A Kelpie is a shapeshifting water demon native to Britain and Ireland. Able to take any form, they usually take the form of a horse with a bullrush mane. After luring unwary travellers onto their backs, they drag them underwater and eat them, allowing the entrails to float to the surface of the water. A Kelpie can be rendered docile and harmless by using a Placement Charm to put a bridle over the creature's head.
Kelpie hair can be used as a wand core, although it is said to be an inferior substance when compared with Unicorn hair, Phoenix feather and Dragon heartstring.
Known Kelpies[]
- The largest reported Kelpie is the Loch Ness Monster, who resides in Loch Ness, Scotland. Its favourite form is that of a sea serpent which leads to many Muggle sightings.
Harry Potter's experiences[]
- In Harry Potter's second year, Gilderoy Lockhart gave Rubeus Hagrid unsolicited advice about getting kelpies out of a well, which Hagrid found irritating.
- In Harry's sixth year, when Harry and Albus Dumbledore had to cross the black lake in the Horcrux cave, Harry's thought that the lake might hold kelpies, as well as other aquatic beasts such as water monsters, giant serpents, demons and sprites.
Appearances[]
- seen in lakes rivers and streams there are multiple types of Kelpies such as the Australian, sea demon and sand
usally kelpies are very agressive and dangerous as rated in the ministry of magic (M.O.M) xxxx which is the level of danger. Kelpies are most likely going to attack anyone who gets on their back and when so the drown them underwater and eat them allowing undergarments and clothes to the surface. Kelpies are attracted to wood and noise which is used to trap or rid of a kelpie. some kelpies can ridden of by spell while some can trapped under cage , like the sand kelpie and simply vanish.
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