======Jobberknoll======
=====Creature Information=====
  * **[[Ministry of Magic]] Classification:** XX (Harmless / May be domesticated)
  * **Native to:** Northern Europe and America
  * **Distinguishing Features:** Lifelong silence, a single death-scream composed of all sounds heard in its life, blue speckled feathers
=====Description and Behavior=====
The [[Jobberknoll]] is a small, blue, speckled bird that feeds primarily on small insects. Its most remarkable characteristic, as detailed in //[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]//, is that it remains completely silent for its entire life. Only at the moment of its death does it finally vocalize, letting out a single, long scream. This scream is composed of every sound the [[Jobberknoll]] has ever heard during its lifetime, regurgitated in reverse order.
=====Magical Properties and Uses=====
[[Jobberknoll]] feathers are a valuable [[potion]] ingredient. They are known to be used in the brewing of both [[Truth Serum|Truth Serums]] and [[Memory Potion|Memory Potions]]. The magical properties of the feathers are likely linked to the creature's unique relationship with sound and memory.
=====Known Appearances=====
While the [[Jobberknoll]] is not directly featured in the main narrative of the original seven //Harry Potter// novels, it is mentioned during the [[Care of Magical Creatures]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] (O.W.L.) exam in //[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]//. Students taking the practical exam were required to identify a [[Jobberknoll]] by its cry. This presents a notable contradiction with the information provided in the //[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]// textbook, which explicitly states the creature is silent until death.
=====Etymology=====
The name 'Jobberknoll' may be a corruption of 'jobbernowl,' an archaic English word for a simpleton or a blockhead. Alternatively, it could be a portmanteau of the words 'jabber' (to speak rapidly and nonsensically) and 'knoll' (a small hill). This could be a playful reference to the creature metaphorically 'piling up' all the sounds it hears to 'jabber' them all out at once at the end of its life.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * In the film //[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]//, a flock of [[Jobberknoll]]s are among the creatures that escape from [[Newt Scamander]]'s magical suitcase in New York. [[Newt]] later recaptures them by luring them with a [[Gerbil]]. (film)
  * [[Jobberknoll]]s appear in the video game //[[Hogwarts Legacy]]//. The player can rescue them from poacher camps, nurture them in the [[Vivarium]]s inside the [[Room of Requirement]], and collect their feathers, which are used as a resource for upgrading equipment. (video game)
  * The contradiction between the O.W.L. exam question in //[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]// and the creature's description in //[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]// is a point of fan discussion. It is unknown if the exam question was a trick, if the [[Jobberknoll]] presented was in the process of dying, or if it was a minor oversight in the lore.