Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing the history of Maledictuses. As we’ve delved deeper and deeper into the wizarding world of Harry Potter, we have been introduced to a many number of creatures and curses. But one of the most fascinating to have been revealed to us Muggles in recent years is that of the Maledictus, which is a combination of both creatures and curses!

Always female, a Maledictus is a human who suffers a type of blood curse. This affliction is present from the time the girl is born and enables her to transform into a creature—the species of which depends on the specifics of each individual curse. For a time, these transformations can be controlled and instigated by the Maledictus, with her changing from human to beast and back again at will. However, eventually, the curse forces the woman into the permanent form of a beast.

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