Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them by Newt Salamander

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No: HPFGUIDX 162295

If anybody wishes to discuss this book, here are some discussion
starters.

This post appears because of Potioncat. Please thank her if you like
it and blame her if you do not. <g>

Questions.

1. Mr. Salamander gives us a brief history of attempts to classify
magical creatures as beings and beasts. Do you agree or disagree
with any of those classification attempts?
Do you have your own ideas which creatures are beings and which ones
are beasts? Please share it with us if you feel like it.

2. It is being stated that several creatures are classified as
beasts because they are incapable of overcoming their own violent
natures. In particularly Mr. Salamander mentions acromantulas,
manticores and sphinx as examples of such creatures. Does it strike
you as important that two of those beings already played some part
in the rather important plot points of the book? Are we going to
meet manticores in book 7? Have we already met them (I don't think
we did, but maybe I have forgotten?)


3. Here are the creatures mentioned in "Fantastic beasts" (I tried
not to miss anybody, sorry if I did)

Acromantula, Ashwinder, Augurey, Basilisk, Billywig, Bowtruckle,
Bundimun, Centaur, Chimaera, Chizpurfle, Clabbert, Crup. Demiguise.
Diricawl, Doxy, Dragon ( different species are mentioned - too
many to quote here). Dugbog, Erkling, Erumpent, Fairy, Fire Crab,
Flobberworm, Fwooper, Ghoul, Glumbumble, Gnome, Graphorn, Griffin,
Grindylow, Hippocampus, Hippogriff. Horklump, Imp, Jarwey,
Jobberknoll, Kappa, Kelpie, Knarl, Kneasle, Leprechaun, Lethifold, 
Mackled Malaclaw, Manticore, Merpeopeople, Moke,
Mooncalf, Murtlap, Niffler, Nogtail, Nundu, Occamy, Phoenix, Pixie,
Plimpy, Pogrebin, Puffskein, Quintaped, Ramora, Red Cap, Re'em,
Runespoor, Salamander, Sea Serpent, Shrake, Snidget, Sphinx,
Streeler, Tebo, Troll, Unicorns, Werewolves, Winged Horse, Yeti.

We met quite a few of them already, my guess is we may meet some
more in book 7. Please feel free to bring anything worth discussing
of any of them here.

Anything of future significance for the plot of main books? Like is
it important that Patronus also works against highly dangerous
Lethifold, which reminded me of Dementors way too much for my liking?

Could it be that somebody will mistake them for Dementors in book 7?

Another thing that strokes me when I flipped through the book today
is that Centaurs are skilled not only in Divination, but also in
Archery and magical healing. Well, we had seen them doing divination
and archery, but as far as I can remember we did not see them heal
somebody just yet or did we?

Is it possible that they will show this skill to us in book 7?

So, again, please feel free to talk about any magical creature you
wish to talk here as it relates to canon discussion.


4. I found the comments in this book by Harry and Ron to be
hilarious. Did you find them to be more than that? Any possible
canon clues?


5. Please feel free to bring up any question about this book, which
is worth discussing.


Alla