Weekly Magic #21
written by Melody
This is a wizarding newspaper, created by Beezer Granger and Aloha. Owl them if you want to join! In this weeks issue, you'll learn how to make another potion, how to deal with dragons and much more! Enjoy!
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Chapter 10
Dragons - Part 2
Hello everyone, welcome to another special edition of Dragons where you will be getting to know everything about dragons, so in this issue we will learning uses of dragons and the books written on it.
USES OF DRAGONS :
IN HOGWARTS
Dragons were used in the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament of 1994, in which the champions had to retrieve a golden egg from a nesting mother. The varieties used were: the Hungarian Horntail, the Chinese Fireball, the Swedish Short-Snout, and a Welsh Green.
INFO:
Ron Weasley's brother Charlie worked with dragons in Romania at the time, and helped transport the dragons used in the Tournament.
Dragons are also used to guard certain vaults at Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and one was used by Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger to escape the bank following their break-in in 1998.
Though they cannot be domesticated, there is one known instance of a dragon being used as a mount. In May 1998, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger rode on the back of a dragon, though they had trouble maintaining a grip on their steed, and could not control its flight. During the 1993–1994 school year, before playing in the Quidditch final against Slytherin, Harry dreamed that the Slytherin team were flying on dragons instead of broomsticks. When he awoke he realised that they would not be allowed to ride dragons.
Many useful materials come from dragons, but they are hard to obtain . It takes almost half a dozen wizards just to stun a dragon.Muggles believe that dragons are a mere myth, but have been known on occasion to glimpse these beasts. To prevent them from being seen by Muggles, and to protect them from poaching, dragons are kept on dragon reserves around the world, most of which are far from human habitation. Dragons cannot be domesticated, despite individuals trying to do so. However, it is possible to condition them via torture to make them somewhat subservient, as Gringotts Wizarding Bank had done to the one guarding the lower vaults, who had been trained to expect pain upon hearing a certain noise. The selling of dragon products is closely regulated by the Ministry of Magic, and only dragon species that are over-breeding are killed to make these items.
Those who study dragons are known as dragonologist.
A dragon was mentioned in a song heard by Newt Scamander and his friends at the speakeasy known as the Blind Pig in 1926 New York. Also, the curse Fiendfyre produces flames in the shape of dragons, and Gringotts Bank employs dragon feeders. The position includes fireproof robes and pays 7 Galleons per week.
DID YOU KNOW:
The dragon model, like the model in the First Task of Triwizard Tournament of 1994, was used in a roast chestnuts sale, near Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, in Diagon Alley to hold the chestnut in place.
Dragon milk can be used to create dragon milk cheese, as noted in the revised edition of Charm Your Own Cheese.
Madam Rosmerta owns a silk dressing gown embroidered with dragons, which she was wearing on the night in June 1997 when Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore apparated back from the Crystal Cave.
There is also a disease called the Dragon Pox in the wizarding world, which is named after the dragon.
In rare cases, a corporeal Patronus may take the form of a dragon.
Dragon blood:
Albus Dumbledore discovered the twelve uses of dragon blood. The twelfth use is as an oven cleaner. Another one is spot remover. Dragon blood is used in potions within the Wizarding World.
Dragon claw:
During the 1995 school year, in the midst of the O.W.L.s, a trade sprang up among the fifth and seventh year students for various supposed brain stimulants. A student named Harold Dingle was offering powdered dragon claw, though Hermione Granger confiscated it, as it turned out to be dried Doxy droppings. Ron Weasley said that dragon claw does work and that it gives your brain a boost, making you cunning for a few hours, though it is not known if this is actually true.
Dragon dung:
Dragon dung is sold by the barrel in Knockturn Alley. It is a rich fertiliser used by students at Hogwarts in Herbology.
Dragon eggs:
Dragon eggs are classified as a Class A Non-Tradeable Material by the Ministry of Magic.Despite the ban, many dragon eggs can still be found on the black market. Chinese Fireball egg shells are highly prized as potion ingredients by Chinese witches and wizards.
Dragon heart:
Dragon heartstring is an exceptionally powerful, and one of the most common kinds of core used in wands.
Dragon horn:
Powdered dragon horn is used in many potions. Romanian Longhorn Horns are listed as a Class B-Tradable Material by the Ministry of Magic.
Dragon hide:
Dragon hide is used to make clothing. Where Muggles would wear leather, wizards wear dragon hide. The skin is very tough, impervious to some spells, and provides the same physical protection as leather, while at the same time having the same texture and appearance as snake skin. Dragon hide is used to make gloves, boots, jackets and shields. In high demand at the moment is the skin of the Swedish Short-Snout. Fred and George Weasley wore dragon skin jackets when they greeted Harry after his fifth school year.Professor Horace Slughorn had a dragon-skin briefcase, with gold clasps.When Rubeus Hagrid and Olympe Maxime went to be emissaries to the giants, on Albus Dumbledore's behalf, they brought a roll of dragon skin as a gift for the Gurg.
Dragon liver:
Dragon liver is sixteen Sickles an ounce, and is often used as an ingredient for potions.
Dragon meat:
When Hagrid returned from his trip to the giants with many injuries (actually acquired from his half-brother Grawp), he put a bloody, green-tinged, dragon meat steak, slightly larger than an average car tire, on his face as it helped the stinging. It is not known if dragon meat is safe for humans to eat but seems fine for canines.
BOOKS ON DRAGONS
1. Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit
Tried and tested tips to help you breed dragons, including the old-time favourite of brandy and chicken blood every half hour for newly-hatched chicks.
Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit is a book copyrighted in 1658, concerning the breeding of dragons.
CONTENT
First sparks, usually accompanied by thick grey smoke, appear at around six months. However, the ability to fly is normally developed later, at around twelve months and your dragon will not be fully mature until he is two years old. Your dragon requires a lot of care during these first few months.
- A-Z of Ailments
- Scale rot:
- Symptoms: scales appear dull and flakey.
- Treatment: rub affected area with solution of sea salt, tar, and white spirit.
- Squabbs Syn.:
- Symptoms: no fire, only dribbles of white
- Treatment: keep dragon warm, plenty of chilli and pepper crate of rum four times a day.
Other topics
- Dragons of the World
- Portuguese Long-Snout
- Catalonian Fireball
- Essential Equipment
- Dragon harness' - for capture and restraint
- Fireproof gloves' - also trousers, shirt, socks, underwear, hat and balaclava
- Dead rats - use as reward for good behaviour
- Recognising Dragon Eggs and Where to Look for Them (in contrast to ostrich eggs, chicken eggs, or crocodile eggs)
Other information
- Keep the dragon egg in the fire because their mothers breathe on them
- Newborn dragons should be fed a bucket of brandy mixed with chicken blood once every half hour
2. DRAGON SPECIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
This spectacular book lists all of the wild dragons living in Britain and Ireland today, from the Common Welsh Green to Hebridean Blacks.
3. From Egg to Inferno: a Dragon-Keeper's Guide
This is a book about dragon breeding that is kept in the Hogwarts Library. The book contains everything one might need to know about breeding dragons, but contains no information on how to tame one as the author considered this "too dangerous".
4. FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
This book covers everything you need to know about dragons and their kinds.
I think we have learnt a lot today, so let's end this here in the next edition we will be seeing what spells affect dragons and more , till then let the magic be with you.
Weekly magic bringing you the magic
- Shriahari Vasisht
Hello everyone, welcome to another special edition of Dragons where you will be getting to know everything about dragons, so in this issue we will learning uses of dragons and the books written on it.
USES OF DRAGONS :
IN HOGWARTS
Dragons were used in the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament of 1994, in which the champions had to retrieve a golden egg from a nesting mother. The varieties used were: the Hungarian Horntail, the Chinese Fireball, the Swedish Short-Snout, and a Welsh Green.
INFO:
Ron Weasley's brother Charlie worked with dragons in Romania at the time, and helped transport the dragons used in the Tournament.
Dragons are also used to guard certain vaults at Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and one was used by Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger to escape the bank following their break-in in 1998.
Though they cannot be domesticated, there is one known instance of a dragon being used as a mount. In May 1998, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger rode on the back of a dragon, though they had trouble maintaining a grip on their steed, and could not control its flight. During the 1993–1994 school year, before playing in the Quidditch final against Slytherin, Harry dreamed that the Slytherin team were flying on dragons instead of broomsticks. When he awoke he realised that they would not be allowed to ride dragons.
Many useful materials come from dragons, but they are hard to obtain . It takes almost half a dozen wizards just to stun a dragon.Muggles believe that dragons are a mere myth, but have been known on occasion to glimpse these beasts. To prevent them from being seen by Muggles, and to protect them from poaching, dragons are kept on dragon reserves around the world, most of which are far from human habitation. Dragons cannot be domesticated, despite individuals trying to do so. However, it is possible to condition them via torture to make them somewhat subservient, as Gringotts Wizarding Bank had done to the one guarding the lower vaults, who had been trained to expect pain upon hearing a certain noise. The selling of dragon products is closely regulated by the Ministry of Magic, and only dragon species that are over-breeding are killed to make these items.
Those who study dragons are known as dragonologist.
A dragon was mentioned in a song heard by Newt Scamander and his friends at the speakeasy known as the Blind Pig in 1926 New York. Also, the curse Fiendfyre produces flames in the shape of dragons, and Gringotts Bank employs dragon feeders. The position includes fireproof robes and pays 7 Galleons per week.
DID YOU KNOW:
The dragon model, like the model in the First Task of Triwizard Tournament of 1994, was used in a roast chestnuts sale, near Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, in Diagon Alley to hold the chestnut in place.
Dragon milk can be used to create dragon milk cheese, as noted in the revised edition of Charm Your Own Cheese.
Madam Rosmerta owns a silk dressing gown embroidered with dragons, which she was wearing on the night in June 1997 when Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore apparated back from the Crystal Cave.
There is also a disease called the Dragon Pox in the wizarding world, which is named after the dragon.
In rare cases, a corporeal Patronus may take the form of a dragon.
Dragon blood:
Albus Dumbledore discovered the twelve uses of dragon blood. The twelfth use is as an oven cleaner. Another one is spot remover. Dragon blood is used in potions within the Wizarding World.
Dragon claw:
During the 1995 school year, in the midst of the O.W.L.s, a trade sprang up among the fifth and seventh year students for various supposed brain stimulants. A student named Harold Dingle was offering powdered dragon claw, though Hermione Granger confiscated it, as it turned out to be dried Doxy droppings. Ron Weasley said that dragon claw does work and that it gives your brain a boost, making you cunning for a few hours, though it is not known if this is actually true.
Dragon dung:
Dragon dung is sold by the barrel in Knockturn Alley. It is a rich fertiliser used by students at Hogwarts in Herbology.
Dragon eggs:
Dragon eggs are classified as a Class A Non-Tradeable Material by the Ministry of Magic.Despite the ban, many dragon eggs can still be found on the black market. Chinese Fireball egg shells are highly prized as potion ingredients by Chinese witches and wizards.
Dragon heart:
Dragon heartstring is an exceptionally powerful, and one of the most common kinds of core used in wands.
Dragon horn:
Powdered dragon horn is used in many potions. Romanian Longhorn Horns are listed as a Class B-Tradable Material by the Ministry of Magic.
Dragon hide:
Dragon hide is used to make clothing. Where Muggles would wear leather, wizards wear dragon hide. The skin is very tough, impervious to some spells, and provides the same physical protection as leather, while at the same time having the same texture and appearance as snake skin. Dragon hide is used to make gloves, boots, jackets and shields. In high demand at the moment is the skin of the Swedish Short-Snout. Fred and George Weasley wore dragon skin jackets when they greeted Harry after his fifth school year.Professor Horace Slughorn had a dragon-skin briefcase, with gold clasps.When Rubeus Hagrid and Olympe Maxime went to be emissaries to the giants, on Albus Dumbledore's behalf, they brought a roll of dragon skin as a gift for the Gurg.
Dragon liver:
Dragon liver is sixteen Sickles an ounce, and is often used as an ingredient for potions.
Dragon meat:
When Hagrid returned from his trip to the giants with many injuries (actually acquired from his half-brother Grawp), he put a bloody, green-tinged, dragon meat steak, slightly larger than an average car tire, on his face as it helped the stinging. It is not known if dragon meat is safe for humans to eat but seems fine for canines.
BOOKS ON DRAGONS
1. Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit
Tried and tested tips to help you breed dragons, including the old-time favourite of brandy and chicken blood every half hour for newly-hatched chicks.
Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit is a book copyrighted in 1658, concerning the breeding of dragons.
CONTENT
First sparks, usually accompanied by thick grey smoke, appear at around six months. However, the ability to fly is normally developed later, at around twelve months and your dragon will not be fully mature until he is two years old. Your dragon requires a lot of care during these first few months.
- A-Z of Ailments
- Scale rot:
- Symptoms: scales appear dull and flakey.
- Treatment: rub affected area with solution of sea salt, tar, and white spirit.
- Squabbs Syn.:
- Symptoms: no fire, only dribbles of white
- Treatment: keep dragon warm, plenty of chilli and pepper crate of rum four times a day.
Other topics
- Dragons of the World
- Portuguese Long-Snout
- Catalonian Fireball
- Essential Equipment
- Dragon harness' - for capture and restraint
- Fireproof gloves' - also trousers, shirt, socks, underwear, hat and balaclava
- Dead rats - use as reward for good behaviour
- Recognising Dragon Eggs and Where to Look for Them (in contrast to ostrich eggs, chicken eggs, or crocodile eggs)
Other information
- Keep the dragon egg in the fire because their mothers breathe on them
- Newborn dragons should be fed a bucket of brandy mixed with chicken blood once every half hour
2. DRAGON SPECIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
This spectacular book lists all of the wild dragons living in Britain and Ireland today, from the Common Welsh Green to Hebridean Blacks.
3. From Egg to Inferno: a Dragon-Keeper's Guide
This is a book about dragon breeding that is kept in the Hogwarts Library. The book contains everything one might need to know about breeding dragons, but contains no information on how to tame one as the author considered this "too dangerous".
4. FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
This book covers everything you need to know about dragons and their kinds.
I think we have learnt a lot today, so let's end this here in the next edition we will be seeing what spells affect dragons and more , till then let the magic be with you.
Weekly magic bringing you the magic
- Shriahari Vasisht
