Liz Tuttle

Liz Tuttle
Biographical information
Born	Between 1 September 1972 and 31 August 1973
Blood status	Pure-blood or half-blood
Nationality	British or Irish
Also known as	Lizard Coach Tuttle
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Dark brown
Eye colour	Light brown
Skin colour	Dark
Relationship information
Family members	Mother Lana Tuttle (older sister) Grandmother Grandfather Tuttle family
Affiliation
Occupation	Magizoologist Employee of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
House	Slytherin
Loyalty	Tuttle family Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Slytherin Hippogriff Club Circle of Khanna British Ministry of Magic Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures

Liz "Lizard" Tuttle was a witch who began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1984 and was Sorted into Slytherin. She chose Care of Magical Creatures as one of her electives.

Biography

Hogwarts years (1984–1991)

Liz began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1st of September 1984 and was sorted into Slytherin. Liz owned a male frog named Sir Ribbithe.

Third year

Liz Tuttle taking notes during a Care of Magical Creatures class

During her third year, Liz took Care of Magical Creatures and Divination as electives. She befriended Hufflepuff Penny Haywood at some point during her year, before meeting a friend of Penny's, who was looking for ingredients for Polyjuice Potion. Liz pointed her wand at the person and demanded them to choose between the Billywig, Bowtruckle and Bundimun.

Fourth year

In the first Care of Magical Creatures class during the 1987–1988 school year, aside from Barnaby Lee, where she was known by the other houses as being one of the nicer Slytherins who showed genuine interest in the course. She exclaimed to not having seen anything as beautiful as a Fire Crab shooting flame out its rear.

She later mentioned during another Care of Magical Creatures class that she had attended a luau in Fiji where Fire Crabs were used.

Fifth year

When Jacob's sibling went to the Library to research how to deal with a troublesome Jackalope, they meet Liz who introduces herself and helps them.

When Jacob's sibling went to talk to the Bloody Baron to ask about Duncan Ashe, Liz joined them along with fellow Slytherins Barnaby Lee, Merula Snyde and Ismelda Murk. Liz thought Barnaby's jokes involving the word "bloody" were funny.

Sixth year

During the 1989–1990 school year, her sixth year, Liz proceeded to take N.E.W.T. level Potions, History of Magic, Care of Magical Creatures and Divination.

Sometime during the year, she and Chiara Lobosca spent time in the Forbidden Forest, where they interacted with Borf and a mysterious white eagle owl, whom Liz named Artemis.

Liz also became a founding member of the Circle of Khanna, a group devoted to avenging Rowan Khanna and locating the final cursed vault, in her sixth year. It was at the group's first meeting in the Hog's Head Inn that she learned of the malevolent organisation "R" and its motives to locate the final Cursed Vault before them.

After Hogwarts (1991–)

Liz became a Magizoologist after completing her education at Hogwarts.

In 1992, Liz, along with Talbott Winger, Barnaby Lee and Merula Snyde went to visit their former classmate Charlie Weasley at the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary and he asked them for a favour, to meet his younger brother Ron at the top of the Hogwarts Astronomy Tower and retrieve a a baby dragon that Hagrid had won gambling.

When the four of them arrived, they met Harry and Hermione for the hand off. Ron couldn't make it as the dragon's venomous bite had made him sick. While this was going on, Jacob's sibling served as lookout and distracted Filch.

The hand off was done without a hitch, and the little Norwegian Ridgeback was taken to the Sanctuary, where Charlie prepared a place while the others were away.

After the death of Barnaby Lee's grandmother in 1992, Barnaby boxed up his grandmother's things and put them in the attic. The house was clean, but Barnaby felt lonelier than ever. To him, the house didn't really feel like home, but was just the place where he slept. At the recommendation of Jacob's sibling, he invited several of his former classmates (who also happened to be having issues with their living situation) to take up residence at the house as well to help keep him company. This included Liz, who didn't have a place to stay.

Personality and traits

She was socially awkward and had difficulty with befriending others, and most other students viewed her as weird. However, she was also known as being one of the nicer Slytherins who genuinely enjoyed the classes and courses she took. Liz loved magical creatures and had the desire to become a Magizoologist like Newt Scamander. She cared deeply the well-being of the creatures: she was afraid the blood on the Bloody Baron was the blood of an animal, she was known to object to animal-to-object Transfigurations and has been implied to be a vegan multiple times.

She also enjoyed reading The Quibbler, which she also did during Divination classes.

Magical abilities and skills

• Potions: Liz achieved an 'Outstanding' in her O.W.L. Potions exam, meaning she was able to advance to the N.E.W.T.-level Potions class taught by Severus Snape, showing considerable talent in this field.
• Care of Magical Creatures: From an early age, Liz was highly passionate about Magizoology and started studying Care of Magical Creatures from her third year onward. She later earned either an "Exceeds Expectations" or "Outstanding" grade in her O.W.L., as she studied the subject at N.E.W.T., showing considerable proficiency in this field.
• Divination: Whilst not being a natural born Seer like her mother, Liz was still talented in the art of divination in her own right, as she earned a high enough grade at O.W.L. in the subject which allowed her to study it at N.E.W.T. level.
• History of Magic: Liz was knowledgeable and proficient in the study of magical history, as she was able to study the subject at N.E.W.T. level.
• Herbology: Liz earned an O.W.L. in this subject at Hogwarts, and continued it further at N.E.W.T. level, showing she was knowledgeable about this subject.
• Muggle Studies: Liz earned an O.W.L. in this subject at Hogwarts, and continued it further at N.E.W.T. level, showing she was knowledgeable about this subject.
• Transfiguration: Liz was skilled in transfiguration given how she had earned a O.W.L. in the subject at Hogwarts, allowing her to study it at N.E.W.T. level.
• Astronomy: Liz was skilled in astronomy given how she had earned a O.W.L. in the subject at Hogwarts, allowing her to study it at N.E.W.T. level.
• Charms: Liz knew some duelling spells like the Disarming Charm, the Tickling Charm and the Banishing Charm.
• Duelling: Liz had some duelling skills and was even complimented by Diego Caplan who was one of the best duellist at Hogwarts.
• Dark Arts: Liz was shown to be possess a degree of skill in the Dark Arts, being able to successfully cast dark charms such as the Knockback Jinx and Full Body-Bind Curse.
• Healing magic: Liz had some skill in the field of healing, as she was able to successfully cast the Episkey healing spell.

Behind the scenes

"Liz 'Lizard' Tuttle is a Slytherin whose main ambition is to make sure all creatures are treated equally. If you're having trouble with an animal-oriented ingredient or have any creature questions, Liz has the answers."

— Liz's character description

• In Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, players who advanced into Year 4 prior to 12 July, 2018‎, would first meet Liz in Year 4; this is due to the belated released Side Quest "Polyjuice Potion," which actually chronologically happened in Year 3. This has since been replaced by the Winning By A Hare Side Quest, in which Liz introduces herself, released in November 2022 available to players who have reached Year 5 Chapter 10.
• In Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, during the "Search for Odour" part of the Care of Magical Creatures class, when clicking "Sniff Liz," the speech bubble "Lizard smells like lake water and hay" would appear; indicating either her full first name or nickname is "Lizard," or it is a typo. It was later revealed that Lizard was in fact her nickname.
• Liz Tuttle was used in the Rotate Puzzle game on Novel Games on 13 July 2019.
• During the Murtlap Care of Magical Creatures classes, Liz can mention being a vegetarian and has been implied to be a vegan multiple times e.g. hoping the cake had no animal ingredients at Hagrid's Birthday Party.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (First identified as Liz Tuttle)