Niffler's Fancy

Niffler's Fancy
Species information
Endemic to	Enchanted garden
Sentience	Non-sentient
Stem	Dark green in colour
Leaves	Gleaming and copper-like
Usage	Primitive currency Potion-making
Status	Extant (though rare)

"You've found some Niffler's Fancy! This plant is very rare and highly sought-after! See the gleaming copper-like leaves which some primitive wizards were known to use instead of coins! Nobody's yet studied its potion-making potential. Gather some — you will make your name as the first to study this extraordinary plant."

— Zygmunt Budge

Niffler's Fancy was a rare plant with magical properties. It had gleaming leaves that shone like copper, and were thus named since Nifflers had an affinity for shiny objects.

History

The shiny leaves of this plant were known to have been used as one of the earliest forms of wizarding currency, by primitive wizards. Perhaps because of this, Niffler's fancy was a rare plant, and its properties in potion-making were not well-known or studied; however, it was known that it was a powerfully magical potion ingredient, since it was one of the constituents of the Potion of All Potential.

Throughout the 2010–2011 school year, Niffler's Fancy seeds could be purchased from Gabbey the house-elf in Bewildering Blooms shop, Hogsmeade. A student of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry possibly bought some for their Herbology Careers Research.

Behind the scenes

• It is interesting to note that, since the Niffler's Fancy had no official Chinese translation prior to its appearance in the Chinese version of Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, one of the editors of the Chinese Harry Potter Wiki designated the translation "嗅幻草" to the plant, which turned out to be the exact name used for this plant in the game.

Appearances

• Wonderbook: Book of Potions (First appearance)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)