Norberta
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Norbert |
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Female (thought to be Male when she hatched) |
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Norberta, originally Norbert (b. April 24 1992), is a Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon hatched by Rubeus Hagrid in his hut at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
During the 1991–1992 school year, Professor Quirinus Quirrell, trying to figure out how to get past Fluffy and retrieve the Philosopher's Stone, played cards in disguise with Hagrid, wagering Norberta's egg. They had a few drinks and Quirrell asked him if he was sure he could handle raising a dragon. Hagrid told him about how he managed Fluffy, inadvertently giving Quirrell the information he needed. Hagrid later assumed that 'the stranger' was a Dragon dealer.
Hagrid kept the egg in his hut, warming it over a fire until it hatched. He named the newborn dragon "Norbert", and fed it with a bucket of brandy mixed with chicken blood every half hour, as recommended in Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit. However, as the young dragon grew, it became too violent and dangerous to keep. After Norbert bit Ron Weasley's hand, for which he had to go to the hospital wing due to the venom in its fangs, Hagrid had no choice but to release Norbert to Charlie Weasley, who worked with dragons in Romania.
When Hagrid met Charlie at Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding, he was informed that the dragon, originally thought to be a male and named Norbert, was now called Norberta, as Charlie had discovered that she was in fact female. When asked how he was able to tell, Charlie replied that the females were much more violent.
[edit] Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First identified as Norberta) (Mentioned only)
