Norberta

Norberta (born Norbert; Spring of 1992) was a female Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon hatched by Rubeus Hagrid in his hut at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
==Biography==
===Pre-birth===
During the 1991–1992 school year, Professor Quirinus Quirrell, trying to figure out how to get past Fluffy and retrieve the Philosopher's Stone, disguised himself and enticed Rubeus Hagrid to play a game of cards by wagering Norberta's egg. They had a few drinks, and Quirrell asked him if he was sure he could handle raising a dragon. Hagrid told him about how he managed Fluffy, inadvertently giving Quirrell the information he needed. Hagrid later assumed that 'the stranger' was a Dragon dealer.
===Birth===
Rubeus Hagrid kept the egg in his hut, warming it over a fire until it hatched. Ron, Harry, and Hermione were present when Norberta hatched. Also present (though at first unknown) was Draco Malfoy, who peered through a window of Hagrid's hut. The trio feared that Hagrid would get in trouble, and so convinced him to get rid of the dragon. The baby dragon looked "like a crumpled black umbrella" with large spiny wings, a skinny body and a long snout with wide nostrils, horn stubs and bulging, orange eyes and tried to bite Hagrid, although he found her to be adorable and instantly wanted to keep her. He named the newborn dragon "Norbert", believing her to be a boy, and fed her with a bucket of brandy mixed with chicken blood every half hour, as recommended in Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit.
===Raised in Romania===
Hagrid had no choice but to release Norberta to Charles Weasley, who worked with dragons in Romania.
==Etymology==
Norbert is a Germanic first name, derived from nord ("north") and berht ("bright"). Norberta is simply a feminine form of this name.
==Behind the scenes==
*Norberta has a different departure in . Instead of her presence remaining a secret and Harry and Hermione handing her over to Charlie's friends, the Hogwarts staff becomes aware of her, and Dumbledore had her sent off to Romania. Also, the dragon is shown to be affectionate with the groundskeeper, rather than violent. Because of this difference in behaviour, it is possible that Norbert is in fact a male in the film version of the story.
*Since Hagrid's conversation with Charlie was not featured in , Norberta's identity as a female dragon was never acknowledged in the films.
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**The description was "A baby dragon may not be everyone’s idea of ‘cheerful’, but when Norbert (or Norberta, actually) was just a wee baby, we could kind of see why Hagrid went all gooey over him/her".Features: "Wonderful wizarding world happiness generator (text only version)" at 
*In , one can purchase a plush version of Norberta.
*While Norberta is black-coloured, the mini-figure is green.
*Norberta also appears to be greenish in .
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==See also==
*Rubeus Hagrid's pets
*Norwegian Ridgeback
*Romanian Dragon Sanctuary
==Notes and references==
Category:1992 Entire Births
Category:Females
Category:An Professor-Rubeus-Hagrid's Pets
Category:Individual Known Pragons
Category:Plot To Steal on The Philosopher's Stone participants
Category:An Yellow-Eyed Individuals