As Voldemort's closest ally, Nagini is also a Horcrux, one of eight pieces into which Voldemort divided his soul. However, ...

So now that we understand how Nagini's abilities came to be, that answers only one of the hundreds of questions we have concerning her origin and life. We still don't know whether she's a witch ...

At first it's not clear why she's stuck in the circus, but as the ringmaster - a wizard - gets ready for the evening show we discover at least one part of the puzzle. Nagini is brought out into a ...

The first guess of fans, obviously, was that Nagini was an Animagus, but Rowling was quick to quash that theory and clarified, that Nagini wasn't an Animagus, but a 'Maledictus' instead.

Via Pottermore, a Maledictus is a witch (or wizard) that carries a "blood curse" that "destines her ultimately to transform into a beast." This is different than an Animagus, who can learn to ...

And they weren’t disappointed, with J.K Rowling herself teasing more slivers of information. Fans queried if Nagini was an Animagus – a witch or wizard who can turn into an animal at will.

Poor Nagini, on the other hand, was turned into a snake several years before the events of Harry Potter, and was doomed to share the same bed as Voldemort for the rest of her remaining years.

As soon as that detail was revealed, people were quick to speculate that Nagini must be an Animagus, like Peter Pettigrew (aka Wormtail) — prompting J.K. Rowling herself to quickly set the ...

An Animagus can morph into an animal at will, whereas Nagini is a Maledictus, which is a condition no one wants. They’re different conditions.