Here is how I answered my challenge. It's the epigram to the story.
Excerpt from Professor D.K. Luderm's groundbreaking study, Fantastic Beasts and Muggle Myths: A Story of Synergy:
"Perhaps the most fascinating of the Fantastic Beasts is the creature known to Wizarding kind as the reticula. Recognizable by their silvery-gray skin, protruding black on black eyes, thin limbs and disproportionately large head, the reticula travel in small, non-familial packs and require the presence of a non-magic human to mate and breed.
Sadly, much of the knowledge potentially available through Muggle accounts of these encounters is useless as most Muggles lucky enough to witness such an event are likely to attribute their memories to abduction by extra-terrestrial entities.
Though the presence of magic inhibits the reproductive drive of the reticula, it seems to have a comforting effect on the recently hatched squalls. Unfortunately, the tendency of the adult reticula to devour any magical creature in its vicinity requires a speedy and complete relocation of the nest..."
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Here is how I answered my challenge. It's the epigram to the story.
Excerpt from Professor D.K. Luderm's groundbreaking study, Fantastic Beasts and Muggle Myths: A Story of Synergy:
"Perhaps the most fascinating of the Fantastic Beasts is the creature known to Wizarding kind as the reticula. Recognizable by their silvery-gray skin, protruding black on black eyes, thin limbs and disproportionately large head, the reticula travel in small, non-familial packs and require the presence of a non-magic human to mate and breed.
Sadly, much of the knowledge potentially available through Muggle accounts of these encounters is useless as most Muggles lucky enough to witness such an event are likely to attribute their memories to abduction by extra-terrestrial entities.
Though the presence of magic inhibits the reproductive drive of the reticula, it seems to have a comforting effect on the recently hatched squalls. Unfortunately, the tendency of the adult reticula to devour any magical creature in its vicinity requires a speedy and complete relocation of the nest..."
I like this. It's a good way around the ridiculousness of your challenge.