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* AdaptationalBadass: In the book it's described as around twenty feet long, which is comparable to extant large constrictor-type snakes. The film version is probably longer than the extinct ''Titanoboa'', with a head as large as a ''T. rex''[='s=], and a body girth to match it.

** In ''Chamber of Secrets'', Dumbledore mentions offhandedly that he's been telling Fawkes to "get a move on" (and die, to be reborn) for days.

One of Hagrid's attempts to befriend a vicious man eating creature that actually ''goes well'' Aragog is an [[GiantSpider Acromantula]] who lives in the Forbidden Forest with his mate and thousands of children. In ''Chamber of Secrets'', Hagrid, while a student at Hogwarts, cared for him when he was young, and Aragog was accused by Tom Marvolo Riddle of being the creature living in the Chamber of Secrets. Years later, he tells Harry and Ron about the creature living in the titular chamber, then sics his sons and daughters on the two (don't worry, they escape).

One of Hagrid's pets, an [[GiantSpider Acromantula]] who lives in the Forbidden Forest with his mate and thousands of children. In ''Chamber of Secrets'', Hagrid, while a student at Hogwarts, cared for him when he was young, and Aragog was accused by Tom Marvolo Riddle of being the creature living in the Chamber of Secrets. Years later, he tells Harry and Ron about the creature living in the titular chamber, then sics his sons and daughters on the two (don't worry, they escape).

* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Mrs. Norris is capable of identifying when students are misbehaving and then running off to get Filch. Filch often speaks to her, calling her "my sweet", although it's not clear to what extent she can actually understand him. Mrs. Norris can apparently communicate back, although we never find out how. Maybe Filch [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understands "cat"]] and they have BilingualDialogue.

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* PreciousPuppy: He appears as a puppy in ''Hogwarts Mystery''.

* ButThouMust: In ''VideoGame/HogwartsMystery'', when he appears as a puppy, Hagrid will ask the player what to name him -- Fang, Hagrid Junior, or Voldemort. If the player chooses one of the latter two names, Hagrid will laugh it off and name him Fang anyway.

* CoolPet: A white owl that's also a personal mail carrier.

* CoolPet: For Dumbledore, as they are very rare in-universe, immortal, and have a slew of magical abilities associated with them.
* {{Familiar}}: He's bonded to Albus Dumbledore.

* CoolPet: To Hagrid.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the book it's described as around 20 feet long, which is comparable to extant large constrictor-type snakes. The film version is probably longer than the extinct Titanoboa, with a head as large as a T-Rex's, and a body girth to match it.

* AnimalisticAbomination: They are bred through unnatural dark magic and become enormous serpents with a petrifying gaze and incredibly lethal venom. Even [[GiantSpider Acromantulas]] are scared shitless of them.

* ChekhovsBoomerang: [[spoiler:Harry uses a fang from the Basilisk to destroy Tom Riddle's diary (one of Voldemort's Horcruxes) in the ''Chamber of Secrets''. Years later, when they need to destroy another Horcrux, Ron hits on the idea of doing the same thing and heads down to retrieve fangs from the Basilisk's carcass.]]

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Harry's ability hear what she's saying due to his Parseltongue [[spoiler:foreshadows her role as a Basilisk, a humongous snake monster.]]

Ron's pet owl, sent to him by Sirius Black as a replacement for Scabbers after Scabbers was revealed to be [[spoiler:Peter Pettigrew.]] He's a miniature Scops owl.

* ItCanThink: As if being a giant killer snake with the ability to kill you with a single look wasn't bad enough, she's also intelligent, being smart enough to get around the school undetected by using the plumping system and able to follow Voldemort's commands.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Fluffy's whereabouts are never mentioned in the subsequent books. [[WordOfGod J. K. Rowling stated]] that he was released in the Forbidden Forest and, later, to his native Greece.

* ItCanThink: It's smart enough to get around the school undetected by using the plumping system.

* LogicalWeakness: Its stare causes instant death but only in a direct way. Seeing its gaze through a reflection or filter, such as a camera or a ghost, simply causes temporary paralysis. It also obviously can't use its power if the victim simply avoids looking at it or if its eyes have been damaged or torn out.

* NonMaliciousMonster: Averted. Thanks to his understanding of Parseltongue, Harry realizes that all of the things she says are simmering with evil and bloodlust.

Beware of unmarked spoilers for ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald''.

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'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher’s Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Able to understand and carry out complex instructions far beyond the capability of normal animals. For example, Harry sends her out to bring back messages from his friends, with specific instructions to make sure those messages are of sufficient length (as he had been feeling left out of the loop lately). Hedwig attacks Ron and Hermione for not complying. She can also notice if the name on a letter doesn’t match the person to whom she’s asked to deliver it, as Harry tells her to disregard the name written on the envelope and just take it to Sirius. Not to mention a near-human ability to take offence to perceived slights. As well as this, given that her beak is sharp enough to physically wound Hermione and Ron — which she does on Harry's orders in ''Phoenix''; she "pecks" them until they answer and they have deep, half-healed cuts on their hands - then she must be ''choosing'' not to peck Harry painfully on the occasions that she "nibbles his ear affectionately".

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In the film version of ''Deathly Hallows'', she attacks a Death Eater chasing Harry and Hagrid, then flies into the path of a Killing Curse meant for Harry.]] This almost backfires on Harry when [[spoiler:the Death Eater who killed Hedwig identifies Harry as the real one because his pet protected him. Hence why Voldemort immediately attacks him afterwards]].

* UndyingLoyalty: Toward Harry. In the film version of ''Deathly Hallows'', she takes this trope to its zenith when [[spoiler:she tries to save him from the Death Eaters... at the cost of her own life]].

-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher’s Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]''

* ChekhovsGunman: Scabbers becomes of quite a bit of significance in ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', serving to drive a wedge between Hermione and Ron before it's revealed he is [[spoiler:Peter Pettigrew]].

* KickTheDog: Sirius Black does not treat Scabbers kindly, given the way [[spoiler:Peter betrayed the Potters]]. [[PayEvilUntoEvil He fully deserves it, mind you.]]

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher’s Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

* FormallyNamedPet: Mrs. Norris.

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher’s Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''

* LoyalAnimalCompanion: To Hagrid, Harry and Ron.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whether or not Fang survived the battle of Hogwarts is unknown. As Hagrid showed no signs of mourning over him, it is presumed he is alive, though there has been no actual word on it. He is definitely [[ForegoneConclusion dead]] after the nineteen year timeskip, though, unless he has hitherto unmentioned magical abilities.

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher’s Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]''

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's not even ''mentioned'' in ''Deathly Hallows''. [[AllThereInTheManual According to Pottermore]], he ended up escaping into the black lake and Neville simply decided not to bother looking for him this time, so we can assume Trevor lives in the lake now.

* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: He is able to find Neville's list of common room passwords, understands enough English to understand Ron saying that Scabbers is in his bag, [[spoiler:knows how to freeze the Whomping Willow]], and knows right away that [[spoiler:dog!Sirius is not a dog]].

* CatsAreMean: Subverted. While he's a bit of a {{Jerkass}} when he first appears, it's because [[spoiler:he knows that Scabbers is an Animagus that does not have the trio's best interests at heart]].

* EvilDetectingCat: The first thing we see him do in the books is pounce on Scabbers, [[spoiler:who's actually Peter Pettigrew in Animagus form]]. Justified, because this is a species trait for Kneazles as a whole. (Ron comes to recognize his authority and has him check Pigwidgeon before deciding to keep him.)

* OnlySaneMan: The Pottermore article envisioning his thoughts has him consider himself this, depicting him as the only one who realizes that [[spoiler:Scabbers is an Animagus]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Hermione doesn't take him on the Trio's journey in ''Deathly Hallows''. Crookshanks's last appearance in the series is at the Burrow, a few days before Bill and Fleur's wedding, so it can be assumed he stayed there during the events in the rest of the book.

Ron's pet owl, sent to him by Sirius Black as a replacement for Scabbers after Scabbers was revealed to be [[spoiler:Peter Pettigrew]]. He is a miniature Scops owl.

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'' [[note]] The character was written out of ''Secrets of Dumbledore'' due to Kim’s pregnancy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic[[/note]]
Voldemort's pet snake from book four onwards, ready to kill and eat any who threaten her master. She appears in the ''Fantastic Beasts'' series starting with the second instalment, in a time in which she can still control her transformation. She’s revealed to be a Maledictus, a carrier of a blood curse that will eventually turn her to a snake permanently. [[note]]This was apparently meant to be introduced in the last book since “Curse of Nagini” was trademarked by WB in 2005 after Rowling gave them a list of rough titles. For whatever reason, it didn’t make the final product.[[/note]]

* ChekhovsGunman: Aside from helping her master regaining his form in ''Goblet of Fire'' with her poison, [[spoiler:she is the last remaining Horcrux after Harry's "death"]]. In the first ''Fantastic Beasts'' movie, there is also a poster for a "snake girl" at a circus hanging up in an alley.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Nagini was forced to work in a [[TheFreakshow freakshow]] under a ruthless and abusive owner. Having had enough, she ran away with Credence, [[spoiler:only to lose him when he decided to choose Grindelwald's side, which she refused to do. And of course, being a Maledictus meant that she eventually turned into a snake decades later]].

* MoralityChain: She is among the first people who treats Credence with any sort of care. [[spoiler:They part ways when Credence turns to the dark side.]]

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Nagini doesn’t appear in ''Secrets of Dumbledore'' because Kim was heavily pregnant when production began after an extensive delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

* SoulJar: She's a living Horcrux, and is [[spoiler:the final of Voldemort's Horcruxes to be destroyed before his demise]].

-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher’s Stone]]''

An ancient and decrepit Ukrainian Ironbelly dragon that guards a chamber in Gringott's bank. The trio uses it to escape in the seventh book.

-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher’s Stone]]''

* MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast: He is lulled to sleep when music is played (a harp or a flute in this case), as a nod to Myth/GreekMythology.

* {{Familiar}}: He is bonded to Albus Dumbledore.

* MeaningfulName: Guy Fawkes is famous for trying to blow up (which would lead to burning) the Houses of Parliament. Phoenixes burn at the end of each 'life.'

** It also seems that Fawkes is ''not'' tamed or owned by Dumbledore, given that he leaves when Dumbledore dies, implying that it's a ''willing'' choice of Fawkes to stay with Dumbledore. Dumbledore has done ''something'' to earn Fawkes's loyalty. And Fawkes repays it by staying with him, helping him, doing missions for him, etc.

--> ''"My sons and daughters do not harm Hagrid on my command, but I cannot deny them fresh meat when it wanders so willingly into our midst. Goodbye, friend of Hagrid."''

* BigCreepyCrawlies: He is an Acromantula (''acro-'' is Greek for large), ginormous spiders the size of a baby elephant and he possesses a quite long legspan.

* ChekhovsBoomerang: [[spoiler:Harry uses a fang from the Basilisk to destroy Tom Riddle's diary (one of Voldemort's Horcruxes) in the ''Chamber of Secrets''. Years later, when they need to destroy another Horcrux, Ron hits on the idea of doing the same thing and heads down to retrieve fangs from the Basilisk's carcass]].
* ChekhovsGunman: Initially, the basilisk seem to be a one-off monster, appearing only long enough to terrorize the school for a book and then die by Harry's hand. [[spoiler: Later, when Lord Voldemort's secret about his horcruxes comes out, we learn that a basilisk's venom is one of the only ways of destroying horcruxes (which explains ''why'' using her fang to destroy the diary worked so well)... and her skeleton still lies in the Chamber of Secrets...]]

* EyeScream: Ends up on the receiving end of this, courtesy of [[spoiler:Fawkes, which allows Harry to properly fight her]].

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Harry drives the Sword of Gryffindor up through the roof of the Basilisk's mouth and into her brain to kill her]].

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Posthumously. [[spoiler: Basilisk venom is one of the few things that can destroy a Horcrux and her venom is used by the heroes to destroy five of Voldemort's seven Horcruxes. Two with her actual fangs and three others with the venom-infused Sword of Gryffindor]]. By extension, [[spoiler: this one goes to Voldemort's diary horcrux. If only the horcrux hadn't opened the Chamber of Secrets at all that second time, then the heroes would never have had access to the basilisk and her horcrux-destroying venom]].

-->'''Tom Riddle''': Parseltongue won't save you now, Potter; it only obeys '''''ME!'''''
* WeaksauceWeakness: "The crowing of the rooster is fatal to it." Sure, [[spoiler: Voldemort-possessed Ginny Weasley]] made sure to eliminate all of the roosters on the grounds, but still.

* BerserkButton: He doesn't take kindly to [[BullyingADragon Malfoy calling him a "great ugly brute".]] It's a Hippogriff thing. Go up and insult one, it'll probably be the last thing you'll ever do.

* TrademarkFavouriteFood: [[NoseNuggets Boogers]].

-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher’s Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' (mentioned) | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' (mentioned) | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' (mentioned)

* {{Animorphism}}: Maleditctuses differ a bit from other human to animal transformation in this franchise. Unlike Animaguses, a maledictus doesn't chose to be anamorphic. She's born that way. She will also eventually lose the ability to control it. Like werewolves, it's analogous to a blood borne disease and you get it from someone else but on the other hand, she doesn't transform at some set time and she got it from her mother, not from a bite.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Like the concept of osbscurials with Ariana, the concept of maledictuses with Nagini was vaguely alluded to late in the original books before being fully introduced in ''Fantastic Beasts''. Fans had long suspected Nagini was no ordinary snake from hints like her name (Nagas are half humans/half snakes in various Eastern mythologies), intelligence, and connection to Voldemort. ''Curse of Nagini'' was also on a list of potential titles for ''Deathly Hallows'' that Rowling gave WB [[https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/4/EU004666211 for trademarking in 2005]].

* InterchangeableAsianCultures: Nagini is an Indonesian with a Sanskrit (a language originating in India) name but with a Korean actress. Indonesian actress Acha Septriasa was originally cast but dropped out of due to a pregnancy.

* WasOnceAMan: As revealed in ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'', she was formerly a human witch. She is a [[BalefulPolymorph Maledictus]], having inherited a curse from her mother that led to her eventual and permanent transformation into a snake.

* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: In the movie version of ''Order of the Phoenix'', as he swoops down to teleport Dumbledore to safety, he squawks to inform Dumbledore where he is — in that moment, he is, in fact, ''right above Dumbledore's head!''
** In ''Chamber of Secrets'', Dumbledore mentions offhandedly that he's been telling Fawkes to "get a move on" (and die, to be reborn) for days.

* TheDreaded: Acromantulas are feared all across the Wizarding World, and Aragog and his family are no exception, [[TheWorfEffect unless you are a basilisk]]. Or Hagrid. Or Fang.

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* GiantSpider: Is what he is, though naturally, Hagrid finds him adorable.

* TropeyComeHome: Halfway through PoA, Scabbers goes missing and is presumed dead, devastating Ron.

* TropeyComeHome: Halfway through ''PoA'', Scabbers goes missing and is presumed dead, devastating Ron.