card Hippogriff from Harry Potter and the Prisonerof Azkaban. Eagle-like head and wings,horse-like body, powerful talons. Embodimentof respect, dignity, and trust: one must bowfirst to earn Buckbeak's bow in return. Aboundary-crossing being (air and land),echoing liminality and ritual thresholds.Saved Harry's life, bonded to Hagrid, laterrenamed Witherwings under Sirius Black'sprotection.