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The most famous Whomping Willow is the [[Hogwarts Whomping Willow|one planted on the grounds of Hogwarts]]. The Whomping Willow was planted around the year [[1971]] to disguise the opening of a secret passage leading from the Hogwarts grounds to the [[Shrieking Shack]] in the village of [[Hogsmeade]]. It had a small knot near the base. When that was pressed, the tree would become immobilised. This allowed [[Remus Lupin]] to travel unnoticed to and from the Shrieking Shack, where he was able to undergo his transformation as a [[Lycanthropy|werewolf]] in privacy.
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' {{1st}}
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Revision as of 16:07, 26 March 2016

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This article is about the species in general. You may be looking for the Hogwarts Whomping Willow.

The Whomping Willow is a very valuable, very violent species of magical plant. Whomping Willows will attack anyone and anything that comes within range of its branches. A deciduous plant, its limbs function as arms and any damage to them must be treated in much the same way.

Known Whomping Willows

Main article: Hogwarts Whomping Willow
File:Tumblr mm80qqESfG1rmesz7o1 250.gif

The Hogwarts Whomping Willow

The most famous Whomping Willow is the one planted on the grounds of Hogwarts. The Whomping Willow was planted around the year 1971 to disguise the opening of a secret passage leading from the Hogwarts grounds to the Shrieking Shack in the village of Hogsmeade. It had a small knot near the base. When that was pressed, the tree would become immobilised. This allowed Remus Lupin to travel unnoticed to and from the Shrieking Shack, where he was able to undergo his transformation as a werewolf in privacy.

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