The Dragon Stone

This page describes the dragons from the Harry Potter series, by J. K. Rowling. There may be some spoilers if you have not read the full series. The books are referred to by the names of publication in England. The dragons are in alphabetical order. Clicking on the letters that divide the entries will bring you back to the top.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

C

Chinese Fireball
Chinese Fireballs are first mentioned in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire', where one is faced by Viktor Krum in the Triwizard Tournament. They are red with a fringe of gold spikes around their face.

Common Welsh Green
A wild variety of dragon found in Britain. First mentioned in 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. They have smooth green scales and can breath fire.

A Common Welsh Green was faced by Fleur Delacour in the Triwizard Tournament. They are smaller than the other dragon species used in the tournament, but still very large compared to a human.

H

Hebridean Black
A wild variety of dragon found in Britain. First mentioned in 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'.

Hungarian Horntail
A Hungarian Horntail was one of the four Triwizard Tournament dragons, first appearing in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'. This is the dragon that Harry had to face. They are black and described as being more lizard-like and larger than the other three Triwizard dragon species. They have yellow eyes with slit pupils (like a cat). Along their tails are bronze-coloured spikes every few inches.

Horntail eggs are grey, described as looking like either granite or cement.

N

Norbert
Norbert is a Norwegian Ridgeback dragon. He is hatched by Hagrid in 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'.

Norwegian Ridgeback
This is a rare species of dragon. They are black with orange eyes and lay black eggs. It seems that their bites are mildly poisonous, causing swelling and green discolouration. They were first mentioned in 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'.

S

Swedish Short-Snout
A Swedish Short-Snout was the dragon faced by Cedric Diggory in the Triwizard Tournament. They have blue-grey scales and long pointed horns.