1. Unicorn

- Most basic first-year wand cores are made of unicorn hairs.

- They are only found in magical forests.

- If you drink unicorn blood, it will keep you alive even if you are on the verge of death, but will curse you badly.

2. Thestral

- They can only be seen by people who have seen death.

- They are only found in magical forests.

- They look like black skeleton horses.

3. Hippogriff

- To tame, you half to walk very, very slowly, with your head bowed, and your hand outstretched. Stop a few inches away from it and wait for it to rub it's head under your hand.

- Once tamed, you can fly on it's back.

- They like eating dead animals.

- They live in magical forests, but flay away a lot.

4. House Elf

- They are slaves under command of a family.

- To be freed, someone from there family must give them a piece of clothing.

- They are big-eyed, but very small.