• Beasts and Their Classification
  
  
  
  • Beast
    
    
    
    • Do not have enough intelligence to understand nor assist in shaping the laws of the magical community
    
    
    • Current definition was coined in 1811 by Grogan Stump
    
    
    • Levels of Classification
      
      
      
      • X: Boring
      
      
      • XX: Harmless
      
      
      • XXX: Competent Wizards Should Cope
      
      
      • XXXX: Dangerous/Specialist Training Required
      
      
      • XXXXX: Known Wizard Killer
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Being
    
    
    
    • "Any creature that has sufficient intelligence to understand the laws of the magical community and to bear part of the responsibility of shaping those laws" - Ministry of Magic
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Spirit
    
    
    
    • Special classification for ghost
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

• Imp
  
  
  
  • Classified XX beasts
  
  
  • 6 - 8 inches tall
  
  
  • Originated from Ireland and Britain
  
  
  • Known tricksters
  
  
  • Stick to marshy areas
  
  
  • Minor magical abilities
  
  
  
  


• Bowtruckles
  
  
  
  • Classified as XX beasts
  
  
  • Only live in trees capable of creating wand wood
  
  
  • Unaffected by magic
  
  
  • Are not dangerous if you remain away from their trees
  
  
  • Love woodlice and fairy eggs
  
  
  
  

Spell: The Knockback Jinx
Incantation: Flipendo (fli-PEN-doh)
Wand Movement: A downward diagonal to the right, followed by an upward diagonal movement to the right and ending with a swish
Concentration: Low
Willpower: Low to moderate