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DH Vixen 
"I really wouldn't say it's completely related to death. I'm sure the skulls on it don't help either, but by no means is it a bad or dark book."
"Very right. Cass, it is a wizard's story book. I'm sure many of your classmates are familiar with it."
"Yes, misfortune can be found in this book as well. But don't let that deter you from what you might learn from inside it."
Glancing at the cover briefly, she nodded. "Looks can be rather deceiving though. One shouldn't always judge a book by it's cover or a person by what they look like."
"Old, yes. But I don't think it so creepy."
"Two points to all of you. Yes, it is The Tales of Beedle the Bard. An old rare version, but not an original version I'm afraid."
To get her hands on an original would be amazing, but she would make due with the version she had. It wasn't something to sneeze at either.
"As a child, I used to hear a tale from this book almost every night and I'm sure most of you remember hearing tales from it as well. There are many versions that have been translated and different covers and what not, but what we find inside is the same. A few of you have mentioned a few of the tales inside. Can you name the others?"
Emmy put her hand up - although muggleborn, she had purchased a copy of that very book not long ago...
"There's The Warlock's Hairy Heart, and Babbity Rabbity and Her Cackling Stump, and... Oh! The Wizard and The Hopping Pot professor!" She finished happily - at least she'd got one right...