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- "Harry didn’t have to do his homework under the blankets by flashlight anymore; now he could sit in the bright sunshine outside Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour, finishing all his essays with occasional help from Florean Fortescue himself, who, apart from knowing a great deal about medieval witch burnings, gave Harry free sundaes every half an hour."
- — Harry Potter visiting Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour[src]
Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour was a shop that sold ice cream. Located in North Side, Diagon Alley, next to the Second-Hand Bookshop,[1] the Parlour was owned and operated by Florean Fortescue before he disappeared and was later killed in 1996.[4]
Description[]
The parlour was a small shop with places to sit down inside, and a small area outside with a bunch of tables and chairs. Inside, one could find lots of colourful ice-cream on display.[5]
History[]
On Harry Potter's first visit to Diagon Alley, Rubeus Hagrid presented him with a large ice cream (chocolate and raspberry flavoured with chopped nuts), which likely came from Fortescue's establishment.[6]
Harry bought strawberry-and-peanut-butter ice cream for himself, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger while they strolled around Diagon Alley during their visit in 1992.[7]
When Harry spent three weeks staying at the Leaky Cauldron and hanging around Diagon Alley in August of 1993, he spent a lot of time at the Parlour doing his homework. Mr Fortescue offered advice about medieval witchcraft for a report Harry was writing and served him free ice cream sundaes every half-hour.[2]
In 1996, Bill Weasley mentioned that Mr Fortescue had been "dragged off" by the looks of the ice cream parlour.[4] It was later confirmed that he had been abducted by Death Eaters, and eventually killed.[8] Florean may have known some information on the Elder Wand and the lost diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw,[9] so Voldemort captured and tortured him. The shop was boarded up after Florean's mysterious disappearance.[4]
Despite the disappearance and later death of Florean, the ice cream parlour eventually reopened under the same name but with new management by at most the late 2010s or early 2020s, employing at least one teenage attendant. During the Calamity, a Calamity Investigator working for the Statute of Secrecy Task Force visited the parlour and met the attendant, who offered to "show the magic" to anyone interested. The investigator agreed to go on the attendant's tour and learned the parlour's techniques to prevent melting, which they modified to increase the effectiveness of their Strong Exstimulo Potions.[3]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- LEGO Harry Potter
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
- The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter: Magical Places from the Films: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and Beyond
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 4 (The Leaky Cauldron)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 6 (Draco's Detour)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) DVD (Disc 2) - Diagon Alley Tour
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 (At Flourish and Blotts)
- ↑ PotterCast 131 J.K. Rowling Interview Transcript
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Florean Fortescue" at Wizarding World