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"The Chinese Fireball... Oooh!"

The Chinese Fireball, also known as the Liondragon, is a dragon native to China.

History

A Chinese Fireball was used as one of the obstacles in the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament in 1994. Viktor Krum faced the dragon in an attempt to retrieve a Golden egg it was guarding, and used a Conjunctivitis Curse to temporarily blind the dragon, but it crushed its own eggs and because of that points were taken off.

Description and traits

The Fireball is scarlet and smooth scaled with a fringe of golden spikes around its snub-snouted face and extremely protuberant eyes. Its name is derived from the mushroom-shaped flame that comes from its nostrils when angered, along with the large mushroom-shaped flame it shoots from its mouth. The Fireball weighs between two and four tons. The Fireball is aggressive but, unlike other dragons, it is more tolerant of its own kind, and will sometimes consent to sharing its territory with up to two other dragons

Reproduction

The Chinese Fireball breed of dragons generally yield females that are larger than males. They are also mentioned to be very fast and clever, at least for a dragon. The eggs of the Fireball are vivid crimson speckled with gold, and the shells are prized for use in Chinese wizardry.

Powdered Chinese Fireball eggs have uses that were discovered by Quong Po in the 15th or 16th century.

Diet

Its diet consists of most mammals, usually preferring pigs and humans..

Behind the scenes

According to Chinese mythology, dragons do not commonly breathe fire, the only dragons in Chinese myth to breathe fire are ones sent from Heaven as punishment and divine retribution. Almost all notable Chinese dragons are benevolent, sending rain in times of need.
In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, the Chinese Fireball is the first dragon to be seen. It will block the player's progress with a steady stream of flame, and its egg must be hatched so that it will become distracted with the hatchling.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

The Chinese Fireball plush at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Pottermore
Harry Potter: The Creature Vault

Magical creatures by classification
X	Flobberworm · Horklump
XX	Augurey · Bowtruckle · Chizpurfle · Clabbert · Diricawl · Fairy · Ghoul · Gnome · Grindylow · Imp · Jobberknoll · Mooncalf · Porlock · Puffskein · Ramora · Winged horse
XXX	Ashwinder · Billywig · Bundimun · Crup · Doxy · Dugbog · Fire crab · Fwooper · Glumbumble · Hippocampus · Hippogriff · Hodag · Jarvey · Knarl · Kneazle · Leprechaun · Lobalug · Mackled Malaclaw · Moke · Murtlap · Niffler · Nogtail · Pixie · Plimpy · Pogrebin · Red Cap · Salamander · Sea serpent · Shrake · Streeler · Winged horse
XXXX	Centaur · Demiguise · Erkling · Erumpent · Golden Snidget · Graphorn · Griffin · Hidebehind · Kappa · Kelpie · Merperson · Occamy · Phoenix · Re'em · Runespoor · Snallygaster · Sphinx · Tebo · Thestral · Thunderbird · Troll · Unicorn · Winged horse · Yeti
XXXXX	Acromantula · Basilisk · Chimaera · Dragon · Horned Serpent · Lethifold · Manticore · Nundu · Quintaped · Wampus cat · Werewolf

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 {{Creature infobox
-|image=[[File:HP_ChineseFireball.jpg|250px]]
 |name=Chinese Fireball
+|image=[[File:ChineseFireball.jpg|250px]]
 |skin=Scarlet
+|eyes=Yellow
-|related=[[Dragon]]
+|related=See [[Dragon]]
-|family=[[Chinese Fireball's child|Child]]
 |native=China
 |alias=Liondragon
 |length=25 feet
 |class=XXXXX
+|status=[[Beast]]}}
-}}
 {{quote|The Chinese Fireball... Oooh!|[[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]] to [[Viktor Krum]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}
+The '''Chinese Fireball''', also known as the '''Liondragon''', is a [[dragon]] native to [[China]].
-The '''Chinese Fireball''', also known as the '''Liondragon''', is a [[dragon]] native to [[China]]. The Fireball is scarlet and smooth scaled with a fringe of golden spikes around its face. The Fireball's snout is slightly short ending with a hooked beak on the top jaw. Its name is derived from the mushroom-shaped flame that is emitted through its nostrils when angered, along with the large mushroom shaped flame it shoots from its mouth. The Chinese Fireball breed of dragons generally yield females that are larger than males. Chinese Fireballs are also mentioned to be very fast and clever, at least for a dragon. The eggs of the Chinese Fireball are crimson, speckled with gold, and the shells are prized by Chinese [[Wizard]]s. Its diet consists of most mammals, usually prefering pigs and humans.
-Unlike other dragons, the Fireball is more tolerant of its own kind, and will sometimes consent to sharing its territory with two other dragons.
+==History==
 A Chinese Fireball was used as one of the obstacles in the [[Triwizard Tournament|First Task]] of the [[Triwizard Tournament]] in [[1994]]. [[Viktor Krum]] faced the dragon in an attempt to retrieve a [[Golden egg]] it was guarding, and used a [[Conjunctivitis Curse]] to temporarily blind the dragon, but it crushed its own eggs and because of that points were taken off.
+==Description and traits==
+The Fireball is scarlet and smooth scaled with a fringe of golden spikes around its snub-snouted face and extremely protuberant eyes. Its name is derived from the mushroom-shaped [[Fire|flame]] that comes from its nostrils when angered, along with the large mushroom-shaped flame it shoots from its mouth. The Fireball weighs between two and four tons.
+The Fireball is aggressive but, unlike other dragons, it is more tolerant of its own kind, and will sometimes consent to sharing its territory with up to two other dragons
+==Reproduction==
+The Chinese Fireball breed of dragons generally yield females that are larger than males. They are also mentioned to be very fast and clever, at least for a dragon. The eggs of the Fireball are vivid crimson speckled with gold, and the shells are prized for use in Chinese wizardry.
+Powdered Chinese Fireball eggs have uses that were discovered by [[Quong Po]] in the [[15th century|15th]] or [[16th century]].
+==Diet==
+Its diet consists of most mammals, usually preferring pigs and humans..
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*According to Chinese mythology, dragons do not commonly breathe fire, the only dragons in Chinese myth to breathe fire are ones sent from Heaven as punishment and divine retribution. Almost all notable Chinese dragons are benevolent, sending rain in times of need. This is [http://www.chineseinventions.org/chinese-inventions-gunpowder Chinese Inventions Gunpowder].
+*According to Chinese mythology, dragons do not commonly breathe fire, the only dragons in Chinese myth to breathe fire are ones sent from Heaven as punishment and divine retribution. Almost all notable Chinese dragons are benevolent, sending rain in times of need.
 *In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'', the Chinese Fireball is the first dragon to be seen. It will block the player's progress with a steady stream of flame, and its egg must be hatched so that it will become distracted with the hatchling.
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
-*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''[[File:L_DRAGON_Toys_Plush_HarryPotter_Toys_ChineseFireballDragonPlush_1231878.jpg|thumb|The Chinese Fireball plush at [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]]]
+*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''[[File:L_DRAGON_Toys_Plush_HarryPotter_Toys_ChineseFireballDragonPlush_1231878.jpg|thumb|The Chinese Fireball plush at [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]].]]
 *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
 *''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]''
+*''[[Pottermore]]''
+*[[Harry Potter: The Creature Vault]]
+{{Creatures by classification}}
 [[es:Bola de Fuego Chino]]
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 [[ru:Китайский огненный шар]]
 [[it:Petardo Cinese]]
-[[Category:Dragons (species)]]
+[[Category:Beasts]]
 [[Category:Creatures affiliated with fire]]
+[[Category:Dragons]]
 [[Category:XXXXX Creatures]]