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"The four long House tables were laden with tureens of porridge, plates of kippers, mountains of toast and dishes of eggs and bacon..."
— The Great Hall in 1992[src]

A kipper is a salt-cured dried fish (usually a herring), that is served at the Great Hall at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1] Ronald Weasley once gagged on a kipper.[2]

A Chaser of a Hogwarts Quidditch team usually ate kippers for breakfast before Quidditch matches.[3]

Kipper was sometimes served as part of regular meals. In February 1995, after Hermione Granger aggravated the Hogwarts house-elves, Ronald Weasley worried that it would put them off their cooking, but the next morning "the bacon, eggs, and kippers were quite as good as usual."[4]

When Ron caught sight of his brother Percy on the morning of the Funeral of Albus Dumbledore, he stabbed some pieces of kipper with unwonted venom.[5]

Behind the scenes[]

  • Kipper is a reasonably popular dish in Great Britain, but may be entirely unfamiliar to some U.S. readers, as it is not typically consumed there.

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 (Gilderoy Lockhart)
  2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 11 (Hermione's Helping Hand)
  3. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, Side Quest "The Quidditch Cup"
  4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 28 (The Madness of Mr Crouch)
  5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 30 (The White Tomb)
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