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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
* In Greek mythology, [[Wikipedia:Cerberus|Cerberus]] was a three-headed dog that guarded the gates to [[Wikipedia:Hades|the underworld]]. In order to get past him, music would have to be played for him to fall asleep, as portrayed in the movie.
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* In Greek mythology, [[Wikipedia:Cerberus|Cerberus]] or Kerveros (Κερβερος) was a three-headed dog that guarded the gates to [[Wikipedia:Hades|the underworld]]. In order to get past him, music would have to be played for him to fall asleep, as portrayed in the movie.
 
* In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Hagrid gets Fluffy from "an Irish fellow". In the novel, Hagrid gets him from "a Greek chappie".
 
* In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Hagrid gets Fluffy from "an Irish fellow". In the novel, Hagrid gets him from "a Greek chappie".
 
* In [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]] one can purchase a plush version of Fluffy.
 
* In [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]] one can purchase a plush version of Fluffy.

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Three-headed dogs are very rare creatures. It is unknown if, like the Runespoor, each head serves a different purpose.[3] Their great weakness is the inability to resist falling asleep to the sound of music.[1]

Rubeus Hagrid once owned a three-headed dog named Fluffy, which he obtained from a Greek man he met at a pub. Fluffy served as one of the obstacles to the Philosopher's Stone in 1992.[1]

Behind the scenes

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