Nocturnal beasts

Nocturnal beasts
Species information
Distinction	Nocturnal natures, sleep during daytime, active during nighttime
Affiliation	Dark Arts
Ministry of Magic Classification	Beast
Status	Extant

"We're not meant to start nocturnal beasts for weeks --"

— Hermione Granger to Professor Severus Snape in 1993

Nocturnal beasts were a class of beasts which were known for sleeping in the day as opposed and active to 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.

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.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First mentioned)