The scientific name of the Roasting Hedgehog
This subspecies of the hedgehog is known to live in bonfires and is perfectly capable of surviving the heat of a standard wood or coal fire unlike its more normal relatives, from whom they are almost indistinguishable, and specimens have been known to chase the regular hedgehogs out of the bonfire if they think the fire is about to be lit. They are one of the few species the predate true salamanders, apparently able to cope with the heat inside and out. Old Roasted Hedgehogs sometimes decide to forgo their fire immunity, and if you rake through the coals at the end of a bonfire you can sometimes find their remains, which look very similar to that of a baked potato.
It is currently believed that that the magic in this hedgehog derives from the time that the Hedgehog advised against the marriage of the sun and moon, and the sun, seeing the wisdom, gave the hedgehog a kiss as thanks, and some of her power transferred. This is the legend, but the records show that it is not far from the truth. It was the right advice from the hedgehog: the union it would have created a magical superpower in the Balkans area, and probably cause the dragons to reawaken.
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