We meet strange and interesting magical and mythical creatures within all of the Harry Potter books including house elves, dragons, trolls, goblins, hippogriffs, and centaurs to name just a few. In fact, J.K. Rowling published Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as a compendium of the creatures Potter and his friends encounter. What is interesting, though, is that Rowling gives each species a distinct personality and plight in the wizard- ing world. Take, for example, dragons. These creatures are seen as dangerous and forbidden, yet Harry must steal the dragon egg from a dragon during the TriWizard Tournament in Harry Pot- ter and the Goblet of Fire , where the dragons are used in sport