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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. |
==Known Whomping Willows== |
==Known Whomping Willows== |
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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. |
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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− | In [[1994]], [[Sirius Black]], in his animagus form of a large black dog, dragged Ron Weasley into the secret passage beneath the Willow leading to Hogsmeade's Shrieking Shack. They were quickly followed by Harry and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]], then later by Lupin and [[Severus Snape|Snape]]. |
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− | In [[1998]], Harry, Ron, and Hermione sneaked through the passage under the Willow to the Shrieking Shack during the Battle of Hogwarts. There, they witnessed Snape's murder by Lord Voldemort and his serpent, Nagini. |
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Revision as of 16:07, 26 March 2016
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
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.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Game box only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault