Swedish Short-Snout

Swedish Short-Snout
Species information
Skin colour	Silvery blue
Related to	Dragon
Native to	Sweden
Length of average adult	22ft
Mortality	Mortal
Distinction	Breathed blue flame
Affiliation	Romanian Dragon Sanctuary
Ministry of Magic Classification	Beast XXXXX
Status	Extant

"The Swedish Short-Snout is an attractive silvery-blue dragon whose skin is sought after for the manufacture of protective gloves and shields. The flame that issues from its nostrils is a brilliant blue and can reduce timber and bone to ash in a matter of seconds. The Short-Snout has fewer human killings to its name than most dragons, though as it prefers to live in wild and uninhabited mountainous areas, this is not much to its credit."

— Newt Scamander, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

The Swedish Short-Snout (Swedish: Svensk Kortnosing) was a species of dragon native to the uninhabited mountains of Sweden. It was a silvery blue dragon that breathed a brilliant blue flame.

Description and traits

The egg of the Swedish Short-Snout

The scales of the Swedish Short-Snout were silvery blue, and its powerful flame was also a brilliant blue colour, hot enough to reduce timber and bone to ashes in seconds. Its attractive skin was much sought after for the making of gloves and shields.

It preferred to live in wild, uninhabited areas. Since it rarely came into contact with humans, the Short-Snout has less deaths to its name than most dragons. However, the Short-Snout was a dangerous species due to its agile flying and extremely hot fire. As it's name suggests, the Swedish Short-Snout is bracycephaic, meaning it has a short muzzle.

History

The trophy awarded to the winner of the annual broom race between Kopparberg and Arjeplog is modelled after the Swedish Short-Snout; a reference to the race's route through a Swedish dragon reservation where such dragons are presumably kept.

In the 1994 Triwizard Tournament, Cedric Diggory, of Hogwarts, had to face a Short-Snout in the First Task. He Transfigured a rock into a dog to distract the dragon and allow him to retrieve the golden egg that it was guarding. Unfortunately the dragon changed its mind partway through Diggory's attempt and attacked. He escaped with the egg but was burned by dragon fire and needed to be healed by Madam Pomfrey in the Hospital Wing.

Behind the scenes

• In the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, the Swedish Short-Snout is seen as one of the dragons caged by Rubeus Hagrid. It will either attempt to incinerate the player by blasting its blue flames through holes in the walls, or furiously shoot fireballs at a small purple ring which must be levitated around the room in order to have the dragon sever the chains supporting a bridge.
• You can buy a plush of the dragon at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
• In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the Swedish Short-Snout is shown to be yellow, unlike in the novel where it is said to be silvery blue.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
• Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in History of Magic classes)