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A '''Fanged Frisbee''' is similar to a [[Muggle]] frisbee, but it has teeth and 'snarls'.
 
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|image=[[File:Fanged-frisbee-lrg.png|250px]]
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|manufacturer=[[Fred and George Weasley]]
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{{Quote|Take care with this contraband item.|Description |Pottermore}}
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A '''Fanged Frisbee''' is similar to a [[Muggle]] [[Wikipedia:Flying disc|frisbee]], but it has teeth and 'snarls'. They are forbidden at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
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==History==
 
==History==
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Fanged Frisbees can be found at a variety of fictional joke shops in the wizarding world including [[Zonko's Joke Shop]] in [[Hogsmeade]] near Hogwarts, and in [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]], the popular joke shop run by [[Fred and George Weasley]] in Diagon Alley, London.
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===1994-1995===
 
===1994-1995===
The Frisbees were added to [[Filch]]'s list of forbidden objects in the [[1994]]-[[1995]] school year.
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The Frisbees were added to [[Argus Filch|Filch]]'s list of forbidden objects in the [[1994–1995 school year]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 12 (''The Triwizard Tournament'')</ref>
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===1996===
 
===1996===
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A brand of Fanged Frisbees, [[Fanged Flyer]]s, was sold at [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]].<ref>See [[:File:WWW Train Harry Potter et le Prince de Sang-Mêlé.jpg|this image]], from the ''[http://www.harrypotter-letrain.com/ Train Harry Potter et le Prince de Sang-Mêlé]''</ref>
[[Hermione Granger]] took a Fanged Frisbee from a fourth-year student in [[1996]]. [[Ron Weasley]] quickly took it from her, saying he had always wanted one.
 
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==Description==
 
 
[[Hermione Granger]] took a Fanged Frisbee from a [[Unidentified fourth year student|fourth year]] student in [[1996]]. [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] quickly took it from her, saying he had always wanted one.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 9 (''The Half-Blood Prince'')</ref>
Little is known about what they look like, except one of the colors they are available in is lime-green.
 
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==Behind the scenes==
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*Fanged Frisbees can be found in the real world at [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]] in Zonko's Joke Shop in Universal Orlando. They are green with a reptile-like face and multiple teeth on the outside rim of the disc. The package they are sold in also includes a handler's glove, inferring that the toy is sharp.
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*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'' [[Verity]] is trapped on the staircase in [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]] by three [[Fanged Frisbee]]s, possibly [[Fanged Flyer]]s.
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==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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[[File:Fanged Flyer cropped.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A fanged frisbee.]]
[[Category:Prank devices]]
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
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*''[[Pottermore]]''
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
 
[[Category:Toys]]
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[[Category:Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]]

Revision as of 20:51, 10 April 2014

"Take care with this contraband item."
— Description [src]

A Fanged Frisbee is similar to a Muggle frisbee, but it has teeth and 'snarls'. They are forbidden at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

History

Fanged Frisbees can be found at a variety of fictional joke shops in the wizarding world including Zonko's Joke Shop in Hogsmeade near Hogwarts, and in Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, the popular joke shop run by Fred and George Weasley in Diagon Alley, London.

1994-1995

The Frisbees were added to Filch's list of forbidden objects in the 1994–1995 school year.[1]

1996

A brand of Fanged Frisbees, Fanged Flyers, was sold at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.[2]

Hermione Granger took a Fanged Frisbee from a fourth year student in 1996. Ron Weasley quickly took it from her, saying he had always wanted one.[3]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Fanged Flyer cropped

A fanged frisbee.

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 12 (The Triwizard Tournament)
  2. See this image, from the Train Harry Potter et le Prince de Sang-Mêlé
  3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince)