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A dragon egg

An egg is a shelled container from which the offspring of several different types of animal can hatch. It is laid by the female of the species. Eggs laid by chickens are the type most often consumed by humans. At the microscopic level, eggs also play a part in reproduction.[1]

History[]

In the summer of 1991, the Surrey milkman delivered two dozen eggs to 4 Privet Drive. Each of the eggs contained a Hogwarts acceptance letter rolled up and hidden inside it.[2]

On 2 August 1993, Marjorie Dursley insultingly described Lily Potter as a "bad egg", an idiom for a member of a family or other group that turned out badly.[3]

On 24 November 1994, the first task of the Triwizard Tournament was for each champion to claim a golden egg nestled amongst a stash of real dragon eggs and guarded by a dragon.[4]

In July 1996, a headline in The Guardian read "IVF doctors: don't rely on frozen eggs".[5]

In late 1997, during the Horcrux hunt, Hermione Granger took some eggs and bread from a farmhouse to help satisfy the hunger of herself, Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley, leaving behind Muggle money as compensation.[6]

One popular way of enjoying eggs was fried. Hard-boiled is another popular choice. Fish eggs were an ingredient of Fishy Green Ale, served at wizarding pubs around London.[7]

Ovomancy was a type of divination that involved cracking open eggs and observing which way the yolks fell. It was popular with Ravenclaw students at Hogwarts.[8][9]

There was also a wizarding author named Mordicus Egg.[10]

Egg was used to make egg-nog and Christmas cake.[11]

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