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"...a red one with an odd fringe of fine gold spikes around its face, which was shooting mushroom-shaped fire clouds into the air..."

— Description of a Chinese Fireball^[src]

The Chinese Fireball, also known as the Liondragon, was a dragon native to China. It was a brilliant red and gold dragon, named for the rounded balls of flame that shot from its nostrils.

History

A Chinese Fireball was used as one of the obstacles in the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament in 1994, brought to Hogwarts by Charles Weasley. Viktor Krum faced the dragon in an attempt to retrieve a Golden egg it was guarding, and used a Conjunctivitis Curse to temporarily blind the dragon and snatch the golden egg, but it crushed its own eggs and because of that, points were taken off.^[1]

Description

Physical appearance

The Fireball is scarlet and smooth scaled with a fringe of golden spikes around its snub-snouted face and extremely protuberant eyes. They weigh between two and four tons.

Traits

Its name is derived from the mushroom-shaped flame that comes from its nostrils when angered, along with the large mushroom-shaped flame it shoots from its mouth.

The Fireball is aggressive but, unlike other dragons, it is more tolerant of its own kind, and will sometimes consent to share its territory with up to two other dragons.^[2]

They are also mentioned to be very fast and clever, at least for a dragon.

Reproduction

The Chinese Fireball breed of dragons generally yield females that are larger than males. The eggs of the Fireball are vivid crimson speckled with gold, and the shells are prized for use in Chinese wizardry.

Powdered Chinese Fireball eggs have uses that were discovered by Quong Po in the 15th or 16th century.

Diet

Its diet consists of most mammals, usually preferring pigs and humans.

Behind the scenes

According to Chinese mythology, dragons do not commonly breathe fire. The only dragons in Chinese myth to breathe fire are ones sent from Heaven as punishment and divine retribution. Almost all notable Chinese dragons are benevolent, sending rain in times of need.
In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, the Chinese Fireball is the first dragon to be seen. It will block the player's progress with a steady stream of flame, and its egg must be hatched so that it will become distracted with the hatchling.

Appearances

L DRAGON Toys Plush HarryPotter Toys ChineseFireballDragonPlush 1231878 — The Chinese Fireball plush at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 20 (The First Task)
↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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[1] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 20 (The First Task)

[2] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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+{{HogwartsMysterySpoiler}}
 {{Creature infobox
-|image=[[File:HP_ChineseFireball.jpg|250px]]
 |name=Chinese Fireball
+|image=[[File:Chinese Fireball.gif|250px]]
 |skin=Scarlet
-|eye=Yellow
+|eyes=Yellow
 |related=[[Dragon]]
+|native=[[China]]
-|family=[[Chinese Fireball's child|Child]]
-|native=China
 |alias=Liondragon
-|length=25 feet
+|length=25ft
-|class=XXXXX
+|class=[[Beast]] <br/> [[XXXXX]]
+|status=Extant
-}}
+|sentience = Sentient|mortality = Mortal|affiliation = [[Romanian Dragon Sanctuary]]}}
-{{quote|The Chinese Fireball... Oooh!|[[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]] to [[Viktor Krum]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}
+{{quote|...a red one with an odd fringe of fine gold spikes around its face, which was shooting mushroom-shaped fire clouds into the air...|Description of a Chinese Fireball|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
-The '''Chinese Fireball''', also known as the '''Liondragon''', is a [[dragon]] native to [[China]].
+The '''Chinese Fireball''', also known as the '''Liondragon''', was a [[dragon]] native to [[China]]. It was a brilliant red and gold dragon, named for the rounded balls of flame that shot from its nostrils.
+==History==
+A Chinese Fireball was used as one of the obstacles in the [[Triwizard Tournament|First Task]] of the [[Triwizard Tournament]] in [[1994]], brought to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] by [[Charles Weasley]]. [[Viktor Krum]] faced the dragon in an attempt to retrieve a [[Golden egg]] it was guarding, and used a [[Conjunctivitis Curse]] to temporarily blind the dragon and snatch the golden egg, but it crushed its own eggs and because of that, points were taken off.<ref>{{GOF|B|20}}</ref>
 ==Description==
-The Fireball is scarlet and smooth scaled with a fringe of golden spikes around its face. The Fireball's snout is slightly short ending. Its name is derived from the mushroom-shaped [[Fire|flame]] that is emitted through its nostrils when angered, along with the large mushroom shaped flame it shoots from its mouth.
+===Physical appearance===
-==Reproduction==
+The Fireball is scarlet and smooth scaled with a fringe of golden spikes around its snub-snouted face and extremely protuberant eyes. They weigh between two and four tons.
-The Chinese Fireball breed of dragons generally yield females that are larger than males. Chinese Fireballs are also mentioned to be very fast and clever, at least for a dragon. The eggs of the Chinese Fireball are crimson, speckled with gold, and are prized for use in Chinese Wizardry.
-==Diet==
+===Traits===
+[[File:Chinese Fireball.png|216x216px|left]]
-It's diet consists of most mammals, usually prefering pigs and humans.
+Its name is derived from the mushroom-shaped [[Fire|flame]] that comes from its nostrils when angered, along with the large mushroom-shaped flame it shoots from its mouth.
+The Fireball is aggressive but, unlike other dragons, it is more tolerant of its own kind, and will sometimes consent to share its territory with up to two other dragons.<ref>{{FB|R}}</ref>
-==Behaviour==
-Unlike other dragons, the Fireball is more tolerant of its own kind, and will sometimes consent to sharing its territory with two other dragons.
+They are also mentioned to be very fast and clever, at least for a dragon.
-==History==
-A Chinese Fireball was used as one of the obstacles in the [[Triwizard Tournament|First Task]] of the [[Triwizard Tournament]] in [[1994]]. [[Viktor Krum]] faced the dragon in an attempt to retrieve a [[Golden egg]] it was guarding, and used a [[Conjunctivitis Curse]] to temporarily blind the dragon, but it crushed its own eggs and because of that points were taken off.
+===Reproduction===
+The Chinese Fireball breed of dragons generally yield females that are larger than males. The eggs of the Fireball are vivid crimson speckled with gold, and the shells are prized for use in Chinese wizardry.
+Powdered Chinese Fireball eggs have uses that were discovered by [[Quong Po]] in the [[15th century|15th]] or [[16th century]].
+===Diet===
+Its diet consists of most mammals, usually preferring pigs and humans.
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*According to Chinese mythology, dragons do not commonly breathe fire, the only dragons in Chinese myth to breathe fire are ones sent from Heaven as punishment and divine retribution. Almost all notable Chinese dragons are benevolent, sending rain in times of need.
+*According to Chinese mythology, dragons do not commonly breathe fire. The only dragons in Chinese myth to breathe fire are ones sent from Heaven as punishment and divine retribution. Almost all notable Chinese dragons are benevolent, sending rain in times of need.
-*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', the Chinese Fireball is the first dragon to be seen. It will block the player's progress with a steady stream of flame, and its egg must be hatched so that it will become distracted with the hatchling.
+*In {{LEGO|Y1}}, the Chinese Fireball is the first dragon to be seen. It will block the player's progress with a steady stream of flame, and its egg must be hatched so that it will become distracted with the hatchling.
 ==Appearances==
+[[File:L_DRAGON_Toys_Plush_HarryPotter_Toys_ChineseFireballDragonPlush_1231878.jpg|thumb|The Chinese Fireball plush at {{WWHP}}]]
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
+*{{GOF}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
+*{{GOF|F}}
-*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''[[File:L_DRAGON_Toys_Plush_HarryPotter_Toys_ChineseFireballDragonPlush_1231878.jpg|thumb|The Chinese Fireball plush at [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]]]
+*{{FB|R}}
-*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+*{{LEGO|Y1}}
-*''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]''
+*{{WWHP}}
+*[[Pottermore|''Pottermore'']]
+*{{HPV|CR}}
+*{{HM}} {{Mention}}
+*[[Harry Potter: Wizards Unite|''Harry Potter: Wizards Unite'']]
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
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