Porlock

Porlock
Species information
Eye colour	Blue
Skin colour	Black
Hair colour	Red and brown
Native to	England Southern Ireland
Height of average adult	Two feet
Mortality	Mortal
Distinction	Walked on two cloven hooves Mistrustful of humans Rough, shaggy hair Large nose Small arms Four stubby fingers
Affiliation	Horses
Ministry of Magic Classification	Beast XX
Status	Extant

The Porlock was a magical beast that tended to guard horses, native to England and southern Ireland.

Description

They were small, reaching a height of two feet on average when they were fully grown, and covered in a large amount of rough, shaggy hair. They had a large nose, small arms ending in four stubby fingers, and they walked on two cloven hooves.

The Porlock guarded horses, and lived on grass. It can either be found nesting in the straw of a stable, or in the middle of the herd it was protecting. Porlocks were mistrustful of Humans, and hid at their approach.

History

In the fourteenth century, Porlocks were classified as beings by the Wizards' Council based on the fact that they were able to walk on two legs. They were later reclassified as beasts.

During the 1980s, Amos Diggory, working for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, brought a Porlock, along with a Fire Crab and Murtlap, as a potential new magical creature for Rubeus Hagrid as part of Rubeus Hagrid's birthday celebration.

Several Hogwarts students observing a Porlock

During the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Silvanus Kettleburn taught fifth-year students in Care of Magical Creatures how to care for Porlocks.

Porlocks were studied by fifth-year students at Hogwarts in their Care of Magical Creatures class during the 1995–1996 school year. The British Ministry of Magic approved the teaching of these creatures on the curriculum at the time.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (First appearance)
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)