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Herpo the Foul is a Dark wizard and character in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Biography[]

Herpo, a Greek wizard, lived in ancient times and was a Parselmouth. He was very interested in the Dark Arts and after experimenting extensively, produced the first recorded Basilisk by hatching a chicken egg beneath a toad. The beast possessed incredibly dangerous powers and is thought to have lived for nearly nine hundred years. [1]

Notes and sources[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts (Basilisk)