Leaping Toadstool

Leaping Toadstool
Species information
Endemic to	Scotland
Related to	Mushrooms
Sentience	Sentient
Stem	White
Distinction(s)	Capable of jumping Red heads with white spots, alternatively yellow in colour
Usage	Herbology Potion-making
Status	Extant

A Leaping Toadstool was a magical, sentient mushroom which had the ability to jump.

Description

Leaping Toadstools could be used as ingredients in potion-making when chopped, such as in Baruffio's Brain Elixir and Invisibility Potion. They cost three Galleons at the Apothecary in Diagon Alley, and could be found in the Forbidden Forest.

History

Jacob's sibling with an unhealthy Leaping Toadstool

During the 1986–1987 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, whilst Jacob's sibling was helping their friend Bill Weasley with Career Advice, Professor Pomona Sprout tasked Bill with teaching Jacob's sibling how to grow Leaping Toadstools in the Herbology Classroom to see if he was suited to becoming a Herbologist. Unfortunately, Jacob's sibling Leaping Toadstools were of poor health and unable to jump, but Professor Sprout did not discourage him, telling them all good Herbologists made mistakes before making discoveries.

In 1993, Ernie Macmillan politely asked Harry Potter to hand him a bucket filled with these toadstools during a Herbology class in their second year at Hogwarts.

Leaping Toadstools were used in the annual competition known as the Vegetable Vault, which took place in Hogsmeade. The fifth annual competition was held in Hogsmeade by at least the 2010s, with the winning toadstools being collected by Hogwarts Herbology professor Neville Longbottom, as they were the most potent.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (DS/PSP version)
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Hogwarts Legacy

External Links

• Leaping Toadstool Caps at the Hogwarts Legacy Wiki