Dugbog

Dugbogs
Species information
Eye colour	Light green
Skin colour	Dark green
Native to	North America South America Europe
Mortality	Mortal
Distinction	Resembled dead wood Finned paws Sharp teeth Omnivorous
Ministry of Magic Classification	Beast XXX
Status	Extant

The Dugbog was a marsh-dwelling magical beast found in Europe and the Americas.

Description

It resembled a piece of dead wood while stationary. It had finned paws and sharp teeth, and glided through marshland, feeding on small animals, and occasionally attacking the ankles of humans who ventured into its habitat. Though rare, Dugbogs were capable of attacking and killing larger-bodied animals as well, such as deer and humans. Its favourite food was the Mandrake, and due to this, Mandrake-growers had found their plants nothing more than a bloody mess when they pulled them out of the ground.

Known variations include the Cottengrass, Stoneback, and Great Spined Dugbog.

History

In 1890, several Dugbogs in the Highlands near Hogwarts Castle suddenly started to behave more aggressively than would be typical for their species. Poppy Sweeting and the new fifth-year student encountered one in a lake, with it leaping out of the water to bring down a deer that had been drinking nearby. Poppy couldn't figure out why the Dugbog's behaviour had changed, though she suggested it was due to something in the water. Poppy and her friend later battled and killed a pair of aggressive Dugbogs within the Gilded Perch while searching for the missing Golden Snidgets.

In 1926, The New York Ghost reported the attack on a No-Maj by a Dugbog, whilst this person was hiking in Great Lakes.

During the 1990–1991 school year at Hogwarts, Professor Kettleburn taught seventh-year students about Dugbogs in Care of Magical Creatures.

Bartemius Crouch Junior, disguised as Alastor Moody, taught the trio how to handle aggressive Dugbogs in extracurricular Defence Against the Dark Arts classes in the 1994–1995 school year at Hogwarts. Dugbogs could also be found in the Forbidden Forest that school year.

When Ron Weasley was to write an essay on resisting Dementors in his sixth year for Professor Snape for the Defence Against the Dark Arts, due to the Spell-Checking Quill's effects eroding from time, the term "Dementors" on the essay changed to "Dugbogs".

Behind the scenes

• In the Goblet of Fire video game, Dugbogs are depicted as highly aggressive beasts which will attack the player upon sight, that can burrow out of the ground instantly in the United Kingdom. This depiction seems to very much contradict their description in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned in a newspaper)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (First appearance)
• Pottermore (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• Hogwarts Legacy