- Dragons. Not known for their vegetarianism.
- Ogres and Giants. See Point 1.
- Witches. Some are partial to shoving kids in an oven. Others will just curse you. Unless you are lucky enough to come across a good witch, this group probably is best avoided. The problem is you will not know who is a good witch until you do meet them and it could be too late for you to change your mind and hot tail it out of there when you do. These ladies are fast with their spells!
- Wizards. Will either be treacherous (aka murderous, best avoided), cowardly (see The Wizard of Oz for more on this) or heroic (see The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit for more on this aspect though bear in mind they are likely to want companions for an epic, dangerous quest. Would you be better off taking a nice day trip somewhere? Almost certainly I would have thought).
- Fairy Godmothers. Some are stroppy so you don't want to cross them (see Eileen for this). Others will be busy coming to the aid of an ill-treated step-daughter. Either way these ladies are usually on a mission and will not want tourists getting in the way.
Much as I love fairytales and fantasy, I'm glad visiting the magical world is confined to the pages of a magazine, a book (in print or electronic) or to the big screen. Why would you want to go to any world where you are likely to be confronted by:-
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