The Pidgeon sisters were three witches who had "quite a bit of padding in the bottom department".[1] They lived in Britain in the 1990s.
Behind the scenes
- "Luckily though no serious injuries were incurred. Felicitania Tugwood had the worst with a shocking flu after falling straight into the freezing cold Mersey. Luckily, the other flyers landed on something soft aswell [sic] as having quite a bit of padding in the bottom department. […] Apparently Dippet had dropped some of his shopping and was distracted by looking at his descending loaf of bread and crashed straight into Felicitania Tugwood and she in turn fell off her broomstick and knocked all three Pidgeon sisters off their brooms on her way down to the Mersey."
- — Evening Prophet, 1 September, 1992; Flying Ford Anglia Mystifies Muggles, by Andy Smudgley[src]
- On Evening Prophet prop featured in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the Pidgeon sisters are mentioned to have been involved in a broom accident caused by Armando Dippet while Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley flew a Ford Anglia to Hogwarts Castle (a breach of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy): when elderly Armando Dippet dropped some bread from his broomstick, he lost his focus and accidentally crashed into Felicitania Tugwood who, in turn, managed to fall on the broomsticks of the Pidgeon sisters, who were knocked off their brooms. While Tugwood fell into the Mersey, the sisters fell on something soft and this, combined with the fact that had "quite a bit of padding in the bottom department", prevented them from having any injuries.[1]
- This, however, cannot be considered canon, since Rowling's statements and books imply that Dippet has been dead since the 1950s.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Mentioned on newspaper only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See this image of an Evening Prophet prop used in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, taken at Harry Potter: The Exhibition.
