I scorned the idea of impressing a gold queen or an enormous bronze if I was a dragonrider, I wanted a common green dragon, the smallest of them all. When I was a teen, I devoured Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series, entranced with the thought of impressing a dragon hatchling, raising it, and flying on its enormous back, fighting Threadfall in the sky. Dragons of Pern from The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey Certainly, it gave Harry a run for his money in the Triwizard Tournament, encompassing all a dragon should be: a fast, agile, dangerous fire-breathing lizard with a nasty streak a mile wide. It might not be the biggest dragon in the Harry Potter world, but from what we saw in the books and the show, it might very well be the meanest. Hungarian Horntail from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingĮveryone knows the Hungarian Horntail. And Sean Connery as the voice of the unflappable dragon didn’t hurt, either. Even if it comes at the cost of his own life. Draco is fierce and will fight if he has to, but it is his honor and desire to do the right thing that sets him apart from other dragons. Unlike the Hungarian Horntail, Draco of Dragonheart fame represents the other side of these complex creatures: one that is misunderstood, intelligent, noble, and loyal to the bitter end. Draco from Dragonheart by Adriana Gabriel And less like a fuzzy puppy with goofy ears. He seemed more playful and mischievous between the pages of The Neverending Story than he ever did in the movie. I loved him in both the film and the books, but it was the book version Falcor that I loved the best. Falcor from The Neverending Story by Michael Endeįalcor the white Luck dragon was another staple of my childhood when I longed for a dragon of my own. And he brought some much needed laughs to a rather sober Disney film. Even though his closest friend and helper was a lucky cricket, he still found a way to help Mulan win a war and save a country. Mushu, the tiny oriental dragon from Mulan, didn’t let his size get in the way of what he wanted. Some are quite tiny, but their attitude makes up for their size. Mushu from Mulan by Disney and Katherine Poindexter
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