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|image=[[File:ChristmasCrackers.jpg|250px|Christmas crackers laid out on a table for the [[Yule Ball]] feast in the [[Great Hall]] in [[1994]]]]
  
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|manufacturer=[[Cribbage's Wizarding Crackers]]
  
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A '''Wizard Cracker'''<ref>{{PS|G}}</ref>''' '''(also known as a '''Wizarding Cracker''')<ref name="gof24">{{GOF|B|24}}</ref> is a [[Magic|magical]] kind of [[Christmas cracker]], that go off with a bang as loud as a [[cannon]] blast, enveloping everyone nearby in a cloud of blue smoke, rather than just a small pop. The gifts in comparison to the [[Muggle]] counterpart are often far more unique or genuine, with the hats being as durable as the real thing, and the gifts being extremely unique, or even peculiar.<ref name="ps12">{{PS|B|12}}</ref>
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A '''Christmas cracker''' (the wizarding variation also known as '''Wizard Cracker''') is a party favour given out at [[Christmas]] in the [[Great Britain|United Kingdom]], as well as in other [[Wikipedia:Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries like [[Australia]], [[Canada]], and [[New Zealand]].
  
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Crackers consist of a cardboard tube wrapped in festive paper that is twisted at either end like a sweet wrapper. Inside of the tube are prizes, and, in order to get them out, two people each hold one end of the cracker and pull it apart. The split is accompanied by a bang (from which the name ''cracker'' is derived).<ref name="wikipedia">"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_cracker Christmas cracker]" at Wikipedia</ref>
  
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[[Non-magic people|Muggle]] crackers contain several items — typically a paper hat, a plastic toy, and a slip of paper with a joke printed on it — and produce a small bang because a thin strip of chemically-infused cardboard is torn in half when the cracker is pulled apart.<ref name="wikipedia" />
  
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Wizard crackers, in contrast, go off with a bang as loud as a cannon blast, enveloping everyone nearby in a cloud of blue smoke. They contain the same hat, gift, and joke as the Muggle variety, but the hats are real and the gifts are extremely unique, even peculiar.<ref name="ps12">{{PS|B|12}}</ref>
  
   
 
One brand of wizard crackers is [[Cribbage's Wizarding Crackers|Cribbages Wizarding Crackers]].<ref name="gof24">{{GOF|B|24}}</ref>
  
One brand of wizard crackers is [[Cribbage's Wizarding Crackers|Cribbages Wizarding Crackers]].<ref name="gof24">{{GOF|B|24}}</ref>
   
 
==Wizard crackers at Hogwarts==
  
==Wizard crackers at Hogwarts==
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Wizard crackers were given out at the [[Christmas Feast]] every year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] .<ref name="ps12" /><ref name="poa11">{{POA|B|11}}</ref><ref name="gof24"/> A stack of them was placed every few feet along each of the tables in the [[Great Hall]].<ref name="ps12" />
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Wizard crackers were given out at the [[Christmas Feast]] every year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] .<ref name="ps12" /><ref name="poa11">{{POA|B|11}}</ref><ref name="gof24" /> A stack of them was placed every few feet along each of the tables in the [[Great Hall]].<ref name="ps12" />
   
 
===Known prizes===
  
===Known prizes===
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*A flowered [[bonnet]], received by [[Albus Dumbledore]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
  
*A flowered [[bonnet]], received by [[Albus Dumbledore]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
 
*A [[top hat]], received by [[Minerva McGonagall]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
  
*A [[top hat]], received by [[Minerva McGonagall]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
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*A witch's hat topped with a stuffed vulture, received by [[Severus Snape]] in [[1993]], apparently in response to an incident earlier that year involving [[Neville Longbottom]]'s [[Boggart]].<ref name="poa11"/>
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*A witch's hat topped with a stuffed vulture, received by [[Severus Snape]] in [[1993]], apparently in response to an incident earlier that year involving [[Neville Longbottom]]'s [[Boggart]].<ref name="poa11" />
   
 
====Gifts====
  
====Gifts====
 
*Several live white [[Mouse|mice]], received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]], all of which disappeared. Harry assumed that they were later eaten by [[Mrs Norris]].<ref name="ps12" />
  
*Several live white [[Mouse|mice]], received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]], all of which disappeared. Harry assumed that they were later eaten by [[Mrs Norris]].<ref name="ps12" />
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*A pack of non-explodable, luminous balloons, received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
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*A pack of [[non-explodable, luminous balloons]], received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
 
*A [[grow-your-own-warts kit]], received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
  
*A [[grow-your-own-warts kit]], received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
 
*A [[Wizard's Chess]] set, received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
  
*A [[Wizard's Chess]] set, received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
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Revision as of 11:47, 16 August 2019

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Fred and George pull a wizard cracker

A Wizard Cracker[1] (also known as a Wizarding Cracker)[2] is a magical kind of Christmas cracker, that go off with a bang as loud as a cannon blast, enveloping everyone nearby in a cloud of blue smoke, rather than just a small pop. The gifts in comparison to the Muggle counterpart are often far more unique or genuine, with the hats being as durable as the real thing, and the gifts being extremely unique, or even peculiar.[3]

One brand of wizard crackers is Cribbages Wizarding Crackers.[2]

Wizard crackers at Hogwarts

Wizard crackers were given out at the Christmas Feast every year at Hogwarts .[3][4][2] A stack of them was placed every few feet along each of the tables in the Great Hall.[3]

Known prizes

Hats

Gifts

See also

Behind the scenes

File:Green Wizard Cracker.png

A Wizard Cracker thrown by Malfoy

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24 (Rita Skeeter's Scoop)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12 (The Mirror of Erised)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 11 (The Firebolt)
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