Ghoulish musings,

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No: HPFGUIDX 25585

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Tim Kronsell <timkronsell2 at o...> wrote:
> A Ghoul is a undead fiend who feeds upon human corpses.
> 
> The typical Hollywwod Zombie is actually closer to the traditional 
Ghouls than 
> the traditional Zombies.
> 
> The main difference is that while zombies a mindless automatons, 
the Ghouls 
> usually has some sort of selfconsious rudementiary intelligence.
> 
> Darreder- The man from the stars
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------
> From 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' UK edition, pg. 18

Ghoul
M.O.M. Classification: XX

The ghoul, though ugly, is not a particularly dangerous creature.  It 
resembles a somewhat slimy, bucktoothed ogre, and generally resides 
in attics or barns belonging to wizards, where it eats spiders and 
moths.  It moans and occasionally throws objects around, but is 
essentially simple-minded and will, at worst, growl alarmingly at 
anyone who stumbles across it.  A Ghoul Task Force exists at the 
Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures to 
remove ghouls from dwellings that have passed into Muggle hands, but 
in wizarding families the ghoul often becomes a talking point or even 
a family pet.  


Doesn't sound too dangerous to me, although I wouldn't want one in my 
attic (or barn either, for that matter).  

Peace & Plenty, 

Parker