What are the conditions for certain animals/beasts/creatures being included in Care of Magical Creatures classes? We see most of the animals in C.o.M.C seem docile and unlikely to attack humans or other animals, but why do Hinkypunks and Kappas fall under Defence rather than C.o.M.C? if Professor Kettleburn was severely injured from some creatures, why would they not be part of Defence?
Answer
This depends on CoMC teacher, entirely.
Hargid in his natural condition chooses more dangerous ones.
Hagrid when afraid chose the most safe ones (flubberworms?)
Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank had reasonably safe ones. But she was very explicitly NOT inclined to criticize Hagrid.
Silvanus Kettleburn was more in Hagrid mold, but not quite as recless. At least his animals didn't seem to be illegal.
As far as "Hinkypunks and Kappas", they don't seem to be needed to be cared for as they don't appear to possess any useful qualities, even from Hagrid's point of view; the fact that DaDA includes them has nothing to do with CoMC class inclusion or exclusion.
Also, we aren't really treated to post-OWL level CoMC details, so we don't know what creatures are taught there.
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