Magical Magic Creature Spotlight: Centaur
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deathtocapslockNow... for our scheduled magical magic creature spotlight, we have the one, the only...
Centaur
MOM Classification: XXXX
There’s a footnote on this entry to alert one to the fact that centaurs needn’t be as dangerous as any random creature with that particular classification- they’re classified as such to let people know that they deserve to be treated with great respect.
Well, everyone knows what a centaur looks like, yes/yes? As was discussed in the intro, apparently centaurs voluntarily choose to be classified as beasts rather than beings. Which, is all well and good in theory, but in practice I wonder if that’s not an excuse to treat them like mere animals beneath wizarding notice.
Centaurs originated in Greece but have since spread to other parts of Europe. They don’t need a good deal of protection because they usually avoid humans in the first place. Oh, and just to get in our regularly-scheduled patronizing bullshit: “They are generally speaking as mistrustful of wizards as they are of Muggles and indeed seem to make little differentiation between us.” Yeah. Those Muggles, they are practically a separate species, after all.
Centaur
MOM Classification: XXXX
There’s a footnote on this entry to alert one to the fact that centaurs needn’t be as dangerous as any random creature with that particular classification- they’re classified as such to let people know that they deserve to be treated with great respect.
Well, everyone knows what a centaur looks like, yes/yes? As was discussed in the intro, apparently centaurs voluntarily choose to be classified as beasts rather than beings. Which, is all well and good in theory, but in practice I wonder if that’s not an excuse to treat them like mere animals beneath wizarding notice.
Centaurs originated in Greece but have since spread to other parts of Europe. They don’t need a good deal of protection because they usually avoid humans in the first place. Oh, and just to get in our regularly-scheduled patronizing bullshit: “They are generally speaking as mistrustful of wizards as they are of Muggles and indeed seem to make little differentiation between us.” Yeah. Those Muggles, they are practically a separate species, after all.
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