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Fred Weasley: "And what's happened to your eye, Hermione?"
Hermione Granger: "Your punching telescope."
Fred Weasley: "Oh, blimey, I forgot about those. Here... Just dab it on, that bruise'll be gone within the hour. We had to find a decent bruise remover. We're testing most of our products on ourselves."
— Discussion of the boxing telescope[src]

Boxing telescopes were magical joke products manufactured by Fred and George Weasley in 1996 for Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. When held up to the eye, a small fist would extend and punch the individual in the face.[1]

As of 2010, they were also sold at Zonko's Joke Shop.[2]

Effects[]

When it was squeezed, a tiny fist on a spring erupted from its end and landed a punch, accompanied by a puff of black smoke and a loud bang.[1] The purple bruise caused by the telescope did not fade by itself, and could not be healed with standard remedies such as could be found in The Healer's Helpmate.[1]

The only known means to remove was another Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes product, a bruise removal paste.[1]

History[]

Fred and George stored boxing telescopes among the products in their old bedroom. When Hermione Granger went rummaging in their boxes she accidentally activated one which gave her a black eye that Molly Weasley was unable to remove.[1]

When Hermione, Harry Potter, and the Weasleys went to Diagon Alley shortly afterwards, Draco Malfoy noticed Hermione's black eye and said he wanted to buy flowers for whoever did it. The group then went to the twins' joke shop, where Fred gave Hermione a thick yellow paste, which removed the bruise within an hour.[3]

In December 2010, Robyn Thistlethwaite asked her friend to get her two boxing telescopes in Zonko's Joke Shop after she was barred.[2]

Behind the scenes[]

Matthew Lewis, Tom Felton, Oliver Phelps and a Punching telescope

Matthew Lewis and Oliver Phelps laughing at Tom Felton when a boxing telescope nearly hit him in the face

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 5 (An Excess of Phlegm)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, "Dungbombs and Disguises"
  3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 6 (Draco's Detour)
  4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) DVD 2nd-disc special feature: Close-Up with the cast of Harry Potter - Special Effects with Matthew Lewis, Tom Felton and Oliver Phelps.
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