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+ | '''''Jiggery Pokery''''' was one of three [[spell]]s that [[Harry Potter]] uttered the [[incantation]]s of to scare off his [[Muggle]] cousin, [[Dudley Dursley]], in [[1992]]. He claimed that they could set a hedge on [[fire]]. |
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| + | ==Etymology== |
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| + | ''[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jiggery-pokery Jiggery-pokery]'' is a British term meaning "underhand or deceitful behaviour". |
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| + | ==Behind the scenes== |
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| + | *While Harry seemed to be merely making up nonsense spells, the appearance of the spell in the title ''[[Jiggery Pokery and Hocus Pocus]]'', described as containing "mischief-making spells," suggests that it could in fact be a real spell.<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref> |
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| + | *''[[Pottermore]]'' {{C|In book title}} |
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Revision as of 18:11, 17 August 2013
- "Jiggery pokery! Hocus pocus...squiggly wiggly..."
- — Harry Potter frightens Dudley Dursley in 1992[src]
Jiggery Pokery was one of three spells that Harry Potter uttered the incantations of to scare off his Muggle cousin, Dudley Dursley, in 1992. He claimed that they could set a hedge on fire.
Etymology
Jiggery-pokery is a British term meaning "underhand or deceitful behaviour".
Behind the scenes
- While Harry seemed to be merely making up nonsense spells, the appearance of the spell in the title Jiggery Pokery and Hocus Pocus, described as containing "mischief-making spells," suggests that it could in fact be a real spell.[1]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Pottermore (In book title)