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"Anyway, this time Willy's been caught selling biting doorknobs to Muggles and I don't think he'll be able to worm his way out of it because, according to this article, two Muggles have lost fingers and are now in St Mungo's for emergency bone re-growth and memory modification. Just think of it, Muggles in St Mungo's! I wonder which ward they're in?"
Arthur Weasley regarding Willy Widdershins[src]

A biting doorknob was a door handle which had been jinxed to snap at the fingers of anyone who tried to turn it.[2]

History[]

Zonko's Joke Shop in Hogsmeade sold Biting Doorknobs by the 1988–1989 school year.[1]

Willy Widdershins was caught selling these items to Muggles in late 1995. Two of his victims lost fingers and had to be sent to St Mungo's to have their bones regrown and their memories modified.[2]

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Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 7 (The Life and Death of Duncan Ashe)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 22 (St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries)
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