Well, auguarys are certainly fascinating but now there's a new question at hand that's quite interesting. Oichi raised her hand and responded, "Hippogriffs have three Xs because they are a bit dangerous to those who don't respect them. Hippogriffs are very proud creatures who expect you to bow to them when you approach them. If you don't you may be malled by them and thus a triple X is the rating for a hippogriff.