Crup

Crup
Species information
Eye colour	Varies
Hair colour	White and brown
Related to	Dog
Native to	England
Mortality	Mortal
Distinction	Resembles the Jack Russell terrier Forked Tail Fiercely loyal towards wizards Hostile towards Muggles Skilful scavengers
Affiliation	Wizardkind
Ministry of Magic Classification	Beast XXX
Status	Extant

"The Crup originated in the southeast of England. It closely resembles a Jack Russell terrier, except for the forked tail. The Crup is almost certainly a wizard-created dog, as it is intensely loyal to wizards and ferocious towards Muggles. It is a great scavenger, eating anything from gnomes to old tyres. Crup licences may be obtained from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures on completion of a simple test to prove that the applicant wizard is capable of controlling the Crup in Muggle-inhabited areas."

— Newt Scamander, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

A Crup is a wizard-bred dog that originated in the southeast of England.

Description

The Crup strongly resembles a Jack Russell terrier, except that a Crup has a forked tail. They are clearly wizard-bred dogs since they are extremely loyal to wizards, and ferocious toward Muggles. Crups are great scavengers, eating everything from gnomes to old tyres.

A group of crups is known as a "pack". Crup puppies are known as cruppies.

Crup owners were required by British wizarding law to remove the forked tail of the animal when it was six to eight weeks old, using a painless Severing Charm, in case they were noticed by Muggles. A licence from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures also had to be obtained, and the owner had to pass a test to show that they were able to control the animal in Muggle-inhabited areas.

History

The Crup originated in southeast England. By the 18th century, Crups could be found in the United States, and Thornton Harkaway, President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America in 1760, was a breeder of Crups until his pack savaged several local No-Majs in Williamsburg, Virginia leaving them only able to bark for a period of 48 hours. This lead to Harkaway leaving office in disgrace and the relocation of the Magical Congress of the United States of America headquarters to Baltimore, Maryland.

Liz Tuttle's sister owned a crup. At some point around the late 1980s, the crup had cruppies.

Rubeus Hagrid's fifth year Care of Magical Creatures class studied this magical creature in 1996. They were amongst those creatures that most often came up on Ordinary Wizarding Level examination and thus part of the British Ministry of Magic approved curriculum for Care of Magical Creatures students at that level.

The popular singer Celestina Warbeck was a known breeder of rough-coated crups.

Behind the scenes

• According to W.O.M.B.A.T., it may be possible for crups to interbreed with dogs.
• President Harkaway's breeding of crups could be considered anachronistic, as the Jack Russell terrier itself was not first bred until the mid-1800s. However, it is possible that the crup predates the Jack Russell, and the similarities between the two were only noted in more recent times.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery