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I'd love to make more of these critters :) Probably won't unless this one sells though. http://justJB.etsy.com is where he can be found!
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One very clever wizard, who, like the rest of his ilk, was ever on the lookout for a new brand of docile servant to assist him willingly in usually-dangerous spellcasting, somehow tripped upon the brilliant idea of creating a creature that could not run away. Similar to most other wizards, he also decided that his servants had to be somewhat showy.
Enter the snapdragon.
The essence of dragon's blood was infused with different species of flora, creating an interesting creature that varied wildly depending on the base stock. Lacking rear legs and requiring soil for nutrients, the creatures generally would not travel far from their pots.
Rose snapdragons, while stunning to watch, did not fare well in cooler weather, and were also not easy to handle.
Ivy snapdragons clung to any task tenaciously, sometimes to the detriment of the wizard's health (see Wizarding Catastophes, chapter 73, article 18 - "The Smallclothes Scrubber That Would Not Cease Even When Said Smallclothes Were Being Worn").
The Venus flytrap snapdragon is best left unmentioned and was possibly created after a very long night of very intense drinking.
Some species, however, did turn out to be fairly well domesticated and are still cultivated today.
This is a very nice representation of the Holly snapdragon, or Draconis aquifolium. It is most widely sought-after near the holiday season as it tends to sing gentle melodies that, while mysterious, still induce a feeling of peace, even when surrounded by in-laws. It is thought that this species was employed by the wizards to gentle more argumentative creatures such as imps and djinn; it may also have been used to quiet the hearts of unhappy clients whose purchased spells did not work as hoped.
The Holly snapdragon is also very toxic, and, if eaten, can cause a host of unmentionable magical distresses up to and including the glittering squirts.
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The Holly snapdragon sits in a tiny clay pot, looking fairly mellow and somewhat hopeful. His body is decked out in various greens, with cute neck frills and glittering gold-green leaf wings. His three horns are pinkish gold, and his body has spots of whitish scales that resemble the berries of the holly plant. He sits in a bed of real moss, and he comes with a tiny removable plant tag that tells others what he is.
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One very clever wizard, who, like the rest of his ilk, was ever on the lookout for a new brand of docile servant to assist him willingly in usually-dangerous spellcasting, somehow tripped upon the brilliant idea of creating a creature that could not run away. Similar to most other wizards, he also decided that his servants had to be somewhat showy.
Enter the snapdragon.
The essence of dragon's blood was infused with different species of flora, creating an interesting creature that varied wildly depending on the base stock. Lacking rear legs and requiring soil for nutrients, the creatures generally would not travel far from their pots.
Rose snapdragons, while stunning to watch, did not fare well in cooler weather, and were also not easy to handle.
Ivy snapdragons clung to any task tenaciously, sometimes to the detriment of the wizard's health (see Wizarding Catastophes, chapter 73, article 18 - "The Smallclothes Scrubber That Would Not Cease Even When Said Smallclothes Were Being Worn").
The Venus flytrap snapdragon is best left unmentioned and was possibly created after a very long night of very intense drinking.
Some species, however, did turn out to be fairly well domesticated and are still cultivated today.
This is a very nice representation of the Holly snapdragon, or Draconis aquifolium. It is most widely sought-after near the holiday season as it tends to sing gentle melodies that, while mysterious, still induce a feeling of peace, even when surrounded by in-laws. It is thought that this species was employed by the wizards to gentle more argumentative creatures such as imps and djinn; it may also have been used to quiet the hearts of unhappy clients whose purchased spells did not work as hoped.
The Holly snapdragon is also very toxic, and, if eaten, can cause a host of unmentionable magical distresses up to and including the glittering squirts.
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The Holly snapdragon sits in a tiny clay pot, looking fairly mellow and somewhat hopeful. His body is decked out in various greens, with cute neck frills and glittering gold-green leaf wings. His three horns are pinkish gold, and his body has spots of whitish scales that resemble the berries of the holly plant. He sits in a bed of real moss, and he comes with a tiny removable plant tag that tells others what he is.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fantasy
Species Dragon (Other)
Size 1000 x 1230px
File Size 399.8 kB
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