Things to Watch Out For (for Defense against the Dark arts classes and Care of Magical Creatures) By: Zoser Tutan Chapter 1, Bit things to watch out for This book will let you know all sorts of little tricky creatures and what they do. We'll start off by looking at something many people fear, werewolves. Werewolves Height: Approx. 6 feet Appearance: Very hairy and grumpy looking Defense: If you see one, crouch and stay about 5 or more meters away (no charm known) What it will it do to you: It will try to bite you, if it does you become a werewolf, and try to attack you. Times they are out: Every night at a full moon. Where?: Usually sighted in forests Chapter 2, Boggarts Boggarts Height: Unknown Appearance: Whatever the person closest to it is most afraid of Defense: Confuse it by changing it's form (charm: Ridikulus) many, many times What it will do to you: It will try and frighten you Times they are out: Whenever someone releases them from their hiding spot Where?: Usually in dark places Chapter 3, Grindylows Grindylows Height: About 2 feet Appearance: It is a silky green creature with small, but sharp horns with very long fingers Defense: Breaking its grip , which is very hard because it has such long and strong fingers What it will do you: It will get a strong grip around you and try to weaken you Times they are out: There favorite time is spring so that's when you'll find them Where?; In swamps or lakes (at Hogwarts they are all in tanks) Chapter 4, Flobberworms Flobberworms Height (length): 1 inch or 2.5 cm Appearance: Small puny looking g worms that don't have much of a color Defense: Squashing it What it will do to you: Nothing Times they are out: All year long Where?; In dirt and mud Chapter 5, Ginger colored Cats Ginger Cats Height: 1.3 feet Appearance: Completely colored ginger and has an abnormally long tail Defense: Keep rodents away from them and try the body bind charm on it What it will do to you: They will attack almost all rodents but more fiercely than a normal cat would Times they are out: During the day Where; Usually with owners (females particularly like them) Chapter 6, Cantarac Spiders (just been discovered!) Cantarac Spiders Hight: 0.2 inches or 7 centimeters Appearance: Very skinny and pitch black spiders Defense: NEVER SQUASH IT! Simply flick it of you ,gently, and use the leg binding charm on it What it wildo to you; It will crawl on you and inject highly venomous poison in your skin from it's legs Times they are out: They come out whenever they see someone that is very still Where: Their home is in Africa but can apparate to wherever it wants to go. |