Trick wand

Trick Wand
Object information
Manufacturer	Fred and George Weasley
Usage	When used to cast a spell, it turned into random objects or started to beat the user around the head and neck
Owners	Fred and George Weasley Harry Potter Ron Weasley

"Make sure you don't use this in a duel."

— Description

Trick wands, also known as fake wands, were magical joke objects that were created by Fred and George Weasley, and sold in the shop they founded, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. These wands appeared normal in every way, but when used to cast a spell, they turned into random objects (e.g. rubber mice or chickens). A more expensive version beat the user around the head and neck.

As of 2010, they were also sold in Zonko's Joke Shop.

History

A trick wand

In August 1994, Molly Weasley got very frustrated when she picked a stray one of these up even though she had banned them from their house, The Burrow.

At the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, Ludo Bagman found the wands very amusing and offered to pay Fred and George Weasley five Galleons for one.

Just before Professor McGonagall announced the Yule Ball at Hogwarts in December 1994, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley were having a sword fight with a couple of trick wands in Transfiguration class, where Ron's turned into a tin parrot, with Harry's becoming a rubber haddock.

After Ron began to help his brother George managing Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, he introduced trick wands to a visiting student and recalled he and Harry's sword fight.

In December 2010, Robyn Thistlethwaite asked her friend to buy her 22 trick wands from Zonko's Joke Shop after she was barred.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened

See also

• Fake wand