Top 5… magical creatures
Good morning bookworms!
Today’s Top 5 Tuesday is ‘magical creatures’. Top 5 Tuesday is hosted by the super lovely Shanah over at the Bionic Bookworm. You can visit her here, and join in for Top 5 Tuesday by checking out all the amazing topics that are coming up!
Magical creatures is basically a winning category for me. I love fantasy (despite what my Goodreads has been saying recently) and I would have about 16 magical creatures as pets if I could!!
Let’s start with dragons. I don’t really care what you name them (dragons, wyverns, firedrakes, scaldrons) I would have one. To keep it in the house, I’d probably get a mini one – firedrake or scaldron size – but whichever it was I’d definitely want a want a warm, scaly, fire-breather nearby. Especially if they act like Toothless.
Leaning a little towards the HP spectrum of animals, I’d definitely like a niffler. Nifflers, to me, basically look like a cross between two Aussie marsupials, a platypus and an echidna. They both lay eggs and I dunno, I feel like a Niffler might as well. I know that Newt seems to get into a lot of trouble with his one, but he’s such a rascally cute creature that I don’t think I could stay mad at him for long. Also I would absolutely encourage him now to break into banks and steal all the money. ?
Keeping with my HP theme for another minute, the thestrals always fascinated me. I know they’re supposed to be scary looking, but I always found kelpies and capaill uisce far more terrifying than thestrals. Besides being totally practical (you can fly them, ride them, and they can take you places without directions) they may not freak your friends and family out because it’s entirely possible they won’t even know they are there. Also handy if you’re renting and the real estate won’t let you have pets.
Another of my fave magical creatures are will-o’-the-wisps. Depending on the mythology you look into, they could also be faeries, hinkypunks, púca or pixies. While, predominantly they are said to lead you into marshes and off the paths to your peril, they can also be signs of hope (admittedly more false hope than actual hope). But these creatures themselves aren’t meant to cause harm… just lead you into the way of others that might.
I don’t know if I would want a mermaid as a pet, but I’d definitely like to be one myself. Again, depending on which mythology you subscribe to, sirens and mermaids are kind of fierce, and may not be as pretty as Disney makes them out to be. But nevertheless, I’d like to try it… for about a week… or until I saw a shark!
Until next time, happy reading ??
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Sofii @ A Book. A Thought.
OMG, Dragons are so amazing. I want 6 ???
Kay Wisteria | Hammock of Books
I’d love to be a mermaid ❤️ (even if I’m a horrible swimmer)
Meeghan reads
I feel like swimming would become the new sitting, so you’d be fine!!
evelynreads1
DRAGONS! I love them! I would also like to have a niffler <3
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Meaghan @ Words Gremlin
Mermaids and dragons are peak magical creatures, and Toothless is definitely THE BEST dragon out there. What a good boy.
Shanah - Bionic Book Worm
Amazing list! I never thought about Thestrals. For some reason I’ve always loved those creepy things! I wish they were highlighted a little more because I want to know more about them!
Meeghan reads
Same!! When I saw your list I wish I had picked specific characters though. I could do a top 5 list of fictional cats that aren’t quite cats!!! Mister Kindly would be first ?
Shanah - Bionic Book Worm
Cats that aren’t quite cats?? Colour me interested!!! I can only think of Mr Kindly….. I don’t think I’ve read of any other cats!
Meeghan reads
Oooh, there’s also Mogget from Garth Nix’s Old Kingdom series, and Emerald/Emmy from The Redemption of Althalus, and Church from Shadowhunters (there’s no way Church is a normal cat), and Maruman from Obernewtyn. They’re all super sassy as well. ?
Shanah - Bionic Book Worm
Omg I totally forgot about Church! Agreed. Not a normal cat! Lol
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Beware Of The Reader
I so LOVE that gif with the dragon (because I adored that cute movie LOL). As far as mermaids are concerned Ariel is OK but not the more frightening ones that we recently got in the literature!
Meeghan reads
True, but I couldn’t find a gif of the more bloodthirsty ones!! ?
stephpaigesofbooks
Mermaids yes! I love the Wisp as well! https://paigesofbook.blogspot.com/2019/05/top-five-tuesday-magical-creatures.html
Meeghan reads
The wisp is possibly my fave on the list!!
J.W. Martin
NIFFLER! Anything connected to Newt and I’m IN. I think he might be my very fav HPU character!
Meeghan reads
Yes, he’s fast becoming mine as well. I finally watched the second FB movie and Newt is just amazing.