======Flobberworm======
=====Creature Information=====
  * **Type:** [[Magical Creature]]
  * **Ministry of Magic Classification:** X (Boring) (//Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them//)
  * **Native Range:** Damp ditches (//Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them//)
  * **Distinctions:** Toothless, brown, largely immobile, produces green mucus
=====Description and Appearance=====
The Flobberworm is a thick, brown magical worm that can grow up to ten inches in length. It is a simple creature, appearing physically identical at both ends, and is toothless. Its most notable feature is the constant production of a green, slimy mucus. This Flobberworm Mucus is known to have properties useful in [[Potions]], such as for thickening draughts.
=====Characteristics and Behavior=====
Flobberworms are herbivores whose preferred diet consists of vegetables, particularly [[lettuce]] and cabbage. They are exceptionally sedentary creatures, spending most of their time doing little more than eating and excreting mucus. Their lifestyle is so uneventful that the [[Ministry of Magic]] classifies them with the lowest possible rating, "X," for "boring."
They thrive in damp environments like ditches and require careful feeding. Overfeeding a Flobberworm can be lethal, as seen during a [[Care of Magical Creatures]] lesson where [[Rubeus Hagrid]]'s students gave them too much [[lettuce]], causing the worms to grow excessively large and lie on the ground, twitching feebly.
=====Role in the Story=====
  * **Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets:** When [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] fantasizes about a dramatic re-enactment of his supposed heroic deeds for the //Daily Prophet//, he suggests that the part of a "slobbering, vengeful Transylvanian" [[ghoul]] he vanquished could be played by [[Harry Potter]], while the part of a "bewitched" Flobberworm could also be assigned.
  * **Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:** The Flobberworm is the subject of [[Rubeus Hagrid]]'s first-ever [[Care of Magical Creatures]] lesson as a professor. The third-year students, including [[Harry Potter]], [[Ron Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]], are tasked with observing and feeding them. The lesson's simplicity is met with derision from [[Draco Malfoy]] and his cronies.
  * **Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:** A giant Flobberworm is one of the magical creatures placed inside the maze for the [[Third Task]] of the [[Tri-Wizard Tournament]]. [[Cedric Diggory]] encounters and successfully navigates past it.
  * **Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:** A barrel of dried Flobberworms is listed among the potion ingredients available to students in [[Horace Slughorn]]'s [[Potions]] storeroom.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * The primary source of information on Flobberworms outside the main narrative is the textbook `[[//Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them//]]` by `[[Newt Scamander]]`, which provides their [[Ministry of Magic]] Classification and details on their mucus.
  * The name "Flobber" is likely onomatopoeic, derived from words like "flabby" and "slobber," which aptly describe the creature's soft body and slimy nature.
  * In the film adaptation of *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, [[Rubeus Hagrid]]'s first lesson is with [[Hippogriff]]s, and the Flobberworm lesson is omitted. (film)