Lead

= Lead (Harry Potter) =
Lead (chemical symbol: Pb) is a chemical element; a soft, malleable heavy metal. Lead has a bluish-white colour after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull greyish colour when exposed to air. Lead is a highly poisonous metal, and whether swallowed or inhaled it will negatively affect almost every organ and system in the human body; thus its use has been widely phased out due to its well-known strong toxicity. 
==History==
The earliest Bludgers were made of lead. It was discovered, however, that lead was too soft a metal to make a good Bludger, as it was easily dented by Beater's bats, affecting the Bludger's ability to fly straight. As such, future Bludgers were made of iron.Just prior to his Sorting on 1 September, 1991, Harry Potter's legs felt like lead because of the nerves, just as he was stepping into the Great Hall for the first time. After the ceremony and the feast, Harry's legs were noted to have felt as if they were made of lead once again, although this was only because he was very tired and full of food. On the day of the Gryffindor vs Slytherin Quidditch match in 1992, the sky was noted to resemble the colour of lead.
Category:Scientific Chemical Elements
Category:Metals
Category:Poisons
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