Changes: Jiggery Pokery

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"Jiggery pokery! Hocus pocus...squiggly wiggly..."

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.

Jiggery-pokery is a British term meaning "underhand or deceitful behaviour".

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]

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+{{Pottermoreold}}
-=='''''Jiggery pokery, squiggly wiggly'''''==
+{{Spell infobox
+|name=''Jiggery Pokery''
+|incantation=jig-er-ee poke-er-ee
+|type=
+|hand=
+|effect=Unknown mischief-making
+|}}
+{{Quote|Jiggery pokery! [[Hocus pocus]]...[[squiggly wiggly]]...|[[Harry Potter]] frightens [[Dudley Dursley]] in [[1992]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
+'''''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]].
-The pretend spell that Harry threatens Dudley with in the Chamber of Secrets.
+==Etymology==
-"'Jiggery Pokery!' '''said Harry, in a fierce voice. 'Hocus pocus ... squiggly wiggly ...''''
+''[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jiggery-pokery 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.<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]] ''{{1st}}
+*''[[Pottermore]]'' {{C|In book title}}
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Spells]]