Harpy

Harpies were a race of bat-like creatures that served the White Witch during the Long Winter.

Harpies played a minor role in the film. They were only seen gathering with ogres, goblins, minotaurs, minoboars, wolves, ankle slicers, boggles, werewolves, white tigers, cyclopes, and hags around the Stone Table where they laughed and watched the mighty lion, Aslan, sacrifice himself to the witch. One harpy stood in front of Aslan, and flew off since it was afraid of the great lion.

In the extended edition of the movie harpies played a bigger role. In one scene during the First Battle of Beruna, many harpies were sent by the White Witch to attack the gryphons and eagles from Aslan's Army, to try to stop them from dropping their rocks at the White Witch's Army. One of them grabbed a gryphon, which caused both of them to fall down to the ground and die. Another harpy spotted and tried to stop the Phoenix that was assisting Aslan's Army. Before it could reach the Phoenix, however, Peter managed to kill it with a spear he had picked up from a dead cyclops.

Harpies only featured in the Disney adaption of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; they were never seen in the books.

Trivia

 * In an earlier Version of the script for the 2005 Disney movie Adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe, harpies played a much bigger role with an added scene where Jadis awakened them from their dwelling; a dark, twisted, corrupted tree.