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"A little owl with a slightly flattened, hawk-like head peered down at them from one of the branches."
— Description of owl[src]

A hawk is a huge kind of bird related to the eagle, which likes to build its nest in the heights. It is unknown whether hawks have magical properties, or whether there are magical varieties of hawks.

History[]

A tarantula hawk was a kind of wasp that hunts tarantulas. An infestation of these could be found on the grounds of Hogwarts Castle in the 1992–1993 school year.[1]

The Hawkshead Attacking Formation, a Quidditch tactic invented by Darren O'Hare in which the team's Chasers flew together in an arrowhead towards the opposition goalposts, was named after the hawk.[2][3]

A hawk-like owl were seen circling around the Lovegood House in late 1997,[4] and may have been used by Xenophilius Lovegood to send a message to the Death Eaters that Harry Potter was in his house.

Behind the scenes[]

  • Though the actual creature does not appear within the series, many references were made.

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - GBC version
  2. Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 7 (Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland)
  3. Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 10 (Quidditch Today)
  4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 20 (Xenophilius Lovegood)
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