Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones, using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Bagpipes are a traditional Scottish instrument.

Gideon Crumb played bagpipes for the popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters.

Behind the scenes

• Harry Potter once had a dream about Minerva McGonagall playing the bagpipes in the Room of Requirement while Neville Longbottom did a waltz with Pomona Sprout.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix