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Harry Potter movie spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them still some time off, I thought it would be nice to focus on some of the magical creatures from the Potterverse that were on display upstairs at the Warner Bros. Studios VIP Museum on July 29, 2014.

One of my favourite pieces on display in the extensive exhibit of original

Harry Potter movie costumes and props was this life-like waxwork of a petrified \'Hermione Granger\' from \'Madame Pomfrey\'s\' infirmary, when the muggle-born witch had been frozen, and fortunately not killed, by looking at the Basilisk from the Chamber of Secrets in her mirror.

It was so cool to see this screen-used prop in person, but it was also a bit surreal being so close to this young version of Emma Watson, as it\'s so realistic.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie poster

Meanwhile love him or hate him, you can\'t deny this model of 

\'Dobby\' the house elf looks pretty lifelike too.

Dobby house elf model used in the production of 

This life-size prop was created by the make-up and creature effects department for 

Daniel Radcliffe to rehearse his lines while looking at Dobby for Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix. For the film Daniel Radcliffe had to act against a green tennis ball on a pole and the computer-generated creature was added later.

Aragog spider prop from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Another amazing find at the museum was this giant

\'Aragog\' spider prop from Harry Potter\'s second cinematic installment from 2002. Initially thought to be the Slytherin Monster (which was actually the basilisk), this Acromantula was once a pet of Hagrid\'s as a boy at Hogwarts, and Harry and Ron first encounter the giant spider and his offspring in the Forbidden Forest.

Again, one of the great things about this exhibition is being able to see these amazing creatures and props out from behind display cases.

One of the coolest looking and deadliest creatures from the world of

Harry Potter were the terrifying guards of Azkaban prison, the ghoulish Dementors.

Dementor maquette and creepy looking forearm and hand were made by the makeup and creature effects department to help create the CGI version seen in the movie when it enters Harry\'s train compartment on the Hogwart\'s Express.

Meanwhile this other magical creature was also seen in the fourth movie installment, when

Hagrid is seen feeding the hatching creature when Harry, Ron and Hermione visit their friend\'s cottage to discuss a plan to save the hippogriff Buckbeak.

Yet another interesting discovery from the exhibit which helped you step behind-the-scenes and get glimpse of how all these creatures were brought to the big screen was this set of

Troll legs, complete with club prop from the very first Harry Potter movie in 2001. In the movie a stuntman wore these over-sized Troll legs to attack Hermione in the girls\' bathroom, with the final creature seen onscreen cleverly rendered by CGI.

Gringotts Wizarding Bank goblin puppet featured in 

Another magical creature glimpsed in the first movie was this

Gringotts goblin puppet found in the Wizarding Bank in Diagon Alley when Harry Potter and Hagrid go there to get some money to buy school supplies. This is one of four goblin puppets seen writing in ledgers in the background.

The Monster Book of Monsters from the Harry Potter movies

And finally here\'s a collection of original production maquettes of some of the fantastical creatures that have featured in the

Harry Potter movies, including Remus Lupin\'s Werewolf form, the hippogriff Buckbeak, the Basilisk and even the three-headed \'Fluffy\' Cerberus guard dog from the first movie. Above these maquettes was also The Monster book of Monsters textbook prop that caused the Hogwarts students so much trouble in the Prisoner of Azkaban film.

As you can see, so many wonders on display, and if you love all these be sure to check out even more original movie costumes and props from

J. K. Rowling\'s best-selling books and if you get a chance you really should pop along to the fantastic museum in Burbank, California, and while you\'re there take a look at the amazing 75th Anniversary Batman movie exhibit downstairs too.

Labels: Adventure, Fantasy, Harry Potter, Movie models, Movie Props, Warner Bros VIP Studio Tour Museum

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