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{{Youmay|the animal part|[[Dragon Claws|the wizarding sweet]]}}
|name=Dragon Claw
 
 
{{Ingredient infobox
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|manufacturer=[[Dragon]]
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|name = Dragon claws
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|image = Dragon_claw_WU.png
|made=
 
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|alias =
|usage=When powdered down, can be eaten to highten intellect
 
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|madefrom = [[Dragon]]s<ref name="OOTP31"/>
|owners=*Dragons
 
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|characteristics = Black in colour<ref name="WU"/>
*Some [[1996]] fifth and seventh years
 
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|properties = Boosts intellect<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref>
|first=''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
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|preparation = Powdered<ref name="WU"/>
|latest=
 
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|usage = *[[Baruffio's Brain Elixir]]<ref name="WU">{{WU}}</ref>
|last=
 
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*[[Tolipan Blemish Blitzer]]<ref name="blemish"/>
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*[[Dai Ryusaki's mind-enhancing potion]]<ref name="HM735"/>
 
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{{Quote|Dragon claw does work! It’s supposed to be incredible, really gives your brain a boost, you come over all cunning for a few hours |[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
'''Dragon claws''' were the claws of [[dragon]]s, and, when powdered down and eaten, gave the consumer a '[[brain]] boost', which left the consumer cunning 'for hours'.<ref name="OOTP31">{{OOTP|B|31}}</ref>
   
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==Usage==
{{Quote|Dragon claw does work! It’s supposed to be incredible, really gives your brain a boost, you come over all cunning for a few hours |[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
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[[File:PowderedDragonClawWU.png|thumb|Powdered dragon claw]]
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For their brain boosting properties, they could be used as an ingredient in [[potion]]-making, such as in the dubious [[Baruffio's Brain Elixir]].<ref name="WU">{{WU}}</ref> It was also used in [[Tolipan Blemish Blitzer]].<ref name="blemish">[http://www.leakynews.com/youve-got-to-admit-harrys-got-style/ LeakyNews - "You've Got To Admit Harry's Got Style"]</ref> Furthermore, dragon claws produced an [[Dragon Claw Ooze|ooze]] with magical properties and could also be used as a potion ingredient itself.<ref name="WWHP">{{WWHP}}</ref>
   
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The [[Chinese Fireball claw|claws]] of the [[Chinese Fireball]] were used as ingredients in [[Dai Ryusaki]]'s [[Dai Ryusaki's mind-enhancing potion|mind-enhancing potion]].<ref name="HM723">{{HM|7|23}}</ref>
'''Dragon claw''' is the claw of a dragon, and, when powdered down and eaten, gives the consumer a 'brain boost', which leaves the consumer cunning 'for hours'.
 
   
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==History==
During the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]] and [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s]] examinations in [[1996]], powdered dragon claw was being sold amongst the fifth and seventh years in order to improve their exam results. It was offered to [[Hermione Granger]] by [[Harold Dingle]], however, she confiscated it. This was later discovered to be dried [[Doxy]] droppings.
 
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The [[Wizardkind|wizard]] dragon slayer [[Elric Parpidum|Sir Elric Parpidum]] liked to collect dragon claws, and the [[Dark wizard]] [[Eustace Burke]] believed that there were Chinese Fireball claws in his vault.<ref name="HM735">{{HM|7|35}}</ref>
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During the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]] and [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s]] examinations in [[1996]], powdered dragon claw was being sold amongst the [[Fifth year|fifth]] and [[Seventh year|seventh-year]]s in order to improve their exam results. It was offered to [[Hermione Granger]] by [[Harold Dingle]], however, she confiscated it. This was later discovered to be dried [[Doxy]] droppings.<ref name="OOTP31" />
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{OOTP}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*{{HPV|CR}} {{Mention}}
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*{{MHP}} {{Mention}}
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*{{HM}}
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*{{WU}}
   
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[es:Garra de dragón]]
 
[[fr:Griffe de dragon]]
 
[[fr:Griffe de dragon]]
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[[ru:Порошок из когтя дракона]]
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[[pl:Sproszkowane pazury smoka]]
 
[[Category:Dragon parts|Claw]]
 
[[Category:Dragon parts|Claw]]
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[[Category:Foundables]]
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[[Category:Mental magic]]
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[[Category:Potion ingredients]]

Latest revision as of 12:34, 6 November 2023

"Dragon claw does work! It’s supposed to be incredible, really gives your brain a boost, you come over all cunning for a few hours —"
Ron Weasley[src]

Dragon claws were the claws of dragons, and, when powdered down and eaten, gave the consumer a 'brain boost', which left the consumer cunning 'for hours'.[1]

Usage

PowderedDragonClawWU

Powdered dragon claw

For their brain boosting properties, they could be used as an ingredient in potion-making, such as in the dubious Baruffio's Brain Elixir.[2] It was also used in Tolipan Blemish Blitzer.[3] Furthermore, dragon claws produced an ooze with magical properties and could also be used as a potion ingredient itself.[5]

The claws of the Chinese Fireball were used as ingredients in Dai Ryusaki's mind-enhancing potion.[6]

History

The wizard dragon slayer Sir Elric Parpidum liked to collect dragon claws, and the Dark wizard Eustace Burke believed that there were Chinese Fireball claws in his vault.[4]

During the Hogwarts O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s examinations in 1996, powdered dragon claw was being sold amongst the fifth and seventh-years in order to improve their exam results. It was offered to Hermione Granger by Harold Dingle, however, she confiscated it. This was later discovered to be dried Doxy droppings.[1]

Appearances

Notes and references