A Fantastic Look Into Magical Creatures

Here is a collection of Fantastic Beasts that I dove into on our Instagram page a while back! Diricawl The Diricawl is a magical, flightless bird that makes itself at home on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It is more commonly known as the Dodo bird, which muggles believe to be extinct. An adult diricawl can be distinguished by its bluish-pink feathers, with a small crest that...

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The Journey From Platform Nine And Three Quarters Summary: Harry, having to spend the remainder of his summer holiday at the Dursleys’, counts down the days until he sets off for Hogwarts. He has packed his school trunk, named his new owl, Hedwig, and has asked to be dropped to Kings Cross Station for his train at 11:00 AM on the 1st of September. The Dursely’s take him to the station and...

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Reflection From Last Week: We started to delve into Chapter 5 Diagon Alley, and we looked into the Supply List for Hogwarts First Year Students, The Leaky Cauldron, and met a few of the witches and wizards that were present upon Harry’s return to Wizarding society after 10 long years. At this point Harry and Hagrid left the hut on the rock, traveled through London, and made it to the Leaky...

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Diagon Alley Summary: Harry awakens the morning after Hagrid brings him his letter with his eyes tight shut, thinking that it had all been a wonderful dream and that he’d wake up in his cupboard. To his relief, Hagrid laid asleep on the couch in the hut on the rock. Hagrid and Harry set off to London in search of Harry’s school things, and Harry has no clue where he would be able to find any...

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The Keeper of the Keys Summary: There is more than just the wind pounding against the door; Hagrid has come to the hut on the rock to find Harry and finally give him his letter. Hagrid also brings Harry a cake, as he had turned 11 only moments into the giant man’s intrusion. The Dursleys do not like that Hagrid begins to talk to Harry about the magical world, but Hagrid is absolutely furious...

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The Letters From No One Summary: Harry has been in his punishment and confined to his cupboard until the start of summer holidays, and now he is forced to venture outside of the Dursley house in order to avoid Dudley and his friends. July comes around and Harry receives a mysterious letter addressed to him, with the distinction of “the Cupboard Under the Stairs.” Before he can read it,...

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The Vanishing Glass Summary: Fast forward just shy of 10 years, and we find Harry awoken by Aunt Petunia demanding that he tend to breakfast for Dudley’s birthday. He gets out of his spider-stroon cupboard under the stairs, which serves as his living quarters, and begins what almost seems like a daily task; cooking eggs and bacon for everyone. The table is covered in birthday gifts for Dudley,...

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The Boy Who Lived Summary: We meet the Dursleys and get a glimpse into their lives. We see the mundanity of their routine and realize that these people are not about whimsy and excitement, but of complete normalcy and who are closed off to anything that would disrupt their normal life. We find a cat reading a map, owls in flight in the middle of the day, and strange people dressed in cloaks. In...