The Limax was a magical creature with a wide, hammer-shaped head, four arms, and a serpent-like lower body.[1] It was capable of wielding multiple weapons at once, including axes, maces, and daggers.[1]
History
This creature was covered in The Monster Book of Monsters.[1] It was thus part of the third-year Care of Magical Creatures curriculum at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1]
Behind the scenes
- "Limax" is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Limacidae. The generic name Limax literally means "slug".
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First appearance) (Appears in book illustration)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "The Monster Book of Monsters pages" on the The Replica Prop Forum (see this image)
