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- "Harry ducked swiftly down behind his cauldron, pulled one of Fred’s Filibuster fireworks out of his pocket, and gave it a quick prod with his wand. The firework began to fizz and sputter. Knowing he had only seconds, Harry straightened up, took aim, and lobbed it into the air; it landed right on target in Goyle’s cauldron."
- — Harry setting off one of these fireworks during a Potions lesson[src]
Dr Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks were magical fireworks that were set off when wet with water.[3]
Known uses[]
- Fred and George Weasley and Lee Jordan bought some at Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop in 1992.[1] Fred and George later put on a display of them on the evening of 31 August of that year.[2]
- On a rainy day in October 1992, Fred and George Weasley fed one of these fireworks to a Fire Dwelling Salamander that they had taken from a Care of Magical Creatures in the Gryffindor common room. This caused the salamander to rocket around the room, emit tangerine stars and run into the fireplace.[5]
- Harry Potter later borrowed a firework from Fred and used it to explode Gregory Goyle's cauldron in Potions class. This created a distraction that allowed Hermione Granger to slip out of the room to get the boomslang skin that she required for her Polyjuice Potion.[3]
- On the way back to London in June 1993, Fred and George Weasley set off the last of the fireworks on the Hogwarts Express before the summer holidays.[6]
- On the way to Hogwarts on 1 September 1994, Fred's trunk fell open, setting off a number of the Filibuster fireworks he had packed. The Muggle taxi driver who was carrying the trunk was alarmed by the incident.[7]
- On 24 November of that year, following the first task of the Triwizard Tournament, Lee Jordan let off some of these during a surprise party to celebrate Harry's having gotten past the Hungarian Horntail.[4]
- In 1995 Fred and George Weasley were seen in the Viaduct Courtyard playing with a spark from the fireworks by throwing it into the air and catching it. A crowd of students watched this. It was however interrupted by Dolores Umbridge who pointed her wand and extinguished it.[8]
- In 1996 some sparks from these fireworks exploded and fizzled around in the shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.[9]
Behind the scenes[]
- The graphics on the fireworks in the Harry Potter films was designed by Ruth Winick, though the version she compiled did not get used.[10]
- At The Wizarding World of Harry Potter:
- James and Oliver Phelps attempted to set off a huge real world version of a Filbuster firework at its grand opening. The firework did not go off. A few seconds after the device appeared to fail, however, a huge shower of fireworks went up into the sky in a section of the park close by.
- On 8 July 2014, the Diagon Alley expansion was added to the theme park, and the shop Dr Filibuster's Fireworks has been visible since.
- In Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, if the player choose give Peeves some in order to help them to look for the Marauder's Map, and you have level two in the friendship with Jae Kim, Jae will offer some fireworks to Peeves in order to have his help.[11]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (One spark only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Sparks only)
- Pottermore
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 (At Flourish and Blotts)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 5 (The Whomping Willow)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 21 (The House-Elf Liberation Front)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 (The Deathday Party)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 (Dobby's Reward)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 11 (Aboard the Hogwarts Express)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) - Chapter 13 (High Inquisitor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) - Chapter 5 (Draco's Detour)
- ↑ "The Original Prop Designer – Exclusive interview with Ruth Winick" - The Rowling Library Magazine Issue #52 The Original Prop Designer · April 2021 (in collaboration with Felipe Gabriel) (p.8-14)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 4 (Opposite Day)