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{{Quote|A vicious guide to monstrous creatures.|Description|Pottermore}}
  
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'''''The Monster Book of Monsters''''', by [[Edwardus Lima]], is a particularly vicious textbook that is used in [[Care of Magical Creatures]] while [[Rubeus Hagrid]] (who thought the book's aggressive nature was funny) was the teacher.
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'''''The Monster Book of Monsters''''', by [[Edwardus Lima]], is a particularly vicious sentient textbook that is used in [[Care of Magical Creatures]] while [[Rubeus Hagrid]] (who thought the book's aggressive nature was amusing) was the [[Professor]] for that subject at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
   
 
The book is quite informative, but one usually finds it difficult to access the information within due to the book's unfortunate tendency to try and bite off the reader's fingers. The only way to subdue the book is to stroke its spine, upon which the book opens placidly.
  
The book is quite informative, but one usually finds it difficult to access the information within due to the book's unfortunate tendency to try and bite off the reader's fingers. The only way to subdue the book is to stroke its spine, upon which the book opens placidly.
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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{{Quote|Hasn' anyone bin able ter open their books? Yeh've got to ''stroke'' 'em.|Hagrid in his first lesson of magical creatures|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}After incidents in which the books attacked each other, the manager of [[Flourish and Blotts]] vowed never to stock them again; he found the situation to be worse than when the entire stock of ''[[The Invisible Book of Invisibility]]'' disappeared.
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{{Quote|Hasn' anyone bin able ter open their books? Yeh've got to ''stroke'' 'em.|Hagrid in his first lesson of magical creatures|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}[[File:MonsterBook.gif|thumb|A copy of the book]]
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[[Rubeus Hagrid]] gave one to [[Harry Potter]] for his 13th birthday in [[1993]] as it was part of his requirements for his third year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="POA1">{{POA|B|1}}</ref>
   
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After incidents in which the books attacked each other, the [[Manager of Flourish and Blotts|manager]] of [[Flourish and Blotts]] in [[Diagon Alley]] vowed never to stock them again; he found the situation to be worse than when the entire stock of ''[[The Invisible Book of Invisibility]]'' disappeared.<ref name="POA4">{{POA|B|4}}</ref>
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When students brought this book to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] for [[Rubeus Hagrid]]'s [[Care of Magical Creatures]] class, they had to force the books shut with belts and [[Spello-tape]] because they didn't know how to calm the books.
  
   
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When students brought this book to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] for [[Rubeus Hagrid]]'s [[Care of Magical Creatures]] class, they had to force the books shut with belts and [[Spello-tape]] because they didn't know how to calm the books.<ref name="POA6">{{POA|B|6}}</ref>
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[[Rubeus Hagrid]] gave one to [[Harry Potter]] for his 13th birthday in [[1993]] as it was part of his requirements for his third year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
  
   
 
[[File:NevilleMBoM.gif|230px|thumb|left|The Book attacking [[Neville Longbottom]]]]
  
[[File:NevilleMBoM.gif|230px|thumb|left|The Book attacking [[Neville Longbottom]]]]
   
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[[Hermione Granger]] considered this book along with many others as she was deciding on the supplies they would need to take on their [[Horcrux hunt|mission to find Voldemort's Horcruxes]]. As she was sorting books, it broke free of its restraints and bit [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] on the ankle. It is unknown if she took it with them.
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[[Hermione Granger]] considered this book along with many others as she was deciding on the supplies they would need to take on their [[Horcrux hunt|mission to find Voldemort's Horcruxes]]. As she was sorting books, it broke free of its restraints and bit [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] on the ankle. It is unknown if she took it with them.<ref name="DH6">{{DH|B|6}}</ref>
   
 
At some point in its history, [[Dervish and Banges]] apparently suffered a bad incident involving a copy of this book, as their instructions for their closing procedure included "Double check the lock on ''The Monster Book of Monsters''! (you know what happened last time.)"<ref>[http://www.mugglenet.com/themepark/wweastereggs.shtml "The Wizarding World: Secrets and Details"] at [http://www.mugglenet.com/ MuggleNet].</ref>
  
At some point in its history, [[Dervish and Banges]] apparently suffered a bad incident involving a copy of this book, as their instructions for their closing procedure included "Double check the lock on ''The Monster Book of Monsters''! (you know what happened last time.)"<ref>[http://www.mugglenet.com/themepark/wweastereggs.shtml "The Wizarding World: Secrets and Details"] at [http://www.mugglenet.com/ MuggleNet].</ref>
   
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During the mysterious [[Calamity]] which happened across the [[Wizarding world]] in the [[2010s]], copies of The Monster Book of Monsters appeared throughout the world as [[Foundable]]s, with volunteer [[Wizardkind|wizard and witches]] employed by the [[Statute of Secrecy Task Force]] having to use [[magic]] to sort them out.<ref name="WU">{{WU}}</ref> A particularly vicious copy of this book was seen in a [[Muggle world|Muggle]] convenience store, shredding magazines and eating groceries, and even assaulted the [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] shopkeeper, biting him on his left buttock, who tried to fend it off with a sweeping broom. The police were called, and assumed it be a hoax call, but found it rather amusing, and the injured shopkeeper had to seek medical attention afterwards.<ref>{{WU}} - see this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NEHk9gGRJQ]</ref>
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==Physical appearance==
  
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In one version, the Monster Book appears as a jade-green book with gold engravings. In another one, the book is a grey-brown colour, has many rips inside, four beady hazel eyes and a mouth that bites anyone who tries to open it.
  
   
 
==Known creatures covered in the book==
  
==Known creatures covered in the book==
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*[[Coco Rumsey Catcher]]<ref name="monsterbook-coco">See [[:File:Coco Rumsey Catcher.jpg|this image]] of a page from the prop version of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' featured in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
  
*[[Coco Rumsey Catcher]]<ref name="monsterbook-coco">See [[:File:Coco Rumsey Catcher.jpg|this image]] of a page from the prop version of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' featured in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
 
*[[Daraliznof Freaazer]]<ref name="monsterbook-daraliznof">See [[:File:Daraliznof Freaazer.jpg|this image]] of a page from the prop version of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' featured in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
  
*[[Daraliznof Freaazer]]<ref name="monsterbook-daraliznof">See [[:File:Daraliznof Freaazer.jpg|this image]] of a page from the prop version of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' featured in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
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*[[Hippogriff]]<ref name="poa6">{{POA|B|6}}</ref>
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*[[Hippogriff]]<ref name="POA6">{{POA|B|6}}</ref>
 
*[[Gringwart Goff]]<ref name="yourprops-gringwart">See [[:File:GringwartGoff.jpg|this image]] of a page from the prop version of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' featured in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
  
*[[Gringwart Goff]]<ref name="yourprops-gringwart">See [[:File:GringwartGoff.jpg|this image]] of a page from the prop version of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' featured in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
 
*[[Limax]]<ref name="rpf-limax">"[http://www.therpf.com/f9/monster-book-monsters-pages-30379/ The Monster Book of Monsters pages]" on the The Replica Prop Forum {{see image|File:Limax.jpg}}</ref>
  
*[[Limax]]<ref name="rpf-limax">"[http://www.therpf.com/f9/monster-book-monsters-pages-30379/ The Monster Book of Monsters pages]" on the The Replica Prop Forum {{see image|File:Limax.jpg}}</ref>
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*[[Manticore]]<ref name="09_Hagrid_s_Magical_Creatures_Motorbike_Adventure_Queue_Details">"[https://www.pottermore.com/news/vertical-drops-blast-ended-skrewts-and-more-surprises-to-come-in-hagrids-magical-creatures-motorbike-adventure Vertical drops, Blast-Ended Skrewts and more surprises to come in Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure] ([[:File:Manticore page in Monster Books of Monsters-WWHP.jpg|see image]]) at {{PM}}</ref>
 
*[[Miraf Leldendi]]<ref name="monsterbook-miraf">See [[:File:MirafLeldendi.jpg|this image]] of a page from the prop version of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' featured in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
  
*[[Miraf Leldendi]]<ref name="monsterbook-miraf">See [[:File:MirafLeldendi.jpg|this image]] of a page from the prop version of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' featured in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
 
*[[Nazzle Mumph]]s<ref name="monsterbook-nazzlemumphs">See [[:File:NazzleMumphs.jpg|this image]] of a page from the prop version of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' featured in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
  
*[[Nazzle Mumph]]s<ref name="monsterbook-nazzlemumphs">See [[:File:NazzleMumphs.jpg|this image]] of a page from the prop version of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' featured in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.</ref>
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*[[Warner Bros.|Warner Brothers]] online shop offers an electronic-plush version of the Monster Book of Monsters. There is also a version of the Monster Book of Monsters available at {{WWHP}} as a novelty toy.
  
*[[Warner Bros.|Warner Brothers]] online shop offers an electronic-plush version of the Monster Book of Monsters. There is also a version of the Monster Book of Monsters available at {{WWHP}} as a novelty toy.
 
*In the film, the Monster Book of Monsters seemed to have a belt given along with it, rather than the [[Wizardkind|students]] all finding different methods to restrain it.
  
*In the film, the Monster Book of Monsters seemed to have a belt given along with it, rather than the [[Wizardkind|students]] all finding different methods to restrain it.
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*In the handheld versions of {{LEGO|Y1}}, during Year 1, a group of ''Monster Books'' attack Flourish and Blotts, and Harry must help assist in restoring some of the other damaged books with the [[Mending Charm]] before he can purchase his first year textbooks. Upon leaving the shop, Harry finds that they have escaped out into the main part of the alley, and must destroy them with the [[Reductor Curse]].
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*In the handheld versions of {{LEGO|Y1}}, during Year 1, a group of ''Monster Books'' attack Flourish and Blotts, and Harry must help assist in restoring some of the other damaged books with the [[Mending Charm]] before he can purchase his first year textbooks. Upon leaving the shop, Harry finds that they have escaped out into the main part of the alley, and must destroy them with the [[Reductor Curse]]. In the console version, [[Harry Potter]] and [[Arthur Weasley]] must deal with a vicious copy of this book in an upstairs bedroom in the [[Leaky Cauldron]].<ref name="LEGOHP">{{LEGO|Y1}}</ref>
 
*A scale replica prop of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' is included with the {{HPLE}}.<ref name="snitchseeker">[http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/harry-potter-limited-edition-special-bookset-with-page-to-screen-out-december-4-a-91026/ Snitchseeker - Harry Potter Limited Edition special bookset, with "Page To Screen", out December 4]</ref>
  
*A scale replica prop of ''The Monster Book of Monsters'' is included with the {{HPLE}}.<ref name="snitchseeker">[http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/harry-potter-limited-edition-special-bookset-with-page-to-screen-out-december-4-a-91026/ Snitchseeker - Harry Potter Limited Edition special bookset, with "Page To Screen", out December 4]</ref>
 
*The ''Monster Book'' appears as the first enemy and first boss in the GBA version of {{POA|G}}. It has low health and can easily be defeated using [[Knockback Jinx|Flipendo]] or [[Fire-Making Spell|Incendio]], essentially being unlosable fight. When it is defeated, Harry can read the bestiary in the book.
  
*The ''Monster Book'' appears as the first enemy and first boss in the GBA version of {{POA|G}}. It has low health and can easily be defeated using [[Knockback Jinx|Flipendo]] or [[Fire-Making Spell|Incendio]], essentially being unlosable fight. When it is defeated, Harry can read the bestiary in the book.
 
*The [[Marauder's Map]] depicted in the closing credits of {{POA|F}} shows a "[[Book of Monster's Repair Workshop]]" where presumably copies of this book could be sent to be repaired.
  
*The [[Marauder's Map]] depicted in the closing credits of {{POA|F}} shows a "[[Book of Monster's Repair Workshop]]" where presumably copies of this book could be sent to be repaired.
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*Most of the creatures included in the prop used in the movie version are not mentioned anywhere else in the Harry Potter franchise, and were made up by the film crew.
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*Most of the [[creature]]s included in the prop used in the film version are not mentioned anywhere else in the [[Harry Potter universe]], and were invented by the film crew themselves; as such, they are possibly not [[canon]]ical.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
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*''[[The Art of Harry Potter Mini Book of Graphic Design]]''
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*{{WU}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
  
==Notes and references==
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"A vicious guide to monstrous creatures."
— Description[src]

The Monster Book of Monsters, by Edwardus Lima, is a particularly vicious sentient textbook that is used in Care of Magical Creatures while Rubeus Hagrid (who thought the book's aggressive nature was amusing) was the Professor for that subject at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The book is quite informative, but one usually finds it difficult to access the information within due to the book's unfortunate tendency to try and bite off the reader's fingers. The only way to subdue the book is to stroke its spine, upon which the book opens placidly.

History

"Hasn' anyone bin able ter open their books? Yeh've got to stroke 'em."
— Hagrid in his first lesson of magical creatures[src]
File:MonsterBook.gif

A copy of the book

Rubeus Hagrid gave one to Harry Potter for his 13th birthday in 1993 as it was part of his requirements for his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[3]

After incidents in which the books attacked each other, the manager of Flourish and Blotts in Diagon Alley vowed never to stock them again; he found the situation to be worse than when the entire stock of The Invisible Book of Invisibility disappeared.[4]

When students brought this book to Hogwarts for Rubeus Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures class, they had to force the books shut with belts and Spello-tape because they didn't know how to calm the books.[5]

NevilleMBoM

The Book attacking Neville Longbottom

Hermione Granger considered this book along with many others as she was deciding on the supplies they would need to take on their mission to find Voldemort's Horcruxes. As she was sorting books, it broke free of its restraints and bit Ron Weasley on the ankle. It is unknown if she took it with them.[6]

At some point in its history, Dervish and Banges apparently suffered a bad incident involving a copy of this book, as their instructions for their closing procedure included "Double check the lock on The Monster Book of Monsters! (you know what happened last time.)"[7]

During the mysterious Calamity which happened across the Wizarding world in the 2010s, copies of The Monster Book of Monsters appeared throughout the world as Foundables, with volunteer wizard and witches employed by the Statute of Secrecy Task Force having to use magic to sort them out.[8] A particularly vicious copy of this book was seen in a Muggle convenience store, shredding magazines and eating groceries, and even assaulted the Muggle shopkeeper, biting him on his left buttock, who tried to fend it off with a sweeping broom. The police were called, and assumed it be a hoax call, but found it rather amusing, and the injured shopkeeper had to seek medical attention afterwards.[9]

Known creatures covered in the book

Behind the scenes

Prop Monster Book of Monsters

Prop version of the book included with the Harry Potter Limited Edition

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, p. 505 (see this image)
  2. ↑ The book is mentioned on the Marauder's Map, which was created in around 1977-78.
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 1 (Owl Post)
  4. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 4 (The Leaky Cauldron)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 6 (Talons and Tea Leaves)
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 6 (The Ghoul in Pyjamas)
  7. ↑ "The Wizarding World: Secrets and Details" at MuggleNet.
  8. ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
  9. ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - see this video [1]
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "First look at Deathly Hallows props including 'Life and Lies', 'A History of Magic', more" from MuggleNet (archived on the Internet Archive here)
  11. ↑ See this image of a page from the prop version of The Monster Book of Monsters featured in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
  12. ↑ See this image of a page from the prop version of The Monster Book of Monsters featured in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
  13. ↑ See this image of a page from the prop version of The Monster Book of Monsters featured in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
  14. ↑ "The Monster Book of Monsters pages" on the The Replica Prop Forum (see this image)
  15. ↑ "Vertical drops, Blast-Ended Skrewts and more surprises to come in Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure (see image) at Pottermore
  16. ↑ See this image of a page from the prop version of The Monster Book of Monsters featured in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
  17. ↑ See this image of a page from the prop version of The Monster Book of Monsters featured in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
  18. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
  19. ↑ "The Monster Book of Monsters pages" on The Replica Prop Forum (see this image)
  20. ↑ See this image of a page from the prop version of The Monster Book of Monsters featured in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
  21. ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
  22. ↑ Snitchseeker - Harry Potter Limited Edition special bookset, with "Page To Screen", out December 4
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