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- "Today, we'll learn about one of the Muggles' grooviest inventions... Roller Skates!"
- — Professor Sikander introducing Roller Skates to his students in Muggle Studies[src]
Roller Skates, also known as Roller Blades, were Muggle-invented boots fitted with metal frames on the soles with wheels, which allowed the wearer to glide across the floor. Muggles skilled with their use could perform radical dance manouevres. Roller Blades could be quite loud, especially on uneven surfaces.[1]
History[]
- "The first patented roller skates were invented by a Belgian named John Joseph Merlin in 1760."
- — Professor Sikander to Jacob's sibling[src]
The first patented roller skates were invented by John Joseph Merlin, a Belgian, in 1760.[2]
Students observing Roller Skates in the Muggle Studies Classroom
During the 1990–1991 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Arif Sikander taught his seventh-year students about Roller Skates in Muggle Studies, including their history and usage.[1]
The Boggart having been given rollers skates with Riddikulus
When the unidentified Muggle-born Hogwarts student cast the Boggart-Banishing Spell on a Boggart, which took the form of an Acromantula, it was given roller skates.[3]
Appearances[]
Ron giving his Boggart roller skates with Riddikulus
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (and subsequently its GBA adaptation, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells), Ronald Weasley banishes his Boggart in the form of Aragog by comically giving it roller skates, making it unable to move properly.[4] However in the book, he simply makes his Boggart lose its legs.[5] The idea of an Acromantula Boggart being given roller skates is also made into Harry Potter: Magic Awakened.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First appearance) (Appears as a Boggart form) (Non-canonical appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (GBA version only) (Appears as a Boggart form) (Non-canonical appearance)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Appears as a Boggart form) (Non-canonical appearance)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells (Appears as a Boggart form) (Non-canonical appearance)
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Appears as a Boggart form)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 27 (Now That's What I Call a Cursed CD) - Muggle Studies Lesson "Roller Blades"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 42 (A Study in Green)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) - Chapter 11 (Boggart in the Wardrobe)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 7 (The Boggart in the Wardrobe)
| Muggle Studies |
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| Professors: Quirinus Quirrell · Arif Sikander · Unidentified male professor · Charity Burbage · Alecto Carrow · Concordia Rowle |
| Classrooms: Art Classroom · Fifth-floor classroom · Muggle Studies Classroom · Muggle Studies showroom · Music Classroom |
| Textbooks: Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles |
| Subjects: Blender · Car (Model car) · Electricity · Flight (Muggle methods) · Hair spray · Light bulb · Radio · Roller Skates · Rotary phone · Rubber duck · Toaster |
