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* '''Ukrainian Ironbelly''': This dragon is is the largest breed known. It has red eyes and grey scales. It is a slower fighter than other species, but is still extremely dangerous. It can crush houses where it lands, and weighs as much as 6 tons.
Many parts of dragons are used in the Wizarding world for their magical effects. [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Albus Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore]] has written a quite-well-known treatise on ''The Twelve Uses of Dragon's Blood''. Dragon-hide gloves are mentioned at one point as being necessary protective gear. We hear a witch in the Apothecary muttering about the high price of dragon liver. Hagrid at one point is using a dragon steak on a surprisingly extensive set of bruises he has received. And it is mentioned in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Order of the Phoenix/Chapter 31|''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'']] that powdered dragon claw is treasured as a mental stimulant, making one "come over all cunning for a few hours," according to [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Ron Weasley|Ron]].
While uses of parts of dragons are mentioned earlier, and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]] also expresses his desire to own a dragon, an intact dragon is first encountered in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Philosopher's Stone/Chapter 14|''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'']] when [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Harry Potter|Harry]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Ron Weasley|Ron]], and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Hermione Granger|Hermione]] watch the hatching of [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Norbert|Norbert]], a Norwegian Ridgeback, in Hagrid's cabin. Hagrid was allowed to win a dragon egg from a hooded stranger in the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Hog's Head Inn|the Hog's Head]]. We find out later in the book that the intent was to get Hagrid drunk so that he would reveal one of the layers of defence surrounding the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Philosopher's Stone|Philosopher's Stone]], and how to get past it.
Earlier in the same book, Ron mentions that his older brother [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Charlie Weasley|Charlie]] is in Romania working with dragons.
In [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Goblet of Fire|''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'']], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Harry Potter|Harry]] was taken by Hagrid to the clearing in the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Forbidden Forest|Forbidden Forest]] where the four dragons for the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Major Events/First Task|First Task]] were being kept. Harry had to face a Hungarian Horntail to retrieve the golden egg in
In [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Deathly Hallows/Chapter 26|''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'']], the trio encounters a dragon guarding some of the deep vaults of [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Gringotts|Gringotts]]. They end up freeing it and making their escape on dragonback.
Dragon eggs are Class A Non-Tradeable Goods. We also find, in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Half-Blood Prince/Chapter 1|''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
== Analysis ==
While dragons do play roles in the story, it seems that dragons are not strictly speaking necessary; there are any number of other magical creatures that could be used similarly. We note that the author does choose to place many mythical creatures into the Wizarding world; apart from dragons, there are also [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Centaur|centaurs]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Hippogriff|hippogriffs]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Sphinx|sphinxes]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Unicorn|unicorns]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Troll|trolls]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Giant|giants]], and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Merpeople|mermaids]], among others. While some of these are significantly different in the Wizarding world than the accepted Muggle beliefs, dragons are not one such. We suspect that needing a large, dangerous creature, the author simply chose to use the already-made dragon. Readers already know what dragons are, even very young ones, so no description is necessary to understand why Hagrid's wanting to own a dragon seems almost comic while still being alarming.
When writing a fantasy novel or series, one of the critical points is making the story believable, giving the impression that despite all the places where things happen that we know couldn't possibly happen, the story remains reasonable. The author manages this largely by having the Wizarding world hide itself. Knowing that it is almost impossible to keep a secret, though, the author chooses to have some magical leakage. The existence of dragons is one such; everyone knows what dragons are, and some have even toyed with the idea of owning one. By including this sort of parallel between our world and the world she has created, the author greatly enhances its believability.
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