Changes: Hippogriff

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Buckbeack — Buckbeak laying in Hagrid's yard waiting for his execution.^[HP3]

A Hippogriff is a magical creature that can fly. It has the the front legs, wings, and head of a giant eagle and the body, hind legs and tail of a horse. The head has cruel, steel-colored beak and large, brilliantly orange eyes. The talons on their front legs are half a foot long and appear deadly (PoA 91). They are very proud creatures so one must show proper respect by bowing to them and waiting for them to bow in return before approaching. Hagrid warns that insulting a Hippogriff may be the last thing a person does. Buckbeak/Witherwings is the only Hippogriff with which we have any interaction.

Encounters with Hippogriffs

Harry Potter's first encounter with a Hippogriff is in September 1993, when Hagrid gathered several of them to show to his Care of Magical Creatures Class. In this class, Harry gains the approval of the hippogriff Buckbeak and is allowed to ride him. When he comes back down to the ground, the rest of the class attempts to do the same with the other hippogriffs. Draco Malfoy, who has not paid any attention to the lesson, insults Buckbeak, which earns him a gash on the arm and a trip to the hospital wing.

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-A '''Hippogriff''' is a magical creature that can fly. A hippogriff has the the front legs, wings, and head of a giant eagle and the body, hind legs and tail of a horse. They have cruel, steel-colored beaks and large, brilliantly, orange eyes. The talons on their front legs are half a foot long and deadly looking. (PoA 91) They are very proud creatures so one must show proper respect to Hippogriffs by bowing to them and waiting for them to bow in return before approaching one. Hagrid warns that insulting a Hippogriff may be the last thing a person does. [[Buckbeak]]/Witherwings is the only Hippogriff with which we have any interaction.
+A '''Hippogriff''' is a magical creature that can fly. It has the the front legs, wings, and head of a giant eagle and the body, hind legs and tail of a horse. The head has cruel, steel-colored beak and large, brilliantly orange eyes. The talons on their front legs are half a foot long and appear deadly (PoA 91). They are very proud creatures so one must show proper respect by bowing to them and waiting for them to bow in return before approaching. Hagrid warns that insulting a Hippogriff may be the last thing a person does. [[Buckbeak]]/Witherwings is the only Hippogriff with which we have any interaction.
 == Encounters with Hippogriffs ==
-[[Harry Potter]]'s first encounter of a Hippogriff is in September 1993, when [[Hagrid]] gathered several of them to show to his [[Care of Magical Creatures]] Class. In this class, Harry gains the approval from the hippogriff Buckbeak and is allowed to ride him. When comes back down to the ground, the rest of the class attempts to do the same with the other hippogriffs. [[Draco Malfoy]], who has not paid any attention to the lesson, insults [[Buckbeak]], which earns him a gash on the arm and a trip to the hospital wing.
+[[Harry Potter]]'s first encounter with a Hippogriff is in September 1993, when [[Hagrid]] gathered several of them to show to his [[Care of Magical Creatures]] Class. In this class, Harry gains the approval of the hippogriff Buckbeak and is allowed to ride him. When he comes back down to the ground, the rest of the class attempts to do the same with the other hippogriffs. [[Draco Malfoy]], who has not paid any attention to the lesson, insults [[Buckbeak]], which earns him a gash on the arm and a trip to the hospital wing.
 [[Category:Creatures]]