From Abraxans to Zouwus and Bowtruckles to Occamys, a diverse menagerie of exotic magical beasts lives inside the Wizarding World. This month is all about Magical creatures as pets. We see a lot of pets throughout the wizarding world, but not every magical creature is suited to be a pet. What creature would you want as a pet?
This month I have a lovely two-part puzzle for you. The first part is trivia. Guess what magical creature it is by the clue. Secondly, the answers you put for part-one are the words you will use for part two, the word search.
Part One
1. Extremely aggressive blue-green plumed, two-legged, purple-winged snake native to the Far East and India; grows and shrinks to fit available space and produces silver eggs.
2. Long-snouted and black-furred platypus-like rodent creature with a deep pouch for storing treasures; has an affinity for shiny objects and metals and is a skilled treasure hunter.
3. Small magical hedgehog almost identical to its Muggle-world counterpart and found across northern Europe and North America; known to savage gardens.
4. Overgrown ferret-like creature with a long bushy tail and sharp teeth, capable of human speech; known for hunting gnomes.
5. Grey winged horse is known for speed and swiftness; its hair is used in potions.
6. Ten-inch silver-green lizard-like creature which can shrink at will; native to Great Britain and Ireland.
7. Small grey Russian demon creature with a large head which resembles a rock; follows humans and eats them after inducing feelings of lethargy and despair, causing the victim to fall to their knees.
8. Large blue and green spiky-winged butterfly-like creature which shrinks into a spiky-green cocoon when not in flight; feeds on human brains and produces a venom capable of erasing bad memories.
9. Large orange elephant-sized cat-like creature with a striped body, scraggly mane, long multicolored tail, four fangs, and long sharp claws; native to China and capable of superhuman speed.
10. Dangerous ash-colored warthog-like creature which can turn invisible; native to Congo and Zaire.
Part Two
Prizes
First place: 8 jewels + 10k
Second place: 6 jewels + 10k
Third place: 3 jewels + 5k
Send in your completed entry with a screen shot of your completed word search to SOUP Account by December 21st at 11:59 PM HEX with the subject "Puzzling Things".
Entries that have found all of the words will receive one ticket for the prizes above.
Only one prize will be awarded per user per issue. Should the randomizer select the same user more than once, they will be awarded the first prize selected, and any subsequent prizes will be redrawn among the non-winners for that issue.
Good luck!
My pet Kneazle,