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}}'''[[Leprechaun]] gold''' is a fake type of gold created by [[Leprechaun]]s, who have the ability to produce gold coins that look and feel authentic as regular coins which look like [[Galleons]], certainly in the [[Wizarding world|wizarding community]]. It has the quality of disappearing after a few hours; not many wizards and witches seem to be aware of this fact, as Ron Weasley (who is usually more aware of the magical world than his two best friends: Harry Potter and Hermione Granger) was unaware until Hagrid brought it up during a Care of Magical Creatures lesson. Although the coins seem identical to ordinary ones, [[goblin]] experts can differentiate them from ordinary coins, as [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]], and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] overheard when they visited [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]] in search of one of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Horcrux]]es in the Lestrange vault.
  
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'''Leprechaun gold''' was a material that was produced by [[leprechaun]]s, that possessed [[magic]]al properties.<ref name="GOF28"/>
   
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==Description==
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[[File:Leprechaun.jpg|thumb|Leprechauns, the creator of such gold.]]
  
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It was a [[gold]]-like substance produced by [[leprechaun]]s that looks and felt authentic as regular [[Galleon|coins]], that had the unique quality of [[Vanishment|disappearing]] after a few hours. Not many [[Wizardkind|wizards and witches]] seem to have been aware of this fact, as shown with the [[pure-blood]] wizard [[Ronald Weasley]].<ref name="GOF28"/> Although the coins seemed identical to ordinary ones, [[goblin]] experts could differentiate them from ordinary coins, as [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]], and Ron Weasley overheard when they [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)|visited]] [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]] in search of one of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s [[Horcrux]]es in the [[Lestrange Vault]].<ref name="DH26">{{DH|B|26}}</ref>
   
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[[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]] paid off bets to [[Fred and George Weasley]], as well as many other winners, including goblins, at the [[Quidditch World Cup]] using Leprechaun gold. [[Rubeus Hagrid]] used Leprechaun gold coins in a [[Care of Magical Creatures]] class where he was introducing the students to [[Niffler]]s, and [[Gregory Goyle]]'s attempt to pocket them secretly was thwarted when he heard they would disappear eventually.
  
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[[File:Leprechaun.png|thumb|150px|The [[leprechaun]], the creator of this gold]]
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[[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]] paid off bets to [[Fred and George Weasley]], as well as many other winners, including goblins, at the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]] using leprechaun gold. Although Bagman refused to reimburse many of the gamblers for this deceit, the goblins chased after him and took all of his winnings as compensation.<ref name="GOF37">{{GOF|B|37}}</ref>
   
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[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] paid back [[Harry Potter]] in Leprechaun gold for the [[Omnioculars]] in the [[Quidditch World Cup]], not knowing that Leprechaun gold would disappear until Hagrid told him later in Care of Magical Creatures class. Ron felt bad about this, but Harry told him it was no problem.
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In [[1995]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]] used leprechaun gold coins in a [[Care of Magical Creatures]] class where he was introducing the students to [[Niffler]]s, and [[Gregory Goyle]]'s attempt to pocket them secretly was thwarted when he heard they would disappear eventually. [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] paid back [[Harry Potter]] in leprechaun gold for the [[Omnioculars]] in the [[Quidditch World Cup]], not knowing that leprechaun gold would disappear until Hagrid told him later in Care of Magical Creatures class. Ron felt bad about this, but Harry told him it was no problem.<ref name="GOF28">{{GOF|B|28}}</ref>
   
 
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*The concept of leprechaun gold vanishing after a time may draw from the concept in Welsh folklore that money or other gifts given by [[Fairy|fairies]] will vanish or turn to worthless objects if you tell anyone where you got them from.<ref>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/wfl/wfl10.htm ''British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions'' - Chapter 10 (''Fairy Money and Fairy Gifts in General'')]</ref>
  
*The concept of leprechaun gold vanishing after a time may draw from the concept in Welsh folklore that money or other gifts given by [[Fairy|fairies]] will vanish or turn to worthless objects if you tell anyone where you got them from.<ref>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/wfl/wfl10.htm ''British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions'' - Chapter 10 (''Fairy Money and Fairy Gifts in General'')]</ref>
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*On {{PM}}, leprechaun gold is represented by collecting an item using the same image as the collectible Galleons. However, when the item is later viewed in the trunk, it is completely blank, similar to the "image" used to represent ''[[The Invisible Book of Invisibility]]''.
   
 
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 17 March 2024

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"Leprechauns produce a realistic gold-like substance that vanishes after a few hours, to their great amusement."
— Description[src]

Leprechaun gold was a material that was produced by leprechauns, that possessed magical properties.[1]

Description

It was a gold-like substance produced by leprechauns that looks and felt authentic as regular coins, that had the unique quality of disappearing after a few hours. Not many wizards and witches seem to have been aware of this fact, as shown with the pure-blood wizard Ronald Weasley.[1] Although the coins seemed identical to ordinary ones, goblin experts could differentiate them from ordinary coins, as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley overheard when they visited Gringotts Wizarding Bank in search of one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes in the Lestrange Vault.[2]

History

"I didn't know leprechaun gold vanishes."
— Ron Weasley's initial ignorance of its qualities[src]
Leprechaun

The leprechaun, the creator of this gold

Ludo Bagman paid off bets to Fred and George Weasley, as well as many other winners, including goblins, at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup using leprechaun gold. Although Bagman refused to reimburse many of the gamblers for this deceit, the goblins chased after him and took all of his winnings as compensation.[3]

In 1995, Rubeus Hagrid used leprechaun gold coins in a Care of Magical Creatures class where he was introducing the students to Nifflers, and Gregory Goyle's attempt to pocket them secretly was thwarted when he heard they would disappear eventually. Ron Weasley paid back Harry Potter in leprechaun gold for the Omnioculars in the Quidditch World Cup, not knowing that leprechaun gold would disappear until Hagrid told him later in Care of Magical Creatures class. Ron felt bad about this, but Harry told him it was no problem.[1]

Behind the scenes

  • The concept of leprechaun gold vanishing after a time may draw from the concept in Welsh folklore that money or other gifts given by fairies will vanish or turn to worthless objects if you tell anyone where you got them from.[4]
  • On Pottermore, leprechaun gold is represented by collecting an item using the same image as the collectible Galleons. However, when the item is later viewed in the trunk, it is completely blank, similar to the "image" used to represent The Invisible Book of Invisibility.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 28 (The Madness of Mr Crouch)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26 (Gringotts)
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 37 (The Beginning)
  4. ↑ British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions - Chapter 10 (Fairy Money and Fairy Gifts in General)
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