Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them by Newt Salamander

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 162300

> > 3. Here are the creatures mentioned in "Fantastic beasts" (I tried
> > not to miss anybody, sorry if I did)...<snipping list of beasts>
>  Hippocampus,...
> 
> Potioncat:
> Hippocampus? Really? That's a part of the brain. JKR is having fun 
> with us. 

<snip wikipedia info>

Pippin:

It's a mythical sea-horse, with the fore-feet of a horse and
the tail of a dolphin or a fish, according to my ancient shorter Oxford.

 Here's an Art Deco interpretation:
http://bayimages.net/chicago/buckingham-fountain/i10489.html

Pippin
waving at Chicago