- "Dragon Blood can be used as an ingredient in potion brewing."
- — Description[src]
Dragon blood is the blood of any of the many species of dragon.
Description
It has a number of magical properties and is fairly expensive to buy bottled. It has twelve uses, the discoveries of which are typically all credited to the famous Hogwarts headmaster, Albus Dumbledore,[5] although Ivor Dillonsby claimed that he had already discovered eight of them and that Dumbledore "borrowed" his notes.[6]
Three of the listed uses are as an oven cleaner,[2] spot remover[3] and a cure for verruca.[4]
Dragon blood seems to have a notable taste, as Dumbledore was able to distinguish it from human blood by placing a small amount in his mouth in 1996. He was, however, the foremost expert on the substance, and the distinction may have been too subtle for anybody else.[7]
History of use
In 1995, Rubeus Hagrid used a bloody dragon steak to help with his injuries after being attacked by Giants during his ill-fated Mission to the Giant colony.[8]
The very next year, Horace Slughorn used dragon blood to try to fool Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, pretending to have been attacked by Death Eaters in the Muggle house where he stayed.[7]
Behind the scenes
- In the Order of the Phoenix book and film, dragon blood appears to be green, but then in the Half-Blood Prince book and film, as well as Pottermore, dragon blood appears to be scarlet. However this could simply be explained by the blood having come from different breeds of dragon.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pottermore
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Quote from J.K. Rowling interview with the San Francisco Chronicle
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Interview with Steve Kloves
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.videobash.com/video_show/creating-the-world-of-harry-potter-part-30-the-story-1325902 Around 11:15
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 (The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 2 (In Memoriam)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 20 (Hagrid's Tale)