- "This is a Folio Bruti, the Book of Beasts. This book shows the name and appearance of each beast you may encounter in your adventures. The Folio Bruti will teach you their strengths and weaknesses."
- — Description[src]
The Folio Bruti, otherwise known as the Book of Beasts,[1] was a book which provided basic information on various magical beasts and plants, as well as their strengths and defences for self-defence. It was part of the Folio Universitas.
History[]
In 1992, Arthur Weasley gave one to Harry Potter and taught him the Informous Spell (a charm that was used to complete the Folio Bruti), as a reward for de-gnoming the garden.[2] In 1993, Professor Remus Lupin gave Harry Potter a Folio Bruti. There was no use of the Informous Charm, because the pages already existed. They were scattered all around Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry had to find them, along with Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.[3]
Creatures covered[]
Folio Bruti
- Arthur Weasley's Muggle artefacts
- Attic Ghoul
- Bat
- Baby Mandrake
- Billywig
- Bowtruckle (separate entry for oak-dwelling variety)
- Bunny
- Charmed Skeleton
- Chizpurfle
- Clabbert
- Cornish Pixie
- Dementor
- Doxy (separate entry for queens)
- Dragonfly
- Fairy
- Fire crab (separate entries for ruby, sapphire, and emerald shelled varieties)
- Fire Seed Bush
- Flesh-Eating Slug
- Flobberworm
- Flying Book
- Flying Seahorse
- Frogs and toads
- Garden gnome
- Ghost
- Goblin
- Grindylow
- Gytrash
- Hinkypunk
- Hippogriff
- Horklump
- Imp
- Loose Hand
- Pheasant
- Puffapod
- Rat
- Red Cap (separate entry for armoured variety)
- Salamander
- Snail
- Snake
- Spiders
- Skulls
- Suit of armour
- Trolls
- Venomous Tentacula
- Wasp
- Wild rooster
- Willow Branch
Behind the scenes[]
- Although it is called the "book of beasts", some editions of the Folio Bruti also include Beings, Spirits, non-magical animals, plants, and even enchanted objects.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Console versions only)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (First appearance) (Console and GBC versions only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (GBA and console versions only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - Console versions
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - GBC version
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) - Console version