Murtlap

Murtlap
Species information
Skin colour	Pale pink
Native to	Great Britain
Mortality	Mortal
Distinction	Resembles rat but with tentacles Carnivorous
Affiliation	Water
Ministry of Magic Classification	Beast XXX
Status	Extant

The Murtlap was a magical marine beast resembling a rat with a growth on its back similar to a sea anemone, found on the coastal areas of Britain.

Nature and uses

The favoured prey of the Murtlap were crustaceans, though they also went for the feet of any human foolish enough to step on them.

The growth on the Murtlap's back may be pickled and eaten to improve one's resistance to jinxes, although eating an excess of pickled Murtlap may cause one to grow unsightly purple ear hair.

Murtlap tentacles were included in Murtlap Essence, a home remedy for cuts and abrasions, which Hermione Granger once made for Harry Potter to heal the cuts on his hand after his detention with Dolores Umbridge. Getting bit by a Murtlap was usually not serious, but some reactions to it could cause sweating, twitching and flames out of the anus.

History

A Murtlap escaped from Newt Scamander's suitcase during his visit to New York in 1926 and attacked No-Maj Jacob Kowalski. Newt Scamander and Tina Goldstein found Jacob unconscious after the attack and when the responsible Murtlap burst from hiding, Newt quickly grabbed it and put it back in his case.

During the 1987–1988 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Silvanus Kettleburn taught fourth-year students how to properly handle and care for Murtlaps in Care of Magical Creatures.

Barnaby Lee had a favourite Murtlap named Hester, who the Circle of Khanna planned to use in an army of marine animals to enter the Great Lake, specifically to help combat the Grindylows and clear a path.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (First appearance)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore (Mentioned only)
• Wonderbook: Book of Potions
• LEGO Dimensions
• Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened