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- "The sun shone brightly on a stack of cauldrons outside the nearest shop. 'Cauldrons — All Sizes — Copper, Brass, Pewter, Silver — Self-Stirring — Collapsible', said a sign hanging over them"
- — Description of Potage's Cauldron Shop[src]
Pewter is a malleable metal alloy, traditionally 85–99% tin, with the remainder consisting of copper, antimony, bismuth and lead. It was first used around the beginning of the Bronze Age in the Near East.[1]
History[]
Every new Hogwarts student had to be equipped with pewter cauldron (standard size 2), which they could purchase at Potage's Cauldron Shop. Although Harry Potter wanted a solid gold cauldron, Hagrid didn't let him buy it, saying "It says pewter on yer list".[2]
Pewter Cauldrons could be bought in Potage's Cauldron Shop for 15 Galleons. It was the ideal starter cauldron, as used by first-year students at Hogwarts, and was perfect for brewing a wide range of potions and carrying books to class.[3]
Hagrid owned a large pewter tankard from which he used to drink.[4][5] Aberforth Dumbledore also had a pewter jug, into which he had poured a mead in 1998, when Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger found themselves in Hogsmeade.[6]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in History of Magic classes)
Notes and references[]
- ↑
Pewter on Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 (Gilderoy Lockhart)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 25 (The Beetle at Bay)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 28 (The Missing Mirror)