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A '''Christmas cracker''' (the wizarding variation also known as '''Wizard Cracker''') is a party favour given out at [[Christmas]] in the [[Great Britain|United Kingdom]], as well as in other [[Wikipedia:Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries like [[Australia]], [[Canada]], and [[New Zealand]].
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A '''Christmas cracker''' (the wizarding variation also known as '''Wizard Cracker''') is a party favour given out at [[Christmas]] in the [[Great Britain|United Kingdom]], as well as in other [[Wikipedia:Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries like [[Australia]], [[Canada]], and [[New Zealand]].
   
 
Crackers consist of a cardboard tube wrapped in festive paper that is twisted at either end like a sweet wrapper. Inside of the tube are prizes, and, in order to get them out, two people each hold one end of the cracker and pull it apart. The split is accompanied by a bang (from which the name ''cracker'' is derived).<ref name="wikipedia">"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_cracker Christmas cracker]" at Wikipedia</ref>
  
Crackers consist of a cardboard tube wrapped in festive paper that is twisted at either end like a sweet wrapper. Inside of the tube are prizes, and, in order to get them out, two people each hold one end of the cracker and pull it apart. The split is accompanied by a bang (from which the name ''cracker'' is derived).<ref name="wikipedia">"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_cracker Christmas cracker]" at Wikipedia</ref>
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[[Muggle]] crackers contain several items — typically a paper hat, a plastic toy, and a slip of paper with a joke printed on it — and produce a small bang because a thin strip of chemically-infused cardboard is torn in half when the cracker is pulled apart.<ref name="wikipedia" />
  
[[Muggle]] crackers contain several items — typically a paper hat, a plastic toy, and a slip of paper with a joke printed on it — and produce a small bang because a thin strip of chemically-infused cardboard is torn in half when the cracker is pulled apart.<ref name="wikipedia" />
   
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Wizard crackers, in contrast, go off with a bang as loud as a cannon blast, enveloping everyone nearby in a cloud of blue smoke. They contain the same hat, gift, and joke as the Muggle variety, but the hats are real and the gifts are extremely unique, even peculiar.<ref name="ps12">''Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12</ref>
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Wizard crackers, in contrast, go off with a bang as loud as a cannon blast, enveloping everyone nearby in a cloud of blue smoke. They contain the same hat, gift, and joke as the Muggle variety, but the hats are real and the gifts are extremely unique, even peculiar.<ref name="ps12">''Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12</ref>
   
 
One brand of wizard crackers is [[Cribbages Wizarding Crackers]].<ref name="gof24">Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24</ref>
  
One brand of wizard crackers is [[Cribbages Wizarding Crackers]].<ref name="gof24">Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24</ref>
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*A flowered bonnet, received by [[Albus Dumbledore]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
  
*A flowered bonnet, received by [[Albus Dumbledore]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
 
*A top hat, received by [[Minerva McGonagall]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
  
*A top hat, received by [[Minerva McGonagall]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
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*A witch's hat topped with a stuffed vulture, received by either [[Albus Dumbledore]] or [[Severus Snape]] in [[1993]], apparently in response to an incident earlier that year involving [[Neville Longbottom|Neville Longbottom's]] [[Boggart]].<ref name="poa11"/>
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*A witch's hat topped with a stuffed vulture, received by [[Severus Snape]] in [[1993]], apparently in response to an incident earlier that year involving [[Neville Longbottom]]'s [[Boggart]].<ref name="poa11"/>
   
 
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*Several live white mice, received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]], all of which disappeared. Harry assumed that they were later eaten by [[Mrs. Norris]].<ref name="ps12" />
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*Several live white [[Mouse|mice]], received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]], all of which disappeared. Harry assumed that they were later eaten by [[Mrs Norris]].<ref name="ps12" />
 
*A pack of non-explodable, luminous balloons, received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
  
*A pack of non-explodable, luminous balloons, received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
 
*A [[grow-your-own-warts kit]], received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
  
*A [[grow-your-own-warts kit]], received by [[Harry Potter]] in [[1991]].<ref name="ps12" />
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* [[Super Wizard Cracker]]
  
* [[Super Wizard Cracker]]
 
* [[Wizard Cracker Pop-It]]
  
* [[Wizard Cracker Pop-It]]
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==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:Green Wizard Cracker.png|thumb|right|A Wizard Cracker thrown by Malfoy]]
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*In the various [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|video game adaptions]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' [[Draco Malfoy]] and [[Harry Potter]] have a duel with Wizard Crackers joined by [[Vincent Crabbe]] and [[Gregory Goyle]], which Harry won in the end.
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*During the winter of [[1996]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaption]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' in [[The Burrow]] [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and [[George Weasley]] pull a Wizard Cracker
   
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
  
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
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*''[[Pottermore]]''
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==Notes and references==
 
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Revision as of 06:19, 9 January 2014

A Christmas cracker (the wizarding variation also known as Wizard Cracker) is a party favour given out at Christmas in the United Kingdom, as well as in other Commonwealth countries like Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

Crackers consist of a cardboard tube wrapped in festive paper that is twisted at either end like a sweet wrapper. Inside of the tube are prizes, and, in order to get them out, two people each hold one end of the cracker and pull it apart. The split is accompanied by a bang (from which the name cracker is derived).[1]

Muggle vs. wizard crackers

Muggle crackers contain several items — typically a paper hat, a plastic toy, and a slip of paper with a joke printed on it — and produce a small bang because a thin strip of chemically-infused cardboard is torn in half when the cracker is pulled apart.[1]

Wizard crackers, in contrast, go off with a bang as loud as a cannon blast, enveloping everyone nearby in a cloud of blue smoke. They contain the same hat, gift, and joke as the Muggle variety, but the hats are real and the gifts are extremely unique, even peculiar.[2]

One brand of wizard crackers is Cribbages Wizarding Crackers.[3]

Wizard crackers at Hogwarts

Wizard crackers were given out at the Christmas feast every year at Hogwarts .[2][4][3] A stack of them was placed every few feet along each of the tables in the Great Hall.[2]

Known prizes

Hats

Gifts

See also

Behind the scenes

File:Green Wizard Cracker.png

A Wizard Cracker thrown by Malfoy

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Christmas cracker" at Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 12
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 11
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