Bane is the name of a centaur recurrent in the Harry Potter series, written by J. K. Rowling. Bane is an intelligent centaur, who can read the stars and predict the future, and who despises, distrusts, and hates wizards. Cover of the original novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Guido Reni, Abduction of Deianira, 1620-21 In Greek mythology, the centaurs (Greek: Κένταυροι) are a race part human and part horse, with a horses body and a human head and torso. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Cover of the International edition, distributed in the United Kingdom, Australia, India and Canada Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone is the first volume in a planned series of seven books written by British author J. K. Rowling, and featuring Harry Potter, a young wizard. ... Guido Reni, Abduction of Deianira, 1620-21 In Greek mythology, the centaurs (Greek: Κένταυροι) are a race part human and part horse, with a horses body and a human head and torso. ... Cover of the original novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. ... J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling, OBE (born 31 July 1965) is an English fiction writer who writes under the name of J. K. Rowling with the adopted middle name of Kathleen. ...

Bane was first depicted in the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone on page 257 (page 185 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Paperback) when Bane and Firenze foretell Harry Potter’s future by reading the stars; “Remember, Firenze we are sworn not to set ourselves against the heavens. Have you not read what is to come in the movement of the planets?” Firenze is the Italian name for Florence Firenze is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series. ...

Bane was included in the centaur mobs that forced Harry, Hermione, and Hagrid out of the Forbidden Forest after they visited Grawp; he was also present when the centaurs attacked Umbridge. Grawp is the giant half-brother of Hagrid in the Harry Potter books. ... Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of novels by J.K. Rowling. ...