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- "The tail I could live with. But the fleas, they're murder."
- — Sirius Black about his dog-Animagus form[src]
Fleas are wingless insects with mouthparts adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood. They are external parasites, living by sucking the blood of mammals that include including bats, humans, and birds.
History[]
James Potter once suggested that Sirius Black should be a dog permanently. Years later, Sirius commented to James's son, Harry Potter, that he could live with the tail but that the fleas were murder.[1]
In August 1992, Lucius Malfoy insultingly referred to his nemesis Arthur Weasley as a 'flea-bitten, Muggle-loving fool' to Mr Borgin in Borgin and Burkes.[2]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault (Mentioned only)
- Wonderbook: Book of Potions (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 (At Flourish and Blotts)