Uric the Oddball

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No: HPFGUIDX 112091

Uric the Oddball is this month's wizard of the month at 
www.JKRowling.com. he was mentioned in book 1 chapter 8 ('The 
Potions Master') at HP's first ever history of magic lesson and 
there's a statue of him at Hogwart's I noticed in some other book 
(CoS?). Is he just someone with a highly amusing name that makes JKR 
(and us) smile so that she puts him in now and then or does anyone 
have a theory about greater significance?

at http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/wizards-s-u.html#Uric it says 
(from his JKR-sponsored Chocolate frog card) :

" ... Eccentric
Medieval, dates unknown
Highly eccentric wizard who is famed for, among other things, 
wearing a jellyfish for a hat. No one knows if he meant to be the 
weirdest wizard of the ages or if it just came naturally (SS8, FB, 
fw18, CF). For more details about Uric's strange life, purchase a 
copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
''Uric" means of or relating to urine.
..." (this material taken from website)

Note that poking fun is, in idiomatic UK English, 'taking the piss' 
(hence urine)

Can anyone add what it says in fantastic beasts about Uric? (my copy 
is in storage at present).