The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary: MuggleNet's Complete Guide to the Fantastic Creatures from the Realm of Wizards and Witches

The Unofficial Harry Potter Reference Library #3

by The Editors of MuggleNet

Discover more than 200 of the endlessly exciting and dramatically diverse creatures from the wizarding world of Harry Potter!

From Acromantulas to Thestrals, this beautiful book details every monster, beast or creature that has ever appeared in any official Harry Potter book, film, or theatrical production. The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary includes more than 200 fascinating, magical creatures in all, with each entry providing a number of important classifications, including first appearance in Harry Potter lore, location, disposition, physical appearance, attack abilities, defenses and intriguing story facts.

We've also included rich descriptions for each entry, detailing each creature's history (or biography, in the case of specific creature characters), habitat and impact on the various stories from throughout the Wizarding World.

So feed your inner magizoologist’s hunger for knowledge, learn more about these incredible creatures (including stories about them passed down through generations by historians and mythologists) and discover how to spot them in the wild―or even your own backyard.

Genres: Harry Potter, Fantasy, Magic, Fiction, Young Adult, Low Fantasy

212 pages, Hardcover

Published June 22, 2021

Reviews

[Stefanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every book related to the Wizarding World I read I swear I learn something new. I loved this book.

[Alley Quinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so fun! It includes every beast, being, and everything in between in the Harry Potter universe, from the tiniest of creatures to the absolutely gargantuan beasts.

This was another banger from MuggleNet, as is all their books, but it was so interesting to read! Also good to have in case you need to look something up!

This handy guide highlights every creature's unique attributes including size, appearance, and habits, as well as where it appears in Harry's and Newt Scamander's stories.

It includes other fun things like patronuses & their various forms, known & registered animagi, Quidditch critters by team, Luna Lovegood's magical menagerie, and a guide to enchanted animal candy.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book carefully and thoughtfully put together every single creature that was mentioned in the Harry Potter series. I found it very interesting and added it to my collection! Only critique was i wish they included pictures. I gave this 4 stars.

[Jenny Rucker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Received this as a Christmas present because my friends know I love Harry Potter. I have been slowly reading it over the past two months. It is great for reference and is chock full of interesting facts about the creatures of the potter universe. My favorite thing is that many of the things they mention are very obscure, so it wasn't an entirely predictable book. My complaints are twofold: 1) There are no pictures of the creatures, which would have really enahanced the book overall and 2) the descriptions do not follow a consistant format in the description itself (some have the XXX rating, some just say "very dangerous", etc.) This makes it seem like entirely different people picked different creatures and wrote up their summaries.

[Lily Scarlet · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very enjoyable to read, as I always appreciate transporting myself into the Wizarding World.
Although unofficial, this bestiary contains accurate information.
My only complaint, however, was the fact that sometimes the author(s) would pack so much information into one sentence like I am doing my right now that would make you have to read it over and over again to understand what it was saying. (A.K.A. run-on sentences.)
Other than that, this was very fun and packed with good information.

[Kevin Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book! It was a gift from my wife and very informative! I love the Wizarding World and plan to finish the rest of this series. Unlike the other series similar to this written by Pottermore, this series has more to do with the Wizarding World than the other. The other has excerpts from the original books, but talks more about the real-world inspirations for the series.

[Casey Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Out of the three books I've read in this series, this one is the least interesting, but there's still a lot of good information here. I hadn't realized just how many creatures there actually are in this world.

[Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a great addition for any Wizarding World fan's collection. The entries, for the most part, are short but detailed, the typeface is legible, and it's beautifully bound.

[Luna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Would rate it 0 stars if I could. Atrocious.

[Claudia Baird · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was very well written I am a Harry Potter Potterhead and I found out quite a bit more stuff about the Harry Potter world, as well as fantastic beasts world

[Kara Rowley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting

[Barry · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great companion book to the Harry Potter franchise

[rowan ꩜ · Rating 5 out of 5]

sooo amazing. the entries r short but detailed and this is a great addition to the HP books!

[Megan Trempe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful organization of potter facts

[Piepie | The Napping Bibliophile · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this, and may purchase this later for my personal "Harry Potter" library. The only thing that would make this better is illustrations of the beasts.

[Jessica Wesztergom · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading about the different beasts but I do wish there were pictures.

[Kelmy Harrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

For my HP Collection

[Book Fan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title: The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary
Author: Mugglenet
Genre: Low Fantasy
Rating: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Series Rating: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Ranking among every book I’ve read: 22nd

I don’t like magical animals that much, but this book did have a lot of ones I wasn’t aware of. Compared to the official bestiary (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them) this book is mundane.