"I don't think I'd be brave enough to try either," Jack admitted. He'd seen the damage both could do up close, it wasn't pretty and it could be lethal. Jack didn't really believe in using animals like that for sport either. Sure horses and other domesticated animals where helpful for commuting farm work, but Jack had a hard time in thinking most wild creatures, either magical or muggle, should be used for entertainment purposes. Of course it hadn't stopped him from attending today and he wasn't going to go protesting anything, but those were his thoughts on the matter.

"It's been a while since I interacted with a hippogriff," Jack said, trying to artfully dodge the dragons question. "They can be quite majestic, especially up close." He would much rather interact with a hippogriff than a dragon. "If you choose to take Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts, you will get to see them."