dragon blood (was Re: CHAPDISC: HBP4, Horace Slughorn)

[hg_skmg]

No: HPFGUIDX 143358

Ginger:
> I posted elsewhere that I had a theory that dragon's blood may have 
> healing powers.  Remember back in OoP when Hagrid used it on a 
> black  eye he got from Grawp?  It wondered me back then because I 
> have heard of beefsteak being used, and wondered why he was using 
> such an expensive cut of meat.  We hear Sluggy talk of how 
> expensive the blood is, and the twins have their new dragonhide 
> jackets (treating themselves as business is so good), so why not 
> settle for plain old beef?  
>
> In response, someone (who I think may be on this list, in which 
> case I'll let him/her speak for self) noted that the dragon steak 
> was green, but Sluggy's dragon blood was red. That same someone 
> also noted that the twins were making shield charms shortly after 
> getting the jackets.  I thought that was interesting as well.  


hg:
Ginger, I'm pretty sure it was me, posting to you on another forum.  
I've been thinking about those jackets and discussing them on yet 
another forum.  I do think there's got to be some healing property to 
dragon's blood -- however, the steak on Hagrid's eye makes the blood 
in Slughorn's vial seem suspect, perhaps not dragon's blood at all -- 
to me, it may be more likely to assume that a Common Welsh Green, for 
example, might have green blood whereas another dragon, red.  I say 
this is more likely, because Dumbledore didn't question that it was 
indeed dragon's blood, and he should recognize it if he sees it.

I also think it'd be fairly easy for Hagrid to come by dragon's blood 
(also unicorn tail hair), but much more difficult for Slughorn, who'd 
have to go the less direct (Wizard retail) route.  And yes, less safe.


Ginger:
> It may not work as well in potions, but one could still use it to 
> fake an injury, say if one wanted to pretend to fall off of a 
> tower and needed some blood artfully dripping from one's mouth.  Or 
> something like that.

hg:
Oh, yes indeed.