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- "Well, I've bin doin' some readin'. Got this outta the library — Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit — it's a bit outta date, o' course, but it's all in here. Keep the egg in the fire, 'cause their mothers breathe on em, see, an' when it hatches, feed it on a bucket o' brandy mixed with chicken blood every half hour."
- — Rubeus Hagrid to Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger[src]
Brandy is a spirit produced by distilling wine, the wine having first been produced by fermenting grapes.[1] Brandy was enjoyed in both the Muggle and the wizarding world.
History[]
Vernon Dursley used to drink a large brandy to calm himself down,[2] Marjorie Dursley seemed to quite enjoy having brandy after dinner.[3] Cornelius Fudge was offered a brandy at The Leaky Cauldron (though he chose a pot of tea instead).[4] Albus Dumbledore once asked Rubeus Hagrid for a "cup of tea. Or a large brandy".[5] Rubeus Hagrid asked Molly Weasley for a bottle of brandy "fer medicinal purposes" after the Battle of the Seven Potters.[6]
Brandy was a variety of alcohol. It was also a staple for anyone caring for a young dragon. Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit instructed readers to feed newly hatched dragons a bucket of brandy mixed with chicken blood every thirty minutes. Hagrid packed some brandy for Norberta when before Charlie and his friends took him/her off to Romania.[7]
Behind the scenes[]
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Marge lets Ripper taste some brandy Vernon poured for her. In real life, this is bad since alcohol is poisonous to dogs.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in History of Magic classes)
Notes and references[]
- ↑
Brandy on Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 2 (Aunt Marge's Big Mistake)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 3 (The Knight Bus)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 21 (Hermione's Secret)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 5 (Fallen Warrior)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 14 (Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback)