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

Inside Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment's shop

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

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

London's Wizarding Quarter

England, Great Britain
Carkitt Market - Diagon Alley - Horizont Alley - Knockturn Alley

Diagon Alley
Shops
2nd Hand Brooms · Amanuensis Quills · Beard Trimming · Brigg's Brooms · Broomstix · Broom Brakes Service · Broom Shop · Bufo's · Cranville Quincey's Magical Junkshop · Eeylops Owl Emporium · Fine Enchanting Caldrons · Floo-Pow · Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour · Flourish and Blotts · Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop · J. Pippin's Potions · Janus Galloglass · Jimmy Kiddell's Wonderful Wands · The Junk Shop · Leaky Cauldron · Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions · Madam Primpernelle's Beautifying Potions · Magical Menagerie · Mr. Mulpepper's Apothecary · Mulligrubs Materia Medica · Noltie's Botanical Novelties · Obscurus Books · Ollivanders · Praedico Predico · Pettichaps · Potage's Cauldron Shop · Quality Quidditch Supplies · Rosa Lee Teabag · S. Starling · Scribbulus Writing Implements · Second-Hand Bookshop · Second-Hand Robes · Slug & Jiggers Apothecary · Sugarplum's Sweets Shop · Surgical dental operator · Tangle & Noils Wigmakers & Perruquiers · Twilfitt and Tattings · Twinkle's Telescopes · Wand Showroom · Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes · Whizz Hard Books · Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment
Other services
Brews and Stews · Daily Prophet's main office · Diagon Alley stalls · GalloLoans · Gringotts Wizarding Bank · The Ministry Press · Peter Boat · TerrorTours
Locations
1 Diagon Alley · 18a Diagon Alley · 129b Diagon Alley · 275 Diagon Alley · 343 Diagon Alley South · 59 Diagon Alley · 92 Diagon Alley · 93 Diagon Alley · 94 Diagon Alley
Known residents and shop employees
Archibald Bennett · Broom Shop shopkeeper · Clutterbuck Crispe · Cranville Quincey · Crookshanks (formerly) · Daily Prophet personnel · Florean Fortescue (deceased) · Fred Weasley (deceased) · Garrick Ollivander · George Weasley · Hedwig (formerly; deceased) · Healer · Jimmy Kiddell · J. Pippin · Madam Malkin · Madam Primpernelle · Madam Potage · Magical Menagerie saleswoman · Magical Menagerie salesman · Manager of Flourish and Blotts · Manager of Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop · Mulpepper · Podric Batworthy · Ronald Weasley · Shimmy Hardoteer · Sugarplum · Unidentified female Eeylops Owl Emporium employee · Unidentified male Eeylops Owl Emporium employee · Unidentified Quality Quidditch Supplies employee · Unidentified Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment employee · Verity · Villanelle

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

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

[1] Name of shop appears on said map.

[WWoHP-2] "PotterWatch: Knight Bus, Madam Puddifoot, and Interactive Wand Rumours" at TouringPlans.com

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

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