Ferret

Ferret
Species information
Hair colour	White, grey, brown, black
Related to	Polecat
Mortality	Mortal
Status	Extant

Ferrets are small, mustelid, four-legged mammals, domesticated forms of the European Polecat.

History

"Twitchy little ferret, aren't you, Malfoy?"

— Hermione Granger to Draco Malfoy

Squibbert once transformed a teapot into a ferret, which was then chased by a rather large Slytherin student with a net.

During a Ministry raid on Mortlake's house in August 1992, some extremely odd ferrets were found.

In February 1994, during a visit to Rubeus Hagrid's hut, Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley observed Buckbeak enjoying a large plate of dead ferrets.

During the 1994–1995 school year, Barty Crouch Jnr (disguised as Alastor Moody) transformed student Draco Malfoy into a white ferret and bounced him up and down, as punishment for attempting to attack fellow student Harry Potter from behind, earning Draco the nickname of "The Amazing Bouncing Ferret". Professor McGonagall put a stop to this punishment by reversing the spell and informed "Moody" that transfiguration was never an acceptable form of punishment.

Later that year, during the Yule Ball, Crouch (still disguised as Moody) sat in a chair with a ferret sleeping on his lap, tapping his artificial leg to the music.

During the next school year, student Hannah Abbott accidentally turned a ferret into a flock of flamingos during her Transfiguration Practical O.W.L..

Someone wrote to the Daily Prophets Problem Page to ask if the Ministry would look the other way if he turned his brother's children into blood-sucking ferrets (the answer was 'no').

In 2017, Albus Severus Potter was seen with a ferret in a birdcage when he was about to board the Hogwarts Express.

During the Calamity of the 21st century, Foundables of Hogwarts students were turned into ferrets with curse Confoundables, which could be reversed with the General Counter-Spell to turn the Foundables back to human form, allowing them to be returned by members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force. A Foundable of Draco Malfoy in ferret form also became a Foundable at some point.

Spells related to ferrets

• Ferret to human spell
• Human to ferret spell
• Teapot to ferret spell

Behind the scenes

• The ferret may have been related to the Jarvey, which resembled an overgrown ferret, but had the ability to talk.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
• Daily Prophet Newsletters (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened