Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop

Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop
Location information
Location	South Side, Diagon Alley, London, England, Great Britain
Owner(s)	Manager of Gambol and Japes

Fred Weasley: "We thought we'd lost you for good, Potter!"

George Weasley: "This is Gambol and Japes, the wizarding joke shop."

— Fred and George Weasley in August, 1992

Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop was a shop located in South Side, Diagon Alley that sold a wide range of joke items and other products that served as entertainment. It was presumably the favourite shop of Fred and George Weasley, and Lee Jordan. It was there that they stocked up on Dr Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks in 1992. It was run by a man with a white beard and moustache. It was located between Obscurus Books and Twilfit and Tattings.

Items sold

• Dungbombs (1 Sickle and 21 Knuts each)
• Stink Pellets (20 Knuts each, or 4 Sickles for a pack of ten)
• Non-explodable, luminous balloons (25 Knuts each)
• Dr Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks

Etymology

"To gambol" means to frolic around playfully, while a "jape" is a practical joke.

Behind the scenes

• In the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the store is depicted as being quite large. There is a hallway filled with shelves near the entrance, with a secret room at the end, and a door to left of the counter leading to a room with a magic metre.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World

Notes and references

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