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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" /> |
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" /> |
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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 |
+ | [[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" /> |
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[[File:Fizzingwhizbees.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Real-world version of Fizzing Whizzbees]] |
[[File:Fizzingwhizbees.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Real-world version of Fizzing Whizzbees]] |
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Revision as of 19:59, 11 March 2013
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]
Real-world version of Fizzing Whizzbees
Behind the scenes
- Fizzing Whizbees are one of several Harry Potter tie-in sweets that have been manufactured. One reviewer said they are essentially the same as Pop Rocks.[6]
- The Billywig sting ingredient may have been inspired by the many off-putting urban legends involving sweets, including the one that Bubble Yum, the world's first non-hard chewing gum, was made soft by the inclusion of spiders' eggs.[7]
- Honeydukes at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter sells another version of Fizzing Whizbees. They are chocolate bees with a fruity flavoured fizzy in the centre. They maintain the film version packaging.
- Albus Dumbledore used "Fizzing Whizbee" as the password to his office in 1995.[8]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears in extra feature on Disc 2)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See this image.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Prisoner of Azkaban, Ch. 5
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Prisoner of Azkaban, Ch. 10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑ Goblet of Fire, Ch. 23
- ↑ "Mini Review: Harry Potter Fizzing Whizbees" on CandyAddict.com
- ↑ "Spider Eggs in Bubble Yum" on Snopes.com
- ↑ Order of the Phoenix, Ch. 22
