Pukwudgies hunt with deadly, poisonous arrows and enjoy playing tricks on humans.” All of which sounds an awful lot like the traditional mischievous goblin of northern European folklore. The latest Pottermore entry introduces a grumpy homunculus called a Pukwudgie (this one is named William) who Rowling describes as being “a short, grey-faced, large-eared creature distantly related to the European goblin”, adding: “Fiercely independent, tricky and not over-fond of humankind (whether magical or mundane), it possesses its own powerful magic. And yet it strikes me that the British author is importing quintessentially European fantasy staples across the oceans, too. Not so long ago I wrote about Rowling Americanizing the world of Harry Potter for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto Ltd ![]() William the Pukwudgie sounds a bit like Dobby the house elf, or perhaps the more mean-minded Kreacher, from the Harry Potter books and films.
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