Gifting a pet at Christmas might sound brilliant at first but, like most ideas, the more you unwrap them, the more impractical they become.
Let’s all start by remembering that having a non-sentient, unoccupied Christmas tree is much safer.
Because if you don’t, and a Bowtruckle has taken guardianship of that tree, congratulations! You now have one extra gift and one extra problem. A Bowtruckle will not hesitate to take you down before it lets you take its tree down after Christmas. Have you ever seen an angry, protective Bowtruckle? It is not festive.
Now, what animals and creatures shouldn’t be a gift under the tree, you ask?
All of them.
- An Acromantula will wrap you up for dinner before you can wrap it
- Jarveys will judge your gifts, and if they are cheap, they will definitely have something not nice to say about it
- A niffler will simply steal every shiny ornament you have ever owned
Let’s say you have thought this through and decided on something more manageable.
- A Kneazle kitten? You still need a licence
- A Cerberus puppy? With three heads, it is basically three puppies and terrifying
- Werewolves? Worse than a puppy, they are fully grown people
- A pig? It could turn out to be a Nogtail
- Chickens? Not if it is a fire breathing chicken that will roast you before you can roast it
Even a regular cat or dog might sound like a safe option, but it is never a good idea because they could be an animagus. I was once surprised by a person who then turned into a dog. It’s a long story, and it was definitely more terror than surprise.
The point is animals and creatures shouldn’t be gifts or under your Christmas tree, but if you do suspect one is, you should report it to your local DRCMC person(s) !
- Nox