Fantastic Beasts and Care of Magical Creatures

[Heather Glude]

No: HPFGUIDX 30596

I was rereading the books, yet again and I noticed something I hadn't 
noticed before. I couldn't find any mention of it in the archives, 
although I may have missed a search phrase. I couldn't find any mention 
of HRH taking Care of Magical Creatures before book 3. In book three, it 
says Harry "...had to buy his new schoolbooks, which would include those 
for his two new subjects, Care of Magical Creatures and Divination." Why 
do you suppose Harry has to buy Fantastic Beasts two years before he 
takes it? I found one posts that presented the idea that books are used 
for more than one class. Could Fantastic Beasts be for Potions - the 
animal version of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi? Perhaps one of 
the other classes?

Heather