Screaming Yo-yo

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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery & Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells.
As such, spoilers will be present within the article.

A Screaming Yo-yo was a magical toy that presumably shrieked when a person played with it.^[2]

History[]

During a History of Magic class in the 1988–1989 school year, Nymphadora Tonks dared Jacob's sibling to use a Screaming Yo-yo to get Professor Binns's attention. The attempt failed.^[3]

Argus Filch added the Yo-yos to the list of items forbidden at Hogwarts at the start of the 1994–1995 school year.^[2]

Screaming Yo-yos were sold at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes for a price of five Galleons.^[1] Fred and George Weasley caught a boy trying to steal one of these and warned him that if he did so, he would be paying in more than Galleons.^[4]

Screaming Yo-yos became Foundables during the Calamity in the late 2010s/early 2020s, that had to be dealt with by members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force by returning them to their original place in the wizarding world.^[5]

Screaming Yo-yos are available for purchase at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Just as the name suggests, they scream when used.

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) - Chapter 5 (Draco's Detour)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 12 (The Triwizard Tournament)
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 3 (Detention Before Extension) - History of Magic Lesson "Medieval Assembly of European Wizards"
↑ Half-Blood Prince script on the Internet Movie Script Database (archived here)
↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite "Registry: Challenges"