The numbers are obviously for listing purposes, but when you run across one
of these creatures in the story, I will place the number that corresponds to the
definition directly after it, for easy reference.
1) Ashwinder: The Ashwinder is created when a magical fire is allowed to
burn unchecked for too long. A thin, pale-grey serpent with glowing red
eyes, it will rise from the embers of an unsupervised fire and slither away
into the shadows of the dwelling in which it finds itself, leaving an ashy
trail behind it. The Ashwinder lives for only an hour…
2) Clabbert: The Clabbert is a tree-dwelling creature, in appearance
something like a cross between a monkey and a frog… The Clabbert's most
distinctive feature is the large pustule in the middle of its forehead,
which turns scarlet and flashes when it senses danger. American wizards once
kept Clabberts in their gardens to give early warning of approaching Muggles,
but…[the] sight of a tree at night full of glowing Clabbert pustules,
while decorative, attracted too many Muggles wishing to ask why their
neighbours still had their Christmas lights up in June.
3) Antipodean Opaleye: A type of dragon.
4) Jarvey: Resembles an overgrown ferret, except for the fact that it can
talk. True conversation, however, is beyond the wit of the Jarvey, which
tends to confine itself to short (and often rude) phrases in an almost
constant stream.
5) Knarl: The Knarl is usually mistaken for a hedgehog by Muggles. If
food is offered to a Knarl, it will assume that the householder is
attempting to lure it into a trap and will savage that householder's garden
plants or garden ornaments.
6) Lobalug: A simple creature, ten inches long, comprised of a rubbery
spout and a venom sac. Wizards have been known to extract its poison for use
in potions, though this practice is strictly controlled.
7) Mooncalf: The Mooncalf is an intensely shy creature that emerges from
its burrow only at the full moon. Its body is smooth and pale grey, it has
bulging round eyes on top of its head, and four spindly legs with enormous
flat feet. Mooncalves perform complicated dances on their hind legs in
isolated areas in the moonlight.
8) Porlock: The Porlock is a horse-guardian. Covered in shaggy fur, it
has a large quantity of rough hair on its head and an exceptionally large
nose. It walks on two cloven feet. The arms are small and end in four stubby
fingers. Fully grown Porlocks are around two feet high and feed on grass.
The Porlock is shy and lives to guard horse. It may be found curled in the
straw of the stables or else sheltering in the midst of the herd it
protects. Porlocks mistrust humans and always hide at their approach.
9) Jobberknoll: The Jobberknoll is a tiny blue, speckled bird. It makes
no sound until the moment of its death, at which point it lets out a long
scream made up of every sound it has ever heard, regurgitated backwards.
Jobberknool feathers are used in Truth Serums and Memory Potions.
10) Hebridean Black: Type of dragon.
11) Billywig: The Billywig is an insect. It is around half an inch long
and a vivid sapphire blue, although its speed is such that it is rarely
noticed by Muggles and often not my wizards until they have been stung.
Those who have been stung by a Billywig suffer giddiness followed by
levitation. Dried Billywig stings are used in several potions.
12) Horklump: The Horklump resembles a fleshy, pinkish mushroom covered
in sparse, wiry black bristles.