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Chimaera
M.O.M. Classification: XXXXX
The Chimaera is a rare Greek monster with a lion’s head, a goat’s
body, and a dragon’s tail. Vicious and bloodthirsty, the Chimaera
is extremely dangerous. There is only one known instance of the
successful slaying of a Chimaera and the unlucky wizard
concerned fell to his death from his winged horse (see page 42)
shortly afterwards, exhausted by his efforts. Chimaera eggs are
classified as Class A Non-Tradeable Goods.
Chizpurfle
M.O.M. Classification: XX
Chizpurfles are small parasites up to a twentieth of an inch high,
crablike in appearance, with large fangs. They are attracted by
magic and may infest the fur and feathers of such creatures as
Crups and Augureys. They will also enter wizard dwellings and
attack magical objects such as wands, gradually gnawing their way
through to the magical core, or else settle in dirty cauldrons,
where they will gorge upon any lingering drops of potion. 6
Though Chizpurfles are easy enough to destroy with any of a
number of patented potions on the market, severe infestations
may require a visit from the Pest Sub-Division of the Department
for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, as
Chizpurfles swollen with magical substances will prove very hard
to fight.
6 In the absence of magic, Chizpurfles have been known to attack electrical objects from
within (for a fuller understanding of what electricity is, see Home Life and Social Habits
of British Muggles, Wilhelm Wigworthy, Little Red Books, 1987). Chizpurfle infestations
explain the puzzling failure of many relatively new Muggle electrical artifacts.
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