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{{Quote|Anyone can speak [[Troll (language)|Troll]]. All you have to do is point and grunt.|The Troll language|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
  
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A '''troll''' is a magical creature of [[Superhuman strength|prodigious strength]] and immense stupidity. In fact, they are so stupid that they actually had a wizarding exam [[Troll (grade)|failing grade]] named after them. Trolls are grouped in the taxonomical genus ''Troglodytarum''.<ref name="PSdeluxe">Illustration of [[Diagon Alley]] by [[Jim Kay]] from the Deluxe Illustrated Slipcase Edition of {{PS}} ([http://tumvue.com/tumblr/blog/thebookramble/post/130619867356 see here]).</ref> Trolls possess [[rudimentary magic]], but it is not known how they apply it.
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A '''troll''' is a [[magic]]al [[beast]] of [[Superhuman strength|prodigious strength]] and immense stupidity. In fact, they are so synonymous with stupidity that they actually have a wizarding exam [[Troll (grade)|failing grade]] named after them. Trolls are grouped in the taxonomical genus ''Troglodytarum''.<ref name="PSdeluxe">Illustration of [[Diagon Alley]] by [[Jim Kay]] from the Deluxe Illustrated Slipcase Edition of {{PS}} ([http://tumvue.com/tumblr/blog/thebookramble/post/130619867356 see here]).</ref> Trolls possess [[rudimentary magic]], but it is not known how they apply it.
   
 
==Description==
  
==Description==
   
 
===Physical appearance===
  
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Trolls generally reach a height of about twelve feet and weigh up to a tonne. Troll whiskers have magical properties, and are sometimes used as [[wand core]]s. Their feet have two toes, both with giant toenails.
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Trolls generally reach a height of about twelve feet and weigh up to a tonne. [[Troll whisker]]s have magical properties, and are sometimes used as [[wand core]]s. Their feet have two toes, both with giant toenails.
   
 
===Behaviour===
  
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They are dangerously violent and incredibly aggressive, and they engage in unpredictable behaviour, comparable to [[giant]]s. They are also incredibly low in intelligence, of which giants seem to have more.
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They are dangerously violent and incredibly aggressive, and they engage in unpredictable behaviour, comparable to [[giant]]s. They are also incredibly low in intelligence, of which [[giant]]s seem to have more. Trolls are particularly attracted to unpleasant smells, such as [[Dungbomb]]s.<ref name="POAG">{{POA|G}}</ref>
   
 
===Diet===
  
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Trolls, similar to [[Acromantula]]s, have a taste for human flesh. They enjoy it raw, but are not fussy about what they eat. Trolls are also fond of fish.<ref name="WBoP">{{WBP}} - see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_175630&feature=iv&src_vid=g1OVFdhMxPA&v=FdbGPzZSXEk this] video</ref>
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Trolls, similar to [[Acromantula]]s, have a taste for [[human]] flesh. They enjoy it raw, but are not fussy about what they eat. Trolls are also fond of fish.<ref name="WBoP">{{WBP}} - see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_175630&feature=iv&src_vid=g1OVFdhMxPA&v=FdbGPzZSXEk this] video</ref>
   
 
==Society and Culture==
  
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Troll language is supposedly nothing more than simple grunts that only Trolls seem to be able to interpret, though skilled magical multi-linguists such as [[Bartemius Crouch Senior|Barty Crouch]] can understand them. Trolls understand only a limited number of [[Human]] words, and some smarter ones can be skillfully trained as [[security troll]]s. [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]] had a gift for communicating with trolls, and then used it to set [[Quirinus Quirrell's first mountain troll|one]] loose in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]] in an effort to steal the [[Philosopher's Stone]].
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Troll language is supposedly nothing more than simple grunts that only Trolls seem to be able to interpret, though skilled magical multi-linguists such as [[Bartemius Crouch Senior|Barty Crouch]] can understand them. Trolls understand only a limited number of [[Human]] words, and some smarter ones can be skilfully trained as [[security troll]]s. [[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]] had a gift for communicating with trolls, and then used it to set [[Quirinus Quirrell's first mountain troll|one]] loose in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]] in an effort to steal the [[Philosopher's Stone]].
   
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Mountain trolls have been known to tame and ride [[Graphorn]]s, or at least try to ride them. Graphorns don’t seem to be very keen on the idea. <ref>{{FB}}</ref>
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[[Mountain troll]]s have been known to tame and ride [[Graphorn]]s, or at least try to ride them. Graphorns don’t seem to be very keen on the idea.<ref name="FBR">{{FB|R}}</ref>
   
 
==History==
  
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{{Quote|I went looking for the troll because I — I thought I could deal with it on my own — you know, because I've read all about them.|Hermione Granger lying after encountering a Troll| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone }}
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{{Quote|I went looking for the troll because I — I thought I could deal with it on my own — you know, because I've read all about them.|Hermione Granger lying after encountering a Troll| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone }}Trolls originated in [[Scandinavia]], but are now found all across [[Europe]].<ref name="FBR">{{FB|R}}</ref>
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Trolls originated in [[Scandinavia]], but are now found all across [[Europe]].
  
   
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Trolls are not recognised as magical beings.<ref>{{FB}}</ref> Pierre Bonaccord, the first Supreme Mugwump of the [[International Confederation of Wizards]], wanted to stop troll-hunting and give them rights, but his appointment to that office was contested by Liechtenstein, since they were having problems with a tribe of very dangerous mountain trolls at the time.<ref>[[Phoenix|''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'']]</ref>
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Trolls are not recognised as magical [[being]]s, but are instead classified as [[beast]]s by the [[Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures]] of the [[British Ministry of Magic]], most likely due to their aggressive natures.<ref name="FBR">{{FB|R}}</ref> [[Pierre Bonaccord]], the first [[Supreme Mugwump]] of the [[International Confederation of Wizards]], wanted to stop troll-hunting and give them rights, but his appointment to that office was contested by [[Liechtenstein]], since they were having problems with a tribe of very dangerous mountain trolls at the time.<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref>
   
 
[[Artemius Lawson]] was an outspoken advocate for the strict restraint of trolls. He thought it was wrong to allow them to roam free, stating that ''"they were creatures who weighed a ton, but had brains the size of a bogey"''.
  
[[Artemius Lawson]] was an outspoken advocate for the strict restraint of trolls. He thought it was wrong to allow them to roam free, stating that ''"they were creatures who weighed a ton, but had brains the size of a bogey"''.
   
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The Black family kept an umbrella stand made out of a troll's leg in their front hall. A large stuffed troll can be found in the ese were evidently a di.ferent type of troll than the mountain variety, since the
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The [[House of Black|Black family]] kept an [[Troll-leg umbrella stand|umbrella stand]] made out of a troll's leg in their front hall.<ref name="OOTP4">{{OOTP|B|4}}</ref>
   
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A [[Quirinus Quirrell's second mountain troll|Troll]] was [[Quirinus Quirrell|Quirrell's]] contribution to guarding the [[Philosopher's Stone]] in the [[Underground Chambers]], during the [[1991–1992 school year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="PS16">{{PS|B|16}}</ref>
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[[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]], to create a diversion so he could go after the [[Philosopher's Stone]], let a mountain troll into the castle on [[Hallowe'en]], 1991. It wandered around the corridors until [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] locked it in a girls' bathroom, only to realise soon after that [[Hermione Granger]] was also in that particular bathroom. With a lucky combination of derring-do, desperate magic, and "''sheer dumb luck''," they managed to knock it out and save Hermione.
  
   
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[[Quirinus Quirrell|Professor Quirrell]], to create a diversion so he could go after the [[Philosopher's Stone]], let a [[Quirinus Quirrell's first mountain troll|mountain troll]] into the [[Hogwarts castle|castle]] on [[Hallowe'en]], [[1991]]. It wandered around the corridors until [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] locked it in a girls' bathroom, only to realise soon after that [[Hermione Granger]] was also in that particular bathroom. With a  combination of using the [[Levitation Charm]] and "''sheer dumb luck''" (according to [[Minerva McGonagall]]), Ron managed to knock it by [[Levitation|levitating]] its club and dropping it on its head, incapacitating it out and saving Hermione.<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref>
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Trolls participate in wizarding society to some extent; some witches and wizards make a career out of training [[security troll]]s. These were evidently a different type of troll than the mountain variety, since they seemed considerably more intelligent and less smelly. [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] hired security trolls to guard the Fat Lady after [[Sirius Black]] attacked her. They spent all their time pacing the corridor in front of the [[Fat Lady]]'s portrait, giving dirty looks to everyone who happened by and comparing the sizes of their clubs.
  
   
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Trolls participate in [[Wizarding world|wizarding society]] to some extent; some [[Wizardkind|witches and wizards&nbsp;make]] a career out of training [[security troll]]s. These were evidently a different type of troll than the mountain variety, since they seemed considerably more intelligent and less smelly. [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] hired security trolls to guard the [[Fat Lady]] after [[Sirius Black]] [[Sirius Black's break-in of Hogwarts Castle (1993)|attacked]] her. They spent all their time pacing the corridor in front of the [[Fat Lady]]'s portrait, giving dirty looks to everyone who happened by and comparing the sizes of their clubs. They left at the end of the year, when Sirius was deemed to have left the country.
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A [[Quirinus Quirrell's second mountain troll|Troll]] was [[Quirinus Quirrell|Quirrell's]] contribution to guarding the [[Philosopher's Stone]].
  
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The wizarding author and celebrity [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] wrote about his supposed adventures with Trolls in his book ''[[Travels with Trolls]]'', which was a mandatory [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] textbook for his classes in that subject for the [[1992–1993 school year]] when he was that year's [[Professor]].<ref name="COS3">{{COS|B|3}}</ref> As [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] was in reality a dishonest con artist who fraudulently took the credit of the achievements of far braver [[Wizardkind|wizards and witches]], by erasing their memories of their deeds with the [[Memory Charm]], Lockhart in reality had no actual experience with these creatures.<ref name="COS16">{{COS|B|16}}</ref>
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During the [[Calamity]], several Trolls started randomly appearing throughout the [[Wizarding world]] guarding various [[magic]]al [[Confoundable]]s, with volunteer members of the [[Statute of Secrecy Task Force]] having to incapacitate them with spells such as the the [[Ebublio Jinx]] and the [[Knockback Jinx]], in order to overpower the Confoundables and return them to their rightful place.<ref name="WU">{{WU}}</ref>
   
 
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There are four different types of Troll, each with its own highly unique set of physical differences.
  
There are four different types of Troll, each with its own highly unique set of physical differences.
   
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The [[mountain troll]] is the largest and most violent of the various troll species. It stands twelve feet tall, with grey skin, a lumpy body, and flat horny feet. It exudes a powerfully awful smell, “''a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one seems to clean''.” Its nose is full of what looks like lumpy, grey glue: troll boogers.<ref>{{PS}}</ref>
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The [[mountain troll]] is the largest and most violent of the various troll species. It stands twelve feet tall, with grey skin, a lumpy body, and flat horny feet. It exudes a powerfully awful smell, “''a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one seems to clean''.” Its nose is full of what looks like lumpy, grey glue: [[troll bogeys]].<ref name="PS10">{{PS|B|10}}</ref>
   
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The [[forest troll]] has pale-green skin and straggly hair.<ref>{{FB}}</ref> This breed of troll is native to forests or woodlands, some may even live in the [[Forbidden Forest]].<ref>{{COS|G}}</ref>
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The [[forest troll]] has pale-green skin and straggly hair.<ref name="FBR">{{FB|R}}</ref> This breed of troll is native to forests or woodlands, some may even live in the [[Forbidden Forest]].<ref name="COSG">{{COS|G}}</ref>
   
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The [[river troll]] has hairy purple skin and short horns. It is often found lurking under bridges.<ref>{{FB}}</ref> They are often found lurking beneath bridges or in the middle of rivers.
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The [[river troll]] has hairy purple skin and short horns. It is often found lurking under bridges.<ref name="FBR">{{FB|R}}</ref> They are often found lurking beneath bridges or in the middle of rivers.
   
 
A sub-type is the [[Troll of Nadroj]], a kind of troll with disproportionate hands.
  
A sub-type is the [[Troll of Nadroj]], a kind of troll with disproportionate hands.
   
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[[Part-troll]] are beings with some, but not a total, amount of troll heritage or blood, as well as part human blood.
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[[Part-troll]] are beings with some, but not a total, amount of troll heritage or blood, as well as part [[human]] blood.
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*[[Harry Potter]] once speculated that [[Marcus Flint]] has some traces of Troll blood in him; however, this might be simply to insult Flint's stupidity and appearance.[[File:Screenshot 931.png|220x220px|thumb]]
  
*[[Harry Potter]] once speculated that [[Marcus Flint]] has some traces of Troll blood in him; however, this might be simply to insult Flint's stupidity and appearance.[[File:Screenshot 931.png|220x220px|thumb]]
 
*When [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] was captured by [[Snatchers]] in [[1997]], he told them he was [[Stanley Shunpike|Stan Shunpike]], due to them not looking very intelligent, and even speculated that one of them might have been part-Troll, judging by his odour.
  
*When [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] was captured by [[Snatchers]] in [[1997]], he told them he was [[Stanley Shunpike|Stan Shunpike]], due to them not looking very intelligent, and even speculated that one of them might have been part-Troll, judging by his odour.
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*[[Troll whisker]]s may be used in [[wand core]]s, though they are considered inferior to the [[Supreme Cores]].
  
*[[Troll whisker]]s may be used in [[wand core]]s, though they are considered inferior to the [[Supreme Cores]].
 
*There is some contradiction as to the ability of trolls to perform [[magic]]. In {{FB|R}}, it states that trolls have no magic powers other than their naturally enhanced strength. However, one of the questions on the [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test]], when taken with information on the [[Patronus Charm]] from {{WBS}}, implies that both [[hag]]s and trolls can use [[rudimentary magic]].
  
*There is some contradiction as to the ability of trolls to perform [[magic]]. In {{FB|R}}, it states that trolls have no magic powers other than their naturally enhanced strength. However, one of the questions on the [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test]], when taken with information on the [[Patronus Charm]] from {{WBS}}, implies that both [[hag]]s and trolls can use [[rudimentary magic]].
 
*After the details of the [[Sorting ceremony]] were revealed in 1991, Ron stated that he was going to kill his brother [[Fred Weasley|Fred]], who had suggested that the test to get into Hogwarts involved wrestling a troll.[[File:Screenshot 933.png|100x100px|thumb]]
  
*After the details of the [[Sorting ceremony]] were revealed in 1991, Ron stated that he was going to kill his brother [[Fred Weasley|Fred]], who had suggested that the test to get into Hogwarts involved wrestling a troll.[[File:Screenshot 933.png|100x100px|thumb]]
 
*Though often derided as stupid, trolls are obviously intelligent, or at least sapient, beings.  This is seen in their wielding of weapons, dressing themselves, and their attempts to domesticate other beasts (such as graphorns).  This indicates that trolls are early to mid Stone Age in terms of culture, and likely possess rudimentary intelligence. However, they were either not considered intelligent enough to understand the laws of the wizarding world or could not control their violence, as the Ministry of Magic did not grant them being status.
  
*Though often derided as stupid, trolls are obviously intelligent, or at least sapient, beings.  This is seen in their wielding of weapons, dressing themselves, and their attempts to domesticate other beasts (such as graphorns).  This indicates that trolls are early to mid Stone Age in terms of culture, and likely possess rudimentary intelligence. However, they were either not considered intelligent enough to understand the laws of the wizarding world or could not control their violence, as the Ministry of Magic did not grant them being status.
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"Anyone can speak Troll. All you have to do is point and grunt."
— The Troll language[src]

A troll is a magical beast of prodigious strength and immense stupidity. In fact, they are so synonymous with stupidity that they actually have a wizarding exam failing grade named after them. Trolls are grouped in the taxonomical genus Troglodytarum.[1] Trolls possess rudimentary magic, but it is not known how they apply it.

Description

Physical appearance

Trolls generally reach a height of about twelve feet and weigh up to a tonne. Troll whiskers have magical properties, and are sometimes used as wand cores. Their feet have two toes, both with giant toenails.

Behaviour

They are dangerously violent and incredibly aggressive, and they engage in unpredictable behaviour, comparable to giants. They are also incredibly low in intelligence, of which giants seem to have more. Trolls are particularly attracted to unpleasant smells, such as Dungbombs.[2]

Diet

Trolls, similar to Acromantulas, have a taste for human flesh. They enjoy it raw, but are not fussy about what they eat. Trolls are also fond of fish.[3]

Society and Culture

Troll language is supposedly nothing more than simple grunts that only Trolls seem to be able to interpret, though skilled magical multi-linguists such as Barty Crouch can understand them. Trolls understand only a limited number of Human words, and some smarter ones can be skilfully trained as security trolls. Professor Quirrell had a gift for communicating with trolls, and then used it to set one loose in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991 in an effort to steal the Philosopher's Stone.

Mountain trolls have been known to tame and ride Graphorns, or at least try to ride them. Graphorns don’t seem to be very keen on the idea.[4]

History

"I went looking for the troll because I — I thought I could deal with it on my own — you know, because I've read all about them."
— Hermione Granger lying after encountering a Troll[src]

Trolls originated in Scandinavia, but are now found all across Europe.[4]

Trolls are not recognised as magical beings, but are instead classified as beasts by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures of the British Ministry of Magic, most likely due to their aggressive natures.[4] Pierre Bonaccord, the first Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, wanted to stop troll-hunting and give them rights, but his appointment to that office was contested by Liechtenstein, since they were having problems with a tribe of very dangerous mountain trolls at the time.[5]

Artemius Lawson was an outspoken advocate for the strict restraint of trolls. He thought it was wrong to allow them to roam free, stating that "they were creatures who weighed a ton, but had brains the size of a bogey".

The Black family kept an umbrella stand made out of a troll's leg in their front hall.[6]

A Troll was Quirrell's contribution to guarding the Philosopher's Stone in the Underground Chambers, during the 1991–1992 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[7]

Professor Quirrell, to create a diversion so he could go after the Philosopher's Stone, let a mountain troll into the castle on Hallowe'en, 1991. It wandered around the corridors until Harry Potter and Ron Weasley locked it in a girls' bathroom, only to realise soon after that Hermione Granger was also in that particular bathroom. With a  combination of using the Levitation Charm and "sheer dumb luck" (according to Minerva McGonagall), Ron managed to knock it by levitating its club and dropping it on its head, incapacitating it out and saving Hermione.[8]

Trolls participate in wizarding society to some extent; some witches and wizards make a career out of training security trolls. These were evidently a different type of troll than the mountain variety, since they seemed considerably more intelligent and less smelly. Dumbledore hired security trolls to guard the Fat Lady after Sirius Black attacked her. They spent all their time pacing the corridor in front of the Fat Lady's portrait, giving dirty looks to everyone who happened by and comparing the sizes of their clubs. They left at the end of the year, when Sirius was deemed to have left the country.

The wizarding author and celebrity Gilderoy Lockhart wrote about his supposed adventures with Trolls in his book Travels with Trolls, which was a mandatory Defence Against the Dark Arts textbook for his classes in that subject for the 1992–1993 school year when he was that year's Professor.[9] As Gilderoy Lockhart was in reality a dishonest con artist who fraudulently took the credit of the achievements of far braver wizards and witches, by erasing their memories of their deeds with the Memory Charm, Lockhart in reality had no actual experience with these creatures.[10]

During the Calamity, several Trolls started randomly appearing throughout the Wizarding world guarding various magical Confoundables, with volunteer members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force having to incapacitate them with spells such as the the Ebublio Jinx and the Knockback Jinx, in order to overpower the Confoundables and return them to their rightful place.[11]

Sub-species

There are four different types of Troll, each with its own highly unique set of physical differences.

The mountain troll is the largest and most violent of the various troll species. It stands twelve feet tall, with grey skin, a lumpy body, and flat horny feet. It exudes a powerfully awful smell, “a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one seems to clean.” Its nose is full of what looks like lumpy, grey glue: troll bogeys.[8]

The forest troll has pale-green skin and straggly hair.[4] This breed of troll is native to forests or woodlands, some may even live in the Forbidden Forest.[12]

The river troll has hairy purple skin and short horns. It is often found lurking under bridges.[4] They are often found lurking beneath bridges or in the middle of rivers.

A sub-type is the Troll of Nadroj, a kind of troll with disproportionate hands.

Part-troll are beings with some, but not a total, amount of troll heritage or blood, as well as part human blood.

See also

Behind the scenes

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The troll as a Lego minifigure

  • The troll is a creature from Norse mythology. Though sometimes depicted as being little different from humans, later Scandinavian folklore began to increasingly depict them as ugly, stupid, and brutish, a depiction that has persisted into modern fantasy works.
  • In the Philosopher's Stone book and PS1/GBC game, there is a room with a troll that belongs to Professor Quirrell. However, in the film, this scene was omitted.
  • In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Ron Weasley draws a picture of a troll and describes Gregory Goyle as one.
  • In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, security trolls are made in the last parts of the game. They are shown to be watching the library, and will end the game if they catch the player. To distract them, Ron must throw a Dungbomb around one. If close enough, the Troll will walk towards them. Humourously, when a Troll walks to a Dungbomb, they seem to lose sense of the player.
  • Harry Potter once speculated that Marcus Flint has some traces of Troll blood in him; however, this might be simply to insult Flint's stupidity and appearance.
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  • When Ron Weasley was captured by Snatchers in 1997, he told them he was Stan Shunpike, due to them not looking very intelligent, and even speculated that one of them might have been part-Troll, judging by his odour.
  • In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, if someone casts a spell at a security troll, they can create an expansive wave in self-defence.[13]
  • Troll whiskers may be used in wand cores, though they are considered inferior to the Supreme Cores.
  • There is some contradiction as to the ability of trolls to perform magic. In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, it states that trolls have no magic powers other than their naturally enhanced strength. However, one of the questions on the Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test, when taken with information on the Patronus Charm from Wonderbook: Book of Spells, implies that both hags and trolls can use rudimentary magic.
  • After the details of the Sorting ceremony were revealed in 1991, Ron stated that he was going to kill his brother Fred, who had suggested that the test to get into Hogwarts involved wrestling a troll.
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  • Though often derided as stupid, trolls are obviously intelligent, or at least sapient, beings.  This is seen in their wielding of weapons, dressing themselves, and their attempts to domesticate other beasts (such as graphorns).  This indicates that trolls are early to mid Stone Age in terms of culture, and likely possess rudimentary intelligence. However, they were either not considered intelligent enough to understand the laws of the wizarding world or could not control their violence, as the Ministry of Magic did not grant them being status.

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ Illustration of Diagon Alley by Jim Kay from the Deluxe Illustrated Slipcase Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (see here).
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
  3. ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Potions - see this video
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 4 (Number Twelve Grimmauld Place)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 (Through the Trapdoor)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 10 (Hallowe'en)
  9. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 3 (The Burrow)
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)
  11. ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
  12. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
  13. ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
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