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[[File:Rubeus Hagrid OOTP.jpg|thumb|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] with [[dragon]] [[blood]].]]
 
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[[File:DragonBlood.png|thumb|160px|A [[phial]] of dragon blood.]]
'''[[Dragon]] [[blood]]''' has twelve uses, the discoveries of which are typically all credited to the famous [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[headmaster]] [[Albus Dumbledore]], although [[Ivor Dillonsby]] claimed to have discovered four of them before Dumbledore "borrowed" his notes.
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'''Dragon blood''' is the [[blood]] of any of the many species of [[dragon]]. It has a number of [[magic]]al properties, and was fairly expensive to buy bottled. It has at least twelve uses, the discoveries of which are typically all credited to the famous [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[headmaster]], [[Albus Dumbledore]], although [[Ivor Dillonsby]] claimed that he had already discovered eight of them and that Dumbledore "borrowed" his notes.
   
Dragon blood seems to have a notable taste, as Dumbledore was able to distinguish it from human blood by placing a small amount in his mouth in [[1996]].
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Dragon blood seems to have a notable taste, as Dumbledore was able to distinguish it from human blood by placing a small amount in his mouth in [[1996]]. He was, however, the foremost expert on the substance, and the distinction may not have been notable to anyone else.
   
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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[[File:DragonBloodVial.png|thumb|left|A container of dragon blood.]]
*In [[1995]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]] used dragon blood to help with his injuries after being attacked by [[giant]]s.
 
*The very [[1996|next year]], [[Horace Slughorn]] used dragon blood to escape from Albus Dumbledore and [[Harry Potter]], pretending to have been attacked by [[Death Eaters]].
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*In [[1995]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]] used a bloody dragon steak to help with his injuries after being attacked by [[giant]]s.
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*The very [[1996|next year]], [[Horace Slughorn]] used dragon blood to try to fool Albus Dumbledore and [[Harry Potter]], pretending to have been attacked by [[Death Eaters]].
*Two of the listed uses are as an oven cleaner<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/1999/1099-sfchronicle-chonin.html Quote from J.K. Rowling interview with the San Francisco Chronicle]</ref> and spot remover<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/06/countdown-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-steve-kloves-talks-up-the-final-moments-between-.html Interview with Steve Kloves]</ref>.
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*Three of the listed uses are as an oven cleaner<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/1999/1099-sfchronicle-chonin.html Quote from J.K. Rowling interview with the San Francisco Chronicle]</ref>, spot remover<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/06/countdown-to-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-steve-kloves-talks-up-the-final-moments-between-.html Interview with Steve Kloves]</ref> and a cure for verruca. <ref>http://www.videobash.com/video_show/creating-the-world-of-harry-potter-part-30-the-story-1325902 Around 11:15 </ref>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*There's a contradiction in the [[Harry Potter books|Harry Potter series]] regarding the colour of dragon blood. In the ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|Order of the Phoenix]]'' [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|book]] and [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film]], dragon blood appears to be green, but then in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|Half-Blood Prince]]'' [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|book]] and [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film]], dragon blood appears to be scarlet. However this could simply be explained by the blood having come from different breeds of dragon.
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*In the ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|Order of the Phoenix]]'' [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|book]] and [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film]], dragon blood appears to be green, but then in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|Half-Blood Prince]]'' [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|book]] and [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film]], as well as ''[[Pottermore]]'', dragon blood appears to be scarlet. However this could simply be explained by the blood having come from different breeds of dragon.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
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*''[[Pottermore]]''
   
==Notes and References==
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==Notes and references==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
   
 
[[fr:Sang de dragon]]
 
[[fr:Sang de dragon]]
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[[Category:Blood]]
 
[[Category:Dragon parts|Blood]]
 
[[Category:Dragon parts|Blood]]
 
[[Category:Potion ingredients]]
 
[[Category:Potion ingredients]]

Revision as of 14:22, 28 August 2014

DragonBlood

A phial of dragon blood.

Dragon blood is the blood of any of the many species of dragon. It has a number of magical properties, and was fairly expensive to buy bottled. It has at least twelve uses, the discoveries of which are typically all credited to the famous Hogwarts headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, although Ivor Dillonsby claimed that he had already discovered eight of them and that Dumbledore "borrowed" his notes.

Dragon blood seems to have a notable taste, as Dumbledore was able to distinguish it from human blood by placing a small amount in his mouth in 1996. He was, however, the foremost expert on the substance, and the distinction may not have been notable to anyone else.

Uses

DragonBloodVial

A container of dragon blood.

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references