Non-human characters in Harry Potter are often misunderstood and mistreated, but they have the potential to be loyal friends and allies. Creatures like Aragog, Fawkes, and Dobby made sacrifices ...

Last year, scientists in India named a newly discovered spider, Eriovixia gryffindori, that resembled the shape of Hogwarts' famous sorting hat, a nod to Harry Potter's Gryffindor house.

Newly discovered spider resembling the 'Sorting Hat' gets Harry Potter-inspired name Scientists found their own 'fantastic beasts': 'I had no idea I would one day end up naming a species, after ...