Lesson 1:
Welcome to Lesson 1! This lesson we will cover the exciting and very dangerous creatures, the Acromantula and the Werewolf! So get ready and keep your fingers and toes to yourself I want everyone to have all their digits left at the end of class.
- Now we all know that the creatures we discuss in this class will all XXXXX-rated creatures. But for a quick refresher for those of you who haven't taken my basic Care of Magical Creatures or have taken it and just forgot. A XXXXX-rated creature is defined as a Known Wizard Killer / Impossible to train or domesticated. So be very careful around all these creatures we will discuss. If at all cost I highly recommend you stay away from them at all cost.
Acromantula:
So let's start this class off with a terrifying beast. An eight eyed beast with long legs that can reach all the way up to fifteen feet. This beast has large pinchers that could take your head off with one snap. That's right I'm talking about the Acromantula. Their pinchers click together when an Acromantula is either excited or angry. These fangs also release very dangerous venom that is so rare it can get up to 100 Galleons a pint in an open market. Getting that venom is not only a dangerous task, but a rare task to embark on. It can also be pretty well assumed that if a Basilisk's venom can destroy a horcrux then so could a Acromantula's. But this theory hasn't been proven yet, considering horcruxes are very rare along with Acromantula Venom. Let's get away from the Acromantula's nasty venom for a bit. Where could such a dangerous create originate from exactly? Well the Acromantula orginated from the country of Borneo. The dense jungle terrain makes it a perfect place for a giant spider to hide. What would they want to hide though? Let's look into this a bit...
Acromantula lay their eggs under their HUGE dome shaped webs. These eggs are soft and white and are the size of a beach ball! When their mother lays her eggs there can be as many as 100! But these eggs are very dangerous. Not for what they can do, but what they hold within them. A baby Acromantula is just as dangerous as a grown one. Which is why the Ministry of Magic has made them a Class A Non-Tradable Good. Harry and his friends had a few run-ins with Acromantulas on their journey as well. Aragog is one of the most famous Acromantula known. Aragog lived in the Forbidden Forest for many years. Hagrid later brought in another Acromantula to make Aragog not as lonely. That’s how Mosag came about. The two then populated the forbidden forest with many offspring. But something about this colony is different than others. The colony in the Forbidden Forest is special in the sense that they respected Ruebus Hagrid so much; they would not seek out human flesh, well unless it came to them. This unusual behavior makes that colony so very different and interesting. But it's still a safe bet to stay away from Acromantulas. They can cause a lot of trouble...
Acromantula lay their eggs under their HUGE dome shaped webs. These eggs are soft and white and are the size of a beach ball! When their mother lays her eggs there can be as many as 100! But these eggs are very dangerous. Not for what they can do, but what they hold within them. A baby Acromantula is just as dangerous as a grown one. Which is why the Ministry of Magic has made them a Class A Non-Tradable Good. Harry and his friends had a few run-ins with Acromantulas on their journey as well. Aragog is one of the most famous Acromantula known. Aragog lived in the Forbidden Forest for many years. Hagrid later brought in another Acromantula to make Aragog not as lonely. That’s how Mosag came about. The two then populated the forbidden forest with many offspring. But something about this colony is different than others. The colony in the Forbidden Forest is special in the sense that they respected Ruebus Hagrid so much; they would not seek out human flesh, well unless it came to them. This unusual behavior makes that colony so very different and interesting. But it's still a safe bet to stay away from Acromantulas. They can cause a lot of trouble...
Werewolves:
Okay, I know your preconceptions. “Oh no, now were going into sparkle fairies and butterflies.” Well, I don't know about you, but I'm not. I'm here to tell you about the creature the Werewolf. This creature was originally from Northern Europe, even though they are nowadays found worldwide. (Not just in Forks, Washington...) Let's talk about how you can tell if you are looking at a Werewolf or simply a plain ol' wolf. You can tell if it’s a Werewolf by its pupil shape, a very fluffy tail, along with its snout shape. Humans can ONLY turn into Werewolves once another Werewolf bites you. If you are bitten by a Werewolf you then will have the illness called Lycanthropy. It's sad to say there is no cure for this, though there is a potion that can make the transformation easier. Oh wait, I've forgotten to tell you about the transformation. Well once a month when the moon is full a person who has been bitten by a Werewolf takes a horrible transformation into a Werewolf. In this time the person will seek out prey, humans. NOW back to the potion part. There is the Wolfsbane Potion that makes the transformation easier on people who have been bitten. The Wolfbane's Potion was created by a man named Damocles. You may have heard of his nephew named Marcus Belby. Well this potion is so revolutionary that Damocles was awarded an Order or Merlin for his work.
Now who can tell me if a Werewolf is in the Beast or Being Division? Anyone? If it seems like a tricky question, that’s because it is. There is much debate over which section it should be classified as. The Ministry has always tried to regulate Werewolves. How so you ask? Well there is a Werewolf registry (That nobody uses.) But there was also a Werewolf Capture Unit. These two sections were both under the Beast Division at the Ministry. But at the same time there was a little section called the Werewolf Support Services. But this section was not under the Beast Division. This section was under the Being Division. So it’s really debatable. As the old saying goes, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Or well the Werewolf's classification is.
Now who can tell me if a Werewolf is in the Beast or Being Division? Anyone? If it seems like a tricky question, that’s because it is. There is much debate over which section it should be classified as. The Ministry has always tried to regulate Werewolves. How so you ask? Well there is a Werewolf registry (That nobody uses.) But there was also a Werewolf Capture Unit. These two sections were both under the Beast Division at the Ministry. But at the same time there was a little section called the Werewolf Support Services. But this section was not under the Beast Division. This section was under the Being Division. So it’s really debatable. As the old saying goes, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Or well the Werewolf's classification is.
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