GoF Ch 17- 20 post DH look - DRAGONS

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 182012


> 
> Mike:
> My bad, and I dragged PC with me. I was the one that mis-used 
> "sentient", when I meant self-aware or as you said self-conscious. 
> Seems I've been mis-using that term for some time. 

>Potiocat:
That's right. It's all Mike's fault!

 

> 
> Mike:
> They're magical? In what way? I've seen that they can breath fire,
> I suppose that should be considered magic. But flying I don't. Are 
> they magical because of their ability to resist magic, like Giants, 
> as Sirius explained. Is it just that their blood, horns and such
> have magical properties that can be used for potions or whatever?
> 
> Or can they *do* magical things? Educate me, please!

Potioncat:
I'm not Carol, but here's my thoughts. They're magical from our point 
of view. I mean, just like unicorns and wangdoodles and other things 
that don't really exist, or that we've been Obliviated into 
forgetting. And, all those things you said too. 
> 
> 
> > Carol:
> > But say that dragons had the intelligence of Buckbeak and at
> > least some capacity for loyalty. It would seem wrong to kill
> > them for their magical properties then, wouldn't it?
> >

Potioncat:
But even in the RW there's a world of difference between a dog and a 
wolf. And in this case, I think, we're looking at the difference 
between a mammal-bird and a reptile.

I couldn't quite get the hippogriff---what does FBAWTFT say? Is it a 
beast? Was Buckbeak's loyalty similar to Rin Tin Tin's.