Creature ID - Niffler
Hello and welcome to the SECOND edition of Creature ID! Ahem...*clears throat* The times have changed, Hogwarts has evolved, and has decided to let in creatures too. After all, how different are they from us? Except, uh, we don't have that much fur or scales...

Aaaand we're going to be helping them! That's because Hogwarts is our home, sentimental things, blah, blah, we get 300 galleons per ID card, all that.

Let's start, then! We're going to be doing a sneaky animal today, that steals stuff from me a lot. Hogwarts specifically requested this to keep a count on the nifflers in the castle.
Job

Alright, let's see...

What about at Gringotts? Nifflers LOVE gold. Working at a place with that much gold would be their dream job. Buuuut, what if a niffler accompanies a goblin INTO the bank? (Hint, hint, disaster)

An investigator, perhaps? Most of these crimes are gold-related, so a niffler could sniff 'em out as easy as pie!

(That was a pun, by the way.)

Favorite Subject

Nifflers are animals (Well, duh!), so Care of Magical Creatures is always a possibility. But, honestly, nifflers are the mischievous and fun kind, just like charms!

Plus, a niffler with a wand in a hat would look totally adorable!

House

Now we come to the most important part - sorting. We're going to temporarily take over the job of the Sorting Hat, minus the song and stuff. (Unless you WANT me to! Shoo! Go to the comments and tell me what you think!)

First off, let's look at its most standing-out traits. Nifflers are really cute, have an eye for shiny things, and playful. They're also affectionate, but they CAN wreak havoc.

AND they can also sometimes take a bite out of people's legs, if you now what I'm talking about ;)

This sounds a bit like Hufflepuffs, doesn't it? Playful, fun, affectionate, but dangerous when they're provoked.

So, there it is, folks! *shouts* HUFFLEPUFF!

Zodiac Sign

This is a tough one. I'd say either Pisces or Sagittarius. Let's take a look at both of them.

Pisces are compassionate, artistic, deeply emotional, especially empathic, at least a little bit psychic, and often inclined to throw themselves into caring for others at all costs.

Sagittarians are optimistic, lovers of freedom, hilarious, fair-minded, honest and intellectual. They are spontaneous and fun, usually with a lot of friends, and are perhaps the best conversationalists in the zodiac.

Hmm...a niffler's personality seems to it better with Sagittarius, so Sagittarius it is!

Now let's combine all this. I've done the work for you to simplify things, and taken extra care not to make it shiny.



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That's all for today, keep reading, keep commenting and keep creature-id-ing! Till next bi-week! (Oh, and do tell me what you'd like to see next!)
Ingrid Potter
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