Common Welsh Green
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| Common Welsh Green | |
| Species | dragon |
| Ministry of Magic Classification | XXXXX |
| Appearance | grass green, earthy brown eggs |
| Origin | Wales |
| Known specimens | Dragon faced by Fleur Delacour in the first task of the Triwizard Tournament |
| First appearance in canon | Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback (PS) (mention); The Hungarian Horntail (GF) (seen) |
The Common Welsh Green is a dragon breed that lives in Wales. It has smooth grass green scales and is smaller than the Chinese Fireball, Swedish Short-Snout and Hungarian Horntail (GF19). Its flame consists of thin jets. It can be recognised by its melodious roar. The eggs are an earthy brown flecked with green.
Common Welsh Green are comparatively harmless by dragon standards as they actively avoid humans if they are not provoked. They prey on sheep and nest in higher mountain areas. A reservation has been established in the Welsh mountains to ensure their preservation (FBAZ).
In the so-called Ilfracombe Incident of 1932, a Common Welsh Green swoops down upon a crowded beach near Ilfracombe. Luckily, the witch Tilly Toke and her family are among the sunbathing Muggles and are able to prevent any fatalities and perform a mass Memory Charm (FBi).
A female Welsh Green from the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary is brought to Hogwarts for the first task of the Triwizard Tournament in 1994 . Charlie Weasley shows it to Hagrid and Madame Maxime (and unknowingly to Harry Potter) the night three days before the task (GF19). Fleur Delacour has to get past it in the first task to steal the golden egg hidden between its real eggs. She puts it into a trance with a charm and it becomes sleepy, but just when she tries to pass it, it begins to snore and shoots a flame at her skirt. She puts out the flame with water from her wand and gets the egg. Fleur receives less points than Harry and Krum for this task; the exact number is unknown (GF20).
