Egypt
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Countries
Egypt, in northeastern Africa, is a country steeped in magical history. When Ron travels there with his family, he relays stories of unbelievable curses the old Egyptian wizards put on tombs, and Hermione calls the ancient wizards “fascinating” (PA1). Even in more recent times,… Read MoreElfrida Clagg• Character
Elfrida Clagg was the Chieftainess of Warlock’s Council (JKR). * The dates given on Clagg’s Chocolate Frog card (1612-1687) conflict with information from QA4 which says she was the “Chief of the Wizard’s Council” in the mid-1300s. The portrait of the similarly named Elfrida Cragg in the Ministry… Read MoreElsie• Character
Elsie was a creature receiving care in Newt Scamander’s basement menagerie. Newt’s assistant, Bunty, reported that Elsie’s droppings were nearly normal again (CG). Read MoreRe'em Blood
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Potion ingredients
The blood of the Re’em, when drunk, gives the drinker immense strength (FB). Read More🎙️ Episode 23: Fantastic Beasts and the Wait for the Next Movie• Essay
The week Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them came out, Lexicon Tech Wizard Nick Moline just so happened to be on a business trip. On the way home, he stopped in Texas and together Steve and Nick (along with Steve’s wife Mitzi) watched the movie together. After watching the film,… Read More🎙️ Episode 26: Fantastic Beasts and the 2001 thirst for canon• Essay
Episode 26 of the Lexicon Podcast focuses on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (the schoolbook released in 2001 and a new edition released this week), and Quidditch Through the Ages (the book that was originally published along with Fantastic Beasts in 2001). We first talked… Read MoreEquatorial Guinea
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Countries
Newt Scamander recently traveled to Equatorial Guinea to complete field research for his book about magical creatures, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (WFT). Read MoreErkling• Creature
The Erkling is a small elf-like creature native to Germany. Its high-pitched laugh is particularly entrancing to children, which Erklings like to eat. Erkling killings have decreased dramatically over the last few centuries as the German Ministry of Magic has put in place strict controls over the creatures (FB). Read MoreErumpent• Creature
The Erumpent is a huge African magical beast which resembles a rhinoceros. Its horn, which can pierce almost anything, contains a fluid that explodes, destroying what it has hit. Read MoreErumpent musk
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Magical objects
A pungent liquid produced by the male Erumpent to attract his mate. Read MoreErumpent parts
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Potion ingredients Euphemia Rowle• Character
Euphemia Rowle was an “extreme Death Eater” and the guardian of Delphi, the offspring of Lord Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange (CC3.16). Read More
Exploding Fluid
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Potions
A glowing fluid from the horn of an Erumpent. An Erumpent can fill something with this fluid by piercing it with its horn. Soon after that, the item will explode (WFT). Read More