Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment

Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment was a shop in North Side, Diagon Alley that sold a wide variety of magical instruments such as telescopes, hourglasses and maps.

Products sold[]

Armillary spheres^[1]
Binoculars^[1]
Brass Scales (3 Galleons)
Brass Telescope (5 Galleons)
Compasses^[1]
Crystal balls
Crystal Phials (7 Galleons)
Magnifying glasses^[1]
Moon Chart (5 Galleons)
Silver Scales (7 Galleons)
Glass Phials (5 Galleons)
Star Chart (6 Galleons)
Globe of the Moon (13 Galleons)
Mappa Mundi^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

The Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment shop's name is not revealed in the books. The shop was first referred to as such in the "Tour Diagon Alley" feature included on Disc 2 of the DVD release of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and was then confirmed in Pottermore.
The shop is showcased in Traveller's Tales LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 game. Players are able to purchase 'fun spells' with LEGO Harry Potter studs at the Diagon Alley shop; spells from the Harry Potter universe for causing mischief as you explore Hogwarts, like changing other character's appearances, causing them to dance or even belch slugs. Special spells can be found on the ground floor for purchase, and can also be unlocked on the top floor using special cheat codes.
Before the Diagon Alley expansion at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, one could find a Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment (actually just a fake storefront) in Hogsmeade. Following the expansion, it was replaced by Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop.^[3]

Etymology[]

A "wiseacre", which is derived from the word "wise", refers to a person who claims to be knowledgeable about everything (but is not).

Appearances[]

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Pottermore^[4]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Mentioned in an advertisement)
The Archive of Magic: The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Mentioned in an advertisement)
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, source here.
↑ Name of shop appears on said map.
↑ "PotterWatch: Knight Bus, Madam Puddifoot, and Interactive Wand Rumours" at TouringPlans.com
↑ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/06/jk-rowlings-pottermore-reveal-harry-potter-e-books-and-more.ars

Diagon Alley North Side
Locations
Apothecary · Bats! Bats! Bats! · Belcher's Bottled Beers · Bernie Balls Fireworks · Blinkhorn's workshop · Boogermongers · Brigg's Brooms · Bufo's · Caput Mortuum · Creepy Scrawlers Stationers · Crispa Culpepper's Drugs & Preparations · Eeylops Owl Emporium · Flail & Hyde Furriers · Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour · Flourish and Blotts · Gaberlunzie Garments · Grandma Gramercy's Grandiloquent Gramophones · Gringotts Wizarding Bank · The Harpy's Bazaar · Herbert's Sherbets · Janus Galloglass · Krakens · Leaky Cauldron (1 Diagon Alley) · Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions · The Magic Lantern · Magical Menagerie · Mandrake Mufflers · Marcus Minucius Myomancer · Mourning & Starr Armourers · Mr Milvus Grizedale, Kitemaker · Mr Trismus, Mouth Magician · Mulligrubs Materia Medica · Nell's Bells · Nollikins for Scrolls & Skins · Noltie's Botanical Novelties · Oldknowe Books · Pettichaps · Potage's Cauldron Shop · Praedico Predico · Quality Quidditch Supplies · Shrew & Scold's Bridal Wear · S. Starling · Tangle & Noils Wigmakers & Perruquiers · The Three Sheets · Tut's Nuts · Twinkle's Telescopes · Vietch's Leeches · What Larks! Songbird Specialists · Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment
Known residents, shop owners and employees
Blinkhorn · Belcher · Bufo · Crookshanks (formerly) · Eeylops Owl Emporium female employee · Eeylops Owl Emporium male employee · Florean Fortescue (deceased) · Flourish and Blotts manager · Hedwig (formerly; deceased) · Madam Malkin · Noltie · Madam Potage · Magical Menagerie salesman · Magical Menagerie saleswoman · Milvus Grizedale · Marcus Minucius · Trismus · Tut · Twinkle · Vietch · Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment employee

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Attractions: Dragon Challenge • Flight of the Hippogriff • Harry Potter and the Escape From Gringotts • Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey • Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure • Hogsmeade Station • Ollivander's Wand Shop
Shops: Borgin and Burkes • Dervish and Banges • Filch's Emporium of Confiscated Goods • Honeydukes • Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions • Magical Menagerie • Ollivander's • Owl Post • Quality Quidditch Supplies • Wands by Gregorovitch • Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes • Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment • Zonko's Joke Shop
Restaurants: Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour • Leaky Cauldron • The Fountain of Fair Fortune • Three Broomsticks Inn

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, source here.

[2] Name of shop appears on said map.

[WWoHP-3] "PotterWatch: Knight Bus, Madam Puddifoot, and Interactive Wand Rumours" at TouringPlans.com

[4] ttp://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/06/jk-rowlings-pottermore-reveal-harry-potter-e-books-and-more.ars

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