- "The Gigglewater is non-negotiable."
- — Seraphina Picquery, President of MACUSA on Prohibition[src]
Gigglewater was a wizarding alcoholic beverage that was circulated in the United States.[1] True to its name, Gigglewater may have caused the drinker to laugh out loud when consumed.[2] One known ingredient included Chortle extract, and it appeared to be colourless. Pinnock was one brand of Gigglewater sold in the 1920s.
History[]
Despite the American No-Majs enforcing Prohibition during the 1920s, Seraphina Picquery's stance on the matter was, as she famously put it to her Chief of Staff, that "Gigglewater is non-negotiable".[1] One such establishment that served Gigglewater was The Blind Pig, where Jacob Kowalski tried it for the first time in 1926, experiencing its effects.[3]
Jacob drank some gigglewater again aboard The Great Wizarding Express in 1932.[4]
Etymology[]
- Gigglewater or giggle water was a slang term for Alcohol used during Prohibition.[5] It was especially used when describing champagne.[6]
- Given their similar effects, Gigglewater may be related to Laughing Potion.
Appearances[]
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (First appearance)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History of Magic in North America: 1920s Wizarding America" on Pottermore
- ↑ Twitter - Queenie & Jacob clip
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, Scene 82
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- ↑ "From website "Slang of the 1920""
- ↑ "Dictionary on "giggle water"