A gold Galleon
- "Gold, filthy gold! We cannot live without it, yet I confess I deplore the necessity of consorting with our long-fingered friends."
- —Travers's views on gold[src]
Gold (chemical symbol: Au) is a dense, soft shiny yellow metal with a high value as money and is used in jewelery.
The most common use for gold in the wizarding world is in the Galleon coin. The Charlatan in Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump was given a sack of gold for his services.[1] The Philosopher's Stone is used for making metals into gold, implying that gold cannot be produced by standard means of transfiguration, hence its value as currency.
Behind the scenes
Unlike copper, silver, or iron, gold does not oxidise and tarnish, hence its long reputation as a supposedly "perfect" substance.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play) (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (companion book)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
Notes and references
- ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard - "Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump"
