![]() The term originally meant a deformed calf born under the malign influence of the full moon. ![]() In modern terminology, a "mooncalf" is a foolish person. With help from Professor McGonagall and Barnaby Lee, the student taught it to dance in circles, allowing it to be accepted into a Mooncalf herd that lived in the Forbidden Forest. The student theorised that it may have been ostracised from its original herd due to this unusual behaviour. During the 1987–1988 school year, Jacob's sibling helped take care of it and discovered that it danced in a square pattern, different from most of its species, who danced with circular formations. Rubeus Hagrid brought it there after discovering it in a Muggle farmer's field. Main article: Mooncalf at the Magical Creatures ReserveĪ Mooncalf lived in the Magical Creatures Reserve during the 1980s. However, it is possible that these were part of the same herd. He also kept another small group in the basement of his apartment. Newt Scamander had a herd of Mooncalves in his suitcase during his visit to New York in 1926. Jacob Kowalski feeding Newt Scamander's Mooncalves The same school year, Garnuff, a goblin who lived in Hogsmeade, owned a Mooncalf named Biscuit, whom he asked the same student to rescue. History 1890s ĭuring the 1890–1891 school year, the new fifth-year Hogwarts student rescued a Mooncalf using a nab-sack and stored it in the vivarium. Mooncalf dung, if harvested before the sun rose, would make magical plants grow fast and strong. It was believed that this is part of the Mooncalf mating ritual, but also had the side effect of creating geometric patterns in wheat fields that confused Muggles. Once the Mooncalf was in the moonlight, it performed complicated dance moves while standing on its hind legs. The Mooncalf also had a very long neck and bulging blue eyes that sat on the top of its head. The Mooncalf had smooth, pale grey skin, and four spindly legs that ended in large flat webbed feet. ![]() ![]() Mooncalves being fed by a witch or wizard ![]()
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