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{{Food and Beverage infobox
 
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|name=Fizzing Whizbees
 
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|manufacturer=[[Ambrosius Flume|Mr.]] and [[Mrs. Flume]]
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|manufacturer=[[Queenbee]]<ref name="package">See [[:File:Whizzbees.jpg|this image]].</ref>
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|ingredients=*[[Wikipedia:Sherbet|Sherbet]]
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*[[Billywig]] stings (rumoured)
 
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'''Fizzing Whizbees''' are a popular magical sweet made by [[Queenbee]].<ref name="package" /> They are large [[Wikipedia:Sherbet|sherbet]] balls that will cause a person who sucks on them to [[flying|float]] a few inches off the ground.<ref name="poa5">''Prisoner of Azkaban'', Ch. 5</ref><ref name="poa10">''Prisoner of Azkaban'', Ch. 10</ref>
   
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Dried [[Billywig]] stings are rumoured to be one of this sweet's ingredients.<ref name="fb">''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them</ref> This idea is supported by the fact that being stung by a Billywig will make a person [[Levitation|levitate]] for a short period.<ref name="fb" /> Although Fizzing Whizbees were one of his favourite sweets,<ref>''Goblet of Fire'', Ch. 23</ref> when [[Harry Potter]] learned they might contain animal parts, he wrote in his copy of ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' that he would never eat them again.<ref name="fb" />
'''Fizzing Whizbees''' are a magical candy. They are probably the "massive sherbert balls that make you [[Flying|levitate]] a few inches above the ground while you suck them" that [[Ron Weasley]] mentioned in [[1993]].
 
   
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[[Honeydukes]] sweetshop in [[Hogsmeade]] stocks Fizzing Whizbees in a large barrel.<ref name="poa10" /> [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] described them to [[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] in high anticipation of their first [[Hogsmeade weekend trips|weekend trip to Hogsmeade]] in [[1993]].<ref name="poa5" />
They contain dried [[Billywig]] stings; it is this ingredient that gives the candy their levitation property.
 
   
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[[File:Fizzingwhizbees.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Real-world version of Fizzing Whizzbees]]
There exists a real world version of this candy, which is said to resemble [[Wikipedia:Pop Rocks|Pop Rocks]]. [http://candyaddict.com/blog/2006/01/19/mini-review-harry-potter-fizzing-whizbees/]
 
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==Behind the scenes==
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*Fizzing Whizbees are one of several ''[[Harry Potter books|Harry Potter]]'' tie-in sweets that have been manufactured. One reviewer said they are essentially the same as [[Wikipedia:Pop Rocks|Pop Rocks]].<ref>"[http://candyaddict.com/blog/2006/01/19/mini-review-harry-potter-fizzing-whizbees/ Mini Review: Harry Potter Fizzing Whizbees]" on CandyAddict.com</ref>
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*The [[Billywig]] sting ingredient may have been inspired by the many off-putting [[Wikipedia:Urband legend|urban legends]] involving sweets, including the one that [[Wikipedia:Bubble Yum|Bubble Yum]], the world's first non-hard chewing gum, was made soft by the inclusion of [[spider]]s' eggs.<ref>"[http://www.snopes.com/horrors/food/bubbleyum.asp Spider Eggs in Bubble Yum]" on Snopes.com</ref>
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*[[Honeydukes]] at [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]] sells another version of Fizzing Whizbees. They are chocolate [[Bee|bees]] with a fruity flavoured fizzy in the centre. They maintain the film version packaging.
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*[[Albus Dumbledore]] used "Fizzing Whizbee" as the [[password]] to his [[Headmaster's office|office]] in [[1995]].<ref>''Order of the Phoenix'', Ch. 22</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Comment|Appears in extra feature on Disc 2}}
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
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*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''
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*''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]''
   
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==Notes and references==
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Revision as of 19:39, 28 June 2014

Fizzing Whizbees are a popular magical sweet made by Queenbee.[1] They are large sherbet balls that will cause a person who sucks on them to float a few inches off the ground.[2][3]

Dried Billywig stings are rumoured to be one of this sweet's ingredients.[4] This idea is supported by the fact that being stung by a Billywig will make a person levitate for a short period.[4] Although Fizzing Whizbees were one of his favourite sweets,[5] when Harry Potter learned they might contain animal parts, he wrote in his copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them that he would never eat them again.[4]

Honeydukes sweetshop in Hogsmeade stocks Fizzing Whizbees in a large barrel.[3] Ron Weasley described them to Harry Potter and Hermione Granger in high anticipation of their first weekend trip to Hogsmeade in 1993.[2]

File:Fizzingwhizbees.jpg

Real-world version of Fizzing Whizzbees

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 See this image.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Prisoner of Azkaban, Ch. 5
  3. 3.0 3.1 Prisoner of Azkaban, Ch. 10
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  5. Goblet of Fire, Ch. 23
  6. "Mini Review: Harry Potter Fizzing Whizbees" on CandyAddict.com
  7. "Spider Eggs in Bubble Yum" on Snopes.com
  8. Order of the Phoenix, Ch. 22