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The Gytrash , a legendary black dog known in northern England, was said to haunt lonely roads awaiting travelers.〔 〕 Appearing in the shape of horses, mules, or dogs, the Gytrash haunt solitary ways and lead people astray but they can also be benevolent, guiding lost travelers to the right road. They are usually feared. In some parts of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, the gytrash was known as the 'Shagfoal' and took the form of a spectral mule or donkey with eyes that glowed like burning coals. In this form, the beast was believed to be purely malevolent. The Gytrash's emergence as Rochester's innocuous dog Pilot has been interpreted as a subtle mockery of the mysteriousness and romanticism that surrounds his character and which clouds Jane's perception. Brontë's reference in 1847 is probably the earliest reference to the beast and forms the basis for subsequent citations. ==Harry Potter== In the third book in the Harry Potter series, ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'', a mysterious Gytrash-like large black dog appears to Harry several times while he is alone in dark places (here referred to as a Grim, an omen of death). However in the end it is revealed to be his godfather Sirius Black in animal form. Interestingly, Gytrashes are featured in the video game adaptations of the early installments of the series, as a large, vicious, nocturnal spectral dog, that can only be kept at bay by using light. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gytrash」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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