Care of Magical Creatures Class

Care of Magical Creatures was instituted as a class at Hogwarts in order to teach students how to care for magical creatures, as well as to alert them to the dangers of certain beasts and how to handle them safely.

Students participating in this class must be at least fifth years, a requirement recently placed on the restrictions of the class.

This could be because the Ministry has recently inducted Werewolves into the list of Magical Creatures. Though many werewolves have objected to the humiliation of the Ministry's claim that they are "more animal than man," each year a werewolf is selected and approved by the Ministry to visit the class. The professor is then required to tell the students the history of the Werewolf, what triggers their transformation, what keeps it at bay, and, even, how to kill a Werewolf--a feat that they are warned is near impossible to accomplish without getting mauled.

When Werewolves were first added to the list of creatures for the class, the professor, a woman by the name of Lily Tigsby, was quoted objecting to the decision as, "More of a reason for people to fear and mistrust and mistreat that half of the magical community! Completely ridiculous and degrading!" Mrs. Tigsby was relieved of her position as Care of Magical Creatures professor.

The Ministry assures the public that the more dangerous creatures displayed and taught in this class are only to educate the youth on how to better prepare themselves to deal with the magical animals in dire situations.