Care Of Magical Creatures 201 Notebook
My notes for year 2 care of magical creatures
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Lesson 4 - Fairies (Faeries)
Chapter 4
- Small, human-like creatures with wings
- 1-5" in height
- Very vain
o Constantly grooming
o Perturbed when wings are removed à think it makes them ugly
o If you don't let them primp, you can't harvest wings
o Keep small mirror with them, 1 per fairy
- Live in forests à indoor needs bushes or trees
- Eat leaves à will stop eating if cause harm
- Avoid trees with Bowtruckles
- Lay eggs on underside of leaves and guard heavily à up to 50 at a time
o Young stay with parents until ready to change into cocoon
o 6-10 days after birth, spin cocoon, hatch in 1 month and have adult wings
- Larvae wings are very small, barely visible
- Adult wings hang past fairy's feet and extend over head and colored
- Don't need license to keep fairies for wing trade
- Set 3X3' space for every fairy
- Wings finish growing after month mark
o Must harvest now, or they become brittle and dry
o Wings grow back like normal
- Live avg of 20 years
o Less grooming, wings taking longer to grow back – nearing end of life
- Uses
o Girding Potion – potion that gives consumer extra endurance
~ Larger wings better
o Wings can be kept for up to 2 years