Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Second in JK Rowling's booklets this one a text book for a course taught by Hagrid at Hogwarts owned by Harry Potter. There are 1000's of weird and wonderful critters on this earth and in its ocean depths. To look at your own skin under a microscope is a scary prospect. Legends of even more mythical creatures whose existence is in doubt persist in popular culture. Dragons and unicorns exist in song and on English Heraldry. There are also supposed sightings of sea monsters, creatures that live in deep lakes such as the Loch Ness Monster or Ogopogo, and wild men of the mountains variously called Yeti or Abominable Snowman. JK Rowling builds upon these mythical creatures and adds ones of her own.

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