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- "Find me two scarab beetles and you can have it."
- — Wizard[src]
The scarab beetle is an insect native to Egypt. The dung beetle is a type of scarab beetle.[2]
Uses
Ground Scarab Beetles
Ground scarab beetles are used as ingredients in the Wit-Sharpening Potion.[1] Five scarab beetles are used in the Skele-Gro healing potion.[3]
History
During the 1987–1988 school year, Severus Snape sent scarab beetles to Poppy Pomfrey in a failed attempt to help students afflicted by the Sleepwalking curse.[4]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (DS, PSP and IPhone versions only)
- The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 27 (Padfoot Returns)
- ↑
Scarab beetle on Wikipedia
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 4, Chapter 12 (Working with Snape)