Originally Posted by Mordred

The perks of having a cousin who loves Magical Creatures? One gets the chance to know more about the unusual beings discussed in class. Hand up.

"The Griffin's got a leonine body, professor." Ethan wondered though if the two are cousins. This thought made him think about himself...and Cutty.

Heh.

Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

It was time for the next question which involved the difference between a griffin and a hippogriff. Jasmine raised her hand to respond to the question. "A griffin has the front half of an eagle and the back half of a lion. A hippogriff has the head, font legs and wings of an eagle and the body tail and rear legs of a horse."

Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Adi's hand shot up in the air to answer the next question. ''Griffins have the body of a lion but Hippogriffs have the body a horse.'' A horse's and lion's body were pretty different, yes?

Originally Posted by PhoenixStar

Now for his question. "Isn't a griffin a cross of a lion and eagle? If so, then the eagle appearance will be a major indicator that it isn't a hippogriff." Also, if the griffin always had a mean mug on you could be sure that it was a hippogriff. Hippogriffs were much nicer looking.

Originally Posted by Felixir

Pssshhhh, this one was EASY. Toby raised his hand, grinning.

"Griffins have claws, and Hippogriffs have talons and hooves," he said matter-of-factly. Whether that was a semantics things was totally irrelevant. To Toby, anyway. "I know that 'cause the core of my wand is a Griffin claw, and a Hippogriff's front legs a like bird legs, and they have talons instead of claws."

It was an important distinction, obviously. And one of the few Toby could think of from the top of his head, seeing as facts from the textbook wouldn't stay in his head for very long.

Originally Posted by 2111jen

Jonas was a quiet person, so he was uncomfortable answering all these questions. But he didn't complain and answered it.
"Griffins are lion like as Hippogriffs are eagle like?"
Really now? How can a person confuse a hippogriff and a griffen? But Jonas didn't ask that.

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Well, just about everything Sophie could think of had already been said by somebody else. She frowned. She had to be a lot quicker with her answers, so she could beat the others to the punch. She tried to come up with something new to say. Oh, yeah--she had something to say!

"They eat different things," she said, raising her hands. "Griffins eat mainly raw meat, while Hippogriffs eat insects, birds, and small creatures." It was a lame addition to the lesson, but since everybody else had already said all the good stuff, that was all there was left to say.

Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Originally Posted by Cassirin

Why were they still TALKING about creatures instead of getting to interact with them? Mo crossed his arms to keep himself still, and he gave the hippogriff looooong, measured looks. They were gonna be best friends, really. It was obvious.

"The griffin is more dangerous than the hippogriff, at least according to the MoM classification system. The griffin is a XXXX, and the hippogriff is XXX."

Originally Posted by hermionesclone

Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

"Aren't Griffins used for guarding treasures in much the same way as sphinxes? You know, on account of how vicious they can get? I don't think Hippogriffs guard. Reckon they'd let anyway by if they were respectful enough."

Or could they sense intentions as well? That'd be rather problematic for the crook if you thought about it.

Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin

Ah so they were learning about the differences about Griffins and Hippogriffs. What did he know about them? He looked a little bit in his book and saw something. He raised his hand and said, "Professor I know the Griffin has been used my their owners for treasure guarding. I know for Hippogriffs you need to treat them with respect." That is the gist he got from it. He knew not to disrespect Hippogriffs.

Originally Posted by Meizzner

"Owning a invisible hippogriff or something like that." Because that would be a real challenge. But it seemed like they were moving onto more interesting creatures.

Interesting = Dangerous to Nigel.

The Prefect would pay money to witness that scenario of one mistaking a Hippogriff for a Griffin in your own backyard. Could be a horror show or awesome. Depends on how you view things.

"Griffins can be used as Guards"

Though Nigel guessed if you train the Hippogriff. It technically could do that. But he wont say that thought out loud.

Originally Posted by Chiara

Lucy thought a lot and she said:" The Griffins are more dangerous than the Hippogrifs..I heart that the Griffins can be used as guard creatures..."

Originally Posted by the fastest seeker

As for the question, Cassia paused only for a little bit before raising her hand and speaking. She was going to mention the physical differneces but that had already been mentioned so she went for another thing, "It is believed that Hippogriffs are found friendlier and easier to deal with than Griffins" She probably could think of more but that was good for now she supposed.

Originally Posted by Team ronmione

"Well, with hippogriffs if you want to take a ride or fly with one you have to bow your head towards it. If the hippogriff bows its head towards you, it thinks you're a friendly human and then you can take flight with it. I don't know as much about Griffins but I think you can't fly on them. Maybe. But I don't know that." An there was Tag's answer. Hopefully Thompson found it interesting or intriguing enough. So, obviously, there would be no need to bow towards the Griffin. It probably didn't care as much as the Hippogriff anyway.

Also, what were they going to do in class today? They didn't have much room to do an activity? Or did they? Tag would just wait on Thompson's word.

Originally Posted by Squishy

Originally Posted by Harry174

Angel looked at the Professor and smiled, she then raised her hand. "Professor aren't Griffins more dangerous than a hippogriff, so that means that a hippogriff will let you ride it but I doubt a Griffin would let you." Angel hadn't tried to ride either but she doubted a Griffin would let her ride it.

Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Originally Posted by littledhampir

The difference between a Hippogriff and a Griffin? There were several that Hayden knew of. Appearance, for one. Also in their demeanor. Most of the things she could think of had already been said by other students, but she wanted to contribute anyway. So Hayden raised her hand.

"It is more likely that someone would be able to befriend a Hippogriff. Griffin's aren't as likely to be friendly." Would it be possible to catalogue how many people had befriended a Hippogriff and how many had befriended a Griffin? Probably not, but if it were somehow possible it would be cool. She could make a chart.

Originally Posted by Deezerz

ZAP! That's what would happen if her dad mistook a Hippogriff for a Griffin. It'd be terrible and Beverly would be devastated. SO devastated the only way he'd be able to make it up to her is by giving her her own dragon.

Luckily, he knew his creatures. How could he not when they've read all creature books in their library.

Distinguishing features between Griffins and Hippogriffs. The Bevster knew some!

Hand zooming into the air, she said, "I agree that Hippogriffs are easier to befriend as long as you follow proper etiquette, but Griffins are also possible to befriend. Probably not as soon as a Hippogriff, but it's doable. Just as long as it's a competent wizard or witch. One that won't mistake a Griffin for a Hippogriff." Or we feel sorry for you, bud.

Originally Posted by nanyjj

Next question! Difference between a griffin and hippogriff? They sounded pretty alike. It was time for the next question which involved the difference between a griffin and a hippogriff. Leah raised her hand and said, "I don't know about Griffins, but Hippogriffs can be really loyal." Hufflepuff-y.