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Second Year - Lesson 6

Clabbert

Clabberts live in trees and look like a cross between a frog and a monkey.  The skin is smooth and hairless and a mottled green.  Their limbs are strong, supple, and long, allowing them to swing easily between branches.  The head has short horns and a wide mouth.  The mouth appears to be grinning and is full of razor sharp teeth.  They feed mostly on small lizards and birds.  

Originally from the southern states of America, they have been exported worldwide because of their main use.  The Clabbert has a large pustule in the middle of its forehead.  When it senses danger, it turns scarlet and flashes.  Wizards obtained Clabberts to give warning of approaching Muggles.  The International Confederation of Wizards has since outlaws the practice and give fines to wizards who use them thus.  The problem is, while a tree full of glowing Clabbert pustules was decorative, it attracted Muggles who wondered why their neighbors had their Christmas lights up in July.

Clabberts are a Class XX (2X) beast, of no particular harm.

Fire Crab

Fire Crabs are badly named.  They resemble a large tortoise with a heavily jeweled shell.  A stretch of coast in its native Fiji has been turned into a protective reservation.  The shell of the Fire Crab is highly sought.  Muggles seek it for its value.  Wizards seek it for cauldrons.  

Fire Crabs are a Class XXX (3X) beast, because they do have a defense.  When attacked, it shoots flames from its rear end.  More than a few wizards have been badly burnt attempting to poach a Fire Crab.  Fire Crabs can be exported as pets, with a special permit.

Kelpie

Kelpies are found in Britain and Ireland and are water demons.  They can take various shapes, but they prefer appearing as a horse with bulrushes for a mane.

Kelpies are a Class XXXX (4X) beast.  They often lure individuals onto their backs, then dive to the bottom of its river or lake.  Once there, they devour the rider, leaving the entrails to float to the surface, the only sign that there had been a human there.  Kelpies can be overcome.  If a wizard gets a bridle on the head of a Kelpie with a Placement Charm, the Kelpie is rendered calm and unthreatening.  

The largest known Kelpie is located in Loch Ness, Scotland.  There, it prefers to take the form of a sea serpent.  The observers from the International Confederation of Wizards realized they were not dealing with a serpent when they saw the creature turn into an otter when a team of Muggle investigators approached, and return to serpent form when they left.

Second Year - Assignment 6

Direct your answers to your professor at comc@starpaw.com.  Clicking on this link will fill in year and assignment number.

All answers must be in your own words.  

Remember, making your answers interesting and/or amusing may result in bonus points at the end of the term.

1.  Describe a Clabbert.

2.  What is the Clabbert's Ministry of Magic rating?  Why does it have that rating?

3.  Describe a Fire Crab.

4.  What is the Fire Crab's Ministry of Magic rating?  Why does it have that rating?

5.  Describe a Kelpie.

6.  What is the Kelpie's Ministry of Magic rating?  Why does it have that rating?

7.  You are on a journey, and you spot an Clabbert.  What do you do and why?

8.  You are in Fiji and you spot a Fire Crab.  What do you do and why?

9.  You are by a lake and you see a Kelpie.  What do you do and why?

10.  How do Clabberts, Fire Crabs, and Kelpies escape Muggle notice?

What is your name and House?