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 ** Properly only the winged dragons are called dragons in the series. The non-flying ones are referred to as Wyverns.
 ** Another note is that 'The Wild Purple-Green', during one particularly strenuous battle {{spoiler|after he joins up with Basil's unit}} wishes he had the fiery breath of his ancestors. Whether that is fact or just a dragon legend is never elaborated on.
-* In ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'', [[J. K. Rowling]] describes describes all sorts of dragons which possess powerful magic but aren't especially bright. Most are European in design, except for the Chinese Fireball. In ''[[Chamber of Secrets]]'', Harry also kills a Basilisk ([[Our Monsters Are Different|here portrayed as a giant, vaguely dragonish snake]]), and nearly dies of its venom. This may be a [[Shout-Out]] to Beowulf, Carston, Sigurd, Thor, and many, many others.
+* In ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'', [[J. K. Rowling]] describes describes all sorts of dragons which possess powerful magic but aren't especially bright. Most are European in design, except for the Chinese Fireball. In ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (novel)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Harry also kills a Basilisk ([[Our Monsters Are Different|here portrayed as a giant, vaguely dragonish snake]]), and nearly dies of its venom. This may be a [[Shout-Out]] to Beowulf, Carston, Sigurd, Thor, and many, many others.
 ** On the other hand, [[J. K. Rowling]] is supposedly a fan of Graeco-Roman mythology, and basilisks as described by Pliny are so poisonous that when a man on horseback once killed one with a spear, the poison traveled up the spear, killing the rider and the horse as well.
 * The dragons in Alan F. Troop's ''Delasangre'' series are arrogant, amoral, long-lived [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|shapeshifters]] who are [[Mary Sue|just too awesome to take seriously]].