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{{Quote|I've never seen a worse Keeper... but then he was born in a bin.|Draco Malfoy, needling Harry Potter about Ron Weasley's Keeper performance|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
  
{{Quote|I've never seen a worse Keeper... but then he was born in a bin.|Draco Malfoy, needling Harry Potter about Ron Weasley's Keeper performance|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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A '''bin''' is receptacle for the disposal of trash.
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A '''bin''' is receptacle for the disposal of trash. In [[1995]], [[Draco Malfoy]] composed a song titled "[[Weasley is Our King]]" as an attempt to undermine the morale of [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] [[Keeper]] [[Ronald Weasley]] and that of the team itself. The song included the line "Weasley was born in a bin," considered highly offensive, as it suggested he was nothing but garbage. Later that same year, [[Augusta Longbottom]] told her grandson [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] to place a gum wrapper given to him by his [[Alice Longbottom|mother]] in the bin.
  
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The entrance area to [[Diagon Alley]] includes a dustbin.<ref name="PS5">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 5 - (''Diagon Alley'')</ref>
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Early in the [[1991-1992 school year]], [[Peeves]] chucked some [[chalk]] into a bin after [[Professor]] [[Minerva McGonagall]] discovered him in a classroom using it to write rude words on a blackboard.<ref name="PS9">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Chapter 9 - (''The Midnight Duel'')</ref>
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In [[1994]], [[Alastor Moody]] owned a [[Alastor Moody's dustbins|number of dustbins]] which he kept outside his home. [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] used [[magic]] to make them fire rubbish everywhere as a cover for his kidnapping of Moody to disguise himself as Moody using [[Polyjuice Potion]].
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In [[1995]], [[Draco Malfoy]] composed a song titled "[[Weasley is Our King]]" as an attempt to undermine the morale of [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]] [[Keeper]] [[Ronald Weasley]] and that of the team itself. The song included the line "Weasley was born in a bin," considered highly offensive, as it suggested he was nothing but garbage. Later that same year, [[Augusta Longbottom]] told her grandson [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] to place a gum wrapper given to him by his [[Alice Longbottom|mother]] in the bin.
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In [[1997]], as [[Hermione Granger]] considered what books to bring along on the [[Horcrux hunt|mission to find Voldemort's Horcruxes]], she tossed her copy of [[Defensive Magical Theory]] into the bin without a second glance.<ref name="DH6">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 6 (''The Ghoul in Pyjamas'')</ref>
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[[Bin Juice]] is named after this object.
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After receiving a [[Lily Evans's letter to Petunia Dursley|letter]] from [[Lily Potter|Lily Evans]] about the birth of [[Harry Potter|Harry]], [[Petunia Dursley]] tossed it in the bin without a second glance.
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In "[[The Wizard and the Hopping Pot]]", one of the classic stories from ''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]'', the [[Wizard (The Wizard and the Hopping Pot)|wizard]] who inherited his [[Wizard's father (The Wizard and the Hopping Pot)|father]]'s [[The Hopping Pot|titular pot]] initially decided to use it as a bin, but the pot did not allow him rest until he used it for its original purpose of helping his [[Muggle]] neighbours, as did his father.<ref name="TBB">''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)|The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]'' - "[[The Wizard and the Hopping Pot]]"</ref>
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Bins were amongst objects transfigured by a group of [[goblin]]s who had gotten hold of [[wand]]s during the [[Chipping Clodbury riot]].
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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In addition to a rubbish bin appearing the [[J. K. Rowling Official Site]] prior to its April 2012 redesign, the site featured a Rubbish Bin section where rumours about her and the ''[[Harry Potter (book series)|Harry Potter]]'' series were addressed.
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*In addition to a rubbish bin appearing on the [[J. K. Rowling Official Site]] prior to its April 2012 redesign, the site featured a Rubbish Bin section where rumours about her and the ''[[Harry Potter (book series)|Harry Potter]]'' series were addressed.
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*In the United States, the term "bin" is usually used in regards to trash only in relation to recycling, i.e. "recycle bin." Despite this, the [[British terms|term]] was retained for the U.S. editions of most ''Harry Potter'' titles, though the U.S. ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' refers to a "trash can."
   
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{Mention}}
  
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
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*''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)|The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]''
 
*''[[J. K. Rowling Official Site]]''
  
*''[[J. K. Rowling Official Site]]''
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*''[[Pottermore]]''
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*''[[Daily Prophet Newsletters]]''
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==Notes and references==
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Revision as of 02:15, 29 August 2013

"I've never seen a worse Keeper... but then he was born in a bin."
— Draco Malfoy, needling Harry Potter about Ron Weasley's Keeper performance[src]

A bin is receptacle for the disposal of trash.

The entrance area to Diagon Alley includes a dustbin.[1]

Early in the 1991-1992 school year, Peeves chucked some chalk into a bin after Professor Minerva McGonagall discovered him in a classroom using it to write rude words on a blackboard.[2]

In 1994, Alastor Moody owned a number of dustbins which he kept outside his home. Bartemius Crouch Jr. used magic to make them fire rubbish everywhere as a cover for his kidnapping of Moody to disguise himself as Moody using Polyjuice Potion.

In 1995, Draco Malfoy composed a song titled "Weasley is Our King" as an attempt to undermine the morale of Gryffindor Quidditch team Keeper Ronald Weasley and that of the team itself. The song included the line "Weasley was born in a bin," considered highly offensive, as it suggested he was nothing but garbage. Later that same year, Augusta Longbottom told her grandson Neville to place a gum wrapper given to him by his mother in the bin.

In 1997, as Hermione Granger considered what books to bring along on the mission to find Voldemort's Horcruxes, she tossed her copy of Defensive Magical Theory into the bin without a second glance.[3]

Bin Juice is named after this object.

After receiving a letter from Lily Evans about the birth of Harry, Petunia Dursley tossed it in the bin without a second glance.

In "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot", one of the classic stories from The Tales of Beedle the Bard, the wizard who inherited his father's titular pot initially decided to use it as a bin, but the pot did not allow him rest until he used it for its original purpose of helping his Muggle neighbours, as did his father.[4]

Bins were amongst objects transfigured by a group of goblins who had gotten hold of wands during the Chipping Clodbury riot.

Behind the scenes

  • In addition to a rubbish bin appearing on the J. K. Rowling Official Site prior to its April 2012 redesign, the site featured a Rubbish Bin section where rumours about her and the Harry Potter series were addressed.
  • In the United States, the term "bin" is usually used in regards to trash only in relation to recycling, i.e. "recycle bin." Despite this, the term was retained for the U.S. editions of most Harry Potter titles, though the U.S. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone refers to a "trash can."

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 - (Diagon Alley)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 - (The Midnight Duel)
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 6 (The Ghoul in Pyjamas)
  4. ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard - "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot"
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