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Harry Potter character
Nagini
Image:Nagini.jpg
Gender Female
Species Snake
First appearance Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Nagini ("Nah-GEE-nee") is a fictional animal from the Harry Potter series created by J.K. Rowling. She is a large venomous serpent and the loyal pet of the series' main antagonist, Lord Voldemort. Lord Voldemort is able to communicate with her due to his ability to speak Parseltongue, the language of snakes. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Look up Female in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... blue: sea snakes, black: land snakes Superfamilies and Families Henophidia Aniliidae Anomochilidae Boidae Bolyeriidae Cylindrophiidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Uropeltidae Xenopeltidae Typhlopoidea Anomalepididae Leptotyphlopidae Typhlopidae Xenophidia Acrochordidae Atractaspididae Colubridae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Viperidae A snake is a scaly, limbless, elongate reptile from the order Squamata. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... An ... Lord Voldemort (né Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the archvillain in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... This article describes magic in the fictional Harry Potter universe. ...

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Role in the series

Readers are first introduced to Nagini in the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In that chapter, Voldemort, Pettigrew and Nagini are living in the abandoned house of Voldemort's father (The Riddle House) discussing their plot to induce Harry Potter's participation in the Triwizard Tournament. Nagini is the first to notice Frank Bryce, the Riddles' gardener who still lived on the premises, and uses Parseltongue to communicate with Voldemort and alert him to Bryce's presence. Bryce is then murdered by Voldemort and eaten by Nagini. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... Frank Bryce (1917–1994) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter universe. ... This article describes magic in the fictional Harry Potter universe. ...


During the fourth year Harry spends at Hogwarts, Voldemort's temporary body was sustained by Nagini's "milk" (presumably her venom), harvested by Peter Pettigrew. Nagini was present in the graveyard when Voldemort returned to power at the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Voldemort had promised her that she could devour Harry after he killed him. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, within J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series, is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ... It has been suggested that Snake poison be merged into this article or section. ... Peter Pettigrew, often referred to by his nickname Wormtail, is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


In the fifth book, Harry witnesses Nagini attacking Arthur Weasley in one of his dreams. He saw this from Nagini's point of view, and felt as though he himself was the snake, a fact which disturbed him greatly; at other points, particularly when around Dumbledore, Harry would receive a sudden jolt of fury, described as being like a snake wanting to strike. Dumbledore believes this to be due to Harry's mental connection to Voldemort, with Harry's witnessing of the attack being because Voldemort's mind "happened to be" in Nagini at the time. This is the first indication of Nagini and Voldemort's deeper connection, having the ability to share each other's thoughts and, unwillingly, share them with Harry as well. It has been suggested that Inquisitorial Squad be merged into this article or section. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


As the series continues, Nagini's role becomes more important. By the sixth installment (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), she is discovered to be one of Lord Voldemort's horcruxes, an object that holds a part of his soul. She was made into Voldemort's sixth intentional and seventh in total Horcrux during the murder of Bertha Jorkins[1]. Dumbledore explains that Harry having seen through Nagini's eyes during Arthur Weasley's attack is evidence that Nagini is indeed a horcrux. Tom Riddles diary, the first horcrux that Harry Potter encountered, as seen in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... This article is about minor members of the Ministry of Magic in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. ...


Deathly Hallows

In the final book, Nagini consumes Professor Charity Burbage, Hogwarts' Muggle Studies teacher, after the Killing Curse is used on her. Later on, Nagini is placed inside the body of Bathilda Bagshot by Voldemort, and uses the hiding place to launch a surprise attack on Harry while he is in Godric's Hollow. Because snake senses are different, being able to sense heat and movement in a way humans can't, Nagini is able to detect Harry and Hermione even when they were under the Invisibility Cloak.[2] In the magical world of the Harry Potter series of fictional novels, many spells are used by the characters. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


After discovering that Harry is searching for his Horcruxes, Voldemort places Nagini into a protective magical shell to prevent her from being killed, and uses her to slay Severus Snape by expanding the shell over Snape and trapping him with Nagini. When Harry goes to meet Voldemort in the forest---which Harry believes will lead to his death, thus leaving Nagini alive---he speaks with Neville Longbottom and asks him to kill Nagini, believing this wise in case Ron and Hermione happen to die before they get the chance. Shortly after, when Harry is apparently dead, Nagini is released from the protective shell and is draped around Voldemort's shoulders during the Death Eater's "victory march" back to Hogwarts. Neville openly defies Voldemort, and Voldemort uses him as an example by setting the Sorting Hat on fire and placing it on Neville's head. When the Death Eaters are attacked, Neville breaks free from Voldemort's spell, pulls Godric Gryffindor's sword from the Sorting Hat and beheads Nagini, killing her. Lord Voldemort is outraged, and Harry manages to cast a Shield Charm between Neville and Voldemort, before he strikes. This act by Neville clears the way for Harry's ultimate victory over Voldemort. Severus Tobias Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Ronald Bilius Ron Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


Origin of name

"Nagin" is the female counterpart of "Naga", a word meaning cobra in Sanskrit and many Indian languages. It refers to a group of beings who can take the form of snakes in Hinduism and Buddhism. In Hindi, the word is pronounced /nαːgin/ (नािगन). A naga guarding the Temple of Wat Sisaket in Viang Chan, Laos Nāga (Sanskrit:) is the Sanskrit and Pāli word for a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very large snake, found in Hinduism and Buddhism. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 The Indian Cobra or Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja), also known as an Asian Cobra, is a species of venomous snake native to the Indian subcontinent. ... The Sanskrit language ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... Map of South Asia in native languages. ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... A silhouette of Buddha at Ayutthaya, Thailand. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ...


Notes

  1. ^ "J.K. Rowling Web Chat Transcript", The Leaky Cauldron, 2007-07-30. Retrieved on 2007-07-30. 
  2. ^ "J.K. Rowling Web Chat Transcript", The Leaky Cauldron, 2007-07-30. Retrieved on 2007-07-30. 

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Nagini - HarmonyForever (1366 words)
From cannon we are told that Nagini is Voldemort's pet snake, she was milked so Voldemort could live although lord knows why and how, and she supposedly protects 1/7 of Voldemort's soul.
According to Hindu mythology, Nagini is a female term for a Naga.
I say that JKR is holding out and a large shocker probably could be that Nagini actually is a Nagini, and will turn into her half human form and explain how Voldemort nursed from her.
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