Obscure Magical Creatures: Identify by Description: Multiple Choice

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01A freshwater, slimy humanoid with long fingers that uses suction to drag victims under the water; found in British lakes and ponds and featured in encounters with students.
02A burrowing, pink, harmless creature that feeds on soil and is used in Herbology; Hagrid called them harmless and they appear in a classroom context.
03A round-bodied, ferret-like animal fiercely loyal to its owner; it resembles a dog with a forked tail and is illegal in Britain due to attacks on Muggles.
04A mammalian scavenger that looks like a pig with short legs; domestic varieties are kept in gardens to root up pests, though they can be messy.
05A sluggish, toothless subterranean creature commonly used in Hogwarts Care of Magical Creatures for feeding lessons; it excretes thick mucus and is mostly inert.
06This small, insect-eating creature looks like a star-shaped, twiggy insect and can be found living in trees; Newt Scamander famously kept one named Pickett.
07A nocturnal, fire-associated, thin, pale serpentine creature hatched from the embers of magical fires; it can become dangerously thin and corrosive.
08A small, furry creature with a fox-like face and a penchant for sitting on laps; it can detect suspicious behavior and will knead its claws into a person's clothing when displeased.
09A mole-like, shy creature whose dances when frightened can create odd dew patterns on grass; they are timid and leave symmetrical prints.
10A small, causal nocturnal bird-like creature that can vanish when startled and is sometimes said to carry small fortunes if caught; it resembles a dodo and was mentioned as once thought extinct.
11A large, blotchy, venomous swamp creature covered in warty skin and many tentacles, encountered in the marshes and sometimes used as an obstacle in magical trials.
12A silver, snake-like lizard that can shrink or expand its size by polishing itself on metal; sometimes used to guard treasure or for ornamentation.