- "We're not meant to start nocturnal beasts for weeks --"
- — Hermione Granger to Professor Severus Snape in 1993[src]
Nocturnal beasts were a class of beasts which were known for sleeping during the day and being active at night-time. Werewolves may have belonged to this category, since Hermione Granger remarked that their Defence Against the Dark Arts class was "not meant to start nocturnal beasts for weeks" when they began studying werewolves.[1]
History[]
Professor Remus Lupin planned to review this category of beast with his third-year class in mid-1993, although Professor Severus Snape started the unit early by teaching them about werewolves when substituting as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.[1]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First mentioned)