- "There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them."
- —How facing a mountain troll made the trio friends[src]
The mountain troll (Troglodytarum alpinum)[1] is a breed of troll. They are the largest, weighing over a tonne,[2] and the most vicious kind of their species. They are often depicted as bald and pale-grey. They sometimes use Graphorns as mounts, which results in scars due to the Graphorns not liking it.
History
Quirrell's mountain troll holding its club
A band of mountain trolls were wreaking havoc in Liechtenstein, which led to Pierre Bonaccord's position as Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards being challenged by the local wizarding community, as he tried to ban troll-hunting and grant them rights at the time.
A troll was used as a diversion so that Professor Quirinus Quirrell could attempt to get past Fluffy to capture the Philosopher's Stone for his master, Lord Voldemort.
Mountain trolls were riding graphorns through Hungary in late August 2020.
Uses
Troll whiskers can sometimes be used as wand cores.[3]
Known mountain trolls
Appearances
Mountain troll concept art
The less-menacing looking Lego game adaption of it
The large Lego figurine of a mountain troll
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Exploding Snap Famous Wizards Card)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Appears in Memory)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play) (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
- Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
Notes and references
- ↑ Illustration of Diagon Alley by Jim Kay from the Deluxe Illustrated Slipcase Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (see here).
- ↑ https://www.pottermore.com/explore-the-story/mountain-trolls
- ↑ https://www.pottermore.com/explore-the-story/mountain-trolls
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