The Harry Potter Encyclopedia

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🌳 Bowtruckles

Bowtruckles are small tree-dwelling creatures that guard wand-quality trees.

🎨 Appearance

  • Made of bark and twigs
  • Two long twiggy fingers on each hand
  • Flat bark-like feet
  • Two brown eyes
  • About 8 inches tall
  • Perfectly camouflaged in trees

🌳 Habitat

  • Live in wand-wood trees
  • Guard their trees fiercely
  • Eat woodlice
  • Shy and difficult to spot

⚠️ Behavior

  • Generally peaceful
  • Attack if tree is threatened
  • Can gouge eyes with long fingers
  • Can be calmed with woodlice offering

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