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+ | When it is squeezed, a tiny fist on a spring erupts from its end and lands a punch, accompanied by a puff of black smoke and a loud bang.<ref name="HBP5">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Ch. 5</ref> The purple bruise caused by the punching telescope does not fade by itself and cannot be healed with standard remedies, such as can be found in [[The Healer's Helpmate]].<ref name="HBP5">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Ch. 5</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:11, 23 May 2009
- Fred: "And what's happened to your eye, Hermione?"
- Hermione: "Your punching telescope."
- Fred: "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."
- — Fred Weasley and Hermione Granger[src]
The punching telescope was a joke product developed by Fred and George Weasley in 1996 for Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. It was kept in their old bedroom, but Hermione Granger went rummaging in their boxes and accidentally switched it on. It 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.[2]
Effects
When it is squeezed, a tiny fist on a spring erupts from its end and lands a punch, accompanied by a puff of black smoke and a loud bang.[1] The purple bruise caused by the punching telescope does not fade by itself and cannot be healed with standard remedies, such as can be found in The Healer's Helpmate.[1]
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Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ch. 5
- ↑ Half-Blood Prince, Ch. 6