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{{Spell infobox
 
{{Spell infobox
|name=''Jiggery pokery''
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|name=''Jiggery Pokery''
 
|incantation=jig-er-ee poke-er-ee
 
|incantation=jig-er-ee poke-er-ee
 
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|effect=Unknown mischief-making<ref name="COS1"/>
|effect=None. Invented by [[Harry Potter]] to frighten his [[Muggle]] [[Dudley Dursley|cousin]].
 
 
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{{Quote|Jiggery pokery! [[Hocus pocus]]...[[squiggly wiggly]]...|[[Harry Potter]] frightens [[Dudley Dursley]] in [[1992]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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{{Quote|Jiggery pokery! [[Hocus Pocus|Hocus pocus]]...[[squiggly wiggly]]...|[[Harry Potter]] frightening [[Dudley Dursley]] in [[1992]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
 
'''''Jiggery Pokery''''' was one of three nonsense [[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]].<ref name="COS1">{{COS|B|1}}</ref>
 
'''''Jiggery pokery''''' was one of three pretend [[spell]]s that [[Harry Potter]] invented in order to scare off his [[Muggle]] cousin, [[Dudley Dursley]], in [[1992]]. He claimed that they could set a hedge on [[fire]].
 
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
 
''[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jiggery-pokery Jiggery-pokery]'' is a British term meaning "underhand or deceitful behaviour".
 
''[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 (though it presumably does not set hedges on fire).<ref name="pottermore">{{PM}}</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{COS}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]] ''{{1st}}
 
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*{{PM}} {{Mention}} {{C|In book title}}
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*{{WW}} {{Mention}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[es:Abracadabra (hechizo]]
 
[[Category:Nonsense incantations]]
 
[[Category:Nonsense incantations]]

Latest revision as of 07:16, 4 March 2022

"Jiggery pokery! Hocus pocus...squiggly wiggly..."
Harry Potter frightening Dudley Dursley in 1992[src]

Jiggery Pokery was one of three nonsense 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.[1]

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 (though it presumably does not set hedges on fire).[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 1 (The Worst Birthday)
  2. Pottermore