De-gnoming

De-gnoming was a term used to refer to the process of ridding a garden of gnomes. This was normally accomplished by physically picking up the gnomes and expelling them from the garden in question. Newton Scamander recommended in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them that swinging the gnome around one's head until dizzy and then dropping it over the garden wall was sufficient, but some wizards, like the Weasley family, preferred to throw the gnomes as far as possible, sometimes even having competitions as to who can toss a gnome the furthest. Alternatively, a Jarvey can be used to de-gnome a garden, though this is considered inhumane by most wizards.

Aside from Fantastic Beasts, the subject of de-gnoming is also covered in Gilderoy Lockhart's books Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests and Marauding with Monsters. Given Lockhart's status as a fraud, it is unlikely that these books contain any information on the subject that Lockhart did not steal from a second-hand source.

Specialized gloves exist that could be worn for the purposes of de-gnoming.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
 * Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
 * LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
 * Pottermore