Harry Potter Abridged! COS Chapter 17

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[Harry enters the Chamber of Secrets proper to find Ginny unconscious at the feet of the statue of Slytherin.]

( Read Chapter 17 )

Harry Potter Abridged! COS Chapter 18

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Last chapter, guys!

( Read Chapter 18 )

Magical Magic Creature Spotlight: Doxy

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Alright, after the buckets and buckets of fail in the last installment this one’s a bit better. Nothing offensive about it, although it isn't very well thought out.

( the Doxy )

Incidentally, next we look at DRAGONS! Get excited, everyone!!

Magical Magic Creature Spotlight: Dragon: Intro

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Alright, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. We get to learn about...

the Dragon

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The entry prefaces by saying that dragons are among the most famous magical creatures because they’re so hard to hide. They’re also fucking awesome, of course, so no shocker there. The females are larger and more vicious than the males of any species- which seems to sum up Rowling’s attitude toward women pretty well, depending. There are ten pure breeds of dragon, but I’m not sure that’s the right word to use. See, “breed” is almost always used to mean a domestic animal specifically designed for various purposes- since I don’t see how that could apply to dragons (although, you never know- the Acromantula was bred by humans orignally too) it seems more likely that what the author really means is something along the lines of “subspecies” or “races” (but probably not separate species, since the dragons can interbreed).

Next I’ll cover each individual, ah, let’s say race of dragon.