Unicorn

Unicorn

A white (when fully mature) horse-like creature with a single horn on its head. Fourth years study unicorns in Care of Magical Creatures class. They prefer a woman's touch but the young are more trusting and don't mind men so much. Various parts of the unicorn - the horn and tail hair in particular - are used in potions and for the cores of magic wands. They inhabit the forests of Europe

Unicorn foals are pure gold. They turn silver when they're about two years old. They grow horns at around four. At about seven years old, they're fully grown and turn pure white. So brightly white it makes snow look gray Their hooves are golden and blood is silver-blue in color and shines under moonlight

"It is a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn. Only one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain, would commit such a crime. The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price. You have slain something pure and defenseless to save yourself, and you will have but a half-life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips." Firenze the Centaur