July 1st - Hagrid's Favorite

 The Hippogriff is a fierce beast part horse and part eagle.  It is not as well-known in modern fairy tales as the dragon or the unicorn, yet many writers have been fascinated by this unusual creature.   It adds another “winged” creature to the mythical zoo of the Harry Potter books.

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