5 to 7 days' larve after hatching larvae mostly lived on copepod nauplii, copepodites and trochophore of Polychaeta in water of the earthen ponds, apart from feeding on particulate organic detritus.
The detritus of crumpled-up bits of parchment, old Gobstones, empty ingredient jars and candy wrappers that usually covered the common room at the end of each day was gone, as were all Hermione's elf hats.