In the Harry Potter universe, goblins are small creatures that run Gringotts bank. Very little is known about goblins in general, but they are described as having clever faces and long fingers and feet. Goblins seem to be very greedy, and Hagrid commented that with goblins running Gringotts, a person would have to be mad to try to rob them. Cover of the first book in J. K. Rowlings series: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (British/Canadian/Australian/Irish/ Japanese/Taiwanese/African version) The Harry Potter books are a series of fantasy novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. ... A goblin is an evil or merely mischievous creature of folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured or elf-like phantom. ... Gringotts is the bank of the wizarding world in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ... Banker redirects here; see wiktionary:banker for more meanings. ... Rubeus Hagrid (born December 6, year ca. ...

Verne Troyer plays a Gringotts goblin in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

However, it also seems that goblins are being oppressed by the Ministry of Magic. They are reputed to be very disagreeable creatures, and have staged numerous uprisings in their history of relations with wizards. Many goblin rebellions took place in the seventeenth century, and it was commented in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that if Lord Voldemort offered goblins the freedoms they had been denied for centuries, he would get them on his side (though this may be hampered by the fact his followers killed some goblins during the last war). Their running of Gringotts seems to be part of the Ministry's philosophy of putting potentially dangerous creatures to work where they work best. Another example of this is the Dementors used at Azkaban. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Gringotts is the bank of the wizarding world in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone in the United States) was a critically acclaimed and highly successful film released in 2001, based on the fantasy novel of the same name by best-selling author J.K. Rowling. ... In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J.K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... This article is about the book. ... Lord Voldemort (born December 31, 1926) is the fictional arch-villain of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. ... A Dementor in the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban In the Harry Potter book series, a Dementor is a soul-sucking fictional fiend. ... Azkaban is the fictional wizard prison in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ...

The language of goblins is Gobbledegook, which is one of the many languages known by Mr Crouch. Ludo Bagman had trouble paying off debts to goblins in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, especially since the only word he knows of Gobbledegook is "bladvak" or "pickaxe." The goblins he was having troubles with were very insistent on getting their money. Bartemius Barty Crouch Senior (d. ... Ludovic Ludo Bagman is a fictional character who appears in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... << Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix >> This article is about the book. ...

There are only two modern goblins to be named in the series so far. One of them is Griphook, who took Hagrid and Harry to their vaults in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Griphook is fluent in English and was played by Verne Troyer in the film version. Bill Weasley and Remus Lupin talk also about a goblin called Ragnok. According to Bill Ragnok was raging about the Ministry's cover-up for Ludo Bagman. Rubeus Hagrid (born December 6, year ca. ... Harry James Potter (born 31 July 1980) is a fictional character and the hero of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... (first in series) | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets >> This article is about the book. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Verne J. Troyer (born January 1, 1969 in Sturgis, Michigan) is an American actor and stunt man who has appeared in several movies, mostly in non-speaking roles. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Bill Weasley (born 29 November, 1970)[1][2] is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series, the oldest son of Molly and Arthur Weasley and the brother of Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny. ... Remus John Lupin (born 10 March c. ... Minor characters in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling that do not fit in other articles or categories. ...

Historical Goblins

• Elfric the Eager
• Eargit the Ugly
• Alguff the Awful
• Ug the Unreliable
• Urg the Unclean
• Gringott

Trivia

• According to a question answered on J.K. Rowling's website [1], Professor Filius Flitwick has distant goblin ancestry, which likely accounts for his small size (though he otherwise appears to be entirely human).

Filius Flitwick (born October 17, year unknown)[1] is a fictional character in the Harry Potter books. ...

External Links

• Goblins on the Harry Potter Wiki