Silver dagger

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A silver dagger is a short knife, made of silver.

History[]

On 24 June 1995, Peter Pettigrew used a silver dagger to cut off his hand and draw Harry Potter's blood to provide necessary materials for Voldemort's regeneration potion.^[4]

The Half-Blood Prince recommended using a silver dagger to crush Sopophorous beans, instead of cutting them, when making the Draught of Living Death potion.^[1]

On 30 May 1996, Albus Dumbledore used a short silver knife, like the dagger Harry used to chop potions ingedients, to draw his own blood to access The Cave when tracking down Horcruxes.^[3]

Bellatrix Lestrange killed the free House-elf Dobby by throwing a short silver knife as he Apparated from Malfoy Manor.^[2]

In the story The Warlock's Hairy Heart, the Warlock cuts out his own heart with a silver dagger.^[5]

Behind the scenes[]

Peter Pettigrew possesses one of these in a LEGO Harry Potter set.^{[citation needed]}

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince) - "Crush with flat side of silver dagger, releases juice better than cutting."
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor) - "She threw Greyback’s wand back to him, then took a short silver knife from under her robes."
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 26 (The Cave) - "“I rather think,” said Dumbledore, putting his uninjured hand inside his robes and drawing out a short silver knife of the kind Harry used to chop potion ingredients, “that we are required to make payment to pass.”"
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 32 (Flesh, Blood and Bone) - "And now Wormtail was whimpering. He pulled a long, thin, shining silver dagger from inside his cloak."
↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard, "The Warlock's Hairy Heart" - "Before the horror-struck eyes of his guests, the warlock cast aside his wand, and seized a silver dagger."

[HBP9-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince) - "Crush with flat side of silver dagger, releases juice better than cutting."

[DH23-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor) - "She threw Greyback’s wand back to him, then took a short silver knife from under her robes."

[HBP26-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 26 (The Cave) - "“I rather think,” said Dumbledore, putting his uninjured hand inside his robes and drawing out a short silver knife of the kind Harry used to chop potion ingredients, “that we are required to make payment to pass.”"

[GOF32-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 32 (Flesh, Blood and Bone) - "And now Wormtail was whimpering. He pulled a long, thin, shining silver dagger from inside his cloak."

[TBB-5] The Tales of Beedle the Bard, "The Warlock's Hairy Heart" - "Before the horror-struck eyes of his guests, the warlock cast aside his wand, and seized a silver dagger."

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