Magical Creatures In The Muggle World
This book delves into the muggle world and how magical creatures have influenced it for thousands of years. In alphabetical order it fully explains and gives examples of magical creature sightings, these creatures in pop culture, anecdotes, and more. It is truly an eye-opening and informative read.
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Chapter 2
Basilisk - Basilisk/Cockatrice
The Basilisk, or, sometimes incorrectly called, the Cockatrice (See chapter ‘C’), is said in Greek and Roman “mythology” to be the “king’ of all serpents, and still reserves the ability to kill it’s victim with a single glance. The Basilisk, is incorrectly said to be bred by the incubation of a serpent or toad by a rooster, when in reality, is created by the incubation of a chicken egg by that of a toad, the Cockatrice bred by a rooster incubating a serpent's egg. The Cockatrice is an entirely separate creature. In one of the earliest muggle accounts of the beast by Pliny the Elder in 79 A.D. where he accounts, "all who behold its eyes, fall dead upon the spot,". He however incorrectly describes the length, that or he had only seen a juvenile, given he says it is, “not more than twelve fingers in length.” The first correct account on the way in which to properly slay a Basilisk is given by Geoffrey Chaucer in Canterbury Tales where the beast is killed by a rooster’s crow.
Billywig - No Accounts
The Billywig is said to be too quick to be spotted by muggles often; there are no known sightings or any muggle reports of being stung.
Bowtruckle -
No muggle-world applications
Bundimun - House Mold Infestations
Bundimun secretion is attributed to the detriment of many home structures, the exact fungus that the muggles use to describe the infestation, is undetermined, but is likely a very disastrous ‘mold’ such as the Poria Icrassata, or Rehoboth Roulette.
