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 in 1996.[2]
Description
The Parlour is a small shop with places to sit down inside, and a small area outside with a bunch of tables and chairs. Inside, there can be found lots of colourful ice-cream on display.[3]
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.[4]
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.
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.[5]
In 1996, Bill Weasley mentioned that Mr Fortescue had been "dragged off" by the looks of the ice cream parlour.[2] It was later confirmed that he had been abducted by Death Eaters, and eventually killed.[6] Voldemort had sought information on the Elder Wand and the lost diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw, and so captured and tortured Fortescue. It was stated that the shop was boarded up after Florean mysterious disappearance.[2] It is unknown what became of the Parlour after his death.
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
- Pottermore
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter: Magical Places from the Films: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and Beyond on Amazon.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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 Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 4 (The Leaky Cauldron)
- ↑ PotterCast 131 J.K. Rowling Interview Transcript
| England, Great Britain | ||
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| Carkitt Market - Diagon Alley - Horizont Alley - Knockturn Alley |
