Snail

A snail is a mollusk with a coiled shell. Streelers are a magical variety of snails.

History

During the 1993–1994 school year, a time-travelling Hermione Granger threw a shell, resembling that from a snail, into Hagrid's hut, which struck Harry Potter in the back of the head.^[1]

In the 1995–1996 school year, snails were used in Transfiguration class as part of the Vanishing Spell curriculum. As an invertebrate, they presented less of a challenge in vanishing than a vertebrate like a mouse, though it was still considered some of the most challenging magic of its type.^[2][3]

Behind the scenes

• In a certain version of the Philospher's Stone videogame, orange snails appear as enemies to be defeated. Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington warns Harry that they are very poisonous. They might actually be Streelers.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Possible appearance) (indirect as only a shell is seen)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ^{[citation needed]}
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

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