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{{Object infobox
 
{{Object infobox
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|name = Sneakoscope
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|manufacturer = [[Edgar Stroulger]] (inventor)
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|usage=To keep away enemies
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|usage = To keep away enemies and to detect deception
|owners=*[[Ronald Weasley]] (briefly)
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|owners = *[[Ronald Weasley]] (briefly)
 
*[[Harry Potter]]
 
*[[Harry Potter]]
*[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] (stolen)
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*[[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Bartemius Crouch Jnr]] (stolen)
 
*[[Alastor Moody]]
 
*[[Alastor Moody]]
*[[Horace Slughorn]]
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*[[Horace Slughorn]]<ref name="HBP4">{{HBP|B|4}}</ref>
 
*[[Hermione Granger]] (briefly)
 
*[[Hermione Granger]] (briefly)
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{{Quote|It's quite easy once you know how, one simple [[Freezing Charm]] on these absurd burglar alarms [[Muggle|they]] use instead of Sneakoscopes and make sure the neighbours don't spot you bringing in the piano.|[[Horace Slughorn]], when asked by [[Albus Dumbledore]] how he moves from house to house.|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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{{Quote|It's quite easy once you know how, one simple [[Freezing Charm]] on these absurd [[burglar alarm]]s [[Non-magic people|they]] use instead of Sneakoscopes and make sure the neighbours don't spot you bringing in the [[piano]].|[[Horace Slughorn]] briefly mentioning Sneakoscopes|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
A '''Sneakoscope''' was a type of [[Dark Detector]] that looked like a glass spinning top. It lit up, spun, and whistled if someone was doing something untrustworthy nearby.
 
A '''Sneakoscope''' is a type of [[Dark Detector]] that looks like a glass spinning top. It lights up, spins, and whistles if someone is doing something untrustworthy nearby.
 
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Invention===
 
===Invention===
[[File:Stroulger.jpg|200px|thumb|left|[[Edgar Stroulger]] developing the Pocket Sneakoscope.]]
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[[File:Edgar Stroulger.jpg|thumb|228x228px|[[Edgar Stroulger]] developing the Pocket Sneakoscope]]
The Sneakoscope was invented in the eighteenth century by [[Edgar Stroulger]].
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The Sneakoscope was invented in the [[18th century|eighteenth century]] by the [[Wizardkind|wizarding]] inventor [[Edgar Stroulger]].<ref name="PSG">{{PS|G}}</ref><ref name="COSG">{{COS|G}}</ref><ref name="POAG">{{POA|G}}</ref>
   
===1993===
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===19th century===
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During the [[1890–1891 school year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], there was a Sneakoscope in [[Dervish and Banges]].<ref>{{HL}}</ref>
[[Ronald Weasley]] (Ron)  purchased a "pocket" Sneakoscope in [[Egypt]] in [[1993]] as a thirteenth birthday present for [[Harry Potter]]. Ron's brother [[William Weasley|Bill]] said it was just a piece of rubbish sold for tourists and did not work as it was whistling at their supper table. However, he had not realised that [[Fred and George Weasley|Fred and George]] had put beetles in his soup. It also lit up when Ron was tying Harry's birthday package to [[Errol]]'s leg, as he was not supposed to use the old owl for long journeys. Later that year, Harry's Sneakoscope started whistling on the [[Hogwarts Express]] when [[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]] was nearby, as Scabbers was really [[Peter Pettigrew]] (which might help explain the previous occurences as well). Harry had to keep the Sneakoscope in a pair of [[Vernon Dursley|Uncle Vernon]]'s old socks to keep the whistling quiet.
 
   
===1994===
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===Recent history===
 
====1993====
"[[Alastor Moody|Professor Moody]]"-Mad Eye Moody- had a large Sneakoscope in his office in Harry's fourth year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. He had to disable it because, he claimed, it was extra-sensitive and would whistle at any deceit as far off as a mile &mdash; not to mention students lying about their homework. Regardless of the truth of this claim, it would certainly have been activated by "Professor Moody" himself, as he was [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] in disguise.
 
 
[[Ronald Weasley]] purchased a "pocket" Sneakoscope in [[Egypt]] in [[1993]] as the [[Harry Potter's thirteenth birthday|thirteenth birthday]] present for [[Harry Potter]]. Ron's brother [[William Weasley|Bill]] said it was just a piece of rubbish sold for tourists and did not work as it was whistling at their supper table. However, he had not realised that [[Fred and George Weasley|Fred and George]] had put [[beetle]]s in his soup. It also lit up when Ron was tying Harry's birthday package to [[Errol]]'s leg, as he was not supposed to use the old owl for long journeys.<ref name="POA1">{{POA|B|1}}</ref>
   
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Later that year, Harry's Sneakoscope started whistling on the [[Hogwarts Express]] when [[Peter Pettigrew|Scabbers]] was nearby,<ref name="POA5">{{POA|B|5}}</ref> as Scabbers was really [[Peter Pettigrew]] in his [[Animagus]] [[rat]] disguise, which might help explain the previous occurrences as well.
===1995===
 
A few Sneakoscopes (along with other detection devices) were present in the [[Room of Requirement]] while [[Dumbledore's Army]] was using it to practice. Sadly, they proved of little help to the D.A. since when [[Professor]] [[Dolores Umbridge]] finally discovered where they were. 
 
   
===1997===
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====1994====
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[[File:SneakoscopeWU.png|191x191px|thumb|right|A Sneakoscope]]
[[Hermione Granger]] gave [[Harry Potter|Harry]] a Sneakoscope as a gift for his seventeenth [[31 July|birthday]] at breakfast, before a [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday party|small celebration]] was held in his honour.<ref name="DH7">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Ch. 7</ref>
 
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Harry had to keep the Sneakoscope in a pair of [[Vernon Dursley|Uncle Vernon]]'s [[Vernon Dursley's old socks|old socks]] to keep the whistling quiet.<ref name="GOF23">{{GOF|B|23}}</ref>
   
 
"[[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Professor Moody]]" (disguised as Mad Eye Moody) had a large Sneakoscope in his office in Harry's [[1994–1995 school year|fourth year]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. He had to disable it because he claimed it was extra-sensitive and would whistle at any deceit as far off as a mile, not to mention students lying about their homework.<ref name="GOF20">{{GOF|B|20}}</ref> Regardless of the truth of this claim, it would certainly have not been activated by "Professor Moody" himself, as he was [[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Barty Crouch Jnr]] in [[Polyjuice Potion|disguise]].<ref name="GOF35">{{GOF|B|35}}</ref>
The contraption later alerted Harry, Ron, and Hermione about the [[Snatchers]] outside of their tent after accidently saying the [[Tom Riddle|Dark Lord's]] name even though it was [[Taboo]]ed. Unfortunately, it also alerted the Snatchers that the trio was in the tent.
 
   
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====1995====
[[File:Sneakoscope_jkrowlingcom.jpg|thumb|right|The Sneakoscope on [[J. K. Rowling's Official Site|jkrowling.com]] ]]
 
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{{Quote|<nowiki/>''Hey, Harry, what’s this stuff?''" asked Dean from the rear of the room, indicating the Sneakoscopes and the Foe-Glass.|The Sneakoscopes present during the first [[Dumbledore's Army]] meeting|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
A few Sneakoscopes (along with other detection devices) were present in the [[Room of Requirement]] while Dumbledore's Army was using it to practise.<ref name="OOTP18">{{OOTP|B|18}}</ref> Sadly, they proved of little help to the D.A. when [[Professor]] [[Dolores Umbridge]] finally discovered where they were.<ref name="OOTP27">{{OOTP|B|27}}</ref>
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====1997====
 
On [[31 July]], [[1997]], [[Hermione Granger]] gave Harry a Sneakoscope as a gift for [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday|his seventeenth birthday]] at breakfast, before a [[Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday party|small celebration]] was held in his honour.<ref name="DH7">{{DH|B|7}}</ref> The contraption later alerted Harry, Ron, and Hermione about the [[Snatchers]] outside of their [[Perkins's tent|tent]] after accidentally saying the [[Tom Riddle|Dark Lord]]'s name even though it was [[Taboo]]ed. Unfortunately, it also alerted the Snatchers that the [[trio]] were in the tent.<ref name="DH22">{{DH|B|22}}</ref>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:Types of sneakoscope.gif|thumb|Different types of Sneakoscopes from {{POA|FA}}]]
*A Sneakoscope can be seen on the flash version of [[J. K. Rowling's Official Site]].
 
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[[File:Sneakoscope PAS.png|thumb|A Sneakoscope as seen in {{PAS}}]]
*Sneakoscopes can be purchased at [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]], as a novelty toy.
 
 
*A Sneakoscope can be seen on the flash version of {{JKRS}}.
 
*Sneakoscopes can be purchased at {{WWHP}} and {{MHP}} as a novelty toy.
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*In {{HL}}, this device is depicted as resembling a [[telescope]] rather than a glass spinning top.
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===Translations===
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*Bosnian: ''Cinkoskop''
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*Catalan: ''Dolentoscopi''
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*Czech: ''Lotroskop'' ("Thief/Swindlerscope")
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*Danish: ''Luskometer'' (''at luske'' means "to sneak")
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*Dutch: ''Gluiposcoop'' (a ''gluiperd'' is a sneaky person)
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*Estonian: ''nuhiskoop''
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*Faroese: ''Sníkikagi''
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*Finnish: ''Ilmiskooppi''
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*French: ''Scrutoscope''
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*German: ''Spickoskop'' (''spicken'' "to cheat at an exam")
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*Hebrew: ''מלשינוסקופ''
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*Hindi: मुखबिर यन्त्र ("informer machine")
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*Hungarian: ''Gyanúszkóp'' ("suspicion scope")
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*Icelandic: ''læðupokamælir''
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*Indonesian: ''Teropong-curiga'' ("suspicion scope")
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*Italian: ''spioscopio'' (literal, spyscope)
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*Japanese: ''かくれん防止器 {{c|kakuren-bōshi-ki}}'' (lit. "anti-hiding device"; also may be a pun on ''kakurenbo'' "hide-and-seek")
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*Norwegian: ''snikoskop''
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*Polish: ''Fałszoskop'' (''fałsz'' "lie" or "false")
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*Portuguese: ''Bisbilhoscópio''
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*Russian: ''Вредноскоп {{c|Nastyscope}}''
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*Serbian: ''Шуњоскоп {{c|Šunjoskop}}''
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*Slovak: ''Špiónoskop''
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*Spanish: ''Chivatoscopio'' (''Falsoscopio'' in the South American version)
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*Turkish: ''Sinsioskop''
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*Ukrainian: ''Стервоскоп {{c|Stervoskop}}'' ("Scumbagoscope")
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*Vietnamese: ''Kính mách lẻo'' ("sneaky mirror")
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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{{Imagecat|Images of Sneakoscopes}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*{{PS|G}} {{FWC mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{comment|Deleted scene}}
 
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*{{COS|G}} {{FWC mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
 
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*{{POA}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
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*{{POA|F}} {{Deleted scenes}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{mention}}
 
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*{{POA|G}} {{FWC mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
 
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*{{GOF}}
*''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]''
 
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*{{OOTP}}
*''[[J. K. Rowling's Official Site]]''
 
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*{{HBP}} {{Mention}}
*''[[Pottermore]]''
 
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*{{DH}}
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*{{WWHP}}
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*{{JKRS}}
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*{{PM}}
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*{{HM}} {{Mention}}
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*{{WU}}
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*{{MA}} {{HoM mention}}
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*{{HL}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[de:Spickoskop]]
 
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[[fi:Ilmiskooppi]]
 
[[fr:Scrutoscope]]
 
[[fr:Scrutoscope]]
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[[he:מלשינסקופ]]
 
[[it:Spioscopio]]
 
[[it:Spioscopio]]
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[[nl:Gluiposcoop]]
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[[no:snikoskop]]
 
[[pl:Fałszoskop]]
 
[[pl:Fałszoskop]]
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[[pt-br:Bisbilhoscópio]]
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[[ru:Вредноскоп]]
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[[uk:Стервоскоп]]
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[[zh:窥镜]]
 
[[Category:Alastor Moody's possessions]]
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[[Category:Bartemius Crouch Junior's possessions]]
 
[[Category:Dark Detectors]]
 
[[Category:Dark Detectors]]
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[[Category:Foundables]]
 
[[Category:Harry Potter's possessions]]
 
[[Category:Harry Potter's possessions]]
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[[Category:Hermione Granger's possessions]]
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[[Category:Horace Slughorn's possessions]]
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[[Category:Light-based magic]]
 
[[Category:Ronald Weasley's possessions]]
 
[[Category:Ronald Weasley's possessions]]
[[Category:Hermione Granger's possessions]]
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[[Category:Zonko's Joke Shop]]
[[Category:Alastor Moody's possessions]]
 

Latest revision as of 12:51, 3 March 2024

"It's quite easy once you know how, one simple Freezing Charm on these absurd burglar alarms they use instead of Sneakoscopes and make sure the neighbours don't spot you bringing in the piano."
Horace Slughorn briefly mentioning Sneakoscopes[src]

A Sneakoscope was a type of Dark Detector that looked like a glass spinning top. It lit up, spun, and whistled if someone was doing something untrustworthy nearby.

History

Invention

Edgar Stroulger

Edgar Stroulger developing the Pocket Sneakoscope

The Sneakoscope was invented in the eighteenth century by the wizarding inventor Edgar Stroulger.[2][3][4]

19th century

During the 1890–1891 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, there was a Sneakoscope in Dervish and Banges.[5]

Recent history

1993

Ronald Weasley purchased a "pocket" Sneakoscope in Egypt in 1993 as the thirteenth birthday present for Harry Potter. Ron's brother Bill said it was just a piece of rubbish sold for tourists and did not work as it was whistling at their supper table. However, he had not realised that Fred and George had put beetles in his soup. It also lit up when Ron was tying Harry's birthday package to Errol's leg, as he was not supposed to use the old owl for long journeys.[6]

Later that year, Harry's Sneakoscope started whistling on the Hogwarts Express when Scabbers was nearby,[7] as Scabbers was really Peter Pettigrew in his Animagus rat disguise, which might help explain the previous occurrences as well.

1994

SneakoscopeWU

A Sneakoscope

Harry had to keep the Sneakoscope in a pair of Uncle Vernon's old socks to keep the whistling quiet.[8]

"Professor Moody" (disguised as Mad Eye Moody) had a large Sneakoscope in his office in Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts. He had to disable it because he claimed it was extra-sensitive and would whistle at any deceit as far off as a mile, not to mention students lying about their homework.[9] Regardless of the truth of this claim, it would certainly have not been activated by "Professor Moody" himself, as he was Barty Crouch Jnr in disguise.[10]

1995

"Hey, Harry, what’s this stuff?" asked Dean from the rear of the room, indicating the Sneakoscopes and the Foe-Glass."
— The Sneakoscopes present during the first Dumbledore's Army meeting[src]

A few Sneakoscopes (along with other detection devices) were present in the Room of Requirement while Dumbledore's Army was using it to practise.[11] Sadly, they proved of little help to the D.A. when Professor Dolores Umbridge finally discovered where they were.[12]

1997

On 31 July, 1997, Hermione Granger gave Harry a Sneakoscope as a gift for his seventeenth birthday at breakfast, before a small celebration was held in his honour.[13] The contraption later alerted Harry, Ron, and Hermione about the Snatchers outside of their tent after accidentally saying the Dark Lord's name even though it was Tabooed. Unfortunately, it also alerted the Snatchers that the trio were in the tent.[14]

Behind the scenes

Types of sneakoscope

Different types of Sneakoscopes from the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Sneakoscope PAS

A Sneakoscope as seen in Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells

Translations

  • Bosnian: Cinkoskop
  • Catalan: Dolentoscopi
  • Czech: Lotroskop ("Thief/Swindlerscope")
  • Danish: Luskometer (at luske means "to sneak")
  • Dutch: Gluiposcoop (a gluiperd is a sneaky person)
  • Estonian: nuhiskoop
  • Faroese: Sníkikagi
  • Finnish: Ilmiskooppi
  • French: Scrutoscope
  • German: Spickoskop (spicken "to cheat at an exam")
  • Hebrew: מלשינוסקופ
  • Hindi: मुखबिर यन्त्र ("informer machine")
  • Hungarian: Gyanúszkóp ("suspicion scope")
  • Icelandic: læðupokamælir
  • Indonesian: Teropong-curiga ("suspicion scope")
  • Italian: spioscopio (literal, spyscope)
  • Japanese: かくれん防止器 (kakuren-bōshi-ki) (lit. "anti-hiding device"; also may be a pun on kakurenbo "hide-and-seek")
  • Norwegian: snikoskop
  • Polish: Fałszoskop (fałsz "lie" or "false")
  • Portuguese: Bisbilhoscópio
  • Russian: Вредноскоп (Nastyscope)
  • Serbian: Шуњоскоп (Šunjoskop)
  • Slovak: Špiónoskop
  • Spanish: Chivatoscopio (Falsoscopio in the South American version)
  • Turkish: Sinsioskop
  • Ukrainian: Стервоскоп (Stervoskop) ("Scumbagoscope")
  • Vietnamese: Kính mách lẻo ("sneaky mirror")

Appearances

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