Jayson’s Reviews > Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them > Status Update
Jayson
is 60% done
Notes:
(1) It's interesting how magizoology pretty much subsumes cryptozoology.
- The Loch Ness Monster is just a large shape-shifting kelpie. Rarely seen because it's not a constant form.
- A hidebehind is essentially the Jersey Devil, an accidental American crossbreed of demiguise and ghoul.
(2) Similarly a dodo isn't an extinct bird, but a diricawl that turned invisible.
— Jun 27, 2024 06:15PM
Notes:
(1) It's interesting how magizoology pretty much subsumes cryptozoology.
- The Loch Ness Monster is just a large shape-shifting kelpie. Rarely seen because it's not a constant form.
- A hidebehind is essentially the Jersey Devil, an accidental American crossbreed of demiguise and ghoul.
(2) Similarly a dodo isn't an extinct bird, but a diricawl that turned invisible.
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Jayson
is 95% done
Notes:
(1) Many creatures are described as having a similar/same appearance as regular animals. The kneazle, for example, looks like a cat and can even interbreed with them.
- I wonder whether these are just regular animals but with magical abilities, like wizards are to muggles?
(2) Judging a reference book is difficult. Illustrations definitely help break up the monotony.
— Jun 27, 2024 11:55PM
Notes:
(1) Many creatures are described as having a similar/same appearance as regular animals. The kneazle, for example, looks like a cat and can even interbreed with them.
- I wonder whether these are just regular animals but with magical abilities, like wizards are to muggles?
(2) Judging a reference book is difficult. Illustrations definitely help break up the monotony.
Jayson
is 22% done
Notes:
(1) Apparently, this is an expanded edition, and now includes American creatures, I suppose, to tie into the films.
- This also replaces the original Dumbledore foreword with one by the author.
(2) A footnote mentions that "A History of Magic" by Bathilda Bagshot is published by Little Red Books.
- A reference to Little, Brown and Co., Rowling's non-Potter publisher.
— Jun 27, 2024 05:30AM
Notes:
(1) Apparently, this is an expanded edition, and now includes American creatures, I suppose, to tie into the films.
- This also replaces the original Dumbledore foreword with one by the author.
(2) A footnote mentions that "A History of Magic" by Bathilda Bagshot is published by Little Red Books.
- A reference to Little, Brown and Co., Rowling's non-Potter publisher.
Jayson
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Notes:
(1) I've had this on deck forever, been saving it for a waiting room read. Problem is, I rarely sit long in waiting rooms anymore, and when I do I'm never able to tune out the music and miscellaneous chatter around me.
(2) I like this edition's illustration style. Nothing says "medieval" more than woodcuts.
- Though, isn't Newt Scamander an early-20th century figure?
— Jun 26, 2024 11:25PM
Notes:
(1) I've had this on deck forever, been saving it for a waiting room read. Problem is, I rarely sit long in waiting rooms anymore, and when I do I'm never able to tune out the music and miscellaneous chatter around me.
(2) I like this edition's illustration style. Nothing says "medieval" more than woodcuts.
- Though, isn't Newt Scamander an early-20th century figure?
