Beast (Harry Potter)

A **Beast** was one of the three classifications used by the British Ministry of Magic to catalogue the various magical creatures that inhabited the wizarding world (the others being Spirit and Being).

## Description

Loosely defined, a Beast was a magical creature that did not have sufficient intelligence to understand the laws of the magical community, nor bear part of the responsibility in shaping those laws. This definition was laid down by ***Minister for Magic*** ***Grogan Stump*** in ***1811***, and the Beast Division was formed as part of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. There were even extremists who campaigned for ***Muggles*** to be classified as Beasts.

However, there were exceptions to the rule - creatures that had the same level of intelligence as Beings, as well as the ability to speak, but were classified as Beasts for one reason or another. Manticores and Sphinxes were classified as Beasts because of their extreme aggressiveness. Acromantulas and Erklings were classified as Beasts because of their taste for human flesh. ***Centaurs*** and Merpeople were both offered the status of Being, but they both requested to be classified as Beasts instead, as they objected to some of the other creatures they would have to share "Being" status with, such as hags and vampires. With this in mind, teaching material on them noted that they were to be treated with great respect.

Additionally, werewolves were classified as Beasts, though only in their transformed state. When there was no full moon, they retained their Being status like any other human. However, they were still also classified as sentient by the Ministry of Magic.

## Classification

All known creatures of the Beast category were classified by the Ministry into different groups based on how dangerous they were and level of skill that was required to deal with them.

* X
* XX
* XXX
* XXXX
* XXXXX

Creatures of the X classification just sat around and did nothing.

* Flobberworm
* Horklump

Creatures of the XX classification were harmless and could be easily domesticated.

* Augurey
* Bowtruckle
* Chizpurfle
* Clabbert
* Diricawl
* Fairy
* Ghoul
* Gnome
* Grindylow
* Imp
* Jobberknoll
* Mooncalf
* Porlock
* Puffskein
* Ramora

Creatures of the XXX classification were moderately troublesome, but any competent wizard should have been able to cope.

* Ashwinder
* Billywig
* Bundimun
* Crup
* Doxy
* Dugbog
* Fire Crab
* Fwooper
* Glumbumble
* Hippocampus
* Hippogriff
* Jarvey
* Knarl
* Kneazle
* Leprechaun
* Lobalug
* Mackled Malaclaw
* Moke
* Murtlap
* Niffler
* Nogtail
* Pixie
* Plimpy
* Pogrebin
* Red Cap
* Fire Dwelling Salamander
* Sea serpent
* Shrake
* Streeler

Creatures of the XXXX classification were very dangerous and/or highly elusive. Either way, they required the specialist knowledge of a skilled wizard.

* Centaur
* Demiguise
* Erkling
* Erumpent
* Graphorn
* Griffin
* Kappa
* Kelpie
* Merpeople
* Occamy
* Phoenix
* Re'em
* Runespoor
* Golden Snidget
* Sphinx
* Tebo
* Thestral
* Thunderbird
* Troll
* Unicorn
* Yeti

Creatures of the XXXXX classification were known wizard killers and were impossible to train or domesticate.

* Acromantula
* Basilisk
* Chimaera
* Dragon
* Lethifold
* Manticore
* Nundu
* Quintaped
* Wampus cat
* Werewolf

## See also

* Being
* Spirit
* ***Classical Beast***

## Appearances

* *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film) (First Physical Appearance)
* *Harry-Potter and The Chamber-Of Secrets* (film)
* *Harry-Potter and The Prisoner-Of Azkaban* (film)
* *Harry-Potter and The Goblet-Of Fire* (film)
* *Harry-Potter and The Order-Of-The Phoenix* (film)
* *Harry-Potter and The Half-Blood Prince* (film)
* *Harry-Potter and The Deathly Hallows* (film)
* *Harry-Potter and The Deathly Hallows, An Part 001*
* *Harry-Potter and The Deathly Hallows, An Part 002*
* ***Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay***
* *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* (film)
* *The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*
* *Fantastic-Beasts: The Crimes-Of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay*
* Fantastic-Beasts: The Crimes-Of Grindelwald
* *The Archive of Magic: The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald*
* *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay*
* *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore*
* *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: Movie Magic*
* ***Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* (companion book)**
* ***Quidditch Through the Ages***
* ***The Tales of Beedle the Bard*** (Illustrated edition only)
* J. K. Rowling's official site (Entirely Mentioned Only)
* *Pottermore*
* *Wizarding World (website)*
* *The Wizarding World of Harry Potter*
* *The Making-Of-Harry Potter*
* ***Harry Potter Limited Edition***
* *Harry Potter: Magical Places from the Films: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and Beyond*
* *Harry Potter Trading Card Game*
* *LEGO Harry Potter*
* *LEGO Creator: Harry Potter*
* *Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*
* *LEGO Dimensions*
* *LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4*
* *LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7*
* *Harry Potter: The Character Vault*
* *Harry Potter: The Creature Vault*
* *Harry Potter: The Artifact Vault*
* ***Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup***
* ***Wonderbook: Book of Spells***
* ***Wonderbook: Book of Potions***
* *Harry Potter for Kinect*
* ***Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World***
* *Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery*
* *Harry Potter: Wizards Unite*
* *Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells*
* *Harry Potter: Magic Awakened*
* *Hogwarts Legacy*

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 ***Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* (companion book)**, *Introduction*