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- "I had contracted dragon pox shortly before arriving at school, and while I was no longer contagious, my pockmarked visage and greenish hue did not encourage many to approach me."
- — Elphias Doge's account of having Dragon Pox[src]
Dragon Pox[14] was a potentially fatal contagious disease that affected wizards and witches.[10] Muggles could also contract the disease, but it was prevented under the Statute of Secrecy. Its symptoms were presumably similar to Muggle illnesses like chicken pox. In addition to leaving the victim's skin pockmarked, dragon pox caused a lasting greenish tinge.[2] The symptoms of simpler cases included a green-and-purple rash between the toes and sparks coming out of the nostrils when the patient sneezed.[3]
History[]
- "Occasionally they would catch snatches of advice on how to treat dragonpox, and once a few bars of “A Cauldron Full of Hot, Strong Love."
- — Wizarding Wireless Network[src]
The first cases of Dragon Pox were wizards working closely with Peruvian Vipertooths;[1] In the 1100s Gunhilda Kneen was recorded as having to forgo playing Chaser in a Quidditch match when she came down with a "touch" of the sickness.[7] The first person known to have lethally succumbed to dragon pox was Chauncey Oldridge in 1379.[6][4]
At some point while the Goldstein sisters were toddlers, Mr and Mrs Goldstein contracted this disease and died.[9]
In the 16th or 17th century, Gunhilda of Gorsemoor developed a cure for dragon pox,[4] but the disease had not been completely eradicated. It was still treated by the Magical Bugs ward at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries on the second floor.[15] Elphias Doge got dragon pox shortly before he started at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in September 1892.[2] At some point in her youth, Tulip Karasu was admitted to St Mungo's with dragon pox.[8]
Elderly patients were apparently more susceptible to dragon pox than younger ones. Minister for Magic Eldritch Diggory died of it in office in 1747.[13] Others who had died of it included: Abraxas Malfoy,[10] and Fleamont and Euphemia Potter.[11] They died of it recently, in the second half of the 20th century.
Howland Coopey wrote to the Daily Prophet with symptoms that Professor Helbert Spleen diagnosed as Dragon Pox, although he did state that it would go away of its own accord, rather than recommending that Mr Coopey go to St Mungo's to get the Dragon Pox cure.[3]
The Moldovan National Quidditch team could not participate in the 2014 Quidditch World Cup due to an outbreak of Dragon Pox at their training camp, leaving their supporters devastated.[14]
Known sufferers[]
- "I was sorry to hear he had died, although of course it wasn't unexpected, dragon pox at his age...."
- — Horace Slughorn regarding Draco Malfoy's grandfather Abraxas[src]
| Wizard(s) | Notes |
|---|---|
| Chauncey Oldridge | First known victim.[4][6] |
| Howland Coopey | Survived the illness.[3] |
| Gunhilda Kneen[7] | |
| Elphias Doge[2] | |
| Tulip Karasu[8] | Admitted to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries; survived. |
| Unidentified Dragonologist[12] | |
| Eldritch Diggory[13] | Died from the illness. |
| Mrs Goldstein[9] | |
| Mr Goldstein[9] | |
| Abraxas Malfoy | Died from a combination of old age and the illness.[10][11] |
| Fleamont Potter | |
| Euphemia Potter[11] |
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (First mentioned) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned only)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
- Daily Prophet Newsletters (Mentioned only)
- J. K. Rowling's official site (First appearance)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Illness and Disability" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 2 (In Memoriam)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Daily Prophet Newsletters, Issue 3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- ↑ Pottermore - Hogwarts sorting quiz
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 J. K. Rowling's official site
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 3 (The Game from Queerditch Marsh)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 18 (Long Live the Doxy Queen) - History of Magic Lesson "Founding of St Mungo's Hospital"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, Scene 44
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Potter Family" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 21 (Burning Up) - Assignment "Dragon Pox"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Pottermore - Quidditch World Cup 1990 - 2014 (Archived)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 22 (St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries)