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|image = [[File:Valcore.jpg|250px]]
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|name = Valcore
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|related = [[Troll]] (possibly)
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|height = About eight times that of an adult human
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|mortality = Mortal
|sentience=Unknown; presumably sentient
 
 
|distinction = *[[Giant]] sized
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*[[Superhuman strength|Very strong]]
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*Hostile towards [[human]]s
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|status = Extant
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|sentience = Unknown; presumably sentient
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}}The '''Valcore''' was a giant humanoid [[magic]]al [[creature]] with a large head covered in blunt horns, thin arms, and thick legs.<ref name="monsterbook">See [[:File:Valcore.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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==Description==
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It was presumably quite strong, as it was depicted as being capable of ripping a full-grown tree out of the ground and wielding it like a club, and probably also hostile, given its depiction of fighting against a [[human]] [[knight]].<ref name="monsterbook" />
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==History==
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This creature was covered in ''[[The Monster Book of Monsters]]''.<ref name="monsterbook" /> It was thus part of the [[Third year|third-year]] [[Care of Magical Creatures]] curriculum at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="monsterbook" />
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The '''Valcore''' is a humanoid [[beast]] with horns, a large head, claws, thick legs and thin arms. It was presumably quite strong, however, as it was capable of of ripping a tree out of the ground and holding it like a baseball bat during an encounter with a knight on a hillside.<ref>[http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item2c60e37b05&item=190604081925&nma=true&pt=UK_DVD_Film_TV_Film_Memorabilia_LE&rt=nc&si=iVGTgdZHWp%252BBVeXppu4XdmqbvgA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc Harry Potter Goblet Of Fire - Screen Used Hero Monster Book Prop Page] at [http://www.ebay.com/ eBay]</ref>.
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
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*{{POA|F}} {{Comment|Appears in book illustration}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''<ref>Source erroneously refers to having been featured in ''Goblet of Fire'', though the ''Monster Book of Monsters'' did not make an appearance in that film.</ref> {{C|Mentioned in book}}
 
   
 
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Revision as of 14:04, 2 July 2019

The Valcore was a giant humanoid magical creature with a large head covered in blunt horns, thin arms, and thick legs.[1]

Description

It was presumably quite strong, as it was depicted as being capable of ripping a full-grown tree out of the ground and wielding it like a club, and probably also hostile, given its depiction of fighting against a human knight.[1]

History

This creature was covered in The Monster Book of Monsters.[1] It was thus part of the third-year Care of Magical Creatures curriculum at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.