Nagini
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Nagini is a fictional animal from the Harry Potter series. It is a giant snake with an estimated length of at least 12 feet and a loyal pet of Lord Voldemort, who as a parselmouth is quite capable of communicating with it.
Nagini seems to be the "evil" equivalent to Albus Dumbledore's phoenix Fawkes.
During the fourth year Harry spends at Hogwarts, Voldemort's temporary body was sustained by Nagini's milk (presumably her venom), milked by Pettigrew. After Voldemort returned to his former glory, the snake remained in his servitude, being both well-treated and well-used.
In the fifth book, Harry sees Nagini attacking Arthur Weasley in one of his dreams. He saw this from Nagini's point of view, as Voldemort was possessing her at the time.
Nagini is the female name for cobra in Hindi and most other indian languages. The gender neutral version of the name is Nagam.