| Clue | Creature |
| Their language, if not heard in the right element, can sound like screeching | |
| Harry had to diagram one of these for his Care of Magical Creatures class | |
| The trick to combating these creatures is to break their grips | |
| One of these creatures resides in the lake at Hogwarts | |
| When these creatures are young, they're the color of pure gold | |
| A cross between a manticore and a fire crab; bred by Hagrid | |
| It's best to approach these creatures with respect | |
| They speak in the language Gobbledegook | |
| Experts at Divination | |
| Their eggs need fire in order to hatch | |
| Lockhart rounds some of these creatures up for a memorable Defense Against the Dark Arts class | |
| The species of Hagrid's most loyal pet, Fang | |
| Able to apparate in and out of Hogwarts | |
| Its horn may be mistaken for an Erumpet horn* | |
| Known to infect mistletoe* | |