Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Kelpie
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| Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter - Magic | |
| Kelpie | |
|---|---|
| Type | Magical creature |
| Features | horse-like with bulrushes on mane |
| First Appearance | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
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[edit] Overview
The Kelpie is a form of water creature, native to England and Ireland, which can assume a variety of shapes.
[edit] Extended Description
It is mentioned in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them that one of the Kelpie's favoured shapes is a sea horse, often with bulrushes instead of a mane, as described above. The largest Kelpie on record is found in Loch Ness, which is in Scotland. The International Confederation of Wizards noticed that it wasn't a serpent when it changed into an Otter.
Though mentioned in passing in the main books, it plays little, if any, part in the story.
