Hungarian Horntail
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| Hungarian Horntail | |
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| Species information | |
| Eye colour |
Yellow |
| Skin colour |
Black |
| Related to |
See Dragon |
| Native range |
Hungary |
| Length of average adult |
50ft |
- "I don't envy the one who gets the Horntail. Vicious thing. Its back end's as dangerous as its front."
- —Charlie Weasley about the first challenge of the Triwizard Tournament[src]
The Hungarian Horntail is a dragon native to Hungary, and is considered to be the most dangerous dragon breed. It has black scales, a spiked tail, and bronze horns protruding from its head. It has yellow eyes with vertical pupils. Its roar is a yowling, screeching scream, and its flame can reach to about fifty feet. The Horntail's foods of choice include human, sheep and goat. Its eggs are cement-coloured with very hard shells.
Horntails are also known for being one of the most vicious breeds of dragon; even Rubeus Hagrid commented on their ferocity.
[edit] The 1994 Triwizard Tournament
A Hungarian Horntail was to be faced during the First Task of the 1994 Triwizard Tournament, in an effort to retrieve a Golden egg. Harry Potter had to face it after selecting, at random, a tiny model depicting the Horntail from a bag. He Summoned his Firebolt broomstick to him, and used it to manoeuvre around the dragon to retrieve the egg. It is stated that Ron Weasley's brother Charlie helped transport the dragon from Romania.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the Horntail broke free of its chain and chased Harry around the castle grounds, almost causing Harry to fall to his death at one point when he was trying to reach his Firebolt, but when the chase continued, Harry flew through the Viaduct, which the Horntail crashed into causing it to fall into the chasm below.
- When faced with the agony of trying to ask someone to the Yule Ball, Harry would have preferred facing the Horntail again.
- In 1997, Romilda Vane asked Ginny Weasley if it was true that Harry had a Hippogriff tattooed across his chest. Ginny replied that it was a Hungarian Horntail, considering it "much more macho!"
