Popular Culture
Boggarts feature prominently in a number of popular fantasy novels, in various incarnations. These include the "boggles" of C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, the boggart of Susan Cooper's The Boggart and The Boggart and the Monster, the boggarts of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, the boggart in the Septimus Heap series, the boggarts in Joseph Delaney's The Wardstone Chronicles, and the boggar in William Mayne's Earthfasts. Other books, including The Spiderwick Chronicles, Tasha Tudor's Corgi-related picture books, and Mark Del Franco's Convergent World books feature brownies which turn into boggarts when angered.
In the CITV children's show The Treacle People, boggarts are furry, gremlin-like creatures that originate from the Treacle Mines. They are mischievous, frequently playfighting and causing a mess. They serve as pets, friends and pests to the townspeople. They have the ability to walk up walls and other inclined surfaces due to their feet, which resemble plungers.
Boggarts can also be found in a variety of role-playing games. In the Lorwyn and Shadowmoor blocks of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, boggarts are the most common variety of goblin. The White Wolf Publishing game Changeling: The Dreaming contains "Boggans" as a playable race, which are portrayed as helpful, gossiping creatures who enjoy housework.
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