The Magical Creatures.
From exotic and awe-inspiring, to cute and even endearing, Magical Creatures can also include the ugly and deadly. Indeed, most of them, even the sweetest-looking, can become dangerous if treated incorrectly. These Creatures add a sensational and even grotesque element to the world, making it seem grander and more imposing. However, upon closer examination, several things don't add up about these magnificent beasts, even when considering the fantasy element.
The Hogwarts Mascots
Everyone knows the Hogwarts Houses each have distinctive elements that separate them from each other. Colors, qualities, and of course, the mascot in their emblems. Gryffindor has a lion, Slytherin a snake, Ravenclaw an eagle, and Hufflepuff a badger.
However, those are all muggle animals. Why didn't the Hogwarts founders choose magical creatures as their symbols? Wouldn't it be more appropriate, considering it's a Wizarding School">its American cousin has Magical Beasts as its House crests.
The Aragog Question
Aragog, an Chamber of Secrets. He lives deep in the Forbidden Forest, along with his wife and children, and receives frequent visits from the monster-loving Hagrid. By Half-Blood Prince, Aragog is dead, leaving Hagrid in deep mourning. He manages to take the corpse out so that he can give it a proper burial.
But how did he do it? Acromantulas are savage and feast on the corpses of their dead. It's also stated that the colony is annoyed at their inability to eat Hagrid and only stop themselves because Aragog commands it. Hagrid was never much of a wizard, so unless he punched his way out of an Acromantula's nest, this one makes no sense at all.
The Basilisk's Diet
And speaking of Chamber of Secrets, another monster is introduced during the book. The Basilisk, a giant snake that's said to be born out of a chicken's egg hatched beneath a toad. It has a deathly gaze and teeth so poisonous, it can even destroy Horcruxes. The Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets was hatched by Slytherin himself and could only be controlled by his Heir, which means it spent centuries living under the school, waiting for Riddle to arrive.
During that time, it entered a hibernation-like sleep that prevented it from growing older, which perhaps makes sense because of magic? But the real question is how did it manage to survive on a diet that mainly consisted of rats. The Basilisk is quite savage, so it's highly unlikely that rats satiated its blood thirst.
The Preservation Of Dragons
Dragons are said to be quite savage and difficult to tame. In fact, there's an entire profession dedicated to their study and preservation. Dragonologists often work in sanctuaries dedicated to the care of these wild and magnificent creatures, making sure they stay out of muggle eyes.
However, it's strange that the Wizarding World doesn't put more attention to the location or control of these beings. Gringott's has at least one dragon in their vaults, working as a blind guardian. Hagrid also successfully purchases a dragon egg, which he later hatches inside Hogwarts. All things considered, wizards don't seem the brightest when it comes to population control.
The Need For A 'Care Of Magical Creatures' Class
From the beginning of the series, it's made clear that caring for magical creatures isn't something that's considered popular or even normal. Hagrid's fascination with the beings is seen as reckless, dangerous, and sometimes plain wrong. Similarly, the Fantastic Beasts films also treat Newt as, for lack of a better word, a weirdo.
Understandably, wizarding students would need to learn about creatures like dragons and boggarts, but that could be handled in a theoretical way. It's strange that an entire class is dedicated to the care of creatures that most wizards aren't even interested in, especially considering nearly all wizards prefer muggle animals like cats and owls.
The Boggart's True Nature
Speaking of the Prisoner of Azkaban and is described as a non-being. This means they're creatures who can't really be killed because they were never truly born. And while this is a very cool description and concept, it has more than a few inconsistencies.
If non-beings like the Boggart were never truly born, how did they come to be? Did they generate spontaneously along with the rest of the universe? Were they created by some sort of spell gone wrong? It's said that all non-beings are born out of human emotion, which means they are constantly appearing all around. But if that's so, then why aren't there more Boggarts at Hogwarts, or the Ministry, or even at a place like St. Mungo's?
The Kelpie Is A Horse?
The Kelpie is described as a shapeshifting water demon native to Britain and Ireland. They usually become a horse to lure unsuspecting victims. Then, they drag their victims to the depths and eat them.
This method sounds less than convenient. If the Kelpie is a water demon, why assume the shape of a horse? Out of all the possible animals to shapeshift into that could also attract the average muggle, why choose an animal that's distinctively not aquatic? Furthermore, a Kelpie can be calmed by having a bridle placed over its head, yet another reason why a horse isn't an ideal form for it to take.
The Occamy Inconsistency
In the first Fantastic Beasts movie, the Occamy is introduced as a serpentine-bodied, winged creature from the far East and India. It is a known choranaptyxic, which means it grows or shrinks to fit the available space. In the movie, Newt tricks it into fitting inside a teapot, after it grows to the size of an entire room.
However, once Newt returns it into the suitcase, the Occamy refuses to do the very thing it was said to be its trademark characteristic. Instead, it simply stays in its nest, rather than growing to the size of Newt's suitcase. This might be due to the apparent magic that allows the suitcase to exist, but it's still a rather lazy explanation.
The Domestic Elf In The Room
Unlike other fantasy series, the elves in the Wizarding World aren't the wisest or fairest of all creatures. Instead, they're tiny, battered beings, perpetually subjected to a life of servitude at the hands of wizards and witches. They are mistreated, tortured, and portrayed as accepting their terrible lives without so much as a complaint.
There are more than a few problems in the Harry Potter world, but perhaps none is more troubling than the wizarding community's acceptance of, and justification for, slavery. House-elves are seen as lesser creatures who don't deserve respect or love. Even Harry, who suffered similar mistreatment at the hands of the Dursleys, is willing to go along with the wizard's way of dealing with the elves. Hermione, a muggle-born who understands just how terrible the situation is, gets ridiculed for her efforts to give more freedom to the elves, further confirming that wizards treat House-elves abhorrently.
The Habitat In Newt's Suitcase
During the first Fantastic Beasts film, there's a brief shot of a Nundu. Considered by some to be the most dangerous creature alive, it's a giant mammal, similar to a leopard, endemic to East Africa. It can wipe out entire villages thanks to its highly toxic and disease-filled breath. It is said that a Nandu has never been defeated by less than one hundred wizards working together.
So how does Newt have one roaming in his suitcase? How did he capture it? How does he control its breath? And why does he allow it to live so freely in his protected environment? Isn't he afraid that the Nundu will eat the other specimens? There's a lot of things that don't make sense about the magical suitcase, mainly how all these wild beasts can stay off each other's backs. The Nundu would surely eat the Nifflers, and kill everyone else with its deathly breath. Either that or Newt is the most powerful wizard in the world.
