Telephone box

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A telephone box, also known as a telephone booth, is a small enclosure containing a public telephone.

History

By August 1992, Arthur Weasley owned a red telephone box, and placed it in his field of non magical junk.^[1]

Gilderoy Lockhart alleged that he defeated a werewolf, possibly the Wagga Wagga Werewolf, after having been cornered by it in a telephone booth.^[2]

Frank Bryce had intended on using a telephone booth in Little Hangleton to phone the local police upon overhearing Voldemort's plans to murder Harry Potter in August of 1994, but he was discovered by Nagini before he could leave the Riddle House.^[3]

Behind the scenes

• A telephone box is more commonly known as a "telephone booth" in the United States of America and in some parts of Canada.^[4]
• The British Ministry of Magic Headquarters uses a phone box as its visitor's entrance. The booth transports visitors from ground level to the Atrium on floor B8. To activate the entrance, one dials 62442 (spelling "magic") on the telephone.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (PS1 version only)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
• Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game
• Pottermore

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