Vietch's Leeches was a shop that sold leeches[2] in Diagon Alley. On its booth-like establishment wrote "We will bite them on the features". It had a sign by the door, stating "EVERYTHING SUCKS BUT OUR SERVICE".[1]
It was nearby Quality Quidditch Supplies, Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, The Harpy's Bazaar, and The Three Sheets.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- The words "We will bite them on the features" was a play on "We will fight them on the beaches", which was Illustrator Jim Kay's take on Winston Churchill's "We shall fight on the beaches".[4][2][5]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition (First appearance)
- Pottermore
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition (see this image)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Inside The Chamber of Secrets: an interview with illustrator Jim Kay | BfK No. 221 at Books for Keeps (interviewed by Helen Boyle) - "Other names or slogans are little jokes that tickle me; if you look carefully at the booth that sells leeches, it says ‘We’ll bite them on the features’ – a pun on Churchill’s famous speech."
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition (see this video)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – creepy scrawlers ltd. - "The advert on the side of ‘Veitch’s Leeches’ reads “We will bite them on the features’, which is another pun on Winston Churchill’s famous wartime speech; “We will fight them on the beaches’."
- ↑
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