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"...an animal that is often underestimated, because it lives quietly until attacked, but which, when provoked, can fight off animals much larger than itself, including wolves."
—Hufflepuff Prefect Gabriel Truman on his house mascot.[src]

A badger is a carnivorous mammal of the Mustelidae family, distinguishable by the white stripe that runs down its snout.[2]

Badgers in the wizarding world

It is the mascot of Hufflepuff House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Like the house it represents, the badger is often underestimated and deemed non-threatening because it is not generally aggressive unless provoked, at which point it can and will viciously fight off threats even larger than itself.[1] This symbolism was perhaps showcased best in the Battle of Hogwarts, where many Hufflepuffs stayed to fight and defend their school, with only Gryffindor outnumbering them.[3]

Uric the Oddball once turned up for a presentation before the Wizards' Council wearing nothing but a toupee that turned out to be a dead badger, after listening to a Fwooper's song continuously for three months.[4]

There is a spell that can transfigure a cauldron into a badger.[5] One could turn a human into a bager.[6][7]

It is a known corporeal form of the Patronus Charm.[8]

Behind the scenes

In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 a badger is sitting in Rubeus Hagrid's hut and reading the Daily Prophet when the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures arrives.[9]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pottermore
  2. ↑ WP favicon Badger on Wikipedia
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
  4. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter Trading Card Game
  8. ↑ Patronus Charm (see this image)
  9. ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
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