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Blood is a liquified substance in some organisms, like humans, that carries oxygen throughout the body.

Blood-Flavoured Lolipop — Blood-flavoured lollipops

Blood in the Wizarding World

The blood of a unicorn will keep someone alive, even if they are "an inch from Death."
Re'em blood gives the drinkers immense strength.
Albus Dumbledore is known to have discovered the twelve uses of dragon blood.

Some creatures, like ghosts and Inferi, have no blood, because they're dead.
Some wizarding terms and nicknames use the word blood. They include:
- Half-blood
- Pure-blood
- Mudblood
- Half-Blood Prince
- Bloody Baron
- Blood Quill
- Blood traitor
- Blood status
- Blood brothers
- Bloody hell
Severus Snape was known as the Half-Blood Prince and invented the spell Sectumsempra, which causes a living being to shed blood. This spell has only been used by two known wizards, including:
- Harry Potter, in 1997, on Draco Malfoy, causing the latter to nearly bleed to death and the former later tried to use it on both the Inferi (which are bloodless) and Snape (who blocked the curse).
- Snape, in 1997, on George Weasley. Though meaning to hit a Death Eater, Snape caused George's ear to fall off.
The Blood-Replenishing Potion replenishes blood lost during an injury.
Vampires are known to drink blood, some are known as blood brothers.
Eldred Worple wrote a book known as Blood Brothers: My Life Amongst the Vampires.
Honeydukes sells blood-flavoured lollipops, supposedly for vampires.
Dolores Umbridge owned a quill that scarred whatever one wrote into one's Flesh.
Years ago, the Baron became known as the "Bloody Baron", in the afterlife, after he killed Helena Ravenclaw and became covered in her blood.
In his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry caught Quirinus Quirrell illegally killing unicorns and drinking their blood for Lord Voldemort.
In 1995, the blood of Harry Potter helped in the Return of the Dark Lord.
In his fifth year, Harry was scarred by Umbridge's Blood Quill.
Voldemort's death, in 1998, was mostly because of Harry's blood in the Dark Lord's veins, making him unable to kill the young wizard.

Voldemort drinking blood — Quirrell drinking Unicorn's blood for Lord Voldemort in 1991.

Behind the scenes

One of the chapters in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is titled "Flesh, Blood and Bone".
The title of the sixth Harry Potter book, film, video game, and soundtrack is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Voldemort's eyes are described as being the color of blood in the books.
The British curse "bloody" is inspired by blood.

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 *[[Albus Dumbledore]] is known to have discovered the twelve uses of [[dragon]] [[dragon blood|blood]].
 [[File:BloodQuill.jpg|thumb|Effects of the Blood Quill]]
-*Some [[creature]]s, like [[ghost]]s and [[Inferius]], have no blood, because they're [[Death|dead]].
+*Some [[creature]]s, like [[ghost]]s and [[Inferi]], have no blood, because they're [[Death|dead]].
 *Some [[Wizards|wizarding]] terms and nicknames use the word '''blood'''. They include:
 **[[Half-blood]]

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Blood in the Wizarding World

Behind the scenes

Appearances